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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/12/25

Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:04:18.519> fund through both sides of the UI trust fund through both sides of the UI trust
  • And then the UI trust fund is the deposit mechanism that is held in trust by the U.S. Treasury.
  • They trust your organization.
  • They trust your organization.
  • We will now go to Senate File 1079. because trust is number one they trust because trust is number one
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Just to be clear, we thought this was the trust fund bill.
  • Training Trust Fund.
  • It proposes the creation of a transportation trust fund.
  • I look at the transportation, the early childhood trust fund.
  • To the newly proposed Transportation Trust Fund.
Keywords: 996, all
Summary: The committee heard a District 5 New Mexico Department of Transportation presentation from Rhonda Lopez, who reviewed the district’s FY26 budget, staffing vacancies, and the status of special appropriations from 2020 through 2025. She described numerous completed and ongoing projects across the district, including roadway overlays, bridge work, intersection improvements, ADA upgrades, and maintenance projects, and also summarized STIP, TPF, LGRF, and equipment needs. Members asked about a guardrail issue near U.S. 64 in Hogback, the 5% local match for TPF projects, and the status of the New Mexico 371/U.S. 36 intersection funding agreement with the Navajo Nation; DOT said the match is secured or waived where applicable and that the Navajo agreement is nearly finalized. The committee then heard House Bill 270, which would amend the Public Works Apprentice Training Act to require contributions to apprenticeship and training programs for certain public works contracts, including highway-related work, while creating an exception where no approved apprenticeship program exists for a trade classification. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen workforce development and support apprenticeship training. Contractors and asphalt industry representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would raise road project costs and duplicate existing training contributions. A motion to table failed on a tie, and a later motion to pass also failed on a tie, leaving the bill in committee. Next, the committee heard House Bill 322, which would create a transportation trust fund and transportation program fund, dedicate additional revenue sources including a portion of electricity GRT and motor vehicle excise tax, and begin annual distributions for federal matching funds in 2029. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would help address a multi-billion-dollar road funding gap, improve maintenance, and provide a stable source for matching federal dollars. Some members raised concerns about the electricity tax component, its effect on utility bills, and overlap with recently enacted transportation financing measures; others supported the concept but questioned timing and funding priorities. A motion on the bill resulted in a tie and failed, leaving the bill in committee. The meeting concluded with a District 4 NMDOT legislative presentation. The district outlined its geography, budget, staffing vacancy rate, completed special appropriations, active construction and maintenance projects, wildfire-related recovery work, local government funding allocations, and equipment replacement needs. Members asked about school district uses of local funding and the impact of aging equipment and weather on maintenance costs. The presentation ended without any formal action on District 4 items, and the committee adjourned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • if we keep it at the house trust level? if we keep it at the house trust level?
  • Health Trust is the largest one.
  • <05:15:32.718> The health trust external actuaries. The health trust external actuaries.
  • <05:43:32.638> So, as a sponsor interlocal trust. So, as a sponsor interlocal trust.
  • provide quotes except for health trusts. provide quotes except for health trusts.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Senator Regina Birdsell at the request of the Insurance Department. The bill would clarify that a birth mother’s health insurance is the primary policy for a newborn’s care unless the mother has no coverage or no employer-sponsored coverage. Birdsell and Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the measure simply codifies the department’s long-standing interpretation of existing law. Representative Miles asked whether the coverage would extend to a grandchild if a young woman on her parents’ plan had a baby, and Birdsell said it would. The hearing on SB 47 was then closed. The committee next heard Senate Bill 121, introduced by Grant Bosi for Senator Kevin Avard. The bill requires insurers to notify the Insurance Department when they stop writing an entire line of business or, in some cases, when they change Medicare Advantage offerings. Benton Court said the bill was prompted by disruption in the Medicare Advantage market, where consumers and the department were confused by carriers exiting, changing plans, or narrowing offerings. He said the department does not regulate Medicare Advantage itself, but does license the carriers, and the notice requirement would help the department advise consumers; he also said noncompliance could affect a carrier’s license and could lead to fines. Members discussed the notice period, and the department and AHIP indicated support for changing it from 120 days to 90 days to align with federal timing. The hearing was closed with plans to work on an amendment in subcommittee. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 247, introduced by Representative Brian Cole, which would prohibit network exclusion for pharmacies that refuse to dispense prescriptions when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost. Cole said the bill is meant to stop pharmacies from being forced to sell at a loss. Members questioned whether pharmacies voluntarily enter PBM contracts, whether the bill would raise consumer prices, and whether it would mainly affect independent pharmacies. Cole and others said the issue has changed over time because PBMs now control a much larger share of the market, and that the bill would let pharmacies refuse loss-making fills and direct patients to mail order instead. The discussion also noted that the bill excludes Medicare and Medicaid and that the current proposal does not create a middle-ground option for patients to pay a premium at the counter.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of State is requesting an additional $618,391 in budget authority in the Federal Grants Trust
  • Grants and Donations Trust Fund and $205,175,676 in the Medical Care Trust Fund within the Medicaid
  • in the Grants and Donations Trust Fund and $453,814,138 in the Medical Care Trust Fund to provide those
  • The agency requests budget authority in the amount of $922,464,608 in the Grants and Donations Trust
  • Fund and $1,231,307,005 in the Medical Care Trust Fund to... $1,231,307,005 in the Medical Care Trust
Summary: The Legislative Budget Commission met with a quorum present and considered 12 budget amendments, most of which were adopted without opposition. The first amendment transferred $8.2 million in Department of Corrections general revenue authority from salary incentives to contracted services to support the phased demobilization of Florida National Guard troops assisting with correctional staffing. Senator Pizzo questioned the length of the Guard’s deployment and urged a long-term staffing solution, while the department said the Guard presence was being reduced and that about 2,200 employees were in training. The Department of State received an additional $618,391 in federal grant authority for library grants and private cloud costs, and the Department of Transportation’s two amendments were zero-sum work program changes: one realigned funds to production-ready projects and another added three projects over $3 million each to the current-year work program. The commission then approved several Agency for Health Care Administration amendments tied to Medicaid supplemental payment programs. These included funding for the Florida Cancer Hospital Program, indirect medical education payments, disproportionate share hospital payments for the state mental hospitals, the Low-Income Pool program, physician supplemental and public hospital payments, Florida KidCare, and Medicaid services realignment. Members asked about possible federal disallowances in the LIP and physician/public hospital programs, and agency staff said some disallowances were likely but the amount was not yet known. For KidCare and Medicaid, staff explained the changes were based on the December estimating conference, enrollment shifts, and updated actuarial assumptions, including changes to managed care regions and program design. The final amendment restored budget authority for a hospital direct payment program after a prior payment, including a $24.3 million CMS-related amount and $3.2 million in administrative fees, was not processed before fiscal year-end and reverted. Senator Pizzo pressed the agency on how the payment was missed and whether any penalty applied; staff said the invoice was not received and processed in time and that communication issues contributed. After brief debate on each item, the commission adopted all amendments, with one recorded nay on the final item, and then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 04/14/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • > fund<00:13:52.160> was The Minnesota school trust fund was The Minnesota school trust
  • <00:23:33.400> fund decline in that school trust fund decline in that school trust fund uh
  • then if they're not in the school trust then if they're not in the school trust fund?
  • We do not manage our trust fund as a whole trust asset.
  • trust fund as a whole trust asset. trust fund as a whole trust asset.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (01/23/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 52 addresses default safe harbor provisions in the trust code so that the trust settlor's
  • trusts and the<00:33:37.120> New<00:33:37.279> Hampshire<00:33:37.600> trust<00:
  • <00:33:49.880> Settler's trust code so that the trust Settler's trust code so that the trust
  • The trust code is complicated.
  • There's a trust for the lumber industry, there's a trust for manufacturing, and there's a trust for Health
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 113 May 7th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • fireman's trust? fireman's trust?
  • that have already invested in the trust that have already invested in the trust and<02:37:12.160
  • compensation and the cancer uh uh trust compensation and the cancer uh uh trust due<02:43:55.680
  • <02:44:09.279> and guidelines as to the cancer trust and guidelines as to the cancer trust
  • So, I think it's an to the trust.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received a series of engrossing/revising/enrolling notices and committee reports. Committee reports advanced several measures, including House Bills 1139 and 1263 from Business, Labor, and Technology; House Bills 1206, 1111, and 1014 from Finance; and later Appropriations reports on House Bills 1423, 1419, 1276, 1256, 1015, and Senate Bills 189, 188, 187, 180, and 125. The chamber also granted a brief recess for guests and later granted leave for the Joint Budget Committee to meet while the Senate was in session. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and personal privilege remarks. Senators recognized the University of Denver men’s hockey team for winning the 2026 NCAA championship and adopted a joint Senate-House tribute honoring the team’s 11th national title. Senator Kolker also marked Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Day/Week, describing the condition, the need for screening and treatment, and honoring a guest advocate living with TD. The Senate then moved through third-reading consent and final-passage votes on multiple bills. Measures passed included SB 181, HB 1338, HB 1344, HB 1336, HB 1227, HB 1314, HB 1282, HB 1317, HB 1078, SB 167, HB 1069, HB 1132, HB 1347, HB 1210, HB 1196, HB 1224, and HB 1028; HB 1028 was first removed from the consent calendar, amended with a conforming amendment, and then passed. Several bills drew notable opposition, including HB 1132 and HB 1210, while HB 1069 passed unanimously. The Senate also laid over the general order second-reading calendar to Friday, May 8, 2026, and took up special-order second-reading bills in committee of the whole, adopting the special-order consent calendar and reporting those bills back favorably for further consideration.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Power Sharing Agreement Jan 29th, 2025

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There was a lot of trust lost, with the lack of cooperation and the lack of working together.
  • lost, so I feel like it's my responsibility to help rebuild that trust.
  • <00:03:13.680> that going to rebuild some of the trust that going to rebuild some of the trust
  • lost, so I feel like it's my responsibility to help rebuild that trust.
  • And a lot of trust was lost, and it's important that we try to rebuild that trust.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: Senator Jeremy Miller discussed the Minnesota Senate’s new power-sharing arrangement with DFL Senator Bobby Joe Champion, describing it as a historic opportunity to restore cooperation after what he said were difficult and trust-losing last sessions. He said co-presiding officers should not slow progress, argued that the Senate has a tradition of respectful dialogue, and said his goal is to help rebuild relationships and focus on what is best for Minnesotans rather than partisan interests. Miller said he has heard positive feedback from constituents and emphasized that Minnesota is a “purple state” that expects balance and collaboration. He also said the legislature should address a looming budget deficit by reining in spending, reviewing the budget line by line, and targeting waste, fraud, and abuse, which he said could help create room for tax relief. He framed his legacy goal as cooperation and working together across party lines, saying he and Champion were entrusted by colleagues to lead in the best interest of the Senate and the state. No votes or formal legislative actions were taken in the interview.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/10/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • kind<00:09:22.000> of the education trust funds but kind of the education trust funds but
  • drains the total of the education trust drains the total of the education trust fund<00:48:47.079
  • <00:48:53.839> can expenses into the education trust can expenses into the education trust
  • be funded through the education trust be funded through the education trust fund<00:49:10.119>
  • funds to administer the education trust funds to administer the education trust fund<00:57:37.280
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Finance Division II committee heard a Department of Education budget presentation from Commissioner Frank Edelblut and CFO Tammy Valen-cour. The department outlined its organizational structure and emphasized that it functions largely as a flow-through agency for school funding. The commissioner reviewed general fund and Education Trust Fund items, including state aid, dropout prevention, special education, building aid, lease aid, charter schools, Education Freedom Accounts, and the district adequacy calculation. He also highlighted the public school infrastructure fund, saying the state has invested well over $50 million in school safety since 2018 for measures such as access controls, locks, and window film, and argued that safety spending should be ongoing rather than reactive. Members asked about the variability in the school infrastructure line, special education aid, and the Discovery Education learning platform. Edelblut explained that some safety funding had come from one-time surplus appropriations rather than the agency line, and said special education aid was underappropriated because districts submitted more invoices than expected; he said the governor added $16 million to address the shortfall. He also described CTE renovation funding, noting four projects were initially proposed but only Jaffrey and Milford were still moving forward, with local votes required and the state covering 75% of costs. He said Milford’s project was omitted from the governor’s budget by oversight. The department also reviewed enrollment trends, noting public school enrollment has fallen from about 230,000 students in 2002 to about 185,000 today. Edelblut clarified that charter students are not eligible for Education Freedom Accounts, while EFA students attending non-public schools are counted as EFA students. He described several one-time surplus-funded initiatives, including Student Clearinghouse, MTSSB work, civics curriculum development, computer science education, and adult education. He also discussed a $4 million CTE tuition and transportation grant, saying it was kept as a competitive grant rather than a formula grant to avoid creating an ongoing maintenance-of-effort commitment that could jeopardize federal Perkins funding. In the final portion, Edelblut identified prioritized needs in the department’s budget, especially funding for a state administrator for assessment to support the legislatively required civics assessment, and additional support for the Discovery Education platform. He said every school in the state is using the platform and cited more than 1.5 million educator engagements, while a member raised concerns about mixed reviews and uneven district awareness of the program. No votes or formal actions were taken during the presentation and question period.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Funding (02/18/2026)

Education Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • A lot of them have um trust funds.
  • custody of any of the trust fund or expendable<04:02:14.080> trust<04:02:14.239> fund<04
  • /c><04:02:36.160> voted<04:02:36.399> on trust trust fund money is voted on trust trust
  • Um, the way Representative Colcombe has discussed the trust, that's exactly how trust funds work.
  • You can't do that with trust funds. You know, trust funds are for specific purposes.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Finance (02/10/2026)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:11:13.839> yourselves, trust yourselves, trust yourselves, I<00:11:15.600> will<00:
  • undemocratic wouldn't by not trusting undemocratic wouldn't by not trusting our<00:11:49.600>
  • Health Trust.
  • Trust compared to the commercial market. Trust compared to the commercial market.
  • trust for decades. trust for decades.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Suspend House Rules to take up HF3412 3/2/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Law enforcement is about public trust, and we have lost the public trust when we are wearing masks. constituents
  • trust, it is not acceptable. trust, it is not acceptable.
  • . trusting. trusting.
  • No, this is about preserving trust No, this is about preserving trust and<00:16:24.320> delivering
  • Anonymity erodes trust. It promotes fear.
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House took up a motion to suspend the rules and recall House File 3412 from the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy so it could receive second and third readings and be placed on final passage. The bill, authored by Representative Finnegan, would prohibit law enforcement officers in Minnesota, including local, state, and federal agents, from wearing masks while on duty, with limited exceptions. Supporters argued the measure would increase transparency, accountability, and public trust, and said masked officers create fear and resemble “secret police,” especially in the context of recent immigration enforcement actions. They also said the state has authority to regulate this area and that the bill would not interfere with essential law enforcement duties. Opponents said the bill was poorly written, unnecessary, and politically motivated, and argued that current and pending laws already address officer identification and badge numbers. Representative Nathe said the bill would allow protesters or rioters to wear masks while restricting law enforcement, and urged a no vote. Representative Roach said the term “secret police” was a made-up political phrase and defended masked ICE agents as necessary for officer safety because they deal with dangerous criminals and could be doxed or targeted. Several members spoke in favor of the motion, including Representatives Curran, Sencer-Mura, and Pinto, who emphasized the importance of public trust and shared personal stories about children, family experiences, and encounters with masked federal agents. They described immigration enforcement incidents involving children and families as frightening and said officers should be identifiable when interacting with the public. The debate included a brief exchange between Representatives Pinto and Roach about whether masked law enforcement should be considered “secret police.” The transcript ends during that discussion and does not include the final vote or disposition of the motion.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • CARE TRUST FUND.
  • AND $1,231,307,005 IN THE MEDICAL IN GRANTS DONATIONS TRUST FUND.
  • AND $1,231,307,005 IN THE MEDICAL CARE TRUST FUND TO SUPPORT THE PAYMENTS. >> Rep.
  • MEDICAL CARE TRUST FUND TO SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE PAYMENTS.
  • AND 13,873,898 IN THE MEDICAL CARE TRUST FUND.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-PEER Feb 17th, 2026

ALC-PEER

Transcript Highlights:
  • Back to the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund for that.
  • I want to talk about the Medicaid trust fund. I guess that's I-6.
  • Medicaid trust fund, we passed this legislation to try to at least keep a grasp of where we were.
  • She asked whether those factors are being considered in the trust fund projections.
  • So the Medicaid trust fund is a compilation of many different funds.
Summary: The committee considered several appropriation and transfer requests, beginning with a $273,000 temporary appropriation for the Department of Labor and Licensing to cover administrative costs for its enterprise licensing platform, funded by license and application fees. It then reviewed two large Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests: $280 million for the Department of Transportation for the final quarter of the fiscal year, and $195 million for the State Broadband Office to support the Arkansas BEAD broadband grant program, including an extra help position and grants to internet service providers. The broadband item drew extensive questions about awardees, contract amendments, accountability, build-out timelines, backup plans if providers default, the definition of broadband serviceable locations, and the cost per location. The State Broadband Director said no providers had requested amendments, the program would use milestone-based disbursements and a four-year build-out period, and the first tranche would serve 51,566 homes and businesses with $126.1 million in grants. Both Section B and Section C items were approved. In Section D, the committee approved a $458,000 transfer within the Department of Correction from the female work release program to the Tucker Unit water treatment plant, a $25 million transfer within the Department of Education to cover declining enrollment, teacher incentive, school recognition, and Easter Seals funding, and a $229,000 transfer for the Department of Shared Administrative Services to support two project management office positions. The education transfer prompted questions about how declining enrollment funding is calculated, how many districts receive it, and how long districts can continue to receive it; agency staff said 152 districts were on the preliminary list and the formula is based on the prior two-year average ADM compared with the previous year. The committee also gave favorable advice on a proposed $4.7 million loan for the Office of State Technology to implement ServiceNow and related IT modernization tools; agency officials said the loan would be repaid through cost recovery rates over five years and would replace an existing loan that is ending, with expected savings from consolidating applications but no precise savings estimate yet. The committee then reviewed cash fund and federal grant requests, including $200,000 for wage and hour claimant payments, $15 million for unclaimed property claims, $8,000 for a heritage program grant, and $1.1 million for a College and Career Coaches grant to expand services in rural districts. It also reviewed pay plan and budget manual items without objection. The most extensive report discussion focused on the Medicaid trust fund, where DHS and DFA officials said the balance has been declining and that the state may need to add capital back into the fund. Senators and representatives asked about the current balance, the projected year-end level, the role of the $100 million set-aside, the impact of outstanding Medicaid rules from the prior session, and whether future federal funding could help reduce long-term Medicaid costs. Officials said they are still working through more than 10 outstanding rules with CMS and do not yet have a final price tag for those changes. The meeting ended after the reports were reviewed and the committee adjourned.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Pool taxes may be offset by interest earned on the trust fund.
  • That the trust fund balance does not get too low. It kicks in before we get there.
  • Now, I invoked the unemployment trust fund. The unemployment trust fund is administered by the VEC.
  • VEC routinely monitors the balance of the trust fund.
  • There was an infusion of cash, one-time funding, that was put into the trust fund.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 04/30/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:06:50.560> Land were looking to take School Trust Land were looking to take School Trust
  • million acres of School Trust and 1/2 million acres of School Trust Lands<00:07:18.960> that<00
  • Uh the school trust is an energy<00:08:07.320> intergenerational<00:08:08.440> trust.
  • That's how we plan out uh school trust That's how we plan out uh school trust land<00:08:25.120>
  • >> $100,000 and the school trust >> $100,000 and the school trust distribution<00:14
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Feb 20th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So can you explain to us where we are on the Emergency Management Trust Fund?
  • and arbitration trust fund.
  • There is no current balance in the trust fund, and that is the bill, members.
  • and arbitration trust fund.
  • There is no current balance in the trust fund, and that is the bill, members. Other amendments?
Summary: The Senate began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into floor consideration of the 2026-2027 budget. Appropriations Chair Hooper presented Senate Bill 2500, describing a $115 billion budget that reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, and includes a 3% pay raise for state employees and 5% raises for state law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, and park rangers. Committee chairs then outlined major spending in their areas, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and environmental and agricultural programs. Highlights included increased funding for school scholarships and safety, workforce and university programs, Medicaid and child welfare, corrections operations, affordable housing, rural communities, Everglades and water quality projects, and infrastructure. Members then asked detailed questions about several budget items. Senators sought clarification on the Emergency Management Trust Fund, arts and cultural grants, Florida Forever land acquisition versus conservation easements, teacher salaries, charter school capital outlay funding, EASE grants, New College funding, DOC inmate counts and reimbursement, lottery staffing, concealed weapons licensing positions, election security funding, iBudget waiver support, ADAP funding, Medicaid hospital rate reductions, and scholarship and enrollment supplements in K-12 education. Chairs explained that some reductions reflected technical shifts or right-sizing, that some funds were being moved below the line for better tracking, and that several items—such as ADAP and corrections operations—would likely remain conference issues with the House. After questions, the Senate substituted House bills for the budget and implementing measures and adopted amendments placing the Senate language onto the House vehicles to prepare for conference. The chamber passed the budget-related bills and several conforming measures, including bills on retirement, fuel taxes, the state agency law enforcement radio system, court trust funds, judgeships, and K-12 and higher education conforming changes. Votes on the major bills were overwhelmingly unanimous or near-unanimous, and the Senate repeatedly voted to accede to the House’s request for conference on the substituted bills.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance (03/31/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • education trust education trust fund<03:26:56.120> so<03:26:56.319> the<03:26:56.479
  • into the uh education trust into the uh education trust fund<03:37:11.479> all<03:37:11.560
  • general fund and the education trust general fund and the education trust fund<03:42:38.040>
  • fund and part into the education trust fund and part into the education trust fund<03:46:35.399>
  • It's a request from the Education Trust Fund, and it's related to education trust fund and it's related
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions. The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two. Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • You have to build trust with that.
  • <00:14:55.680> between relationship in building trust between relationship in building trust
  • I'll always trust my relationships. I'll always trust my relationships.
  • And also public trust.
  • >> um we got to learn to respect and trust >> um we got to learn to respect and trust
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 118 May 12th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the cancer trust, while more than 200 are not in the trust at all.
  • trust are not interchangeable.
  • The trust continues to add members. The Cancer Trust delivers fast, reliable...
  • Either way is why the trust was created. I mean... is why the trust was created.
  • Trust... Trust benefits kick in upon a firefighter's diagnosis.
Keywords: 981, all