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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Clerk: HB 2002 by Darby, relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus agricultural
- This bill relates to the eligibility of food banks to receive surplus goods through the Department of
- Clerk: HB 1851 by Morales of Maverick, relating to disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and
- This bill allows public schools to be able to purchase surplus vehicles for campus safety purposes.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Apr 7th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- , in their in their interim report, House Bill 2426 instructs member agencies to study the use of surplus
- In conducting the study, the work group will be tasked with evaluating the availability of surplus federal
- , state, and local government buildings and land, assessing the feasibility of developing surplus property
- bill requires various state agencies to get together and try and determine if there are excess or surplus
Bills:
HCR7
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (02/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that's not yet in the—this is effectively a surplus statement, and I think that one, there's
- this is um I think that's not yet in the this is effectively<00:23:06.480><c> a</c><00:23:06.600><c> surplus
- </c><00:23:07.080><c> statement</c><00:23:07.600><c> and</c><00:23:07.760><c> I</c> effectively a surplus
- statement and I effectively a surplus statement and I think<00:23:08.320><c> I</c><00:23:08.400><c>
Summary:
The Finance Committee met on February 18 and retained several bills for possible inclusion in the budget. House Bill 97, appropriating funds to the Department of Environmental Services for wastewater infrastructure projects, was retained on a 21-0 vote. House Bill 197, which would have the state pay 7.5% of certain political subdivision employees’ retirement contributions at an estimated annual cost of $28 million to $29 million, was also retained unanimously. House Bill 246, creating the Conservation District Climate Resilience Grant Program with a small appropriation of about $50,000 per year for two years, was retained 22-0. House Bill 519, appropriating $500,000 annually to support the Waypoint Youth and Young Adult Shelter, was likewise retained 22-0.
The committee then shifted to a broader budget discussion. Representative Maguire said the committee was facing a roughly $732 million gap between projected revenue and spending, based on preliminary Ways and Means figures and the governor’s budget. He noted that the governor’s plan included $81 million from the rainy day fund and $127 million from proposed slot machine revenue, while other potential obligations such as $150 million in YDC payments and prison down payments were not included. Members discussed how Ways and Means revenue estimates are based on current law, meaning proposals not yet enacted would not be counted in the official forecast.
Members also asked about the relationship between the education funding committee and Finance, and were told that many education bills would likely come back to Finance after action in the other committee and on the floor. The chair and members discussed donor towns, swept funds, and the possibility of moving more information technology spending into the capital budget if appropriate. The meeting ended with agreement to let Division 2 head to education funding, and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- lot of department programs, by the way, but the farm advocates are going to have a little bit of a surplus
- lot of department programs, by the way, but the farm advocates are going to have a little bit of a surplus
- c><00:12:10.960><c> a</c> are going to have a little bit of a are going to have a little bit of a surplus
- </c> surplus at the end of the year. surplus at the end of the year.
Bills:
HF3548
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Emergency rental assistance aid 3/16/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And this body has already allocated a settlement fund to make the people whose surplus assets that were
- And this body has already allocated a settlement fund to make the people whose surplus assets that were
- 31.800><c> whose</c> settlement fund to make the people whose settlement fund to make the people whose surplus
- 32.880><c> that</c><00:10:33.040><c> were</c><00:10:33.160><c> seized</c><00:10:33.600><c> after</c> surplus
- assets that were seized after surplus assets that were seized after tax<00:10:34.280><c> forfeiture<
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- , I don't think that this is going to uh I mean, I know one of your concerns was there would be a surplus
- , I don't think that this is going to uh I mean, I know one of your concerns was there would be a surplus
- 00:16:43.040><c> a</c> of your concerns was there would be a of your concerns was there would be a surplus
- 44.079><c> folks</c><00:16:44.320><c> coming</c><00:16:44.560><c> out</c><00:16:44.800><c> riding</c> surplus
- of these folks coming out riding surplus of these folks coming out riding on<00:16:45.279><c> the</c
Keywords:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Budget Negotiations Media Availability - 04/10/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Democrats over the last two years have raised taxes by $10 billion, spent down the budget surplus.
- And again, $18 billion of surplus was spent. Taxes and fees were raised by another $10 billion.
- again,<00:07:52.880><c> $18</c><00:07:53.280><c> billion</c><00:07:53.919><c> of</c><00:07:54.160><c> surplus
- </c> again, $18 billion of surplus was spent. again, $18 billion of surplus was spent.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Public Retirement Systems Actuarial Committee Jun 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- One is the fiscal year 2425 surplus appropriation of 140. to lasers.
- One is the fiscal year 2425 surplus appropriation of $144 million, and then one for statutory dedications
Summary:
The Public Retirement System Actuarial Committee met on Monday, June 22, with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes. There was no public comment. The main item was an actuarial update from Ms. Johnson on LASERS, prompted by House Bill 312 of 2026, which appropriated about $145 million to LASERS and required the committee to revise the projected fiscal year 2027 employer contribution rate to reflect the funds received.
Ms. Johnson explained that $87.6 million was applied to the original amortization base, paying it off, and the remaining $57.9 million was applied to the experience account amortization base. As a result, the projected aggregate employer contribution rate for fiscal year 2027 was reduced from 32.51% to 30.05%, a decrease of 2.46%, with the projected employer contribution amount revised to about $738.7 million. She also noted that the original amortization base balance would be zero by June 30, 2026, while the experience account amortization base would continue to be paid down over time.
Committee members asked about the longer-term impact of the changes, including a question about projected savings in 2036. Ms. Johnson said the later-year savings would depend on future actuarial experience and investment performance, but the projected UAL payment in that year would be lower under the revised schedule. The committee then moved to adopt the revised projected fiscal year 2027 LASERS contribution rate of 30.05% by plan, the motion was seconded, and it passed without opposition. The meeting then adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight Committee (05/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- If those two factors um used as part of the LBA surplus used as part of the LBA surplus statement,<00
- But I just want folks to be aware of that because when you do look at the surplus statement, you will
- </c> when you do look at the surplus when you do look at the surplus statement,<00:16:02.639><c> you<
- 27 biennium, they're assuming 2% and they're assuming a 3% surplus lapse across the state.
- </c> a 3% surplus lapse uh across the state. a 3% surplus lapse uh across the state.
Summary:
The committee met with DHS Chief Financial Officer Nathan White to receive an update on the department’s budget lapse and vacancy rates. White explained the difference between the “back-of-the-budget” reduction and lapse assumptions, saying DHS is facing a current biennium reduction of about $23 million and estimating roughly a $60 million general fund lapse in state fiscal year 2025, compared with about $13.5 million the prior year. He said DHS’s lapse is driven largely by program utilization, labor market conditions, contract spending, and statutory carry-forwards in areas such as Medicaid and developmental disabilities, which tend to produce a smaller lapse in the first year of the biennium and a larger one in the second year. He also noted that the House and Senate budgets differ on some operating items, including Medicaid rates, with the Senate having struck a House proposal to reduce rates by 3%.
Members questioned White about whether DHS ever spends down lapse money on last-minute purchases. He said the department does not engage in that practice, though it does retain some flexibility in its facilities budget for emergencies. He also described the process for transferring funds within and between class lines, including the need for fiscal committee approval above statutory thresholds, and gave examples such as moving funds to cover overtime in the SYSC budget and to ensure Medicaid payments for nursing facilities. White said such transfers are public and transparent and are reviewed by the governor and Executive Council.
The committee then discussed DHS staffing. White said the department has a little over 3,200 authorized positions, with a vacancy rate around 14.5%, and that a hiring freeze had been imposed a few months earlier while exempting direct care positions. He said DHS is planning for about a $30 million general fund reduction to personnel, equivalent to just under 400 positions, and is managing postings centrally to stay within budget by July 1. In response to questions about the loss of about $80 million in federal funds, White and Associate Commissioner Patricia Tilly said DHS avoided layoffs by shifting staff into vacant positions, but that the cuts affected community contracts, public health workers, laboratory work, and some IT/data projects. Tilly said roughly 20 positions were affected, most were reassigned, a few staff left voluntarily, and the department has less flexibility going forward if more federal funding ends.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education - 04/21/2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- over the funding after the Governor's released her executive budget, we did find substantial funds, surplus
- We will take a look at the surplus funds and all of those accounts, because it's not just appropriations
Summary:
The New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education met on April 21, 2026, with a quorum present and considered nine bills. The committee advanced bills addressing licensing discrepancies for junior and assistant landscape architects (S.1834A), SUNY/CUNY research foundation financial reporting (S.6745), credits for volunteer firefighters and EMTs enrolled in SUNY or CUNY (S.7367), campus pool and health membership for disabled veterans (S.7784A), early licensure eligibility for dental residents in multi-year specialty programs (S.8401A), a 90-day grace period for certain social workers awaiting limited permits (S.9303), interior designer certification standards (S.9673), and a transfer of excess tuition reimbursement account funds to support proprietary vocational school oversight (S.9682). One bill, S.948 concerning occupational therapists, was held pending resolution with the State Education Department.
Members asked questions on several measures, including whether firefighter/EMT credits were tied to service rather than coursework, how the dental residency bill would work in practice, and the funding source and purpose of the proprietary school supervision account transfer. Support was noted for the interior designer bill from ASID, CIDQ, and IIDA, while most other bills had no listed support or opposition memos. The committee explained that the fund transfer bill would move up to $500,000 from a tuition reimbursement account balance above $2.5 million to help the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision address oversight needs.
All of the bills taken up and moved were reported out of committee, with some sent to the floor and others to the Finance Committee as indicated by the chair. Several were reported without recommendation from individual members. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So, there's some actual technology And hardware that needs to be installed along the grid.
- It was created in 2023 with SB9 It used general fund surplus to invest conservation dollars long term
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- within Mission Bay Park and the City of San Diego by providing a narrow exemption from the state's Surplus
- The City of San Diego is strongly supportive of the Surplus Lands Act.
- AB 2139 is a district bill that proposes a targeted amendment to the Surplus Land Act, creating a practical
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules.
Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue.
Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Prioritizing Public Safety – Senator Warren Limmer Apr 14th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- because they increased funding last year by 40% in spending, as well as spending all of the $18 billion surplus
- because they increased funding last year by 40% in spending, as well as spending all of the $18 billion surplus
- because they increased funding last year by 40% in spending, as well as spending all of the $18 billion surplus
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 115 May 8th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- surplus surplus and<01:32:21.160><c> claw</c><01:32:21.520><c> back</c><01:32:21.840><c> money</c><01
- </c> we're going to reduce your TABOR surplus we're going to reduce your TABOR surplus refund. refund
- surplus surplus somewhere<01:32:54.320><c> between</c><01:32:54.720><c> 286</c><01:32:55.640><c> million
- TABOR refunds come from surplus revenue above the TABOR cap.
- </c><01:39:31.920><c> revenue</c> TABOR refunds come from surplus revenue TABOR refunds come from surplus
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- But the the numbers are surplus here.
- I'm about $4 surplus would be gone. I'm about $4 million<00:52:30.559><c> short.
- They assumed $300,000 on the surplus statement for the sale of that.
- They assumed $300,000 on the surplus statement for the sale of that.
- </c> surplus statement for the sale of that. surplus statement for the sale of that.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- An example of what happened over the last with the surplus that was already there, what could have been
- </c> happened over the last with the Surplus happened over the last with the Surplus that<01:14:16.440
- We applaud the proposal to return the surplus funds to taxpayers.
- We grew our budget by 40% with the surplus, and we can debate whether the money was used properly or
- um and we can debate if the the Surplus um and we can debate if the money<01:25:46.040><c> was</c><01
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 065 Mar 20th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Committee Jun 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- possible to utilize the land, including remediating decades of contamination and complying with the Surplus
- AB 1594 addresses a narrow but important issue involving the former SR 710 surplus properties.
- Assembly Bill 2329 assists tenants in the sale of surplus property across State Route 710, and... ...
- assists tenants in the sale of surplus property across State Route 710 and increases transparency and
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee heard a long agenda of transportation-related measures, with testimony focused on housing, safety, environmental access, and fuel affordability. Several bills dealt with Caltrans surplus or former freeway properties in the Los Angeles area: AB 1338 would let the City of Linwood transfer a public-purpose covenant to another parcel to enable 55 units of affordable housing; AB 1594 would remove a net-equity repayment requirement for Ronald McDonald House’s purchase of former SR 710 properties in Pasadena; and AB 2329 would create a more transparent process for tenants and cities to facilitate sales of former SR 710 homes, with support from South Pasadena and Pasadena officials and tenants. AB 2679 addressed safety and access around Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay corridor by allowing Caltrans and local Tahoe agencies to manage parking and improve pedestrian, transit, and public access infrastructure.
The committee also heard several public safety bills aimed at impaired driving. AB 1685 would increase DMV points for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated from two to three, and AB 1687 would extend the license revocation period for a third DUI conviction from three years to eight years, with an interlock option after four years. Both measures drew strong support from law enforcement, MADD, and victims’ families, including emotional testimony about repeat offenders and drunk-driving fatalities. AB 1613 would require an off-highway vehicle safety and stewardship course before access to off-highway lands beginning in 2029, with supporters describing it as an education-first response to rising OHV injuries and fatalities.
Other bills focused on transportation efficiency and affordability. AB 2046 would allow EPA-approved E85 conversion kits in California, which supporters said would give drivers a cheaper, lower-carbon fuel option and improve fuel resiliency. AB 2168 would revise the Active Transportation Program to better prioritize transit-connected biking and walking projects and add stronger accountability for grantees that do not spend funds on time. AB 2263 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to reserve some affordable housing units for its employees, and supporters said it would help workers live closer to their jobs and reduce long commutes. The committee reported no opposition on most measures, and after quorum was established it approved the bills, sending them onward mostly to the Committee on Appropriations, with AB 2679 sent to Natural Resources and Water. Several votes were unanimous, while AB 1613 and AB 2168 drew some no votes but still advanced.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Just as a quick overview, right now in HB 2, $574 million in bond capacity and $269 million in surplus
- One place that you can look is when we make a cash expenditure, which is those surplus funds that we
- You know, if there never were any surplus in the future, and if there never were any new projects added
- original version of House Bill 2 is $574 million of P5 to P1 and right around $288.5 million in cash surplus
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Plastic bottle excise tax proposed 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- couple of years back, and I know that we're all getting tired of hearing about what was an $18 billion surplus
- couple of years back, and I know that we're all getting tired of hearing about what was an $18 billion surplus
- couple of years back, and I know that we're all getting tired of hearing about what was an $18 billion surplus
- couple of years back, and I know that we're all getting tired of hearing about what was an $18 billion surplus