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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Committee Apr 29th, 2026

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • As detailed in the excellent committee analysis, SB 983 would allow the port to utilize JOC authority
  • In the last three fiscal years, the port's small business participation has ranged from 24% to 42%.
  • The County of Alameda is fiscally responsible and sound.
  • The Board of Supervisors fiscal management reward program.
  • And that's what the fiscal management reward program is. That's correct.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and first approved the consent calendar, including SB 1187 and SB 1388. The committee then heard SB 983, which would authorize the Port of San Diego to use job order contracting for smaller repair and maintenance work; supporters said it would speed up routine repairs and reduce costs, while opponents raised concerns about construction language and project labor agreement effects. The bill was moved to the floor but initially remained on call after a split vote, along with several other measures heard later in the day. The committee also heard SB 1256, aimed at limiting repeated litigation against a San Diego County housing project, with supporters arguing it would curb duplicative lawsuits and opponents warning it could weaken wildfire safety review. SB 992, which would make permanent and expand a financial oversight option for very small special districts, drew support from county auditors and special districts and passed unanimously. SB 1115, addressing governance failures at the Tulare County Public Cemetery District by allowing supervisors to remove individual trustees under specified conditions, also passed unanimously after testimony about district dysfunction and insurance concerns. Later, the committee considered SB 1193, which would impose transparency requirements on Alameda County discretionary funding; supporters said it would add guardrails against conflicts of interest, while the county argued its current process is already transparent and the bill is overly restrictive. SB 1383, clarifying that local labor standards cannot be waived through density bonus concessions, passed on a divided vote after labor groups supported it and no opposition testified. SB 1361, intended to prevent local governments from undermining transit projects to avoid SB 79 housing requirements, also passed on a split vote. Finally, SB 1272, the CASH Act, would give homeowners more time to cure certain non-safety code violations; county and code enforcement groups opposed the introduced version but said they were working on amendments, and the bill passed unanimously as amended. The committee adjourned after reporting several bills out, with some measures remaining on call until later votes were taken.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:31 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • ..programs for next fiscal year, Mr.
  • And the LESC analysis that gave the history of... ...the LESC analysis that gave the history of this
  • piece, specifically for the current fiscal year. because the most urgent issue is the fiscal piece,
  • specifically for the current fiscal year.
  • And so we need some of that information in order to be able to do those fiscal fixes. I understand.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 1/21/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:01:47.040> year support for the 2627 fiscal year support for the 2627 fiscal year budget
  • <00:16:01.440> year fiscal year fiscal year 2627<00:16:03.240> and<00:16:03.560> 1.76
  • year 2020 and fiscal year 2023.
  • year 2020 and fiscal year 2023.
  • increase between fiscal year 2020 and<00:19:24.679> fiscal<00:19:25.039> year and fiscal
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee met to approve the January 16 minutes and then heard a budget presentation from State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba on behalf of the Minnesota judicial branch. Shorba described the courts’ structure, mission, and workload, noting 322 judges, about 2,800 staff, roughly 1 million district court filings annually, and a current budget of about $479 million. He emphasized the branch’s constitutional obligation to provide fair and timely access to justice and said the courts are funded almost entirely through legislative appropriations. He also highlighted recent accomplishments made possible by prior legislative funding, including eliminating the pandemic felony and gross misdemeanor backlog, expanding remote and hybrid hearings, improving courtroom technology, sustaining treatment courts, and increasing pay for interpreters and psychological examiners. Shorba outlined the judicial branch’s 2026–27 budget request, which he said totals a 12% increase over the starting biennial base. Major requests included $77.3 million in 2026–27 and $104 million in 2028–29 for a 6% judicial salary increase and related compensation costs; $5.1 million in 2026–27 and $1.76 million in 2028–29 for digital accessibility compliance with new federal ADA rules; $4 million in 2026–27 and $800,000 in 2028–29 to modernize justice partner access to court records; $7.2 million in 2026–27 to raise pay for contract psychological examiners; and $18 million in 2026–27 to increase juror pay from $20 to $100 per day and align mileage rates with federal rates. He also discussed ongoing funding needs for interpreter services, jury costs, cybersecurity, and other statutorily required court services, saying temporary funding provided in the prior session will expire and that permanent support is needed. Members asked questions about treatment courts, employee bargaining, and mental health competency issues. Representative Eric requested more detail on funding for newly launched and existing treatment courts, and Shorba said many treatment courts begin with federal grants before transitioning to state support after about three years. He confirmed the judicial branch negotiates its own employee contracts rather than the executive branch doing so, and said the branch has three unions plus many unrepresented employees. On mental health and competency, Shorba said the branch is focused on obtaining timely psychological evaluations and is not responsible for treatment services themselves, but acknowledged a shortage of examiners and treatment beds and said a related competency board would be testifying the following week. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond adoption of the minutes.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2025 9:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:09:34.400> ordinary final reading of the non-fiscal ordinary final reading of the non-fiscal
  • Final of the fiscal consent calendar.
  • <01:43:59.840> Senate<01:44:00.239> Bill fiscal consent calendar from Senate Bill fiscal
  • Um, the fiscal final reading of the fiscal ordinary calendar, Conference Committee Report No. 40, final
  • We're missing that analysis of like.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/34

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • or if we had any type of fiscal note response to this.
  • Madam Chair, Representative Mu, uh, fiscal note has been requested, but it has not been signed off by
  • or if we had any type of fiscal note response to this.
  • years 2025 and 2026 and $14.2 million in fiscal years 2027 and 2028.
  • <01:28:24.719> note and we're still a ating a fiscal note and we're still a ating a fiscal
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee approved the March 22, 2024 minutes and then took up House File 3761, the Safety Through Support Act, with a motion to lay the bill over. Representative Lee Finke said the bill is intended to improve re-entry outcomes and public safety by expanding prison visitation, including mentoring and access for mental health and medical professionals, and by creating a task force to support rehabilitation and re-entry. Testifiers in support included Holly Bot, who described how family visits helped her through incarceration and later into successful re-entry and business ownership, and Zeke Caliguri, who argued that consistent visitation and community connection are essential to humanity, rehabilitation, and reducing recidivism. Elliot Bhai of NAMI Minnesota also supported the bill, framing visitation as a form of needed mental health support in prisons. Members raised several concerns and suggestions. Representative Hudson questioned the bill’s strip-search limitation language, asking what would count as a credible, documented security concern, and also worried the task force could create discriminatory access or favor certain viewpoints. Representative Finke said she did not view a conviction as making someone permanently a security risk and said the task force was meant to ensure meaningful visitation for everyone, not to enable discrimination. Representative Hollins and Representative N. supported the bill’s overall goals while suggesting language could be tightened and noting that maintaining outside ties helps people return as productive members of society. Representative Witte asked about the Department of Corrections commissioner’s presence, and the chair said questions for him could wait for a later bill. Representative Mu asked about the fiscal note and the research behind the bill. Staff said a fiscal note had been requested but not yet signed off by the LBO, which was one reason the bill was being laid over. Finke said she could share the visitation study and noted that the bill responds to research linking visitation to lower recidivism; she also said remote visitation data shows value but can be costly. After closing remarks emphasizing that visitation is “medicine” and that most incarcerated people will return to the community, the chair renewed the motion and laid over House File 3761. The committee then moved on to House File 4959, with a motion to re-refer it to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-04-24 - 9:30AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas she pursued employment focused on fiscal and data analysis in both the public and private
  • Committee and the Joint Fiscal Office.
  • And that be it further Fiscal Office.
  • An analysis of service quality improvements; 3.
  • fiscal impact to the state's revenue. fiscal impact to the state's revenue.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House opened with devotional remarks and then handled several procedural items, including referring Senate Bill 223 on Vermont water quality, which carries an appropriation, to the Committee on Appropriations. The chamber also read and recognized three House Concurrent Resolutions: honoring Maria Blair for nearly four decades of service in the Joint Fiscal Office; designating April 11–17, 2026 as Black Maternal Health Week in Vermont; and congratulating the 2025 Green Mountain Council class of Eagle Scouts. Members offered brief tributes to Blair’s institutional knowledge and service, and to the importance of addressing racial disparities in maternal and infant health. Guests connected to the resolutions were recognized in the gallery, and the House also heard announcements introducing visitors and upcoming meetings. The main legislative action was on Senate Bill 255, which would establish a pilot law enforcement governance council in Windham County. Committee members described it as a limited, voluntary pilot intended to improve regional public safety governance and funding without imposing a statewide mandate or new tax. Testimony came from legislative staff, local officials, sheriffs, police, the Vermont State Police, and municipal representatives. The Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee reported the bill favorably with a 9-0-1 vote and a small amendment adding an additional report-back requirement; Ways and Means found no fiscal impact to state revenue and reported it favorably 10-0-1. The House then agreed to propose the amendment and ordered the bill to third reading. The final action item was House Bill 956, approving Burlington’s charter amendment to formally establish the Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging as a permanent city office. The sponsor explained that Burlington voters had already approved the change and that the bill would codify existing duties, including equity strategy, policy advice, representation of underserved communities, and community engagement, with the director reporting to the mayor. The Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee reported the bill favorably 10-0-1, and the House ordered it to third reading. Later, Ways and Means reported favorably with amendment on Senate Bill 327, an economic development bill carrying an appropriation, and it was referred to Appropriations under House Rule 35A. The House then adjourned until April 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We've worked very hard over the last excuse me, as outlined in the analysis.
  • The County of Alameda is fiscally responsible and sound.
  • The committee analysis goes... As you know, I voiced those with you.
  • And in the analysis itself,... ...by implementing the state law.
  • curious to know, and I did read the analysis, what are we trying to solve?
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • number of qualified applicants exceeds available funding which has only occurred one time and state fiscal
  • million dollars specifically designated to support the first cohort of eligible employees in the 2 fiscal
  • year budget remain stable. 24 25 fiscal year saw substantial increase this increase accounts for the
  • that is extract double and able to be analyzed at the request of the Legislature for better data analysis
  • But it's not necessarily going to take the place of I believe the analysis had almost 1500 children who
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/14/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because I don't see a fiscal<00:12:41.760> note fiscal note fiscal note >> the<00:12:42.240
  • >> That's a fiscal note. >> That's a fiscal note.
  • So what's the fiscal note say?
  • So, we have to vote on it tomorrow, but B is that it's going to somebody to have do the fiscal analysis
  • somebody to have do the fiscal analysis. somebody to have do the fiscal analysis. Yeah. Yeah.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (02/12/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • > was I see the the the first fiscal note was I see the the the first fiscal note was pretty<00
  • There is a fiscal note we prepared, and the fiscal note was prepared by the actuary who assisted in the
  • We just want to make sure you’re aware of that. and the fiscal note was prepared um by and the fiscal
  • <03:14:07.760> impact that would be the minimum fiscal impact that would be the minimum fiscal
  • actually looking for the um the fiscal actually looking for the um the fiscal note<03:38:59.120>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, it's really the same analysis across all taxing units. Thank you.
  • And implementing a series of strong new fiscal rules to guard any gains.
  • We have a humongous fiscal note on this, in other words.
  • For fiscal 27, that would be $59.2 billion.
  • So there would be somewhat of an offset there For the fiscal year 26.
Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22, HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Fiscal Committee (12/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:26:29.360> year financial reports for the fiscal year financial reports for the fiscal
  • So, like you given fiscal year.
  • owed in each fiscal year up to 10 fiscal owed in each fiscal year up to 10 fiscal years<00:37:42.000>
  • years appropriated and as future fiscal years appropriated and as future fiscal years come<00:37
  • between now and the end of the fiscal between now and the end of the fiscal year. year. year.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on December 19, with Senators Long and Lang serving as replacements. The committee approved the November 21 minutes and adopted the consent calendar after removing two Department of Health and Human Services items for separate discussion. It then took up an HHS request involving nursing facility rates, where Nathan White explained that $2.2 million would be transferred from a long-term care Medicaid eligibility contract to the nursing facilities budget. He said the funds would offset an otherwise projected 3.9% average rate decrease and bring the overall average change to zero for the next six months, with rates reset again in July under state law. Members asked about the budget adjustment factor, bed counts, and whether additional funds could raise rates further; White said the factor is statutory, capped at 28.76%, and that more money would lower the factor and increase rates. The committee also corrected a date in the request from February 1, 2025 to February 1, 2026, and approved the item. The committee next approved another HHS item related to rural health transformation grants. Members confirmed the request covered the full amount applied for this biennium, and asked about the technology component. HHS said the grant is not solely about AI, but about broader technology improvements such as electronic medical records, back-end systems, and tools to improve access and sustainability in underserved areas. The committee approved that item as well. The Judicial Council then requested funds for contract attorneys providing indigent defense on a fixed-fee basis. The council said current funds had already been exhausted and that the new appropriation would be used immediately. Members questioned the size of the request and the number of people awaiting counsel; the council reported about 150 incarcerated people and about 300 non-incarcerated people waiting for counsel, more than in recent years. It attributed the increase to competition for attorneys, public defender offices closing intake in some locations because of caseload limits, and broader case and court-system changes. One member raised constitutional concerns about delays in counsel for incarcerated defendants. The committee ultimately amended the request downward to $1 million, approved it, and then approved a motion to place several annual financial reports on file and release them to the public when available. The committee also discussed dashboard reporting from HHS, asking for more detail on community mental health center caseloads and budget-reduction information, and HHS agreed to provide more useful monthly detail.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 113 May 6th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you have not read the fiscal analysis having to do with Initiative 175 and or the fiscal analysis
  • And let me read you a couple of key points of the fiscal analysis having to do with Initiative 175 and
  • The fiscal note is very deceiving.
  • the concerns around the fiscal note. the concerns around the fiscal note.
  • fiscally responsible options available. fiscally responsible options available.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and heard several announcements, including recognition of the University of Denver men’s hockey championship and a sesquicentennial flag presentation for Colorado’s 150th anniversary. Members also received committee meeting notices and a reminder about open enrollment benefits. Committee reports were then read, advancing several bills from Appropriations, Judiciary, and Transportation, Housing, and Local Government to the Committee of the Whole or to Appropriations with favorable recommendations. The chamber adopted the majority leader’s motion to add a slate of bills to the special orders calendar for May 6, including Senate Bill 5 and several House and Senate bills. The House also adopted a motion limiting debate on Senate Bill 5 to one hour, with the vote recorded at 36 aye, 24 no, and five excused. The House then resolved into committee of the whole and took up Senate Bill 5, which creates a state-court civil remedy for constitutional violations committed during civil immigration enforcement and includes an appropriation. Supporters of Senate Bill 5 argued that the bill is needed to provide a meaningful remedy when federal immigration enforcement violates Fourth Amendment and other constitutional rights, citing alleged abuses, surveillance practices, and court decisions narrowing federal remedies. Opponents argued the bill is likely unconstitutional, duplicates existing federal remedies, and would be struck down in court; they also criticized the use of Rule 14 to limit debate and said Colorado should wait for litigation in other states. The transcript ends during continued debate on the bill, with no final vote shown.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • That includes fiscal courts, county sheriffs, clerk's offices.
  • That includes fiscal courts, county sheriffs, clerk's offices.
  • these things uh it's worth an analysis these things uh it's worth an analysis on<00:04:41.600>
  • <00:10:41.000> year to do that from the first fiscal year to do that from the first fiscal
  • your steadfast commitment to fiscal your steadfast commitment to fiscal discipline discipline discipline
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met for its first meeting and heard budget-related presentations from the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Secretary of State, with the Treasurer beginning a presentation at the end of the transcript. Auditor Allison Ball reviewed her office’s 2024 and early 2025 work, including hundreds of county and state audits, several special examinations, and ongoing reviews such as the kinship care funding issue, the Kentucky Department of Education audit, and the Jefferson County Public Schools audit. She said her office is focused on waste, fraud, abuse, and legal compliance, and asked the committee to consider future budget changes, including aligning her appropriation with restricted funding and restoring a stronger performance-audit function. She also highlighted audits that exposed serious problems, including the Department of Juvenile Justice review, and said those reports are intended to serve as models for other entities to avoid similar failures. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office is self-sustaining through fees and does not need tax dollars, but asked for greater access to its own revenues and more flexibility in using them. He highlighted the Safe at Home address confidentiality program, saying recent changes expanded protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, and that the program has grown rapidly while remaining funded by offender fines. Adams also urged lawmakers to again adjust county election funding for inflation, noting the current per-voter and per-precinct amounts were set decades ago. In questioning, Representative Hart asked whether the Safe at Home program was self-funding; Adams replied that it covers only about 10% of its operating cost and said the best solution would be to let the office use more of the revenue it already collects rather than rely on tax dollars. Treasurer Martin Medcafe, introduced with staff member Russell Weber, praised the General Assembly’s fiscal discipline and described the Treasury’s work in managing state funds. He reported strong results from the Unclaimed Property Fund, saying the office returned $35.5 million to Kentuckians in its first year and $3.8 million in the first month of the current year, and said the State Investments Commission generated $682 million in returns last year. He also highlighted financial literacy efforts through the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission and said the Treasury is helping manage opioid settlement funds, which are now earning up to $200,000 per month through investment. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 411 Conference PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri May 1, 2026, 6:30PM HST - Day 56

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference AM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:10:49.720> engage<00:10:50.120> our<00:10:50.240> students It's $50,000, fiscal
  • Fiscal year '26 And then matching >> Yes.
  • Fiscal year '26 And then matching with<00:11:31.040> private<00:11:31.360> funds,<00:11
  • And then if all goes well, hopefully, you know, when we have a better fiscal situation that the state
  • situation that the state better fiscal situation that the state might<00:28:24.600> be<00:28:
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, I'm hopeful that we will get, you know, some form of fiscal release in the next few minutes, but
  • form<00:47:33.960> of<00:47:34.440> um<00:47:34.960> um<00:47:35.320> fiscal
  • you know, some form of um um fiscal you know, some form of um um fiscal release<00:47:36.320>