Video & Transcript Research : 'funding requests'
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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 6th, 2026
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- , and then funding for the...
- Chair, you referenced the sovereign wealth fund, the taxpayer endowment trust fund.
- On the sovereign wealth fund, the sovereign wealth fund is a statutory fund. Follow-up? Thank you.
- The reason why I asked the question is the Revenue Stabilization Fund is a statutory fund.
- The reason why I asked the question is the Revenue Stabilization Fund is a statutory fund.
Bills:
SB1177
Summary:
The Joint Appropriations and Budget Committee took up Senate Bill 1177, the main budget bill, and first adopted the committee substitute as the working version. Chairman Caldwell presented the bill as the measure funding state government and answered a series of questions about major budget items, including CareerTech funding, child care, school security, teacher pay raises, the state plane purchase, Medicaid, mental health, veterans’ homes, and higher education projects. He said CareerTech received increased funding, child care funding was increased by roughly $12 million over last year, school security funding was continued at $50 million, and teacher pay raises were included through a mechanism that would raise the state minimum by $2,000. He also explained the $3 million state plane item as a restructuring of state aviation assets, and said the budget did not cut law enforcement funding tied to 287(g) agreements.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members, House Bill 2207 appropriates $300,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027
- Chair, I can't speak to speculation on whether this would make, or, yeah, provide funding.
- I do not know whether that provides funding through, like, sales. I can look at the end.
- I don't know whether that provides funding through sales.
- So because of that expansion, we are requesting the extra appropriation to catch up with the growth of
Bills:
HB2207
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And for many providers, this federal funding is the lion's share of their funding they receive.
- And for many providers, this federal funding is the lion's share of their funding they receive.
- </c> funding that we rely on. funding that we rely on.
- </c> funding levels. funding levels.
- </c> um general fund revenues. um general fund revenues.
Bills:
HF3425
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- In the most recent Housing Trust Fund round for homeownership, 77 applications requested nearly $179
- Our district will be the last one funded based on the current request list.
- We could not fund all the project requests that we received, including $161 million in eligible projects
- This is why we're coming to you today requesting $2 million to fund the next phase of our multi-year
- This is why we're coming to you today requesting $2 million to fund the next phase of our multi-year
Bills:
SB6003
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee held its first meeting of the 2026 session to hear Governor Ferguson’s proposed supplemental capital budget from OFM. Jen Masterson said the budget uses about $396 million in new appropriations, leaving $5.4 million in bond capacity, and includes funding from the Common School Construction account, Climate Commitment Act accounts, and federal funds. She highlighted housing as the largest share of the proposal, along with urgent state facility repairs, K-12 school seismic and modernization grants, natural resource projects, and higher education preservation and minor works. Committee members asked about the timing of housing projects, and Masterson said the proposed supplemental projects would not be completed within the year.
Public testimony was heavily focused on housing. Supporters praised the Housing Trust Fund, especially the $73 million for affordable homeownership, $20 million for manufactured housing preservation, and related investments in land banking, workforce housing, right-to-counsel, and community projects such as Thrive Center Tacoma, Alliance Place, and the African diaspora cultural anchor village. Several speakers urged the legislature to increase housing funding beyond the governor’s proposal, while others emphasized the need to preserve manufactured home communities and support rural and flood-impacted households. One testifier criticized overall state tax levels, but the chair noted the capital budget is bond-funded rather than a direct tax increase.
Testimony on K-12 and higher education generally supported the budget’s school modernization, seismic safety, lead remediation, and college preservation funding, though some districts and campuses asked for additional project funding. Rural districts described the small schools modernization program as essential because local bonding capacity is limited. In higher education, UW and WSU speakers said the budget did not fund certain decarbonization and renovation projects they wanted, while community and technical colleges, Western Washington University, Central Washington University, and Eastern Washington University supported the preservation and minor works investments. Natural resources testimony backed salmon recovery and community forest funding, with requests to expand those programs. Local government and utility groups opposed the proposed $75 million transfer from the Public Works Assistance Account to the operating budget, warning it would weaken infrastructure lending and could jeopardize projects already underway. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting ended after public testimony.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 5th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- fund.
- They protect the fund. They do not, uh, they preserve the corpus of the fund.
- So I respectfully request favorable consideration from the committee and I close.
- Having already received swift funding, this process is well underway.
- If there are no questions, I yield and would request the right to, um, reserve to close.
Bills:
HJR40
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- If you look at line 22, the general fund funding is $435,907,000.
- that has a $4.5 million per year cap out of the fund.
- A $4.5 million per year cap out of the fund.
- The bill also does not include any additional funding for...
- They draw funding from the ATV Dedicated Account, a long-established fund created by the legislature
Bills:
HF2439
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Bills:
HF2440
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Funding to end HIV item.
- And data sharing, governor's request.
- Funding related to House File 2707 for additional funding for the Safe Harbor Program at MDH.
- So, in conclusion, our request, as submitted in the March letter, is to fund the recovery residents work
- I spoke with you on March 18th about our request for some additional funding.
Bills:
HF2434
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- and may also set limits for expenditures from funds other than the general fund.
- </c> development fund base budget set forth. development fund base budget set forth.
- fund fund appropriation.<00:19:46.160><c> Uh</c> appropriation.
- general fund budget.
- </c> There is nothing uh else that we fund. There is nothing uh else that we fund.
Bills:
HF2440
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This is more than just a funding issue.
- They have funding, not nearly what they need, but they have funding and they see the value in these programs
- Some of our districts do have them; that's pulling from our general funds.
- Those aren't funds that are tethered to anything from state funding.
- This requires funding to be injected into our school districts and for us to engage stakeholders, funded
Summary:
This was a press conference calling on the Texas Legislature to increase and reform funding for special education, with speakers arguing that the current system leaves a roughly $1.7 billion gap and forces districts to stretch general education dollars to cover mandated services. Sabrina Gonzalez Ocedo of The Arc of Texas opened by framing the issue as one of equity and self-determination for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and noted support for legislative efforts including Senate Bill 568 and House Bill 2. She also thanked a coalition of advocacy groups and legislators involved in special education funding work.
Representative Steve Toth spoke in favor of investing surplus dollars in special education, citing high rates of functional illiteracy and dyslexia among prison populations and saying earlier intervention could change life outcomes. Amy Litzinger described how accommodations and assistive technology helped her succeed in school and urged continued investment so other students can access similar supports. Sarah Harden, a parent and disability advocate, shared her daughter’s positive experience in a well-supported district but warned that many Texas districts cannot provide comparable services because of funding shortages and that families are increasingly worried about cuts.
Rachel Hull, a special education director, said well-resourced special education is transformational and outlined the need for individualized services, therapies, vocational training, and college readiness supports. Jean Mayer, a school trustee, said districts are struggling to meet state and federal requirements because funding does not match actual costs, pointing to staffing shortages and the need for parent engagement and professional development. The speakers repeatedly urged lawmakers to fully fund Senate Bill 568 and broader special education reforms this session; no votes were taken, as this was an advocacy event rather than a committee hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine eliminating waste by the foreign aid bureaucracy. Feb 13th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- and say, we're done funding things in Afghanistan.
- They've cut off funding to support child care centers.
- They've cut off funding for community health centers.
- They have a $9 million fund just to sue people.
- hard for anybody to sort of track the funds.
Keywords:
fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight
Summary:
The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.
TX
TX
Keywords:
appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:08:14.760><c> model</c> funding model funding model for<00:08:16.040><c> the</c><00:08:16.200><c>
- ><c> it's</c><00:09:53.920><c> a</c> infrastructure funding issue, it's a infrastructure funding issue
- Thank you. focus on long-term funding focus on long-term funding and<00:12:06.560><c> sustainability<
- </c><00:13:14.839><c> towards</c> substantial funding towards substantial funding towards this<00:13:
- The funding supports the quickly.
Keywords:
public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> greater Minnesota that received funding. greater Minnesota that received funding.
- In total, there was $277 million in funding requested.
- </c> uh 277 million in funding requested. uh 277 million in funding requested.
- </c> funding for over the next few years. funding for over the next few years.
- Um, yes, that's a request that the Metropolitan Council included in their agency requests.
Keywords:
emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that all of the members of the committee... ...request again.
- Perfectly fair request.
- Vice Chair, there's no request to speak. Our final is Molly Murphy.
- The fund is... ...privately held corporations.
- Parents who do want government funding have options available.
Keywords:
public safety, retirement system, investments, trust fund, board of trustees, financial report, income tax rebate, Pinal County, taxpayer eligibility, state revenue, financial assistance, transaction privilege tax, business location, tangible personal property, shared vehicle, sourcing, income tax, veterans, donations, tax refunds
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- And some of state funds to match that.
- </c><00:18:41.039><c> mechanisms</c> advocate for, um, the funding mechanisms advocate for, um, the funding
- </c><00:23:11.440><c> that</c><00:23:11.679><c> we</c> funds from these federal funds that we funds from
- Um, we were able to complete funding.
- </c> federal government that uh is requesting federal government that uh is requesting a<00:38:12.560
Keywords:
wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water development, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Hence the $8 million request to fund that study.
- </c><00:12:21.360><c> It</c><00:12:21.680><c> doesn't</c> request to fund that study.
- It doesn't request to fund that study.
- fund usage on.
- Any loan requests we get on the municipal side, we instantly send to Drinking Water State Revolving Funds
Keywords:
wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water development, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 13th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Early Learning & K-12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- These payments are kept in a transportation vehicle fund and may not be transferred to any other fund
- to another fund for alternative use.
- Senator, in terms of moving funds out of the transportation, it could be moved to any other fund within
- Only $13 million was available covering just 19% of the requested statewide, the request statewide.
- through a separate fund, and those are kind of your operating and some of your capital funds, but they're
Keywords:
financial aid, postsecondary education, student support, application process, higher education access, school transportation, school buses, pupil transportation, transportation vehicle fund, school district finance, fund transfer, reimbursement schedule, depreciation schedule, zero-emission buses, electric school buses, bus electrification, charging stations, fueling stations, vehicle replacement, major repairs
Summary:
The Early Learning K-12 Education Committee opened its 2026 session with a focus on budget caution and several education funding bills. The first hearing was on SB 5841, which would require high school and beyond plans to show that a student completed at least one FAFSA or WASFA application, or that a parent/guardian opted out. Supporters said the bill would reduce barriers to postsecondary aid, improve completion rates, and help students access federal and state dollars; opponents argued it would add administrative burden and create an unfunded mandate, especially for smaller districts and families reluctant to share information. Senators also discussed whether existing Washington Student Achievement Council data could help verify completion. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard SB 5922, which would allow school districts to petition OSPI to transfer money from transportation vehicle funds when they reduce their fleet, and SB 5858, which would move the pupil transportation safety net for special passengers into statute. SB 5922 was presented as a flexibility measure for districts with declining enrollment, while some members asked about whether districts could shift to smaller vehicles and how the funds could be used. SB 5858 drew strong support from OSPI, district officials, school directors, and PTA representatives, who said the current $13 million safety net is far below demonstrated need and is essential for transporting students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, and foster students; testimony emphasized that the program helps districts meet basic education obligations. No votes were taken on either bill.
Finally, the committee heard SB 5943, which would let school districts use certain school impact fees for modernization projects tied to safety, security, emergency response, and energy efficiency when the fees are nearing expiration, and would allow districts in binding conditions or enhanced financial oversight to use up to 25% of impact-fee balances for operations and maintenance. The bill sponsor said it would give financially stressed districts a narrow tool to address unfunded state requirements without raising taxes. School district witnesses in support said it would help modernize aging buildings and meet mandates like security and clean-building requirements, while builders and school coalition representatives opposed it, arguing impact fees should remain tied to growth-related capital costs and warning the bill could raise housing costs and weaken the nexus required for impact fees. The chair closed by noting the committee’s effort to advance creative, limited-cost solutions in a tight budget year; no action or vote was recorded.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (6-10-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we sent you a request with some information.
- And And first why can't it be requested?
- </c> board is requesting? board is requesting?
- And so, you're telling me that when the director of KCNA made a request...
- Uh so that they beading with bead funds.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
KCNA Request for Proposal Process 00:00:01
Overview of KWIC Board and Funding of Kentucky Wired Network Refresh 00:18:10
Zayo Network Services 00:34:40
Discussion of Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Funding 00:57:32, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first focused on a disputed KCNA procurement for a statewide network-related RFP. Members questioned why the RFP had been labeled non-technical, whether COT should have reviewed it, and whether the KCNA board could direct that it be withdrawn. Finance and Administration Cabinet counsel Barbie Dickens said the RFP was authorized by KCNA working with procurement services after termination of the prior contract and breach notices, was issued in November 2025, paused during a protest, later resumed, and remained an open procurement. She said the agency—not the board—directs the procurement process, though she acknowledged an agency and OPS could cancel or reissue an RFP if needed. Legislators pushed back, citing KRS 154 and House Bill 314 as evidence that the KCNA board controls contracts and operations, and one member said the board had requested the RFP be withdrawn. Dickens said she could not predict the outcome and was not KCNA’s counsel. The discussion also touched on whether the current director had asked to stop the RFP and whether that request had been denied, with no final action taken during the exchange.
The committee then turned to Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Corporation and the Kentucky Wired refresh project. Jim Barnhart described the structure of the nonprofit corporation, the role of Quick and Quack in the financing and operations arrangement, and the board membership, noting that the refresh funding had been approved in the 2024-26 capital budget. He said the equipment upgrade is necessary because of end-of-life hardware and software support issues, and that the refresh would expand capacity, lower risk, and reduce operating costs. Barnhart said some equipment had already been received, the rest would be purchased later, and the project should begin before September and take about a year to complete. When asked about contract disputes involving Ledcor and whether the vendor had an ongoing contract, Barnhart and the authority representative said they had not been notified of any issues and were not directly involved in that contract dispute.
Committee members also raised concerns about a prior market test and whether a lower-cost bidder had been blocked from a previous RFP process. Barnhart said he understood Quack could make that decision and that the Commonwealth did not have input so long as the network was maintained, but he was not involved at the time. A legislator then read from the KCNA statute and argued that the board, not agency staff, is supposed to direct KCNA contracts and operations, saying House Bill 314 did not change those duties. The chair agreed the committee’s intent was for the board to control KCNA and direct contracts, and the discussion ended with a transition away from the KCNA dispute toward future testimony, including a presentation from Zayo Networks on open access networks and broadband infrastructure.