Video & Transcript Research : 'general appropriation'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-23

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • So today, I'm asking this committee to consider a $1.125 million appropriation.
  • Frankly, we need more accessible seating areas in general as well.
  • General obligation bonds keep us in compliance with the state constitution.
  • This would appropriate $15 million to build out a shared community space around a transit station in
  • Richfield's generous contributions to regional roadway projects over the last two decades are breaking
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/23/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • And frankly, we need more accessible seating areas in general as well.
  • It's a little areas in general as well.
  • We owe it to ourselves and future generations to protect this precious resource.”
  • Thank you.” to ourselves and future generations to to ourselves and future generations to protect<01:
  • <01:21:47.920> regional generous contributions to reach regional generous contributions to
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 10th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's call our General Fund Budget Committee to order. I know that's difficult to do today.
  • This is the Children's First Trust Fund, the appropriation for that. Anyone need any explanation?
  • Children's First Trust Fund, the appropriation for that. Anyone need any explanations?
  • So we reduce the overall spending in the general fund through this process.
  • I think the body, the legislature does, has a generalized matter.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 5/9/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • The only change you'll see in the budget resolution is to the overall limit on the net general fund amount
  • I will move that Senate File 3446 be recommended be placed on the general register.
  • Seeing no discussion, I will renew my motion that Senate File 3446 be placed on the general register
  • Motion prevails, and Senate File 3446 is recommended be placed on the general register.
Bills: SF3446, HF3247
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then there's FFP on it appropriation.
  • This has a base appropriation of $326,000.
  • This has a base appropriation of $326,000.
  • This has a base appropriation of $326,000.
  • <00:59:17.920> well this program which is generally well this program which is generally well
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/10/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Given the size and complexity of our municipal utilities, we believe a larger commission is appropriate
  • Commission, what is most appropriate for our cities and what best meets our needs without the need to
  • election changes between for the general election changes between um<00:24:42.600> when<00:24
  • we've posted information for the general we've posted information for the general election<00:26
  • appropriately appropriately utilized<00:37:01.520> and<00:37:01.680> the<00:37:01.800>
Bills: HF1345, HF71, HF993, HF1943
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • I will refer to you appropriately and apologize for that.
  • House Bill 2798 appropriates an unspecified amount from the State General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to
  • committee, we'll let appropriations decide.
  • Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2056 appropriates $100,000 from the State General Fund in fiscal
  • If the Attorney General does not act, nothing happens.
Summary: The committee first received an update from Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzky on Colorado River negotiations and post-2026 operating rules. He described the legal framework governing Arizona’s allocation, argued that Arizona and the lower basin have already made substantial conservation cuts, and said the upper basin is pressing positions Arizona views as inconsistent with prior Supreme Court rulings. He emphasized the need to move water from upstream reservoirs to Lake Mead, warned of continued shortage risk, and said the state is seeking an equitable deal through ongoing federal and interstate negotiations. Members asked about outside water use, tourism and recreation impacts, and tribal water rights, including the Navajo-Hopi-San Juan Southern Paiute settlement. Buschatzky said the state’s delegation and bipartisan support have been helpful and urged continued public and legislative backing. The committee then heard House Bill 2758, which would expand McMullen Valley groundwater transportation authority and add related requirements and guardrails, including an amendment increasing the La Paz County transportation cap from 10% to 50% of the annual volume and adding conditions for sales or leases from historically irrigated acres. Supporters, including bill sponsor advocates, the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, and the Home Builders Association, said the bill would create a lawful, regulated transfer option similar to the Harquahala model, support housing growth, and include oversight through hydrologic studies, pumping limits, and monthly reporting to ADWR. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin’s statement, local residents, Sierra Club, and rural advocates, argued the bill would accelerate aquifer depletion, harm private wells and subsidence conditions, and benefit a New York hedge fund at the expense of rural communities. After debate, the committee adopted the Griffin amendment and then passed HB 2758 as amended on a 6-4 due-pass vote. The committee next took up House Bill 2098, which would modify bonding authority and public hearing notice requirements for county water augmentation authorities and allow local repayment agreements with WIFA. Pinal County Supervisor Stephen Miller and other supporters said the bill would clean up statutory language so the Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority can finance future water augmentation and infrastructure projects, including potential Bartlett Dam-related work, and better prepare for future Colorado River uncertainty. The Home Builders Association also supported the bill, saying it included proportionality protections for private utility water charges. The bill was moved for a due-pass recommendation and the committee proceeded to a roll call vote, with the transcript ending before the final vote result was shown.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, members, House Bill 2620 appropriates $300,000 from the State General Fund in each of the next
  • Chair members, House Bill 2620 appropriates $300,000 from the State General Fund in each of the next
  • Chair and members, House Bill 2229 appropriates $3 million from the State General Fund in fiscal year
  • Chairman, members, House Bill 2403 appropriates $7,500,000 from the State General Fund in each of fiscal
  • Chair and members, House Bill 2889 appropriates $1 million from the State General Fund to the State Mine
Summary: The committee first took up HB 2211 only for discussion, not a vote. The strike-everything amendment would make it unprofessional conduct for certain health care licensees to submit an independent dispute resolution offer above 300% of Medicare or 300% of the qualified payment amount. The chair said he wanted more stakeholder meetings and broader consensus before moving the bill. Testimony was split: an ARMA representative opposed the measure, arguing it reflected insurer concerns, QPA data lacked transparency, and licensing discipline was the wrong tool for billing disputes; a Blue Cross Blue Shield representative supported it, saying a small number of private equity-backed providers were driving up surprise-billing costs and abusing the No Surprises Act. No action was taken on HB 2211. The committee then considered HB 4028 on accessory dwelling units. The bill would remove the 1,000-square-foot cap as an absolute limit, change setback rules, bar municipalities from requiring an administrative use permit and certain elevation criteria, and extend the deadline for cities to adopt ADU regulations. Rep. Kyle Powell said the bill was meant to give homeowners more flexibility and help address housing shortages. Supporters framed it as a property-rights and housing issue, while opponents from neighborhood and city groups warned it would allow oversized ADUs, increase density, create safety and parking concerns, and weaken local zoning control. After extensive debate, the committee voted 8-9 with one present, and HB 4028 failed. The committee next passed HB 2620, as amended, by a 17-0 vote with one member not voting. The bill appropriates $300,000 per year for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services for grants to emergency shelters serving veterans. An amendment removed age and non-congregate-setting limits for eligible shelters. Rep. Blackman said the bill was intended to help homeless veterans, and shelter advocate Nathan Smith supported it, saying targeted resources could help veterans exit homelessness and stay housed. The committee then took up HB 2960, which would create a veterans specialty court grant program. The bill was amended to have the Office of the Courts administer the fund and to allow support for expansion of existing veterans courts. Testimony highlighted the success of the Lake Havasu veterans court and the need for more standardized programs and data collection; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 2960.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, Senate Bill 1156 appropriates $20 million in fiscal year 2027 from the state general
  • Senate Bill 1707 appropriates $5 million from the State General Fund in FY 2027 to DPS for artificial
  • Chairman, members, Senate Bill 1088 appropriates $2.5 million from the State General Fund in FY 27 to
  • Chairman Member, Senate Bill 1088 appropriates $2.5 million from the State General Fund FY 27 to the
  • The bill requires 500,000 of the appropriation be used for a general generated The bill requires $500,000
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several appropriation and policy bills, beginning with SB 1550, which would provide $1.255 million to Queen Creek for a three-year police pilot focused on runaway youth prevention, at-risk youth protection, and anti-trafficking investigations. Supporters said the program would dedicate trained officers to prevention and rapid response and could serve as a statewide model. Some members objected to funding a single locality without a local cost share, but the bill received a do pass recommendation, 7-2-1. Members then considered SB 1156 and SB 1157, both sponsored as reimbursements to local governments for border-related costs. SB 1156 would appropriate $20 million to reimburse cities, towns, and counties for short-term detention holds for unauthorized non-citizens, while SB 1157 would appropriate $20 million for supplemental fencing or bollard walls in high-crossing border areas. The sponsor described both as backfilling local expenses already incurred, while opponents argued the measures would subsidize detention and border enforcement rather than Arizona priorities. Both bills drew extensive public opposition and were advanced on party-line-leaning votes: SB 1156 passed 5-3-2 and SB 1157 passed 5-3-2. The committee also approved SB 1245, which would provide $2.457 million for Rodeo Road pavement replacement in Williams, after the sponsor said the request had been reduced from the original amount. Members raised concerns about limited HIRF funding and the need for local participation, but the bill passed 6-3-1. SB 1707, a $5 million appropriation for DPS artificial intelligence tools related to border security, also passed 6-4-0 after testimony split between supporters who saw AI as a useful border tool and opponents who said the bill was too vague or unnecessary. SB 1811, which would change school cell-phone policy language from allowing use “during” an emergency to “in the case of” an emergency, passed 8-1-1 with supporters saying it would give schools more flexibility and avoid logistical problems during lockdowns. Later, the committee approved SB 1088, a $2.5 million cybersecurity appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security, including funding for generative AI security and modernization of the statewide VPN, despite objections that the department had not requested the money and that other cybersecurity needs were already pending. It then advanced SB 1332, as amended, to require ADOT to study light rail expansion in Maricopa County and compare it with autonomous or semi-autonomous transit options; the hearing featured strong testimony from small business owners along the Indian School corridor who said light rail construction would hurt access and sales, and opposition from Phoenix/Valley Metro representatives who argued transit decisions are local and that ADOT is not the right entity to conduct the study. The bill was discussed at length as a neutral feasibility review rather than a prohibition after the amendment removed the state-participation ban.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 24th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just know, as you and I have talked about... ...the climate general fund budget's going to have that
  • Um, and hopefully we have made the appropriate changes through there.
  • All we're doing with this is appropriating.
  • Again, this is a standard bill dealing with the children's first appropriations. Any questions?
  • I think it'd be appropriate to thank our friends at the LSA that were here late last night.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget REVISED Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • Cherse's quorum will convene the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget. Welcome, everybody.
  • House Bill 2787 is a FY26 supplemental appropriation to the State Department of Health to pay for legacy
  • In 2020, we appropriated $2 million to the program. In 2021, $2 million dollars.
  • It's a good use of appropriated dollars.
  • Will convene into the full appropriations meeting at 11:00 o'clock.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Feb 17th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • So members, House Bill 2787 appropriates a one-time $2 million supplemental to cover previously established
  • Appropriates a one-time $2 million supplemental to cover previously established cost providers, excuse
  • Without this supplemental appropriation, nearly 4,000 Oklahoma mothers and babies will lose access to
  • We will now adjourn Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget. Thank you, members.
  • We will now adjourn Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's a fair statement in general.
  • General inspectors general as I was saying before I don't know I wasn't part of the decisions that he
  • Now, on the issue of inspectors general.
  • As Attorney General, as Deputy Attorney General, as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, I know
  • Attorney General.
Summary: The meeting focused on the nominations of Todd Blanch and Gail Slater for the positions of Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, respectively. The committee considered the qualifications of both nominees, with opening statements provided by the nominees themselves. There was an evident emphasis on the rigorous vetting process that nominees undergo before their selection, highlighting the importance of the roles within the Department of Justice. Members of the committee engaged in a structured question-and-answer session to further evaluate the nominees' capabilities and fit for the positions they were nominated for, with each member allotted seven minutes to pose questions.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • So, thank you so much. general register. It's going to have to general register.
  • grantees in appropriations. grantees in appropriations.
  • . appropriate. appropriate.
Summary: The committee first approved the April 7, 2026 minutes and then held an informal hearing on House File 4364, which would establish a Central and Eastern European Ethnic Council in Minnesota. Representative Jordan and testifiers Mykola Mager and Julia Miller described the large Central and Eastern European community in Minnesota, its contributions to the state, and the need for a formal advisory body to help address barriers to government services, support refugees, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and cultural understanding. Members expressed general support and noted the bill’s importance, but no formal action was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then took up House File 4543, a bill to create a centralized payroll reporting portal for prevailing wage projects. Representative Frazier said the bill would reduce administrative burden on project owners, improve transparency and accountability, and help prevent wage theft, misclassification, tax fraud, and insurance fraud. Testifiers from county, city, and contractor groups largely supported the idea of streamlining reporting, but contractor representatives raised concerns about employee data privacy, public access to sensitive payroll information, duplication of existing systems, interoperability with contractor software, and the need for stakeholder engagement. Members echoed both support and caution, and the bill was laid over as amended rather than advanced. Finally, the committee considered House File 4821, described by Chair Klevorn as addressing the “penny problem” and a related change to high-deductible insurance plans. The bill would authorize state agencies to round cash transactions because of the penny shortage and would change MMB’s obligation to offer certain high-deductible health plans from “must” to “may,” producing modest administrative savings. Members questioned the drafting of the rounding language and asked about cash transactions at state agencies and the handling of cannabis tax payments. The chair noted the bill had missed the deadline and would be caught by the chief clerk’s office; the discussion ended with the bill being laid over as amended.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:02 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every month, new scientific data about produced water is being generated.
  • Our role is to generate the scientific-based information that helps decision makers understand what is
  • I'm a fifth-generation farmer and rancher from Sandoval and Rio Arriba County.
  • Thank you for explaining the magic of appropriations to us. I very much appreciate it.
  • I also, as a member of House Appropriations, just want to mention that we did identify...
Bills: HM45, HB276, HB300
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 2nd, 2026 at 02:03 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Appropriations and Finance meeting. We'll go ahead and ask Bijan to call the roll please.
  • As part of the first kind of pillar, there's a coordinated set of appropriations that are designed to
  • You'll see a lot of economic development related appropriations towards that.
  • we'll have this year, and both the primary and the general at $15 million apiece.
  • Chairman, on line on page 11 and 12, you have the General Fund Financial Summary.
Bills: HB2, SB48, SB64, SB100
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:36 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It’s only sort of making an appropriation..." “But just a straight appropriation.
  • Those bills will be tabled simply because to pass those would be to duplicate that appropriation.
  • Generally speaking, we make few policy changes in this committee that are more technical.
  • House Bill 64 is the Public Project Revolving Fund appropriations bill.
  • On the general fund. Thank you for your support. Excellent. Thank you very much. Okay.
Bills: HB63, HB64, HB184, HB200, HB47, HB48, HB2, HB9
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 10:30 am

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thanks for coming up after full appropriations.
  • So our total general... ...So our total general fund increase is $12.8 million, for a total general fund
  • appropriation of $64 million.
  • I'm coming out of general fund. It would be a one-time appropriation.
  • I'm coming out of general fund. It would be a one-time appropriation.
Bills: SB2019, HB1369
Summary: The committee met to finalize and advance the Career and Technical Education budget in Engrossed Senate Bill 2019. Representative Richter walked through Amendment 2004, which included increases for salaries and wages, inflationary operating expenses, a $2.5 million federal grant increase, $12.7 million for secondary grant programs and related work-based learning support, a $100,000 increase for Marketplace for Kids, and removal of the STEM initiative and adult farm management from the CTE budget because that program funding was moved to the Department of Agriculture. The amendment also included $750,000 for workforce training branch office positions and set the total general fund appropriation at $64 million. Members also discussed a $1 million virtual reality career exploration item, which remained in the bill but was shifted to SIF one-time funding. A new $150,000 one-time general fund appropriation was added for CTE moving expenses because the agency must relocate after Legislative Council expands into its current space. Committee members noted that amount may need to be revisited in conference committee once more accurate relocation and rent costs are known. Levi from legislative staff explained that the exemption language in the bill applies to remaining coronavirus capital projects fund dollars for CTE center construction, allowing those federal funds to be spent before they expire. The committee adopted Amendment 2004 on a 5-0 roll call and then passed Engrossed Senate Bill 2019 as amended on a 5-0 roll call. Representative Richter was named the carrier, and the committee adjourned after noting that higher education and congressional budgets were the remaining items to resolve.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 11:00 am

Appropriations - Government Operations Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sixty-five million—that's two and a half generations.
  • Okay, the next one is the deficiency appropriation for the Uniform Laws, a $40,000 to $45,000 appropriation
  • from—I'm not sure, was that general fund?
  • Deficiency appropriation for the Uniform Laws, a $40,000, $45,000 appropriation from—I'm not sure, was
  • that general fund?
Bills: HB1015
Summary: The Government Operations Division met to review proposed amendments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) budget, with the chair noting the bill would not be voted out that day and would likely be held until the following week for any technical corrections. Members discussed a series of amendments, generally without objection: a $1.5 million appropriation for a pro-life education committee; a $40,000–$45,000 deficiency appropriation for Uniform Laws travel costs; creation of a state deferred maintenance fund with $40 million for deferred maintenance projects; adding the state hospital project to the OMB budget with $200 million from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund (SIF) and $85 million from a line of credit, plus construction management oversight; $110,114 for custodial equity increases; $1 million for a retirement incentive pool; $3 million to cover a shortfall in the new and vacant FTE funding pool; and $4 million for space reconfiguration and rent/moving costs. Prairie Public Broadcasting was also discussed, with a suggestion to change the purpose from local programming to infrastructure and set the amount at $850,000, likely as one-time SIF funding. The committee also heard a heads-up about a possible $180,000 federal reimbursement issue tied to an education grant, but no action was taken on that item. The committee further discussed a broader amendment to reduce the transfer from the social services fund to the human services fund from $250 million to $232 million, based on DHS needs and available carryover funding. Members also agreed to add emergency clauses to the capital assets, deferred maintenance, and moving/space reconfiguration items. The chair indicated Brady could begin incorporating the discussed changes into a consolidated amendment, while noting there could still be additional items next week. Staff also reported the SIF balance was about $280 million positive, though some removed agency items, including airport grants, would need to be considered. The committee then reconsidered its earlier action on House Bill 1581 and restored it to its original form at $100,000 after hearing that the funding would support tribal tourism-related events tied to upcoming 2026 celebrations and the Theodore Roosevelt Library opening. A motion for do pass on the bill as originally introduced passed unanimously by roll call. Finally, the committee postponed action on another bill until later that day, directing that revised materials be distributed and that the item be taken up in the afternoon session.