Video & Transcript Research : 'appropriation'

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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 11th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today is May 11th, Monday, 2006, House Committee on Appropriations.
  • be debated, not in Appropriations.
  • And the... ...Appropriations Committee.
  • I was just going to move favorable at the appropriate time.
  • What is the total that we're looking at for appropriations for this?
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 105, which would reinstate an existing TOPS Tech benefit for eligible veterans after a sunset expired. The author said the program had been underused because it was not well promoted, but that the new veterans workforce effort called “The Boot” would help connect veterans to the benefit. Members confirmed it would use existing TOPS funds and not require new money, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. House Resolution 3 asked the Louisiana Housing Corporation to study whether vacant state-owned property could be used for housing and rental assistance for cost-burdened state employees. The author described it as an exploratory study, while members raised concerns about the fiscal note and the scope of the study. Fiscal staff explained the agency had requested additional positions to do the work. The committee discussed narrowing the study to certain areas, but the resolution was ultimately reported favorably. House Bill 189 sought supplemental pay for fire protection officers at the Lakefront Management Authority’s airport. The author and airport representatives argued the firefighters perform hazardous, specialized ARFF duties at a busy public airport and should be treated like other supplemental-pay recipients. Some members questioned whether the airport and its employees qualified under existing law and whether the proposal would expand an already costly program. After debate, the committee rejected the bill on an 8-10 vote. The committee then reported Senate Bill 461 favorably, which would place certain small groups of active employees under the Office of Group Benefits to improve insurance rates without using general fund money. House Bill 623, creating a three-tier permitting system for vapor product producers, manufacturers, and wholesalers, was amended to clarify the direct-to-consumer shipment prohibition and then reported favorably. House Bill 1222, which would authorize LED to create a grocery initiative grant and assistance program to address food deserts, drew extended debate over whether it would amount to government-run grocery stores; supporters said it would only create incentives for private grocers and related assistance. It was amended and reported favorably by a 16-2 vote. Finally, House Resolution 80, as amended, would shift a proposed audit-related effort on higher education budget metrics away from the legislative auditor and toward university systems’ own boards; members questioned the need for a look-back report and the added workload, and the chair indicated he would move to recommit the resolution to the education committee.
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 13th, 2026 at 01:31 pm

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill then appropriates the same amount to a new tobacco education program surplus appropriation within
  • The bill then appropriates the same amount to a new tobacco education program surplus appropriation within
  • The bill then appropriates this amount to a new capital outlay and maintenance surplus appropriation
  • The bill then appropriates this amount to a new capital outlay and maintenance surplus appropriation
  • The bill then appropriates this amount to a new capital outlay and maintenance surplus appropriation
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate considered and passed a series of House bills on third reading, with several title amendments and a few effective-date motions adopted. Early in the session, members passed HB 4452 removing acreage limits on land owned by church or religious trustees, HB 4577 creating reciprocal driver’s license recognition agreements with Ireland and Japan, HB 4588 authorizing West Virginia participation in a federal tax credit scholarship program, and HB 4592 requiring higher education institutions to create coordinated campus safety maps. HB 4602 was amended to align with a prior Senate child welfare pilot program, and members discussed its projected cost and implementation timeline before passing it. HB 4603 created a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition process in abuse and neglect cases, and HB 4606 narrowed bail rules by requiring consideration of residency and community ties while prohibiting personal recognizance bonds for violent felony offenses after an adopted amendment. The Senate also passed HB 4710 changing the party-registration deadline for candidates from 60 to 180 days before an election, with debate over its impact on independents, and made it effective January 1, 2027. HB 4712, known as Bailey’s Law, increased penalties for DUI causing death and related conduct, with emotional testimony from members about the victim and similar tragedies. HB 4765 established a pay raise for teachers, school personnel, and state police and added a market-pay enhancement system based on county cost-of-living differences; an amendment to the amendment capped county differentials and guaranteed at least a 1% increase in every county. HB 4865 created an optional program for high school and homeschool students to serve as election official trainees, and HB 4869 established narrow guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare supplement policies. Later bills included HB 4995, which strengthened video/audio recording rules in special education classrooms and was passed, then reconsidered and passed again; HB 4996 creating a new crime for making threats of violence against schools or children; HB 5048 guaranteeing virtual instruction for foster children in temporary placement; HB 5065 adding recordkeeping and geolocation requirements for hotel marketplace facilitators to ensure proper hotel tax remittance; and HB 5074 reallocating medical cannabis fund revenues to child protection, homeless services, research, law enforcement, and other purposes. The Senate also passed HB 5101, the Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act, which increased penalties for domestic violence offenses and adjusted bail provisions, after amending it to conform with the earlier bail bill. Additional measures passed included HB 5166 requiring notice before political committees are fined for filing violations and allowing limited extensions, HB 5168 directing $12 million in lottery funds to EMS first responders and county EMS support, HB 5182 authorizing certain state treasurer security personnel to carry concealed firearms, HB 5212 streamlining higher-education financial aid rules, HB 5214 allowing court-ordered drug testing of parents before reunification in abuse and neglect cases, HB 5353 regulating virtual currency kiosks with licensing, disclosures, and transaction limits, and HB 5366 exempting J-LAP records from FOIA to protect confidentiality for lawyers and judges seeking assistance. Most bills passed with strong bipartisan support, though HB 5074 and HB 5353 drew some dissenting votes.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules and Enrolled Bills (01/15/2026)

Rules and Enrolled Bills

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, we also felt it would be appropriate if we had the same exact bill coming from the Senate.
  • So I know this is an appropriation.
  • We uh we are tight on appropriation.
  • were appropriate, you could use that vehicle. vehicle. vehicle.
  • the<00:40:50.240> HHS appropriate vehicle in the HHS appropriate vehicle in the HHS committee
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Working Group on Omnibus Commerce and Consumer Protection Bill - 05/29/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for<00:01:41.360> the the total appropriations for the the total appropriations for the Department
  • This has an appropriation<00:04:58.720> of appropriation of appropriation of 694,000<00:05:01.040
  • appropriations appropriations um<00:08:33.279> from<00:08:33.519> the<00:08:33.760>
  • <00:10:06.640> All<00:10:06.800> from appropriations are on line 132.
  • All from appropriations are on line 132.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Higher Education - 03/18/25

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • [Music] First on the agenda, we have SF 481, the Hunger-Free Campus Grants appropriation, with Senator
  • Next up, we have Senate File 2406, the UMB emergency grants appropriation.
  • UMB um emergency grants appropriation UMB um emergency grants appropriation welcome<00:18:41.320
  • Does the A2 Amendment appropriate any new money?
  • Response: No, the A2 Amendment does not appropriate any new money above the base.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Jan 26th, 2026 at 09:05 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the $2 million are going to be appropriated to Workforce Solutions.
  • Before you is an appropriation.
  • I have to figure out how we do this if it gets to appropriations.
  • According to the FIR, they've already been appropriated $1.5 million.
  • I also like to say that the $1,000 is quite appropriate.
Keywords: 996, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Apr 2nd, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you'll see in this bill, it's really the recommendations that are not tied to appropriation.
  • The next bill under consideration is to be re-referred to Appropriations.
  • Through these steps, there were multiple appropriation hearings.
  • So I think this is an appropriate bill. Let's put it on hold. It makes it difficult.
  • So I think this is an appropriate bill. Let's put it on hold.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, pledge, roll call, and a quorum present, then approved a motion to lay over House Bill 1525 for one legislative day. It also voted not to concur with House amendments on Senate Bills 2294, 2297, 2070, 4017, and 2262, appointing conference committees for each. The chamber then took up a series of House bill amendments and final-passage votes. On amendments, the Senate adopted changes to House Bill 1229 on fleeing law enforcement and driving-record transparency after debate over insurance impacts and public safety; House Bill 1510 on teacher retention, on-site child care, and licensure study language; House Bill 1160 to restrict student personal electronic devices during instructional time; House Bill 1429 to address drone harassment and stalking of animals; House Bill 1203 to harmonize medical marijuana provisions; House Bill 1600 to create a UND immigration clinic with reporting requirements; House Bill 1130 to broaden K-12 funding formula changes and reduce state fiscal impact; House Bill 1279 to modify the coal conversion tax exemption; House Bill 1442 to adjust membership and scope of a state task force; and House Bill 1464 to convert a maternal care services proposal into a study and remove the appropriation. The Senate rejected an amendment to House Bill 1022 concerning the Retirement and Investment Office bonus program, then passed the bill. It also passed House Bill 1234 on a $90 million transfer to reduce PERS liability, while rejecting a floor amendment to it. On final passage, the Senate passed House Bills 1008 (Public Service Commission budget), 1218 (temporary moratorium and study on economic analysis for drain projects), 1234 (PERS funding transfer), 1146 (PERS defined contribution cleanup and emergency clause), 1355 (expanded notice for administrative rulemaking), 1470 (Game and Fish fee changes and guide/outfitter updates), 1029 (Capital Grounds Planning Commission duties), 1017 (Game and Fish budget), 1374 (township supervisor open-meeting exemption for on-site inspections), and 1064 (NC-SARA membership and distance education regulation). It defeated House Bill 1583 on false political advertisements with civil-action language and House Bill 1393 on earned wage access provider regulation. The transcript ends as the Senate begins consideration of House Bill 1326 on self-defense and unlawful firearm possession by felons.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Rothfuss and I should be in minerals committee right next door, and Senator Guru should be in appropriations
  • chairing appropriations committee. chairing appropriations committee.
  • Senator Guru should be in appropriations Senator Guru should be in appropriations upstairs.<00:01
  • We don't need that specificity up in the A paragraph, but I think it's appropriate in the B paragraph
  • paragraph, but I think it's appropriate paragraph, but I think it's appropriate in<00:02:53.040>
Keywords: 916, all
Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met on February 13 to continue work on proposed Senate Rule 15-9, a rule prohibiting campaign contributions. Members discussed two parts of the rule: one barring any solicitation, offer, delivery, or acceptance of campaign contributions in areas under the control of the President of the Senate at any time, and another barring senators from knowingly soliciting or accepting contributions by affirmative act during regular or special session. Senator Rothfuss suggested clarifying the session-related language by adding the word “legislative” before “campaign” in paragraph B, while leaving paragraph A broad. The chair explained the distinction between the two provisions and opened the meeting for public comment, but none was offered. Senator Rothfuss moved to adopt the rule and offered the amendment; Senator Guru seconded it. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted to adopt the rule as amended, with Senators Guru and Rothfuss voting aye and the chair announcing the vote passed before adjournment.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 13, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you'd get your appropriation over a three-year period.
  • So you will appropriate funds. It will stay in a state account.
  • So you'd get your appropriation over a three-year period.
  • So you will appropriate funds. It will stay in a state account.
  • There's been $400 million appropriated, so roughly a bit of There's been $400 million appropriated, so
Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met to hear an overview of State University System finances from the Board of Governors and detailed budget presentations from Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of North Florida. The witnesses explained how university budgets are organized into fund categories such as education and general, contracts and grants, auxiliaries, local/designated funds, capital projects, and component units such as direct support organizations. They also described carry forward funds, the statutory reserve and spending-plan requirements, the PICO/HECO capital outlay process, and how universities use investment accounts, audits, and board oversight to manage restricted and unspent funds. The universities emphasized that most operating dollars are restricted to specific uses and that state support helps keep tuition low. Members asked about differences in funding levels among institutions, especially why FSU receives more funding than UCF despite lower enrollment. Officials said preeminence funding, performance funding, and special legislative appropriations explain much of the difference, and the Board of Governors noted that Florida now has four preeminent universities, with UCF nearing that status. Questions also focused on what happens to unspent carry forward money, how it is invested, and whether the Board of Governors or Legislature can require funds to be returned; officials said the money is invested conservatively, subject to board and audit oversight, and can roll forward under a detailed spending plan, though the Legislature can change funding levels. The committee also discussed capital projects, with members asking about delays, inflation, and whether more projects should be phased or funded faster; witnesses said PICO funds remain with the state until needed and are reimbursed as construction proceeds. A substantial portion of the discussion covered athletics, research, student fees, and endowments. The universities said athletics is generally expected to be self-supporting, though limited use of auxiliary or carry forward funds may be allowed for projects benefiting the broader student body. They also described the financial pressures from name, image, and likeness changes and new NCAA-related costs, and said institutions are planning for those changes now. On research, the universities explained sponsored research funding, indirect cost recovery, compliance obligations, and tech transfer, but did not provide specific commercialization revenue figures and said they would follow up. Members also asked about student fee increases, student input, counseling and wellness funding, and how housing costs affect affordability; the universities said student committees and boards review fees, and aid packaging is intended to keep student debt low. Endowments were described as being held in separate foundations/DSOs with independent investment committees and used mainly for scholarships, faculty support, and research.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Sep 24th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • It impedes on the legislature's appropriate powers.
  • The General Appropriations Fund. Bring reserves, right?
  • Operating reserve and our appropriation contingency reserves are at zero.
  • I mean, this is a job of the legislature, not the job of—we appropriate the money.
  • It is our job to appropriate the money.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Jun 9th, 2026

Elections and Constitutional Amendments

Transcript Highlights:
  • appropriate.
  • Or you can say that kind of activities are appropriate. Right now, that's appropriate.
  • Thank you. ...forward to moving this bill at the appropriate time and just committed.
  • Motion is be adopted as amended to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • On file item 1, SCA 5, motion is to be adopted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several measures, beginning with SCA 5, Senator Cortese’s proposal to create an Equalization Reserve Account to help reduce long-standing per-pupil funding disparities between basic aid and non-basic aid school districts. Supporters, including education leaders and school employees, argued the measure would provide a stable, long-term funding source to improve student services and staffing. Charter school representatives opposed the bill, saying it excluded charter schools from the benefits and could raise equal protection concerns. Senator Cortese responded that the bill only addresses district funding and does not alter charter funding formulas. After quorum was established, SCA 5 was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard S.J.R. 18, a resolution by Senator McNerney condemning the Citizens United decision and urging limits on corporate influence in elections. The author argued that corporate and dark money have overwhelmed campaign finance and weakened public trust. There was no formal witness testimony in support or opposition, and members discussed the resolution’s symbolic nature and its relationship to free speech and campaign finance rules. The resolution was adopted and referred onward. The committee then took up ACA 7, Assembly Member Jackson’s constitutional amendment to clarify Proposition 209 and allow more race-conscious tools in education to address racial equity gaps. Supporters said current law prevents targeted, evidence-based interventions and that the measure would help close persistent disparities; opponents argued it would weaken Prop. 209, invite discrimination, and likely fail at the ballot or in court. After extensive debate, the measure was approved as amended and sent to Appropriations. The committee next heard ACA 18, which would add a second student voting seat to the University of California Board of Regents, ensuring both undergraduate and graduate student representation. The author and student regent witnesses said the UC board is the only major higher education governing board in California with just one student vote, and that more student representation would improve decision-making and reflect the student body. The measure drew support from student organizations and was approved. Finally, AJR 29 was heard, opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail administration and defending California’s mail voting system as safe and secure. The author said the order would improperly interfere with state election administration. The resolution was adopted. Items 3 and 4 on consent were also approved, and the committee adjourned after all agenda items were acted upon.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JBC-PEER REVIEW Apr 15th, 2026

JBC-PEER REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is very temporary appropriation request item B1.
  • It's for $6,000 in appropriation.
  • These are pay plan appropriation requests.
  • I think if it's about appropriation versus funding, all the requests for this month are strictly appropriation
  • So strictly just an appropriation.
Summary: The PEER Review Subcommittee met to consider a large agenda of appropriation, transfer, contract, and other review items. Members approved temporary appropriation requests in Sections B through F, including funding for prosecuting attorneys, education-related adjustments, school operating needs, labor licensing divisions, ARPA fund returns from Workforce Services, IIJA grants for state police CDL implementation and a forestry-related county grant, reserve fund transfers for teacher scholarships, school facilities, and economic development, and a Commerce reallocation tied to organizational realignment. Cash fund requests in Section G and budget classification transfers in Section H were also reviewed, along with pay plan requests in Section I, overtime requests in Section J, and multiple methods of finance in Section K. The committee also reviewed discretionary grants in Section L, including agriculture promotion board grants and DHS aging/adult behavioral health grants, plus RFQs, construction contracts, intergovernmental contracts, and out-of-state contracts in Sections M1 through M5. Several items drew questions from members. Workforce Services explained that $225,000 in TANF-related funds would be returned to the federal government because the two-year hold period for uncashed or moved checks had expired. Commerce officials described the $25 million site infrastructure grant program, saying it supports site development, due diligence, and infrastructure build-out at eligible sites of 30 acres or more, including rural communities, with grant agreements and matching requirements providing accountability. DHS and Education officials answered questions about the Care Solace mental health referral contract, saying it is a statewide concierge/referral service that helps schools connect students to Arkansas providers and follow up so students do not fall through the cracks; members asked for more information on provider selection, school-day scheduling, and Arkansas vendor participation. The committee held one item over: the DHS discretionary grant item for the RSVP retired senior volunteer program in L2, after concerns were raised about whether state general revenue was being used effectively and how much administrative overhead the providers retain. Members also questioned several contracts, including a DHS sole-source contract with EMSLink for document management software and a DHS bridge contract with Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care for Medicaid inspections of care reviews; in both cases, agency staff explained the need to avoid service disruption and said follow-up information would be provided. A Department of Corrections reentry center contract was discussed for its recidivism results, and ARDOT retirement-system investment contracts were briefly explained. The meeting ended after a lengthy discussion of the Medicaid Trust Fund balance, with DFA and DHS officials saying the state is expected to finish the fiscal year without exhausting the fund, that a restricted reserve of $100 million is available as a backstop, and that the larger question is what minimum balance should be maintained going forward.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Oct 10th, 2025

Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll then discuss legislative appropriations.
  • These are direct appropriations sent to these organizations or districts for their use.
  • If the man dollar appropriation, it's not enough, but it's certainly the right thing to do.
  • Are there other similar prior appropriations?
  • Do we have enough money through legislative appropriation?
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 05/01/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • a or deleting a $100,000 appropriation a or deleting a $100,000 appropriation from<01:26:14.560>
  • that we need to take the appropriation that we need to take the appropriation out<01:26:26.560><
  • <01:56:09.119> Madam an appropriate way to do it. Madam an appropriate way to do it.
  • appropriations, which is an appropriate appropriations, which is an appropriate single<02:00:06.159
  • . appropriations. appropriations.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Apr 28th, 2025

Banking and Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The motion is do pass and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Valencia? Yes. Aye. Chen?
  • Bonta, the recommendation is do pass as amended to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • AB 801, the motion is do pass as amended to the Committee on Appropriations. Chiavo?
  • Pass as amended and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. She's on her way.
  • Do you pass or refer to the Committee on Appropriations and AB 866?
Keywords: 988, house, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-05-06 - 11:00AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are the cash fund appropriations, but these are appropriations we already had looked at for the
  • <00:40:23.600> The bill for any appropriations. The bill for any appropriations.
  • > the<00:40:25.320> bonded appropriations of the of the bonded appropriations of the of
  • > are appropriations, but these are appropriations, but these are appropriations<00:40:36.400>
  • As recommended by the Committee on Appropriations. Now would be the appropriate time for questions.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • How much of that funding has already been appropriated in the current biennial budget?
  • And so we actually haven't been appropriated any dollars.
  • So it would not be—when you say how much is appropriated, you appropriate in the IT pool.
  • , you know, appropriated on paper.
  • So we operate within the appropriations that you all provide us.
Keywords: 904, all
Summary: The committee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on OSPI’s school apportionment system, which distributes K-12 funding to districts. Auditors said the system and its underlying 2008-era infrastructure are outdated, unstable, inefficient, and at high risk of errors or failure. They also found weak controls over data input, documentation, oversight, and monitoring, with heavy reliance on a small number of staff and vendor knowledge. In limited testing of three districts, the system calculated 2023–24 funding correctly, but auditors identified small discrepancies between state budget inputs and underlying statutory language and said broader system risks remain unresolved. JLARC members asked about the scope of the district testing, whether smaller districts face greater risk, the meaning of the funding discrepancies, and whether the system could support a future change to a simpler per-student funding formula. Auditors said the discrepancies were small but could compound into millions statewide, and that the audit did not evaluate broader policy questions or alternative system owners. They recommended OSPI modernize or replace the system and address current control weaknesses while the new platform is developed. OSPI officials largely agreed that the current platform needs replacement and said a feasibility study completed in 2024 found the system at catastrophic risk of failure. They clarified that the Legislature had approved up to $16 million in the state IT pool for the project, but that funding is released through gated oversight and not all of it had yet been appropriated for the current biennium. OSPI disputed the auditor’s characterization of some rounding and budget-law issues, saying the calculations were consistent with agency rules and legislative inputs, and explained that some manual workarounds are used to handle newer statutory requirements. One member of the public testified in support of modernizing the system and strengthening controls. The committee then adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Insurance Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill assigns responsibility to the appropriate state agencies.
  • The motion is do pass, recommended consent to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • The motion is do pass, recommended consent to Appropriations.
  • The motion is do pass, recommended consent to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations. Call her on? Call her on. Aye.
Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met as a subcommittee at first because a quorum was not initially present, then later established a quorum and heard several bills. The main special-order item was AB 1795 (Gibson), which would create statewide standards for testing, inspection, and remediation of wildfire smoke damage in homes, with CalEPA and public health agencies developing science-based standards and insurers required to follow new claims-handling timelines. Supporters, including Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and wildfire survivors, said the bill would bring consistency and safety; insurers and consumer groups generally supported the concept but sought further amendments on scope, standards, and claim handling. The committee voted do pass as amended and refer AB 1795 to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also considered AB 1576 (Ortega) on the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund, which would make changes intended to reduce litigation and employer assessments while preserving the program’s purpose of encouraging hiring of workers with prior disabilities. Labor-side witnesses supported the bill as a reform step, while business, public entity, and insurance groups opposed it, arguing it did not address the core structural problems and that a trailer bill was a better vehicle for broader reform. AB 1576 was voted do pass to Appropriations, with the roll held open. AB 1931 (Papan) would create an optional limited-lines license for utilities to offer home protection products for repairs to appliances and utility service lines. Support came from HomeServe, utilities, and industry groups, who said the bill would clarify current law and add consumer protections such as training, disclosures, and a free-look period; there was no opposition in the room. The committee passed AB 1931 to Appropriations. AB 2361 (Pacheco) would limit vicarious liability for peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing platforms like Turo while preserving insurance coverage requirements; supporters said it would align California with other states, while consumer attorneys opposed it as reducing accountability and consumer recovery. The committee passed AB 2361 as amended to Appropriations. AB 2098 (Kalra), heard later, would require employers to allow leave for workers to attend treatment for occupational injuries during work hours, subject to notice and business-necessity limits; labor groups supported it and business and insurance groups sought narrower standards. It was also voted do pass to Appropriations. The committee then completed roll-call add-ons and adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the North Star Promise Program, the appropriation for fiscal year 25 was $117 million; however, $5
  • Appropriation and using it for other things.
  • I want to begin by expressing my I want to express my sincere gratitude for the annual appropriation
  • This slide highlights the specifics in how we are utilizing this appropriation.
  • What impact would that have on this $10 million appropriation? Would it enable you to do more?
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 15, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • wherever they were appropriated. wherever they were appropriated.
  • then it appropriates the federal funds. then it appropriates the federal funds.
  • appropriate? Too high too low? appropriate? Too high too low?
  • that percentage is appropriate. that percentage is appropriate.
  • You also reduced SIPA appropriations. You also reduced SIPA appropriations.
Keywords: 916, all