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MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Bidel, Health Services Cost of Office of Members, Finance.
- be ordered to finance.
- . >> All right, the bill is ordered reassigned to finance.
- We'll go for 99 next time. finance and a fifth announcement. finance and a fifth announcement.
- requirements reassigned to finance. requirements reassigned to finance.
Summary:
The Senate held a brief pro forma session, waived reading of the prior journal, and received the first calendar item, Senate Bill 246, which was referred to the appropriate standing committee. The chamber also announced several committee reassignments under Rule 33D.
The reassignments included Senate Bill 18, concerning the State Board of Social Work Examiners, moved to Finance; Senate Bill 42, relating to reduction in facilities and veteran service organizations, moved to Judicial Proceedings; Senate Bill 106, the vehicle emissions inspection program repeal, moved to Judicial Proceedings; Senate Bill 119, the State Board of Environmental Health Specialist sunset extension, moved to Finance; and Senate Bill 186, concerning optometry examination requirements, moved to Finance. The presiding officer noted the reassignment process and joked that the chief of staff had a 98% accuracy rate on initial committee assignments.
No substantive debate or votes on legislation occurred. The Senate thanked the pages for their service, held a quorum call for the pro forma session, and then adjourned without objection until Monday, January 19th at 8:00 p.m.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions - 01/28/2026
Civil Service And Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is being reported to the Finance Committee. Thank you.
- The bill is being reported to Finance. Can I...
- And the bill is being reported to the Finance Committee.
- This bill is being reported to the Finance Committee.
- And the bill is being reported to the Finance Committee.
Summary:
The Civil Service and Pensions Committee met on January 28, 2026, with a quorum present and 13 bills on the agenda. Chair Robert Jackson opened the first committee meeting of the 2026 session and noted members present in person and by voting sheet. The committee then took up a series of civil service, retirement, and public employee labor bills, with brief motions and votes on each measure.
Several bills concerned retirement and benefits, including changes to membership eligibility in the New York State and Local Retirement System (S-1011), transfer of sick time (S-3354), identical skilled nursing care health benefits for public retirees (S-4724), teleworking extension (S-5211), beneficiary changes for retirees (S-625A and S-6750), and an exit service requirement for designated employees (S-6999A). Other bills addressed public employee hearing procedures, collective negotiation disputes, preventing outsourcing during a hiring freeze, and related civil service law changes, including measures sponsored by Chair Jackson and other senators.
Most bills were approved unanimously or with one abstention and were reported either to the Finance Committee or to the floor, depending on the bill. The committee also reported S-1011, S-3354, S-4724, S-4773, S-4894, S-4901, S-5211, S-6750, and S-6999A to Finance, while S-1540, S-2264, S-625A, and some others were reported to the floor. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were acted on, with no further discussion.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not truly finance. It's more people. It's a people purpose.
- It's not truly finance. It's more people. It's a people purpose.
- It's not truly finance. It's more people. It's a people purpose.
- It's not truly finance. It's more people. It's a people purpose.
- It's not truly finance. It's more people. It's a people purpose.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology met on March 6, 2026, and considered four gubernatorial nominations. For GM 690, Jesse Kola Dean was nominated for reappointment to the Hawaii Retirement Savings Board. Testimony from the Retirement Savings Board and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations strongly supported Dean, citing his original membership on the board and his role in advancing implementation of the retirement savings program. Dean described his background and said the program was moving into implementation after the board approved the Connecticut consortium model; in response to questions, he said the main challenges had been finding an executive director and adapting the program from an original opt-in structure to the opt-out consortium model. The committee voted to recommend advise and consent.
For GM 634, Darlene Blakey was nominated to the board of trustees of the Employees' Retirement System. ERS and several individuals submitted support. Blakey, an executive vice president and chief lending officer at First Hawaiian Bank, said her banking and finance background and personal experience with her mother’s retirement benefits motivated her service. She told senators she had attended ERS meetings and was focused on improving retirees’ access to information, education, and retirement planning, and said she would recuse herself from matters involving First Hawaiian Bank because of a potential conflict of interest. The committee again voted to advise and consent.
The committee then considered GM 627 and GM 726, both nominations of Gina Anu Novo to the Hawaii Workforce Development Council for different terms. Written testimony from numerous supporters was read into the record. Novo, a longtime First Hawaiian Bank executive and current vice chair, described her experience building audit, compliance, human resources, and technology functions, and said she wanted to help strengthen workforce pathways, career development, retention, and outreach to youth and workers who do not pursue college. Senators asked about her plans to connect workforce development with education and financial literacy; she emphasized career pathing, training, and adapting to changing skills needs, including the role of technology and AI. The committee voted to recommend advise and consent on both nominations, and the meeting adjourned after all four nominations were approved by the committee.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
2026 Budget Conference Committee (3-20-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Debt service was moved to finance.
- Debt service was moved to finance. Debt service was moved to finance.
- Debt service was moved to finance.
- Debt service was moved to finance.
- Debt service was moved to finance.
Summary:
The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget.
The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed.
There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions - 03/10/2026
Civil Service And Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill is reported to our Finance Committee.
- The bill will be reported to the Finance Committee.
- The bill will be reported to Finance.
- This bill is reported to our Finance Committee.
- This bill is reported to our finance committee.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions met on March 10, 2026, with a quorum present and 11 bills on the agenda. The committee chair noted that all measures were recommended to be referred to the Finance Committee. The bills largely concerned retirement and pension-related changes for public employees, including increased military service credit, retirement rules for 911 operators and dispatchers, salary base determinations for NYC police pension members, retired firefighters serving as fire science instructors, borrowing from accumulated contributions for certain NYC correction members, a cost-of-living-related benefit for Verrazzano Bridge toll employees, restoration of 20-year service credit for certain NYC correction officers and sanitation workers, death benefits for Orange County correction personnel, pension benefits for fire marshals with service beyond 25 years, prior service treatment for NYC Police Pension Fund members, and death benefits for certain retirement system beneficiaries.
Members moved each bill without substantive debate, and each received unanimous support in the recorded vote tally of seven ayes, zero nays, and zero AWRs. Several bills were sponsored by Senator Jackson, who also participated in the motions on those measures. Senator Cooney arrived during the meeting and joined the committee proceedings. No opposition or amendments were recorded.
At the conclusion of the agenda, all 11 bills were reported to the Finance Committee, and the chair adjourned the meeting after noting the completion of the committee’s third meeting of the 26th legislative session.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- questions in education finance. questions in education finance.
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- So, I would just ask for you ed finance.
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All the Education Finance Committee. All the Education Finance Committee.
Keywords:
foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- A quorum is present, and this is the Minnesota Senate Education Finance Committee.
- The plan is to pass this out of committee and send it on to our finance committee.
- . finance. finance.
- Final comment on an education finance bill, please. Well, we do have an hour, so, um...
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 20th, 2026 at 05:10 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- How about Senate Finance at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow morning? Sweats and jeans are allowable.
- No, Senate Finance is gonna go in tomorrow afternoon. to hear Senate Bill 2 at about 1:30.
- If you go to Senate Finance and ask for Adrian, he'll pull him in for you.
- Finance Committee, the Department of Finance and Administration.
- Or if you have any training needs, go to Senate Finance.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Sigurdson and the Campaign Finance Board on the disclaimer language again.
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- anticipating but again the the finance anticipating but again the the finance part<00:58:12.240>
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- Today’s hearing is focused on campaign finance and a number of local bills.
- I am William Campbell, Director of the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
- FEC that the lens under which any campaign finance regulation must be viewed is whether it is crafted
- The Court has rejected all other legislative objectives when reviewing campaign finance laws, such as
- significant judicial, economic, and cultural shifts, and the campaign finance law has not kept pace.
Summary:
The House and Senate Election Laws committees held a hearing focused on campaign finance and several local election-related bills. Office of Campaign and Political Finance Director William Campbell testified in support of H. 848 and S. 515, saying the campaign finance law needs modernization and highlighting proposals for stronger Super PAC disclosure, more timely reporting, improved security for campaign participants, and other reforms. He said the bills would help update a 50-year-old system to reflect legal, economic, and cultural changes.
A major portion of the hearing concerned H. 868/S. 507, which would require earlier and more frequent reporting by ballot question committees. Witnesses from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and others argued that ballot campaigns now involve tens of millions of dollars, much of it raised during periods with no real-time disclosure, and that moving these committees into the depository system would improve transparency without burdening grassroots signature-gathering. The committee also heard support for H. 811 and H. 812, which would allow municipalities to create citizen-funded election programs and require identifying information on political text messages, as well as S. 525/H. 875, which would bar political spending by foreign-influenced corporations.
The committee also heard testimony on S. 2605, a Canton home rule petition to move town elections from April to November. Canton residents, a select board member, and a poll worker said the change would increase turnout, better align local elections with the November voting cycle, and give newly elected officials more time to prepare for town meeting. Senator Rausch also testified in support of S. 530, requiring presidential primary candidates to disclose recent tax returns. The hearing ended with no votes taken and the committee adjourning, with a note that the next hearing was tentatively scheduled for January 13.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/16/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
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uh MnCIFA to expand its financing uh MnCIFA to expand its financing uh capacity - Lastly, she said financing partners are asking for these tools.
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partners And lastly, we have financing partners And lastly, we have financing - financing tools. financing tools.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/18/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Alex and Ivelasquez with the Department of Finance.
- So Department of Finance will kick us off. Yes.
- Does the Department of Finance have anything to add?
- Finance. I'll also note the Department of Finance.
- Alex and I with the Department of Finance.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, chaired by Assemblymember Alvarez, held a hearing focused on University of California budget issues. The committee reviewed UC core operations funding, enrollment trends, federal funding threats, Title IX implementation, and basic needs support. Major themes included the end of the Governor’s multi-year UC compact, the state’s fiscal outlook, UC’s enrollment growth, and the potential impacts of federal policy changes on research, health care, and student aid.
On core funding, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to continue compact-related support, defer some payments, and authorize a cash-flow loan. The LAO recommended a smaller or no base increase, earmarking some funds for capital renewal, retiring deferrals when possible, avoiding new compact commitments, and funding UC annually rather than through compacts. UC argued that the compact has supported enrollment growth, student services, and operating costs, but said campuses face rising expenses, structural deficits, and limited reserves. Members questioned the effects of deferrals on students and discussed the need to prioritize less harmful reductions if cuts become necessary.
The enrollment panel focused on UC’s growth in California resident enrollment and the nonresident replacement plan at Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego. The LAO recommended maintaining the current enrollment target, funding enrollment separately from base increases, pausing the nonresident replacement plan, and holding enrollment flat in 2027-28. UC said it has already met compact enrollment goals, grown California undergraduate enrollment by about 18,800 students, and that further growth depends on ongoing state support. The committee also discussed the cost of enrollment growth, possible differential nonresident tuition, and a reporting request for UC to analyze the nonresident replacement approach; the motion to adopt supplemental reporting language passed.
The hearing also covered federal funding risks, with the LAO and UC warning that federal changes could affect research grants, medical center reimbursement, and student financial aid. UC said research cancellations and suspensions are disrupting labs and graduate student support, while federal health policy changes could increase uncompensated care at UC hospitals. In the Title IX update, UC described its systemwide civil rights structure, annual student training, and campus support offices, and members praised the work while asking about ongoing concerns and intersegmental collaboration. The final basic-needs item began with Finance stating the Governor’s budget does not change ongoing support, but the transcript cuts off before further discussion or action.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll call this meeting of the House Housing Finance and Policy Committee to order and note that a quorum
- Uh, we will now move on to our one bill for the day, which is our housing finance bill.
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and <00:02:49.360>policy the housing finance and policy the housing - infrastructure resources have financed infrastructure resources have financed more<00:14:09.600>
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affordable use to create and finance affordable use to create and finance affordable
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So I understand the complexity of school finance.
- The, the school finance, um, uh, the, the, the totality of school finance would, would allow you, would
- our school finance system is attendance-based.
- Yeah, it's a method of finance.
- That's the way the school finance system formulas work.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 118 May 12th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We went through this in finance.
- There's just the finance committee report. Okay, then just the finance committee report.
- Back to the finance committee report. Any further discussion on the finance committee report?
- This bill will allow... ...allow a financing mechanism through Health Care Policy and Financing for helping
- In finance, we In finance, we made some adjustments to be sure that we were clear on the actual legal
VT
Transcript Highlights:
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you <00:43:11.680>< - recommended by the committee on finance. recommended by the committee on finance.
- I thank the Chair of Finance.
- committee on finance. committee on finance.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Public financing programs put more power into the hands of everyday voters.
- Campaign Finance.
- what happens if the campaign finance what happens if the campaign finance office<01:21:31.920>
- only just from the campaign finance only just from the campaign finance software<01:23:58.040>
- The bill will go to Judiciary and Finance.
- only just from the campaign finance only just from the campaign finance software<01:23:58.040>
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Financial Institutions Jan 14th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Financial Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- The Division of Finance, House Bill 2423.
- The Department of Finance has worked with industry stakeholders to develop a new fee structure.
- deposits of the respective assessment fees and transfer funds to reimburse the finance funds for the
- Like I said, if not, I do have the Division of Finance here as well, and various different people who
- We work well with the Division of Finance, specifically the Consumer Protection Division.