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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Feb 11th, 2026

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's an honor of a lifetime to serve as the Secretary of this agency where I spent 16 years of my tenure
  • I share your concern in terms of how much money has been spent on this project.
  • on trying to integrate and have all these APIs, which you built in and spent on trying to integrate
  • on services, have to be spent on quality improvement.
  • on services, have to be spent on quality improvement.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • So in this regard, the Lake View Court spent some time noting the overlap between adequacy and equity
  • So just because the matrix contemplates a certain amount being spent on teacher salaries, for example
  • Those have to be spent specifically on the items for which they're allocated.
  • Restricted funds have to be spent specifically on the items for which they're allocated.
  • The court found that the General Assembly has a duty to know how state revenues are being spent.
Summary: The meeting began with approval of the previous minutes and then focused on an update from the Department of Education on early childhood programs, especially the state-funded Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) program. Secretary Jacob Oliva and Deputy Commissioner Stacey Smith said Arkansas had received a federal Preschool Development Grant and described ongoing work to review ABC slots, which have been flat for years at about 23,800 slots and roughly $114 million. They said about 1,000 slots statewide are currently unfilled despite a waiting list of more than 2,000 families, and the department is shifting toward paying based on enrollment rather than guaranteed slots. Members asked about school choice, income eligibility, year-round access, curriculum flexibility, transportation, and whether funding should be increased or rebalanced; the department said it is collecting data, may survey providers more formally, and is considering whether to modernize income thresholds, daily rates, and other program rules. The committee agreed to form an early childhood subcommittee and asked the Bureau of Legislative Research to help gather historical information on income limits and other program details. The second major portion of the meeting was a legal presentation on the framework for Arkansas school adequacy by BLR education attorney Taylor Lloyd. She reviewed the constitutional basis for a “general, suitable, and efficient” public school system, the Dupree and Lake View cases, and the principle that adequacy and equity are different but related: adequacy asks what resources are needed, while equity asks whether those resources are distributed fairly. She explained that the General Assembly must define adequacy, study it, and react to evidence over time, and that the current adequacy definition includes curriculum and career/technical frameworks, the 38 mandatory Carnegie units, state testing standards, and sufficient funding. She also described the matrix as a funding tool, not a spending mandate, and noted that categorical funds are separate from the matrix. BLR’s Elizabeth Bynum then gave the historical framework, tracing legislative responses from Dupree through Lake View and into the present. She highlighted major changes such as the creation of equalization funding, fiscal distress and academic distress laws, the adequacy study process, the Educational Adequacy Fund, facilities and transportation changes, declining enrollment and student growth funding, and later adjustments to teacher salaries, isolated funding, and categorical programs. She explained that the adequacy study has evolved through committee hearings, surveys, site visits, and outside consultants, and that recent changes include updates to accountability references and the addition or removal of certain funding categories. Members asked follow-up questions about how the matrix is used, whether homeschool or private-school funding raises comparable issues, whether stakeholders include private and homeschool participants, whether school board members should be surveyed, and whether the state should revisit average daily membership versus attendance-based funding. No votes were taken on the adequacy presentations, but the committee did agree to continue the early childhood discussion in a future subcommittee meeting.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:28 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2024, another partial veto, and Out of the 1418 has been spent.
  • In 2024, another partial veto, 12 has been spent. Million 87 has been spent.
  • In 2024, 3 million half has been spent.
  • In 2025, 2 million only 22 has been spent. And the list goes on and on.
  • I know that we have not spent all that we should have in prior years.
Keywords: 996, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 9th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • which really strengthened the Act, particularly in the area. of how taxpayer dollars are awarded and spent
  • And daylight to government functions and how taxpayer dollars are spent. spent, but some agencies, you
  • think it's time that we did a really good analysis and a forensic audit of how our money is being spent
  • talked to, for sure think that there should be additional scrutiny in how those dollars are being spent
  • We want everyone to be able to know how their money is being spent.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 02/11/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I then spent two legislative sessions as a lobbyist at Messerli Kramer before returning to state service
  • to make sure our tax dollars<00:39:22.720><c> are</c><00:39:22.920><c> being</c><00:39:23.440><c> spent
  • /c><00:39:24.560><c> a</c><00:39:24.720><c> manner</c><00:39:25.079><c> that</c> dollars are being spent
  • in a manner that dollars are being spent in a manner that actually<00:39:25.880><c> helps</c><00:39:
  • wisely and once that's gone it's spent wisely and once that's gone it's gone<00:41:44.720><c> I</c><
Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 9, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not just based on us funding. should be spent. Um moving on to letter should be spent.
  • We've committed and spent $1,835,000.
  • We've committed and spent to answer. We've committed and spent $1,835,000. $1,835,000. $1,835,000.
  • I spent half a day with the Sunday.
  • SNAP dollars are spent investment.
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 01/29/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, we've had discussions about nuclear and the spent fuel rods and how we can recycle.
  • You know, we've had discussions about nuclear and the spent fuel rods and how we can recycle.
  • The results, as we all know, was that the spent nuclear fuel was simply put next to us.
  • </c><01:39:23.400><c> nuclear</c> nuclear plant or spent nuclear nuclear plant or spent nuclear waste
  • > truly</c><01:47:37.880><c> safe</c> less that can be spent on truly safe less that can be spent on
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 9, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those were not funded because not all of that money had been spent down.
  • Some school districts had spent all their money down; some had not spent their money down.
  • And the districts have spent that pretty much down. Some districts have spent all of their 10%.
  • Uh, and the districts have spent that Uh, and the districts have spent that pretty<00:23:14.640><c> much
  • Some still have spent all of their 10%.
Bills: HB0105 , HB0107 , SF0002
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 7th, 2025 at 03:30 pm

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • From the 13 of our 28 years together, we spent in service to this nation.
  • I spent most of my time on active duty in the 3rd Special Forces Group.
  • While I'm honored to have served, I spent years fighting the demons in my head alone.
  • You spent all this time training, and then poof, you can't be a doctor.
  • I've spent a lot of time also here in Texas on the Gulf Coast.
Committee: House Public Health
Summary: The meeting of the public health committee focused on the pressing issue of opioid addiction in Texas, with a particular emphasis on House Bill 3717. Chairman Harris detailed the bill's intent to fund a grant program for Ibogaine clinical trials, framing it as a critical response to the ongoing opioid crisis. He shared poignant testimonies highlighting the struggles of families and veterans battling addiction and mental health issues. The conversation underscored the necessity of innovative treatments, like Ibogaine, which showed promising results in studies for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and PTSD.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've held this role for 16 years, and before that, I've held this role for 16 years, and before that spent
  • My sister Stacy spent several years trying to leave her marriage.
  • My sister Stacy spent several years trying to leave her marriage, and when she was finally ready, her
  • My sister Stacy spent ten years trying to, several years trying to leave her marriage. Mr.
  • Stacey spent several years trying to leave her marriage, and when she was finally ready, her husband
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing with opening remarks from Senate Chair John Cronin and House Chair Dan Cahill, followed by member introductions and instructions limiting testimony to three minutes. The committee first heard testimony on S. 2743, an act addressing staged suicides. Elizabeth Sherin Feiner of Jewish Family and Children’s Service and later Susan Altman, a domestic violence advocate, described cases in which deaths initially treated as accidents or suicides were later found to be homicides, arguing the bill would improve training, investigation protocols, and accountability in deaths involving domestic abuse. Committee members asked about current police and medical examiner practices, and one member noted that sudden-death determinations are handled by the chief medical examiner in Massachusetts. The committee then heard testimony on S. 2861, a special commission to examine school bus safety, led by Representative Sabadosa and Amanda Taylor, whose daughter Summer Steel was killed in a school bus door incident. Taylor urged adoption of anti-pinch sensor technology on new buses, saying it could have prevented her daughter’s death. Representative Sabadosa and later a Mazur USA representative supported the bill, explaining that anti-pinch and anti-drag technologies are already used in other transportation sectors and could prevent similar tragedies. The hearing also included discussion of costs and the fact that the proposal would apply prospectively to buses manufactured going forward. Finally, the committee heard testimony on S. 3021, updating Massachusetts student transportation. Ever-Driven Technologies and Chamber of Progress supported the bill, saying it would modernize Section 7D requirements for smaller passenger vehicles used for alternative student transportation while keeping core safety standards in place. They argued the change would help districts serve students experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or with disabilities, reduce costs, and expand transportation options amid a statewide transportation crisis. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after public testimony concluded.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Emerging Issues Apr 29th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Emerging Issues

Transcript Highlights:
  • And when they—we spent, I can't remember how many hours in my committee, three, four hours discussing
  • You know, where one district, I believe, spent money on artwork, and others used it in different areas
  • The planners will manage this process, make sure the money is accurately and appropriately spent. comes
  • The planners will manage this process, make sure the money is accurately and appropriately spent.
  • This process makes sure the money is accurately and appropriately spent.
Keywords: 959, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revised Apr 20th, 2026

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • last month we received guidance from the federal government that all ARPA funds had to not only be spent
  • great job of being the conduit of getting these funds out, making sure the funds are appropriately spent
  • for you is the amount of dollars that has been out there, that has gone through to them, what's been spent
  • for you is the amount of dollars that has been out there that has gone through to them, what's been spent
  • It's all spent by the appropriate time, that type of stuff, to avoid clawbacks. Thank you, Mr.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget met and first took up House Bill 4063, adopting a committee substitute over objection by a 17-4 roll call vote. The bill, as explained by the Pro Tem, moves the election dates for House Bill 4440 and Joint Resolution 1024 to August 25, 2026. Members debated whether the measure violated the single-subject rule or was an attempt to revisit proposals that had previously failed, but the committee advanced it and it passed 16-6 after debate. The committee then considered a series of appropriations and reappropriations, largely involving ARPA and interest funds. These included Senate Bills 1130 through 1134 and 1142, which redirected funds to the University Hospital Authority and Trust, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the State Department of Health for rural hospital rebuild efforts, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Griffin Memorial Hospital capacity, and DHS-related projects including Boys & Girls Club and YWCA funding. All of these bills passed, with most receiving broad support and only a few dissenting votes. Members also advanced several House bills: HB 4029 appropriated funds to the State Department of Health and the ALS fund; HB 4074 gave the Health Care Workforce Training Commission flexibility to close out ARPA projects and transfer funds among nursing-related programs; HB 4075 reappropriated water and wastewater funds within OWRB; HB 476 provided rural economic impact grant funding for water, wastewater, sewer, air park, industrial park, and broadband-related projects; HB 477 funded emergency response and relief grants with standard administrative language; HB 478 covered ARPA closeout costs for consultants and the grants management office; HB 428 extended a qualified equity investment tax deduction sunset; and HB 473 and HB 4073 pulled back ARPA funds for reappropriation and closeout. Most measures passed on strong roll-call votes, and the committee adjourned after HB 4073 passed 21-0.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Apr 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Looking at our bottom line and how much we've spent to date, it's $404,612.
  • With that, we spent a total of $240,852 out of the $250,000.
  • request that we just continue with a spending authority for $30,000, and then I report back what was spent
  • So I would just ask that before things are spent, that they're approved by you, the co-chairs. Mr.
  • Although it hasn't been spent, I would ask that any contracts again go through the co-chairs.
Summary: The America 250 and Idaho Advisory Council approved the April 6 meeting minutes and authorized two final Celebration Fund grant disbursements for the city of Eden and Elmore County. Staff reported that the grant program is now complete, with 97 total grant recipients and about 96% of the $250,000 fund spent on local America 250 events across the state. A financial update noted a remaining balance of $64,685.83, with possible additional fundraising from the Liberty Bell restoration and gift shop sales. Treasurer Ellsworth gave an update on the ambassador program, reporting nearly 2,000 ambassadors across 170 cities, 44 counties, 50 businesses, 31 schools, and 23 veterans organizations. She also highlighted recent events statewide, the Acts of Service count of 165,755, plans for collecting quarters through banks and credit unions to support the Liberty Bell restoration, and progress on the Liberty Bell carriage, including a donated truck from Kendall Ford. The committee renewed spending authority for the treasurer’s office up to $30,000. Director Gallimore and Secretary McGrane provided updates on the broader America 250 planning, including the Boise/Meridian “Surveying the Past, Mapping the Future” events, the updated Idaho 850 website, the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., and the request to release previously reserved Capitol dates now that the July 4 schedule is set. McGrane also outlined detailed logistics for the July 4 Capitol celebration, including a veterans pancake breakfast, the Boise parade, concert staging, security, road closures, and space for booths and protests. He said $25,000 previously approved for advertising would be used for statewide promotion, with contracts to be coordinated through the co-chairs. Andrew Finstuin of Boise State University reported on the America 250 curriculum initiative, saying all Idaho four-year and two-year institutions are participating in a long-term civic education effort tied to the celebration. He described campus-specific projects such as dialogue tools, civics modules, orientation workshops, patriotic performances, community field trips, civics badges, and campus/community reads. The committee expressed support for the educational work, and members agreed to tentatively meet again at 10 a.m. on the fourth, with the meeting adjourned.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Apr 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Looking at our bottom line and how much we've spent to date, it's $404,612.
  • With that, we spent a total of $240,852 out of the $250,000.
  • request that we just continue with a spending authority for $30,000 and then I report back what was spent
  • So I would just ask that before things are spent, that they're approved by you, the co-chairs. Mr.
  • It hasn't been spent, and I would ask that any contracts again go through the co-chairs and Treasurer
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The America 250 and Idaho Advisory Council approved the April 6 meeting minutes and authorized two additional grant awards for the city of Eden and Elmore County, completing the Celebration Fund grant approvals. Staff reported that the fund now has a remaining balance of about $64,685, with most of the original $250,000 already distributed to local celebrations across the state. The committee also reapproved the treasurer’s $30,000 spending authority. Members received updates on the ambassador program, which now includes nearly 2,000 ambassadors across 170 cities, 44 counties, 50 businesses, 31 schools, and 23 veterans organizations. Treasurer Ellsworth highlighted strong turnout and publicity for recent events statewide, including museum programs, lectures, and community celebrations, and reported progress on the Liberty Bell restoration and carriage project, including a donated truck from Kendall Ford. The council also discussed the upcoming Liberty Grove designation in Payette and the continued display of quilts and other promotional materials. Secretary McGrane gave a detailed logistics update on the July 4 Capitol celebration, noting the event is about 75 days away and will include a veterans pancake breakfast, the Boise parade, a concert, booths, and space for protests at the old Ada County Courthouse. He asked to release previously reserved Capitol dates now that the main event date is set, and members agreed. He also said the committee is seeking private fundraising support through the Community Foundation and a dedicated IdahoA250.com link, with any contracts to be routed through the co-chairs. Andrew Finstuin of Boise State provided an update on the statewide higher-education civics initiative tied to America 250, describing course and program efforts at Idaho’s universities and colleges, including civic dialogue tools, Canvas modules, orientation workshops, patriotic music programs, civics badges, and community reads. Members praised the work as a lasting legacy beyond the 2026 celebration. The committee tentatively scheduled its next meeting for 10 a.m. on the 4th and then adjourned.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 23rd, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Second, this bill will reduce time spent on reporting. Our schools are separate LEAs.
  • accountability is important, redundant reporting requires significant staff time that could otherwise be spent
  • accountability is important, redundant reporting requires significant staff time that could otherwise be spent
  • When they take real ownership of how those funds are spent, they may spend them the same, but they think
  • When they take real ownership of how those funds are spent, they may spend them the same, but they think
Committee: Senate Education
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 883, which would give qualifying high-performing charter schools and traditional school districts more flexibility over spending and reduce certain state reporting requirements. The sponsor and Emily McClure of the Idaho Charter School Network said the bill is intended to reward strong academic, financial, and operational performance with greater local control, while preserving accountability and avoiding any threat to federal funding. Supporters from American Classical Schools of Idaho said the measure would help schools allocate funds more effectively and reduce redundant compliance work; a district witness opposed the bill, arguing it creates unequal treatment among public schools and conflicts with the idea of common schools. After questions about which reports would be waived and whether federal funds would be affected, the committee voted to send HB 883 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Joint Memorial 19, which expresses support for a federal effort to disband the U.S. Department of Education. Senator Den Hartog argued that education is not an enumerated federal power and said dismantling the department could reduce federal overreach while preserving student protections and shifting administration of programs elsewhere in the federal government. Testimony in support came from Idaho Family Policy Center, which said the department violates federalism and parental authority. Opponents raised concerns about uncertainty over where programs such as Title I, Pell Grants, special education, and school nutrition would be housed, and one witness warned that eliminating the department could worsen inequities and undermine civil rights and research functions. The committee ultimately voted to send HJM 19 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation, and then adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 15th, 2026

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • have to start tracking with the, not the ethics, the council to make sure that that money is being spent
  • So we spent $500 million in cash, roughly, probably pockets here and there, $500 million in cash on fires
  • So we spent 500 million in cash, roughly, probably pockets here and there, 500 million in cash on fires
  • We had a lot of money and we spent a lot of money to improve things, but now it's tightening and we're
  • so I hope everything in this budget is very clear, that people can see where their money is being spent
Bills: HB97 , HB280 , HB183 , HB151 , HB202
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2, the General Appropriations Act, and reviewed the Senate Finance Committee substitute and amendments. Staff described the budget as balanced, with recurring growth of about 2.65% and reserves maintained at roughly 28% if the related disaster reform bill passes. Members discussed the bill’s major spending areas, including health care, child care, public safety, economic development, natural resources, and education, along with technical corrections, cleanup items, and where the public could find the revised bill online. There was also discussion of contingent appropriations that depend on other bills passing, and staff said a hot list of those items would be circulated. Several members asked about specific allocations, including university athletics and facilities funding for UNM and NMSU, tourism, the State Racing Commission, the Spaceport Authority, and school-related items. The committee also discussed reserve levels, oil and corporate income tax revenue assumptions, disaster and fire recovery funding, and concerns about fraud, waste, and abuse in emergency spending. Members raised questions about a Gallup DA funding issue, online school funding, and a personal care/health care item in the Health Care Authority budget. Staff clarified several line items and explained that some appropriations were tied to future legislation or temporary provisions. After debate, the committee adopted the Senate Finance Committee amendments and then voted on the committee report for House Bill 2. The motion to do pass House Bill 2 as amended passed 8-3. The chair noted that the committee would need to return later because of caucuses and the floor schedule, and staff thanked members for the process and preparation.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 21, 2026 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Early in my career, I practiced on an inpatient behavioral health unit where most of my time was spent
  • If they're given to pregnant voltage these medications all spent a significant interactions with other
  • And I've spent more than 20 years and direct patient care as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner
  • out that our site nurse practitioners are not practicing outside their scope the way that they just spent
  • Honestly, I also want to point out the amount of time as an are spent and training position.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 15th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • They had an extra-territorial jurisdiction that was set up, and they spent money on it and everything
  • They opted out of the ETJ after the city had spent a bunch of money.
  • that wants to be in their ETJ and then tries to jump out at the last second after they've already spent
  • I personally live in the ETJ of the city of Richmond, so I'm not in the city limits, and Richmond spent
  • In his particular case, about $25,000 or $30,000 of this money was spent in efforts related to this issue
Bills: SB1708 , SB2523 , SB1450
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 11, 2025 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We spent a good amount of time there learning about what happened there. much.
  • We spent a good amount of time there learning about what happened that.
  • We spent a good amount of time there learning about what happened that day and what we can do to make
  • He has since spent, we've both spent time since then, making sure that we're talking to our districts
Summary: The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on school safety, student health, and classroom environment. HB 1403, Safety of Students, would expand Guardian program participation to child care facilities, require substitute teachers to receive campus safety protocols, and allow limited exceptions for certain CTE classrooms; it drew supportive testimony from school safety and education groups and passed 16-0. PCS for HB 907, the Sunshine Genetics Act, would create the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and launch an opt-in newborn whole-genome screening program funded with $20 million; supporters said it could speed diagnosis, save lives, and reduce health care costs, and it passed 17-0. HB 949 would prohibit student use of wireless communication devices during the full school day, while allowing districts flexibility in implementation and medical exceptions; supporters cited distraction and bullying data, and the bill passed 17-0. The committee also approved HB 723, the Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Program, which requires the Department of Health to provide school-based informational materials to parents and guardians about early warning signs, risk factors, and screening for type 1 diabetes. An amendment broadened the notification to include voluntary pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade and shifted the annual notice to September 30. Testimony in support came from diabetes advocates and pediatric groups, and members spoke about personal experiences with diabetes and the value of earlier education. The bill passed 17-0 after the amendment was adopted. Across the meeting, members from both parties generally praised the bills as bipartisan efforts to improve student safety, health, and learning conditions. Several members raised questions or concerns about implementation details, including school guardian tracking, cell phone pouches and emergency access, and how the diabetes notice would be distributed, but no bill faced opposition in committee. All four measures were reported favorably.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • were excellent, but she wanted to know whether this is unique and, if so, did not need a lot of time spent
  • He said he is a reservist and likes to think of himself as a non-biased observer, and that he has spent
  • Observer of think that I'm a non-biased Observer of this<00:08:11.360><c> I've</c><00:08:11.520><c> spent
  • > lot</c><00:08:11.919><c> of</c><00:08:12.080><c> time</c><00:08:12.599><c> serving</c> this I've spent
  • a lot of time serving this I've spent a lot of time serving with<00:08:13.159><c> National</c><00:08
Keywords: 1183, house