Video & Transcript Research : 'appropriations act'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These were originally appropriated in the 2024-25 General Appropriations Act.
- All appropriations for these areas are estimates.
- Only appropriate grant funding is required. Thank you.
- And that's what we do is appropriate money.
- DIR, DSHS, and the PUC serve as acts officio members.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The agency anticipates receiving $1.67 billion from the Federal Broadband Equity Act.
- Item six relates to the agency's appropriation out of the opioid abatement account.
- , not including GR appropriations.
- I think y'all may have appropriated about 10% of that.
- Senator Paxton: Well, and I think also the proper equipment would be very appropriate.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EIG-TRS, EIG-JDC Public Hearings 04-07-2026
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Congress to pass legislation to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the
- Congress to pass legislation to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the
- Congress to pass legislation to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the
Keywords:
Civil Rights Act, discrimination, employment, housing, public accommodations, LGBTQ+ rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, Equality Act, civil rights, federally funded programs, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint committees on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs, Transportation, and later Judiciary heard two sets of resolutions. The first, SCR 132 and SR 124, urged the City and County of Honolulu to take steps to finalize the Makakilo Drive Extension Project. Testimony from a Makakilo resident emphasized the lack of a second access route and raised safety concerns about being trapped in the area in an emergency. Both committees voted to pass the resolutions unamended.
The second set, SCR 11 and SR 9, requested that the U.S. Congress amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service. Supporters from the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, IMUA Alliance, and Pride at Work in Hawaii argued that stronger anti-discrimination protections are needed to reduce vulnerability to violence, housing insecurity, and exploitation, and to provide federal protections that mirror state law. One senator asked whether state protections already exist and was told the resolutions seek federal-level protections because federal law can supersede state law. Both committees adopted recommendations to pass SCR 11 and SR 9 unamended, with votes in favor and some members excused.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm going to ask our acting deputy Jill Weiss to say a few words and fill in what I haven't talked
- We already have the responsibility for ensuring the free and appropriate education under federal law.
- Line 22, after that first occurrence of 'act,' we strike the remainder of that line and line 23.
- the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Special Education Act, and monitor compliance
- The pertinent issue at present may require the consideration of a supplemental appropriation.
Keywords:
special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP, individualized education program, students with disabilities, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, dyslexia, dyslexia screening, structured literacy, reading intervention, multilayered system of supports, MTSS, student assistance team, free appropriate public education, FAPE, special education compliance, charter schools
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- It may be for you and the chairman as well, too, because I see this as kind of a balancing act.
- I see this as kind of a balancing act.
- We need to go ahead and do two appropriation bills to move with the budget bills.
- We need to go ahead and do two appropriation bills to move with the budget bills.
- uh with the following uh appropriations uh with the following uh appropriations made<00:25:45.200
Bills:
HB589, HB591, HB609, HB614, SB57, SB280, SB332, HB589, HB591, HB609, HB614, SB57, SB280, SB332, HB627
Keywords:
Jefferson County, building regulations, zoning, public health, building commissioner, permits, construction, land use, county tax, lodging tax, Henry County, transient accommodations, hospitality industry, local act, sheriff, sheriff's office, task force, abandoned property, stolen property, unclaimed property
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- You will see that there are 38 lines in the appropriation or 38 sections in the appropriation.
- Section 3 allows changes to the Government Data Practices Act.
- This appropriation covers growing expenses for health care, compensation, utilities, and IT.
- appropriation. Thank you, **Representative Davis**. Thank you, **Chair Cleavorn**.
- , we are required to act.
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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this reduction to the appropriation, this reduction to the appropriation, - which is so particularly appropriate. which is so particularly appropriate.
- A second example that I would act.
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Mar 17, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 28
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
Hawaii, Hawaiʻi, house resolution, congratulatory resolution, education, public schools, librarian of the year, middle school principal of the year, school counselor of the year, teacher of the year, library system, blind and print disabled, accessible learning, braille, audio technology, principal, school counselor, agriculture education, culinary arts, student recognition
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The way they read appears as if it is restricting the Michael Morton Act.
- Bland Act.
- Sandra Bland Act as well. Thank you. Thank you. Ms. Williams, do you know if there's a...
- The 2.139 and we call it the Richard Miles Act in Dallas, but the Richard Miles Act that you all passed
- I serve as the Executive Director of Act for Us, an action fund based in San Antonio.
Keywords:
gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It may be more appropriate.
- With our Good Men and Women in Uniform Act.
- So it would be appropriate...
- That policy, practice, or procedure would show an act or an omission of an act, and so I would need to
- Subject to the Freedom of Information Act?
Keywords:
gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (9-18-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The first item on the agenda is an act relating to machine gun conversion devices.
- The first item on the agenda is an act relating to machine gun conversion devices.
- The final presentation that we will have is an act relating to grooming.
- is an act relating to grooming. is an act relating to grooming.
- So that's why we're... in sexual acts with minors. We can do it in sexual acts with minors.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Roll Call: 00:00:07
26RS BR 8 - AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices: 00:01:33
Department of Public Advocacy Update: 00:51:33
26RS BR 126 - AN ACT relating to boating under the influence: 01:23:46
26RS BR 60 - AN ACT relating to grooming: 01:33:23, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the August 29 minutes, and then heard testimony on a bill relating to machine gun conversion devices, often described as Glock switches or auto sears. Representative Jason Nemis presented the bill with Louisville police Chief Paul Humphrey and Lt. Drew Fox, arguing the measure would mirror existing federal law, make possession of these devices unlawful under Kentucky law, and give state and local law enforcement authority to seize and prosecute them without relying solely on federal agencies. They said the devices are small aftermarket or 3D-printed parts that convert semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic weapons and emphasized that the bill would not affect lawful gun ownership.
The presenters cited rising seizures and public-safety concerns, saying LMPD and Jefferson County seizures increased sharply from 2023 to 2024 and that the average age of possession had dropped. They argued the devices are used offensively, are inaccurate and dangerous, and have been linked to violent crime. Two Alabama legislators, Representatives Philip Ensler and Russell Bedsole, testified in support based on Alabama’s recent enactment of a similar law. They said local police and prosecutors there had been unable to act effectively because the devices were handled mainly by federal authorities, and they described bipartisan support, immediate enactment, and reported confiscations after passage.
Members asked about the bill’s penalty level, the source and manufacture of the devices, the scope of the definition of “conversion device,” and whether the bill could create constitutional problems given ongoing federal litigation over machine gun restrictions. The sponsors said the penalty would be a Class C felony and that the bill was intended to cover only the device attached to the firearm, not tools like 3D printers. They acknowledged that if federal machine gun laws were ultimately struck down, the state law would also be unenforceable. Some members supported the bill as common-sense public safety legislation, while Representative Roberts opposed it on Second Amendment grounds, arguing Kentucky should focus on expanding gun rights rather than adding restrictions already covered by federal law.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members, House Bill 4138 and Senate Bill 1831 are the General Appropriations Acts, also known
- The bill makes supplemental appropriations, including formula changes, as well as a $4,750,000 appropriation
- I'm not sure how much of that appropriation has been spent, what the balance of that appropriation is
- Act.
- Act.
Bills:
HB4138, HB4139, HB4140, HB4141, HB4142, HB4143, HB4144, HB4145, HB4146, HB4147, HB4148, HB4149, HB4150, HB4151, HB4152, HB4153, SB1831, SB1832, SB1833, SB1834, SB1835, SB1836, SB1837, SB1838, SB1839, SB1840, SB1841, SB1842, SB1843, SB1844, SB1845, SB1846
Keywords:
appropriations, education funding, health care, general fund, state budget, local funding, gaming, pari-mutuel, horse racing, regulatory assessment, first-time starters, budget implementation, federal funds, government services, budget stabilization, financial reporting, capital outlay, infrastructure, veterans services, highway construction
Summary:
The committee met in a special joint appropriations session to review the FY 2027 budget package, including House Bill 4138 and Senate Bill 1831, the general appropriations or “feed” bills. Staff described the budget as including a one-time transfer of state funds, a 5% lump-sum reduction to most agencies’ discretionary general-fund budgets, continued funding for the state health insurance plan and school facilities, and various one-time restorations or reversions of prior appropriations. Members spent much of the meeting clarifying how the 5% reductions would work, noting that formula and mandatory funding such as K-12 basic aid are excluded, while the governor’s executive branch would decide how to implement the cuts within agencies. The chair repeatedly emphasized that the committee was not specifying line-item cuts and that agencies would have discretion over implementation.
A large portion of the discussion focused on the practical effects of the budget on universities, public safety, health care, rural programs, and fund sweeps. Arizona Board of Regents and university representatives said the proposed reductions would amount to more than $85 million statewide and could affect programs such as the Arizona Promise Program, Teachers Academy, and tuition freezes, though no specific program cuts were written into the bill. Other testimony raised concerns about fund sweeps from encumbered balances, including university research funds, housing trust funds, utility regulation funds, and ADOT-related accounts, with some members warning about possible impacts on rural infrastructure and federal matching dollars. The committee also discussed the state employee health plan, including a $228 million general-fund infusion and proposed employee premium increases over three years, as well as questions about corrections, forestry and fire management, and rural critical access hospitals.
Public testimony was largely opposed to the budget. Speakers from Opportunity Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents, health care, and local government argued that the package would reduce support for education, housing, SNAP, health care access, and rural communities while preserving tax benefits for data centers and wealthy taxpayers. A mayor from Globe described severe flood damage and asked for state help for a flood relief fund, while a motorcycle safety advocate questioned a proposed transfer from the motorcycle safety fund. Committee members debated whether the budget’s effects should be described as speculative or as likely consequences of the broad cuts, and several exchanges became contentious over comparisons to the Great Recession and references to federal tax policy. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote taken in the portion provided, though leadership had earlier said the committee planned a mass roll-call vote on all the bills at the end.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So, you know, it would seem as though if it's properly installed, it's of an appropriate size, that wouldn't
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an installed, it's of a prop of an installed, it's of a prop of an appropriate - appropriate size, that wouldn't happen. appropriate size, that wouldn't happen.
Keywords:
permit processing, permitting reform, county permits, development permits, building permits, land use, construction delays, housing development, infrastructure development, county workforce, differential pay, salary incentive, performance bonus, recruitment and retention, expedited hiring, vacancy rates, permit backlog, government modernization, county mayor, county council
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs heard two measures. SB 2671, relating to essential permitting positions, drew no oral testimony beyond written comments from the Department of the Attorney General and the Office of Planning. The chair said the bill was intended to make government more efficient and reduce red tape in the permitting process.
SB 2902, relating to renewable energy, received testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, Kauai Island Cooperative, Bright Saver, and 350 Hawaii. Supporters described the bill as a way to expand access to plug-in or balcony solar, lower electricity bills, improve resilience, and broaden access for renters and apartment residents. Several testifiers urged amendments to avoid limiting the measure to condominiums, to remove condominium board approval language, and to eliminate utility or PUC registration requirements. The PUC said registration could help with safety, linemen protection, and circuit hosting-capacity concerns, and noted that improper installation or oversizing could create problems.
After a brief recess, the committee voted to recommend both bills for passage with amendments and deferred each to April 19, 2042. The recommendations were adopted without objection.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 11th, 2026
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
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- Um, this is Sarah Marsh Heavens 27, Camp Safety Act.
- Um, and we changed the language of section 14 uh nothing in this act camp, you have an obligation to
Keywords:
business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 20th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- congressional districts to be used in the next general election are changed or altered by either an act
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judgment < - He said the same standard is found in the Safe Drinking Water Act, too.
- So at the federal level, Water Act, too.
Keywords:
law enforcement, taser, restrained individuals, police procedures, civil rights, income tax, tax exemption, Alabama tax code, Section 40-18-3, civilian employees, Department of Defense, DoD, Armed Forces, military pay, combat zone, deployment, National Guard, Reserve components, emergency response, federal employees
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Act.
- Appropriations for public school finance and school safety bills.
- Members, House Bill 500 is the supplemental appropriation.
- step in addition to the $1 billion appropriated in 2023.
- of students or direct appropriations of the university.
Keywords:
appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These acts are not mere vandalism.
- Acts against a child.
- Or the exact date when those acts were committed.
- Sexual acts.
- Sentence these cases as appropriate.
Bills:
HB316
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 24th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and hopefully we have made the appropriate changes through there.
- All we're doing with this is appropriating.
- We're doing with this is appropriating the federal money that's coming in so that it can be used in the
- 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.
Bills:
HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB460, HB405, HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB405
Keywords:
Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine S.222, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk. Apr 1st, 2025 at 09:00 am
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- of their busy schedules to share your expertise and perspectives on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
- I have long supported the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. Thank you, Senator Markey.
- The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 would change. The bill would reduce fat in whole milk.
- It's why yesterday I filed the Hot Foods Act again to cut red tape and snap and to help working families
- I kept a close eye on the milk consumption and waste that we started seeing in about 2012 when the Act
Bills:
SB222
Keywords:
whole milk, school lunch, school meals, National School Lunch Program, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Child Nutrition Act, USDA, nutrition standards, dairy, nonfat milk, low-fat milk, reduced-fat milk, lactose-free milk, nondairy beverages, plant-based milk, milk substitution, parental consent, legal guardian, food allergies, allergic reaction
Summary:
This meeting of the committee focused primarily on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, S222, which aims to permit schools to offer a fuller range of milk options, including whole, reduced, and low-fat varieties, that have garnered bipartisan support. Chairman Bozeman opened the session by highlighting concerns over children's nutrition and the obesity epidemic, emphasizing the significance of nutritious school meals in addressing these issues. Experts from various organizations were invited to discuss the implications of this bill as well as the current challenges facing school meal programs, including budget constraints and food supply issues. The meeting included passionate testimonies about the direct impacts of current dietary guidelines and federal funding reductions affecting schools' abilities to provide healthy meal options.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 5th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, it was removed as a retaliatory act.
- attorney's office, a a lender or, um, a title company and get a power of attorney, and then someone can act
- taxes will be levied to pay back those loans, but in the case of an emergency, if, if, if, uh, if an act
- While many collection entities act in good faith, there are still bad actors who do not make disclosures
- What are the, if you know, the current requirements under the Fair Debt Collection Act?
Bills:
HJR40