Video & Transcript Research : 'bonding'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL Leaders and Trade Unions Announce 2025 Bonding Bill Target - 04/03/25
Transcript Highlights:
- are committed to a significant bonding are committed to a significant bonding proposal,<00:04:05.920
- that are funded through the bonding that are funded through the bonding bill,<00:10:18.320>
I - The bonding bill is not dessert. The bonding bill is not dessert. It is the table setting.
- Um we didn't bond last year and we need<00:14:56.160>
to <00:14:56.320>bond. - larger bonding bill? larger bonding bill?
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 19, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- This doesn't change how a judge sets the bond.
- They post the cash bond.
- are not cash bonds.
- The majority of bonds are 10% bonds posted by a bondsman.
- They pay a 10% bond to a bondsman, so the bondsman still has the incentive, especially if the bond is
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Subcommittee met with a quorum present and considered two bills. HB 59, by Rep. Koster, would expand Florida’s wrongful incarceration compensation process by extending the filing deadline from 90 days to two years, removing the statute’s clean hands provision, and allowing exonerees to choose between a civil lawsuit and the state compensation process. Supporters from criminal defense, innocence, civil liberties, and justice reform groups appeared in support, and members spoke favorably about the bill’s purpose. A technical amendment was adopted to align the bill with the Senate companion and remove conflicting statutory language. The committee then voted 17-0 to report HB 59 favorably as amended.
The committee next heard HB 243, by Rep. Andrade, which would prevent cash bond funds posted by third parties from being automatically used to satisfy a criminal defendant’s fines, fees, or judgments. The sponsor said the bill protects third-party depositors, while some members raised concerns about clerk revenue, bail incentives, and whether third-party organizations posting bonds should be treated differently. Rep. Gottlieb indicated he would support an amendment allowing a cash depositor to authorize those funds to be used for costs at the time of posting, and the sponsor said he would accept that concept. Public testimony was in support from Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. After debate, the committee voted 15-3 to report HB 243 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Walz capital investment package 2/19/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So what this means is that the full cost of the general obligation bond debt service for future bonding
- <00:02:31.120>
debt of the general obligation bond debt of the general obligation bond debt - >
bills <00:02:33.519>will service for future bonding bills will service for future bonding - housing infrastructure bonds. housing infrastructure bonds.
- > trunk bonds, trunk highway bonds, trunk bonds, trunk highway bonds, trunk highway<00:13:37.680>
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Transportation and Public Works Jan 29th, 2026 at 09:09 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, that we are doing the bond bill.
- Now, this bonding does not affect any of the other bonding within the state.
- bond rating for transportation bonds.
- So I want to start with the question: but for the bonding bill passing... ...or the bonding bill passing
- We need bonding and we need a cash infusion.
Summary:
The committee first heard TRIP’s annual New Mexico transportation report from Carolyn Boniface Kelly, which described deteriorating roads and bridges, congestion, safety concerns, and a large transportation funding gap. The report said more than half of major roads statewide are in poor or mediocre condition, over 170 bridges are rated poor, congestion costs drivers significant time and money, and traffic crashes and road conditions impose billions in annual costs. Members broadly agreed the report underscored the need for more stable transportation funding, with several noting the state’s recurring underinvestment and the safety risks to motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 2, a transportation bonding and revenue package. Senator Gonzales and Governor’s office and NMDOT representatives said the bill would authorize about $1.5 billion in additional bond debt for ready-to-go highway projects, while also increasing certain motor vehicle excise, registration, weight-distance, and EV-related fees to help support debt service and transportation funding. Supporters, including contractors, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber, the Department of Finance and Administration, and transportation officials, argued the bill would improve safety, economic development, project delivery, and funding stability, and help preserve federal dollars. Opponents, including the Rio Grande Foundation and some committee members, objected to the tax and fee increases, argued the state should use existing surpluses or other funds instead, and raised concerns about impacts on families, businesses, and local governments.
Committee members questioned how projects would be selected, how the new fees were calculated, how EV surcharges would work, and whether local government distributions would be affected. NMDOT said the projects would be reported to the legislature annually, selected using crash data, asset management, and project readiness, but bond approval would remain with the State Transportation Commission. After debate, Representative Romero moved do pass on SB 2 as amended, Representative Hochman-Vigil seconded, and the committee approved the bill 7-2, with Representatives Brown and Dow voting no and several members expressing reservations despite supporting the need for transportation investment.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 12th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Are bonds only anticipation notes, or do bonds include... Both types.
- My other question was about the word bond.
- No, so a bond is a certificate of obligation or a general obligation. Bonds.
- One of our bonds that didn't pass was to...
- Our bond counsels.
Keywords:
SB 512, Texas Finance Code, money transmission, money services business, money transmitter, money transmission licensee, terms of service, consumer protection, civil penalty, attorney general enforcement, account closure, refund of balance, financial services regulation, payments industry, fintech, prepaid accounts, remittance, licensee compliance, local government debt, municipal finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Prioritizing Infrastructure Projects | Senator Sandy Pappas Mar 27th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:03:17.519>
would consistent large bonding bills would consistent large bonding bills would - how much money would go into bonding how much money would go into bonding this<00:06:02.639>
- >> Yes, it can because this is the bonding >> Yes, it can because this is the bonding year
- actually because most of our bonding actually because most of our bonding bills<00:10:19.040>
- hurt us in terms of passing bonding hurt us in terms of passing bonding bills.<00:10:48.320>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- bond debt service for future bonding bond debt service for future bonding bills<00:25:28.159>
- bonding bill just isn't going to cut it. bonding bill just isn't going to cut it.
- appropriations bonds were mentioned. appropriations bonds were mentioned.
- eligible for bonding. eligible for bonding.
- a bonding bill.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- Some CTF bonds are also designated as sustainability bonds, which allows investors to invest directly
- Is that the next bond... ...fall. That is the next bond transaction.
- So the Commonwealth is in the bond market.
- bonds?
- You expect that probably some of these bonds, and perhaps a significant amount of bonds, could be issued
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets held a public hearing on H. 5279, a bill financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. MassDOT and A&F testified in support, describing the bill as a more than $5 billion transportation bond package centered on a four-year, $1.2 billion Chapter 90 authorization, plus funding for MBTA rail reliability and modernization, housing-related transportation improvements, a new DCR/MassDOT PRISM program for parkways and other DCR assets, and reauthorizations of the Municipal Pavement Program, Shared Streets and Spaces, and highway programs. They said the bill would support safety, resilience, housing production, and multimodal transportation, and noted that some bonds could be issued as special obligation bonds backed by the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and Fair Share revenues.
Committee members asked about the size and structure of the authorizations, the federal match for highway projects, the source of MBTA vehicle procurement, bridge repair needs, and whether the housing-related funds could be used flexibly for items like sidewalks, bike lanes, bus stops, and other local transportation improvements. Administration witnesses said the bill is intended as a temporary refill of existing programs until a larger transportation bond bill is filed next session, that the federal-aid line includes the full spending authority while the state only borrows the 20% match, and that the housing-related program is deliberately broad and not limited to MBTA communities. They also said Chapter 90 includes a road-mile component that especially helps rural communities and that preservation and safety are built into the programs.
The Massachusetts Municipal Association also testified in strong support, emphasizing that Chapter 90 is the most important tool municipalities have to maintain the roughly 30,000 miles of local roads and bridges they are responsible for. MMA urged timely passage before construction season and praised the continued $300 million Chapter 90 level, especially the $100 million road-mile distribution that helps communities with large road networks and smaller populations. No votes were taken on the bill, and the hearing concluded with adjournment after testimony ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Plastic bottle excise tax proposed 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Let me reiterate, this is not a in place of a bonding bill, this would supplant a bonding bill.
- And as I'll discuss, the bonding<00:02:03.360>
bill, bonding bill, bonding bill, um,<00:02:04.880 - only two bonding bills. only two bonding bills.
- through bonding alone. through bonding alone.
- bonding bill. bonding bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Capital Investment Cmte hears St. Paul bonding requests for sports facility upgrades 3/20/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- appropriation bonds.
- system um uh and uh appropriation bonds system um uh and uh appropriation bonds uh<00:35:11.680>
- Andrew Lee, is that if we were to bond for appropriation bonds of $394 million, that's going to be $32
- Andrew Lee, is that if we were to bond for appropriation bonds of $394 million, that's going to be $32
- that we might not even have a bonding that we might not even have a bonding build<00:51:06.240><
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-06 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And the bonded dollars are GO, general obligation bonds. "General obligation bonds, right."
- obligation bonds. obligation bonds.
- 08.680>
bonds <00:50:09.040>and Bond Bank handles municipal bonds and Bond Bank handles - municipal bonds and other<00:50:09.440>
bonds. - issue their bonds and pay their bonds issue their bonds and pay their bonds and<00:56:39.960>
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 12th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- In some bond elections, Texas voters reject bond propositions placed on a ballot by their local governments
- approved as a general obligation bond.
- Are bonds only anticipation notes or do bonds include Both types.
- So a bond is a certificate of obligation or a general obligation bond.
- of the bond?
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Vets and military affairs division approves HF1443 3/5/25
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Aug 11th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- They either issue the bonds and make loans from those bonds, or they bring all their issuances together
- And this is a 2025 bond issue.
- who's going to underwrite the bond.
- So our bonds have a 10-year call.
- to pay off bonds.
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, they are bonded and the bonding company, if these bonds aren't paid, they're going to start seizing
- , if these bonds and the bonding company, if these bonds aren't<00:05:19.759>
paid, <00:05:20.240 - impair or invalidate leans or bonds. impair or invalidate leans or bonds.
- issue refunding bonds. issue refunding bonds.
- with interest of bond holders. with interest of bond holders.
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 1049, which was explained as a House vehicle used to insert two previously introduced Senate bills: the rural water oversight committee bill and a measure expanding PSC authority to reject certain certificated areas for municipalities serving customers more than one mile outside city limits, with water utilities added to the existing electric utility language. The committee adopted the strike-off amendment and then passed the amended bill, which was reported out.
Next, House Bill 1305 was taken up. The bill would expand oversight of municipally owned electrical distribution systems by allowing the Public Service Commission to conduct audits, but it included a reverse repealer because further work was still needed. The sponsor said he wanted to ensure systems that do not need auditing are not unnecessarily included. The committee adopted the strike-off amendment and then reported the bill.
The final and most detailed item was a bill creating the Metro Jackson Water Authority. The sponsor described it as a response to Jackson’s water crisis and warned that without action the city could face bankruptcy and bondholder enforcement. The bill would create a new authority covering Jackson water and wastewater service areas, establish a board with appointments by the mayor, governor, lieutenant governor, and others, transfer operations when the court-ordered process ends, and give the authority powers over rates, contracts, bonds, procurement, reporting, and related financial matters. A committee member asked whether population-based language would capture any city other than Jackson; the sponsor said Jackson is the only city over 100,000 population and acknowledged a drafting issue, noting the reverse repealer was included because the bill was not yet perfect. After the strike-off was adopted, the committee voted to report the bill.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Feb 12th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- or a PR bond.
- He had to grant a cash bond.
- We had a defendant who was on a $150,000 bond. bond for capital murder that was now charged with another
- Galveston County and posted bond.
- He was out on bonds posting $1,650. $50,000 because he also was on bond for aggravated robbery in Fort
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 24th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- . bonds.
- Therefore, if you decide to issue revenue bonds or water bonds, for example, through the Texas Water
- We had some general obligation bonds from a previous bond issue that we… And then three months later,
- The bonds are for 30 years.
- It's about private activity bonds, one of the easier types of bonds we're going to hear about today.
Keywords:
local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- other agency from cancelling bonding other agency from cancelling bonding dollars<00:26:36.640><
- standard and pores uh around bond standard and pores uh around bond issuances.
- credit to housing infrastructure bonds credit to housing infrastructure bonds uh<00:58:31.920>
- thing I believe as trunk highway bonds. thing I believe as trunk highway bonds.
- highway bonds. highway bonds. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Sep 2nd, 2025
Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- revenue bond.
- bonds.
- bonds.
- , GO bonds, general obligation bonds issuing large general obligation bonds.
- bond issues.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:35 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- It has a bond bill capacity totaling approximately $392.5 million for three bond issues.
- So with this, the bonds. So with this, the bonds, that's different than capital outlay.
- with the last bond sale, has started taking a little bit of a different approach to selling the bonds
- How often do we do general obligation bonds? Chair, how often do we do general obligation bonds?
- The bonds are paid off.
Keywords:
general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools