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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 3rd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- We did submit a request for a special appropriation, our request number two for the beginnings of the
- The other thing that you need is a budget.
- We didn't put that in our budget request this year just because we knew how short we were, and we thought
- Regarding the appropriation requested as part of our FY 2026 budget, the requested salary increase of
- In summary, our FY 2026 budget request ensures competitive salaries to attract and retain qualified staff
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , and the budget is subject to change every budget cycle and more frequently as needed.
- half the state budget.
- right, and a budget request for next year.
- Yeah, I can't speak to—maybe T.J. can—I can't speak to what the agency budget request will be.
- Agency budget requests will be.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the accuracy and reliability of OSPI’s school apportionment system. Auditors said the system, which calculates and distributes K-12 funding using multiple feeder systems and a core apportionment engine, is outdated, unstable, inefficient, and at high risk of failure. They reported weak controls over data input, documentation, oversight, and staffing, and said OSPI relies heavily on manual workarounds, a few knowledgeable staff, and vendor support. In limited testing of three districts, the auditors found the system calculated funding correctly for the 2023-24 school year, but they identified nine small input discrepancies tied to differences between budget materials and state law, which they said could compound into larger dollar amounts. The auditors recommended replacing or modernizing the system and noted that delays in doing so prolong risk.
OSPI largely agreed that the current platform needs replacement and said it has been working toward a new system for years. Agency officials clarified that the Legislature requested a feasibility study in 2022, that the study found the system at risk of catastrophic failure, and that funding for a replacement is now in the state IT pool subject to OCIO/OFM gate reviews. OSPI disputed the audit’s characterization of the rounding and budget-law discrepancies, saying the issue was an agency rule and implementation choice, not an error that caused under- or over-allocation. Officials also said the current system is too old to easily absorb future formula changes, but that the planned replacement should be flexible enough to handle a new funding model if the Legislature adopts one.
Committee members asked about the amount and timing of the $16 million project funding, whether smaller districts face greater risk, how many times data is entered, and whether the funding formula should be simplified. Auditors and OSPI both emphasized that formula simplification is a policy question for the Legislature, not the audit. Public testimony came from one online witness, who urged full implementation of the audit recommendations and modernization of the system. The subcommittee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 9th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- We ask for your strong consideration of fully funding Governor Healey's FY27 budget request for TSS.
- One key component of our budget request...
- The commission's total fiscal year 2027 budget request...
- The commission's total fiscal year 2027 budget request is $32.9 million.
- The commission is working with EOTS, but requesting it in our operational budget as well, as it is a
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:32 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- On slide 17, I just want to talk briefly about our budget and the two budget recommendations before you
- It's not part of NPSU's budget.
- The only other thing on the budget I would request, and John Clarke mentioned this earlier, is we normally
- This is our agency's request and.
- for our future requests.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Let us prioritize our budget. This is a budget bill.
- Let us prioritize our budget. This is a budget bill.
- Let us prioritize our budget. This is a budget bill.
- Let us prioritize our budget. This is a budget bill.
- This is a budget prioritize our budget.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:16.800><c> from</c> requests, $3.8 billion in requests from requests, $3.8 billion in requests
- and bonding requests.
- This work supports the governor's recommendation for admin's capital budget requests.
- Summer security events pushed this request to be our number one request.
- We have two capital budget requests this year.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- We provide them an option to do that and you can see through the The request that we're requesting additional
- Requests not included in recommendations, you can see the rider requests from AgriLife Research. and
- FTEs so where where is that request?
- Land bolding, legislative budget board, you're just asking where the request shows up in our documentation
- So with this request...
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Our FY part of our FY 27 budget request for the Health Care Authority.
- Getting into our budget request, our FY27 budget requests for base and expansions is 15 billion dollars
- Okay, moving on to our last division for the budget request for today, the Income Support Division.
- So had we not received some of that support, there are funding requests that are part of our IT budget
- Chair, Senator Trujillo, there is part of the budget request that does include leases and equipment and
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health May 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And the governor's budget does include a request to cover the continued costs of ministering the program
- As you can see, our budget change proposal request included the following specific amounts.
- Today, we're asking you to ensure that our budget request supports access so all Californians in crisis
- estimates, budget change proposals, and April finance letter requests.
- Estimates, budget change proposals, and April finance letter requests.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government Mar 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- requests or issues.
- So with both of those at $96.5 million, that's our first request.
- Agenda item two pertains to a requested budget augmentation for operational sustainability and legal
- And that’s exactly my concern with this approach to budgeting.
- I'm here to support Senator Umberg's request for $150,000...
Summary:
The subcommittee heard a series of budget proposals, beginning with Exposition Park. Park leadership described the 160-acre state property’s historic role, growing visitation, and major upcoming events, including the FIFA World Cup fan fest and the 2028 Olympics. The governor’s proposal sought $96.5 million for utility replacement, site improvements, code compliance, accessibility, and public safety/traffic systems, plus $1.698 million for operational sustainability. The LAO said the proposals had merit but suggested the Legislature could consider downscaling some work given the budget condition. Members generally supported the requests, emphasizing deferred maintenance, public access, and the park’s statewide importance; both Exposition Park items were held open.
The California Science Center requested funding to open and operate the new Air and Space Center, a major expansion featuring the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The LAO supported the proposal but suggested the Legislature consider alternative funding sources such as admission fees, higher parking fees, or private funds. Members debated whether the state should continue to fund operations without charging admission, with the Science Center explaining its public-private funding model and warning that fees could sharply reduce attendance, especially for underserved communities. The item was held open.
The committee also reviewed continuation funding for the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s consumer protection and debt collection programs. DFPI and Finance said the requests would extend existing expenditure authority and were not General Fund asks. The LAO supported limited-term funding but urged cumulative reporting or a sunset-style review before permanent funding. Members pressed DFPI on outcomes, workload, and the high cost of the debt collection licensing program, noting that the number of licensees was far below early estimates and that assessments on the industry were substantial. Public commenters from the debt collection industry echoed those concerns, while others supported DFPI’s consumer protection work. The committee then heard a Board of Registered Nursing request for $1.4 million to fund eight special investigators. The board said complaint volume has risen with licensee growth and more complex cases, and members asked about complaint outcomes, regional caseloads, med spa oversight, viral complaints, and bias-related complaints. The board explained its investigation, probation, and intervention processes and said most cases reaching the Attorney General result in discipline. That item was also held open.
After public comment on additional agenda items, the committee voted on several vote-only items. Items 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 17 were approved 4-0. Items 7, 9, and 14 were also approved, with the chair correcting the tally to 4-0. The hearing then adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Public Pension Oversight Board (12-12-25) - Part 1
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> our budget request. our budget request.
- gain</c><00:51:32.360><c> with</c> budget requests with these gain with budget requests with these gain
- budget request over a adjusted in future budget request over a 20-year<00:51:37.880><c> amortized</c
- </c><00:51:52.840><c> actually</c> budget request with what is actually budget request with what is actually
- budget request that TRS this additional budget request that TRS makes<00:53:51.840><c> directly</c><00
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:12
Approval of Minutes: 00:01:34
Actuarial Valuation Update – KPPA: 00:02:10
Actuarial Valuation Update – TRS: 00:25:32, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call, confirmation of a quorum, and approval of the prior minutes. The main presentation was from KPPA officials Ryan Barrow and Erin Saratt on the annual actuarial valuations for the retirement and insurance systems. They said the systems’ funding status improved overall, with three of five insurance funds fully funded, CERS hazardous dropping from over 100% funded to 90.9% because of premium changes, and KRS receiving $650 million in supplemental funding over the biennium. They also reported strong investment returns above assumed rates, higher payroll and membership counts, and resulting actuarial losses tied to higher salaries and premiums, especially on the insurance side.
Members asked several questions about what drove the actuarial losses and whether legislation affected them. KPPA said the CERS insurance loss was driven by premium increases and Senate Bill 10, while the pension-side losses were largely due to higher payroll and benefits for Tier 1 and Tier 2 members. They explained that new Tier 3 employees are designed to add no additional unfunded liability, and that the state administers the systems but does not directly control all hiring. Questions also focused on retiree health premiums, which KPPA said rose about 15% for non-Medicare retirees and 38% for Medicare retirees, with the increase attributed to utilization, prescription costs, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
The committee then heard from TRS Deputy Executive Secretary and General Counsel Beau Barnes on the 2025 TRS actuarial valuation. He reported that the Retirement Annuity Trust and Health Insurance Trust both received full funding, the retirement trust’s funded ratio improved to 61%, TRS 4 remains well funded with no liability, and the health insurance trust improved to 89.1%. Barnes said TRS is on track to fully fund legacy liabilities within the amortization period, with 2044 as the point when the system reflects 100% funding and 2046 as the last year needing additional dollars for the legacy liability. He also explained that lower assumed investment returns and updated mortality assumptions increased liabilities, but that TRS uses direct rate smoothing for budgeting purposes.
At the end of the meeting, the chair circulated a proposed set of “do’s and don’ts of pensions,” emphasizing that future legislation should not create unfunded liabilities. Barnes also noted he would later discuss several legislative proposals for the 2026 session, but the transcript provided ends before that discussion or any votes on those proposals.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Higher Education & Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- budget is strained and could not afford to do so.
- Again, not at the request of any system, just to make the budget balance.
- Again, not at the request of any system, just to make the budget balance.
- Was it just a budget issue?
- So for us, 87% of our budget goes to salaries and benefits.
Keywords:
medical school, medical education, letter grades, grading system, pass/fail, tiered grading, student assessment, curriculum, University of Washington, Washington State University, School of Medicine, physician training, academic standards, coursework evaluation, RCW 28B, SB 6259, Washington, state financial aid, higher education, public college
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The most common requests were for three areas reduced by the House budget: Medicaid rates, developmental
- The budget funds education.
- </c> infrastructure dollars in the budgets. infrastructure dollars in the budgets.
- This isn't a perfect budget, Mr. President. We have never had a perfect budget.
- </c> requested by Senator Perkins Quoka. requested by Senator Perkins Quoka.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 16, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So with that, I'll just quickly go over the request that we have in this upcoming budget.
- So with that, I'll just quickly go over the request that we have in this upcoming budget.
- There was a table where we had address, uh, total amount of lots specific to our, uh, budget request
- </c> I um I saw in the Department's budget I um I saw in the Department's budget request<05:29:07.718
- </c><05:31:16.920><c> requests</c> getting into the final budget requests getting into the final budget
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- on the budget.
- Currently, almost 60% of Townsend's operating budget is for the school budgets.
- budget.
- Our school budget...
- I urge the Legislature to support the Mass Coalition for the Homeless FY26 budget requests to strengthen
Summary:
The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides.
Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-05-12 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- start budget conference meetings.
- The bills we pass today are identical to the budget bills we passed in regular session.
- Because we are being efficient in our time today, ...in budget conference.
- I move to accede to the request of the Senate for a budget conference, having passed the following bills
- Representative Garrison moves to accede to the request of the Senate for a budget conference, having
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- So what this request for 23,652,744 is to adjust the standard budget.
- "So I think if we move this unit, we'll be moving the base standard budget and the exception requests
- </c><01:57:59.840><c> So</c> budget and the exception requests.
- So budget and the exception requests.
- </c> budget bill. budget bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/26/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:13.599><c> a</c> coordination sale, we're requesting a coordination sale, we're requesting
- </c> requesting an increase in this as well. requesting an increase in this as well.
- And then that is just our base budget summary, where we would be if given as we requested the ... family
- I have my budget genius in the back of the room if we have anything detailed as far as budget questions
- future budgets?
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we have our partners at HCA, DSHS, and DOH who are making those operating budget requests.
- Is there communication happening with the operational budget now?
- House Bill 1543, which was agency request legislation, was passed into law.
- to quantify cost estimates into your budget cycles.
- However, this policy is intended to inform future capital budget funding after 2028.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Education Jan 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- To comply with the Public Records Act, we have seen an uptick in public records requests, including requests
- I think it is easy to foresee that there may be requests saying perhaps there were 20 similar requests
- You'd referenced an uptick in PRA requests.
- This is agency request legislation.
- What would a reasonable person, looking at a budget expert looking at these districts’ budgets and the
Summary:
The House Education Committee heard public testimony on three bills focused on school district finances and education ombuds confidentiality. House Bill 2593, an OSPI request, would require school districts to maintain minimum general fund balances beginning in the 2031 school year, with OSPI calculating district-specific amounts and adopting rules. It would also require monthly financial reporting starting in 2028-29 and allow OSPI to withhold apportionment for late reporting or require repayment plans if districts fall below the minimum. Supporters, including OSPI and the prime sponsor, said the bill is intended to prevent districts from reaching binding financial conditions and to provide earlier intervention; opponents from WASDA, rural districts, and school boards argued it would reduce local control, create cash-flow problems, and impose rigid limits that do not fit different district circumstances. Several witnesses also raised concerns about the proposed maximum fund balance and the impact on districts with enrollment volatility, federal impact aid, or special project savings needs.
The committee also heard House Bill 2551, which would let school districts with estimated ending fund balances at or below 3% of revenues seek OSPI approval to sell real property before entering binding financial conditions, with proceeds used to restore solvency rather than being deposited into capital or debt service funds. The prime sponsor and Tacoma School District testified that the bill would give districts flexibility to avoid deeper fiscal distress, while OSPI said it supported the concept but suggested a higher threshold and broader minimum fund balance policy. Testimony in opposition or concern focused on the risk of selling appreciating assets, the possibility of one-time sales being used to solve ongoing budget problems, and the need for stronger state funding rather than asset liquidation. The committee also heard House Bill 2440, which would make identifying information in Office of Education Ombuds complaint records confidential, allow limited disclosure by consent or under legislative or gubernatorial subpoena, and require release of a complainant’s own records with redactions; the bill was supported by the ombuds office and its sponsor as a way to protect complainants and encourage reporting.
No votes or executive actions were taken. The committee closed the public hearings after hearing testimony and recorded sign-ins, and the chair noted that the bills could be eligible for executive action beginning the following Monday.