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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- There are new provisions for tax-exempt entities—state and local governments, nonprofits, school districts
- There are new provisions for tax-exempt entities—state and local governments, nonprofits, school districts
- There are new provisions for tax-exempt entities—state and local governments, nonprofits, school districts
- districts, and nonprofits, on the issuance of municipal bonds.
- But as a firm, we represent municipal entities, school districts of all sizes across the entire country
Committee:
House Capital Investment
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:59 pm
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I represent the shopping district of Albuquerque. We've got up...
- We have the great bond rating. Well, every single county contributes to that bond rating.
- The bond at issue for Otero County is a revenue bond.
- As I mentioned earlier, when the county published bond documents upon the issuance of these revenue bonds
- I don't want this to hurt my district.
Committee:
House House Consumer & Public Affairs
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- The Protima District in Coleman, and I have one from my district in Pelum.
- The example in my district is there was mail taken.
- Subjected to a no bond.
- Aniah's Law bond hearing where the judge, given the fact pattern, would not have to grant a bond.
- be back in school.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance May 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So if I'm in Chula Vista Elementary School District, I go to my school district.
- I would just say that my school district, Oakland Unified School District, has just put forward a budget
- I would just say that my school district, Oakland Unified School District, has just put forward a budget
- as for naturally affected school districts.
- For each for small school districts, as well as for naturally affected school districts.
Summary:
The committee heard the May Revision presentation for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, with public comment focused heavily on K-12 priorities such as universal school meals, kitchen infrastructure, food service and custodial support, youth leadership grants, Special Olympics funding, English learner support, universal pre-K, literacy investments, and concerns about community college funding shifts. Speakers also urged support for expanded learning, teacher recruitment and training, and maintaining or increasing funding for community colleges and student support programs.
Finance and the LAO then reviewed the Proposition 98 outlook. Finance said the May Revision lowers the 2025-26 Prop. 98 guarantee to $114.6 billion, about $4.3 billion below January, due mainly to lower revenue estimates, with smaller effects from attendance and property tax changes. The administration also described rebenching for universal transitional kindergarten and a one-time rebench tied to Los Angeles fire-related property tax losses, along with changes to the Public School System Stabilization Account, deferrals, and updated COLA assumptions. The LAO said the budget relies too much on deferrals and one-time funds, creates a structural shortfall, and should instead align ongoing spending with the guarantee and preserve a reserve buffer.
Members questioned the TK rebench and the shift of funding from community colleges to K-12, asking why it was being applied retroactively and how colleges would be held harmless. Finance said the changes align funding with where TK costs are being incurred and that reappropriation funding and other adjustments would offset impacts on community colleges. The LAO argued the historical split formula is outdated and should be abandoned in favor of budgeting around current priorities rather than fixed percentages. Members also raised concerns about draining the rainy day reserve and using deferrals, while the LAO said preserving reserves would better protect against future volatility.
The committee then moved to specific K-12 and education proposals. Finance outlined May Revision changes including state operations adjustments for the Department of Education, technical trailer bill changes, a $100 million student teacher stipend program administered by Kern County, and updates to the charter school facility grant program. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed increases for expanded learning, literacy coaches, and the student teacher stipend as currently structured, while supporting the minimum grant increase for expanded learning. Members expressed support for teacher recruitment efforts but questioned whether one-time funding can sustain ongoing programs and whether the student teacher stipend should be targeted to shortage areas or low-income communities.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (03/10/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, on the school district warrant article for SAU budget, not all school districts have a separate
- A school district like mine, we have SAU 39, Amherst School District, Souhegan School District, and Mont
- Vernon School District.
- amher school district soan school district<00:51:18.799><c> Monon</c><00:51:19.280><c> School</c><00
- district Monon School District we do not district Monon School District we do not separate<00:51:20.880
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Jan 23rd, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm in House District 45.
- We make loans to your communities, either the municipalities or your school districts.
- We made one loan for the Gallup-McKinley School District, and it saved them more than a million dollars
- I include in those charter schools, land-grant Merced's, public improvement districts—those things that
- It is a way for municipalities and school districts to donate towards affordable housing without violating
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> highway bonds. highway bonds. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.
- <c> across</c> our districts our eight districts across our districts our eight districts across the<
- </c> district director, but um in my district district director, but um in my district that<01:41:48.880
- districts to watershed districts, cities, counties—the list goes on and on.
- districts to watershed districts, cities, counties—the list goes on and on.
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - State Gov Elections and Indian Affairs Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So currently the school bond questions are excluded from being placed on the general election ballot
- Senate Joint Resolution 1 would bring school districts into alignment with all other local government
- Madam Chair, Representative, the school districts can only have their questions on the local election
- The only change is really to allow the school districts a choice to be on the general.
- Madam Chair, Representative, the school districts can only have their questions on the local election
Summary:
The committee first heard House Memorial 54, which would ask the Public Regulation Commission to convene a working group on utility service problems in manufactured home communities. The sponsor described repeated water, electricity, and gas outages in mobile home parks and said current remedies are too slow and often require attorney general lawsuits. Supporters from PNM and the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty said manufactured home communities are an important source of affordable housing and that clearer coordination and oversight are needed. The memorial passed on a due pass motion with no opposition.
House Bill 166 then drew substantial debate. The bill would create a statewide permitting framework for battery-charged electric fences used by commercial businesses, while sponsors said municipalities would still retain zoning authority. Supporters argued the measure would reduce confusion, provide uniform standards, and help businesses deter crime without taxpayer cost. Several members raised concerns that the bill would override local zoning practices, favor a specific product type, and create conflicts with existing local codes and historic or mixed-use districts. Despite those objections, the committee advanced the bill on a 4-3 vote, with members noting it should be worked on further before floor consideration.
House Bill 20 proposed allowing Native American applicants to request a Native American designation on state driver’s licenses and ID cards, using tribal documentation but not naming a specific tribe. Supporters, including tribal representatives, State Police, and the sponsor, said the designation could help with law enforcement, turquoise alerts, child welfare, health and education verification, and recognition of tribal political status. Opponents and some members expressed concern about racial profiling, stigma, and whether the designation could create unintended consequences or extra bureaucracy. The bill ultimately passed, with several members explaining their votes and asking for continued discussion with tribes.
The committee also heard Senate Joint Resolution 1, which would remove constitutional language requiring school elections to be held separately from partisan elections, allowing school bond and mill levy questions to appear on the general election ballot. Sponsors and school board advocates said this could reduce special-election costs and increase turnout, while some members questioned ballot crowding and whether county clerks had been consulted. The resolution passed by due pass motion. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 295, a committee substitute creating an Office of Accessibility to centralize reporting and technical assistance on ADA compliance for state buildings and websites. Disability advocates and supporters said the office would improve coordination and accessibility, while opponents argued it lacked enforcement power and would not by itself change compliance. The discussion was ongoing when the transcript ended.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Salmon School District was one of these.
- districts to receive these funds. ...for school districts to receive these funds if they qualify for
- A school district that passes a bond less than two years old that is sufficient to cover the cost of
- If a district has a failed bond, then they qualify for a cooperative fund grant.
- That's the problem with the current legislation, because a school district has to go out and fail a bond
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- . district. district.
- We are also joined by a few other students from the 46th district, Clay Hill Public Charter School and
- , Clay Hill Public Charter 46th district, Clay Hill Public Charter School<00:25:23.279><c> and</c><00
- </c> will read the bond initiatives. will read the bond initiatives.
- </c> the reading of the bond initiatives. the reading of the bond initiatives.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Charles School District. Our district is the second smallest in the entire county.
- If we live in two school districts, different school districts, which we do, we differ on our ideas on
- So much bigger than my school district. Okay.
- Okay, that's a good school, good side school district. I think so.
- So much bigger than my school district. Okay. Okay.
Committee:
House Children and Families
Summary:
The Committee on Children and Families heard public testimony on Senate Bill 1002, which would move St. Charles County school board elections and related levy/bond questions from April to the November general election, extend terms to four years, and allow candidates to voluntarily list party affiliation. The sponsor argued the bill would increase voter participation, broaden community input, and potentially save money, while several supporters said April turnout is too low and that November elections would better reflect the county’s voters. Supporters also said the change could help candidates campaign more effectively and bring more attention to school issues.
Opponents, including school board members, parents, and the Missouri NEA and Missouri School Boards Association, argued the bill would politicize school board races, crowd out local issues on November ballots, and reduce the value of staggered terms and institutional continuity. Several witnesses objected to carving out only St. Charles County rather than making any change statewide, and some warned that limiting levy and bond elections could delay urgent district needs. One witness also said the bill would burden regular parents and community members who run for school board, while others emphasized that school boards should remain focused on governance, budgeting, and student needs rather than partisan labels.
After testimony, the committee voted on Senate substitute for Senate Bill 1002 and advanced it by a vote of 10 aye, 5 no, and 1 present. The committee then took up Senate substitute for Senate Bill 1135, described as the Henderson, Bentley, and Mason’s law, and voted it do pass by 16 aye and 9 no. The committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL Leaders and Trade Unions Announce 2025 Bonding Bill Target - 04/03/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that are funded through the bonding that are funded through the bonding bill,<00:10:18.320><c> I
- The bonding bill is not dessert. The bonding bill is not dessert. It is the table setting.
- </c> this is my top priority in the district. this is my top priority in the district.
- Um we didn't bond last year and we need<00:14:56.160><c> to</c><00:14:56.320><c> bond.
- </c> larger bonding bill? larger bonding bill?
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- You can't be pledging, you can't have a 20-year bond because the bond is contingent on having a financing
- And if we did a 10-year bond versus a 20-year bond or a 30-year bond, which one would have the higher
- But the difference between a 10-year bond and a 30-year bond, or a 10-year mortgage and a 30-year mortgage
- Because we are issuing bonds.
- They want to bond for $500 million.
Keywords:
stormwater, recharge mapping, water resources, groundwater, appropriation, Arizona, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation, state budget, interstate water compact, Colorado River Compact, water litigation, A.R.S. 45-119, natural resources, water policy, river management
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in your in your district. in your in your district.
- year's bonding bill.
- </c> program and and bonding bills. program and and bonding bills.
- We have a deaf school as well as a blind school.
- </c> bonds issued by the Met Council. bonds issued by the Met Council.
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/20/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation & Technology and House Appropriations Joint Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Is every state agency and every city and every school district also eligible for that? Mr.
- What type of things would not be eligible from a school district through these bonds? Mr.
- To this point about Prop. 123 and more specifically the school facilities bonding, as a public school
- What I’ve been frustrated on as a business owner... ...is that school districts are not dedicating a
- I think we need to fundamentally require school districts to set aside budgetary money that they receive
Summary:
The joint House-Senate appropriations committee met to review the governor’s fiscal 2027 budget presentation from Ben Henderson, director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting. Early discussion focused on the state economy and revenue outlook, with Henderson describing strong GDP growth and low unemployment but also fragility for working families. Members questioned the executive’s revenue assumptions, which were said to be about $100 million per year higher than the JLBC baseline, and the committee chair asked for a written comparison of the revenue differences. Henderson also said the governor’s budget is structurally balanced and includes both ongoing spending and proposed revenue changes.
A major portion of the hearing centered on data centers, AI investment, and water policy. Henderson argued Arizona’s data center tax incentive should be eliminated because it had already succeeded in attracting investment, while lawmakers questioned whether repealing the incentive and imposing a new water-related fee would discourage future growth. The executive said the water proposal would create a Colorado River Protection Fund and give the Department of Water Resources fee-setting authority, with the aim of encouraging more modern air-cooled facilities. Members also raised concerns about whether the data center changes would require a supermajority vote and whether the fee was effectively a new tax.
The committee then reviewed major “critical spending” items, including correctional officer pay, prison health care compliance, probation funding, body-worn cameras, law enforcement staffing, fentanyl enforcement, cyber readiness, and border-related costs. Henderson said the budget includes $24.4 million ongoing for correctional officer pay and $118.3 million one-time for prison health care staffing, plus other public safety and homeland security items. He also defended the governor’s assumption of $759.7 million in federal reimbursement for border expenses, saying the governor had met with federal officials and that the state would seek the full amount. Members expressed skepticism about relying on that reimbursement and asked what would be cut if it does not materialize.
Education and health and human services were also discussed. The governor’s budget includes K-12 funding, Prop. 123-related school facility bonding, and a proposal to shift some school facilities funding to bond financing, which several members criticized as inappropriate for short-term maintenance needs. The committee also reviewed AHCCCS/Medicaid costs, Division of Developmental Disabilities funding, and the expected impacts of federal HR1 changes on eligibility, provider funding, and rural hospitals. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly limited debate and directed members to keep questions brief while the presentation continued.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, members of the committee, I think this will be very beneficial to the school districts in the
- medical school.
- The first one is the UNM Medical School.
- And when she talked about the time frame on the geo bonds, so a geo bond is presented in the odd years
- All of your observations with the medical school are needed.
Committee:
Senate House Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee began by announcing that SB 210 would be rolled over to Friday and would not be heard. The committee then returned to SB 234, which would provide foster child school transportation funding statewide rather than only for Albuquerque Public Schools. Members adopted an amendment striking the APS-only language and making the bill statewide after testimony from the sponsor, PED, and others that foster youth transportation is a growing issue and should have its own funding stream. The committee discussed how the money might be distributed and whether the $1.2 million appropriation would be sufficient, then voted do pass on SB 234 as amended.
The committee next heard HB 8, which creates a Higher Education Major Projects Fund for large capital projects that are difficult to fund through existing capital outlay processes. Testimony from the sponsor, LFC, HED, and university representatives explained that the bill would support projects such as the UNM School of Medicine, an NMSU multidisciplinary building, student housing, student life projects, and certain Division I athletic facilities, while requiring design readiness, institutional matches, and legislative oversight. Several senators raised concerns about the clarity of the prioritization process, the Division I-only athletics language, the recurring nature of future funding, and the relationship to other capital funding streams, but the committee ultimately voted do pass on HB 8.
The committee then considered SB 243 and SB 244, nearly identical bills for UNM and NMSU that would each appropriate $5 million for student health, student support, nutrition, travel, scholarships, and other athletic department needs. Athletic directors testified that conference realignment, higher travel costs, nutrition demands, and new revenue-sharing/NIL obligations have increased expenses, and sponsors said the bills were intended as one-time appropriations. Some senators questioned whether the requests should be recurring or funded through university revenue rather than the state, but both bills received do pass recommendations. Finally, the committee heard SM 16, as amended, which asks HED to convene a task force to study parenting students in higher education and recommend ways to collect data and improve support. Supporters said better data is needed to understand barriers such as child care and transportation, and the memorial passed with a do pass recommendation. The committee then adjourned until Friday morning.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- So each one of our district offices, the way we are set up, we have six districts across Massachusetts
- So this is the bond cap credit, not special obligation bonds.
- from the GO bonds.
- Certainly, if you're adding special obligation bonds, they'll look at the special obligation bonds and
- Bonds would be issued, so it's not a one-and-done.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Bonding, State Assets, and Capital Expenditures held its first public hearing on House Bill 4257, a transportation bonding bill. The administration testified in support, describing the bill as a $1.185 billion authorization: $300 million for Chapter 90 municipal road funding and $885 million for statewide transportation capital programs. Officials said the bill would increase municipal aid by 50%, with $200 million distributed under the traditional Chapter 90 formula and $100 million based solely on road mileage to better help rural communities. They also highlighted $500 million for bridge and pavement lifecycle asset management, $200 million for culverts and small bridges, and $185 million for congestion, safety, ADA, sidewalk, and multimodal improvements. Committee members asked about how municipalities would apply, how the road-mile formula would affect rural towns, and how the bill would interact with federal funding uncertainty and debt financing. Administration witnesses explained that projects would be administered through MassDOT district offices and Grant Central, that the bill would not backfill rescinded federal funds, and that the proposal would likely use special obligation bonds backed by Fair Share revenues to reduce pressure on the Commonwealth’s general obligation debt limit.
Members also pressed the administration on the shift from general obligation to special obligation financing and on whether the Chapter 90 increase keeps pace with inflation. Administration officials said the special obligation structure would be credit-rated separately and was intended to expand available capital without affecting the GO bond cap, while acknowledging that the Commonwealth’s debt portfolio would grow. They said the Chapter 90 increase would roughly restore purchasing power lost since 2012, though construction inflation has outpaced general inflation. Several members and witnesses emphasized the importance of the road-mile formula for rural communities and the need for technical assistance for small towns.
The Massachusetts Municipal Association testified in strong support of the bill, calling Chapter 90 and the new infrastructure authorizations critical for cities and towns facing federal uncertainty and rising costs. The Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association also supported the bill, citing the importance of the funding for road and bridge work, the construction season, and the industry’s economic impact. A committee member asked about asphalt price inflation, and the witness said liquid asphalt costs rose sharply after COVID, including increases of around 20% in some years. At the end of the hearing, the chair said members would receive a poll by email to move the bill out quickly, and the committee then voted to adjourn.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Nov 3rd, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- District Act.
- Ours relates to the bond issuance.
- District formation and project.
- I think specifically the district hopes to issue about $22.3 million in bonds in 2026 to acquire the
- So it doesn't matter whether you're a child care center or a government general obligation school bond
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We are bond counsel to the...
- and not issue new bonds for capital improvements or refunding bonds for savings.
- Your bond? Were you talking about going through your bond money?
- of that bond.
- Two violations of bond covenants which affect all of the bonds if any Texas city has a bond out there
Bills:
HB2065 , HB2462 , HB2621 , HB3187 , HB3539 , HB3563 , HB3726 , HB4164 , HB4207 , HB4368 , HB4706 , HB4916 , HB4950 , HB4967 , HB5177 , HB4429 , HB5597
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight May 28th, 2025
Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I'm Representative Kathleen Cates from, uh, District House District 44.
- The Affordable Housing Act is an act that allows local governments, uh, state, and some school districts
- So both local governments and the school districts, uh, to include higher education can donate uh towards
- The, when it comes to the school districts, uh, they have to work with the local government in their
- In our, since the existence of this act, that we've seen an actual school district do that, but we've