Video & Transcript Research : 'appropriations'
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session C Feb 11th, 2025
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ESTABLISH PROGRAMS AND POLICIES AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT THEREOF TO ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT
- PRESIDENT'S REFERENCE: APPROPRIATIONS.
- PRESIDENT'S REFERENCE: APPROPRIATIONS. SENATE MEMORIAL 60 BY SENATOR GRUTERS.
- REFERENCE: APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE READING OF THE BILLS.
- JARED HOOPER WILL BE CHAIRING TOMORROW'S APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING AT 10 AM.
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
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- I could actually understand if it said wherever practicable or wherever appropriate, but no, it says
- I move that the House adopt the appropriation substitute.
- I move that the House adopt the appropriation substitute.
- Now I move that the House adopt the appropriation substitute. The committee substitute is rejected.
- Now I move that the House adopt the appropriation substitute.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Walz capital investment package 2/19/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the 2023 bonding bill appropriated the state share of $78 million for demolition and replacement
- Another $157 million is made up of other funds such as appropriation bonds, trunk highway bonds, trunk
- up of other funds such as appropriation up of other funds such as appropriation bonds,<00:13:35.839
- So you're saying it's an appropriate use of transportation dollars, trunk highway dollars, for these
- or not um I I think we we is appropriate or not um I I think we we feel<00:18:33.840>
we <00:18
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Select Agencies Subcommittee Jan 5th, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Select Agencies Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Constitutionally, the funds can only be appropriated by the legislature.
- And as you know, we do not receive general tax appropriations.
- Appropriation history, I kept the slide in, but there isn't one.
- And of course, since we don't have appropriated funds, it's zero all the way across.
- I know you're a non-appropriated agency.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WILL COME TO ORDER.
- HOW FUN THAT WE ARE THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE SO IS THERE FUNDING FOR THIS BILL?
- , THIS AMENDMENT TALKS ABOUT SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION.
- WHEN CHILDREN GET THE APPROPRIATE CARE AT HOME THEY WILL NOT WIND UP IN THE HOSPITAL.
- WE ARE REDUCING THE HOURS ON THE TRAINING THAT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL CHILD.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 113 May 7th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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with the committee on appropriations with the committee on appropriations with - <01:22:34.880>
After Committee on appropriations. After Committee on appropriations. - To the appropriations report, Senator Kulker. >> Uh, we moved another amendment in appropriations, L006
- >> and the appropriations report. >> and the appropriations report.
- To the appropriations<02:23:01.760>
report. appropriations report. appropriations report.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received a series of engrossing/revising/enrolling notices and committee reports. Committee reports advanced several measures, including House Bills 1139 and 1263 from Business, Labor, and Technology; House Bills 1206, 1111, and 1014 from Finance; and later Appropriations reports on House Bills 1423, 1419, 1276, 1256, 1015, and Senate Bills 189, 188, 187, 180, and 125. The chamber also granted a brief recess for guests and later granted leave for the Joint Budget Committee to meet while the Senate was in session.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and personal privilege remarks. Senators recognized the University of Denver men’s hockey team for winning the 2026 NCAA championship and adopted a joint Senate-House tribute honoring the team’s 11th national title. Senator Kolker also marked Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Day/Week, describing the condition, the need for screening and treatment, and honoring a guest advocate living with TD.
The Senate then moved through third-reading consent and final-passage votes on multiple bills. Measures passed included SB 181, HB 1338, HB 1344, HB 1336, HB 1227, HB 1314, HB 1282, HB 1317, HB 1078, SB 167, HB 1069, HB 1132, HB 1347, HB 1210, HB 1196, HB 1224, and HB 1028; HB 1028 was first removed from the consent calendar, amended with a conforming amendment, and then passed. Several bills drew notable opposition, including HB 1132 and HB 1210, while HB 1069 passed unanimously. The Senate also laid over the general order second-reading calendar to Friday, May 8, 2026, and took up special-order second-reading bills in committee of the whole, adopting the special-order consent calendar and reporting those bills back favorably for further consideration.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 33 (2-24-26) - Reupload
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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and the committee on appropriations and the committee on appropriations and- <02:16:37.439>
Without appropriations and revenue. Without appropriations and revenue.- Petri, an act relating to appropriations Petri, an act relating to appropriations measures<02:16
- To appropriations and revenue, 658.
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Keywords:
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Summary:
The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee reports on several bills. Reported measures included House Bills 1 and 2 from Appropriations and Revenue, along with bills on animal control officers, emergency services revenue, postsecondary education, proactive postsecondary admission, vehicle lights, motor vehicle operation, motor vehicle dealers, and machine gun conversion devices. The chamber also took up Senate Bills 52 and 124 for concurrence, and House Bill 1 was moved from rules to the orders of the day for immediate action.
The House then considered House Bill 568, which would regulate public adjusters by prohibiting new licenses, allowing renewals for current licensees, imposing conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, capping fees at 5%, and barring adjusters from negotiating claims. Supporters described it as a consumer-protection measure responding to complaints and investigations, especially after recent storm-related exploitation. The bill passed overwhelmingly, 95-1.
The House next debated House Bill 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program and authorize the Secretary of State to administer the state’s participation without using state general funds. Supporters argued it would bring federal scholarship dollars into Kentucky for K-12 students, including public school students, and could generate significant private donations for scholarship-granting organizations. Opponents raised concerns about shifting resources away from public education, the speed of the process, and a proposed waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. A motion to table the bill failed by a wide margin, and members continued debating the bill and its implications for public schools and state sovereignty.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- do pass as amended to Appropriations; AB 503, do pass to the floor; AB 606, do pass to Appropriations
- ; AB 811, do pass to Appropriations; AB 821, do pass to Appropriations; AB 8211, do pass to Appropriations
- ; AB 1009, do pass to Appropriations; AB 1306, do pass as amended to Appropriations; AB 1369, do pass
- The motion is do pass as amended to Appropriations.
- The motion is do pass as amended to Appropriations. Hoover.
Summary:
The Assembly Education Committee heard a full agenda of bills, first adopting a consent calendar of 11 measures without individual presentations. The committee then took up AB 1412, which would require California schools to implement or adopt a transferred special education student’s IEP within 30 days for out-of-state transfers and to coordinate more quickly on records. The author and military-family witnesses said the bill would reduce delays for highly mobile students, especially military children; a school administrators group opposed it. The bill received initial support from committee members and was moved on call. The committee also reconsidered AB 281, which would require notice to parents when outside consultants provide sex education instruction; the author accepted amendments removing a copy-right provision, but the bill remained on call after a split vote.
The committee heard AB 1005, which would create a statewide drowning-prevention education and swim-lesson voucher framework for underserved communities. The author and supporters described drowning as a preventable public health and equity issue, while the bill was clarified as developing a plan rather than immediately launching a voucher program. It was voted out on a 3-0 roll with the measure placed on call. AB 908, as amended, would add compliance monitoring for existing requirements that schools use LGBTQ-inclusive instructional materials and curriculum under the FAIR Act. Supporters said the bill would improve implementation and student safety; opponents raised concerns about privacy, girls’ sports, and school burdens. The committee approved the bill 5-2 and sent it to Appropriations.
The committee then heard AB 1401, which would affirm parents’ access to school records, including unofficial records unless exempt by law. The author argued that parents need clearer access to information held by schools and vendors, while school officials and teachers’ union representatives warned the bill was too vague and could sweep in personal notes, journals, and other sensitive material. The bill failed on a 2-3 vote and was placed on call. Finally, AB 727 would require student ID cards to include the Trevor Project hotline for LGBTQ youth; supporters framed it as a suicide-prevention measure, while opponents argued it conflicted with parental rights and religious beliefs. Committee discussion focused on whether 988 already provides similar access and whether the Trevor Project is an appropriate resource to print on IDs; the hearing continued with the bill still under consideration.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the Minnesota Library Information and Resource Sharing Program appropriation.
- :03:31.200>
uh <00:03:31.519>enable increased appropriation would uh enable increased appropriation - on behalf of Mitex Library Appropriation on behalf of Mitex Library Appropriation SF2729.
- increased po appropriation. increased po appropriation.
- And um the annual appropriation is just under or just over $247 million.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/08/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- about other you know base appropriations about other you know base appropriations uh<00:01:30.720
- these are reductions of appropriations these are reductions of appropriations relative<00:03:43.599
- Um so that appropriation and revenue.
- appropriations appropriations for<00:54:30.800>
can <00:54:31.160>renew <00:54:32.160>< - Um, and then were spent appropriately.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- House Committee on Appropriations. If you have a phone, please silence it.
- be debated, not in appropriations.
- So all I'm encouraged to do is debate... ...not in appropriations. Okay.
- What is the total that we're looking at for appropriations for this?
- What is the total that we're looking at for appropriations for this?
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 105, which reinstates a sunset-expired TOPS Tech benefit for eligible veterans. Senator Kathy said the bill would use existing TOPS dollars, not new funding, and would help veterans stay in Louisiana and enter the workforce. After brief questions about eligibility and funding, Representative Marcelle moved the bill favorably, and it was reported favorably without objection.
House Resolution 3, by Representative Newell, asked the Louisiana Housing Corporation to study whether vacant state-owned property could be repurposed for housing and rental assistance for cost-burdened state employees. Members discussed the high fiscal note and whether the work could be absorbed in existing budgets. Fiscal staff said LHC had requested a full-time position and four part-time positions for the study, but the committee also talked about narrowing the study’s scope. Representative Marcelle moved the resolution favorably, and it was reported favorably without objection.
The committee then debated House Bill 189, which would extend supplemental pay to fire protection officers at the Lakefront Management Authority’s airport fire department. Representative Newell and airport representatives argued the firefighters perform specialized, hazardous ARFF duties and should receive the same supplemental pay as other qualifying public firefighters. Some members questioned whether the airport and its employees qualify under existing law and whether the supplement should be expanded further. After discussion, Representative Marcelle moved the bill favorably, but the motion failed on a roll call vote of 8 yeas to 10 nays.
Later, Senate Bill 461, concerning Office of Group Benefits coverage for certain small employee groups, was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 623, creating a three-tier permitting system for vapor products, was amended to clarify direct-to-consumer shipment restrictions and then reported favorably as amended. House Bill 1222, creating a grocery initiative grants and financial support program through LED to address food deserts, drew extended debate over whether it would amount to government-run grocery stores; supporters framed it as an incentive and grant program for private grocers, while critics raised concerns about government involvement. After amendment, it was reported favorably as amended by a vote of 16 yeas to 2 nays.
Finally, House Resolution 80, directing a comprehensive fiscal audit related to Board of Regents and university system spending on certain executive budget metrics, was amended into a substitute version. Members debated whether the resolution would require universities to do additional work and whether it belonged in Appropriations at all, especially since the fiscal note had been removed. The discussion also raised concerns about the listed schools and the resolution’s purpose in light of a federal civil rights investigation. The transcript ends while the committee is still discussing the resolution and related procedural motions.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 6th, 2026 at 11:19 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker and gentlelady, I voted for this bill in the House Appropriations and Finance Committee, but
- Speaker, gentlemen, the legislature will appropriate that fund, but the fund will remain. Okay, Mr.
- Speaker, gentlemen, right now, this bill does not appropriate any dollars earmarked for athletics.
- The legislature would appropriate and it would be managed by the Higher Education Department.
- Your House Appropriations and Finance Committee will be meeting 15 minutes after the floor.
Bills:
HB111, HJR1, HB61, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB70, SB3, HJM3
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- what's appropriate for them at the local level.
- The motion is due pass as amended and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.
- The motion is due pass and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.
- The motion is do pass and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.
- fawn The motion is do pass as amended and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.
Summary:
The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several measures focused on community college baccalaureate programs and trustee compensation. AB 2528 would raise the maximum monthly compensation cap for community college district trustees, with the author and supporters arguing the change is permissive, long overdue, and needed to make service more accessible to working people and better reflect community diversity. CSEA took a tweener position, warning about optics and asking for longer public notice before any compensation increase, while some members raised concerns about taxpayer costs and benefits. The bill was discussed but no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt.
The committee then took up AB 2053, which would authorize Coast Community College District to offer a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree. Supporters said the bill addresses a workforce shortage, serves working adults and veterans, and includes an LAO evaluation and a sunset. CSU and its Academic Senate opposed the bill, arguing it duplicates existing CSU programs and could set a precedent for more one-off degrees. Members also raised questions about funding, Prop. 98, and whether the program would divert resources; the author said the district already has funding and that the bill is a narrow pilot. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer the bill to Appropriations, with several ayes and some no votes, and the roll left open for additional members.
AB 2301, a pilot allowing up to 10 community college districts to offer nursing bachelor’s degrees, drew broad support from nursing, labor, and community college groups who said California faces a severe nursing shortage and that community colleges offer a more affordable pathway for working and rural students. CSU and other opponents argued existing ADN-to-BSN pathways are more efficient and that the bill could worsen competition for limited clinical placements and faculty. Members questioned funding and Prop. 98 impacts; the Chancellor’s Office said the pilot would not require new state funding and would rely on existing mechanisms such as Strong Workforce and nursing infrastructure grants. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer AB 2301 to Appropriations, with the roll again left open. The transcript then began AB 2694, a broader workforce-responsive baccalaureate expansion bill intended to address duplication rules and create a more flexible process for community college bachelor’s degrees, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 14, February 25, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 105, engrossed K through 12 school facilities appropriations 2, sponsored by Appropriations
- House Bill 105, engrossed K through 12 school facilities appropriations 2, sponsored by Appropriations
- sponsored by appropriations. sponsored by appropriations.
- . appropriations. appropriations.
- <00:18:17.360>
process appropriations process appropriations process after<00:18:19.360>review
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct - 04/24/25
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct
Transcript Highlights:
- The direct appropriation was not County.
- Um I think it's really not appropriate Um I think it's really not appropriate for<00:19:04.799><
- certainly be appropriate think it would certainly be appropriate for<00:39:48.480>
the <00:39: - And I think at a bare minimum, disclosure of that past relationship is appropriate.
- And I think at a bare minimum, disclosure of that past relationship is appropriate.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you pass to Senate Appropriations Committee? Senators Allen. Aye. Allen, aye. Ochoa Bogh? Aye.
- Do pass to Appropriations. Current vote 13-0? Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
- Do pass to Appropriations. Current vote 14-0. Archuleta, aye. McNerney, aye. 16-0.
- Do you pass to Appropriations? Current vote 15-0. Do you pass to Appropriations? Current vote 15-0.
- So we'll close the roll on that and send that to Appropriations. Is that right? Okay.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 2nd, 2026 at 08:33 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't think it's proper; it's not appropriate for us to vote on it at all.
- It's an appropriation. I think most of the committee has heard.
- And so we appropriated money to try to clear that backlog.
- It's not tied to the appropriation.
- Maybe we'll hear it in appropriations. Soon. It's not in the budget.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:36 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Going into the special appropriations.
- Special appropriation ask is 21 million. We have listed all OCS special.
- So as far as transferring appropriations, where would we get the money if we don't have it now?
- The Sentencing Commission is primarily funded through general fund appropriations.
- We had some rollover money from a previous appropriation.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And now is the appropriate time.
- And now is the appropriate time.
- Not that appropriate time just yet.
- I know this is not appropriations.
- This bill is subject to appropriations.
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 145, which would require adult residential care providers, especially assisted living centers, to have generators or other backup power arrangements and to submit preparedness plans to LDH. After technical amendments and testimony from the sponsor, LDH, and the assisted living industry clarifying the bill’s scope and cost concerns, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. It then took up SB 433, which would require Medicaid coverage of medically necessary FDA-approved weight loss drugs, including GLP-1 medications, subject to appropriations and fiscally sustainable coverage criteria; the bill was reported favorably after discussion of current Medicaid coverage and costs.
The committee also approved SB 52, which requires better coordination between DCFS and LDH so SNAP and Medicaid benefits can follow children more quickly when they are removed from or returned to a home. Technical amendments changed reporting deadlines and required written notice, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 4 on public water fluoridation was amended to allow local governments or voters to opt out through a petition and election process, with support from the Louisiana Dental Association and others after compromise language was adopted; it was reported favorably with amendments. SB 152, which would prohibit the sale of cultured or lab-grown food products for human consumption, was also reported favorably with amendments after brief testimony in support and opposition.
The committee next approved SCR 37, which asks the Surgeon General to review Louisiana’s informed consent laws and report back on any gaps, after discussion that the existing medical disclosure panel had not met since 2018. It then considered SB 194, a public assistance bill aligning Louisiana Medicaid and SNAP rules with recent federal changes on non-citizen eligibility and tightening Medicaid’s reasonable opportunity period for citizenship verification. After extensive debate over immigration, emergency care, and whether the bill could harm eligible applicants or rural hospitals, the committee adopted an amendment allowing LDH discretion for emergency health care services and reported the bill favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, HCR 113 created a task force to study gestational carrier agreements and assisted reproductive regulation; after debate over surrogacy, ethics, and referral to Civil Law, the committee rejected the referral motion and then reported the resolution favorably, and the meeting moved on to SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and legal representation funding.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Part 2 Feb 12th, 2026 at 12:58 pm
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I had the privilege of working with her both on education and appropriations.
- But I am going to miss you in appropriations. I might need them.
- But I am going to miss you in appropriations, and you are very thoughtful in the way you think.
- I move that House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for House Bill 4 do now pass.
- now open House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for House Bill 4.
Bills:
HB111, HB108, HB145, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HB63, HB64, HB165, HB184, HB200, HB4, HB7, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB88, HB96, HB166, HB285, HB295, HB306, SB29, SB37, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance