Video & Transcript Research : 'Comptroller'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- this gap by establishing a... ...statewide publicly accessible database administered by the Texas Comptroller
- Yeah, it does, but it's going to be on the database administered by the Comptroller. Okay.
- House Bill 851 would require the chief appraiser of each appraisal district to report to the Comptroller
- I also direct the Comptroller to report this. data annually in the legislature so we can make better-informed
Bills:
HB103
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- dollars for four FTEs to support the Texas Energy Fund programs and a new rider that directs the comptroller
- The comptroller directs all state agencies to have minimum hub thresholds in your contracting.
- So the targets that are issued by the comptroller, y'all just disregard. those.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- enrollment trends will be covered later on an item 5 Moving on to district property values The comptroller
- CEA and the comptroller will provide updated Updated projections on both ADA and district property values
- so So our FTEs have to do with sort of giving the comptroller access to data systems to verify students
- Would you say that that�it�s kind of a 90-10, the comptroller is getting 90 percent of the workload?
- This is administered by the comptroller, not TEA.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The comptroller has allowed for their expectation.
- Specifically to that, we built in, and as it said, the comptroller has allowed for their expectation
- You not asking for new eligible funding, but the comptroller, for some reason, I thought I saw a number
- Safekeeping Trust under the CTCSTC, which determines the amount available for distribution according to comptroller
- approved by the Texas Treasury, which determines the amount available for distribution according to comptroller
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- First up is Keith Regan, comptroller, DAGS.
- First up is Keith Regan, comptroller, DAGS.
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- Comptroller Regan, we stand on our written testimony, offering comments. Thank you, Alan.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology heard testimony on several measures relating to public employment, the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF), retirement benefits, and cafeteria plans. HB 2472 and HB 2276, both concerning EUTF staff and investment office staff salaries, drew support from the trust fund and labor groups, and no opposition was heard in person. HB 2272 and HB 2273, emergency appropriations for public employment cost items, were supported by the administration and labor representatives; members briefly clarified which bargaining units were covered.
A longer discussion centered on HB 1664, which would address a dispute mechanism for EUTF-related negotiations. HGEA said the current process lacks a dispute resolution path and that the bill would allow interest arbitration when the state and union disagree. The Department of Human Resources Development and the Budget and Finance director raised concerns about consistency across bargaining units and the role of an arbitrator unfamiliar with the complexities of the system. Senator Moriwaki questioned whether another dispute forum might be more appropriate, but no alternative resolution was settled.
The committee also heard HB 1655, which would make retirement benefits negotiable, and HB 1658, concerning collective bargaining repricing. ERS opposed HB 1655, saying it could create administrative and tax problems if retirement benefits were negotiated separately across many bargaining units, while UPW, HGEA, HSTA, and UPA supported it as a bargaining issue. On HB 1658, DHRD explained that repricing is an internal classification tool meant to preserve equal pay for equal work, not to address market pay, and said a single arbitrator or the Merit Appeals Board could handle disputes; HGEA preferred a neutral arbitrator and opposed the Merit Appeals Board as too employer-controlled. The final measure, HB 1661 on cafeteria plans, was supported by UPW and HGEA. DHRD said it planned to raise the maximum contribution through rulemaking but needed to manage plan solvency and timing because IRS limits change on a calendar-year basis while the state plan runs on a fiscal year. The committee then moved into decision-making and adopted recommendations to pass HB 2472 and HB 2276 as amended/unamended after a brief correction to the vote language.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 5th, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- It is administered by the comptroller and invested by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.
- Does anyone, we do have the comptroller here. Mr. Moody, we have a resource witness from an agency.
- You're representing the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and you are neutral on the bill, is that
- The money is held in trust at the comptroller to be spent when the whole council agrees.
- Okay, but from a transparency standpoint, because the money is held in trust at the comptroller, every
Keywords:
emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council, disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, broadband, public safety, disaster preparedness, funding, flood disaster plan
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 24 March, 2026; 11:15 AM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- National banks are regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. barber license in 1993
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the are regulated by the Office of the are regulated by the Office of the Comptroller - Comptroller of the Currency.
- Louis, instead of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
- institutions are trying to avoid regulation, but that many of them have found that the Office of the Comptroller
Summary:
The committee first considered nominees to the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering: Tom Elkins, Todd Freeman, and Aaron Washington. Each described their background in the hair industry and expressed support for making licensing and regulation more workable while still protecting health and safety. Members discussed the need for a balance between oversight and burden, with the chair emphasizing that inspectors should educate rather than intimidate. The committee then voted to advise and consent on the nominees, and the motion carried.
The committee next took up the reappointment of Jim Perry to the State Board of Health. Perry described his background in state and federal policy, finance, and health-related work, and said his board service had highlighted operational problems in state government, including personnel and procurement bottlenecks, staffing shortages, succession challenges, and the need for better, more consistent data to guide the state health plan and certificate-of-need decisions. He suggested continued budget support for policy and planning staff, more frequent updates to the health plan, and a review of whether prior procurement and personnel reforms went too far. Members asked about his statement of economic interest and discussed the broader need for better health care information and administration.
The committee voted to advise and consent on Perry’s reappointment. It then handled a block of nominations to the Board of Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, voting to take them up and to advise and consent. Finally, the committee addressed the nomination of Dr. Anthony to the State Board of Health, noting that the seat had become vacant due to a recent death and voting to return the nomination to the governor as a procedural matter. The meeting concluded with a motion to rise and report.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- legislature requiring the OAG to maintain records related to these court costs as directed by the comptroller
- They essentially get given to the comptroller, and we don't see them flow through the budget unless a
- They essentially just kind of get given to the comptroller, and we don't see them flow through the budget
- contingency fee contracts work, if we comply with that and it's within proper approvals by the comptroller
- I don't think it's some comptroller number, but I don't know how they get it.
Bills:
SB 1
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The language of this bill is needed to help inform the state's comptroller to distribute these dollars
- This bill simply allows the comptroller.
- This bill simply allows the comptroller to release money that we already have from tax collections from
- We are simply asking for language to clarify when the Comptroller must release our state grant funds.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development held a hearing on October 21, opening with a moment of silence for former committee chair Senator Edward Kennedy. Chairs Senator Paul Mark and Representative Sean Garballey then heard testimony on several bills related to tourism funding, arts infrastructure, public art, Native heritage, and a choreographer laureate.
A major focus was legislation to require earlier distribution of regional tourism council grants from the Tourism Trust Fund, with testimony from regional tourism leaders from North of Boston, Metro West, Cape Cod, and Senator Joan Lovely. Witnesses said delayed grant allocations make it difficult to plan fall, winter, and shoulder-season marketing, and they argued that an October 1 or September 1 deadline would help preserve tourism’s economic impact without increasing appropriations. They cited tourism’s role in jobs, tax revenue, and regional economic development, especially for smaller and less prominent tourism regions.
The committee also heard strong support for the Creative Space Act and the PLACE Act, which would help municipalities preserve affordable creative workspace and create a public art funding mechanism tied to state construction projects. Testimony from MassCreative, MAPC, arts organizations, muralists, and local arts leaders emphasized loss of workspace, displacement of artists, and the economic and community benefits of public art. Additional testimony supported bills to protect Native American heritage by preventing the sale of funerary and sacred objects in public or nonprofit collections, and a bill to establish a first-in-the-nation choreographer laureate of the Commonwealth. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after public testimony concluded.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- FTE to support the Texas Energy Fund programs and a new rider that directs the Comptroller to make a
- Like the comptroller directs all state agencies to have minimum hub thresholds in your contracting.
- So the targets that are issued by the comptroller, y'all just disregard those.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And with that members, if there are no questions, the Chair calls Comptroller Hager. Thank you, Mr.
- First for the record, my name is Glenn Hager, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
- When I became Comptroller, sales tax collections were less than $29 billion. in fiscal year 2015.
- Members, any other questions for the Comptroller Hager? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr.
- The pay-as-you-go limit is the one that Comptroller Hager just talked about that basically says you all
Keywords:
budget, House Bill 1, public education, healthcare, border security, federal funding, spending limits
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on reviewing the proposed budget for the upcoming biennium, with substantial discussions around House Bill 1 and its implications for public education, healthcare, and border security. The Comptroller presented a revenue overview indicating a total of $194.6 billion available for general purpose spending, which reflects a slight decrease compared to previous years due to fluctuating economic conditions. Members raised questions regarding spending limits and the impact of federal funding on state programs, highlighting concerns about the sustainability of funding in light of potential changes at the federal level.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- When the Comptroller disburses sales and use taxes back to local governments, oftentimes they need to
- This floor amendment allows the Comptroller to hold an amount not greater than 5%.
- This floor amendment allows the Comptroller to hold an amount not greater than 5% of the sum in the suspense
- interest-bearing account on those funds was, and I didn't have any clarification on whether the Comptroller
- that could take place with local sales tax revenue, and he asks whether state agencies like the comptroller
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, adopted the prior day’s journal, received House messages, and adopted several resolutions and recognitions, including Senate Resolution 496 honoring Leadership Garland and resolutions 503 and 504. The chamber also recognized guests, including a North Dakota senator and the Doctor of the Day, and received gubernatorial nominations for the Texas Economic Development Corporation Board and the Nueces River Authority Board.
The Senate then took up and passed a series of bills, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. Measures approved included SB 614 on Texas Forensic Science Commission referrals to the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs; SB 250 on municipal annexation across railroad rights-of-way; SB 1660 on toxicological evidence retention and destruction procedures; SB 2586 requiring property owners associations to file governing documents with the Texas Real Estate Commission; SB 1588 increasing penalties for certain failures to report child sexual abuse; HB 912 on compensation for distributed renewable generation outside ERCOT; SB 1957 setting eligibility standards for civilian oversight boards; HB 2525 clarifying a charitable property tax exemption; SB 1525 limiting repeated prior authorization for neurodegenerative disease drugs; SB 865 requiring CPR/AED training and cardiac emergency response planning in schools; SB 1212 elevating human trafficking penalties; SB 2690 on solicitations for Secretary of State documents; SB 1802 on landlord repair duties for ramps, elevators, and handrails; SB 905 on licensing rules for speech-language pathologists and audiologists; SB 2929 allowing removal of disruptive spectators at school athletic events; SB 2675 creating a narrow McAllen-specific parkland conveyance exception; SB 872 increasing punishment for burglary of a vehicle involving firearm theft; and SB 1113 clarifying sales rules for certain converter-license holders.
Several bills drew extended debate. SB 2487, dealing with crisis and mental health services for homelessness, was amended to make the county model permissive rather than mandatory and to remove state funding/assistance requirements before passing 28-3. SB 2138, barring higher education funds from contracting with firms that boycott fossil fuels through ESG policies, also passed after questions about fiscal effects and First Amendment concerns. SB 2615, restricting remote work at public institutions of higher education, advanced 22-9. The Senate also began consideration of SB 3016, which would expand enforcement tools against local governments that fail to comply with state law, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill is completed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, overweight vehicles require a surety bond approved by both the Comptroller and Attorney General
- What's the pragmatic difference between shifting it from the Comptroller and the Attorney General?
- It's got to go to the Comptroller or the Deputy Comptroller to sign off on, so everyone has to check
Bills:
HB137, HB283, HCR114, HB137, HB283, HB1398, HB1960, HB2153, HB2431, HB2638, HB2699, HB2999, HB3208, HB3389, HB3413, HB3510, HB3642, HB3859, HB3974, HB3986, HB4142, HB4173, HB4174, HB4542, HB4605, HB4663, HB4731, HB5064, HB5216, HB5218, HB5332, HB5453, HB5577
Keywords:
state budget, fiscal biennium, budget repeal, financial management, state funding, Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, low-income individuals, insurance coverage, memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 6, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Gwen Marshall Knight, representing the Florida Clerks and Comptrollers, and she also waves in support
- I am Gwen Marshall Knight, the clerk and comptroller for Leon County.
- I hope that there is an opportunity for their clerks and comptrollers to be able to address whatever
Summary:
The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee heard and voted on several local and statewide bills. HB 69, by Rep. Andrade, preempted local zoning and land-use authority to the state for presidential libraries; after an amendment clarifying the scope of preemption, it passed 13-2. HB 63, by Reps. Gerwig and Cassel, created a public-records exemption for city and county administrators and their deputies, citing threats and harassment against local administrators; it included a 10-year sunset and passed 15-0. HB 4045, by Rep. Alvarez, updated the City of Tampa firefighters’ and police officers’ pension plan, including extending the DROP period by three years; it passed 14-0 with a committee substitute. HB 4023, by Rep. Hunschofsky, tightened conflict-of-interest rules for officers and employees of the North Springs Improvement District after prior audit concerns; it passed 16-0. HB 4017, by Rep. Oliver, codified the Bermont Drainage District’s charter and corrected a statutory cross-reference via amendment; it passed 16-0 with committee substitute. HB 4009, by Rep. Kendall, renamed the St. Johns County regional airport to the St. Augustine Airport and passed 16-0. The committee also considered PCB IAS 25-01, by Vice Chair Griffiths, which would standardize county constitutional officers’ budget procedures and create an appeal process for clerks of court and supervisors of elections similar to that used by sheriffs; after testimony from the clerks and supervisors’ associations, it passed 16-0.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- million for eight additional FTEs to support the program with. and a new rider that directs the comptroller
- It's a request for a new rider that specifies that the comptroller and not the agency will pay judgments
- that we had that we messed up, but this is a statute that we're defending, so I'm asking for the comptroller
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The comptroller is projecting 5.5% growth in tax year 25 or fiscal year 26, and 4.94% growth in tax year
- The comptroller will provide updated projections to our office in March, and those will be incorporated
- You need a comptroller probably to come testify on this, but they vote, and they have board seats on
- Um, you know, comptroller law and property tax law really comes in, but we have spent some time.
- , and non-agricultural land was appraised at 69% of the values set by the Comptroller.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Education K-16 Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The Comptroller is our money man for the state of Texas, not through TEA.
- And those reports will be annual reports going from the ESOs to the Comptroller. That's right.
- Okay, and then the Comptroller will turn around and provide a report to the legislature?
- And if any violation of the statutes are discovered, the Comptroller should be notified.
- It's only generally reported to the Comptroller. Why?
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits.
The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation.
Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They have access to $500 million, half a billion dollars. ...saying that the comptroller has to cover
- Releasing the authority of the Comptroller of Public Accounts and certain political subdivisions of this
- on Public Education. purposes of study to the school district property values conducted by the Comptroller
- 4324 by Cook relating to certain studies and reviews of the appraisal district conducted by the Comptroller
Keywords:
occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Mar 5th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, comptroller, page 12.
- Have you seen the social media of the comptroller? So good.
- This is basically like. allowing the comptroller to procure their own services outside of DIR's contracts
- The comptroller public accounts judiciary section item one is a technical adjustment just right sizing
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM-GVO, PSM Public Hearings 01-31-2025
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, Comptroller, Chair, Vice Chair, members, Keith, Comptroller, State Department Services, stand.
- First we have up is the Comptroller, Vice Chair, Vice Chair. the emergency managers for the city and
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Summary:
The joint Senate Committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Government Operations met on January 31, 2025, to hear several bills related to disaster resilience, the National Guard, veteran services, and memorials. SB 111 on hurricane-resistant criteria drew support from HEMA and DAGS, with one witness suggesting tighter language on funding timing, wind-speed standards, and bathroom access. SB 239 on disaster preparedness, requiring new public buildings and schools to withstand Category 5 hurricanes and serve as shelters, received support from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which said its facilities should be able to withstand such storms but shelter capacity would be limited. SB 998, creating a Hawaii First Responders Memorial study and consultant appropriation, drew support from state and local officials and one written opposition.
During the first decision-making segment, the committees adopted amendments to SB 111, including changing the effective date language to July 1, 2026. For SB 239, the committees agreed to amendments removing correctional facilities from the shelter requirement, changing “public buildings” to “state buildings,” retaining the January 1, 2026 construction date, and accepting DAGS language. SB 998 was advanced as introduced. Government Operations lacked quorum and said it would formally vote later, but Public Safety and Military Affairs took action on the measures before it.
A second Public Safety and Military Affairs hearing later considered SB 1381, SB 1382, SB 1379, SB 609, and SB 1377. Testimony was generally supportive: the Department of Defense, HEMA, the Office of Veteran Services, veterans groups, and others backed the National Guard, emergency preparedness, veteran services, and veteran cemetery measures, while one witness opposed SB 1379. Members asked why SB 1382 needed statutory changes, and the Adjutant General explained it was to better protect National Guard members during law-enforcement support duties. The committee then passed SB 1381 with technical amendments, SB 1382 as is, SB 1379 with technical amendments, SB 609 with amendments including deleting appropriations and changing the effective date to July 1, 2077, and SB 1377 with technical amendments.