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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- indebtedness limits for select inland port districts to ensure continued eligibility for federal funding
- They need a little bit more ability to obtain the funding to complete that project.
- They have received funding from both the federal government and locals, but it just pertains to the Port
- Under the program, the commission must award grant funds to tribes to implement the program and provide
- If we have, we do have a tax increment area, but those funds are not... we don't need those funds to
Bills:
SB6132
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- positions within the counties funding positions within the counties specifically<00:04:35.440><c> to
- , they can fund that position and<00:05:37.520><c> then</c><00:05:37.680><c> that</c><00:05:38.080><c
- They would just be funded by the state, and they would be specifically for processing our permits.
- >> They're not going to do it unless we fund it. >> Yeah.
- But I mean, are they open to it if we funded a position?
Bills:
SB2066
Keywords:
permitting, construction, efficiency, state projects, county collaboration, funding, staffing shortages, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint committees on Energy, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Government Operations heard Senate Bill 2066 on county permitting and inspection. Testimony focused on whether the bill should exempt state projects from county permitting requirements. One testifier opposed the measure, arguing it would bypass established permitting processes, weaken good government, and put the public at risk. A DOE representative said the intent was to speed up state projects, but suggested a different approach: funding county positions dedicated solely to state permits, possibly as a pilot program, rather than removing county review entirely. Committee members discussed the difficulty of moving state projects through county systems, the lack of special treatment, and whether a more systematic or standardized process could be created for repetitive projects.
After the discussion, the chairs announced a substantive rewrite of SB 2066. The amended version would delete the county-permitting exemptions for state projects and instead create a cooperative working group to address the intersection of state projects and county permitting needs. The revised measure would also include a blank appropriation for counties to fund personnel to expedite permitting for state projects only. Members clarified that any funded staff would be dedicated solely to state projects. The committee then took votes on the revised measure.
The committees adopted the amended bill. The Government Operations Committee recommended the Senate draft one version, and members present voted yes, with Senator Awa excused. The measure was adopted with the revised approach and an effective date set for April 19, 2042.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 12th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- educational emergency by adding persistently low-performing schools, clarifies that STEM curricula may be funded
- through district Title I funds, aligns charter school renewal and dismissal rules through the school
Bills:
S7036
Keywords:
education, epinephrine, charter schools, voluntary prekindergarten, school funding, teacher incentives, student progress monitoring
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Pre-K-12 Appropriations met with a quorum present and announced it would not be presenting its budget at this time, per a Senate memorandum. The sole bill on the agenda was SB 7036 by Senator Corey Simon, which was described as a broad education package strengthening school turnaround tools, early literacy supports, early learning policies, academic offerings, and educator pipeline provisions. Senator Simon explained that the bill addresses persistently low-performing schools, Title I use for STEM curricula, charter school renewal and dismissal rules, epinephrine device policies, VPK summer bridge eligibility, disability-aligned interventions, agriculture and Algebra 1 instruction, GATE access, and certification updates for teachers and computer science. An amendment was adopted that removed provisions on temporary door locks and DOE-developed instructional materials and added a GATE startup grant update.
The committee heard numerous appearance forms, with many individuals and organizations waving against the bill, while one student, Ella Latimore, appeared and spoke briefly. Much of the exchange with her was lighthearted and unrelated to the bill, but Senator Simon used his closing to note that concerns from the prior stop had been addressed by removing the DOE materials and door-lock language, and he asked for favorable support. The committee then voted on the bill as amended, and CS for SB 7036 was reported favorably.
After the vote, members made several informal statements, including remarks about a Valentine’s Day visit from students and appreciation for community member Misty Cash. Senator Osgood also raised a serious concern about declining immigrant student enrollment affecting district budgets, especially in Broward County, and urged the committee to address the issue proactively with school districts. The chair said staff were already working with districts on the matter and that more discussion would follow. The meeting then adjourned after additional light banter among members.
TX
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the intended use fund for our funds for the intended use fund for our funds for student<00:04:52.880
- The exception was the SANE Foundation, that keeps steady funding in 2026 and cuts grants in half in 2027
- Everything that falls out is funded a different way. Everything that's left is funded with LTFM.
- funds.
- The fund has covered it so far.
Bills:
HF1049
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So if state funding was cut off, like for New York Mills, for instance, we could go about two and a half
- fund fund one budget district's general fund fund one budget is<00:20:47.960><c> more</c><00:20:48.159
- funding was cut off afford so if State's funding was cut off like<00:21:41.679><c> for</c><00:21:41.840
- </c> funding is calculated how that funding funding is calculated how that funding has<00:59:01.440><
- fund or that fund transfers out of this fund or that fund I<01:24:35.560><c> get</c><01:24:35.840><c
Keywords:
education, mandate relief, school funding, local control, state laws, fund transfers, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- to protect the general fund.
- paying into the general fund.
- What happened to those funds? What happened to those funds? Uh, Mr. Graves?
- We need to be cautious with our funding if we put all of that into general fund.
- </c><01:02:02.680><c> and</c> fund reinsurance with general fund and fund reinsurance with general fund
Bills:
HF837
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- general revenue funds and all state funds.
- There's the general revenue funds, general revenue dedicated funds.
- Or unspent funds?
- Maybe the question is, if federal funding, federal support for public in Texas is cut off, that would
- I would say that some of it would depend on whether the funding in the federal fund, if the federal funding
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.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 24, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> after we cut it down our crooked trees. after we cut it down our crooked trees.
- That's just state funding, not alone all the other contributed funding.
- </c> natural resource trust fund. But, Mr. natural resource trust fund. But, Mr.
- But I large project funding.
- </c> which count those funds are coming from. which count those funds are coming from.
Keywords:
forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 24, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> within the funding we have. within the funding we have.
- </c> funding that goes into that small water. funding that goes into that small water.
- </c> projects, this is our account two funds. projects, this is our account two funds.
- versus the construction funding.
- That's the transfer of funds.
Keywords:
forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our general fund balance, I mean, our general fund revenues are at $19 million.
- To the state highway fund.
- to the General Revenue Fund.
- My take on this is that I don't like people just taking away funds from my highway fund.
- fund is a trust fund.
Bills:
HB1589, HB2208, HB2297, HB2560, HB2725, HB3080, HB4417, HB4473, HB4520, HB4662, HB4888, HB4905, HB4906
Keywords:
HB 1589, toll road, toll project, toll project entity, voter approval, local control, county election, commissioners court, Transportation Code, Chapter 372, road construction, highway funding, infrastructure, public referendum, ballot measure, transportation policy, Texas toll roads, regional mobility, toll collection, vehicle registration
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- less 7.3 million which goes to the county. lateral road fund.
- fund than they get back.
- The fiscal impact is less than a tenth of one percent to the overall fund and...
- Senate Bill 1, the Appropriations Bill, includes continued funding to address this backlog. agency funding
- The problem is that we didn't fund it. And so.
Keywords:
HVAC, tax exemption, energy efficiency, residential heating, installation services, Energy Star, sales tax, residential, installation, sales tax exemption, Environmental Protection Agency, temporary exemption, motor fuel tax, county exemption, diesel fuel, gasoline tax, transportation funding, SB 1030, Texas Tax Code, use tax exemption
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/16/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- We're cutting back some of the funding that they would be getting just on the security piece.
- We're cutting back some of the funding that they would be getting just on the security piece.
- We're cutting back some of the funding that they would be getting just on the security piece.
- We're cutting back some of the funding that they would be getting just on the security piece.
- </c> these hundred to get um to get funded. these hundred to get um to get funded.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 11:00 am
A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
Bills:
SB1379
Keywords:
human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, 914, all
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Bills:
SB370
MN
Bills:
HF2433
TX
Bills:
SB22
Keywords:
Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Finance met, established a quorum, and took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 22. Senator Huffman moved that the committee report the original Senate Bill 22 as not passed, adopt the committee substitute in its place, and recommend the substitute for passage and printing. The motion was approved on a roll call vote of 11 ayes and no nays.
No substantive testimony or debate was included in the transcript excerpt. The committee concluded its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair, with the substitute bill to be reported back to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: TEA Audit Mar 19th, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- And you'll see, if you look at, I think the funding is on the graph, that funding for our most vulnerable
- But so, yeah, that's what a cut to public education funding did.
- The funding issue is that what we're dealing with are things like delayed maintenance versus big cuts
- So investment into per-student funding is actually a cut to Robin Hood recapture payments.
- Thank you. room and that also cuts recapture so investment into per student funding is actually a cut
Keywords:
education funding, House Bill 5419, zero-based budgeting, public testimony, school safety, special education
Summary:
State Representative Gina Hinojosa and a group of parents and education advocates testified in support of House Bill 5419, a zero-based budgeting proposal aimed at reviewing Texas Education Agency spending and redirecting more public education dollars to classrooms. Hinojosa argued that public schools are being weakened by chronic underfunding, teacher shortages, delayed special education services, and inadequate school safety funding, and said the bill would help cut bureaucracy, vendor contracts, and other non-classroom spending in favor of teacher pay, safety, and special education.
Several witnesses, including self-identified Republicans and former GOP officials, backed the bill as a good-government measure and said they were crossing party lines because public schools need more direct investment. They criticized TEA growth, vendor contracts, public-private partnerships, and what they described as unfunded mandates from the state, including school safety requirements. One witness said rural districts are being forced into four-day school weeks, while others cited campus closures, deferred maintenance, and local tax increases tied to state funding shortfalls and recapture payments.
The discussion also focused on the need for a systematic review of TEA spending and the lack of a sunset review for the agency since before 2005. Hinojosa and others said increasing the basic allotment would help districts, reduce recapture pressures, and prevent local tax hikes. The exchange was primarily a public hearing and advocacy session; no vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine reforming SBIR-STTR for the 21st century. Mar 5th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- By targeting SBIR funds to the very best innovators in the country, by cutting off the unserious applicants
- SBIR funding, many of these products may have never seen the light of day.
- This yields an ROI of 3.7 on all of our funding sources.
- The SBIR and STTR programs provide small businesses early stage funding when private sector funding is
- And it allows them to leverage. additional SBIR funding, up to $15 million with just SBIR funding, to
Keywords:
SBIR, STTR, Innovate Act, small business, innovation, legislative reforms, economic growth, funding, technology transfer
Summary:
The meeting focused on the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR), emphasizing the critical reforms necessary to enhance their effectiveness. Chair Ernst introduced the Innovate Act to streamline processes, ensuring funding is awarded based on merit and addressing existing abuses within the system. The discussion was robust, with numerous members expressing concerns about phase transitions and the need for targeted funding to support impactful technological innovations. The conversation also highlighted the program's importance in fostering economic growth, particularly for small businesses in rural areas, and the urgency for legislative changes as the program's authorization approaches expiration.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue. (7-1-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- You appropriate general fund, fund.
- 15:58.840><c> funds,</c><00:15:59.160><c> road</c> restricted funds, federal funds, road restricted funds
- And so funds, tobacco funds.
- . funding. funding.
- . funding. funding.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Budget Process 00:02:28
Allotment Process 00:10:30
School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10
Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00
Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25
Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40
Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all