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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/10/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • or the February November forecast or the February forecast<01:07:37.240> but<01:07:37.440>
  • <01:15:45.400> of forecast um the November forecast of forecast um the November forecast of
  • a budget.”
  • from one budget year to another.
  • There's a budget proposal in the governor's budget to do an additional investment in that.
Bills: HF25, HF4
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 2/25/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are you familiar with the, um, between the November forecast and the February forecast, the reserve funds
  • Are you familiar with the, um, between the November forecast and the February forecast, the reserve funds
  • February forecast the reserve funds that February forecast the reserve funds that we<00:05:02.240>
  • November and uh the February forecast November and uh the February forecast when<00:05:31.880>
  • dollars we have other um other budgets dollars we have other um other budgets that<00:07:52.680>
Bills: HF4, HF173
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > and state budget and economic forecast and state budget and economic forecast and the<00:30:
  • and what our budgeting is, the amount of fraud notated in our forecast.
  • and what our budgeting is, the amount of fraud notated in our forecast.
  • and what our budgeting is, the amount of fraud notated in our forecast.
  • <01:10:04.239> forecast two weeks prior to a budget forecast two weeks prior to a budget forecast
Bills: HF3676, HF3683, HF3395
Summary: The committee first approved minutes from February 19 and February 26, while skipping the February 24 minutes because of a drafting error that would be corrected later. It then took up House File 3676, a Safe at Home program bill described by Rep. Nash as arising from a constituent’s dangerous identity exposure and intended to tighten protections for participants, including allowing emancipated minors to enroll. Testimony from the Secretary of State’s office explained that the bill would clarify who may apply for a minor, require proof of guardianship, strengthen court findings before a participant’s physical address can be disclosed, increase penalties for harmful disclosure, prohibit discrimination based on participation, require state agencies to designate a Safe at Home contact person, allow use of the Safe at Home card as proof of residence for certain ID purposes, and require judge training. Members raised concerns about federal compatibility, constitutionality of court-related provisions, and the need for a fiscal note on the felony penalty. Several sections were noted as being removed or modified in a later engrossment, and the committee voted to re-refer HF 3676 to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. The committee then heard House File 3683, which would direct the state budget forecast to include the estimated cost of fraud. Rep. Nash argued that fraud is a significant but unquantified drain on state resources and said the bill would adapt existing forecast language used for inflation to track fraud costs. Minnesota Management and Budget Deputy Commissioner Anna Mingi testified that fraud is unacceptable and that the agency works to prevent and detect it, but said the twice-yearly forecast is not the right tool for this kind of retrospective analysis. She explained that if fraud is identified, the forecast would reflect reduced spending through program integrity actions rather than a separate fraud-cost line item. The bill was moved and referred to the general register after a roll call was requested.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/20/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We know we're probably not going to get more money because of the budget forecast, but allow us flexibility
  • We know we're probably not going to get more money because of the budget forecast, but allow us flexibility
  • Strom regarding the mechanics and the purpose of this forecast bill?
  • <01:20:24.159> bill forecast bill forecast bill uh<01:20:25.639> chair<01:20:25.960>
  • through the K through2 education budget through the K through2 education budget are<01:26:02.600
Bills: HF56, HF780
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:33:44.240> but to be taken care of in the forecast, but to be taken care of in the forecast
  • , and I am guilty of making a cut to the forecast.
  • I am I making a cut to the forecast.
  • <00:50:57.200> survey Kaiser's 2025 Medicaid budget survey Kaiser's 2025 Medicaid budget survey
  • It implements um the forecast technical.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's what we agreed to in the last budget.
  • This is the annual forecast adjustments article, which includes all of the forecast adjustments in the
  • forecast projection.
  • . do every year to implement the forecast.
  • during the midst of a a main budget during the midst of a a main budget year.<01:07:53.760> Um
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the two forecasts since the end of the '25 session.
  • It simply implements the forecast.
  • . forecast forecast programs<00:14:27.880> appropriations programs appropriations programs appropriations
  • It simply implements the forecast.
  • Um this is a common-sense their budget.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/28/2026 - Joint Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The rest of the budget is almost verbatim basic budget. Yes, ma'am.
  • FY 2027 budget.
  • budget, please.
  • voted for that budget. ...opposing this budget here today, they voted for that budget.
  • budget.
Summary: The committee met in a special joint appropriations session to review the FY 2027 budget package, including House Bill 4138 and Senate Bill 1831, the general appropriations or “feed” bills. Staff described the budget as including a one-time transfer of state funds, a 5% lump-sum reduction to most agencies’ discretionary general-fund budgets, continued funding for the state health insurance plan and school facilities, and various one-time restorations or reversions of prior appropriations. Members spent much of the meeting clarifying how the 5% reductions would work, noting that formula and mandatory funding such as K-12 basic aid are excluded, while the governor’s executive branch would decide how to implement the cuts within agencies. The chair repeatedly emphasized that the committee was not specifying line-item cuts and that agencies would have discretion over implementation. A large portion of the discussion focused on the practical effects of the budget on universities, public safety, health care, rural programs, and fund sweeps. Arizona Board of Regents and university representatives said the proposed reductions would amount to more than $85 million statewide and could affect programs such as the Arizona Promise Program, Teachers Academy, and tuition freezes, though no specific program cuts were written into the bill. Other testimony raised concerns about fund sweeps from encumbered balances, including university research funds, housing trust funds, utility regulation funds, and ADOT-related accounts, with some members warning about possible impacts on rural infrastructure and federal matching dollars. The committee also discussed the state employee health plan, including a $228 million general-fund infusion and proposed employee premium increases over three years, as well as questions about corrections, forestry and fire management, and rural critical access hospitals. Public testimony was largely opposed to the budget. Speakers from Opportunity Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents, health care, and local government argued that the package would reduce support for education, housing, SNAP, health care access, and rural communities while preserving tax benefits for data centers and wealthy taxpayers. A mayor from Globe described severe flood damage and asked for state help for a flood relief fund, while a motorcycle safety advocate questioned a proposed transfer from the motorcycle safety fund. Committee members debated whether the budget’s effects should be described as speculative or as likely consequences of the broad cuts, and several exchanges became contentious over comparisons to the Great Recession and references to federal tax policy. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote taken in the portion provided, though leadership had earlier said the committee planned a mass roll-call vote on all the bills at the end.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) May 22nd, 2025

State Affairs

Bills: HB223
Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard several House bills, with most measures left pending after testimony and later taken up in a batch of votes. Early in the meeting, HB 5624 on liability protections for motocross/off-road vehicle tracks, HB 223 on requiring competitive procurement for municipal lobbying contracts, HB 3709 on post-election audit procedures, and HB 5081 on protecting personal information of judicial officers and court staff were all discussed and left pending after testimony. Witnesses on HB 223 supported greater transparency in municipal lobbying contracts. HB 3709 drew sharp opposition from an election integrity advocate who argued the bill would reduce precinct-level granularity and make it harder to detect ballot errors, while a Secretary of State resource witness said the bill would simplify and standardize the audit process by location. HB 5081 received strong support from court administration and a district judge who described prior threats and an attack tied to publicly available personal information. The committee also heard HB 3546 on allowing school districts to move elections to November, HB 493 on barring certain felony offenders from serving as poll watchers, HB 5115 on increasing penalties for election fraud and related conduct, HB 4081 on trade secret filing procedures, HB 3909 on limiting restrictions on wireless devices at polling places, HB 2702 on limiting gubernatorial closure authority for certain veterans organizations during pandemics, HB 119 on foreign adversary lobbying, and HB 5138 on the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes. Several of these bills were explained with committee substitutes and then left pending before final action. Testimony on HB 493 and HB 5115 came from an election integrity advocate who supported both bills, saying the poll watcher restriction was appropriately narrowed and that the election fraud bill would help address invalid votes and refusal to count valid votes. Later, the committee took up pending business and voted out a large number of bills, generally along party lines or with broad support. HB 186 on minors’ social media use, HB 229, HB 2885, HB 3909 as substituted, HB 4285, HB 1661, HB 2820, HB 3181, HB 4157, HB 223, HB 521, HB 640, HB 1234, HB 2253, HB 2294, HB 3053, HB 3697 as substituted, HB 4281, HB 4463, HB 4995, HB 5081 as substituted, HB 5624 as substituted, HB 119 as substituted, HB 3225, HB 5138 as substituted, HB 5115, HB 481 as substituted, HB 3546, HB 493, and HB 4145 were reported favorably to the full Senate, with several also placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted committee substitutes for multiple bills, including HB 3909, HB 5081, HB 5624, HB 119, HB 5138, and HB 481. At the end, the chair noted another committee meeting would likely be needed before deadlines, possibly on a weekend, and recessed the committee subject to the call of the chair.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • others to forecast oil demand. others to forecast oil demand.
  • Who must be considered in these demand forecasts has been at the heart of recent pipeline discussions
  • Oil companies have argued that these forecasts can be based on demand from other oil companies, even
  • The bill establishes that a demand forecast must include projected consumption of gasoline and other
  • > include<01:07:21.760> projected demand forecast must include projected demand forecast
Bills: HF4236, HF4122, HF4377
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/1/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • I hope you consider including this in your 2025 budget bill.
  • not Omnibus yeah a budget Bill our 2025<01:08:34.560> budget<01:08:34.960> budget<01:08
  • :35.199> Bill<01:08:35.640> all<01:08:35.759> right 2025 budget budget Bill all
  • right 2025 budget budget Bill all right not<01:08:37.759> I<01:08:38.719> all<01:08:38.880
  • bills including the governor's budget bills including the governor's budget and<01:29:47.520>
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It contains the K-12 forecast adjustments.
  • These forecast adjustments align with the February 26th forecast data that funds each of our K-12 programs
  • forecast cycles now, where each forecast forecast cycles now, where each forecast has<00:08:08.920
  • '26 on the forecast amounts for those. '26 on the forecast amounts for those.
  • small budget here. small budget here.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 18th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • You have in front of you a report by the Legislative Budget Board that was issued in December of 2024
  • As I showed you, the legislative budget board showed $15 billion in assessed values have been removed
  • The Legislative Budget Board - that $15 billion that was wiped off - every single one of them was a PFC
  • why local property taxes are so high, especially in El Paso County, is that 70% of El Paso County's budget
  • This bill is not about budgets. This is bigger than money. It's about power.
Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223