Video & Transcript Research : 'earmarked funds'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/18/26 - Afternoon Meeting
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 3698 is a bill that seeks to address a problem where publicly funded libraries are being price
- determine what our publicly funded determine what our publicly funded entities<00:31:51.600>
- Section 8 is doing that for earmarking of a contribution.
- <00:57:29.280>
Um <00:57:29.839>but political committees and funds. - Um but political committees and funds.
Keywords:
libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So Visit Dallas, by way of example, is funded through the TPID.
- from accessing these funds as well.
- So we do fund our programs in a couple of different ways.
- So with this additional source of funding, we basically have an evergreen fund.
- Those funds are federal funds. Those are very limited. You have waiting lists for those families.
Bills:
HB158
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/23/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- it comes to Medicaid program integrity and making sure people receive the services that our taxes fund
- services that our taxes fund. services that our taxes fund.
- in Medicaid funding. in Medicaid funding.
- Those programs are funded by taxpayer dollars. There are people out there shoveling.
- Those programs are funded by taxpayer dollars. There are people out there shoveling.
Bills:
HF3542
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Feb 17th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So Senate Bill 1288 provides that the state's share of matching requirements for federal funds shall
- So, yeah, there are funds that are put aside for the state emergency funds the governor has at his or
- Like, they can appropriate or ask for those emergency funds to be applied to this fund as well, or it
- could come out of their state fund emergency fund.
- The funds are being tied up, and sheriffs want to use these funds for Moving down to line 19 for training
Keywords:
emergency management, federal funding, disaster relief, cost sharing, public assistance, bail reform, public funds, nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions, injunctive relief, criminal procedure, surety bond, judicial discretion, uniform bond schedule, liability insurance, judgments, insurance fund, Oklahoma, county sheriff, commissary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- That grant covers 75% of our funding.
- funds after they're out the door. funds after they're out the door.
- commitment to fully funding this office. commitment to fully funding this office.
- Fully funding the work of preventing and fighting fraud. It won't work if we don't fund it.
- don't fund it. And much more. don't fund it. And much more.
Bills:
HF1338
Keywords:
Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, state oversight, government accountability, fraud, waste, abuse, audit, investigation, subpoena, whistleblower, public integrity, transparency, state agencies, executive branch, public funds, taxpayer funds, law enforcement oversight, public safety programs, advisory council
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- If there's other ideas of how to get funding or to fix this, I'm all open.
- Your report from CMS, does it say that you need more funding? Yes.
- it say that need more funding? it say that need more funding?
- It's going to free up funding for a lot of our providers and our public EMS provider.
- It's going to free up funding for a lot of our providers and our public EMS provider.
Keywords:
appropriation, transportation, judicial system, funding, state budget, Pickens County, local act, vehicle tag fee, registration fee, issuance fee, motor vehicle registration, license plate, replacement tag, transfer tag, renewal fee, county revenue, earmarked funds, ambulance service, emergency medical services, EMS
OK
Bills:
HB2115
OK
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The bond debt is repaid by a state road fund and highway infrastructure fund, including federal revenue
- We also have a local road fund. We also have federal funds that may be available.
- Fund county government funds, the County Road Funds, Municipal Street Funds, and then a County and Municipal
- Government Fund.
- like from the general fund, there's less pressure in the transportation sector at least to fund state
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- state that is funded by their tax<00:42:46.040>
dollars. - Um, this requires video monitoring without providing funding or support.
- <01:37:04.920>
Camera providing funding or support. Camera providing funding or support. - <01:42:28.840>
and programs receiving public funding and programs receiving public funding - Thank you for your time and consideration. funding that makes child care more funding that makes child
Keywords:
data privacy, investigative data, welfare system, public funds, transparency, child care, licensing, inspections, compliance, program integrity, 1183, house
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3542, authored by Representative Hudson, and first adopted the February 25 minutes. Hudson explained that the bill, as amended in a DE1, would require agencies to disclose to the public, legislators, or the press the existence of certain investigations only after the subject has been notified and the agency has decided to reduce, suspend, or withhold payments. He said the amendment was intended to avoid tipping off subjects before notification while still increasing transparency about investigations involving public funds. A separate A3 amendment was withdrawn after the DE1 was adopted.
Several members questioned the bill’s scope and timing, asking what “existence of an investigation” meant and whether the proposal would disclose information before findings were complete. Hudson clarified that the bill was aimed at identifying who is being investigated, not revealing investigative details. The committee then heard extensive public testimony from child care providers and advocates, who opposed the bill and argued it would expose providers to harassment, threats, and stigma before any findings were made. Testifiers described recent threats, ICE-related disruptions, audits, overpayment findings, and the burden of CCAP compliance, saying the bill would punish providers for paperwork errors and worsen safety concerns, especially for Somali and other providers of color.
A board member of the Minnesota Child Care Association also opposed the bill, saying providers had been chilled from speaking publicly because of death threats and harassment, and warning that disclosure of investigations could intensify that climate. In response, Hudson said the bill was not about targeting child care providers generally and was limited to confirmed ongoing investigations after notice to the subject. The committee then heard from Inspector General Keys, who explained that CCAP investigations are administrative, not criminal, and are based on evidence of repeated errors or financial misconduct rather than intentional fraud. He said the office looks for patterns beyond simple mistakes and that the bill’s notice requirement would not impede investigations. The discussion ended amid a brief procedural dispute over comments directed at Hudson, after which the chair returned to the bill and the Inspector General’s testimony.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Economic Development, Pub. Protection, Tourism, and Energy (1-14-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got to have all of the funds available before Finance Cabinet can put out a bid. those funds into
- We've got to have all of the funds We've got to have all of the funds available<00:17:26.319>
- >> Yeah, that's right. >> Thank you, sir. funds to do the construction funds to do the construction um
- our funding to eligible entities.
- federal funds that are uh subawwarded. federal funds that are uh subawwarded.
Keywords:
00:02 EEC – State-Owned Dams
21:07 EEC – Grid Resilience Grant Funds
37:24 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard presentations from the Department for Environmental Protection and the Office of Energy Policy on Kentucky’s state-owned dam repair program and the electric grid resilience program. Commissioner Tony Hatton explained how state dams are defined and classified under Kentucky law, the criteria used to prioritize repairs or decommissioning, and the status of several projects funded in the last biennium. He said the department is using a design-bid-build process, with major work planned or underway at Willisburg Lake, Big Bone Lick State Park Dam, Clemens Lake Dam, Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chinoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and Lake Malone, and that $0.5 million is reserved for routine repairs. He also described the timeline and cost pressures, noting that construction seasons and bid uncertainty can affect schedules and estimates.
Members asked several questions about whether the estimates were current, how accurate the bids tend to be, why the process takes so long, and whether it would be better to fund design separately before construction. Hatton said the estimates are the best current engineering estimates, that costs often stay within about 10% but can vary, and that the overall process is usually closer to two years than four, though delays can occur. He also said all of the allocated dam funds must be available before bids can be let. The committee discussed whether design work can become stale if construction is delayed.
Kenya Stump then updated the committee on Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program under federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. She said Kentucky has received years one through three of the five-year program and has allocated funds to state park electric systems and municipal utilities, with years four and five not yet received. She identified Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village as the two state park projects in progress, and Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville as the municipal projects selected through a competitive process. She said the projects are under contract or in final negotiations, with municipal construction expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026 and finish by the end of 2026, and explained that the work includes line, pole, transformer, meter, and outage-management upgrades. Members asked about the relationship between this program and prior park appropriations, the timing of agreements with Parks, and whether the park systems could eventually be transferred to the local electric cooperative; Stump said the park agreements are imminent and that the upgrades are intended to bring the systems up to code so the cooperative can maintain them. No votes were taken, and the chair adjourned the committee until the following Wednesday, with a possible time change to avoid a scheduling conflict.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Road Fund.
- Changing the distribution of these funds. I'm not sure which fund we're talking about.
- funds.
- The County Road Funds, Municipal Street Funds, and then County and Municipal Government Funds are distributed
- them: local government project fund, transportation project fund.
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:58 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Health Trust Fund.
- is sustainable for the fund.
- permanent fund.
- Education Fund.
- We can't continue to fund this through growth funds.
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- fund.
- fund.
- with the general what's being funded with the general fund<00:09:57.800>
and <00:09:57.959> - As you can see on the agency overview, we are entirely funded by general fund appropriation.
- general fund entirely funded by general fund appropriation<01:04:31.799>
we <01:04:32.000>
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 20th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
law enforcement, taser, restrained individuals, police procedures, civil rights, income tax, tax exemption, Alabama tax code, Section 40-18-3, civilian employees, Department of Defense, DoD, Armed Forces, military pay, combat zone, deployment, National Guard, Reserve components, emergency response, federal employees
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Funding may also be another avenue through which legislatures provide oversight.
- fees and may depend on the legislature to appropriate such funds for board use.
- For example, In Florida, boards are funded by the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund, which contains
- Into banks outside of the state treasuries and can directly access these funds.
- Other states have a mixed model of funding from fees and fines as well as general fund appropriations
Keywords:
drowning prevention, water safety, swimming lessons, swim vouchers, child drowning, infant safety, toddler safety, pool safety, bath safety, safe bathing practices, postpartum education, newborn care, childbirth education, birth centers, home birth providers, Department of Health, public health, water competency, swim instruction, infant supervision
Summary:
The Senate Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up several health-related bills, with a strong focus on drowning prevention and patient safety. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7. Supporters, including a pediatric emergency physician and YMCA leadership, cited Florida’s high child drowning rates and argued that swim lessons reduce risk and should be available to more children. Senator Harrell noted the need to consider increasing the program’s funding as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee also heard SB 606 by Senator Smith, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and, after amendment, no longer home birth providers. A parent who lost a child to drowning testified in support, and senators emphasized the preventability of such deaths. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 340 by Senator Harrell would require nursing students to complete a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure; after a strike-all amendment shifted the requirement from nursing programs to the students themselves, the bill received support from advocates and was reported favorably as a committee substitute.
The committee also considered SB 162 by Senator Davis, which would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively inexpensive and already common in many facilities, while opponents and some senators questioned the medical evidence, enforcement, and possible impacts on rural and smaller facilities. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably, with some members voting no. SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull on behalf of Senator Martin, would remove the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; the Florida Chiropractic Society supported the change as pro-small-business, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also received an OPAGA presentation comparing Florida’s health care practitioner regulation system with other states, focusing on board autonomy, rulemaking oversight, board composition, appointments, term limits, and funding mechanisms.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Just so this funding source, >> Yeah.
- to violate the federal funding to violate the federal funding requirements<01:19:45.840>
in was suggesting that you find the funding was suggesting that you find the funding from<01:19:59.679 - I was suggesting that you find the funding from your already very large budget.
- not lose federal funds. not lose federal funds. >> Rep. >> Rep. >> Rep.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It provides transparency, allowing courts to see who is funding the case.
- SB 1396 does not seek to ban third-party litigation funding.
- There may be a situation in which, say, a United States hedge fund is involved in the funding, and it
- What's also exempted is nonprofits who are funded or who provide funding in cases for lawsuits.
- But then the foreign funding piece is just the notice that there is the existence... ...of funding and
Keywords:
public records, employee protection, Judicial Qualifications Commission, information exemption, confidentiality, chiropractic physician, chiropractor, patient trust funds, escrow, advance payments, prepaid treatment, trust account, fiduciary duty, patient property, Florida Statutes 460.413, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, disciplinary action, commingling of funds, client funds, medical billing
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and first postponed SB 532. It then heard and approved SB 620, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board office to disclose any citizenship other than U.S. citizenship. The bill drew one waiver in opposition from Common Cause and passed 8-0. The committee also heard SB 1396 on litigation financing consumer protection. Supporters said it would add transparency, limit funder control over litigation, and require disclosure of foreign entities involved in funding; opponents argued it would create strategic advantages for defendants and could burden plaintiffs. The bill passed 7-2. The committee later approved SB 192, repealing a $1,500 cap on patient funds held in trust by chiropractic physicians, and SB 888, extending limits on indemnity and insurance requirements for design professionals in private contracts; both passed unanimously among those voting.
The committee also approved several Judiciary-related measures. CS/SB 332, as amended, creates a narrow temporary public meetings/public records exemption for certain pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions by local governments, and passed 7-0. SB 820, which strengthens quarterly reporting requirements for problem-solving courts, passed 10-0. SB 1500, implementing probate process recommendations to raise small-estate thresholds, clarify access to safe deposit boxes, and improve enforcement in uncontested probate, also passed 10-0. SB 144, creating a public records exemption for personal information of current and former Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families due to harassment concerns, passed 9-1.
The committee then approved CS/SB 1224, as amended, making it a third-degree felony to fraudulently obtain possession of a rental unit through false written statements, counterfeit documents, or impersonation; the bill passed 10-0. SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate, passed 10-0 after testimony from banking and credit union representatives and support from Senate leadership. Finally, CS/SB 694, providing compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four, was heard with emotional testimony from family members and advocates describing the wrongful convictions, killings, and decades-long effort for redress; an amendment specified equal shares for the four families, and the bill passed 10-0. Several members requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills before the committee adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation. (6-3-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- budget reserve trust fund.
- That's the rainy day fund.
- . fund. fund.
- . fund. fund.
- funds work, the way the taxation works. funds work, the way the taxation works.
Keywords:
00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call
01:22 Overview/Impact of Executive Order
47:02 General Funds in Road Plan
50:37 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met for its first meeting and received an overview from Transportation Cabinet officials on the governor’s executive order responding to high gas prices. Deputy Secretary Mike Hancock and budget director Shawn McKiernan explained that the order declared a state of emergency, reduced the state motor fuels tax by 10 cents per gallon, froze the tax rate for FY27, and urged Congress to suspend the federal gas tax. They said the emergency regulation would remain in effect until the war in Iran ends or Kentucky gas prices fall below $3 per gallon, and that any transportation budget shortfalls could be covered by the state budget reserve trust fund if requested later by the governor.
McKiernan estimated the 10-cent reduction would reduce the road fund by about $26.8 million per month, with roughly 44% flowing to county road aid, rural secondary, and municipal road aid. He said the immediate impact to counties and cities would be about $11.8 million for one month, while the cabinet would see about $15 million per month less available for its own use. He also said the freeze on the FY27 motor fuels tax rate would prevent a scheduled increase and, compared with the budget assumption, would produce about $42 million in net additional revenue, split between local governments and the cabinet. He added that if the reduction lasted through December, the major transportation programs could be down about 16.9% from budgeted levels.
Members focused on the effect on local governments, the road fund, and the cabinet’s cash management process. Several senators and representatives criticized the executive order as short-sighted or political, while others emphasized the need for a long-term solution to transportation funding. Questions were raised about how make-whole payments to counties and cities would be handled, how the cabinet manages cash flow, and whether the state should continue relying on general fund transfers to support the road plan. Cabinet officials said they would work with lawmakers, explained that project authorizations are managed based on cash flow and seasonal spending patterns, and noted that construction and maintenance costs have risen sharply, making revenue adequacy a continuing concern.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Jan 29th, 2026 at 09:13 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a focused, time-limited investment that any unspent funds revert to the general fund.
- It's just one-time money, or are we going to try to fund this ongoing?
- We funded, and I think we talked about it maybe even as this committee. We funded $20 million.
- funding because this is not going to happen with just that little bit of money.
- And, Madam Chair, Senator, will this be supplemented with federal funds?