Video & Transcript Research : 'fiscal report'

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LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental Affairs May 27th, 2026

Senate & Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, HB 1049 is reported with amendments. Thank you. HB 1049 reported with amendments.
  • We have a motion by Madam Pro Tem Barrow to report HB 201 with amendments.
  • We have to strengthen the front door, which is where we receive reports.
  • That is the area where we receive the reports of child abuse or neglect.
  • for child A and then later a report for child B.
Bills: HCR95, HB4, HB244, HB615, HB648, HB1049, HB1201
Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (8-21-24)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Capitol Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (5-23-24)

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services May 23rd, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do have a resource witness and I think we're looking at, Madam Chair, I know this does have a fiscal
  • I was a little surprised about the size of the fiscal note.
  • And my question being, you know, it's a fiscal note of a biennial fiscal note of over $5 million.
  • Since fiscal year 2021, the Senator West: department has noted that over 40 acts of theft and more than
  • The report is due in December of 2026, and the work group will be disbanded after that.
Bills: HB50
Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 23rd, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is a fiscal note associated with it.
  • I was a little surprised about the size of the fiscal note.
  • My question is regarding the fiscal note, which indicates a biennial fiscal note of over five million
  • Since fiscal year 2021, the department has noted that over 40 instances of theft and more than 120 acts
  • The report is due in December of 2026, and the work group will be disbanded after that.
Bills: HB50
Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas, 1185, senate, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Health Services (2-8-23)

TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • Maybe even a constable, maybe a court reporter to assist, uh, with those adjustments, we are in support
  • You should all have a copy of that report because it's sent to every legislator's office.
  • Um, do they issue a report about that? They do issue a report. That's the CFSR I mentioned.
  • Files a report with the court in order to get paid, right?
  • We don't file a report.
Bills: HCR 10
Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (5-23-23) - Reupload

TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Education Apr 22nd, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair moves that Senate Bill 314 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House with a
  • The chair moves that House Bill 1178 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House with a
  • The chair moves that House Bill 1290 as substituted be reported favorably to the full House with the
  • The chair moves that House Bill 1368 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House with a
  • The chair moves that House Bill 1441 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House with a
Bills: HB178
Keywords: efficiency audit, political subdivision, tax rate, fiscal management, government accountability
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine eliminating waste by the foreign aid bureaucracy. Feb 13th, 2025 at 09:00 am

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Taking the path to fiscal responsibility is often a lonely journey, but thanks to Elon Musk and Doge,
  • I released my Festivus report to expose the ridiculous spending of the federal government, and this past
  • Your job is to inspect and to be able to report back and if you're not identifying this waste why are
  • Agency for International Development, Paul Martin, has submitted a report.
  • And in that report was critical of the so-called pause in foreign assistance funding, saying that it
Keywords: fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight
Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (7-31-23) - Reupload

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO DEFER, AEN-GVO Public Hearings 02-12-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to report subsection seven.
  • And also in section three, um, which requires DAP to submit a report, we're unsure if it's just a report
  • And also in section three, um, which requires DAP to submit a report, we're unsure if it's just a report
  • We're requires DAP to submit a report.
  • It's not ADC does a report themselves.
Bills: SB2064, SB2662, SB2862, SB2343, SB2075, SB2781, SB2927, SB3068, SB3015, SB2929, SB2938, SB3230, SB3249, SB3332, SB3216
Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise, gubernatorial appointments, senate confirmation, executive branch, accountability, civil service, SB2343, Hawaii Legislature, regular session, lengthened session, continuous legislature
Summary: The committee met on February 12, 2026, to take decision-making on measures previously heard earlier in the month. Several bills were deferred indefinitely or set for later discussion, including SB 2064 on the Office of the State Architect, SB 3068 on procurement, and SB 3216 after its contents were moved into another measure. SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, SB 2781, and SB 315 were all deferred to Tuesday, February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225 for further work. The committee also noted that if technical problems interrupted the meeting, it would reconvene later for outstanding decision-making. The committee passed SB 2343 on the Legislature with amendments incorporating language from SB 3216, technical changes, and a defective date of 2525. SB 2075 was advanced as a Senate draft 1 after amendments responding to constitutional concerns raised by the attorney general and SPO. SB 2927 on procurement was also passed with amendments clarifying debriefing requirements and adding technical changes, and SB 2938 on search and rescue was amended to place the position in Hima rather than the Governor’s office before being adopted. SB 3249 on procurement protests was amended to remove the term "frivolous," reduce the forfeiture to half the bond amount, and note unresolved issues, then adopted. The committee also took up SB 3332 on state-funded travel, amending it to remove certain lines, report travel by position number to protect confidentiality, remove subsection G, and add a defective date of 2525; it was adopted. SB 2929 on public notice was amended into a pilot project for counties with populations between 100,000 and 175,000, with a year-end report to the Legislature, and was adopted. Later, the committee returned to SB 2094 on environmental action levels, heard testimony from the Department of Health in support of its current scientific process and from an environmental caucus witness in strong support of the bill’s transparency and petition provisions, and then deferred decision-making to February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225. In the joint hearing portion, SB 3233 on agricultural workforce housing drew generally supportive testimony from ADC, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and the State Procurement Office, with concerns focused on clarity, flexibility for smaller farms, and avoiding concentration of benefits in one large operation. The committee ultimately recommended passing SB 3233 with the State Procurement Office’s clarifying amendments and the Hawaii Farmers Union’s amendment to ensure workforce housing incentives benefit multiple farmers, and the measure was adopted.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, what we are here to report is that, um, earlier this week we had gotten the fiscal note that uh came
  • Um, what we are here to report is that, um, earlier this week we had gotten the fiscal note that uh came
  • Um, what we are here to report is that, um, earlier this week we had gotten the fiscal note that uh came
  • Um, what we are here to report is that, um, earlier this week we had gotten the fiscal note that uh came
  • <01:05:03.760> fiscal<01:05:04.160> note maybe lessening the fiscal fiscal note maybe
Bills: HF3874, HF962
Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 12 (1-22-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clerk, please report.
  • The next order of business is the report of committees. Mr. Clerk, please report.
  • Clerk, please report.
  • Clerk, please report.
  • Clerk, please report. resolutions. Mr. Clerk, please report.
Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 06:30 Calendar/2nd Readings 07:18 Report of Committees 08:19 Orders of the Day 09:04 HB 96 09:16 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 15:21 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 21:24 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 23:35 ConC and Rules Report 31:06 Floor Amendments 32:42 Return to Rules Report 33:28 Adjournment 34:27, 958, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum of 98 members, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the journal from January 21, 2026, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 29, 38, and 49, along with Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, requesting concurrence. The House also took second reading on several bills, including measures on agriculture programs, milk transportation, food donation, criminal trespass, concealed firearms and deadly weapons, human trafficking, sexual material involving minors, reading and writing in schools, and educators. Committee reports advanced House Resolution 7 on Kentucky election principles, House Bill 134 on sexual assault nurse examiners, and House Bill 168 on boating under the influence. The House then considered House Bill 96, which would revise the membership of the postsecondary education performance-based funding work group, adding more legislators and changing the work group timeline to calendar years; the sponsor said the bill had support from university presidents and the Council on Postsecondary Education. After a question about geographic representation, the House passed HB 96 by a vote of 79-16 and applied the clincher. During motions and announcements, the House brought House Resolution 34 to the floor and heard it reported as recognizing January 22, 2026 as Kentucky Arts Day. Rep. Burke spoke in support, citing the economic impact of Kentucky’s arts and culture sector, and the resolution was adopted without objection. Members also announced upcoming events, including a Holocaust survivor program, a breakfast, and a conservation district reception, and one member withdrew House Bill 284. The House introduced a large slate of new bills and resolutions, including measures on real property, civil rights, local boards of education, peer support specialists, Medicaid coverage for doula services, public contracts, foster care, residential safety, gender, reproductive rights, hate crimes, a child welfare and family court reform task force, memorial highway designations, and constitutional recognition days. The Committee on Committees and Rules later referred and reassigned several bills to standing committees, posted selected bills and amendments for Friday’s calendar, and the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (1-30-23) - UPON ADJOURNMENT

KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (11-13-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, gentlemen, very much for your report.
  • <00:49:29.520> from We have reviewed the draft report from We have reviewed the draft report
  • .<00:49:57.599> Um report.
  • Um report.
  • Um the report that we're making.
Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 Staff Report on Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System- 00:01:09 Kentucky State Police and Finance and Administration Cabinet Response to Staff Report- 00:48:37 Adjournment-01:34:512, 958, all
Summary: The committee heard a staff report on Kentucky’s statewide emergency responder voice system (SERVS), a multi-phase project intended to improve interoperable radio communications for first responders. Staff said Kentucky State Police did not appear to have violated statutes or regulations, but the project lacked an overall master plan, clear milestones, and consistent documentation, which contributed to delays, spending issues, and deployment problems. The report recommended updating the Kentucky Field Operations Guide to reflect SERVS and noted that the project has been funded in phases since 2018, with appropriations totaling roughly $216 million across 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024, while about $109 million had been spent by the end of fiscal year 2025. The report raised concerns about project sequencing and oversight. Staff said most spending was concentrated in special mobile equipment, with Motorola accounting for about two-thirds of all SERVS expenditures and the top four vendors making up 81 percent of spending. They also said a sample of Motorola payments suggested possible late payments, though they could not confirm whether interest was paid. Staff criticized the use of master agreements for a project of this size, the lack of a centralized ledger, and the absence of a documented timeline or risk mitigation plan. They recommended stronger procurement and planning requirements, including possible legislative changes requiring approved master plans for large capital projects and additional funding conditions tied to SERVS master agreements. Land acquisition and deployment progress were identified as major bottlenecks, especially in Eastern Kentucky. Staff said the project began in western Kentucky using existing tower sites, but the remaining work is concentrated in harder-to-acquire areas, with more than 95 percent of new towers still incomplete. They said the Division of Real Properties did not begin formal contract work on acquisition until October 2024, despite earlier coordination, and recommended earlier consultation on future projects. Staff also noted that the Kentucky Wireless Interoperability Executive Committee had not been active in oversight, and survey results showed limited awareness and involvement among first responders. Committee members agreed that the lack of an initial implementation plan and the continuing need for funding reflected broader planning problems, and they discussed the need for a clearer end-to-end game plan rather than continuing to fund the project without a defined completion path.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The underlying issues that led the legislature to pass SGR II, imposing fiscal restraints and on the
  • be, because while it's not exactly the same as other calls, it reflects our ongoing concerns about fiscal
  • Fiscal restraints, it is within that subset, so we wanted to keep that at present.
  • A minority report has been presented for one side or the other at our last three consecutive state...
Bills: SB 312, SB 945, SB 946, SB 1367, SB 1861, SB 2044, SB 2337, SB 2403, SB 2819, SJR 54
Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Apr 24th, 2025

State Affairs

Bills: SB312, SB945, SB946, SB1367, SB1861, SB2044, SB2337, SB2403, SB2819, SJR54
Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs was called to order and a roll call showed most members present, with one absent. The chair explained that the committee had arranged witnesses for a later meeting but had received responses from some parties declining to testify, prompting Senator Bettencourt to offer a written motion for subpoenas. The motion authorized the committee chair, under Senate Rule 11.20, to issue subpoenas to BlackRock, State Street, or other financial services companies affecting Texas public pension investments, along with their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, or representatives. The subpoenas would require testimony and production of records concerning investment practices, the impact on Texas public pension funds, and any investments intended to further political or social causes. Members discussed the importance of obtaining testimony and the limited but necessary use of subpoena power. The committee then voted, with 10 ayes, no nays, and one absent, to adopt the motion. With no further business, the committee recessed until the call of the chair, planning to return after the local calendar.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part III) Apr 24th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Certainly banks can engage in fiscal analysis in order to make sound investments, but an ideological
  • Certainly banks can engage in fiscal analysis in order to make sound investments.
  • It's the dollar amount of the violation, the timing of the report relative to an election, the penalty
  • The details on their report are available on my Substack.
  • Now, for those who are uninitiated on this subject, what's the problem with reporting?
Bills: SB312, SB945, SB946, SB1367, SB1861, SB2044, SB2337, SB2403, SB2819, SJR54
Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 945, 946, 2044, 2819, 2403, 2337, and 312, with all bills left pending after testimony. SB 945 would restrict insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage based on oil and gas activity or ESG-related goals, and supporters argued it would protect Texas energy producers from politically motivated shareholder activism and insurance discrimination. SB 946 would bar creditors from using social credit, ESG, DEI, or religious/political affiliation as a basis for denying or limiting credit; witnesses said it would prevent viewpoint-based financial discrimination and protect access to capital for Texas businesses. SB 2337 would require proxy advisory firms to disclose when recommendations are based on non-financial factors or when they give conflicting advice to different clients; supporters said the measure would increase transparency and curb ESG-driven influence over shareholder voting. SB 312 would direct public retirement systems to focus on financial returns rather than social or political objectives, with the author saying the bill responds to activist pressure on pensions and would reinforce fiduciary duty. The committee also took up election and ethics measures. SB 2044 would strengthen electioneering restrictions for publicly funded education institutions and personnel, prohibiting use of official resources to promote political agendas; testimony focused on alleged school district electioneering in bond and tax elections. SB 2819 would prohibit county elections administrators from holding certain officer positions appointed by elected officials, addressing potential conflicts of interest. SB 2403, the Texas Ethics Commission sunset bill, would restructure complaint handling with a three-tier violation system, risk-based complaint prioritization, longer response times, bipartisan preliminary review panels, and expanded hearing options; members discussed amendments aimed at dismissing minor complaints, clarifying categories, and adjusting lobbying and penalty provisions, but the amendments were withdrawn during committee consideration. Across the ESG and finance bills, invited witnesses from the American Energy Institute, Heartland Impact, Consumers Research, ADF Action, Texas Civil Justice League, and related groups generally supported the measures, arguing that banks, insurers, proxy advisors, and asset managers have used ESG or reputational-risk standards to discriminate against energy, agriculture, firearms, and religious organizations. No opposition testimony was presented in the excerpt, and the committee closed public testimony on each bill and left them pending.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Capitol Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (4-23-24)