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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Increases flexible funding by $50 million to our local schools. So, it's not cutting funding.
  • <00:57:23.640> funding bringing a bill that increases funding bringing a bill that increases
  • Increases<00:57:28.760> flexible<00:57:29.400> funding<00:57:29.840> by<00:57:30.000
  • > $50 Increases flexible funding by $50 Increases flexible funding by $50 million<00:57:30.720
  • I am a mother of increasing funding to the Department of increasing funding to the Department of Education
Bills: HF3493, HF4114
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/24/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • But today's bills would ultimately decrease student support while hoping to increase safety funding.
  • increasing equitable and stable funding increasing equitable and stable funding of<01:27:53.040>
  • safety funding.
  • Funding.
  • While increasing safety funding sounds good in theory, the bill's funding doesn't stop at our public
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/12/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • levies down with their uh general fund levies down with their uh general fund state<00:10:13.360
  • , absorb inflationary cost increases, absorb inflationary cost increases, salaries,<00:27:12.320>
  • in the general fund.
  • operating capital in the general fund. operating capital in the general fund.
  • education funds to cover the gap. education funds to cover the gap.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Agenda added Apr 6th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's part of a global education agreement with the Senate of increasing teacher pay by $2,000 by increasing
  • the minimum salary schedule as well as increasing the parental choice tax credit.
  • Discussed was a $25 million dollars increase to the parental choice tax credit. Follow up.
  • Service delivery dresses gaps in the access and builds a platform for better funding and emergency responsiveness
  • Present Senate Bill 169 is to increase the longevity pay awarded to state employees by 50% for all designated
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's a 4% permanent increase, while this increase, if I'm not mistaken, is just a one-time increase
  • A county may establish a county jail education fund or detention center education fund to support the
  • This bill does not fund construction. It funds the design work required to control future costs.
  • Delaying design increases construction costs. Delaying design increases construction costs.
  • Let me say, several times in this committee we've heard about lack of funding, lack of funding.
Summary: The committee approved the January 27, 2026 minutes and held SB 1138 for further changes. It then heard SB 1035, which appropriates about $34 million from the General Fund for a 5% pay increase for Arizona Department of Corrections sworn officers and civilian employees, with an amendment extending the raise to private prison employees under contract. Supporters said DOC pay is not competitive and vacancies are high; opponents questioned paying private prison staff and raised concerns about private prison incentives. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1035 a do pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote. The committee also approved two memorials to rename highways: SCM 1002 for L.F. Quinn Memorial Highway and SCM 1006 for PFC Michael Nolan Memorial Highway. Both measures drew emotional testimony about the honorees’ public service and military sacrifice, and both received do pass recommendations, with SCM 1002 passing 9-1 and SCM 1006 passing 9-1 after members discussed tribal jurisdiction and agreed to follow up with a letter to the tribe. SB 1065, which would appropriate $3.64 million for the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund, was supported by the sponsor and researchers who said the treatment can help veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, pain, and related conditions. Some members objected that the FDA has not approved HBOT for many of the claimed uses and questioned prior unspent funding, but the bill still received a do pass recommendation on a 6-4 vote. SB 1248, which clarifies funding and attendance-count rules for county jail and juvenile detention education programs, also passed unanimously. Later, the committee approved SB 1204, a $5.5 million General Fund appropriation to design and analyze improvements to the U.S. 60/Loop 303 interchange, after testimony from local officials and residents about severe congestion, crashes, and public safety delays; it passed 8-1. SB 1207, a $150,000 study on financing mechanisms for development-related infrastructure along the same corridor, also passed 7-1. Finally, SB 1001, which restores $1 million for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, passed 9-0 after testimony from blind seniors and advocates about long waitlists and the program’s role in preserving independence. The committee then began SB 1274, a police foundation specialty license plate bill, with sponsor and foundation testimony describing wellness, remembrance, and youth programs funded by plate revenues, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that measure.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is this bill using any state funds or requesting any state funds? No, it does not.
  • We don't use petty cash fund, and we don't need petty cash funds anymore.
  • this fund.
  • Chair, so Are we not already funding concurrent enrollment out of this fund, in essence, really?
  • You'll notice with the stabilization fund and with the concurrent enrollment fund, there's no mandate
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/12/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:01:40.560> of<00:01:40.799> that are increasing the amount of that are increasing
  • I brought forward this bill to increase I brought forward this bill to increase the<00:03:07.040
  • The projections were based on a time when our funding had significant increases due to COVID-19 federal
  • our funding uh had significant increases our funding uh had significant increases due<00:15:14.240
  • increasing 6.8%. increasing 6.8%.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • It’s a 10% increase is what we’re asking for.
  • of their contribution in their retirement fund.
  • They volunteered at that time to fund the academy sergeant, ...volunteered at that time to fund the academy
  • You know, we want to fund the police officers.
  • However, I'm really conflicted because we ran a bill last year to try to increase the funding for salaries
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2641, which would ban firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to protect firefighters and the public from carcinogenic and persistent chemicals that can contaminate groundwater, and noted Arizona had already banned the foam for training. A University of Arizona public health researcher testified that firefighters have higher PFAS levels than the general public and that AFFF use is associated with elevated exposure, while a firefighters’ association representative said alternatives exist and that the bill would remove uncertainty for departments. The committee passed HB 2641 unanimously, 15-0. The committee then heard HB 2602, a $24,000 appropriation for a 10% pay increase for Department of Public Safety employees in fiscal year 2027. The sponsor and supporters from the Arizona Troopers Association argued the raise was needed for recruitment and retention, citing vacancies, departures, and the cost of training new troopers. Several members supported the idea but raised concerns about the budget impact and the broader issue of pay disparities across agencies and state employees. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-0-3 vote, with two members voting no and three voting present. Finally, the committee considered HB 2225, which would appropriate $10 million for capital costs at the Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy in Yavapai County and keep the funds from lapsing until 2029. The sponsor and Yavapai County law enforcement witnesses said the academy is overcrowded, serves multiple agencies across northern Arizona, reduces travel and lodging costs, and provides both basic and in-service training. Some members questioned whether the state should fund a county-based facility and raised concerns about the size and structure of the appropriation, while others supported the training mission but wanted the issue handled in the budget process. The committee voted to give HB 2225 a do pass recommendation, with several members voting no or present.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Insurance Committee Mar 17th, 2026

Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> The last increase we had was around eight years ago. >> Around eight years ago.
  • we had was around >> The last uh increase we had was around eight<00:30:52.159> years<00
  • We did not know how to pull those out, but it does not include any increase from Medicaid.
  • We did not know how to pull those out, but it does not include any increase from Medicaid.
  • not include any increase from Medicaid. not include any increase from Medicaid.
Bills: HB424, SB63, SB269
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government Apr 22nd, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 23 will increase the additional homestead exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners from
  • That's a $50,000 increase.
  • That's a $50,000 increase, coupled with our existing increases to the homestead exemption of SB 4.
  • ' increases in Social Security do follow inflation, but a whole lot of that is eaten up by increases
  • Renting is not a good thing necessarily because the rents increase when property taxes increase, and
Bills: SB23, SJR85
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard testimony on Senate Bill 23 and its companion constitutional amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 85, both by Senator Bettencourt. The bills would increase the additional homestead exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners from $10,000 to $60,000, which proponents said would significantly reduce property taxes and help seniors and disabled Texans age in place. Bettencourt and supporters described the measure as part of a broader property tax relief package, estimating combined savings of about $950 for over-65 and disabled homeowners when paired with other recent homestead exemption changes. Witnesses largely supported the proposal. Testimony in favor came from a lawyer, a private citizen, Texas Realtors, the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, and the Texas Association of Builders, all emphasizing relief for fixed-income seniors, housing stability, and the ability to remain in their homes. Several witnesses noted rising property taxes, medical costs, and the challenges seniors face in moving or affording home modifications. One witness from Every Texan said a flat homestead exemption is the most equitable way to cut property taxes, but argued against additional tax cuts generally, favoring a circuit-breaker approach and warning that permanent tax cuts could reduce funding for schools and other needs. The committee also discussed data showing many over-65 homeowners already pay no school property taxes in some counties and that the proposed changes would increase that share. After closing public testimony, the committee voted on the measures. Senate Bill 23 was reported favorably to the full Senate by a 7-0 vote, and S.J.R. 85 was also reported favorably by a 7-0 vote. The transcript also shows Senate Bill 898 being laid out and passed unanimously earlier in the meeting, with a recommendation for the local and uncontested calendar.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • A dedicated veterans treatment court fund, funded by legislative appropriations, will provide grants
  • He said the funding in this bill would help programs that need funding now, whether they are already
  • operating or need funding to start.
  • Fund and support pregnancy resource centers that help promote and grow ...fund and support pregnancy
  • And to pick and choose how we fund.
Summary: The committee first took up HB 2211 only for discussion, not a vote. The strike-everything amendment would make it unprofessional conduct for certain health care licensees to submit an independent dispute resolution offer above 300% of Medicare or 300% of the qualified payment amount. The chair said he wanted more stakeholder meetings and broader consensus before moving the bill. Testimony was split: an ARMA representative opposed the measure, arguing it reflected insurer concerns, QPA data lacked transparency, and licensing discipline was the wrong tool for billing disputes; a Blue Cross Blue Shield representative supported it, saying a small number of private equity-backed providers were driving up surprise-billing costs and abusing the No Surprises Act. No action was taken on HB 2211. The committee then considered HB 4028 on accessory dwelling units. The bill would remove the 1,000-square-foot cap as an absolute limit, change setback rules, bar municipalities from requiring an administrative use permit and certain elevation criteria, and extend the deadline for cities to adopt ADU regulations. Rep. Kyle Powell said the bill was meant to give homeowners more flexibility and help address housing shortages. Supporters framed it as a property-rights and housing issue, while opponents from neighborhood and city groups warned it would allow oversized ADUs, increase density, create safety and parking concerns, and weaken local zoning control. After extensive debate, the committee voted 8-9 with one present, and HB 4028 failed. The committee next passed HB 2620, as amended, by a 17-0 vote with one member not voting. The bill appropriates $300,000 per year for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services for grants to emergency shelters serving veterans. An amendment removed age and non-congregate-setting limits for eligible shelters. Rep. Blackman said the bill was intended to help homeless veterans, and shelter advocate Nathan Smith supported it, saying targeted resources could help veterans exit homelessness and stay housed. The committee then took up HB 2960, which would create a veterans specialty court grant program. The bill was amended to have the Office of the Courts administer the fund and to allow support for expansion of existing veterans courts. Testimony highlighted the success of the Lake Havasu veterans court and the need for more standardized programs and data collection; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 2960.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have increased the compliance regulations.
  • We have increased the necessity for licensure and certification tracking.
  • And we have increased the obligations that the board must meet regarding regulatory enforcement across
  • None of these are large increases that I think would provide a barrier.
  • manner to show that where they are now, they that that trajectory trends down as they've had to increase
Bills: SB1239, SB1732
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 23 will increase the additional homestead exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners from
  • That's a $50,000 increase coupled with our existing increases.
  • So again, I commend you along with. the increase from 100,000 to 140,000, and for the first time in 40
Bills: SB23, SJR85, SB 23
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 13th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this bill simply increases the hazardous waste site cleanup fund, which currently exists at
  • This is not State General Fund money.
  • The Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Fund ceiling has not been increased since the 1990s, and so our expenditures
  • have been steadily increasing.
  • Well, if we don't increase theirs, because they're going to say, If, right, if we don't increase theirs
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • That correlates with peak American Rescue Plan Act dollars that were used to build more shelters, fund
  • Four years without increase is not sustainable. We must care for those who are caring for others.
  • monies being deposited into the state general fund.
  • The audit cost taxpayers nothing because it is funded entirely from recovered overpayments.
  • Every recorded dollar goes straight back into Arizona's general fund.
Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) on homelessness in Maricopa County and CASS programs for single adults, families, and older adults. The witness described rising homelessness, especially among older adults, and said recent declines were linked to American Rescue Plan Act funding for shelters and flexible rental assistance. Members asked about CASS partnerships with mutual aid and service organizations; the witness described collaborations for food, banking, haircuts, digital access, and behavioral health. No vote was taken on this presentation. The committee then considered HB 2248, the Arizona Medical Freedom Act, which would bar businesses, schools, and government entities from denying services or employment based on medical interventions and limit employer medical requirements, with a school outbreak amendment adopted. Proponents framed the bill as protecting bodily autonomy and informed consent, while opponents argued it would weaken employers’ ability to control communicable diseases and protect public health. The committee adopted the amendment and advanced the bill on a 4-3 vote. It also advanced HB 2906, requiring one oral and maxillofacial surgeon on the State Board of Dental Examiners, and HB 2189, directing the Nursing Board to implement rules for licensed health aides performing routine ventilator care; both passed with amendments and strong support from sponsors and board representatives. Later, the committee approved HB 2403, appropriating $2.5 million in FY2027 for home- and community-based services providers serving elderly and physically disabled Arizonans. Supporters said the funding would help retain caregivers and reduce more expensive hospital or facility care. The committee also passed several continuation bills, including HB 2731 for the Physician Assistants Board, HB 2730 for the Occupational Therapy Board, and HB 2729 for the Nursing Board, all on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes after testimony from board staff emphasizing public protection and oversight. The committee then took up HB 2728, a DES continuation bill that also incorporated nine previously vetoed policy bills affecting SNAP, unemployment, and related benefits. Opponents argued it would make access to essential benefits harder and turn a routine continuation bill into a vehicle for controversial policy changes; supporters said it was needed for oversight and program integrity. The bill advanced on a 4-3 vote. Finally, the committee approved HB 2048, a strike-everything amendment requiring AHCCCS to treat a new non-opioid pain medication no more restrictively than opioids in utilization controls, and ACR 2058, which would require a comprehensive Medicaid claims audit funded by recoveries. Both measures drew support from sponsors and some personal testimony, while opponents warned about cost, duplication of oversight, and incentives that could bias audits; each advanced on 4-3 votes. The committee then adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, Senate Bill 169 increases the annual amount of longevity payment awards to state employees by
  • So if it's coming out of the maternity leave revolving fund, and I guess I need to understand it.
  • So, does it say that in the bill that that's the fund you're gonna use because bereavement's different
  • The amendment that we just passed says that it's going to come from that fund. Thank you.
  • Period, the words 'pursuant to section 3 of this act' and inserting the words 'to fund to the fund by
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, you're saying you're asking for less of a funding increase than the governor is asking for.
  • source of training funds. source of training funds.
  • Decreasing in funding can lead to less comprehensive training, which may increase the risk of harmful
  • Withdrawing funds would only increase the risk of miscommunication and violence.
  • > systems funding increase for supervision systems funding increase for supervision systems in
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And yet, once again, there's no funding attached, none, zero as noted.
  • That is why I strongly support increasing funding for the Arizona Department of Education school safety
  • ADM, and a CTE board responsible for any funding related to a CETD's ADM.
  • It doesn't work like the classroom site fund or federal funds.
  • Because all you do is process our funding. You provide us a little bit of PD.
Summary: The committee first approved the March 18, 2026 minutes and then considered the nomination of John Snyder to the State Board for Charter Schools. Snyder described his background in municipal finance, charter school financings, and prior service with Arizona charter school organizations and the Arizona School for the Arts. Members asked about how his finance experience would help the board’s oversight role, and the committee voted 6-0 with one not voting to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate. The committee then heard HB 2093, which would remove the statutory requirement that health education include mental health instruction tied to multiple dimensions of health and would repeal related consultation requirements in 2037. The sponsor argued the bill would remove social-emotional learning from schools and return mental health matters to parents, while opponents, including students, a suicide-loss parent, and youth mental health advocates, said school-based mental health education saves lives and should remain available with parental opt-out. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give the bill a do pass recommendation. Several school safety and education bills followed. HB 4043, requiring at least one campus employee trained in CPR, first aid, and AED use where applicable, passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor and school administrators. HB 4005, requiring instruction on ethical and educational uses of artificial intelligence in school districts beginning in 2027-28, passed 4-3 despite opposition from the Arizona Education Association over unfunded mandate concerns. HB 2895, allowing Native American language proficiency to satisfy a world language requirement and adding language clarifying districts are not required to offer such courses, passed unanimously as amended. HB 2383, renaming trampoline court safety legislation as Ty’s Law, also passed unanimously as amended. The committee also advanced HB 4109, a school public safety and notification bill requiring district safety policies, parent and law enforcement notification after life-threatening violence or weapon incidents, annual public safety reporting, and misdemeanor penalties for noncompliance. Testimony was sharply divided: supporters cited delayed or inadequate notification in serious incidents, while opponents argued the bill was too broad and criminalized administrators. The bill passed 4-3. The committee then approved HB 2376, appropriating $40 million for the school safety program and prioritizing school resource officers and school safety officers, and HB 2380, requiring greater public access to governing board meetings, materials, video, and out-of-state travel approvals; both passed 4-3. Finally, the committee began considering HB 2381, a major strike-everything amendment on career technical education district governance and funding, along with a follow-up amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Jefferson County Legislation Committee Apr 17th, 2025

Jefferson County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that base salary may not increase but shall not decrease after... increase but shall not decrease
Bills: HB375, HB494, HB375