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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-05-05

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • who have grants management responsibilities, but they are not required.
  • and grants management, grant monitoring, and grantee evaluation.
  • Robust training for employees in agencies who are managing grants.
  • Agency staff who manage grants.
  • The Office of Grants Management has a robust set of policies.
Bills: HF3043, HF2891
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 5/5/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:42:28.639> management of what grants management of what grants management responsibilities
  • So we are now going to be requiring grants management people with grants management responsibilities
  • So we are now going to be requiring grants management people with grants management responsibilities
  • and grants management, grant monitoring, and grantee evaluation.
  • > lot people who manage grants, there's a lot people who manage grants, there's a lot of<02:08:52.079
Bills: HF3043, HF2891
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think it is um uh a really awesome process that grants management has put into place.
  • grants management here? grants management here?
  • Um, I may have some questions for<01:21:12.000> grants<01:21:12.320> management,<01:21:
  • grants management has put into place. grants management has put into place.
  • very helpful to hear from grants very helpful to hear from grants management<01:26:43.520> because
Bills: HF3422, HF3461, HF2904
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • program with a larger grant, larger acreage getting a larger grant.
  • program with a a two-tier um grant program with a larger<00:49:47.520> grant,<00:49:47.920>
  • , larger acreage getting a larger grant, larger acreage getting a larger<00:49:50.240> grant.
  • I I gave up that larger grant.
  • And so, not everyone gets that grant. In fact, a significant proportion don't get the grant.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the whole other section: this grants management, essentially agency grants management, how they're
  • <00:35:46.560> management the the current uh grants management the the current uh grants management
  • management essentially agency grants management essentially agency grants<00:36:58.359> management
  • <00:41:33.520> management move um the office of Grants management move um the office of Grants
  • management and 821 create General grants management and 821 create General grants management policies
Bills: HF1, HF2
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > of grants management at department of grants management at department of administration. administration
  • throughout the duration of the grant. throughout the duration of the grant.
  • We're managing grant funds to be able to do preparedness and mitigation work.
  • We're<01:06:28.880> managing<01:06:29.280> grant<01:06:29.599> funds<01:06:29.839
  • grant funds to be able to We're managing grant funds to be able to do<01:06:30.559> preparedness
Bills: HF4072, HF3691, HF4613
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/11/26

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • provide direct grants.
  • Office grants, and veteran service organization grants, since they each have their own statutory grant
  • I oversee our central office operations, and included in that is our grants management team.
  • grant requirements.
  • I oversee our Central Office operations and included in that is our grants management team.
Bills: HF3727, HF3684, HF3467
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • bill also exempts this added requirement for smaller jurisdictions, which may lack the capacity to manage
  • Yes, hi, my name is Whitney Parra, and I'm the policy manager at the Texas Affiliation of Affordable
Bills: HB164
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Office of Grants Management is—yes. >> All right. Okay. Yep. OGM. >> Thank you.
  • We do have the Office of Grants Management here.
  • Office of Grants Management<00:28:07.480> is<00:28:07.600> Yes. Management is Yes.
  • We we do have the Office of Grants<00:28:12.200> Management<00:28:12.680> here.
  • If you want to Grants Management here.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • A license that would be required for a person to be designated as an emergency manager coordinator, granting
  • by local inter-jurisdictional emergency management agencies.
  • That excludes the very people responsible for managing disasters, and that's our... emergency management
  • The second item is 50 million dollars to provide grants to...
  • Because this is a grant process, right? You apply and you go through the grant process.
Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 5, HB20, HB 22
Summary: The committee meeting primarily focused on the discussion and passage of several key bills, including SB5, which pertains to supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. This bill was passed unanimously, highlighting the committee's commitment to addressing disaster preparedness. HB20, aimed at reducing fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, also saw significant debate, with positive sentiments expressed by its sponsor, Mr. Darby. Additionally, HB22, which expands the authority of the comptroller to fund emergency communication systems, was passed with overwhelming support, indicating a consensus on improving emergency response capabilities within the state. The session concluded with discussions about future legislative measures aimed at strengthening infrastructure against disasters.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • emergency management agencies.
  • of emergency management plans and drills by local inter-jurisdictional emergency management agencies
  • That excludes the very people responsible for managing disasters, and that's our emergency management
  • You apply and you go through a grant process. That's right.
  • And there's This is a grant process, right? You apply and you go through a grant process.
Bills: HB1, HB2, HB3, HB5, HB20, HB22
Summary: The House convened in special session with a gubernatorial proclamation adding subjects related to penalties for legislators who absent themselves, ivermectin access, and groundwater study authority. The chamber also handled routine motions, committee scheduling, and first-reading referrals before moving to the main floor calendar focused largely on disaster response and public safety legislation. The central theme throughout the day was the July 4 flooding and related tragedies, with repeated references to families of victims and the need for stronger preparedness and prevention measures. House Bill 1, on youth camp emergency plans and preparedness, was the most emotional and heavily amended measure. Members adopted changes requiring annual emergency plans for resident youth camps, staff training, parent notification, evacuation maps, floodplain-related disclosures, restrictions on sleeping quarters in flood-prone areas, and funding for enforcement. One proposed amendment to require air conditioning or heat in sleeping quarters failed, while another amendment on floodplain restrictions passed after debate over floodplain versus floodway language. HB 1 ultimately passed the House 136-1 on second reading and later 135-1 on final passage. Senate Bill 2 / House Bill 2 on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery also advanced after extensive discussion. The bill creates training for justices of the peace in mass-fatality events, establishes an emergency manager licensing system, sets local succession procedures, creates a statewide volunteer management system, authorizes drone interdiction in disaster zones, expands disaster loan eligibility, and adds review and planning provisions for certain infrastructure and weather-related issues. Members debated the scope of the training, drone impacts on press coverage, volunteer registration, and infrastructure-related amendments; some proposals were adopted and others tabled or withdrawn. SB 2 passed the House 130-4 on third reading and later 132-4 on final passage. The House also passed House Bill 3 creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program for emergency communications equipment, House Bill 20 addressing disaster-related scams and fraudulent charitable solicitations, House Bill 22 expanding allowable uses of the broadband infrastructure fund for emergency communications, and Senate Bill 5 providing supplemental appropriations for disaster relief, including funds for local warning systems and weather monitoring. Each of these bills passed overwhelmingly, with only one or a few dissenting votes, and members repeatedly emphasized the need to improve coordination, communications, funding, and fraud prevention in the wake of recent disasters.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Despite the program's many achievements, the rigorous and complex grant application process remains a
  • The legislation also modernizes the program's grant amounts to match current construction costs and project
  • Our transit agencies. have zero clarity about whether monies awarded under various grant programs will
  • In Massachusetts, grant money awarded under an EPA brownfields program, of all things, remains frozen
  • In Mexico, monies awarded under EPA tribal grants to install heating and air conditioning and prevent
Bills: SB347, SB351
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • emergency management agencies.
  • That would like to be listed on the volunteer management system.
  • That excludes the very people responsible for managing disasters, and that's our emergency management
  • You apply and you go through the grant process. That's right.
  • Emergency managers weighing in on the 765 kV power lines.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2148 grants the legislature the authority to appropriate non-custodial federal monies.
  • The universities, the U of A issue in particular, receive over a billion dollars a year in grants.
  • So there's the $760 million for the Border Security Grants federal reimbursement.
  • But the assessment tool is literally just the first step in managing this.
  • But the assessment tool is literally just the first step in managing this.
Bills: HB2053, HB2116, HB2148
Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 2116, which would appropriate $1 million in fiscal year 2027 from the State General Fund to the Colorado River Litigation Fund. The sponsor said it was a repeat of last year’s request and was intended as a backup if the seven Colorado River basin states cannot reach a new agreement. Arizona Department of Water Resources staff testified in support, explaining the state’s role in ongoing Colorado River negotiations and distinguishing the litigation fund from the executive’s separate Colorado River Protection Fund. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 17-1 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 2053, which appropriates $100,000 to ADWR for updated stormwater recharge mapping and expands the mapping effort beyond state trust lands to private lands. The committee adopted Chairman Livingston’s amendment, which extended the coordination timeline to one year, broadened the agencies involved, and revised language on site eligibility and the definition of stormwater. The sponsor said the bill would help identify more places to capture stormwater for recharge, while ADWR testified neutral, supporting the mapping work but raising a concern about language tied to appropriable surface water because that is a legal determination for the courts. The amended bill passed 11-7. House Bill 2148 was then heard, proposing to give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal monies, with requirements for specifying purposes and allowing agencies to spend such funds if the legislature does not act. An amendment excluded university and Board of Regents research grants from the bill’s scope, which the chair said was intended to avoid implementation problems. The sponsor framed the bill as a transparency measure, and members discussed the large amount of federal pass-through funding Arizona receives. The amended bill passed 11-7. After the bills, the committee received a lengthy JLBC presentation comparing the executive budget with the JLBC baseline. Discussion focused on revenue forecasts, the impact of federal tax conformity, state employee health insurance costs, SNAP administrative and error-rate costs under H.R. 1, developmental disabilities and AHCCCS growth, and K-12/ESA funding trends. Members repeatedly criticized the executive budget for funding some ongoing costs on a one-year basis and expressed concern about rising caseloads and supplemental needs. No formal action was taken on the presentation.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Quality to submit an exceptional event demonstration to the EPA in the event of a wildfire on federally managed
  • This authority will support vegetation management, defensible space, and retrofitting, reducing risk
  • This authority will support vegetation management, defensible space, and retrofitting, reducing risk
  • high levels of non-renewal or premium increases, and it uses the diversion of funding to provide grants
  • The memorial also requests Congress to defund the Mexican wolf reintroduction project and turn management
Summary: The committee heard three measures. HB 2013 would require the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to submit an exceptional event demonstration to the EPA when wildfires on federally managed land affect Arizona air quality. Sponsor Rep. Lisa Fink said the bill is intended to prevent Arizona from being penalized for wildfire-driven air quality problems and could help reduce regulatory burdens. Sierra Club opposed the bill, arguing the existing exceptional-event process already requires case-by-case analysis, that automatic filings could be unnecessary or ineffective, and that the bill lacked an appropriation. ADEQ testified neutral. The committee approved HB 2013 on a 5-1 vote. HB 2292 would create the Wildfire Prevention Authority and Fund under the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management; a committee amendment renamed it the Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Authority and Fund, capped administrative expenses at 8%, and prioritized funding for single-family and multi-family dwellings. Supporters, including Coconino County Vice Chair Geronimo Vasquez and the County Supervisors Association, said the bill would provide a coordinated, data-driven wildfire mitigation program funded by a $20 million annual diversion from insurance premium tax revenues, helping reduce wildfire damage and stabilize insurance costs. Members discussed the funding source as an existing tax diversion rather than a new tax. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 2292 as amended on an 8-0 vote. HCM 2011 urges Congress to pass federal legislation to delist the Mexican wolf, defund the reintroduction program, and transfer management to local authorities. The sponsor said the memorial responds to ranching impacts from wolf predation and supports federal action already moving in Congress. Sierra Club opposed the memorial, saying the species remains insufficiently recovered and that delisting would be premature. After debate, including comments both supporting and opposing delisting, the committee approved HCM 2011 on a 5-2 vote and then adjourned.