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• House Bill 1139 attempts to clarify provisions of the legislature passed, excuse me, regarding impact fees
• weeks ago addressed Nassau County's use of extraordinary circumstance they use to raise their impact fees
• It ties application fees to actual review costs, not a percentage value, and requires clear objective
• The county has to spend $5 million between development application review fees and legal fees just to
• The placement feature will provide the user with the step-by-step process of placing notice to comply

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• Some users have claimed that the weapon fired when it was dropped at certain angles, and others have
• Some<00:14:43.760> users<00:14:44.160> have<00:14:44.399> claimed<00:14:44.880><
• Some users have claimed that the weapon fired<00:14:46.399> when<00:14:46.639> it<00:14
• The next thing that they want exemption from is authorized user technology.
• <00:39:47.599> for 294FN an act relative to lab fees for 294FN an act relative to lab fees

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• in lieu, offer fee in lieu, down to 10%.
• <00:15:12.839> in<00:15:12.920> lieus take fee in lieu, offer fee in lieus take fee
• I call the bill up make a user 1793. I call the bill up make a user motion. motion. motion.
• And so this bill would move that 2% admin fee to 3%.
• The bond origination fees, all the interest.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 25 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, dispensed with the reading of the journal, and welcomed several student and FFA groups from around the state, including chapters from Tippah, Forrest, Newton, and Wheeler counties, as well as the Puckett High School student council and an AP government class from Madison-Ridgeland Academy. After announcements, the chamber moved to the Ways and Means calendar and took up a series of tax and finance measures. House Bill 327 would extend Mississippi’s existing film tax credit to television production businesses, with a $42 million aggregate cap and a requirement that qualifying production activity occur in-state. House Bill 343 would create a tax credit for employers offering private health insurance to employees, set at $400 per employee in the first year and $200 in the second, capped at $10 million. House Bill 420 would lower the age threshold for an existing full homestead exemption for honorably discharged veterans and spouses from 90 to 85; members discussed the local cost impact, but the sponsor said the state cost would be zero. House Bill 489 would exempt from income tax any capital gains from a forced sale through eminent domain, so the property owner would not owe tax on that transaction. The House also passed House Bill 715, clarifying that both perishable and non-perishable food sold to food pantries are exempt from sales tax. House Bill 1063 would adjust an alternative energy/local tax provision by allowing a fee-in-lieu rate down to 10% and adding energy storage, such as large-scale batteries, to qualifying projects. House Bill 1793, by committee substitute, would add gun safes to the state’s Second Amendment sales tax holiday. House Bill 1941 would raise the Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund’s administrative fee from 2% to 3% and authorize $5 million in bonds. House Bill 1942 would create a conduit bond mechanism under the TIF code for local development projects. House Bill 1944, by committee substitute, would expand the Children’s Promise Act tax credit program from $18 million to $40 million over three years and add a new $1 million credit for facilities serving adults with mental handicaps; members debated its effects on private schools, foster care entities, and public education funding. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, including several unanimous votes; House Bill 327 passed 115-1, House Bill 343 passed 118-0, House Bill 420 passed 120-0, House Bill 489 passed 120-0, House Bill 715 passed 120-0, House Bill 1063 passed 115-0, House Bill 1793 passed 109-3, House Bill 1941 passed 118-0, House Bill 1942 passed 116-0, and House Bill 1944 passed after extended debate. The discussion on House Bill 1944 featured questions about whether the credits favored private schools over public schools, whether schools could also receive ESA-related funds, and how much money individual institutions could receive; the sponsor said the credits are separate from tuition, are administered by DOR on a first-come, first-served basis, and do not reduce direct public school funding.

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• on a slight change on this, and I can propose an oral amendment to change each instance of the word "fee
• <00:02:39.040> to<00:02:39.519> a of the word fee to a of the word fee to a penalty
• :02:51.280> the The change to the A6 amendment is on page one, lines 3, 4, 8, and 9: delete "fee
• That would be for each instance of the word "fee" and would be replaced with the word "penalty," just
• the office has requirements for a fee the office has seen<00:05:12.320> examples<00:05:12.720

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• Next up members we have House Bill 887, by representative all these now that is a medical marijuana user
• It reduces the fee to $15 for issuance replacement or renewal of the medical marijuana use registry identification

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• , what does net of fees mean again?
• and taken the fees out.
• We're able to receive fees that are exceptionally low.
• public markets book our overall fee public markets book our overall fee structure<00:14:16.120><
• on behalf of our clients the end users on behalf of our clients the end users even<00:16:22.759>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have a dues structure based on population, which is really a very minimal fee structure.
• I mean, everybody's voluntary and they pay a fee, and then they come raise their hand when they haven't
• is, even today, you can build generation and create your private distribution system for a single user
• BYOP allows power developers to build off-grid systems that serve multiple energy users, not subject
• These data center users can do a bring your own power situation.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I'm a certified Minnesota DNR youth ATV safety instructor and also a trail ambassador as an Outdoor User
• Banning youth ATVs will push novices and first-time users onto high-powered, heavy adult ATVs, creating
• <00:15:36.639> onto novices and firsttime users onto novices and firsttime users onto high-powered
• <00:27:20.720> from ultimately excluded youth o fees from ultimately excluded youth o fees
• monitoring Pas registration in the fee monitoring Pas registration in the fee rulle<01:25:23.760

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As far as the flat fees, they have been modified over the years.
• Flat fees were increased a few years ago.
• These are attorney fees: $100 an hour for capital and RICO cases, and $75 an hour for everything else
• Is there a flat fee arrangement as well for private... Attorneys on the wheel?
• Yes, there are flat fees. It depends on the case type. The flat fee for capital cases is $25,000.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• and say, hey, we're not going to pay this fee because this license is there, and the state misses out
• on literally millions of dollars in licensing fees?
• With that being said, is there any indication of what kind of revenues were generated from this fee or
• The issue is that the form itself referenced a fee, but at some point, and again, I'm not exactly sure
• when this took place, the department stopped collecting that fee, and so it's a little unclear.

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee reviewed several agency rules and objections under Chapter 120. First, the committee revisited prior objections to Agency for Health Care Administration rules containing sunset provisions. AHCA’s general counsel said the agency amended 26 of the objected rules but declined to amend five others, arguing sunset provisions are lawful, are not themselves rules, and were consistent with a 2019 gubernatorial directive. Committee members questioned that position, especially for licensing and certificate-of-need rules, and urged the agency to consider legislative changes; no formal action was taken on that item during the discussion. The committee then considered an objection to Department of Management Services Rule 60G-1.001 defining the Governor’s Mansion grounds. Committee staff argued the rule is vague and improperly refers to future land acquisitions without updating the rule since 1998. DMS defended the rule as a general definition tied to publicly recorded property and a master lease, but said it would not object if the Legislature chose to codify the definition in statute. After discussion, the committee voted to file the objection. Members also received informational updates from the Department of Environmental Protection on the Solaris state lands inventory system, and from the Florida Gaming Control Commission on its response to the Tampa Bay Downs unadopted-rule litigation, in which the commission said it has stopped relying on the prior tax interpretation and will not promulgate a rule on that issue. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation said it would remove an unsupported cigar wholesale dealer permit reference, repeal an obsolete excise-tax deduction rule, and amend penalty guidelines and an affirmation in its alcohol, beverage, and tobacco rules. Finally, the Division of Administrative Hearings’ interim director discussed case-processing times, possible changes to ALJ status, and whether the Florida Rules of Evidence should apply in administrative proceedings, emphasizing the need to weigh costs, independence, and impacts on pro se litigants. The chair noted this was likely the committee’s final meeting of the year.

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• Reynolds relating to the building codes applicable in unincorporated areas of a county authorizing a fee
• benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace requiring a fee
• exercise of religion. for the Committee on State Affairs AB 928 by Ken relating to the tuition and fee
• HB 932, by Wally, relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact authorizing fees, referred to
• providers located outside of the state requiring registration to engage in occupation authorizing fees

Bills: HCR21, HCR22, HCR23, HCR24, HCR25, HCR26, HCR27, HCR31, HCR41, HCR42, HCR43, HCR44, HCR45, HCR52, HCR53, HCR66, HCR67, HCR73, HR8, HR10, HR13, HR20, HR21, HR50, HR59, HR61, HR71, HR74, HR79, HR84, HR86, HR90, HR91, HR102, HR103, HR107, HR113, HR125, HR126, HR132, HR142, HR145, HR149, HR150, HR152, HR167, HR179, HR181, HR183, HR186, HR192, HR196, HR199, HR207, HR211, HR212, HR213, HR216, HR249, HR256, HR259, HR261, HR263, HR272, HR281, HR285, HR294, HR295, HR300, HR305, HR311, HR313, HR315, HR316, HR323, HR331, HR339, HR340, HR346, HR349, HR352, HR357, HR358, HR360, HR363, HR374, HR377, HCR20, HCR28, HCR30, HCR32, HCR49, HR14, HR15, HR19, HR23, HR24, HR25, HR26, HR27, HR29, HR47, HR48, HR55, HR56, HR66, HR85, HR92, HR93, HR95, HR96, HR140, HR155, HR164, HR204, HR241, HR242, HR250, HR253, HR260, HR262, HR265, HR279, HR310, HR312, HR328, HR332, HR359, HR362, HR367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

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• <02:50:54.160> land<02:50:54.399> into Approximately 80 acres of fee land would be
• You know, I've always insisted that any transfer of lands from fee-simple ownership to federal trust
• Interior to designate an entrance fee Interior to designate an entrance fee free<03:07:31.680>
• Service sites, and extends fee waiverss Service sites, and extends fee waiverss to<03:13:36.080>
• Pippard by naming a and introduced new user-friendly and and introduced new user-friendly and novel<05

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Some users uh per the DEA actually report that xylazine withdrawals are profoundly worse than heroin
• Some users uh per the DEA actually report that xylazine withdrawals are profoundly worse than heroin
• <00:44:44.079> DEA<00:44:44.560> actually Some users uh per the DEA actually Some users
• Revenue from fees and penalties dedicated to program administration.
• <02:38:21.760> and resulted in fatal toxicity in users and resulted in fatal toxicity in users

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Chair, Representative Youakim, the bill, as amended, affects seven state taxes and a fee.
• In addition, this proposal also would capture the incremental increase in the retail delivery fee, and
• In addition, this proposal also would capture the incremental increase in the retail delivery fee, and
• <01:27:33.440> tax goes to the highway user tax goes to the highway user tax distribution<
• <01:31:20.720> is fee is fee is maybe<01:31:22.680> a<01:31:22.720> little<01:31

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:47:12.000> So Provided by or obtained by the user.
• They erase it or return it to the user. So that is a very key part of what this is about.
• So that is uh a very key to the user.
• The Digital Choice Act fundamentally misunderstands how users engage online.
• The Digital Choice Act fundamentally misunderstands how users engage online.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• How much was that fee?
• It was a $10 fee for voters and a $5 fee for seniors in kayaks and... ...a $5 fee for seniors in kayaks
• , and there was a dollar fee for magic.
• That's kind of concerning as a concerned citizen and a former user of the lake.
• As far as the boat launch, you brought up the fee to use it.

Bills: HB471, HB473

Keywords: water authority, sewer management, fire protection, local governance, board of directors, local officers, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, 1136, house, all

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• self in particular are not favorable to an increase in a fee. What is your position? Oh, sorry.
• at this time to the users is not good timing, and I would recommend we defer.
• costs and fees at this time to the users costs and fees at this time to the users is<03:01:52.359
• A typical home birth fee is $99,000, so direct costs for such an education could be recuperated with
• $155,000 total a typical home birth fee $155,000 total a typical home birth fee is is is $99,000

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• David Bolog, public transportation user, in support. Thank you.
• David Bolog, public transportation user, in support. Thank you.
• enforcement resources are very strained, strained to the point where they really can't even police everyday users
• I think we should be talking about fees and more resources for public agencies to administer the program

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee met to consider several bills, with six measures approved on consent, including bills on background checks, female offender prison facilities, a juvenile justice hunger survey, protective orders and firearms, a youth offender camp pilot, and peace officer behavioral health training. AB 710 and AB 848 were pulled by the authors. The committee also took up AB 458, AB 394, AB 1094, AB 1092, and AB 1036, with extensive testimony on each. AB 458, by Assembly Member Stephanie, would require state agencies purchasing firearms, ammunition, or accessories to vet vendors for compliance with firearms laws and procurement standards. Supporters, including Brady and the California Police Chiefs Association, said taxpayer funds should not go to dealers with serious violations; opponents argued the bill added burdens and vague standards. The committee approved the bill as amended and sent it to Appropriations. AB 394, by Assembly Member Wilson, would expand protections for transit workers and riders by broadening enhanced battery penalties, clarifying who may seek temporary restraining orders in the transit context, and making those orders system-wide. Transit agencies, labor groups, and law enforcement supported the bill, while public defender and civil liberties groups raised concerns about vagueness, duration, and impacts on access to transit. The committee passed AB 394 to Judiciary as amended. AB 1094, by Assembly Member Baines, would raise the minimum parole eligibility term for child torture convictions involving a child under 14 in the perpetrator’s care or custody from seven years to 20 years. Prosecutors, sheriffs, and police groups supported the bill, citing the severity of the abuse and the need to protect child victims; opponents argued the parole system already screens for risk and that harsher sentences do not improve public safety. The committee approved the bill as amended to Appropriations. AB 1092, by Assembly Member Castillo, would extend concealed carry weapon license renewals from two years to four years; supporters said it would reduce costs and administrative burdens, while the chair and others opposed it as unnecessary. The committee ultimately voted the bill down. AB 1036, by Assembly Member Schultz, would expand post-conviction discovery access for people convicted of felonies with sentences of one year or more, including Brady materials and jury selection notes. Innocence organizations and defense groups supported it, while district attorneys opposed the broader discovery obligations; the committee passed it to Appropriations as amended.

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• They have all the fees of the airports. There's a specific term... Gate fees, landing fees.
• So gate fees, landing fees, are they not paid now? You recognize? Thank you, Chair.
• We do pay a lot of fees to keep up with our airport.
• Raise landing fees higher, and then we're going to continue to raise different other fees because normally
• When you use that, the only type of fees are transactional.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on April 2, 2025, with a quorum present and took up four bills. The committee first heard HB 4041, which would create the Corkscrew Grove Stewardship District in Collier County to finance and maintain infrastructure such as transportation, utilities, and stormwater systems without changing county regulatory authority. The bill drew no opposition, was reported favorably, and passed 14-0. The committee then considered HB 1485, which repeals Florida’s aviation fuel tax provisions. The sponsor argued the change would simplify the tax code, attract airline investment, and support lower fares and more routes. Members raised concerns about the estimated recurring $22.8 million impact on the State Transportation Trust Fund and $2 million on general revenue, and airport representatives warned of reduced grant and development funding, especially for general aviation and municipal airports. Supporters said the change would increase competition and fuel sales in Florida. The bill was reported favorably on a 12-5 vote. Next, the committee heard HB 999, which would recognize gold and silver as legal tender, allow electronic debit access to bullion accounts, and remove tax burdens on transactions involving precious metals. The sponsor and supporters described the bill as a way to protect purchasing power and provide an alternative parallel to the dollar, while opponents and some members raised concerns about consumer protections, predatory practices, privacy, and the role of the Office of Financial Regulation in rulemaking. After extensive testimony, the bill was reported favorably 19-0. Finally, the committee considered PCB WMC 25-01, which would reduce the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25% and also lower several related taxes, including the business rent tax, nonresidential electricity tax, mobile home sales tax, and coin-operated amusement machine tax. The proposal was estimated to reduce revenue by about $5.5 billion annually. Members discussed impacts on the budget, education funding, and whether savings would reach consumers, while supporters emphasized relief for Floridians and business competitiveness. The bill passed unanimously 19-0 and was reported favorably. The chair then noted a prior procedural apology on the record, and the meeting adjourned.

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• But whether it's 4CP, 8CP, or 12 CP, some large industrial users will always have an advantage.
• As a result, rate case expenses, which include legal and technical expert fees, ultimately show up on
• For example, utilities could be required to pay for half of any rate case expenses like attorney fees