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• Fund, the Department of Cannabis Control can sustain existing enforcement activities without imposing fee
• Most notably, it increases the forest registration fees and begins transitioning a portion of seasonal
• , it requires marketplace facilitators to remit this fee to the Department of Tax and Fee Administration
• This trailer bill increases the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation's fees across various
• This allows the department to sustain existing enforcement activities without imposing fee increases

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• reinstated, including with interlock, is the $680 that is required under statute as a reinstatement fee
• I did want to circle back on the reinstatement fee piece that you raised and asked Senator Latz about
• As I understand, there's a shifting in order of the payment of the fee.
• of $250 and a search a reinstatement fee of $250 and a search charge<00:29:36.159> of charge
• I mean, I tried a few years ago to change this reinstatement fee around, and depending on how you do

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Some believe that reducing the fee from five times the amount to three times is a compromise, but let
• which prohibits charging a veteran a fee which prohibits charging a veteran a fee for<00:18:31.360
• that reducing the fee from the five<00:18:36.000> times<00:18:36.240> the<00:18:36.400
• We're not against other organizations in the state doing this for a fee, absolutely not.
• absolutely not every I mean for a fee absolutely not every I mean we're<00:25:52.000> not<00:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a bill aimed at regulating paid veterans’ claims consultants and protecting veterans from bad actors. Chair Denine opened by emphasizing transparency, the need to hear concerns, and that the meeting was a hearing only, with no immediate vote expected. Senator David Yates, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to protect veterans by requiring clear written disclosure when a veteran uses a for-profit consultant, including that the consultant is not accredited or affiliated with VA or veterans’ service organizations. He said the proposal was based on best practices from other states, would include guardrails rather than a total ban, and was being slowed to allow further review and possible amendments. Testimony reflected both support for the bill’s intent and disagreement over its scope. A committee member and later witnesses stressed that veterans should be able to make informed choices and that some private consultants and law firms have helped veterans, but they also acknowledged bad actors and the need for rules, accreditation, and fee limits. James Toby of the VFW opposed the bill as written, arguing it conflicts with federal rules by allowing fees on initial claims and urging the committee to reject it in favor of legislation that mirrors federal law and imposes real penalties. Mark Christensen of Veterans Guardian said veterans need more options because Kentucky has too few VSO representatives, supported guardrails and accreditation reform, and suggested the bill could be improved with a dollar-based fee cap, no late fees or interest, and clearer ethical rules. Daryl Casey of JVO said his organization supports the bill’s goal of leveling the playing field, noting that veterans service organizations do not charge fees and that any limits should apply consistently across providers. The chair did not take a final vote during this hearing and instead encouraged the sponsor to circulate committee substitute language and continue discussions with veterans’ organizations and committee members before the next meeting. The sponsor said he was not pushing the bill forward that day and wanted more time to address concerns, especially around accreditation and disclosure.

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• So then they try to slap me with various fees.
• So then they try to slap me with various fees.
• Internally, we get paid on a fee-for-service basis.
• Now, why did they keep fee-for-service internally?
• Switching from fee-for-service to a prospective monthly payment.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a large docket focused on primary care, workforce development, and medical debt. Chairs Cindy Friedman and John Lawn outlined hearing procedures and noted that testimony would be taken on 17 matters. The committee first heard testimony on bills to establish a community health center nurse practitioner residency program and to strengthen mental health centers. Senator Keenan, Rep. Keefe, and health center leaders described the Worcester nurse practitioner residency as a successful pipeline and retention strategy, citing workforce shortages, training needs in community health centers, and the cost of the program. Rep. O’Day also supported the mental health centers bill, saying it would raise payment rates, improve reimbursement for behavioral health services, and help clinics retain staff and expand access. The committee then took testimony on bills to address medical debt through hospital financial assistance reform. The Attorney General’s Office, Health Care for All, Health Law Advocates, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and individual patients supported the measure, arguing that hospital financial assistance policies are inconsistent, hard to find, and difficult to navigate. Witnesses said the bill would standardize eligibility criteria, create a uniform application, improve notice requirements, and expand access to discounted care up to 400% of the federal poverty level. Several personal stories described medical bills being sent to collections, confusion over insurance billing, and the burden of debt on low-income and chronically ill patients. Committee members asked about hospital concerns, the role of the health safety net, and whether the bill addressed root causes of medical debt; testimony emphasized that the proposal was meant to improve transparency and access rather than replace broader insurance reforms. The hearing also focused heavily on “Primary Care for You” legislation, H. 1370 and S. 867, which would increase primary care investment and create a new payment model. Rep. Haggerty, physicians, a patient, community health center leaders, and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers described a primary care crisis marked by low reimbursement, staffing shortages, long waits, burnout, and difficulty recruiting clinicians. Supporters said the bills would shift spending toward preventive, team-based care, improve access and equity, and reduce long-term costs. The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans said it was directionally supportive of increased primary care investment but warned that any new spending must stay within the cost growth benchmark and preserve existing contracting structures. The hearing ended with additional testimony on a community health center workforce and loan repayment grant bill from Rep. Stanley, and with further discussion from Dr. Alan Garo about the need for payment reform in primary care.

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• or they're not gonna cut their consultant fees.
• fees and other fees before they would ever think about cutting teachers.
• Colangelo: Well, that would be an application fee.
• I don't think we're talking about two different fees there.
• Colangelo: I have not looked at application fees. I can do it.

Bills: HB 3

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

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• However, if the parent wins, tax should pay the attorney fees and what have you.
• and what have you but look at it fees and what have you but look at it from<00:42:21.040> way
• so I'm just saying the the legal fees so I'm just saying that<00:42:49.480> the<00:42:49.800>
• Yeah, so the attorney recouping attorney fees, I disagree with that. I understand your argument.
• I don't agree with the recouping of attorney fees on one side.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, we have $2 million for legal fees.
• Thank you, and get those legal fees back, Chair. Thanks for the latitude on this one.
• Thank you, and get those legal fees back, Chair. Thanks for the latitude on this one.
• Need 2.4 for the study, you need $2 million for this legal fees. What else?
• clear budget no cap on assessment fees clear budget no cap on assessment fees and<02:21:33.399><

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• it was possible, because why would we pass a fee bill when we had this huge budget?
• The fee has not been reduced. So it was a proposal. It has been. Oh, it has been reduced. Okay.
• Okay, let's get to the fee question.
• And then that would be where the fee would step in and pay for what is left, to your point, Ms.
• And then that would be where the fee would step in and pay for what is left, to your point, Ms.

Summary: The joint Assembly Health and Select Committee on Native American Affairs held an oversight hearing on AB 988, California’s 988 crisis line and mobile crisis response system, followed by a discussion of suicide prevention and intervention in California Indian communities. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that AB 988 was intended to create a true alternative to 911 for behavioral health crises, with “someone to call, someone to come, and somewhere to go,” and that Native communities continue to face disproportionately high suicide rates and barriers to culturally responsive care. The first panel of call center and stakeholder witnesses largely argued that implementation is falling short of the law’s intent. They said 988 call centers are underfunded, text/chat answer rates remain far below call answer rates, staffing is strained, and the system still lacks meaningful statewide interoperability between 988 and 911. Several witnesses said mobile crisis teams are not being dispatched through 988 as envisioned, and that funding formulas and governance are too opaque. San Joaquin County was presented as a local success story, with integrated 988, access lines, and mobile crisis handoffs that have reduced reliance on emergency departments and involuntary holds. Witnesses also discussed the need for better tribal outreach, the role of CCBHCs, and the importance of culturally competent services. State officials from CalHHS and DHCS described the five-year 988 implementation plan, the current governance structure across multiple agencies, and efforts to support training, public awareness, and referral tools. They reported growth in 988 contacts, ongoing training with the Trevor Project, a statewide resource directory, and a tribal awareness campaign. DHCS also outlined proposed trailer bill language that would create a formal designation process for 988 centers, set statewide standards, and require existing centers to obtain designation by 2029. Officials said current funding includes SAMHSA grants, block grant dollars, and an expected $67.3 million from the 988 fund in the next budget year, with a large share earmarked for Medi-Cal mobile crisis services. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• It was passed during a time of extraordinary budget surplus, and it was a fee bill, and nobody thought
• it was possible, because why would we pass a fee bill when we had this huge budget?
• The fee has not been reduced. So it was a proposal. It has been. Oh, it has been reduced. Okay.
• Okay, let's get to the fee question.
• And then that would be where the fee would step in and pay for what is left, to your point, Ms.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on AB 988 implementation and suicide prevention in California Indian communities. Members and the chairs emphasized that 988 was intended to create a behavioral health crisis system with “someone to call, someone to come, and somewhere to go,” and then turned to the disproportionate suicide burden facing Native youth and the need for culturally responsive outreach and services. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, the bill’s author, said the law has already saved lives but argued that key parts of the system—especially interoperability between 911 and 988, mobile crisis dispatch, and adequate funding—are not yet working as intended. The first panel of stakeholders and call center leaders largely said California’s 988 network is underfunded and not fully integrated. Speakers from the Steinberg Institute and 988 California said call, text, and chat demand has grown sharply, but staffing and funding have not kept pace, leaving text/chat answer rates far below the state’s goals and sending many contacts to out-of-state backup centers. They also said mobile crisis teams are not being dispatched through 988 statewide, and that the state’s current governance and funding structure is too fragmented. WellSpace Health and other providers described 988 as the “front door” to crisis care, urged more stable funding, and recommended broader use of the CCBHC model to support mobile crisis and behavioral health infrastructure. San Joaquin County offered a local success story, describing a countywide crisis continuum that links 988, mobile crisis, behavioral health access lines, and follow-up services through warm handoffs and coordinated outreach. County officials said the model has reduced reliance on emergency departments and involuntary holds, and they noted that local partnerships and repeated community meetings were key to implementation. Members asked about staffing, tribal outreach, and how to make the system more measurable and interoperable; panelists said staffing projections should be based on actual call volume and contact length, and that tribal-specific outreach has often depended on temporary grant funding. State officials from CalHHS and DHCS then described the five-year implementation plan, the roles of multiple agencies, and current performance data. They said California’s 988 system has handled more than 74,000 contacts in a recent month, with in-state answer rates of 87% for calls and lower rates for chats and texts, and that unanswered contacts are routed to backup centers. They highlighted training efforts, LGBTQ+ competency work after the end of the federal “Press 3” option, and efforts to improve reimbursement for mobile crisis services. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• We're feeling it when it comes to our license tabs fees.
• Um, well, one of them that Senator Jasinski had, um, is the license tab fees.
• Tab fees will revert to the 2022 rate for 1 year.
• Tab fees will revert to the 2022 rate for 1 year.
• Tab fees measures is now moving forward.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the disclosures and other requirements concerning virtual currency kiosk transactions authorizing a fee
• regulation of outpatients behavioral health centers authorizing civil and administrative Imposing fees
• Assures to employment authorizing a fee refer to the committee on public health HB 2853 by Perez of El
• HB 2867 by Gates relating to the late payment fees He's charged by municipality owned water utility for
• And requiring a license application fees or for the committee on state affairs issue or 138 by elders

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• as passed the House of Representatives, House Bill 456 prohibits a legislator from being charged a fee
• as passed the House of Representatives, House Bill 456 prohibits a legislator from being charged a fee
• The Senate amended the bill by making additional revisions relating to assessing development fees on
• The Senate amended the bill by making additional revisions relating to assessing development fees on
• Bill 2932 requires the Arizona Department of Water Resources to annually post and update the table of fees

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of House bills with Senate amendments, mostly hearing brief staff summaries and sponsor comments on whether they concurred. Topics included tax filing penalties, water and court procedures, vaccination and mask rules, bullion investment, nursing care complaint timelines, privacy protections for property and voter records, medical-record access, professional licensing procedures, school and family law changes, public records access for legislators, AI procurement, fingerprint clearance for traffic survival school instructors, development fees, infrastructure districts, distracted driving penalties, health aide scope of practice, eviction record sealing, backyard structure rules in planned communities, inmate transition services, nuclear-ready community designation, DCS parent-rights notices, domestic-violence evidence standards, inmate mental health study committee, legislative subpoena enforcement, trade office oversight, public power reporting, Native American language proficiency, mental health judicial review timelines, mobile food vendor licensing, medical-intervention requirements in schools, and school board training and meeting transparency. In most cases, the sponsor or a representative indicated concurrence with the Senate amendments, and the caucus generally moved through the bills without extended debate. A few bills drew brief explanation from sponsors about the policy purpose, such as aligning nursing-facility oversight with federal requirements, improving access to medical records, clarifying rules for licensed health aides, and adjusting school-related provisions. Some bills were noted as being sent back to the Senate or otherwise set aside, including HB 2035 and HB 2249. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting functioned as a caucus review of Senate amendments and sponsor concurrence before floor action. The caucus concluded after HB 2380, with members thanked for attending.

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• fees collected are at the emission fee level on June 30, 2025.
• For the funding to the universities, that's through a collection of the general fee bill through the
• state and tuition and fees.
• ABOR sets those fees or approves the tuition and fees, but they don't directly collect it from the universities
• Just a real quick question about the ABOR fees: what is the total fee that ABOR collects? Mr.

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, state budget, biennial budget, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, budget bill, spending authority, state spending, agency funding, public funds, executive budget, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation funding, legislative appropriations, budget resolution, state finance, government operations

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• care status, establishing that colleges and universities are responsible for verifying tuition and fee
• It prohibits publicly owned airports from charging new landing fees for aircraft operations associated
• The bill addresses several critical areas of agriculture enclaves, school mitigation fees, impact fee
• The bill protects homeowners and developers from unverified school mitigation fees.
• It also streamlines the comp plan approval process, and the bill addresses impact fee increases more

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes to those affected by the Florida State University shooting and recognition of Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, student advocacy groups, conservation organizations, and visiting school groups. Members also adopted Senate Resolution 1878 honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. The chamber then moved into special order business and considered a series of bills, many of them with House companions substituted in and passed by wide margins or unanimously. Among the measures passed were bills updating child care and early learning provider regulation, imposing costs on false swatting reports, extending protections against extraordinary hospital collection actions, expanding hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, clarifying school choice disclosure requirements under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, adjusting interest rules for trust accounts supporting legal aid, revising transportation and traffic enforcement provisions, expanding public records exemptions for certain judicial and health care investigators and appellate clerks, changing municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, strengthening motor vehicle offenses involving impersonation and obscured plates, increasing trespass penalties at certain law-enforcement-controlled sites and large ticketed events, requiring refunds of patient overpayments, authorizing certain stem cell therapies, allowing relatives and direct support professionals to administer insulin in group homes, addressing rideshare impersonation and transit funding rules, and updating the Uniform Commercial Code for digital assets and emerging technologies. Several bills drew notable debate. The trust fund interest bill prompted extended discussion over legal aid funding, bank participation, and whether the measure would reduce support for legal services; it ultimately passed 28-10. The transportation bill was heavily amended, including removal of speed-limit increases and changes to school bus camera enforcement and micromobility rules, and passed 37-0. The Miami-Dade water and sewer rate bill sparked debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records bills protecting agency investigators and JQC employees also drew questions about accountability and transparency before passing. Most other measures passed with little or no opposition, and a few bills were temporarily postponed or set aside.

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• ' fees, it again goes well beyond what folks are normally responsible for in a civil action.
• ' fees, it again goes well beyond what folks are normally responsible for in a civil action.
• ' fees, it again goes well beyond what folks are normally responsible for in a civil action.
• ,<00:26:01.919> and<00:26:02.240> attorneys<00:26:02.799> fees.
• So, thank you. talked about attorney fees and I think talked about attorney fees and I think that's<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We see all sorts of additional fees like pre-lease deposits, application screening fees, late fees that
• service support fee disclosure service support fee prohibition<01:05:26.799> disclosure<01:05
• other there's there's a ton of fees other there's there's a ton of fees that's<01:05:30.319>
• <01:05:52.880> fees<01:05:53.880> um<01:05:54.039> late<01:05:54.319> fees
• application screening fees um late fees application screening fees um late fees that<01:05:54.799

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It authorizes the board to impose late fees and revises the board's authority to...
• We talk about disciplinary civil penalties, late fees, and non-disciplinary administrative fines.
• The next paragraph talks about the board adopting a civil penalty and an administrative fee schedule
• Therefore, we had to hit hard on the definition of fines, fees, and penalties.
• I paid the fee and went on; there was no consequence to me.

Bills: HB123

Keywords: pharmacy, pharmacist licensure, Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, renewal fees, continuing education, disciplinary actions, 1136, house, all

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• They only have to do a background fee.
• And so, the licensing fee portion goes back to the general fund, but the background fee, which is about
• We get forfeite fees each year need.
• These are non-refundable fees. notified. These are non-refundable fees.
• And so, the licensing fee portion them.

Bills: HF3635, HF3638

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing, 1183, house

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• So those it's an income-based fee.
• Uh originally was incomebased fee.
• This tax, or this fee, is similar to a lot of the other fees that basically stay flat.
• So, even though the municipalities are paying into this fund as part of the fee, as part of this $4 fee
• So, even though the municipalities are paying into this fund as part of the fee, as part of this $4 fee

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It’s the closest funding mechanism we have to a true user fee.
• It’s the closest funding mechanism we have to a true user fee.
• So, we'll begin with the clerk fees.
• Let's see if anyone has any questions on the clerk's fees?
• fees, and print<01:25:34.480> certificates<01:25:35.120> online.

Keywords: 958, all