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NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 02/26/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • put on state reforestation areas, points to Article 7 of the Public Lands Law, which Establishes a fee
  • Is that how much the fee would be for a solar developer to put solar panels on the state reforestation
  • So is that—that's a very old fee.
  • Will that be the fee that a solar company will be paying the State of New York for developing a solar
  • We can get more information on that, but my understanding is the initial filing fee stands as it is.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal, and then recognized several guest groups, including the Shenendehowa High School girls varsity cross country team and tennis champion Jolie Chichak, as well as the Downsville Central School Student Council. Senator Tedisco introduced the Shenendehowa athletes, highlighting their state and federation championships and strong academic records, and Senator Oberacker introduced the Downsville students. The chamber extended courtesies to the guests. The Senate then moved through the calendar, passing a series of bills and resolutions. Among the measures approved were a bill designating Overdose Awareness Day, a real property tax bill, a public authorities bill, several education-related bills, a private housing finance bill, a workers’ compensation bill, and a labor law bill. Some items were laid aside before later being taken up, including the cannabis bill and the environmental conservation bill. Votes were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, with a few recorded negatives on certain bills. The most extensive debate centered on Calendar 261, Senator May’s environmental conservation bill concerning renewable energy installations and transmission on state reforestation lands. Senator Walczyk and others questioned whether the bill would allow solar, wind, battery storage, tree cutting, herbicide use, and reduced environmental review, while supporters argued the bill was mainly about transmission corridors, climate goals, and preserving flexibility for DEC oversight and mitigation. After debate, the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar and passed 42-13. The Senate also passed Calendar 353, Senator Ramos’s labor law bill addressing class action wage recovery and statutory damages. Supporters said it would clarify the law so workers can recover full wages in class actions, while opponents warned it could encourage litigation against small businesses over technical payroll errors. The bill passed 47-8. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until March 4, 2026, with intervening days as legislative days.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The intent was that everybody would pay that fee with regards to House Bill 1998. program, but the way
  • Of that group, only two licensed types were able to contribute to... the funding through the fee, based
  • One additional fee, not two? Because I thought they only paid two.
  • No, it's a standard. $15 fee, but we're expanding the basket. OK, thank you. Yes, ma'am.
  • I just think it's interesting that a one-time fee of making sure that your staff—I mean, we made all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 1st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Certain fees and charges by a landlord, for the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development
  • HB 4309 by Busey, relating to the filing fee for a nomination by convention, referred to the Committee
  • HB 4313 by Bella Montgomery, relating to the authority of a political subdivision to impose a fee to
  • HB 4363 by Money, relating to battery energy storage facilities and authorizing fees, for the Committee
  • HB 4364 by Money, relating to collective re-amendments and transfer fees. ...of enhancing border security
Bills: HJR4, HJR6, HB195, HB 13, HB143, HB135
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Mar 5th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • for 19 FTEs and the criminal Investigations Division and then item five is a new rider for contingent fee
  • untracked payments that would allow the agency to pay contingent fees based on. on recovered amounts
  • Item nine is an agency request for new Writer that would provide the authority to charge a rental fee
  • At that time, there was a $2 fee assessed on each transaction that went through the Texas.gov account
  • The bill that got rid of those the inspections now that same $2 fee goes directly to GR So it bypasses
Keywords: 1184, house, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

SENATE CONVENES Apr 21st, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have to pay fees to be able to, for an industry, to take responsibility.
  • You said the fee's going to follow that directly, or what's the fee going to be?
  • So it would be like a license fee.
  • You pay a license fee for gaming fish to be able to fund them to regulate them.
  • So is it a set fee, or is it based on a percentage of the usage? It's percentage.
Keywords: 1204, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 22nd, 2026 at 11:06 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Regulation Commission Act, creating the utility oversight fund, changing distribution of collected fees
  • and penalties, and providing for the enforcement of fees by the Public Regulation Commission.
  • Regulation Commission Act, creating the utility oversight fund, changing distribution of collected fees
  • Changing distribution of collected fees and penalties, providing for the enforcement of fees by the Public
  • and Duncan, an act relating to labor, requiring the Health Care Authority to set a minimum Medicaid fee
Bills: HB1
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Dec 5th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • that there is reason to believe that in the lower-market communities that are more reliant on impact fees
  • to fund that in the lower-market communities that are more reliant on impact fees to fund infrastructure
  • and that may lose them from the changes in the in need of impact fees and that may lose them from the
  • I would emphasize here that I think those infrastructure fees should be focused in those lower-market
  • , it might not be on road or vehicle throughput the way you would conventionally think of an impact fee
Summary: The Senate Housing Committee heard a series of work-session presentations focused on transit-oriented development, commercial-to-residential redevelopment, building code implementation, housing market trends, and the Covenant Homeownership Program. The first presentation, from the Urban Institute, reviewed research on HB 1491 and TOD feasibility, arguing that Washington has made major progress but faces diverging conditions across transit areas. The presenter said rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and lower rents in some markets have made many projects less feasible, and recommended targeted infrastructure funding for lower-market communities, adjustments to MFTE and affordability requirements by local market conditions, more support for very low-income housing in high-market transit areas, minimum density standards near stations, expanded public land/joint development tools, and better tracking of TOD outcomes over time. Committee members asked about AMI calculations, immigration’s effect on construction labor, developer input, and whether a tracking mechanism had been removed from the bill. The Department of Commerce then outlined implementation of HB 1491 and demonstrated the new Washington Zoning Atlas, which is live and intended to help visualize zoning, overlays, and station-area conditions. Commerce said local governments will designate station areas, update zoning and MFTE policies, and handle anti-displacement measures, with Vancouver and Spokane first to implement and Puget Sound following later. Staff described a timeline for updated MFTE guidance, station-area implementation guidance, a TOD model ordinance, and later rulemaking on variances. The committee also heard from the Lieutenant Governor’s office on a report about converting commercial properties to housing, which found substantial potential for redevelopment on vacant or underused commercial land, especially near transit, but noted barriers such as ground-floor retail mandates, affordability requirements, infrastructure costs, private covenants, and slow implementation. The office urged by-right residential use on commercial land and faster rollout of new housing laws. The State Building Code Council updated the committee on its three-year code cycle and several legislatively directed actions, including minimum dwelling size, emergency shelters, and especially single-exit stairs and multiplex housing. Council staff said those code changes are nearing completion and will provide prescriptive solutions, while noting that elevator size and requirements were not changed and would require separate legislative direction if the committee wanted to revisit them. Members discussed the cost impacts of building and energy codes and the council said it is required to consider economic impacts and is increasingly looking at performance-based approaches. Later, the Washington Center for Real Estate Research presented its annual housing report, showing that higher mortgage rates have sharply reduced affordability, flattened house prices in many cities, and slowed single-family permitting and completions, while multifamily construction has recently cooled after a prior surge. Finally, the Washington State Housing Finance Commission reported strong first-year results for the Covenant Homeownership Program, which provides zero-interest down payment assistance to eligible first-time buyers with family ties to Washington before 1968; the program assisted 547 homebuyers in its first fiscal year, with more than $60 million loaned, and the agency said participation has continued to grow after income-limit changes enacted in 2025.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 7th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm going to use Medicare fee-for-service data. That's the only source of data we have.
  • , but not defendant's attorney's fees.
  • In Med-Mal cases, the percent of attorney's fees is most often a third.
  • I don't think capping plaintiff's fees, or plaintiff's percentage, is the way to go.
  • We did have Senate Bill 176, which was proposed to cap attorney fees in medical malpractice.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 5, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • often involves adherence to local regulations and standards regarding right-of-way usage, including fees
  • is to file the application with the appropriate agency, including all necessary documentation and fees
  • has its own specific rules regarding placement of utility within the right-of-way, including permit fees
  • anyway, those revenues were absorbed in the communication services tax, and because of that, permit fees
  • anyway, those revenues were absorbed in the communication services tax, and because of that, permit fees
Summary: The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee met with a quorum present and first heard HB 11 from Representative Robinson. The bill would address an unintended consequence in Florida’s municipal utility surcharge law by requiring the same water/utility rate for residents when a utility facility is physically located within one municipality but owned by another, rather than allowing the owning municipality to impose a 25% surcharge. The sponsor and several members described it as a fairness issue affecting residents who do not receive local tax support for the facility but still bear the surcharge. Public testimony included support from AARP and Miami-Dade County and opposition from North Miami Beach. The bill was reported favorably on an 18-0 vote. The committee then held a panel discussion on utility use of public rights-of-way and utility relocation. Panelists from FDOT, county government, gas, water, electric, and communications sectors described the permitting process, noting that FDOT uses a detailed utility accommodation manual and that local governments may use permits, franchise agreements, or ordinances depending on the utility type. They emphasized that utilities often must coordinate early with agencies using long-range work programs and project plans, and that the process differs by utility and jurisdiction. Communications witnesses discussed Chapter 337 and the 60-day local permitting shot clock, while others noted the role of Sunshine State One Call in locating facilities before excavation. A major focus was who pays for relocations when road or infrastructure projects require utilities to move. FDOT and several panelists said utilities generally bear the cost when they are in public right-of-way, with exceptions such as certain interstate/interchange projects and easement impacts. Utility representatives said relocations are often effectively new builds, can be costly, and are ultimately reflected in rates or customer costs. Members also asked about easements versus right-of-way, damage and disputes during construction, broadband workforce needs, and whether legislation could improve coordination. Panelists largely said the existing process works best when agencies, contractors, and utilities communicate early and continuously, and that more legislation may not be necessary compared with better planning, staffing, and use of technology.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 15, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a policy decision on the legislature on setting filing fees.
  • I can say that those filing fees both support the clerks of court, which retains some of the fees, and
  • But we don't have a policy group that recommends the changes to the filing fees.
  • I can say that those filing fees both support the clerks of court, which retains some of the fees, and
  • But we don't have a policy group that recommends the changes to the filing fees.
Summary: The Justice Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the justice budget and the major agencies within it. Chair Maney explained that the committee would hear broad presentations rather than detailed budget questions, and the first panel included the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Corrections, Commission on Offender Review, Department of Law Enforcement, Office of the State Courts Administrator, and the Attorney General’s Office. Each agency described its mission, staffing, budget, and major responsibilities, with repeated emphasis on public safety, rehabilitation, staffing shortages, technology needs, and the importance of mental health services and education in reducing recidivism. Secretary Hall described DJJ’s prevention-to-aftercare continuum, including civil citation, detention, probation, and residential commitment programs, and highlighted reductions in juvenile arrests and commitments. Secretary Dixon said DOC’s biggest issues are staffing, overtime, and inflation, while noting progress in education, reentry, and a low recidivism rate. FDLE Commissioner Glass outlined the agency’s investigative, forensic, intelligence, and protective functions, including work on fentanyl enforcement and crime reporting systems. The State Courts Administrator emphasized the judiciary’s constitutional role, case volume, and challenges in providing interpreters, experts, and technology support. Chief Deputy Attorney General Guard described the office’s litigation, criminal appeals, consumer protection, and opioid recovery work, especially defending state laws and recovering opioid settlement funds. Members then asked questions about prison conditions, immigration enforcement, court filing fees, crime reporting, staffing ratios, and transnational gangs. Agency leaders responded that they were not aware of ICE contracts in some cases, that FDLE works with immigration authorities and detention facilities under existing authority, and that filing fees are a legislative policy decision. The committee also heard from the Justice Administrative Commission, prosecutors, public defenders, guardian ad litem, regional conflict counsel, and capital collateral regional counsel, who focused on indigent representation, dependency and death penalty cases, and persistent staffing and retention problems. No votes were taken, and the meeting concluded after the presentations and questions.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 20, March 5, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the amendment, is take the decal fee the amendment, is take the decal fee down<01:06:00.319>
  • fees.
  • So if it is 100 different fee fees.
  • determine what a reasonable fee here is. determine what a reasonable fee here is.
  • President. reasonable attorney fees. Uh that reasonable attorney fees.
Keywords: 916, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (03/31/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Medicaid fee schedule. I'd like to Medicaid fee schedule.
  • referred to, the the Medicaid fee referred to, the the Medicaid fee schedule<01:06:21.760> that
  • fee schedule? fee schedule?
  • is to try to tether us tether our fee is to try to tether us tether our fee schedule<01:06:38.000
  • significant improvement in the fee significant improvement in the fee schedule<01:07:00.079>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee met to begin work on HB 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and more broadly to study special education aid/differentiated aid and related costing issues. The chair said the group was starting early because the issue has been debated for years without resolution, local districts are being forced to absorb prorated costs, and the committee wants to send the Department of Education and HHS Medicaid a clear request for data and recommendations before retained bills return in the fall. A committee clerk was also selected, with Representative Reverend volunteering to take notes for the meeting. Members reviewed background materials on special education enrollment, high-cost students, and possible funding formulas, including data on students in high-cost brackets and prior ideas such as category-based funding and caseload-based approaches. The chair also referenced research on other states, including Arkansas, which uses a different special education funding structure and audits IEPs. The committee emphasized that it was focused on the funding mechanics and costs, not on questioning whether services should be provided. Henry Lipman of HHS explained how Medicaid-to-schools currently works in New Hampshire. He said 172 school districts participate, but utilization dropped during the pandemic and remains below historical levels, in part because districts need the capacity to bill Medicaid. Under the current system, schools receive reimbursement based on half of the Medicaid fee schedule, with the school district effectively providing the state share. He said the federal government is requiring a shift by July 1, 2026, to a true certified public expenditure model based on actual costs, which should allow schools to recover 50% of their true costs and some administrative overhead. The department has received a roughly $2.5 million grant to hire a vendor and support districts through the transition, and an RFP and stakeholder meetings are underway. Committee members asked about how costs would be determined, whether the new system would use actual district-specific costs rather than averages, and how the department would support districts that do not currently participate. Lipman said the cost model would be based on each district’s own reasonable costs, subject to audit standards, and that the department expects to provide templates and technical assistance through the vendor because its staff is limited. He also said about one in four New Hampshire children are enrolled in Medicaid, that child enrollment has been relatively stable, and that continuous coverage rules should reduce churn. No votes or formal actions on HB 742 were taken during the meeting beyond organizing the subcommittee and beginning testimony and discussion.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 119 Part 2 May 13th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Taxpayers, student fees.
  • Our infrastructure is right now. 1430 would reduce fuel taxes, vehicle fees, and road uses fees for four
  • We've collected additional fees for HUTF from deliveries.
  • , In taxes, in sales tax, in gas tax, in fees, fees on their motor vehicle registration, which in their
  • So they accept the credit, the fee to do this work.
Keywords: 981, all
WY
Transcript Highlights:
  • These are the fees that corporations pay to use Wyoming's law through the Secretary of State's office
  • Our fees are very low, and I think that we might be able to have some room to increase them, which would
  • Okay, the next one is, I don't know why I'm doubling up here, but to increase the corporate filing fees
  • These are the fees that corporations pay to use Wyoming's law through the Secretary of State's office
  • <01:10:10.200> and obviously there can be print fees and obviously there can be print fees
Keywords: 916, all
Summary: The chairman opened by explaining that the committee would hear proposed interim topics and then rank them by written submissions rather than debating them one by one. The Public Service Commission presented two topics: an educational session on small water utilities, citing maintenance needs, water-quality compliance, and difficulty accessing capital, and a review of civil penalties for pipeline safety violations because Wyoming’s statutory penalties are far below federal levels and could affect compliance and funding. Members and outside presenters then outlined a range of additional topics. Representative Campbell proposed work on fire protection districts and EMS districts, focusing on financial stability, mill levies, and possible county authority to combine districts and levies. He also raised public records at meetings, corporate filing fees, and fraudulent corporate filings. The Community College Commission proposed updating annexation statutes so communities can join community college districts more easily, especially where current mill-levy rules create funding issues. Senator Crago supported the fraudulent corporate filings topic and noted related technology-based solutions and overlap with blockchain issues. Other proposals included CPA “Pathways” licensing changes to address a shortage of accountants, a review of public meetings and public records laws, continuation of the electricity study with emphasis on grid reliability and large-load capacity constraints, and a broader review of the public meetings and records act. Ashley Harpstreith of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities supported extending municipal audit deadlines and described a statewide shortage of auditors and CPAs. Healthy Wyoming proposed studying health coverage options for low-income working adults, including state-sponsored or cooperative models. Representative Chestek proposed making most nonpartisan county offices elected on a nonpartisan basis. No votes or final selections were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and discussed whether topics should be assigned to this committee or another one.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think DCCA is funded through the fees that are generated from registration.
  • <00:26:06.000> that<00:26:06.240> it division is funded by the fees that it division
  • is funded by the fees that it collects.<00:26:07.120> Uh<00:26:07.360> and<00:26:07.840
  • and taxes that go to our you know fees and taxes that go to our you know government<00:53:12.800>
  • fees. Do are you familiar with that? fees. Do are you familiar with that?
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 2410 relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Testifiers from HTDC and the Hawaii Food Industry Association stood on written testimony, and members discussed the funding request, which was described as $1 million each for three programs, for a total of $3 million. The measure appeared to have broad support, with no opposition noted. The committee then took up HB 2235 HD1 on the military and community relations office, where Lori Moore of MACC asked for additional funding to support local businesses and education-to-career initiatives statewide. Members asked about the amount, and the request was identified as $1.3 million total. HB 904 on space operations followed, with three supporters and one opponent, though no substantive testimony was captured beyond the vote counts. HB 2201 on state enterprise zones drew testimony from Georgia Skinner of DBEDT’s Creative Industries division, who said the measure would build on a well-run enterprise zone program and help make Hawaii’s film industry more competitive. Tom Yamashita of the Tax Foundation also provided comments. The committee then considered HB 2349 relating to DCCA and DBEDT coordination; DCCA explained it already provides links and information to DBEDT programs, while DBEDT argued that direct data sharing would allow more proactive outreach. Members raised privacy and cost concerns, and DBEDT said it would consider opt-in collection and acknowledged system changes and possible funding needs. The committee also heard two tax credit bills. HB 1972 HD1, on a caregiver tax credit, received strong support from AARP, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and others, who described caregivers as an “invisible workforce” and argued the credit would help families keep loved ones at home and reduce financial strain. The Tax Foundation suggested a grant or subsidy program might be more efficient than a tax credit and raised concerns about debarment provisions. HB 20007 HD1, on the household and dependent care services tax credit, also drew strong support from public health and family advocacy groups, who said Hawaii families face some of the nation’s highest child care costs and that the bill would better reflect current expenses; the Tax Foundation again raised technical concerns about complexity and debarment. Members asked about fiscal impacts, and testimony indicated the current credit costs about $6 million, with the bill expected to increase that amount. The committee then moved on to HB 2385 HD1 on housing, where the Deputy Attorney General began presenting written comments on whether the bill limits county authority.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Caucus of the Whole - H.955 - 2026-04-03 - 8:45AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Beyond that, CESAs would be funded through a combination of membership dues and fees for service, fee-for-service
  • Beyond that, CESAs would be funded through a combination of membership dues and fees for service, fee-for-service
  • They are funded as a fee for service.
  • funded as a as a fee for service. funded as a as a fee for service.
  • fee for service. service. service.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The meeting was a caucus of the whole on House Bill 955, described by House Education Chair Rep. Peter Conlin as the year’s education transformation bill. He said the bill is still evolving and must still go through Ways and Means, Appropriations, and the Senate. Conlin framed the bill as a response to declining enrollment, school building needs, future funding changes, and equity concerns, drawing on prior commission work, testimony, surveys, emails, and committee input. Conlin said H. 955 has two major structural pieces: it creates seven mandatory Cooperative Education Service Areas (CESAs) to provide shared services more efficiently at larger scale, and it requires merger study committees in all parts of the state to examine whether districts should voluntarily merge into pre-K through 12 union school districts. He emphasized that CESAs are service providers, not governing bodies, and that merger study committees are required to study merger but not to merge. He also said the bill includes startup grants for CESAs, fee-for-service funding, a guidance map for facilitator work, deadlines culminating in merger votes on November 7, 2028, and reporting requirements back to the General Assembly. Members asked about whether CESAs duplicate supervisory unions, how representation would work, whether the bill affects academic standards, what happens to articles of agreement, why some study groupings include only one district, how the process would work in practice, and what support facilitators would have. Conlin responded that CESAs are intended to add scale for specialized services rather than replace supervisory unions, that they do not govern schools, and that representation and structure could be adjusted as the bill moves forward. He said the bill does not change what is taught in schools, only governance and funding, and that any merger would still require new articles of agreement and voter approval. He also said the facilitator system would be supported by a lead facilitator and the existing CESA structure, and that some groupings may be revised based on local conditions. The committee also discussed cost savings and timing. Conlin said the bill is intended to reduce costs through shared services and larger-scale districts, and that the proposed delay in implementing a foundation formula is meant to allow time for mergers and related administrative work, including bargaining, records, and district consolidation. He cited the existing Vermont Learning Collaborative in southeastern Vermont as an example of a CESA already providing specialized services and saving member districts money.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 10, 2026 - 12:30 PM

Commerce Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • THIS BILL DOES NOT   900 PROHIBIT AIRPORTS FROM CHARGING LANDING FEES, IT MERELY STOPS THE
  • Not that airports can't charge landing fees, we just don't think this technology should be abused for
  • Not that airports can't charge landing fees, we just don't think this technology should be abused for
  • those fees to defend themselves against you.
  • those fees to defend themselves against you.
Summary: The committee first took up PCS for HB 1137, which would codify a long-standing DBPR rule allowing alcohol distributors to deduct excise tax for broken or spoiled products. The sponsor said the rule had been nullified for lack of statutory authority, and industry representatives waved in support. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. Members then approved PCS for HB 797 on nonprofit corporations, described as a broad update to the nonprofit statute that tracks prior for-profit corporation changes and model act language. A technical amendment was adopted, and testimony from the Florida Nonprofit Alliance and a Bar business law section representative was supportive. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS for HB 679 on trademark registration, which updates the state trademark system to align with federal classifications and create an online application; an amendment extending the implementation date was adopted before the bill passed. The committee next heard several bills related to licensing and regulation. CS for HB 1433 would create an optional high school financial literacy course focused on property and casualty insurance and allow graduates to satisfy pre-licensure requirements for an entry-level license; it passed with support from insurance and free-market groups. HB 929 clarified local permitting for tiki huts, including electrical and plumbing permits, decks, fasteners, and setbacks, and passed without opposition. HB 99 exempted certain underwriting managers handling limited reinsurance business from reinsurance intermediary manager licensing requirements and also passed. A major portion of the meeting focused on gambling enforcement in the strike-all for CS for CS HB 155, which would strengthen penalties for illegal gambling operations, expand oversight of the Florida Gaming Control Commission, clarify fantasy sports and internet sports wagering language, and allow destruction of seized slot machines. Supporters argued the bill would help shut down repeat illegal internet cafés and related criminal activity; one homeowner group opposed it. The committee adopted the strike-all and the bill passed, with several members speaking in favor and a few voting no. The committee also passed HB 1307 on unauthorized aliens after adopting a strike-all that clarified provisions affecting licensing, housing assistance, workers’ compensation, employment enforcement, and related financial services; the bill drew substantial opposition testimony about language barriers and immigrant families, but also support from proponents citing public safety and victim stories. Later, the committee approved DS for HB 387, which would restrict the use of ADS-B aviation data for automatic billing at airports while preserving landing fees and safety functions. It passed after supportive testimony from a private pilot. HB 865, as amended, would require professional management for community associations above a higher budget threshold, add timeshare-specific language, and impose additional licensing and insurance requirements for managers; supporters cited fraud and lack of enforcement in large associations, while one member opposed it as government overreach. The bill passed with one recorded no vote. Finally, the committee passed PCS for HB 885, a transportation facility designation bill naming several roads and bridges, and began debate on CS for HB 33, which would designate a portion of SR 895 near FIU as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and also codify a Donald Trump boulevard designation. That bill prompted sharp debate, with supporters praising Kirk’s influence and opponents objecting to honoring a non-Floridian and to his public statements; the transcript ends during that debate.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-01-14 - 1:00PM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • S. 252, an act relating to waiver of criminal history record fees for certain volunteer Dale volunteers
  • Listen to the first reading. >> S. 252, an act relating to waiver of criminal history record fees for
  • certain volunteer Dale volunteers. >> S. 252, an act relating to waiver of criminal history record fees
  • criminal an act relating to waiver of criminal history<00:11:24.880> record<00:11:25.279> fees
  • /c><00:11:25.600> for<00:11:25.839> certain<00:11:26.160> Dale history record fees
Keywords: 927, senate, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • In that end, some of our schools, I think Charge activity fees and different things like that.
  • If there is an activity fee being charged to their students.
  • That same fee would go to someone who is taking advantage of this program.
  • The lawyer and legal fees are only provided or only compensated one way.
  • They're trying to avoid probate so they avoid those legal fees when they pass.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/03/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2946, relating to development fees. You've heard the third reading of House Bill 2946.
  • A small one-bedroom workforce unit could be charged the same fee as a much larger luxury unit.
  • This bill strengthens protections against sudden fee increases during long buildouts.
  • the East Valley, they're charging $30,000 for impact fees on a home, new construction.
  • It should not be charged the same exact impact fee, and this bill will correct that. With that, Mr.
Keywords: 1182, all