Video & Transcript Research : 'engineering fees'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jul 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Any AI developer will tell you that what we're doing here is as much alchemy as engineering.
- It should reduce fines, fees, and insurance burdens.
- It is a set contract fee so that there is no advantage for the vendor to have more tickets being done
- It is a set contract fee so that there is no advantage for the vendor to have more tickets being done
- If a person who claims to be harmed by a violation of the law sues and wins, they get attorney's fees
Summary:
The committee heard several AI- and consumer-protection-related bills, with extensive testimony from authors, supporters, and industry opponents. SB 53 by Senator Wiener would create transparency requirements for large AI developers, including disclosure of safety and security protocols, reporting of critical safety incidents, whistleblower protections, and the CalCompute public cloud. Supporters said it is a narrower, transparency-based follow-up to last year’s vetoed AI safety bill, while opponents argued it still relies too much on company size, could expose trade secrets, and should be narrowed further. The committee approved SB 53 on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with the roll held open for absent members.
SB 766 by Senator Allen would codify the FTC’s Cars Rule and create a three-day cooling-off period for certain used-car purchases, along with stronger disclosure rules on pricing, add-ons, and government affiliation claims. Supporters said it would save consumers money and time and help buyers avoid bad deals, while dealer and industry groups said amendments addressed many of their concerns. Several former opponents moved to neutral, and the committee passed SB 766 unanimously as amended to Appropriations.
SB 7 by Senator McNerney would regulate automated decision-making systems in employment by requiring notice, human review for discipline and termination, and limits on predictive behavior analysis. Labor and consumer advocates supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or overly automated workplace decisions, while employer and industry groups raised concerns about scope, notice burdens, and the predictive-analysis ban. The committee passed SB 7 to Appropriations on a 4-2 vote, with the roll held open. SB 833, also by Senator McNerney, would require human oversight of AI used in critical infrastructure, along with training and system assessments; it drew limited opposition focused on scope, and the committee passed it as amended to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote, also holding the roll open.
Later, the committee took up SB 11, which would address AI-generated voice, image, and video cloning and deepfakes by clarifying likeness protections, requiring consumer warnings, and addressing misuse and evidence tampering. Supporters framed it as a targeted response to nonconsensual deepfakes, while industry groups said recent amendments improved the bill but still had concerns about penalties and warning language. The committee also heard SB 720, the Safer Streets Act, which would let cities opt into a revised red-light camera system that shifts from driver to owner liability, removes facial identification, makes violations civil rather than criminal, and directs revenue toward transportation safety projects; the author presented the bill, but the transcript ends before any final action on SB 720.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The idea is to somehow allow developers to hire certified professional engineers as inspectors in their
- field for a fee and do that work.
- inspectors um in Professional Engineers inspectors um in their<00:57:51.119>
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and their field to to go in for a fee and their field to to go in for a fee - <00:58:32.599>
hire model where you could for a fee hire model where you could for a fee hire
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There is also a small number of people receiving fee-for-service, mostly just waiting to enroll in a
- Those services are delivered through fee-for-service.
- One of the things we do in medical transportation for fee-for-service and managed care is ensure that
- It would be a re-engineering of all the processes behind the scenes as well as the system.
- What would have happened in the old fee-for-service system?
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Military and Veterans Affairs Oct 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This includes certifying enrollment, managing tuition and fee amendments, and coordinating with the VA
- He started an electrical engineering scholarship here in Gallup at Gallup High School, but sadly, he
- My friend then asked, "Well, why did you get the electrical engineering scholarship?"
- purchase those, have them upgraded so you don't have to reinvent the wheel and spend $50,000 on those engineered
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials May 29th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- To the community in which they are the economic engine, and along with the agriculture agriculture industry
- Chair, uh, Senator, you know, being an engineer and thinking this as a, as a process flow diagram or
- To do it's, it's, these are sort of delicate engineering kind of feats, right?
- think we're at about 235 million, our general fund proportion is the same, so we've gotten more in fees
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight Apr 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- matching rate or limits on critical Medicaid financial tools such as state directed payments and provider fees
- want to clarify, well, I mean, clearly the University of California is a huge, you know, economic engine
- as well as the engine of innovation here.
- maternal health. health, training the labor force to diversify in nursing, in medical schools, in engineering
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- how have we addressed that has that been paid as I've been taken care of yeah they're still Lingering fee
- So if you've engineered a job that can only be done by superhumans, you should expect a lot of turnover
- If, however, you are a reCAPTCHA district and you offer a low fee, we reduce your recapture payment to
- the vehicle registration portion, which is the $50.75 for that state port. portion, plus the local fees
- Work with the contractors and the professional engineers that are involved to make that transition is
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 21, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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Hollesclaw, <00:37:15.760>without <00: - And that cost doubles when the veteran has to pay interest on that fee increase.
- Fees had much less of an impact on veterans' ability to lower their housing costs.
- Coming from a party that says they're against fee and tax increases, this is pretty shocking.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 113 May 6th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- funded through one fee. funded through one fee.
- What I'm seeing here is more fees, fees, fees, and more fees.
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fees, What I'm seeing here is more fees, fees, What I'm seeing here is more - fees, fees, fees,<03:58:37.880>
and <03:58:38.000>more <03:58:38.200>fees. - fee you to death cuz we're adding more fees every session.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and heard several announcements, including recognition of the University of Denver men’s hockey championship and a sesquicentennial flag presentation for Colorado’s 150th anniversary. Members also received committee meeting notices and a reminder about open enrollment benefits. Committee reports were then read, advancing several bills from Appropriations, Judiciary, and Transportation, Housing, and Local Government to the Committee of the Whole or to Appropriations with favorable recommendations.
The chamber adopted the majority leader’s motion to add a slate of bills to the special orders calendar for May 6, including Senate Bill 5 and several House and Senate bills. The House also adopted a motion limiting debate on Senate Bill 5 to one hour, with the vote recorded at 36 aye, 24 no, and five excused. The House then resolved into committee of the whole and took up Senate Bill 5, which creates a state-court civil remedy for constitutional violations committed during civil immigration enforcement and includes an appropriation.
Supporters of Senate Bill 5 argued that the bill is needed to provide a meaningful remedy when federal immigration enforcement violates Fourth Amendment and other constitutional rights, citing alleged abuses, surveillance practices, and court decisions narrowing federal remedies. Opponents argued the bill is likely unconstitutional, duplicates existing federal remedies, and would be struck down in court; they also criticized the use of Rule 14 to limit debate and said Colorado should wait for litigation in other states. The transcript ends during continued debate on the bill, with no final vote shown.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 5th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- technology improves and consumers become more informed, This antiquated requirement now stands as an imposed fee
- First we have to have the extra fee to rent the rooms, then they're traveling hours for the limited offices
- They're paying the fees, they're having to take time off from work to do it during the day, and they
- Yes, I'm Charles Ortiz, district engineer in-house with Laguna Madre Water District.
Bills:
HJR40
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- It works with existing engines and with existing fuel infrastructure, as long as it's blended up to 50%
- It works with existing engines and with existing fuel infrastructure, as long as it's blended up to 50%
- wondering if there's any ideas on ways to export that cost to those tourists, either by some kind of fee
- >
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Summary:
The Committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on HB 976, a measure related to incentives for renewable fuels, including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Supporters said the bill would help close the cost gap between renewable and conventional fuels, strengthen Hawaii’s energy security, support climate goals, and encourage local economic development. Testifiers from Pono Pacific, PAR Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, Pacific Biodiesel, Aloha Carbon, and others described ongoing or planned projects, local feedstock development, and potential benefits for agriculture, waste diversion, and emissions reductions.
Several testifiers also discussed proposed amendments. The Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition said it wanted to remove the import tax credit, eliminate the aggregate cap increase to avoid additional state funding, and revise local-production language to rely on a carbon-intensity threshold rather than location-based preferences. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised technical concerns about the bill’s administration, including prorating credits if the cap is exceeded and the feasibility of a 30-day filing window. Some supporters urged keeping solid waste, including construction and demolition debris, as eligible feedstock, while Energy Justice Network opposed that approach and also urged removing GMO-related language and waste-based feedstocks because of environmental and toxic emissions concerns.
Opposition testimony focused on the bill’s cost and feasibility. Energy Justice Network and Ted Metros argued the measure could become a large subsidy for a refinery and questioned whether Hawaii has enough land and water to produce meaningful quantities of biofuel locally. Metros also criticized the refundable credit structure and said the state should not bear the cost for what he described as a benefit largely tied to tourism and imported fuel. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the chair later noted the committee had received 13 testimonies in support, 18 in opposition, and seven comments, and then invited further discussion on cost allocation and lowering caps to broaden participation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It allows our county RMA to raise the maximum per trip permit fee from $200 to $250, effective September
- This design, after September 1st, 2025, uses permit fees collected by the Dallas County RMA.
- It goes to 45,000 pounds over to 125,000 pounds, and the roads are engineered to handle that.
Keywords:
memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/11/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- . ...to creditors in the bankruptcy that these fines or fees may not be primary creditors, or, you know
- Do they have a say in this reduction of fines or fees? Yeah, thank you.
- So they are helping us facilitate the updating of the specifications for the safety engineer series.
- They're all engineers. They do similar work, but not identical work.
- They're all engineers. They do similar work, but not identical work.
Summary:
The hearing focused on a state audit of Cal/OSHA titled “The Division of Occupational Safety and Health: Process Deficiencies and Staffing Shortages Limit Its Ability to Protect Workers.” Committee leaders and the audit team described serious workplace tragedies, argued that California’s worker protections are not being adequately enforced, and said the audit was prompted by concerns that Cal/OSHA was too often relying on letters instead of inspections, delaying investigations, and closing cases without enough documentation. Members repeatedly emphasized that the issue was not just staffing, but also outdated policies, weak oversight, and inconsistent enforcement.
State Auditor Grant Parks said the audit found a 32% vacancy rate in 2023-24, heavy reliance on hard-copy files, outdated or unclear policies, and inconsistent decision-making in complaints, accidents, citations, and fine reductions. He said Cal/OSHA conducted on-site inspections in only about 20% of complaints, used letter investigations more than 80% of the time, often lacked evidence that hazards were corrected, and sometimes failed to inspect serious injury cases on time. The audit also found weak documentation for fine calculations and settlement reductions, with some penalties reduced substantially without clear explanations. Parks said the agency had accepted the findings and would provide progress updates later in the year.
Committee members pressed the auditor on vacancy rates, the use of letter investigations, the low rate of criminal referrals, and whether fines were being reduced too often. Cal/OSHA and DIR officials responded that the vacancy rate had fallen to 12% partly because 66 vacant positions were eliminated in a statewide budget reduction and partly because of hiring; they said 126 people had been hired in the first half of the year. They also said they had hired a policy writer, were updating several policies, were planning periodic internal audits, and were developing a new data management system expected to go live in late 2026 or early 2027. On fines, officials said Title 8 sets base penalties and allows adjustments based on factors like employer size, history, and good faith, with appeals and informal conferences also affecting final amounts. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- But really at the core of this is a deeper crisis of intentional engineering and design decisions that
- Engineering and design decisions that create a system to move a lot of cars quickly rather than to keep
- So starting in the 60s, engineers at DOTs around the country, like at MnDOT in our cities, our towns,
- Um, I think there needs to be better discussion and engineering, and I don't think we're the experts
- To get your license reinstated, the reinstatement fee is, he believes, $30 in this space.
Keywords:
intelligent speed assistance, transportation, speeding offenses, public safety, license restrictions, speed control, pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- damage to their premises; revises redevelopment regulatory requirements, including prohibiting impact fees
- They also said that we can have certain fees associated with the consumption and use of some of these
- It modifies conversion charter school applications and authorizes municipalities to establish job engine
- There's one provision in the bill that provides that municipalities can establish a job engine charter
- graduation rate is below 30% in a calendar year, the program must reimburse the total cost of tuition and fees
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into a series of special-order bills and House messages. Early floor action included passage of a claim bill for Mandy Penny Lemon (HB 6503) and bills on sewer collection systems (HB 1123) and farm products (HB 211), all passing unanimously. The chamber also took up an ad valorem tax exemption resolution for agricultural tangible personal property (CS/HJR 1215), which passed 37-0. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the Senate recessed and later returned to House messages and additional special orders.
The Senate then addressed multiple House amendments and conference-style motions. It concurred in amended versions of SB 994 on driver safety, SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, and HB 1609 on waste incineration/auxiliary containers after extended debate over hurricane recovery rules, local government restrictions, and plastic container preemption. The chamber also concurred in CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiative petitions, increasing the number of petitions a volunteer may carry from 2 to 25, and in CS/HB 733 on Brownfields. Other House amendments were rejected or sent back, including SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, SB 116 on veterans policy, SB 168 on mental health, and HB 1101 on out-of-network provider referrals.
Later, the Senate approved CS/HB 1255 on education and CS/HB 875 on educator preparation, with discussion focused on school readiness, teacher training, and changes to certification and testing requirements. It also concurred in CS/HB 1427, a broad health care bill, after the House added a major nursing education amendment that tightened Board of Nursing oversight, required standardized evaluation and remediation, and imposed accountability measures tied to NCLEX pass rates and program performance. Several members raised concerns or praised negotiated compromises throughout the day, but the recorded actions were mainly concurrence motions, refusals to concur, and final passage votes on the bills considered.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is the huge also economic engine for this region.
- collected from the registration entitling of motor vehicles, issuance of driver's licenses because various fees
- We share those routinely with our friends at DOT for traffic engineering studies.
- And then behind the scenes, will pro rata share the registration fees and the fuel tax that we collect
- partner with private businesses large and small throughout our state partners, pay us a membership fee
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/18/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
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and <01:00:36.039>junk to bring back overdraft fees and junk to bring - back overdraft fees and junk fees<01:00:36.520>
are <01:00:36.640>they <01:00:36.720>- are they going to be signing people fees are they going to be signing people up<01:00:37.559>
for - In fact, it was celebrated. ...governance of lawmaking to that entity, or the ability to set fees.
- are they going to be signing people fees are they going to be signing people up<01:00:37.559>
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-EDU Informational Briefing 01-14-2025 (Continued)
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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outside <01:02:12.400>Engineers about having Engineers outside Engineers - about having Engineers outside Engineers sitting<01:02:13.640>
and <01:02:13.839>you <01 - And these engineers and architects are the ones that do the projects.
- to hire more Architects and Engineers to hire more Architects and Engineers that<01:11:00.320>
- We need positions for engineers with a degree to do project management.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Yet, they're not paying any of the fees uh or any of the taxes um that are relative to the people have
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of <00:05:25.440>the <00:05:25.759>< - Yet, they're not paying any of the fees, uh, or any of the taxes, um, that are relative to their use,
- We do it monthly with our AEDs on our fire engines and our ambulances.