Video & Transcript Research : 'fees'

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Jones: Gas taxes, tab fees, all those things are essentially the way we do user fees for
  • , which are directly tab fees and gas fees...
  • Representative Jones: Gas taxes, tab fees, all those things are essentially the way we do user fees for
  • , which are directly tab fees and gas fees...
  • , which are directly tab fees and gas fees.
Bills: HF1167, HF1242
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now, the biggest cost for them to do this is what they call the make-ready fee, which occurs in
  • being absorbed by the utilities, and there's really no fee to be attached.
  • We are the line as opposed to the utility being the fee line.
  • And it doesn't have a cancellation fee.
  • I also want to say we never charge early termination fees.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several energy-related bills, with the main focus on H. 3534/S. 2255, which would ban or sharply restrict residential third-party electric suppliers, and on related reform proposals. Supporters included the Attorney General’s office, municipal and regional planning officials, environmental justice groups, consumer advocates, and city officials from Boston and Chelsea. They argued that the residential competitive supply market has produced higher bills, deceptive sales tactics, auto-renewals into higher rates, and disproportionate harm to low-income residents, seniors, communities of color, and people with limited English. Witnesses cited AG reports estimating hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges over time, described door-to-door and storefront marketing abuses, and said municipal aggregation programs have saved residents money while offering more stable rates. Several supporters said the Legislature should either ban residential competitive supply or adopt strong guardrails such as ending automatic renewals, banning incentive-based commissions, and capping rates relative to basic service. Opponents or industry representatives from the Retail Energy Advancement League, Vistra, and Constellation argued that the market can provide savings, longer-term price stability, and value-added products such as renewable options and time-of-use offerings. They said Massachusetts has already improved consumer protections through DPU proceedings, that complaints are relatively few compared with the size of the market, and that a ban would eliminate consumer choice. They also defended direct sales and commissions as normal features of a retail market, while saying they would support additional protections, licensing, bonding, and stronger oversight of bad actors. Committee members pressed both sides on whether the market truly saves money, whether automatic renewals should be banned, and whether the AG’s proposed reforms would be enough. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3972, a bill to extend utility shutoff protections during extreme heat, with Rep. Mindy Domb arguing that Massachusetts should treat extreme heat like extreme cold and protect customers facing financial hardship. Rep. Barrett also testified for H. 3450, a municipal broadband/right-of-way bill, arguing that communities need easier and cheaper access to utility poles and public rights of way to build municipal broadband. In addition, Senate Majority Leader Creem testified for S. 2239, which would bar utilities from recovering ratepayer funds for lobbying, promotions, trade association dues, and similar expenses. No votes were taken during the hearing.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (2-26-26)

Families & Children

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I would say back then, the max fee that you received was $250.
  • Um, subsequent to that, this legislature has raised that fee to $500.
  • So the fees that's just going to be a shift.
  • So I don't see an increase in those fees at this time.
  • But to set in those fees at this time.
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met to consider three bills. House Bill 418, relating to domestic violence and child custody, was presented by Rep. Neimus with testimony from ZeroV and Greenhouse 17. The bill, as amended by a committee substitute, would require courts to prioritize family violence in custody decisions, create a rebuttable presumption against unsupervised visitation and custody after two or more acts of domestic violence, require certain offenders to complete parenting or intervention programs before unsupervised contact, require training for paid supervised visitation providers and parenting coordinators, and ensure victim advocates are available in protective order hearings. Members discussed the two-incident threshold, the definition of domestic violence under Kentucky law, fiscal impact, and whether the bill adequately addresses severity and context; the bill passed 14-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard House Bill 611, also on domestic relations, presented by Rep. Dietz with support from ZeroV. The committee substitute would create a 10-year interpersonal protective order upon conviction for certain felony assaults, sexual offenses, and stalking involving family members, unmarried couples, or dating partners, and would expand reporting requirements related to domestic violence data, legal representation in protective order hearings, and child dependency/neglect/family violence data. Testimony emphasized improved tracking of cases and survivor safety. The bill passed the committee 14-0 with favorable expression. Finally, House Bill 598, relating to guardian ad litem and other appointed counsel, was presented by Rep. Dietz with testimony from Kentucky Youth Advocates. The bill, titled the Family Representation and Advocacy Act, would reorganize how legal representation is provided in child welfare cases by creating a Family Representation and Advocacy Commission under the Supreme Court, allowing the department to hire staff attorneys or contract with private attorneys, nonprofits, law school clinics, and social workers, and aiming to improve quality, accountability, compensation, and support. Testimony cited high caseloads, low compensation, attorney turnover, and delays in foster care cases. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 14-0 with favorable expression.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (03/19/2025)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • When asked what the amendment would do, he explained that it removes the requirement that the fee for
  • When asked what the amendment would do, he explained that it removes the requirement that the fee for
  • When asked what the amendment would do, he explained that it removes the requirement that the fee for
  • When asked what the amendment would do, he explained that it removes the requirement that the fee for
  • He said there is a difference between fines and fees.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/12/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • and $30 from each marriage license filing fee without the premarital education piece.
  • and $30 from each marriage license filing fee without the premarital education piece.
  • These amounts will not increase the overall filing fee paid by applicants.
  • These amounts will not increase the overall filing fee paid by applicants.
  • the amount collected from these fees the amount collected from these fees<00:55:59.760> was<00
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education - 04/21/2026

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • But they use, for example, licensing fees, renewal fees for licenses, etc.
  • But they use, for example, licensing fees, renewal fees for licenses, etc.
  • There are other parts that have... ...renewal fees for licenses, etc.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education met on April 21, 2026, with a quorum present and considered nine bills. The committee advanced bills addressing licensing discrepancies for junior and assistant landscape architects (S.1834A), SUNY/CUNY research foundation financial reporting (S.6745), credits for volunteer firefighters and EMTs enrolled in SUNY or CUNY (S.7367), campus pool and health membership for disabled veterans (S.7784A), early licensure eligibility for dental residents in multi-year specialty programs (S.8401A), a 90-day grace period for certain social workers awaiting limited permits (S.9303), interior designer certification standards (S.9673), and a transfer of excess tuition reimbursement account funds to support proprietary vocational school oversight (S.9682). One bill, S.948 concerning occupational therapists, was held pending resolution with the State Education Department. Members asked questions on several measures, including whether firefighter/EMT credits were tied to service rather than coursework, how the dental residency bill would work in practice, and the funding source and purpose of the proprietary school supervision account transfer. Support was noted for the interior designer bill from ASID, CIDQ, and IIDA, while most other bills had no listed support or opposition memos. The committee explained that the fund transfer bill would move up to $500,000 from a tuition reimbursement account balance above $2.5 million to help the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision address oversight needs. All of the bills taken up and moved were reported out of committee, with some sent to the floor and others to the Finance Committee as indicated by the chair. Several were reported without recommendation from individual members. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
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.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 3rd, 2026 at 03:06 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • off the, you know, what's happening with the growth in construction costs, of course, and reduced fees
  • problem of creating pressure, which is creating pressure on institutions to not raise tuition and fees
  • Items like that cannot come from state government, but I would think tuitions and fees would fall inside
  • Tuitions and fees can be used for that. So, Chairman and Representative, walk me through that one.
  • Student fees or other applicable non-state revenue.
Keywords: 996, all
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.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair and members, HB 4056, as passed by the House, prohibits a public body from charging a fee
  • HB 2946, municipalities, counties, development fees.
  • It modifies development fees related to single-family and ADU developments, when they are charged, and
  • It also allows a municipality to assess development fees on the development of ADUs, and it allows a
  • It changes the fees that the finance authority can charge to process and consider these petitions.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills that had returned from the Senate with amendments, with members repeatedly noting that sponsors intended to concur on most items. Topics included public health and vaccination rules (HB 2086, HB 2248), state investment in gold and silver (HB 2140), property records and voter-registration privacy (HB 2327), municipal and county regulation of business property and development fees (HB 2460, HB 2946, HB 2999), legislative subpoenas (HB 2745), cold plunge regulation (HB 2439), nursing-facility complaint timelines and licensed health aide rules (HB 2195, HB 2189), court-ordered treatment review (HB 2923), Access/Medicaid reimbursement and prior authorization for diagnostic services (HB 2932), inmate mental health study committee language (HB 2673), prenatal development instruction in schools (HB 2830), public records requests by legislators (HB 4056), parents’ rights and social transitioning in schools (HB 2249), school district financial compliance and facilities contracting (HB 2481, HB 2482), Native American language proficiency for graduation (HB 2895), advanced math auto-enrollment (HB 2423), special education and military-family procedures (HB 2621), AI rules for state agencies (HB 2592), eviction record sealing (HB 2244), tax filing penalties (HB 2016), shade structures in HOAs (HB 2342), homelessness-related community restitution (HB 2028), medical records timelines (HB 2557), PFAS firefighting foam restrictions (HB 2641), family-court expert testimony and prisoner transition services (HB 2662, HB 2440), address confidentiality protections (HB 2594), guardianship notice attestation (HB 2661), utilities for high-load customers (HB 2756), and nuclear-ready community planning (HB 2456). The committee also briefly moved to Caucus Calendar 19 for additional bills on mobile food vendors, school board training, out-of-state travel and meeting transparency, and a medical-intervention nondiscrimination bill. Several bills drew substantive discussion or criticism. Members debated HB 2932 at length, with staff explaining that Access said the bill would have a high fiscal impact because it would require reimbursement for non-contracted lab services and eliminate prior authorization for a broad range of diagnostic services, potentially increasing costs substantially. HB 2249 also prompted concern from members who argued it could force teachers to out students and create civil liability for using preferred pronouns or failing to notify parents about social transitioning. HB 2830 was criticized as requiring prenatal-development instruction while barring discussion of sexual activity or reproduction. HB 2028, which allows community restitution instead of a $20 probation assessment for people who are indigent and experiencing homelessness, was questioned as potentially punitive. HB 2481 was discussed as a way to help, rather than punish, small rural school districts struggling with financial-record compliance. The caucus also noted that several of the measures were sponsored by Democrats, which was highlighted as notable during the meeting. No formal votes were taken in the transcript. The caucus chair repeatedly asked for questions, and in most cases there were none, after which the sponsor was understood to intend concurrence with the Senate amendments. The meeting ended with adjournment after the caucus moved through the remaining calendar items.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair and members, HB 4056, as passed by the House, prohibits a public body from charging a fee
  • Madam Chair, members, HB 2946, municipalities, counties, development fees.
  • It modifies development fees related to single-family and ADU developments, when they are charged, and
  • It also allows a municipality to assess development fees on the development of ADUs, and it allows a
  • It changes the fees that the finance authority can charge to process and consider these petitions.
Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills with Senate amendments, with members generally indicating the sponsors intended to concur on most measures. Topics included public health and medical regulation (HB 2086 on face coverings/vaccinations, HB 2140 on gold and silver bullion investments, HB 2195 on nursing facility complaint timelines, HB 2189 on licensed health aides, HB 2932 on Access reimbursement and prior authorization, HB 2557 on medical records timing, and HB 2641 on PFAS firefighting foam), criminal justice and courts (HB 2673 creating an inmate mental health study committee, HB 2028 on community restitution for indigent homeless defendants, HB 2662 on expert testimony in parenting-time cases, HB 2440 on prisoner transition services, and HB 2594 on address confidentiality in family court), and education-related bills (HB 2830 on prenatal development instruction, HB 2249 on parents’ rights and social transitioning, HB 2481 on school district financial record compliance, HB 2482 on school construction job-order caps, HB 2895 on Native American language proficiency, HB 2423 on automatic advanced math enrollment, HB 2621 on special education and certificates of educational convenience, HB 2592 on AI rules, HB 2379 on school board training, and HB 2380 on out-of-state travel and public meeting materials). Other bills addressed transportation, development, housing, and local government issues, including HB 2909 on distracted driving, HB 2369 on photo enforcement citations, HB 2745 on legislative subpoenas, HB 2946 on development fees, HB 2999 on infrastructure finance districts, HB 2244 on eviction record sealing, HB 2342 on HOA shade structures, and HB 2752 on Commerce Authority trade offices. Several members raised concerns or asked questions on bills such as HB 2932, HB 2249, HB 2830, and HB 2028, but no formal votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting ended with adjournment after brief discussion of the final bills on Caucus Calendar 19, including HB 2248 on medical intervention requirements for businesses and schools.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I heard rumors that you were going to raise the fee to $1,700 or $1,800.
  • new legislative liaison, do some research and really figure out those costs and then equate those to fees
  • so we could charge a fee to recover some of those costs.
  • Examiner and an in-house hearing examiner that we had to look for some ways to either charge a fee, which
  • So, the thing with the fee is we would, if the fee goes forward, and I don't know that's the board's
Keywords: 914, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 27, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • 30-day notice via certified mail to the patient only if the debt, one, is not subject to interest, fees
  • From the patient's perspective, they have the ability not to have excess interest and fees charged.
  • I do like no excessive interest or fees charged. interest or fees charged.
  • There will be some upfront costs to get it started, but that will be recouped very quickly by the fees
  • For many tax dollars, this will all run off of the fees that they will charge, which are still going
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To review, your bill will not allow them to charge a fee for that review.
  • It also will not allow the municipality to charge an impact fee for housing, having to put in sidewalks
  • Senate Bill 2108 by Hughes relates to the inclusion of direct primary care fees as qualified medical
  • Senate Bill 2122 by Zaffirini relates to the imposition of applicant fees.
  • Senate Bill 2197 by Johnson relates to the filing fee for nomination by convention to State Affairs.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Transcript Highlights:
  • You said the number... ...of entities or companies that would probably have to pay this fee.
  • So, do you believe this, the amount of the fee is...
  • Is the amount of the fee sufficient to pay for...? Actually, that's in the sub too.
  • Yes, on page four, line 91, Section One states that for a resident, there is a fee of $500, and for a
  • non-resident of the state, there is a fee of $700.
Bills: HB1, HB247, HB1
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 8, 2026 - AM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we'd see fee uh to process that.
  • fee is what it would amount to. fee is what it would amount to.
  • So it would be an NSR fee funds.
  • <01:09:42.239> uh background, uh the application fee uh background, uh the application fee
  • reduction led to a need for a fee reduction led to a need for a fee increase<01:43:15.360> which
Keywords: 916, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's wide open fee for service.
  • It's a sliding fee scale.
  • It would be treated as fee for service.
  • What other services are still in fee for service?
  • Y'all are consumer-directed and fee-for-service.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all