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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-08-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am

Joint Committee on Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • these ownership changes, we've heard from residents facing steep rent increases, new and confusing fees
  • So, transparency means getting your hands on reports on surprise assessments, increases in condo fees
  • And I have, I'm here to bring some issues a little bit clearer about the monies and fees and special
  • And as I'm looking at it, I'm already being charged maintenance fees. So this is an addition.
  • So you're paying an excise tax fee? Oh, I am, yes.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hearing on a wide range of housing bills focused on manufactured housing, condominiums, public housing, tiny homes, and protections for elderly and disabled residents. Chairs Haggerty and Cyr opened by emphasizing the importance of these housing types and the need to hear from many speakers. Testimony on manufactured housing was especially extensive and sharply divided. Supporters of bills such as H. 1475, S. 990, and H. 1513 argued that out-of-state corporate owners are buying communities, raising rents and fees, reducing services, and exploiting legal gray areas. Residents and lawmakers from affected communities like Taunton, Middleborough, Attleboro, and Oak Point described steep rent disparities, fear of displacement, and the need for stronger protections, while Representative Hawkins urged an omnibus approach and said the bill would create a local board to ensure compliance with existing law. Opponents, including the Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Association and Hometown America’s counsel, argued that current law already provides protections, that the bills would create uncertainty or unfairly restrict owners, and that H. 1475 was intended to clarify the post-Blake legal landscape. The committee also heard testimony on condominium reform through S. 980, with owners describing lack of transparency, surprise assessments, and limited accountability, and urging updates to Chapter 183A and more owner rights. Public housing bills also drew support from housing authority advocates. MassNAHRO backed S. 955, H. 1517, H. 1512, H. 1550, and H. 1551, saying housing authorities need more flexibility to preserve and expand affordable housing. Witnesses supported tax relief for replacement public housing units and streamlined procurement rules, arguing these changes would help projects move faster and make better use of capital funds. Committee members asked questions about PILOT agreements, tax treatment of new developments, and whether state and federal public housing would be treated similarly. The committee also heard from Senator Lovely and advocates for S. 1007/H. 1525, which would prevent and respond to bullying of elderly and disabled residents in housing. Supporters described the bills as a long-needed response to harassment in senior and public housing, calling for building-level plans, staff training, and AG oversight; Jerry Halberstadt said the measure should be strengthened with enforcement and tenant advocacy support. Pamela and other witnesses described severe personal impacts from bullying and management retaliation. Another major topic was S. 1474/H. 1474 on movable tiny houses as permanent dwellings and accessory dwelling units. Supporters, including Representative DeCoste, Vera Struck, Kaylee DeCrease, and Abundant Housing Massachusetts, said tiny homes are a safe, affordable, sustainable option for seniors, workers, and others facing the housing shortage, and urged the committee to legalize them and align state rules with emerging standards. They also discussed tax classification and the need for a clear building code and DMV category. Finally, H. 1476 on pet-friendly elderly housing drew support from animal welfare groups, who said the bill would restore and modernize a prior pet program, expand access across state-aided housing, limit pet deposits, and reduce pet surrender caused by housing barriers. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions on the bills.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 9:45 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we're recommending a threshold for the fee so that it will be really easy for new car purchasers
  • And we're recommending a threshold for the fee so that it will be really easy for new car purchasers
  • And we're recommending a threshold for And we're recommending a threshold for the<00:58:10.640> fee
  • the fee the fee so<00:58:11.840> that<00:58:12.040> it<00:58:12.160> will<00
  • bait for the fee on gasoline vehicles.
Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on three measures related to cleaner fuels. On HB 1986, which would require the Department of Transportation to adopt rules for a clean fuel standard by January 1, 2028 and include reporting and public informational sessions, testimony was largely supportive from state commissions, fuel companies, airlines, and other industry and advocacy groups. Supporters said the bill would create a long-term framework for reducing emissions and developing cleaner fuels in Hawaii. Opposition came from Energy Justice Network, which argued that so-called clean fuels are not carbon-free, would be costly, and could delay a needed transition to electrification. The department later said it was monitoring the bill and was concerned about costs. No vote or final action was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard HB 1694, a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit bill that would provide a per-gallon credit for SAF, cap annual credits at $20 million, require reporting, and sunset in 2035. The Department of Taxation testified on administration, while the Department of Transportation said it supported the measure as a short-term strategy to jump-start SAF until the clean fuel standard ramps up. Airlines, fuel companies, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, and others supported the bill, saying it would send a market signal, help close the cost gap with conventional jet fuel, and encourage local production and investment. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network, Life of the Land, and Ted Metros, argued the bill would be expensive, could lock in a transitional fuel system, and would not produce enough fuel to meet demand. Committee members asked about the likely impact and the share of total fuel demand the credit could support; DOT said the supported gallons would be only a very small percentage of annual demand and that the credit was intended to work alongside the future clean fuel standard. Finally, the committee took up HB 1695 HD1 on renewable fuel, which expands the renewable fuels production tax credit. Testimony was again mixed but generally supportive from the Department of Transportation, Department of Taxation, Island Energy Services, airlines, the Tax Foundation, Pana Pacific, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau. Supporters said the measure would encourage local feedstock production, create agricultural opportunities, and help attract investment in renewable fuels. Pana Pacific requested an amendment to explicitly include camelina in the definition of renewable feedstocks. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network and Life of the Land, repeated concerns about cost, imported feedstocks, and the risk of undermining full electrification goals. The hearing transcript does not show any vote or final committee action on HB 1694 or HB 1695 HD1.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 16th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It sets a special order calendar and allocation for times and debate, and I move the adoption of the
  • This is simply talking about the impact fees.
  • This has happened in my county where impact fees are paid for one new development and are sent across
  • AS FAR AS IMPACT FEES, IMPACT FEES SHOULD BE USED WHERE THE IMPACT HAPPENS.
  • WE HAVE SEEN IN MIAMI-DADE THAT YES, IMPACT FEES ARE NOT USED WHERE THE IMPACT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 28th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This has been clarified to the original intent of the retail delivery fee.
  • And let me be specific on this $75 annual registration fee.
  • So, user fees do not fully cover the costs of our roads.
  • I'm going to say that again: user fees do not fully cover the cost of our roads.
  • And user fees, sure, they don't cover the entire cost of our road network.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary B May 5th, 2026

Judiciary B

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I see on page two in Section D, is there money already allocated for this, set aside for it?
  • of the district attorney's office in Orleans, self-funded, self-generated funds, I guess, or be allocated
  • Again, we only receive $64,000 on court fees. Okay, I was just asking. I got you.
  • Again, we only receive $64,000 on court fees. Okay, I was just asking. I got you.
  • A lot of these smaller departments, I could tell you, probably couldn't afford the type of fees that
Summary: The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well. The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, the committee substitute clarifies that the recycling fund will not be requiring any fees, taxes
  • It does not impose government mandates, there are no fees on consumers or producers, and this is not
  • bill incentivizes increased investment in the recycling infrastructure of Texas without creating a fee
  • So we tried to find a workable solution that didn't have any government mandates, didn't have any fees
  • The bill would require that the money in the fund be allocated only and spent for specific purposes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • substitute clarifies that the largest metro health departments may charge an additional 20 percent fee
  • I believe there is a rider in the Senate version of the budget that should allocate sufficient FTEs.
  • PUC does have at least one method of trying to combat this, and that's through a cap on attorney's fees
  • And with this bill in place, we would probably save resources reviewing line-by-line attorney fees.
  • We've seen electric rate cases with legal fees in excess of $6 million.
Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays. The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process. Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • School districts have spent thousands of dollars in legal fees without attendant transparency about the
  • I've spent nearly $600,000 on legal fees. Taxpayers have no idea.
  • Unexpectedly, we prevailed, and after the hearing, our legal fees were around $2,000.
  • We are now approaching $600,000 in attorney fees.
  • I think we're applying fees, and it's approximately $580,000.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Mar 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, under the Transportation Code, the comptroller receives a portion of the fees collected from
  • Of those fees collected by the comptroller, 70% is deposited to the credit of the owner. undedicated
  • This results in about... to $16 million per year being allocated to the GRD dedicated fund. this funding
  • public records fees.
  • The chair lays out the second reading of the Senate bill. for Senate Bill 1547. laying the fees charged
Bills: SJR57, SCR8, SB8, SB14, SB24, SB108, SB112, SB125, SB213, SB251, SB315, SB318, SB371, SB378, SB379, SB472, SB487, SB502, SB513, SB565, SB621, SB650, SB689, SB707, SB710, SB761, SB763, SB815, SB854, SB875, SB896, SB916, SB925, SB958, SB961, SB965, SB973, SB987, SB990, SB995, SB1006, SB1018, SB1019, SB1024, SB1026, SB1146, SB1194, SB1198, SB1253, SB1330, SB1343, SB1362, SB1379, SB1497, SB1498, SB1527, SB1532, SB1547, SB1596, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SCR22, SCR12, SCR8, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB925, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB815, SB1379, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB502, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB24, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB761, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB896, SB1352, SB973, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB1547, SB961, SB1038, SB513, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1198, SB1146, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SJR37, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Employee Benefits Programs Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Exercise medicine is a program that's a 12-week course that you can pay a $99 fee.
  • center 12 times per month, you can be reimbursed up to $20 for the cost of that. that you can pay a $99 fee
  • Those are not additional leave allocations.
  • Those are not additional leave allocations.
  • handle both the process of hiring the consultant and then also paying for the consultant services fees
Keywords: 908, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Jul 11th, 2025

Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • our contractor and continue to do the groundwater monitoring and sampling of the funding that was allocated
  • Also, remediation oversight fees and things of that nature.
  • will help, but above and beyond that, that kind of help is not necessary because you have to pay a fee
  • That entity then deducts their fees, and you're at the mercy of them eventually issuing you your claim
  • because for the first time in my entire career with state government, the funding that the legislature allocated
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • so that the state realizes the value of it and allocates funds for grants.
  • amendment preserves the state's authority to determine the forms of payment it will accept for taxes, fees
  • and small commercial... ...customers, because it will allow us on an annual basis to adjust cost allocation
  • If an insured person dies within two years of issuance of their life insurance policy, we pay the fees
  • Despite this, some policyholders still incur financing fees because they use third parties. services
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Mar 6th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So AERIC had annual membership fees. And the annual membership fees...
  • It's not just the membership fee.
  • So what's being allocated to us now is what was being allocated to us. under our agreement while we were
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 5th, 2025

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • salaries, capacity, student loan repayments, rural tax credits, and waiving first-time RN license fees
  • Allocating $2 million to try to convince recent graduates to come back in practice here is naive and
  • Are there reoccurring funds allocated to cover the state match of services implemented through this waiver
  • We are one of the few providers that provide sliding fee scales for people who are underinsured or uninsured
  • where the only cost is the acquisition cost, the 340B cost of that medication, and a defined dispensing fee
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Aug 22nd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • It includes sales tax, consumption taxes, fees, permitting, all that kind of stuff, right?
  • Approximately 56 percent of our operating budget is allocated towards police, fire, and EMS.
  • I know the state has thoughts on this, one way or against it, but impact fees are one of the biggest
  • safety is trying to play catch-up, and we've been doing it for years, not having any impact... ...fees
  • And, Representative, you mentioned we do get to collect other fees, but those are exclusively fees that
Bills: HB17, HB23, SB 10
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Mar 6th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then we'll pay for up to half of the performance. fee required for that artist to be there.
  • these grants comes from the sale of these music specialty license plates, where $22 out of the $30 fee
  • We do... fee-for-service work, we're working with the city of Brownsville, we're working with the small
  • agency is largely supported by these users with the funds that come from hunting and fishing license fees
  • . voter registration fees, the sporting goods sales tax, and park entrance fees.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • non-payment of moving violations so non-payment of fines<00:14:27.920> or<00:14:28.160> fees
  • That's where we want to allocate that because that's our bread and butter.
  • However, those important resources do take funds, and sometimes those funds, when we allocate it, don't
  • it doesn't reach quick enough allocate it doesn't reach quick enough or<00:54:40.799> easy<00
  • When we phrase it that way, we may well have in the process that we allocate more funds to the mental
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/26/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • professional services that have an equivalent Medicare payment will be paid at least 100% of the Medicare fee
  • Would we buy some of the fees that people would like?
  • Would we buy some of the fees that people would like?
  • Would we buy some of the fees that people would like?
  • Would we buy some of the fees that people would like?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all