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• SB 634, relating to marine passenger fees, which establishes a cruise ship passenger fee to be collected
• SB 634, relating to marine passenger fees, which establishes a cruise ship passenger fee to be collected
• <00:43:05.520> in there's already a passenger fee in there's already a passenger fee in existence
• And then, based on those fees, what kind of infrastructure projects would the fees support?
• control Economic Development control Economic Development Environmental<00:48:52.280> Quality

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered SB 1023, which would create a spay-neuter special fund to reduce pet overpopulation and free-roaming cats, with funding sources including an income tax checkoff. The Department of Taxation had no substantive comment, while the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the measure but opposed any trap-neuter-release or re-release approach, saying spay-neuter is important but release does not reduce cats on the landscape. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised concerns about creating another special fund and tax checkoff, saying the fund may not meet statutory criteria and could create administrative burdens. The Hawaiian Humane Society strongly supported the bill, arguing the state currently provides little funding for animal overpopulation control and that the measure would help nonprofits and align conservation and animal welfare goals. Several other supporters testified, including a cat sanctuary representative who described the need for a dedicated funding mechanism and a possible Oahu sanctuary to remove cats from sensitive areas. After questions about the effectiveness of trap-neuter-release and the need for alternative management tools, the committees voted to recommend passage with amendments, including blanking appropriation amounts, moving them into the committee report, setting the effective date to July 1, 2050, and noting Budget and Finance concerns; the recommendations were adopted in both committees, with some members voting with reservations. The hearing then moved to SB 1120, relating to transportation and a clean fuel standard. The Department of Transportation said it supported the intent but wanted more information on economic impacts. Electrify America and Neste supported the bill, saying a clean fuel standard would help finance EV charging, encourage investment, and expand lower-carbon fuel options such as renewable diesel. In response to questions from senators about rural and agricultural transportation needs, witnesses said the standard could support both electrification where feasible and cleaner liquid fuels in the interim for equipment that cannot yet be electrified. DOT also described county transit efforts and said it was working with Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Island on assessments for zero-emission bus replacement and charging infrastructure. The committees also heard testimony on SB 586, relating to climate change and zero-emission buses by 2045, with the State Procurement Office supporting the intent but suggesting the language be moved to a different statute; DOT said it was providing pass-through funding to counties and had some zero-emission bus purchases and charging stations on order. The discussion emphasized infrastructure costs and implementation challenges, but no final vote on SB 1120 or SB 586 was described in the transcript excerpt.

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• Water Development Board to distribute these funds.
• Economic development team at the Greater Houston Partnership Economic Development Organization for the
• I think the Water Development Board has their own credit rating that they use.
• the developer passed away.
• American Development Bank.

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• It also provides for court costs and attorney fees. fees to be awarded, making legal relief more accessible
• We've gotten used to the fee, but the fees on these crypto machines are...
• Chairman, regarding the fees, so the Regarding the fees, we heard the percentages, right?
• these fees are, whether they're facility fees or banking fees, etc.
• Back to the fee again.

Bills: SB383, SB1012, SB1181, SB1705, SB2075, SB2221, SB2586, SB2864, SB2994

Keywords: SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service

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• It relies on user fees to fund its maintenance, repairs, and any capital projects.
• It relies on user fees to fund its maintenance, repairs, and any capital projects.
• Turnpike has no user fees um from the Turnpike has no user fees um from the state<00:55:48.799> line
• discussion about planning the developing discussion about planning the developing of<02:01:36.360
• Charles Redfern has worked tirelessly to develop and improve the multi-use trails.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 561, sponsored by Representative Nancy Murphy, which would limit the state’s ability to discontinue, reclassify, or revert state-owned highway property to municipalities without local approval. Murphy and other supporters argued the bill would protect towns from unfunded mandates and prevent property tax increases caused by taking on costly road maintenance. Representative Wendy Thomas, Rosemarie Rung, Merrimack Town Council Chairman Finley Rothhouse, and Town Manager Paul McAuliffe all testified in support, describing the financial burden of the planned transfer of Continental Boulevard in Merrimack and warning it would set a harmful precedent for other communities. The Department of Transportation’s Steve Leon explained the department’s current authority and processes for discontinuance and reclassification, said active highways are not surplus property, and noted that the Supreme Court’s Town of Nelson decision held such reclassifications were not an unfunded mandate. The committee then closed the public hearing on HB 561. The committee next took up House Bill 578, presented by Representative Mooney on behalf of Representative Bill Boyd, to require sound barriers along the F. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack. Supporters said widening the turnpike would increase noise in nearby neighborhoods and that a 2019 NHDOT study identified 17 neighborhoods with noise levels above federal standards, though only four were included for mitigation under the current project. They argued the remaining neighborhoods should also receive relief and cited quality-of-life and property-value concerns. Senator Tim McGuire also testified in support, saying residents were experiencing unexpected and severe noise impacts and urging the committee to act outside the usual criteria to approve the barriers. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or action on HB 578.

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• you're saying that the pharmacy board declared an, quote unquote, emergency and then raised their fees
• raised their fees. raised their fees.
• But if they changed the rules to increase their license fees or whatever and call it that, wouldn't go
• But if they changed the rules to increase their license fees or whatever and call it that, it wouldn't
• is developed uh in consultation<00:17:11.199> with<00:17:11.360> the<00:17:11.600>

Bills: HB59, SB15, SB96, SB104, SB137

Keywords: public accountancy, CPA licensing, board regulations, educational prerequisites, electronic notifications, firm registration, assignment, creditors, insolvency, liquidation, assignee, secured transaction, bankruptcy, state law, voluntary process, distribution of assets, emergency rules, governor certification, state regulations, public safety

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• Do you share this concern moving toward a fine or fee-based system where going to the dog park or splash
• pad requires a fee?
• Have you taken into consideration or done an analysis or research or gathered data in the development
• The only avenues available would be regressive taxes and fees that would shift the cost and taxes for
• And that developers who are developing privately affordable housing in our community, the homes start

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• Next item on the agenda is HB 422 HD1 SD2, relating to school impact fees.
• Next item on the agenda is HB 422 HD1 SD2, relating to school impact fees.
• HB 422 HD1 SD2, relating to school impact fees.
• On behalf of the House, we have fees.
• First item on the agenda is HP 1409 HD1 SD1, related to transit-oriented development.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• counties, municipalities, and public health districts from imposing sound regulations, permits, or fees
• Be required to obtain a separate sound permit or pay a separate fee. This change matters.
• They're not disrupting neighbors, but they are triggering costly fees or new permits in some instances
• Quality of life, and they work through their city council person to develop a noise ordinance.
• And they developed a local ordinance that conflicted with this state approach.

Bills: HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• When including anticipated tuition and fee revenue, UC's 2024-25 core funding is expected to increase
• When accounting for the anticipated increases in tuition and fee revenue, UC's total core funding is
• Campuses have very limited options for offsetting the cuts, including campus operations and student fee
• Right. started developing.
• To help students transfer to UC, we've also developed transfer pathways.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held an extended hearing focused primarily on University of California budget issues, enrollment, housing, and Title IX. Chair David Alvarez opened by noting the governor’s proposed 8% ongoing General Fund reduction to UC, the deferral of compact funding, and the College of the Law budget item, while emphasizing that no votes would be taken that day. Public commenters, including UC Davis employees and lecturers, urged restoration of UC funding and opposed the hiring freeze, saying cuts would worsen staffing shortages, reduce research capacity, and harm students and patients. On UC core operations, the Department of Finance said the governor’s budget maintains the compact but defers $240.8 million in ongoing support and continues a planned 7.95% reduction, while the LAO recommended rejecting the deferrals and instead making any changes in the budget year. UC San Diego’s chancellor and UC Office of the President argued the cuts and deferrals would create major campus shortfalls, force hiring freezes, larger class sizes, fewer course offerings, delayed projects, and possible layoffs. Committee members questioned whether cuts could be shifted away from students and toward administration, discussed UCOP reserves and bond debt, and noted that UC’s budget structure makes the campus-level impact larger than the headline reduction. The committee also reviewed enrollment trends and nonresident replacement. The LAO said UC resident enrollment has grown and recommended revisiting 2026-27 targets and pausing the nonresident replacement plan if state funding does not improve. UC said it has exceeded California undergraduate enrollment and nonresident replacement goals, but warned that continued growth without funding would force enrollment reductions and harm quality. Members discussed the role of nonresident and international students, tuition rates, and the value of UC as a pathway for California students and a source of talent for the state. A separate housing item covered the state’s Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program. UC reported that recent bond savings could support additional affordable beds at UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara, but the LAO and Finance noted the Legislature would need to decide how to use the $6.2 million in savings from the original projects. The committee also heard a Title IX update from UC’s systemwide civil rights office, which described campus Title IX structures, training, and policy enforcement, and said the system has been working to improve confidentiality guidance and streamline complaint processes after survey feedback showed confusion and lengthy procedures.

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• Anytime we can enhance workforce development and training with our community colleges system, and ours
• SB322 amends this particular law related to one community development district in Coleman County to establish
• In Alabama, we have a monthly fee that is collected from telephone service providers and it funds the
• The Lung Association is supportive of establishing retail license fees to help support enforcement.
• It's about $16 million that has to be left in that fund to pay other interest and fees.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• If we're going to help to fund the development of this software, Minnesota companies who utilize this
• As they are issued and retire certificates, that incurs fees that we assess to that organization.
• Most of our members are focused on developing community scale projects.
• They also develop utility scale projects, or at least some of them do.
• I'm also the vice president of project development at U.S.

Bills: HF2103, HF2793

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset

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• That means investing in people to make sure that they're able to develop the skills and develop new skills
• That means investing in people to make sure that they're able to develop the skills and develop new skills
• <00:05:00.160> new develop the skills and develop new develop the skills and develop new skills
• development, a new housing development development, a new housing development and<00:08:37.919><
• <00:10:30.240> of face a base fee of face a base fee of $165,000<00:10:32.320> a<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have not as of yet raised administrative admissions fees.
• fees for out-of-state attendees.
• In FY25, OSI collected over $35 million in assessments and fees. $31.4 million was from license fees,
• Are the legal fees part of the settlement agreement?
• So we don't have any cap on what the legal fee could be? Mr.

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• The Chair called this meeting of the Senate Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee together
• DEEQ will develop a process to issue all DEEQ will develop a process to issue all permits<00:29:16.480
• I think we're good off these fees.
• <00:31:31.919> for eight um that we can collect fees for eight um that we can collect fees
• <00:31:47.760> So, we we're good off these fees. So, we we're good off these fees.

Bills: SF0102, SF0123, SF0021, SF0099

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation

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• Fund it's called the de Development Fund it's called the renewable<00:08:02.879> Development<
• um was to make the renewable development um was to make the renewable development account<00:11:
• now since the renewable Development Fund now since the renewable Development Fund now the<00:18:
• c> which the renewable development account which the renewable development account which was<00:18
• has been a good program uh has developed has been a good program uh has developed a<00:53:57.520

Keywords: 1183, house

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• prohibits us from assigning development prohibits us from assigning development value<01:00:14.720
• <01:03:43.000> simple valuing them according to a fee simple valuing them according to a fee
• title and state held by the state in fee title and administered by the DNR are eligible for...
• title and state held by the state in fee title and administered by the DNR are eligible for.
• Would you explain what fee title means? That means that we own it outright. It's not an easement.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• addresses the longstanding inequities in youth sports by establishing a Blue Ribbon Commission to develop
• I've seen many children improve their grades, improve attendance, heal from trauma, and develop positive
• The fact that sports impact us so much, especially as women, gives us the opportunity to develop the
• Fees collected for games.
• Los Angeles County would transmit the fees to LA Metro, and fees collected for games in Santa Clara County

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• , which I don’t know how that’s going to go over in the development community, but I guess we’ll hear
• a doubling of the fees which I don't a doubling of the fees which I don't know<00:22:53.799> how
• , the doubling of the fees.
• <00:24:42.840> the square footage and the same fees the square footage and the same fees the
• so doubling of the fees so doubling of the fees so um<00:24:47.520> I<00:24:47.679> guess

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• impacts the ability of students to receive services that promote success in academics, personal development
• Several school districts noted local assessments developed or held by districts are not clearly covered
• And they said that we have, the students aren’t there, but we have a professional development day.
• And have that time in order for them to develop their planning.
• Just in, not really debate, just in your closing, Senator, would you talk about the fee framework or

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K through 12 Committee met with a quorum and considered several education-related bills. SB 1036 on school counselors was amended with a technical clarification and reported favorably. SB 1136 on dental screenings for K-12 students was converted by delete-all amendment to place the screening definition in the School Health Services Act and align notice and parent-exemption procedures; it also passed favorably, with support noted from PTA and other witnesses. SB 920 on mathematics education was reported favorably after discussion of applied algebra courses tied to career pathways, while preserving Algebra I standards, the end-of-course exam, graduation requirements, and university admission eligibility. SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation, which would give districts more flexibility on pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and advanced degrees, also passed favorably with broad support from educators and former school board members. The committee then approved SPB 7022, which reenacts and extends a public records exemption for classroom examination and assessment instruments through 2031 and expands coverage to district school boards and public schools. SB 464 on observance of Veterans Day in K-12 schools was reported favorably after extensive debate about whether schools should be closed or could instead hold Veterans Day programs; supporters emphasized statewide consistency and honoring veterans, while some members raised scheduling and instructional-day concerns. SB 538 on physical education and extracurricular participation was amended to establish standardized eligibility rules for public, private, virtual, and home education students, limit duplicate participation across schools, require annual participation in the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, and leave coach compensation to district discretion; it was then reported favorably. SB 178 on athletics and public K-12 schools was amended to add a $15,000 annual cap on coach personal spending per team and was reported favorably after discussion about good-faith support for student-athletes, recruiting concerns, and the need for guardrails. A temporary postponement was announced for SB 430 on the oath of school personnel. At the end of the meeting, Senator Osgood recorded a favorable vote on SB 1036, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• In addition, the committee hopes to develop new partnerships to enhance resources.
• SB 841 relates to the regulation of certain mixed-use multifamily residential development projects and
• Board for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.
• Person economic development.
• SB 1547 by Zaffirini relates to the fees charged by county clerks for certain services.

Bills: HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, SB14, HB 12, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912, HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, HCR123, HCR124, HR57, HR87, HR111, HR228, HR230, HR322, HR624, HR625, HR626, HR627, HR628, HR630, HR631, HR634, HR635, HR636, HR637, HR638, HR639, HR640, HR645, HR646, HR648, HR649, HR651, HR652, HR653, HR654, HR664, HR665, HR668, HR675, HR676, HR678, HR679, HR680, HR683, HR686, HR688, HR689, HR694, HR695, HR697, HR698, HR699, HR472, HR622, HR632, HR633, HR643, HR655, HR657, HR660, HR661, HR662, HR663, HR667, HR670, HR674, HR681, HR682, HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365