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• compared to New Hampshire fees.
• fee.
• And then for these... to New Hampshire fees. to New Hampshire fees.
• and this is a California Hampshire fee and this is a California fee.<00:48:25.680> I<00:48:25.920
• I got one last one in terms of structure I got one last one in terms of structure and<01:37:14.400

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met for its third discussion on special education aid under retained bill 742, with the chair noting that no action would be taken at the meeting. The chair reviewed prior hearings on Medicaid and local special education funding shortfalls, saying the committee was trying to understand why districts are facing proration of special education aid and how to reduce unfunded costs. He raised a series of questions for the Department of Education about the Nessus system, eligibility and ineligibility, invoices and vouchers, audit procedures, reimbursement rates, out-of-state placements, and who enters data at the district level. Rebecca Fdet, director of special education services at the Department of Education, explained that Nessus is the statewide special education information system and that every child in special education must be entered into it. She said most districts use it to develop IEPs and track services, while six districts use it only as a data reporting tool. She described which fields are required, how the system connects IEP development to the financial section, and how districts submit invoices when seeking special education aid, court-ordered placement payments, or episode-of-treatment placements. She said the department reviews invoices against the IEP, pays only for allowable services, and uses a cap that notifies districts when they reach the annual limit. Members asked about who submits the information, how districts decide when to seek aid, and how costs are calculated for individual or group services. Fdet said the district, usually an administrative assistant in the SAU office, submits the documentation electronically, and districts decide when to track students for aid based on their own circumstances. She said reimbursement is based on actual costs tied to the IEP, with group services split among students, and that the department does not generally set rates for local services. The only rate-setting she described was for approved private special education providers, which submit annual cost spreadsheets for tuition rates. She also said out-of-state providers must be approved by their own state, and the department checks licensure and certification through monitoring and investigations if concerns arise. The department also described its monitoring process, called Program Approval and General Supervision Monitoring, or PAGS. Fdet said districts are reviewed on a six-year cycle, with more intensive review for districts needing assistance or intervention and fewer file requests for districts meeting requirements. She said the department can review up to 65 data points on an IEP and that districts must submit special education aid paperwork by July 31, with superintendent verification due by August 15. The meeting ended with continued questions about procurement, audit procedures, and how the department handles out-of-district and out-of-state placements.

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• deficit in Wisconsin. $2.9 billion structural deficit.
• I can't believe people in this chamber are okay with us going into a $2.9 billion structural deficit
• That was a bipartisan budget, with a similar structural deficit to what we have in this package right
• But we've heard a lot of hand-wringing about structural deficits moving forward.
• And yes, as has been mentioned, we will have a $2.9 billion structural deficit. $2.9 billion structural

Keywords: 970, all

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• So, the way the Texas University... fund was structured.
• So when we structured the university fund we set it up so that when those things inevitably occurred
• We have managed care and fee for service.
• structure.
• I think with rate modernization, moving to that new rate structure.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• used as a vehicle to transfer money between funds and make necessary changes to dedicated fund structures
• The agencies in this bill operate on fees, self-generated revenues, interagency transfers, statutory
• It added $100 million in additional fees and self-generated revenue authority to fund projected costs
• HB 1126 also allocates $25.1 million in fees and self-generated revenues to the Legislative Auditor from

Bills: HB1, HB2, HB3, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB383, HB983, HB1126, HCR3

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year

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• used as a vehicle to transfer money between funds and make necessary changes to dedicated fund structures
• The agencies in this bill operate on fees, self-generated revenues, interagency transfers, statutory
• It added $100 million in additional fees and self-generated revenue authority to fund projected costs
• H.B. 1126 also allocates $25.1 million in fees and self-generated revenues and legislative auditor funds

Summary: Senate Finance met on May 21, 2026, with nine members present. The committee first recognized Mother Pearl Porter during a personal privilege presentation by Senator Boudreaux. It then took up the major budget measures for fiscal year 2026-27, beginning with HB 1, the general appropriation bill. The committee heard that the state budget was about $46.6 billion and that recent Revenue Estimating Conference revisions required reductions in recurring spending. Amendments removed new funding for GATOR and increased MFP amounts, while also directing Revenue Stabilization Fund dollars toward infrastructure, economic development, and local government needs. The committee adopted amendment set 4238 and reported HB 1 as amended, with authority for technical changes. The committee next considered HB 312, the supplemental appropriations bill for the current fiscal year. Members were told the amendments balanced the budget to the May REC forecast through a net reduction in state general fund spending, including savings in Medicaid and other agencies, while covering updated costs such as medical vendor administration, DCFS operations, DOC offender medical expenses, and disaster-related costs. Amendment set 4239 was adopted, and HB 312 was reported favorably as amended. HB 2, the capital outlay/infrastructure bill, was then amended with set 4230 and reported as amended. HB 3, the omnibus bond act authorizing bond usage for HB 2, had no amendments and was reported favorably. The committee also advanced HB 313, the funds bill, which includes the constitutionally required deposit of $144.3 million of FY 2025 surplus into the Budget Stabilization Fund and various transfers and fund adjustments. Amendments expanded or created several funds and mechanisms, including infrastructure and economic development-related funds, and HB 313 was reported favorably as amended. HB 314, the revenue sharing bill distributing the constitutionally mandated $90 million to local governments, was reported favorably without amendment. HB 383, the ancillary appropriations bill for fee-supported agencies, received amendment 3138 and was reported favorably as amended. HB 983, funding the judiciary, was amended to remove judicial pay adjustments and instead fund a possible transfer of the integrated criminal justice information system to the Supreme Court if SB 141 becomes law; it was reported favorably as amended. HB 1126, the legislative branch appropriations bill, was amended and reported favorably as amended. Finally, HCR 3, the hospital stabilization resolution used to support Medicaid hospital reimbursements, was amended to give LDH more flexibility on the timing of directed payments and preprint submissions, then reported as amended. The committee adjourned after a motion to do so.

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• Moving down to item 2 on the same page, budget structure changes.
• Recommendations include modifications to HHSC's budget structure, which were made during the interim
• I mean, for the most part, we have very few M- fee-for-service.
• So we charge a fee to the provider, an application fee, so the provider.
• These are fee-supported tests, but we just need to increase.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• However, it's really critical to note that they are under a separate governance and funding structure
• Both Diné and Navajo function under a separate structure of government as well, considering the. the
• It's actually very strong, and it covers 100% of tuition and fees each semester for graduate students
• And then $125,000 for Structured Literacy Coordinators since they do have an Educator Preparation Program
• I think that that's just a DFA-IAD issue; internally, they don't have the structure to do one IGA, and

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• and Colorado and tech experts on how to use AI and incorporate those into our regular regulatory structures
• This is simply routing funds that have already been collected through air fees.
• Federal and state law require air Fees to be set at a level that covers the cost of the program, and
• item is simply realigning appropriations for the MPCA to better reflect the current organizational structure
• And to wrap up, the Advisory Council will help Review program structures and recipient eligibility and

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• This innovative governance structure leveraged the unique legal, financial, and policy authorities of
• of counties and created a whole new structure for the first time in 300 years.
• We are requesting long-overdue justice for a century of structural neglect.
• All of these things irrevocably destroy the actual structures of life.
• All of these things irrevocably destroy the actual structures of life.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered a broad set of environmental and water-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on blue economy and circular economy proposals, drought management, drinking water safety, flood resilience, and water infrastructure funding. Supporters of bills such as H. 987 and H. 988 described grant programs for blue economy workforce development, research, small businesses, and public education about a circular economy. Other speakers backed measures on coastal erosion research, recreational boating dredging, cranberry water-right transfers, sand mining oversight, and a voucher program for home water filtration in PFAS-impacted communities. Several elected officials and advocates also urged passage of bills to require private well testing, improve school drinking water safety, and address sand mining pollution and PFAS contamination. Water supply and drought issues drew extensive testimony. Senator Eldridge and others supported legislation to let the state, through DEP and the drought management task force, impose regional water-use restrictions during droughts and make the task force permanent in statute. Advocates from watershed groups, farms, and environmental organizations said the current town-by-town approach is inconsistent and ineffective, and they described drought impacts on rivers, farms, private wells, and wildfire risk. A related bill on private wells was supported as a way to help homeowners test and remediate contaminated wells, especially in rural areas without public water. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to allow the Lynnfield Water District to join the MWRA, with local officials saying the move would help address PFAS and other contamination and improve supply reliability. Another major panel supported a water infrastructure funding bill, arguing that aging drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need major new investment, including support for PFAS treatment, sewer rate relief, biosolids research, and regional interconnections. Members asked about costs, funding sources, and the relationship to existing revolving loan funds; witnesses said the bill would need to be paired with future bond funding and new revenue ideas. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly invited written testimony and noted the large number of speakers.

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• It includes sales tax, consumption taxes, fees, permitting, all that kind of stuff, right?
• It's not exactly an apple-to-apple comparison because of the text structure and the importance.
• Is that how you would structure that? I'll look to Ms.
• I know the state has thoughts on this, one way or against it, but impact fees are one of the biggest
• And, Representative, you mentioned we do get to collect other fees, but those are exclusively fees that

Bills: HB17, HB23, SB 10

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest

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• At least 10, so you see the tiered structure there, Senator Wesson.
• That's right. peer structure, like we discussed in the committee, I think makes sense.
• Senator, thank you for your support of the bill, and I think that peer structure structure is exactly
• Does this require a $500... dollar fee on every package? Every product.
• The amendment makes clear that school district cannot require parents to pay attorney's fees in their

Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• The structure, when it was made, allowed for those in wheelchairs to be able to pull themselves up to
• Clerk: HB 609 by Vassute relating to cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster
• to disclosures and other requirements concerning Virtual Currency Kiosk Transactions, authorizing a fee
• Morales relating to the display of license plates only on the rear of a motor vehicle authorizing a fee
• Craddick: of fees and refunds under Chapter 1006 of the Transportation Code.

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• is the bill we heard from Representative Gerties relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees
• is the bill we heard from Representative Gerties relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees
• is the bill we heard from Representative Gerties relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees
• authority to issue bonds, granting the power of eminent domain, and providing authority to impose fees
• House Bill 16 provides important structure and support and streamlining for projects like the ones that

Bills: HB16, HB16, HB1618, HB2692, HB2712, HB2970, HB3609, HB3628

Keywords: judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control

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• All of the revenues for this agency come from licensing fees.
• They take them and put them into a structured program.
• Madam Chair, Representative, it's $25, I believe, is what the entry fee is for that.
• It's a $15 fee on the weekends as well, and we also have a park and ride.
• There's a lift in the casino play, which enhances the purse structures.

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• Uh, you know, all the license fees that they receive every year is just built up over time.
• revenue structures among the 50 states. revenue structures among the 50 states.
• <00:57:40.480> Uh structure in Kentucky for revenue.
• Uh structure in Kentucky for revenue.
• And I think when we are structure.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Executive Budget 00:00:50, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.

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• Abuse can lead to structural adulthood. Abuse can lead to structural adulthood.
• A $35 fee is paid on each bail bondsmen. A $35 fee is paid on each bail bondsmen.
• In 2023, we generated 3.6 million in those $35 fees. million in those $35 fees. million in those $35
• fees.
• Unfortunately, I've $35 bonding fee. Unfortunately, I've $35 bonding fee.

Bills: HB265, HB146, SB254, HB202, HB3, HB42, SB18

Keywords: resisting arrest, penalties, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, youthful offender, capital murder, victims' rights, SB254, Alabama, statute of limitations, civil procedure, civil action, sex offense, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, survivor rights, tolling, disability, minor plaintiff

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• By severance tax bonds, and by statute, they do not allow a fiscal agent fee.
• I believe the agency will be paying for the licensing fees for your employees, is that correct?
• So that's the structure of the cost increase you're looking at there. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.
• Those should not be allowable, but we need to get basic needs in the structure.
• Capital Outlay, the way we've structured it, has been going on since 2004.

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• The parish can also put impact fees on those.” “Thank you. Thank you very much.”
• HB 5 and HB 6 hand more decision-making power to the same governing structures that have historically
• with it, that parish wouldn't get that fee.
• There is a difference between burying carbon forever for a one-time fee that we cannot agree on from
• There is a difference between burying carbon forever for a one-time fee that we cannot agree on from

Summary: The committee took up public comment on a package of similar local-option bills related to carbon capture and sequestration, including House Bills 5, 6, 497, 498, 501, and 504. The bills would let parishes, or in some cases specific parishes such as Rapides and Livingston, decide by local vote whether Class VI wells, CO2 sequestration, and related pipeline infrastructure could be permitted. The chair grouped the bills together for testimony, adopted a three-minute public comment rule, and noted that the bills were not yet under consideration for a vote during the public-comment portion. Supporters, including Speaker Pro Tem Mike Johnson, parish officials, local activists, and residents, argued that communities affected by carbon capture projects should have a direct voice through local option elections. They said the bills were about self-determination, local control, and allowing residents to decide whether the risks are worth the benefits. Several speakers said their parishes had passed resolutions opposing carbon capture or asking for local choice, while others emphasized concerns about eminent domain, aquifer protection, lack of public understanding, and the need for more information about project impacts and financial benefits. Some supporters also said a local vote would force industry to engage more directly with communities and could improve transparency. Opponents, including representatives of the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Louisiana Chemistry Association, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, warned that the bills would create uncertainty, undermine Louisiana’s primacy over Class VI permitting, and invite litigation under federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. They said the state already has a strict permitting process with public input and technical review, and that allowing parish-by-parish approval could delay or block billions of dollars in investment, jobs, and export-related projects. The department testified that if the state adopted a local-option referendum system, EPA could determine Louisiana was not implementing the program consistently and could move to remove primacy. No committee vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• It says any person shall in any manner paint, put upon or fixed to a bridge, fence, or other structure
• upon a rock or natural object structure upon a rock or natural object the<00:16:38.160> property<
• As you know, the regulated utilities are assessed a fee to pay for the regulation.
• regulated utilities are assessed a fee regulated utilities are assessed a fee for<00:42:51.280><
• We asked them to go and look at all the different things that hadn't been touched for fees and fines

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• have things like impact fees have things like impact fees or<01:27:47.800> building<01:27
• > or building permit fees, or erosion or building permit fees, or erosion control<01:27:51.200> fees
• . certificate fees that the department who certificate fees that the department who deals<02:33:25.600
• :28:16.240> of departure from the structure of departure from the structure of Hathaway.<03:28
• and the fees and the fees that<03:36:13.520> they<03:36:13.840> are<03:36:14.680><

Keywords: 916, all