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• Um, and that's through activity fees.
• <00:19:41.760> in impact to help reduce activity fees in impact to help reduce activity fees
• to increase the chance of survival. to increase the chance of survival.
• So every year the county is increasing So every year the county is increasing and<01:16:04.239><
• <01:16:12.560> from next year it will be increased from next year it will be increased from

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• modifies our examination fees. modifies our examination fees.
• <00:42:53.600> of and will not result in an increase of and will not result in an increase
• Fees to licensees. Uh, the fiscal note shows a very small increase in expenses to the board.
• <00:46:08.480> um Uh the change changes to the fees um Uh the change changes to the fees um
• the elimination of the retake fee the elimination of the retake fee that<00:47:28.560> impacts

Bills: HF1234, HF3528, HF3672, HF3679, HF3680, HF1944

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, data transparency, Legislative Budget Office, state agencies, fiscal notes, public data, standard time, federal law, time zone

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• <00:12:37.160> amplifies $160,000 the dramatic increase amplifies $160,000 the dramatic increase
• Utilities are utilizing these grid access fees.
• intelligence are all rapidly increasing intelligence are all rapidly increasing electricity<01:04
• <01:04:43.039> home above solution including increasing home above solution including increasing
• <01:10:03.760> be<01:10:04.040> kept fees be kept fees be kept alongside<01:10:06.000><

Bills: HF845

Keywords: net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164

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• Decisions about rate increases or increases to executive pay are being made within 24 to 48 hours' notice
• It's a rare piece of legislation that will increase the state's revenues by up to $20 million a year
• The fact of the matter is, when you look at our car registration fee here in California and look at it
• PG&E rates have increased nearly 40% between 2022 and 2025 and roughly 100% over the last decade.
• Disputed or excessive claims can also increase litigation and contribute to higher insurance premiums

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And also on the fee provision, you're going to work on some changes to that. Yes.
• the concerns that have been brought up and are working with other stakeholders on the development fees
• Number one, the development fee piece of this bill, which is what I would call maybe the second half
• Opportunities for increased residential development should not sacrifice context-sensitive planning and
• Opportunities for increased residential development should not sacrifice context-sensitive planning and

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard three bills. First, the committee considered Senator Osgood’s home hardening products bill (CS/SB 78). The sponsor offered and the committee adopted a strike-all amendment that changed the sales tax exemption for impact-resistant doors and windows into a refund program. The refund is limited to homeowners with site-built homesteads valued at $700,000 or less, requires application to the Department of Revenue with proof of eligibility, caps the refundable tax at $500,000 per property, and runs for two years beginning July 1, 2026. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee then took up Senator McLean’s land use and development regulations bill (SB 208), which would redefine compatibility, define infill residential development, allow administrative approval in certain cases, and set standards for local development-related fees. Members and stakeholders discussed concerns about the compatibility definition, the scope of administrative approval, and whether 100 acres is too large to qualify as infill. Testimony came from Audubon Florida, the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities, Highland Homes, 1,000 Friends of Florida, and others, with supporters emphasizing housing supply and affordability and opponents warning about sprawl, reduced public participation, and impacts to rural lands and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The sponsor said he would continue working on the language, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard Senator Truenow’s bill on special assessments for recreational vehicle parks (SB 118). The bill clarifies that if a local government levies a special assessment on an RV park space or campsite, the assessment may not exceed the maximum square footage allowed for an RV site. An amendment clarified that maximum as 400 square feet, resolving confusion about the cross-reference in current law. After brief discussion and one appearance form in support, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• For the Air Resources Board, we have a refinement to a Governor's budget proposal for regulatory fee
• This proposal narrows the focus of the fee authority to the transport refrigeration unit and commercial
• To adjust and assess what's happening with DTSC's fees and the under-collection of fees that were assumed
• Not general fund: the environmental license plate fee, the waste discharge permit fund, etc.
• Can you explain how these savings relieve pressure off the general fund, particularly the fee revenue

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• . fee and without any proof of the applicant's ability to serve the property, they were issued a CCN.
• The first response received was on January 4th, 2024, indicating that they had increased their fee, which
• we met with the increase, and then provided them with some extra documents that they required.
• When property is moved from a CCN without allowing the utility to respond, it increases the financial
• We've seen an increase in water loss over the past several years.

Bills: SB863, SB1190, SB1261, SB1413, SB1624, SB1662, SB1663, SB1855, SB1967, SB2124, SB2204, SB1623

Keywords: Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, water loss, municipally owned utilities, Texas Water Development Board, administrative penalties, water audit, water infrastructure, water supply, state water plan, water management strategies, water financing, municipal bonds, revenue bonds, public debt, obligations, TWDB

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• fees and application fees u licensing fees and application fees that<01:12:28.560> went<01:12:
• waiver system and then it also increases waiver system and then it also increases the<01:32:18.480
• um also the other services are increased um also the other services are increased to<01:47:41.199
• not going to ever do the parental fee not going to ever do the parental fee thing<01:54:31.599><
• , this money is used for salary increases, this money is used for salary increases, unless<02:22:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Currently, these licensed professionals must navigate additional training, education, and fees before
• Uh, this just increases supply.
• Uh, you increase supply, that means you're going to get lower prices.
• They had a lot of, uh, migration coming from California with the housing, uh, price increase.
• The penalty fees also would make it more difficult for these IMBs to just reopen.

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• SHE SPEARHEADED THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, LANDMARK PIECE LEGISLATION THAT INCREASED HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES,
• OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ABILITY TO ENACT FEES.
• AND INCREASED YEAR TO YEAR AND IN 2003 BEFORE MIAMI GARDENS WAS INCORPORATED WE INCREASED IT UP TO 25
• THEY ADD IN IN ADDITION TO OUR 25 PERCENT SURCHARGE FEE.
• THEY COULD INCREASE THE BASE RATE WHICH WOULD AFFECT MIAMI GARDENS AS WELL?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The other piece being tuition increasing faster than was reasonably expected and enrollment increasing
• 17.200> was<00:41:17.520> reasonably increasing faster than was reasonably increasing faster
• Enrollment and enrollment increasing.
• ,<01:08:47.120> your or less, your tuition, your fees, your or less, your tuition, your fees
• <01:29:34.320> at<01:29:34.560> a tuition and fees at a tuition and fees at a public

Bills: HF4252

Keywords: higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration

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• <00:16:10.519> to a house is about a $5,000 increase to a house is about a $5,000 increase
• exterior well that's a $20,000 increase exterior well that's a $20,000 increase and<00:16:22.160
• Insurance in 2023 it was a 25% increase Insurance in 2023 it was a 25% increase in<00:43:20.760>
• <00:47:55.640> fees<00:47:56.079> more<00:47:56.319> fees fees fees more fees fees
• fees more fees uh<00:47:57.599> over<00:47:57.760> and<00:47:57.920> over<00:47

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Housing Finance and Policy Committee approved the previous meeting’s minutes and then heard testimony from Housing First Minnesota and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities on housing supply, affordability, and land-use policy. Mark Foster of Housing First Minnesota said the state is chronically undersupplied by roughly 100,000 units, that the median new single-family home price has risen above $530,000, and that only about 27% of Twin Cities households can now afford a new home. He argued that regulatory and local approval processes, especially planned unit developments and aesthetic mandates, add significant cost and reduce the number of homes built, and he urged the committee to remove exclusionary barriers and modernize residential development approvals. Members questioned Foster about zoning, aesthetic requirements, and homeowners associations. He said most new housing in growing metro communities is negotiated through PUDs, which he described as increasing costs and limiting supply, and gave examples such as stone exterior requirements adding thousands of dollars to a home. He also said HOAs can be useful in some cases but are often imposed when not needed. Several legislators responded positively to the Housing First Minnesota Foundation’s work, including transitional housing and veteran housing projects. Elizabeth Wefel of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities said cities outside the metro also face a housing shortage, but their challenges differ: market failure, inadequate sewer and water infrastructure, and gaps in starter, workforce, and senior housing. She said many Greater Minnesota cities are already updating zoning, reducing lot sizes, allowing more density and ADUs, and investing local money, land, and partnerships to spur development. She asked the legislature to speed up rollout of housing funds, support infrastructure and workforce programs, and adjust housing tax credit and TIF rules, while warning against one-size-fits-all preemption of local zoning authority. Members discussed the need for tailored solutions and the differences between metro and Greater Minnesota housing markets.

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• Let's say da dah da da Way there will be some an annual fee to the producer.
• My understanding is that it's a net zero physical impact, but even though they'll be charged a fee to
• But as policymakers and lawmakers guiding the state forward, we have seen an increase in technology.
• It has a lot of shells, fines, fees, and regulations like we've talked about.
• As the area continues to urbanize and the population grows, the volume will increase as well.

Bills: HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246

Keywords: climatology, emergency declaration, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, environment, weather data, public policy, state governance, natural resources, advisory councils, sunset law, water quality, hazardous waste, solid waste, radiation management, public health, biosolids, land application, environmental quality, agriculture, wastewater treatment

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• I open the executive session on HB 1301FN, increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to
• and increasing certain mooring fees and increasing certain mooring fees and directing<00:22:22.480
• Um, as we heard in the original testimony, these fees haven't been increased since something like the
• c> since fees haven't been increased since fees haven't been increased since something<00:24:17.520
• keep<00:24:28.400> our uh minor fee increase to help keep our uh minor fee increase to help

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:15:53.920> the several years now and and increasing the several years now and and increasing
• establish registration process and fees establish registration process and fees for<00:24:32.159
• There are fees to be worked out and everything.
• There are fees to be worked out and everything.
• department of revenue has a certain fee department of revenue has a certain fee structure<00:29:

Keywords: Consideration of HB 139 -- 00:03:15 Consideration of HB 356 -- 00:08:48, 958, all

Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 139, which would allow a political party to replace a candidate who dies or withdraws after the filing deadline but before ballot certification. Representative Decker explained the substitute as a narrow election-related fix, and the bill was then passed by the committee on an 11-yes, 1-pass vote and sent to the full House. The committee then heard House Bill 356, which would move the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) qualification test from a once-every-four-years, Frankfort-based format to administration through the Kentucky Community and Technical College System at multiple locations and times. Representative Bridges said the Department of Revenue would still write and control the exam, KCTCS would only administer it, the fiscal note was zero, and the change would improve access and convenience without weakening standards. KCTCS said it was prepared to help if directed. Members generally agreed PVAs should be tested, but some raised concerns about test integrity, whether a broader testing network could create uneven conditions, and whether the change should instead use a smaller number of regional test sites. Others supported the bill as a common-sense way to expand access and avoid forcing candidates to wait years after missing a single test date. The committee also discussed the lack of a study guide for the exam and whether that should be addressed separately. No final vote on House Bill 356 is reflected in the transcript excerpt.

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• And that increase was demonstrated. So that's for last year, somewhere I thought.
• For adults, it continues to increase in 2025. We saw a 38-day wait time.
• So the FQHCs are driving, increasing the average.
• It's pretty hard to find the fee schedules.
• One code was adjusted and increased.

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The Care Management Meeting opened with a DSS update on the PCMH program. Staff reported the program remained steady at 124 practices, 553 sites, and 2,548 providers, with some month-to-month fluctuation driven by practice consolidation, retirements, and a few practices leaving the program because NCQA requirements were burdensome. Members asked about declining provider and site counts, member attribution trends, and whether PCMH practices overlap with behavioral health homes; DSS said attribution changes are largely due to members becoming ineligible, moving, or getting other insurance, and that PCMH and behavioral health homes are separate programs that coordinate informally. The committee also discussed why some smaller practices leave the program and whether the requirements could be made easier to support retention. The committee then resumed a detailed presentation on the Husky Dental program. The presenter described the dental benefit’s history, the importance of preventive oral health, workforce and consolidation pressures in dentistry, and the lack of interoperability between dental and medical records. Network data showed year-over-year declines in enrolled dental practitioners and service locations, with access gaps concentrated in rural and eastern parts of the state. Appointment availability surveys showed average waits of 38 days for adults and 23 days for children, but much longer waits at FQHCs than private fee-for-service practices. The presenter said Connecticut remains above the national median on CMS pediatric dental quality measures, though sealant rates remain a concern, and noted that preventive care is associated with lower per-member costs. Members raised concerns about provider participation, large practices dropping Medicaid, mobile dental care, and whether the public directory accurately reflects which dentists are actually accepting new patients. The presenter said the plan uses secret-shopper calls, tracks appointment availability, and has begun using place-of-service coding to better identify school-based dental care. She also noted a new MOU with 20 Head Start programs to share data and provide oral health literacy and navigation support. The final major topic was implementation planning for HR1. DSS said CMS guidance was expected in early June and proposed using upcoming meetings to cover medical frailty, communication strategy, and data integration/ex parte verification. Committee members urged the department to create a dashboard to track disenrollments and other impacts of HR1, to build a process for complaints and problem resolution, and to think through cost-sharing, caregiver verification, exemptions, and notices. Members also asked about using existing eligibility structures such as the working-disabled program as a model. The committee agreed to move the next meeting to June 10 by Zoom, with the agenda to be circulated in advance and any PCMH Plus quality data shared if available.

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• KL noted that we don't expect increased revenue from this.
• We'll pay the fees. I know that we can. We'll pay the fees.
• <00:04:49.919> from don't expect increased revenue from don't expect increased revenue from
• The transaction fees are too high.
• The transaction fees are too high. it.

Bills: SF0024

Keywords: lottery, debit card payments, gambling regulations, state revenue, financial transactions, 916, all

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• Health Department to establish a fee Health Department to establish a fee schedule.<00:03:23.760
• We have then uh been told that the fee We have then uh been told that the fee schedule<00:03:28.080
• So, this is actually collect the fees.
• um get a license type that increased um get a license type that increased their<01:51:48.520>
• Um, they may or may not being increased.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• President again I'd like to know what the fee amount would like to know what the fee amount would be
• There is not a possibility for the transportation commission to increase the fees.
• When I park, there are often fees or taxes there, too.
• Show me where in the bill raised his fees.
• Raising fees.

Keywords: 981, all

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• The increase should be implemented by increasing the basic allotment further and adding a provision to
• Our own analysis shows that teacher salary increases do not keep up with the increases that go towards
• The increase in the basic allotment and the adjustment of the percentage of that increase that must be
• While increasing that supply...
• An increase upon completion?

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace