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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (02/06/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • major rental companies hiked their fees major rental companies hiked their fees by<01:38:20.320>
  • So, you know, that's pretty simple.
  • So, you know, that's pretty simple.
  • So, you know, that's pretty simple.
  • So, you know, that's pretty simple.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am

A&B Health Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, the the we call it the FEE grant, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement.
  • So, out of that corpus, when we make that money move, it comes to us as a fee for service.
  • for service, and that $400, which is fee for service from the VA.
  • It's really a fee for service. cash asset. So, I wanna make that happen.
  • Get this thing figured out before we spend $18 million or $15 million on architecture fees.
Keywords: 914, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Four, we recommend eliminating family fees for any family below 100% of the state median income.
  • collect only about $2,000 a year in family fees.
  • , all while penalizing families who have delinquent fees with a threat of disenrollment.
  • Five, we recommend eliminating state licensing fees for all subsidized programs.
  • It makes no sense to eliminate the fees for subsidized programs.
Summary: The joint hearing focused on California’s child care, preschool, and transitional kindergarten oversight, with chairs emphasizing the state’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care and the need to break down silos between programs. CDSS and CDE reported progress toward the plan’s goals, including universal access to TK for all four-year-olds next school year, expanded access for low-income three-year-olds, and more children with disabilities being served in state preschool. They also noted ongoing work on quality rating/review reform, funding structure changes, and the need to address rates, workforce shortages, and federal uncertainty around Head Start. Testimony from advocacy groups and providers largely supported expanding access while simplifying the system. Children Now, Every Child California, and the California Budget and Policy Center argued that California still has uneven access, especially for infants, toddlers, and three-year-olds, and urged investments in mixed delivery, inclusion, full-day options, and a cost-of-care rate methodology. Every Child California recommended consolidating part-day and full-day contracts, streamlining eligibility priorities, making the two-year-old option permanent, and funding staffing incentives. Parent testimony highlighted how child care gaps and county-to-county transfer delays can disrupt work, safety, and children’s stability, and providers described low reimbursement rates, the need for health and retirement benefits, and support for delinking subsidy rates from private pay. The second panel addressed universal transitional kindergarten. The Learning Policy Institute reported rapid TK expansion, with most districts now offering TK, but said access still depends on facilities, staffing, and whether programs are available at all school sites. The Department of Finance said the governor’s budget would fully implement TK by adding funding for all eligible four-year-olds and lowering the adult-to-child ratio from 12:1 to 10:1. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the administration’s enrollment and cost assumptions were optimistic and estimated lower TK enrollment growth and lower costs for the ratio change. CDE supported the expansion and urged continued funding for UPK coordinators, teacher development, and mixed-delivery planning grants. Members questioned facilities shortages, staffing competition, and how to ensure TK expansion does not displace CSPP or Head Start classrooms. No formal votes or actions were taken in the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In a simple way of looking at it, when we see child sex abuse, the incitement of self-harm, and social
  • It also adds language that prohibits the retail seller from adding fees to the sales price. of a vehicle
  • During one purchase, a $1,000 fee for outside financing was listed.
  • They don't know they can choose not to finance at the dealership or to negotiate fees.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll go through the federal process, very simple.
  • in statute, receives distributions from what I believe is a petroleum... it's the petroleum delivery fee
  • The PPL fee, Petroleum Delivery Fee, something like that.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/29/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We actually are looking at the wildlife habitat fee, the fishing habitat fee, and the game management
  • fee all increasing.
  • fee all increasing.
  • wildlife habitat fee are in statute. wildlife habitat fee are in statute.
  • you'd have to raise your fees even more? you'd have to raise your fees even more?
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (03/12/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • simple or the owner of an interest in a condominium, that kind of thing.
  • simple or the owner of an interest in a condominium, that kind of thing.
  • simple or the owner of an interest in a condominium, that kind of thing.
  • simple or the owner of an interest in a condominium, that kind of thing.
  • simple or the owner of an interest in a condominium, that kind of thing.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on HB 584, which would bar New Hampshire and its political subdivisions from enforcing mandates, orders, or similar directives from the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum. Prime sponsor Representative Green described the bill as a sovereignty measure and offered an amendment to clarify language, including replacing a reference to entities that “create and enforce policies” with language covering enforcement of policies, mandates, orders, requirements, edicts, or directives. Supporters argued the bill was a preemptive safeguard against outside influence and cited concerns about pandemic-era public health measures and international organizations. Opponents, including the American Heart Association, warned it could chill local policymaking and limit the ability of communities to use outside research or guidance. The chair closed the hearing on HB 584 after testimony concluded. The committee then moved to HB 580-FN, relative to retaliatory defamation in domestic violence and sexual violence cases. Representative Anita Burroughs, the prime sponsor, said the bill is intended to protect people who report sexual assault, sexual harassment, abuse, or domestic violence from retaliatory defamation suits, so long as statements are made in good faith and without malice. She also said the bill preserves the ability of accused persons to defend their names. Burroughs explained that the proposal was prompted by a survivor’s experience and was meant to address the chilling effect of expensive litigation on reporting misconduct. Testimony on HB 580 was generally supportive. Witnesses said the bill would help survivors speak out without fear of meritless lawsuits and described retaliatory defamation as a tool used to silence or intimidate accusers. Burroughs noted the bill was informed by anti-SLAPP principles and referenced high-profile defamation cases as examples of the cost and pressure of litigation. No vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided; the hearing on HB 580 was opened and testimony began.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 15, 2026 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • 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?
  • The burden shift will go to businesses and renters because fees, assessments, fire, non-homestead millage
  • The only avenues available would be regressive taxes and fees that would shift the cost and taxes for
  • Where we don't have third places like dog parks and senior centers, and we have to pay a fee every time
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • do a two-thirds vote when all of us that are sitting here deliberating this have been elected by a simple
  • And I think the fees are fair, and thank you for your support. And thank you for your support.
  • annual... ...currently pay both a sales and use tax at the pump and an annual $100 road improvement fee
  • As mentioned, we're paying both the zero-emission fee on our registration and the sales and use tax..
  • However, we're also paying that registration fee, which was displaced on the battery vehicles.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard a series of tax-related bills, with several measures referred to suspense and a few advancing. SB 284 would clarify Proposition 19 rules for inherited family homes in probate, including when the one-year residency clock starts and whether title consolidation among siblings triggers reassessment; supporters included the California Association of Realtors, while county assessors opposed the sibling-transfer language as creating ambiguity. The bill was sent to suspense. SB 863 was taken up on the consent calendar and passed 6-0 to the Assembly floor. SB 333 would let San Luis Obispo County voters consider raising a local tax rate limit to fund transportation projects; supporters said it would help the county become self-help for major road needs, while opponents argued it would make it easier to raise regressive sales taxes. The committee approved the bill 5-2, as amended with a five-year sunset. SB 376, which clarifies that charitable remainder trusts are not treated as incomplete gift non-grantor trusts for California income tax purposes, drew support from the California Lawyers Association and no opposition, and passed 5-2 to Appropriations as amended. The committee also heard SB 591, which would replace steep penalties for failing to use electronic funds transfer with fixed penalties of $100 for a first violation and $500 thereafter; supporters said current penalties can be excessive and out of proportion, and the bill was sent to suspense. SB 419 would partially exempt hydrogen fuel from the state sales and use tax while leaving the existing road fee in place; supporters said it would help hydrogen adoption and parity with other clean fuels, while one environmental group opposed unless amended, and the bill went to suspense. SB 587 proposed a state tax credit for local sales tax paid on manufacturing equipment to encourage investment and jobs; it had broad business support and no opposition, but was also sent to suspense. SB 710 would extend and update the property tax exclusion for solar installations, with broad support from clean energy and local government groups and some opposition from large energy consumers; it too was referred to suspense. Finally, SB 663 would extend deadlines and exemptions for wildfire victims and certain nonprofit and disabled veteran properties; it received support from assessors and committee members but was also sent to suspense for further work.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Most of our budget is recovered by fees and other sources.
  • Audit fees are based on actual costs of conducting those audits.
  • For the budget increase, are you also increasing any of your fees to the cities and counties with the
  • We have not had to increase fees for three years, I believe it was.
  • Yes, because I think to Representative Sexton's question about fees to cities for audits, it being your
Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 26th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • counties, municipalities, and public health districts from imposing sound regulations, permits, or fees
  • This includes permitting and fees for basic operational needs like deliveries, critical to keeping doors
  • 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
  • We came up with a simple formula: happy customers equal happy employees, which equals happy regulators
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, a $150 counsel fee is imposed on each indigent adult.
  • their indigent status that they're also unable to pay the $150 fee within 180 days.
  • Additionally, a $150 counsel fee is imposed on each indigent adult.
  • their indigent status that they're also unable to pay the $150 fee within 180 days.
  • If it's a simple motion, or a police officer stops a vehicle, that could go pretty quickly.”
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee held its inaugural hearing of the session, led by Chair Michael Day and co-chair Senator Lydia Edwards, and reviewed a large slate of bills and constitutional amendments. The chair laid out hearing procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, priority for in-person witnesses, and deadlines for reporting constitutional amendments and House bills. The committee heard testimony on 29 proposals, with many witnesses and advocates speaking in support of measures they said would clarify the law, improve access to justice, or address public safety and fairness concerns. Several bills drew extensive testimony. Supporters of H.1686/S.1254 urged creation of a commission to study intentional misrepresentation of service animals, citing disruptive and dangerous encounters with fake service dogs and the need to protect legitimate service-dog teams. H.1649/S.1168 on court transcriber fees received strong support from transcribers and CPCS, who said rates have been frozen at $3 per page since 1988 and should be raised to $4.50, with an automatic CPI adjustment; they also described the work as time-consuming and essential to the justice system. H.1768/S.1037 on indigency was backed by CPCS, which said the bill would update eligibility rules, reduce unnecessary six-month reassessments, and eliminate the $150 counsel fee for indigent adults. H.1723/S.1193 to remove the charitable immunity cap was supported by legislators and attorneys who argued the current $20,000/$100,000 caps leave seriously injured people undercompensated and make Massachusetts an outlier. The committee also heard testimony on S.1046 regarding adoptions, with multiple adoptive parents, attorneys, and agency representatives describing recent probate court interpretations that have disrupted out-of-state surrender and finalization practices. Witnesses said the bill would restore predictability and allow birth parents outside Massachusetts to use either their home-state law or Massachusetts law, while preserving ICPC safeguards. Senator Feingold testified on H.1748/S.1109, “Conrad’s Law,” to criminalize coercing someone into suicide, arguing Massachusetts should join most other states in creating a specific offense rather than relying on involuntary manslaughter charges. Representative Donahue supported H.66 to remove “so help me God” from the constitutional oath of office. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee simply heard testimony and thanked witnesses, with chairs indicating they would continue reviewing the bills and written submissions.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Jan 21st, 2026

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:12:02.640> schedule Secretary of State and a fee schedule Secretary of State and a fee
  • So, we are now dealing with the fee not exceeding $1,000, right?
  • And at this point, all cities are free to set their qualifying fees wherever they wish.
  • Although you're saying it's just for... qualifying fees wherever they wish. qualifying fees wherever
  • I thought this would have just been a simple local bill when uh... >> Yeah.
Bills: HB67, HB89, HB67, HB89
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM Informational Briefings 01-20-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the project title says green fee. fee. fee. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
  • , the green fee, the green fee, >> right?
  • are not green fee are not green fee >> correct.
  • . fee. fee.
  • <01:56:41.440> fees >> not necessarily green fee fees >> not necessarily green
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Just a reminder, under my administration, we do not request or receive tax dollars, just fee revenue,
  • and we take care to use less fee revenue than we receive and to turn the rest over to you for worthy
  • Separating child support services from its place at CHFS was never going to be a simple task.
  • Separating child support services from its place at CHFS was never going to be a simple task.
  • But as we continue to a simple task.
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel, and Public Retirement heard presentations from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Department of Agriculture. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office had no major new budget or authority requests, but he updated members on voter-roll maintenance, ongoing litigation over a law preventing voting in multiple states, the Safe at Home program for domestic violence survivors, human trafficking outreach, reduced spending, and new anti-fraud measures for business registrations and electronic service of process. Members then discussed Adams’ remarks, especially his criticism of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. One senator objected that the organization should not be shut out of the legislative process, citing First Amendment concerns. Adams responded that he was not seeking to ban anyone from speaking, but wanted lawmakers to remember the harm he believes the group’s litigation does to election integrity and bipartisan reform. Representative Jackson praised Adams and his staff for their work. Deputy Attorney General Rob Duncan outlined the office’s work, including criminal prosecutions, civil litigation, body armor grants, administrative hearings, domestic violence and violent crime initiatives, election security, child support services, and the new Office of Data Privacy. He said the child support program transition from CHFS had created budget shortfalls and that the office would seek additional funding next session. In response to questions from Representative Lockett, Duncan said he did not yet have exact cost figures but expected funding needs and noted barriers related to personnel, budgeting, and integration. The committee also heard from Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell, who highlighted the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy’s 25th anniversary, the new Office of Economic Development, and the role of Miss Kentucky in promoting agriculture. He said the department would seek recruitment and retention funding, possible staffing for EV station inspections, and continued support to make the agriculture economic development fund permanent.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, and keep it as simple as that. That's what this bill does. That's perfect.
  • Yeah, and keep it as simple as that. That's what this bill does.
  • Yeah, and keep it as simple as that. That's what this bill does. That's perfect.
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  • coming up with a fee coming up with a fee schedule<04:22:51.080> um<04:22:52.399> and<
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Land & Resource Management May 8th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • You pay attorney's fees, and you pay professional fees. It's already in the statute.
  • Here's your fees.
  • We'd like $2,000 in attorney fees. Well, they're already getting the attorney's fees.
  • These fees are causing builder flight as builders leave our high-impact-fee city for a non-impact-fee
  • And that $10,000 doesn't include a $5,500 parks dedication fee and the developer fee.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 5695, which would create the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District in Bastrop County between Elgin and Bastrop. Representative Gurdis said Bastrop County commissioners unanimously supported the district. There was no public testimony, the bill was left pending, and later reported favorably to the full House on an 8-0 vote. The main debate centered on Senate Bill 291, which would require condemning entities to pay landowner attorney’s fees if they fail to provide 10 years of appraisal reports with an initial offer in an eminent domain case. Supporters, including Rita Beving and Charles Maley, argued the bill would add an enforcement mechanism and better protect landowners in a process they described as intimidating and lopsided. Opponents, including Tom Zabel and Lisa Kaufman, said current law already provides a remedy through abatement and attorney’s fees under Section 21.047 of the Property Code, and warned the bill could create inconsistency, delay public infrastructure projects, and increase costs. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 5699, a simple MUD boundary change in Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 that would allow a tract to leave one district and join another. Representative Schofield said the landowner and district agreed to the change and to pay the tract’s share of debt. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote. Later, the committee considered House Bill 5489, which would impose a four-year moratorium on impact fees. Representative Dyson framed it as an “active study” to test whether impact fees raise housing costs. College Station officials and other opponents argued impact fees help fund infrastructure for growth and that local governments should retain control; supporters said the fees are regressive and add to housing prices. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 292, which would update the Landowner Bill of Rights to add information on surveys, require separate offers for property not sought in condemnation, and require the rights document to be delivered with the initial offer. Supporters said it would improve transparency and fill gaps in the current document, while opponents said it was unnecessary because the law already exists and warned against revisiting a 2021 compromise. The transcript ends during that discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 05/06/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of uh assessments or fines or fees. of uh assessments or fines or fees.
  • and fees and not to the actual dues. and fees and not to the actual dues.
  • A getting glasses from the side table fee, $18 per instance. An activities reminder fee.
  • An activities reminder fee. fee. fee. an<04:07:34.479> opening<04:07:34.880> and<04:07:
  • emails fee, using Blue Cross Blue Shield plan fee, a paying-by-check fee.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I think it can be quite simple, but I could be oversimplifying it as well.
  • but I I could be can be uh quite simple but I I could be oversimplifying<00:41:34.560> it<00:
  • On page two of your amendment, um, you have a fee scale here for 100, 250 megawatt, $2 million; 250,
  • It's based on a pretty simple concept.
  • It's based on a pretty simple concept.
Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations - Room 216, 22 January, 2026; 8:00 AM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have not increased our fees since 2015, and some fees have been eliminated since that time.
  • That was the program that they've got. application fees that are charged to the application fees that
  • to offset that request to increase the management fee.
  • license application fees, all those things.
  • application fees, their their license application fees, all<00:56:20.160> those<00:56:20.319>
Summary: The hearing began with the State Board of Architecture’s budget presentation. The executive director described the board’s mission to regulate architecture, landscape architecture, and certified interior design to protect public health and safety. He highlighted the board’s consolidated structure, license totals, high reciprocity rate, recent rule changes to reduce barriers to practice, and a proposed FY 2027 budget of $368,123, which included a 5% staff salary increase and higher operating costs. He also noted a newly identified need to modernize the licensing system, estimated at at least $25,000, and asked that the board not be reduced below the requested level. A board member also praised the small staff’s responsiveness and effectiveness. The State Board of Public Accountancy then presented its budget and policy requests. The executive director said the board regulates CPAs and CPA firms, oversees the CPA exam process, and has about 3,600 active individual licensees and 800 firms. The board requested only a 3% compensation increase for staff, plus a special request to allow an audit supervisor to repay the cost of a Becker review course through payroll deduction as part of succession planning. She also described a board-approved waiver program that began January 1, eliminating application fees for CPA exam candidates and retakes; 42 candidates had used the waiver in the first two weeks. In response to questions, she said the board does not assist CPAs with IRS disputes, but it does investigate complaints from the IRS, SEC, PCAOB, or others. Finally, a representative presented for the Board of Licensed Professional Counselors. She explained that the board regulates licensed counselors and psychotherapy providers, meets frequently, and has two staff members. The board’s main request was for additional investigative capacity: a full-time investigator and related funding, because complaints are currently handled by part-time investigators, contractors, and sometimes board members, which can require recusals from hearings. She said the state auditor had recently flagged complaint backlogs at regulatory agencies, supporting the request. The board also sought funding for a contractual administrative position, salary progressions, and a one-time technology increase to modify its new licensing system for the counseling compact and better search functions. Members questioned the board about its large cash balance, which was reported at about $860,000, and whether it should provide fee relief or other benefits to members; the presenter said the board would look into that and noted that revenues had increased significantly in recent years, partly due to out-of-state and telehealth-related licensing demand.