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ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tribal and State Relations Committee Apr 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • As more land is changing status from fee land to trust land, it only increases that shortfall.
  • to, or, yeah, fee taxable to non-taxable, and so it's a little hard to answer that.
  • And yes, we are doing fee-to-trust because the whole county at one time was a reservation.
  • Very small administrative fee, tiny, to be honest.
  • Very small administrative fee, tiny, to be honest.
Summary: The meeting focused heavily on behavioral health and substance use treatment, especially the IMD exclusion and whether North Dakota should pursue a Section 1115 waiver to allow Medicaid reimbursement for services in institutions for mental diseases for adults ages 21 to 64. Turtle Mountain representatives described major local needs, including limited access to care, high syphilis rates, and the importance of timely public health data. They also discussed the tribe’s recovery center, which opened the prior year, now operating five levels of care with 16 beds, and the desire to expand capacity, possibly through an IMD waiver or related policy changes. Committee members also raised related issues such as rural health transformation funding, telehealth, workforce retention, and the need for better coordination between tribal and state public health systems. A central issue was Turtle Mountain Public Health’s long-running effort to secure a data use agreement with the state so it can receive surveillance data and respond directly to infectious disease cases among tribal members. Speakers said the tribe had a successful COVID-era agreement that allowed faster contact tracing and case management, but that agreement ended with the pandemic. They argued that current delays in sharing data, especially for sexually transmitted infections, leave the tribe unable to respond quickly, while the state and county epidemiology workload is too distant and stretched to be effective. Committee members expressed support and said they would look into the issue, noting that other tribes have secured similar agreements. The committee also heard a detailed presentation from the National Health Law Program on the IMD exclusion. The presenter explained that federal Medicaid law generally bars payment for care in facilities with more than 16 beds, but that states can use other tools such as state plan amendments, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He said IMD waivers are administratively complex, time-limited, and have shown mixed results in other states, with some gains in residential treatment access but limited evidence of improved overdose outcomes or stronger community-based care. He urged the committee to consider broader continuum-of-care solutions and cautioned that waivers alone are not a cure-all. No final vote was taken on the bill draft during the portion shown, but the committee discussed the proposal to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE to HHS to pursue an IMD waiver and report back in the next interim. Members also debated the policy rationale for the 16-bed limit, the role of the state versus tribal sovereignty, and whether the bill should move through the Health Care or Human Services committee in the future.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 7th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But, again, I'm not hell-bent on opposing every fee.
  • You've got to raise fees once in a while when costs go up. Otherwise, you're just ignoring reality.
  • And if that happens, that person would be able to vote to control the public service fees. Okay.
  • And if that happens, that person would be able to vote to control the public service fees. Okay.
  • They pay their licensing fees. They pay the insurance.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 12th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was not always a fee from a clerk at a polling place.
  • It was making them pay fees for paperwork just to prove who they were.
  • It was not always a fee from a clerk at a polling place.
  • It was making them pay fees for paperwork just to prove who they were.
  • ,' including a lot fee, developer fee, or surcharge.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored a retiring Senate staffer and a wounded veteran, then moved into returning House messages and special order bills. Several measures were taken up and either concurred in or sent back to the House, with multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes on noncontroversial bills. Among the bills addressed were SB 118 on recreational vehicle park assessments, SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, and HB 991 on election integrity. SB 118 and SB 572 were amended to reflect House changes and passed 38-0. HB 991 drew extensive debate over voter registration and identification requirements, with opponents arguing it would burden students, seniors, disabled voters, and others, while supporters said it would strengthen election security and streamline verification; it passed 27-12. The chamber also approved bills on historic cemeteries, chickee regulation, habitual traffic offender designation, military affairs, and a Department of Health package. The Department of Health bill (SB 902/HB 733) was the subject of detailed amendment work, including changes to medical marijuana rules, NICU educational materials, Early Steps, dental loan repayment, and pediatric trauma center designation. The Senate adopted an amendment to the amendment and then passed the bill 37-0. Other measures included a funeral services bill, which the Senate refused to concur in because the House strike-all would redefine cremation to include composting, and a veterans-related bill that was temporarily postponed. The Senate also recessed briefly, then returned to continue the calendar and additional recognitions.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 11 February, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • transaction fee like with any merchant. transaction fee like with any merchant.
  • It also proposes other fees to be put on.
  • It also proposes other fees to be put on.
  • Oh, there's a license tag uh fee put on.
  • another matter and after 2016 the fee another matter and after 2016 the fee authorized<05:26:29.920
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received the invocation from Dr. Keith Grubs, and approved routine procedural motions dispensing with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber then spent a significant portion of the meeting recognizing visiting groups, including the Madison County Executive Leadership Class, members of The Links and related chapters, Tupelo Christian Preparatory School cheer team and coaches, Miss Rodeo Canada/Miss Rodeo Mississippi/Miss Rodeo America, Delta State University student leaders, Jackson State University NAACP political action chair Hannah Robertson, and other guests in the galleries. Several resolutions and commendations were read and presented, including Senate Resolution 40 honoring The Links, Senate Resolution 37 recognizing Abby Hardy as Miss Rodeo Canada 2026, Senate Resolution 38 recognizing Brinkley Boswell as Miss Rodeo Mississippi 2026, and Senate Resolution 39 recognizing Olivia Fero as Miss Rodeo America 2026. The Tupelo Christian Preparatory School cheer team was formally congratulated for winning its fourth consecutive 1A state championship, and Coach Stemier addressed the Senate on the program’s faith-based emphasis, discipline, and support from families and school leadership. Olivia Fero also spoke about the Dixie National Rodeo and the role of rodeo as an agricultural and community-oriented lifestyle. The Senate then took up several bills. Senate Bill 2471, the State Treasury Efficiency and Transparency Act, was explained as a measure to identify and close idle agency accounts, require interest-bearing features on agency accounts, and mandate regular reporting to DFA, the Treasury, ELBO, and the Legislature; it passed by morning roll call with three no votes. Senate Bill 2843, revising definitions in the Mississippi Development Grant Fund to expand eligible site-development expenses, including utility and energy infrastructure improvements, also passed by morning roll call with three no votes. Senate Bill 2865, creating an income tax credit tied to added tax revenue from certain non-gaming capital investment projects at casinos, was described as a repeat of a bill passed the prior year and likewise passed by morning roll call with three no votes. The Senate also considered Senate Bill 2848, revising notice procedures for towing and sale of motor vehicles. The bill would require notices to owners and lienholders to be sent through a third-party vendor by certified mail, shorten notice deadlines, and preserve public notice requirements; it was supported by bankers, towing interests, recyclers, and the Department of Revenue. After questions about notice procedures and concerns about access to personal property in towed vehicles, an amendment adding a reverse repealer was adopted, and the bill passed by morning roll call. Later, the chamber moved to Senate Bill 2202, concerning economic development incentives and employee freedom/privacy regarding unionization decisions, but the motion to table reconsideration prevailed after a division vote, leaving the bill unresolved at that point. The Senate then began consideration of Senate Bill 2259, the People’s Access Act, with an amendment narrowing its live-streaming requirements to state agencies only and limiting retention to two years, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that measure.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 7th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A licensing fee or a registration fee when you want to build a chicken coop, or a developer has to pay
  • Increasing fees. I know, everybody, buckle up. 1002, Senator Michaela Cavanaugh, increasing fees.
  • We waste fees on everybody else. Why not on ourselves?
  • and inspection fees and all of those headaches.
  • And the very last thing in terms of fees would be your permit fees and any other fees that you may have
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 16, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mandatory fee shifting is another mechanism.
  • Section 1-44-104 on page seven of the bill requires the court to award reasonable attorney fees, costs
  • > another Mandatory fee shifting is another Mandatory fee shifting is another mechanism.<00:05
  • , court to award reasonable attorney fees, court to award reasonable attorney fees, costs,<00:05:
  • Protection, there's not even a filing fee associated with that.
Bills: HB0103, HB0070, HB0091
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/21/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and those will match the pay fees and those will match the expenditures<00:26:32.480> to<00:26
  • One of the primary changes made, though, are increases in fees paid by these institutions.
  • <00:37:30.160> um<00:37:30.320> for involves the it increasing fees um for involves
  • the it increasing fees um for those<00:37:30.800> institutions<00:37:31.359> to<00:37:
  • <00:38:18.400> paid made though are increases in fees paid made though are increases in fees
Bills: HF2312
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance (02/11/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:11:53.720> so<00:11:54.120> like that they add on to tipping fees so like that
  • they add on to tipping fees so like if<00:11:54.880> somebody<00:11:55.519> pays<00:11:
  • Ultimately, these landfills are funded through tipping fees or other fee schedules, and any difference
  • <00:26:31.520> schedules can't fund through their fee schedules can't fund through their fee
  • Do you know what the tipping fees and surcharge charges, if any, are in the state of Maine?
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on House Bill 619, which would appropriate $1 million to the Solid Waste Management Fund for matching grants to municipalities and businesses for waste diversion projects, with 50% of the money prioritized for food waste diversion. Representative Karen Ebel, the sponsor, said the fund would help New Hampshire meet its solid waste diversion goals, preserve landfill capacity, and support composting, recycling, and related local business activity. She cited New London’s composting program as an example, saying 172 families participated and 32 tons of food waste were diverted in 2024, reducing tipping and trucking costs. Committee members asked about possible alternative funding sources, including a surcharge on landfill tipping fees. Ebel said many other states use such surcharges to fund recycling and solid waste programs, while New Hampshire relies on general funds. She also said the current fund balance was about $900,000 because some money had been used for staffing, and that the grant program was still in rulemaking. Questions also focused on how household composting works and whether municipalities could generate revenue from compost; Ebel said participation is optional, most programs use buckets and transfer stations, and the main benefit is cost savings from reduced disposal rather than compost sales. Testimony in support came from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association. Both said municipalities are interested in food waste diversion and composting, that these programs can reduce long-term disposal costs and property tax pressure, and that there is growing demand for technical assistance and grant support. The Northeast Resource Recovery Association said food waste makes up about 24% of municipal and business waste, that fewer than two dozen communities and fewer than two dozen businesses currently offer such services, and that a City of Lebanon pilot program saw about 30% savings by composting on site. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but is working on rulemaking for the grant program and expects strong interest from municipalities, private composters, farmers, and anaerobic digester operators. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (01/30/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Second, she said some were threatening, or basically asking for, attorney fees from the municipality,
  • um exchanging of fees um exchanging of fees whatsoever<00:22:43.279> um<00:22:44.000>
  • basically asking for for attorney fees basically asking for for attorney fees from<00:22:59.520>
  • There were Republicans and Democrats on both sides of this issue about charging fees for requests.
  • I mean, there are resources available. they pay a significant fee uh each of they pay a significant fee
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first corrected a procedural issue by revoting on House Bills 98 and 164, which had already been reported out unanimously. HB 98, concerning professional limited liability company assistant managers, was again voted ought to pass by a 16-0 roll call and placed on the consent calendar. HB 164, concerning local records, was reopened because of a fiscal note amendment; the committee adopted Amendment 2025-0087 unanimously and then voted ought to pass as amended 17-0. Because HB 164 goes to Finance, it will not go on consent, and the chair asked for the updated report that night. The committee then took up HR 6, a resolution condemning the judicial doctrine of disparate impact. Representative Manos moved inexpedient to legislate, arguing the resolution overreached because disparate impact is a judicial doctrine and the legislature cannot bind the courts. Representative Cordelli also supported ITL, citing drafting problems and the need for substantial revision, including an outdated reference to the New Hampshire governor. The committee voted 15-2 to ITL the resolution, and it was placed on consent; the chair asked for the report by the end of the day and noted there would be no minority report. Finally, the committee discussed HB 111, which extends the right-to-know ombudsman position. Representative Kuttab offered an amendment to address concerns raised in testimony about discouraging use of the office and shifting attorney-fee burdens; the amendment was adopted 16-1. The committee then voted 15-2 to ought to pass as amended. Supporters said the ombudsman saves money by reducing court filings and should be continued, while opponents argued the office needs restructuring and that additional funding was not justified. The bill will go to Finance, and the chair requested the report by the end of the day. The committee also began discussion of HB 66 and related bills on right-to-know access, with the chair outlining a proposed amendment to limit remote records requests to people with a New Hampshire connection, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (01/30/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the other piece was that they were also threatening, you know, basically asking for attorney fees
  • party then shouldn't be expected that they're going to have to pay for the other party's attorney fees
  • And the other piece was that they were also threatening, you know, basically asking for attorney fees
  • and you know if party's attorney fees and you know if the<00:23:18.080> other<00:23:18.279>
  • There were Republicans and Democrats on both sides of this issue about charging fees for requests.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first corrected a procedural issue by revoting on House Bills 98 and 164, which had previously been reported out unanimously before the notice had been placed on the calendar. HB 98, concerning professional limited liability company assistant managers, was again voted ought to pass by roll call 16-0 and was placed on the consent calendar. HB 164, dealing with local records, was amended with a fiscal note update from the Secretary of State’s office and then voted ought to pass as amended 17-0; because it was going to Finance, it was not eligible for consent. The committee also set aside HB 111 briefly while the amendment language was corrected. The committee then took up HR 6, a resolution condemning the judicial doctrine of disparate impact. The sponsor argued the resolution was intended to criticize the doctrine, but several members said it was too broad, legally problematic, and in need of more work, including a drafting error in the addressee. The committee voted ITL on HR 6 by 15-2, and with no objection it was placed on the consent calendar. The final major item was HB 111 FN, which would extend the right-to-know ombudsman position for two years. Representative Kuttab offered an amendment to limit remote records requests to people with a New Hampshire connection, citing testimony about out-of-state requests and the burden on municipalities. Members discussed the broader policy of the bill, with supporters saying the ombudsman has reduced court filings and saves time and money, while opponents said the office needs restructuring or more resources and that they were not ready to extend it without changes. The amendment was adopted 16-1, and the committee then voted ought to pass as amended 15-2, sending the bill to Finance.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Crime and Public Safety May 5th, 2026

Crime and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • It deals strictly with the tax rate for the boats, for the licensees, and the admission fee being raised
  • So do I want to be able to look at some of these things on what that fee does?
  • has a cover band and you want to charge a cover charge, you could always choose to pass the admission fee
  • cover band and you want to charge a cover charge, you could always, um, choose to pass the admission fee
Summary: The Committee on Crime and Public Safety met in executive session with a quorum present and considered three measures. For Senate Bill 1652, members adopted a House committee substitute that clarified the bill’s language about creating an office within the Department of Public Safety rather than targeting women and girls directly. The bill, which relates to missing and trafficked women and girls, was then reported do pass by a vote of 12-1, with one member voting no because the bill was not all-inclusive enough for their preference. The committee next took up Senate Bill 1572, a retirement-related measure affecting the St. Louis Police Board and the St. Louis City teachers’ retirement system. Testimony explained that the substitute staggered board appointments, addressed quorum issues after board expansion, clarified overpayment recovery and refunds for small accounts, and made related retirement-system cleanup changes without altering benefit payments. The House committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported do pass unanimously, 16-0. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 3533, which was amended to remove sports betting language and focus on increasing the riverboat admission fee from $2 to $5.50. Members discussed the fee increase as overdue and noted the revenue distribution to veterans and developmental disability funds, while one member argued the increase was too large and another noted operators could pass the cost to consumers. The House committee substitute was adopted, and the bill was reported do pass by a vote of 9-7, with one member present.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 3497 by Richard Hayes relating to fees required to be provided by a tenant or prospective tenant in
  • HB 3503 by Drew Darby relating to the social work licensure compact authorizing fees for the Committee
  • HB 3519 by Lyle Larson relating to increasing criminal penalties and authorizing a fee for offenses,
  • proposal includes provisions for occupational licensing under the compact, limiting certain taxes and fees
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/10/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • She had to pay fees, fines.
  • Um so, people are the transaction fee.
  • We have a voluntary fee refund for the fees for people say that the crypto is gone once people say that
  • 16:57.320> the<01:16:57.480> fees<01:16:57.960> for Voluntary fee refund for the
  • fees for any scam victims.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Page five, line three, changing fines or fees to fines and fees.
  • Page five, line three, changing fines or fees to fines and fees.
  • Page five, line three, changing fines or fees to fines and fees.
  • Page five, line three, changing fines or fees to fines and fees.
  • Page five, line three, changing fines or fees to fines and fees.
Keywords: 910, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Apr 20th, 2026

Business, Professions and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • including eligibility requirements, criteria, causes for disciplinary action, and application and renewal fees
  • provided the request is not in lieu of administrative enforcement action, reduces the inactive license fee
  • This bill increases the license renewal fee and license renewal ceiling fee, and permanently eliminates
  • the initial license fee.
  • costs, especially for essential services such as location, security, safety, sanitation, and staff fees
Keywords: 987, senate, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • As far as the flat fees, they have been modified over the years.
  • Flat fees were increased a few years ago.
  • These are attorney fees: $100 an hour for capital and RICO cases, and $75 an hour for everything else
  • Is there a flat fee arrangement as well for private... Attorneys on the wheel?
  • Yes, there are flat fees. It depends on the case type. The flat fee for capital cases is $25,000.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Veterans hunting and fishing licenses, that fee will be reduced to $5 for anyone with a service-connected
  • This bill contains fee increases that could not be seen through any greater lens than directly harmful
  • <00:16:46.079> This<00:16:46.320> bill<00:16:47.199> contains<00:16:47.680> fee
  • This bill contains fee Minnesota.
  • This bill contains fee increases<00:16:48.800> that<00:16:49.199> could<00:16:49.440>
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 23rd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It helps out the county recorder's fees to catch up with inflation.
  • Specifically, the bill increases the first page fee from $10 to $15.
  • This is the first time these fees have been adjusted since 2010.
  • It helps out the county recorder's fees to catch up with inflation.
  • This is the first time these fees have been adjusted since 2010.
Summary: The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance. Members also made several guest introductions and memorial recognitions, including tributes to labor leader Louisa Blue and a Memorial Day moment of silence. The body adopted a motion to suspend Assembly Rule 63 for certain Appropriations Committee bills, and later took up a second-day consent calendar and several resolutions. The chamber adopted ACR 68, declaring July 2025 as Parks Make Life Better Month, and ACR 83, proclaiming California Maritime Day; both received broad support. On the floor file, members passed a series of bills covering child passenger safety, student financial aid, downtown office-to-housing conversion districts, rental vehicle theft prevention, fire hazard zone reviews, medical data protections, UC admissions transparency, office-to-housing streamlining, inoperable RV removal, domestic violence and child welfare, insurance classification for social service workers, sustainable aviation fuel CEQA review, UC hiring background checks, accessory dwelling units, fish and wildlife exemptions for Sutter County infrastructure, speed limit assessments, geothermal permitting, special education transfers, recorder fee adjustments, and a BIT program exemption for farmers and ranchers. Most measures passed with little or no opposition. AB 435, which would have implemented a five-step test standard for child passenger safety laws, was later reconsidered and failed on a vote of 36-12 after the call was lifted. The Assembly also adopted the second-day consent calendar, including multiple bills and resolutions, and added co-authors to several resolutions. The session ended with adjournments in memory and an adjournment until Tuesday, May 27 at 1 p.m.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • and say, hey, we're not going to pay this fee because this license is there, and the state misses out
  • on literally millions of dollars in licensing fees?
  • With that being said, is there any indication of what kind of revenues were generated from this fee or
  • The issue is that the form itself referenced a fee, but at some point, and again, I'm not exactly sure
  • when this took place, the department stopped collecting that fee, and so it's a little unclear.
Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee reviewed several agency rules and objections under Chapter 120. First, the committee revisited prior objections to Agency for Health Care Administration rules containing sunset provisions. AHCA’s general counsel said the agency amended 26 of the objected rules but declined to amend five others, arguing sunset provisions are lawful, are not themselves rules, and were consistent with a 2019 gubernatorial directive. Committee members questioned that position, especially for licensing and certificate-of-need rules, and urged the agency to consider legislative changes; no formal action was taken on that item during the discussion. The committee then considered an objection to Department of Management Services Rule 60G-1.001 defining the Governor’s Mansion grounds. Committee staff argued the rule is vague and improperly refers to future land acquisitions without updating the rule since 1998. DMS defended the rule as a general definition tied to publicly recorded property and a master lease, but said it would not object if the Legislature chose to codify the definition in statute. After discussion, the committee voted to file the objection. Members also received informational updates from the Department of Environmental Protection on the Solaris state lands inventory system, and from the Florida Gaming Control Commission on its response to the Tampa Bay Downs unadopted-rule litigation, in which the commission said it has stopped relying on the prior tax interpretation and will not promulgate a rule on that issue. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation said it would remove an unsupported cigar wholesale dealer permit reference, repeal an obsolete excise-tax deduction rule, and amend penalty guidelines and an affirmation in its alcohol, beverage, and tobacco rules. Finally, the Division of Administrative Hearings’ interim director discussed case-processing times, possible changes to ALJ status, and whether the Florida Rules of Evidence should apply in administrative proceedings, emphasizing the need to weigh costs, independence, and impacts on pro se litigants. The chair noted this was likely the committee’s final meeting of the year.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 6th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reynolds relating to the building codes applicable in unincorporated areas of a county authorizing a fee
  • benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace requiring a fee
  • exercise of religion. for the Committee on State Affairs AB 928 by Ken relating to the tuition and fee
  • HB 932, by Wally, relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact authorizing fees, referred to
  • providers located outside of the state requiring registration to engage in occupation authorizing fees