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• Members, the bill relates to student union building fees at the University of Texas, El Paso.
• Voted on that particular fee, and the way that this bill is structured, it's different than others.
• Members, the bill relates to the exemption of tuition and lab fees at public institutions of higher education
• Senator Eckhardt's bill relates to the exemption of tuition and lab fees at public institutions of higher

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• . $150,000 is for statutory damages and $100,000 is for attorney's fees.
• The motion was granted and hearing fees.
• <00:21:13.840> The $15,000 is for attorney's fees. The $15,000 is for attorney's fees.
• Sailors, in the claim here, it says uh there's $15,000 for attorney's fees.
• Sailors, in the claim here, it says uh there's $15,000 for attorney's fees.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Claims convened on April 30, first without quorum and then with quorum, at which point the committee corrected and approved the prior minutes. Members then reviewed several claims held over for informational purposes, including injury claims for Fraser, Larson, Schmidt, Stuart, and Washington, and property claims for Lidberg, Robecky, and Young, with no action taken on those items. The committee dismissed a claim by Ms. Prevally seeking reimbursement for funds liquidated from irrevocable trusts after hearing that the matter had already been litigated in court and that subcommittee rules bar claims for public assistance compensation. The panel then approved two exoneration claims: James Jovan Davis, whose murder conviction was vacated after postconviction proceedings and who settled for $250,000, and Clayton Douglas Groves, whose sexual-conduct convictions were vacated after evidence of prior false accusations was admitted and who settled for $350,000. Testimony from counsel for both claimants emphasized wrongful conviction, the length of incarceration, and negotiated settlement amounts, with members asking about the basis for the compensation and attorney-fee allocations. The final exoneration claim, Marvin Haynes, was also approved. The committee heard that Haynes was convicted as a teenager, later exonerated after new evidence showed false evidence and suggestive eyewitness identification, and that the state and claimant had reached a $4.5 million settlement. The committee then turned to Department of Corrections injury claims, denying Arnold Baker’s claim for lack of evidence of a compensable permanent injury, and approving Mark Carroll’s claim for a $4,570.40 award after he suffered a compensable ankle fracture while working. In property claims, the committee discussed Anthony Edwards’s claim for food, a JPay tablet, and shoes. After testimony from Department of Corrections counsel about property inventory procedures and the lack of a current replacement tablet program, members agreed to compensate Edwards $70 for the missing shoes, deny the food claim, and deny the tablet claim because the tablet had been returned and any malfunction was reported outside the department’s reporting window.

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• not changed In 20 to 40 years, respectively, depending on the fee that was being evaluated, 20 to 40
• But yet, even with these increases In fees, they're still some of the cheapest across the country.
• Toby, thank you very much for your division's work on the fee schedule.
• New Mexico fees hadn't been adjusted in 40 years. Toby was sorely understaffed under-resourced.
• You did this historic fee study that not only updated some fees but also, for the first time, made New

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• Oh, and then the EV fees. Um, we also did do a change to our EV fees.
• Um, we also oh, and then the EV fees.
• <00:04:18.479> Um, did do a a change to our EV fees.
• Um, did do a a change to our EV fees.
• Um, tax and repealing the delivery fee.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , and defines extraordinary impact fee language and processes.
• Amendment 109-660 deletes the provisions relating to impact fees from the bill.
• In the past five years, the state has changed the statute concerning impact fees five times.
• Amendment 109-660 deletes the provisions relating to impact fees from the bill.
• It's not clear if impact fees could be applied in this circumstance.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, pages, a retiring sergeant-at-arms employee, and advocates visiting for a Prader-Willi Syndrome awareness resolution. Leaders also noted ongoing budget talks with the House and said senators should not plan to be in next week while negotiations continue. The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for House Bill 12.5, a citizen-initiative elections bill. Sponsors said it was intended to address petition fraud and protect the integrity of the constitutional amendment process, citing investigations, arrests, and fraudulent petition activity tied to recent initiatives. Opponents argued the bill would make it much harder and more expensive for citizens to place amendments on the ballot, chill volunteer participation, and effectively favor wealthy or corporate interests. After extensive debate, the bill passed 28-10. The Senate then moved through a series of education bills, including measures on Bright Futures, Gold Seal, Florida ABLE, dual enrollment, educator preparation, and broader education policy, all of which passed unanimously. After a recess, the chamber took up House messages and concurred in amendments to bills on stem cell therapy, student athlete ECGs, cardiac emergency response plans, and school safety. Those measures also passed with broad support, with the school safety bill drawing some questions about the Guardian program and child care facilities.

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• , while in-state tuition fees are approximately $12,500.
• Students paid 81.6 million in tuition and fees. So just to go to your point.
• If a person is up is paying a fee because they qualify in these minute kinds of law.
• They have these. additional fees, another $1,000.
• This information on the annual contribution and tuition. and fees for undocumented Texans.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• Often, cities do not get to collect the unpaid ticket fees since most low-income drivers are sold at
• In many cases, a tow can lead to the total loss of a person's car if the tow and ticket fees are more
• Some will say your car has to stay X amount of days and really just rack up on their fees.
• And cities have fees, administrative fees, to unlock a boot.
• They're often delivery fees.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on transportation safety, climate resilience, wildlife connectivity, parking enforcement, and EV charging reliability. AB 605 would create a pilot program allowing certain hydrogen internal combustion cargo-handling equipment at ports; supporters said it could help ports stay competitive while reducing emissions, while South Coast AQMD raised concerns about possible nitrogen oxide emissions and limits on future regulation. The bill passed on an 11-0 vote to the Natural Resources Committee. AB 1132 would require Caltrans to incorporate community resilience indicators, including socioeconomic factors, into climate vulnerability assessments; supporters from Greenlining, AARP, and others said it would better protect seniors, people with disabilities, and transit users during heat waves and disasters, while some members questioned the cost during a tight budget year. It passed 9-0 to Appropriations, with some members not voting. AB 382 would lower school-zone speed limits to 20 mph and give local agencies more flexibility in how the limit is posted and enforced; supporters cited child pedestrian deaths and safety research, and the bill passed 11-0 to Appropriations. AB 902, as amended, would require transportation projects in wildlife connectivity areas to include wildlife passage features where feasible; supporters emphasized reduced collisions and habitat fragmentation, while the California Building Industry Association and COGs moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. It passed 9-1 to Local Government. AB 1014 would give Caltrans more discretion to lower speed limits on state highways based on local conditions rather than the 85th percentile rule; supporters said it would improve safety in rural and tourist areas, and the bill passed 13-0 to Appropriations. AB 1022 would end towing or booting vehicles solely for unpaid parking tickets, with supporters describing the practice as punitive and harmful to low-income drivers, while cities and parking groups argued it would weaken enforcement and create problems for out-of-state vehicles. The bill passed 9-3 to Appropriations. AB 1423 would require publicly funded EV chargers to meet reliability standards and allow enforcement of uptime requirements; supporters said taxpayers need functioning chargers, while charging-industry opponents objected to retroactive standards and possible conflicts with existing agreements. The bill passed 14-0 to Utilities and Energy. The committee also approved a consent calendar of five bills by voice vote and held roll calls open for additional members to add on.

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• Senator Middleton replied that not necessarily; the bill does not change current fee structures.
• He said someone could still retain an attorney on a contingency fee basis for a private nuisance claim
• and addresses duplicative permits and fees by putting a sound permit for restaurants that are simply
• are capped and addresses duplicative permits and fees by putting a sound permit for restaurants that
• First, it clarifies the fee language to ensure local health departments can assess the maximum fees on

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, recognized a Karnes County Day delegation and the Texas Association of Museums, received a governor’s message on Texas Diabetes Council appointments, and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 388 honoring the Texas Association of Museums, and adopted SRs 380, 382, and 387 by voice vote. Senator King was excused due to a family death, and the journal reading was dispensed with. The Senate then moved through a series of bills, most of them on expedited suspension of the regular order and three-day rule. Measures passed included SB 868 on Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program funding for high-wildfire-risk areas; SB 264 exempting certain family motor-vehicle transfers from tax; SB 2112 on oyster mariculture penalties; SB 1484 on catfish labeling and marketing; SB 660 on bollards near hospital emergency rooms; SB 1809 creating offenses for gift card fraud; SB 32 and SJR 81 providing business personal property tax relief and a related constitutional amendment; SB 1267 modernizing boat titling and adding disclosure for hidden hull damage; SB 1470 allowing DPS data sharing for voter list maintenance; SB 2406 and SB 2407 implementing Sunset recommendations for the Sabine River Authority and Lower Neches Valley River Authority; SB 609 on school district compliance with legally required policies; SB 921 on ex parte Medicaid eligibility renewals; SB 2320 increasing DWI penalties; SB 1822 requiring disclosure and oversight of AI-based utilization review algorithms; SB 693 on notaries public and deed theft prevention; and SB 664 setting statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and related judicial officers. One of the most contested items was SB 779 on common law public nuisance claims, which drew extended debate over whether the bill would limit lawsuits against lawful, regulated activities and whether it would preserve private nuisance and other existing remedies. Despite objections, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment by a 17-12 vote, holding it there. Another debated measure was SB 1008 on state and local authority over the food service industry; after a perfecting amendment, it was passed to engrossment and then to final passage. Several bills were adopted or passed with near-unanimous support, while others, including SB 1267, SB 1470, SB 1822, and SB 2320, saw some opposition but still cleared the chamber.

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• My questions: One of them is, is it common at this point for uh shops to charge a fee for a rescue?
• My questions: One of them is, is it common at this point for uh shops to charge a fee for a rescue?
• And secondly, charge a fee for a rescue?
• Zelhoffer: Um, there is no fee allowed involved in that.
• Representative Krishaw. fee allowed involved in that. fee allowed involved in that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If I was running behind on a payment, there were late fees in addition to compounded interest.
• At one point, I paid $690 in interest and over $1,000 in late fees and charges, all for a $280 loan.
• across the country, whether it's unlawful student loan debt collection practices, prohibiting junk fees
• there were late fees in addition to<00:26:44.520> compounded<00:26:45.080> interest<00
• $690 in interest and over $1,000 in paid $690 in interest and over $1,000 in late<00:26:50.600> fees

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um protectant fee with PILT. Um wetland. Um protectant fee with PILT.
• Protect and fee making a PILT payment. Protect and fee without<00:18:39.679> PILt.
• total average fee title acres acquired was<00:19:37.919> 9,830.
• projects that where you're doing fee projects that where you're doing fee title<00:37:23.280>
• Um, and we fee title or easement land.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• For the 14 high-risk services on the fee-for-service side of the program, also reviewing and revalidating
• And in both the<00:36:15.119> fee<00:36:15.359> for<00:36:15.520> service<00:36:
• for service side and in the MCO the fee for service side and in the MCO side,<00:36:17.119> we
• They are BCBAs in EID in the fee<00:37:03.440> for<00:37:03.599> service<00:37:04.000><
• for service and at the MCOs that are fee for service and at the MCOs that are paid<00:37:05.760>

Bills: HF3378

Keywords: human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house

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• On page two, beginning at 2.4, paragraph B, this establishes a maximum tuition and fee amount for the
• On page two, beginning at 2.4, paragraph B, this establishes a maximum tuition and fee amount for the
• establishes a maximum tuition and fee establishes a maximum tuition and fee amount<00:26:34.960>
• One of the primary changes made, though, are increases in fees paid by these institutions.
• <00:37:15.839> paid made though are increases in fees paid made though are increases in fees

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

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• In 2022, people were assessed $13.8 million in supervision fees, but only $6.4 million were collected
• They have never told us to burden their clients with excessive fees they cannot pay. Thank you.
• In 2022, $13.8 million in supervision fees were assessed, but only $6.4 million were collected.
• They have never told us to burden their clients with excessive fees they cannot pay. Thank you.
• <00:34:42.520> are don't think that supervision fees are don't think that supervision fees

Keywords: 1183, house

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• so um there's 55 $155 dispensing fee so um there's 55 lines<00:54:37.960> on<00:54:38.079>
• Currently, the Medicaid fee-for-service payment rates for inpatient care are 68% of 2019 cost.
• <01:29:35.040> for pandemic currently the Medicaid fee for pandemic currently the Medicaid
• fee for service<01:29:35.840> payment<01:29:36.239> rates<01:29:36.719> for<01:
• can any of the funds either the the fees can any of the funds either the the fees on<01:35:07.719

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There was language around fish and wildlife fees that, as the bill left the House,... ...we essentially
• had, in previous legislation many years ago, delegated our fee authority from the legislature to the
• Wildlife bill, if anyone knows that bill number, more power to you, we were able to actually add the fee
• We were able to actually add the fee schedule from rules into statute, close a loophole, and so we made
• a few changes to this language to acknowledge that the Fish and Wildlife fees are now in statute rather

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• ensures they remain accountable and that local governments cannot mandate their use or charge improper fees
• Enterprise-funded permit fees pay for inspectors, plan reviewers, enforcement, unlicensed activities,
• When you reduce fee authority but maintain enforcement responsibilities and a liability exposure, you
• red tape, and a lot of different reviews, a lot of different ways that we can say here's a new permit fee
• Each of those inspections, the client had to pay out a fee associated with that.

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• amounts, providing powers and duties, providing additional award criteria, adding definitions, allowing fees
• request, increasing the weight-distance tax for motor vehicles other than buses, increasing registration fees
• Vehicles other than buses, increasing registration fees for passenger vehicles, requiring additional
• registration fees for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and distributing the additional
• fees to the state road fund, adjusting certain formulaic distributions of motor vehicle fees.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We remit tens of thousands of dollars in fees and building permits for stands and stores per year to
• We can only pay these fees and taxes if we're allowed to open.
• The fees, court fees under 133 of the criminal code pay for the salary, so it's not.
• call it a negative fiscal note because I did look at it and it said it costs the state, but those fees
• are already being collected and these fees are being collected by the very judges that are conducting

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• And then I think just lastly, it imposes a fee on soap and body wash manufacturers.
• And then I think just lastly, it imposes a fee on soap and body wash manufacturers to fund the regulations
• And then those fees will be passed down to consumers.
• And the fee structure and the way that is set up, Assemblymember, can you explain that to me?
• So, if you're saying she doesn't have a fee in the most report. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee met to adopt its rules, establish quorum, and approve a consent calendar of five bills, all sent to the Committee on Appropriations. The committee then heard three measures: AB 638 by Assembly Member Rodriguez on stormwater capture for irrigation of urban public lands; AB 60 by Assembly Member Papin on banning synthetic nitro musks in cosmetics and personal care products; and AB 916 by Assembly Member Lee on restricting certain antibacterial soap ingredients in consumer hand soaps and body washes. AB 638 was presented as a climate and water-supply measure directing the State Water Resources Control Board to develop guidelines for capturing and safely reusing stormwater for irrigation. Supporters, including NRDC and several environmental groups, argued it would reduce potable water use and help move stalled projects forward. The bill drew no opposition and received strong support from committee members, including requests to coauthor. It passed the committee on a due pass motion to Appropriations. AB 60 would ban synthetic nitro musks in cosmetics and personal care products due to health and environmental concerns. Supporters cited endocrine disruption, reproductive harms, persistence in waterways, and international restrictions. The bill passed on a due pass motion to the floor, with one member not voting. AB 916 generated the most debate: supporters said the three targeted antimicrobials offer no added benefit over plain soap, may contribute to health harms and antibiotic resistance, and should be banned in consumer products while exempting health care settings. Opponents argued the ingredients are already under FDA and DTSC review, raised preemption concerns, and warned of costs and impacts on food handling and other uses. After extensive discussion, the committee approved AB 916 on a due pass motion to the Committee on Health, with several no votes.