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FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 14, 2026 - 01:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • THE INCREASED COST OF CONSTRUCTION COMES FROM THINGS IN THE REGULAR PROCESS THAT RESULT IN DELAYS AND
  • OVERPAYMENT OF FEES.
  • PERMIT APPLICATION TO UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE STATE ON IT ESTABLISHES A MANDATORY BUILDING DEPARTMENT FEE
  • IT WILL INCREASE LITIGATION AND BRING HIGHER COSTS TO LICENSEES.
  • THE LICENSE FEES AND ANY DISCIPLINARY FEES OR PENALTIES GO BACK TO THE BOARD AND HELP THAT WITH THE REGULATORY
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations - Room 210; 14 January, 2026: 3:30 PM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • wanting to increase on this?
  • wanting to increase on this?
  • comp increases.
  • fee amount is $4,68. fee amount is $4,68.
  • Why would we ask for increases?
Summary: MDES presented its FY27 budget request, describing the agency as a special fund workforce agency focused on helping Mississippians get jobs through employment services, labor market information, and unemployment insurance. Executive Director Bill Ashley said the revised request seeks level spending authority similar to FY26, with line-item changes driven mainly by higher salaries and fringe benefits and lower contractual services. He said MDES currently has 406 employees, 28 active recruitments, and six additional planned positions, for a requested total of 440 positions, down from 453 authorized last year. The request also includes $1.4 million for the State Longitudinal Data System and $400,000 for Accelerate Mississippi fiscal support. Committee members asked about the SLDS pass-through funding, whether it is recurring, and the staffing/pin changes; MDES explained the SLDS is a recurring annual pass-through and that the staffing request reflects turnover and recruitment needs rather than a net expansion. Accelerate Mississippi then outlined its FY27 request and program updates. Officials said the office is requesting level funding overall, with some salary adjustments tied to benefits and two new positions, including one for Talent Solutions and one systems administrator. They described workforce initiatives such as Encore, a recruiter/instructor program; Facet, a partnership with Northwest Mississippi Community College to strengthen instructor preparation; Power Path, a K-12 advanced manufacturing credential model; and expanded career coach activity, reporting 204 coaches serving 209 schools and more than 22,000 unique student interactions. They also reviewed funding streams for workforce enhancement training, Mississippi Works, Equip Mississippi, and ARPA, saying ARPA funds are on track to be fully spent by the September 30 reimbursement deadline and that monthly check-ins are being used to ensure funds are drawn down. Members asked about the budget changes, the use of contractual services, and the career coach program; the office said it was shifting some audit and monitoring costs to the funds being monitored and was not requesting an increase for career coach funding. The Mississippi community college presidents and the Community College Board also presented their budget priorities. They reported that Mississippi community colleges served 88,600 students in academic year 2023 and said the system’s graduation rate is about 42 percent, with a goal of reaching 55 percent. Their FY27 request includes a 6 percent salary increase for employees, increased basic operations funding, and continued support for CTE Advantage programs, totaling $61.5 million in general support. On facilities, they requested $150 million after receiving no facilities funding last year, citing roughly $413 million in identified needs across capital improvements, repairs and renovations, and pre-planning. The Community College Board requested restoration of $310,000 in general fund cuts and a new $2 million appropriation for adult education, noting that an estimated 300,000 to 330,000 Mississippians lack a high school diploma. No votes were taken during the presentations.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Republican Media Availability 5/14/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • cuts, $250 million in car tab fee cuts, $250 million in car tab fee reductions, reductions, reductions
  • We have delivered property tax relief in this deal, as well as relief from the increased car tab fees
  • Speaker Daudt, the license tab fees I know have been a priority since 2023.
  • Car tab fee relief right now is what we're hearing from Minnesotans.
  • Car tab fee relief right now is what we're hearing from Minnesotans.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House Republican leaders held a brief end-of-session update describing a negotiated agreement with the governor and legislative leaders that they said would make Minnesota more affordable and improve fraud prevention. They highlighted passage of an independent Office of Inspector General, which they said was a top priority to combat fraud and waste in state government, along with county IT modernization as another fraud-prevention measure. They also said the deal includes $125 million in property tax cuts, $250 million in car tab fee reductions, and no extension of the Hennepin County ballpark tax, which they said allowed help for HCMC without raising taxes. The leaders also described additional spending and policy items in the agreement, including $30 million for distressed hospitals statewide, higher MA rates for HCMC, a nine-month delay in PFAS reporting requirements for businesses, and school safety funding. The school safety package was said to include anonymous threat reporting, school-linked mental health, mobile crisis teams, and security improvements for public officials and the Capitol campus. They said a $1.2 billion bonding bill remained part of the broader negotiations and would support infrastructure projects. In response to questions, the leaders said the House would continue to follow a single-topic committee process and would not take up broad omnibus bills. They said gun-violence-related bills had already been heard in committee and on the floor, where they failed on party-line votes, and argued that the school safety measures moving forward were bipartisan and did not include gun bans. They also said the car tab fee relief was only secured for one year, and expressed hope that future elections would give Republicans more leverage to continue the affordability agenda.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/04/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:31:40.480> and libraries are facing increasing and libraries are facing increasing and
  • So, every going to be an annual fee.
  • If we had these fees brought in, right?
  • Um, and we're really working to increase those, you know, those fee collections and all of that as well
  • , working to increase those, you know, those<01:44:44.400> fee<01:44:44.719> collections
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Nov 18th, 2025

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And also on the fee provision, you're going to work on some changes to that. Yes.
  • And also on the fee provision, you're going to work on some changes to that. Um, yes.
  • the concerns that have been brought up and are working with other stakeholders on the development fees
  • Number one is 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
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). An amendment was adopted that changed the sales tax exemption for impact-resistant doors and windows into a refund process, limited eligibility to homeowners with site-built homesteads valued at $700,000 or less, capped the refundable tax at $500,000 per property, and set the refund period for two years beginning July 1, 2026. After the amendment, the bill was reported favorably. The committee then took up Senator McClain’s SB 208 on land use and development regulations. The bill would define compatibility and infill residential development, allow administrative approval of certain infill projects, and set standards for local development-related fees. Several members and stakeholders discussed possible changes to the compatibility and fee provisions. Testimony included opposition from Audubon Florida, the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities, and 1,000 Friends of Florida, who raised concerns about sprawl, public participation, the 100-acre infill threshold, and impacts on rural lands and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Support came from Highland Homes and several groups that waived in support, including AARP, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and Associated Industries of Florida. The bill was reported favorably after debate. Finally, the committee heard Senator Trumbull’s SB 118 on special assessments for recreational vehicle parks. The bill clarifies that if a local government levies a special assessment on an RV park space or campsite, the assessed square footage cannot exceed the maximum square footage allowed for a recreational vehicle. An amendment clarified the maximum square footage as 400 square feet. After brief discussion and no opposition, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 28, 2026 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Maybe it increases the flora of our flora.
  • So I'm thinking, is it the distinction between general fees to access a park versus camping fees versus
  • boat launch fees?
  • We did actually take an add-in of inflator in that, assuming that there would be increased costs over
  • You already have that in trust from concession fees and entrance fees and the fees that you showed us
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • National Data though a slight increase National Data though a slight increase from<00:26:36.480>
  • So, due to receipt of our federal funds, we have not had to fee facilities and assess fees in 2023, nor
  • federal funds we have not had to fee federal funds we have not had to fee facilities<00:30:09.440
  • fee um those fees when we have had to fee um those fees range<00:30:18.880> from<00:30:19.039
  • <01:04:54.920> the these changes included increasing the these changes included increasing
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first handled organizational business, electing Representative Mark Pearson as chair for the coming term, appointing Representative Lucy Weber as clerk, and approving the November 22 minutes with abstentions from members who were absent. Members also noted excused absences for Senator Avard and Representative Jessica Lontine. After the vote, the committee moved to the DHHS commissioners’ update. DHHS associate commissioners Patricia Tilly and Chris Santinello described a process-improvement effort to improve transitions for youth moving from DCF care into adult developmental services and Medicaid. They said the old process was fragmented, dependent on personal relationships, and not sustainable, so staff from DCF, the Bureau of Family Assistance, Developmental Services, and public health used a Kaizen/Lean event to map the workflow, identify bottlenecks, clarify roles, and create a more consistent playbook. Members asked about IT support and whether the process would create new bureaucracy; DHHS said current systems are antiquated, especially DCF’s CWIS, but the goal is to streamline coordination, not add bureaucracy, and future systems like Granite Families may help with reminders and age-based ticklers. Several members praised the work, including a CASA volunteer who said the added attention has improved services for vulnerable youth. The committee then received the annual healthcare-associated infections update from Ctin Hansen of the Division of Public Health Services. Hansen reported that New Hampshire’s HAI program, created by statute, tracks infections in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, dialysis centers, and long-term care facilities. For 2023, hospitals reported fewer infections than predicted nationally, with 135 infections statewide and 174 C. diff infections also below national rates; hospital influenza vaccination was 89.9%. Ambulatory surgery centers reported low infection counts and an 80.1% staff flu vaccination rate; dialysis centers reported fewer infections overall than the prior year but higher local access-site infections, with staff vaccination at 52.6%; and long-term care facilities reported a 50.1% flu vaccination rate, up from 37.8%. Hansen also said the program conducted over 100 investigations, handled 84 antibiotic-resistant organism reports, completed 20 infection-prevention assessments, and operated on a budget of about $348,000 plus grant funding, including an Epidemiology Laboratory Capacity Grant that was later reduced.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • uh base increase in 2028 one<00:25:53.720> time.
  • And as part of this spreadsheet, part of this $254 million for a one-time license fee reduction.
  • <00:30:56.120> Uh for a one-time license fee reduction.
  • Uh for a one-time license fee reduction.
  • So, this is part of license tab fees. So, this is part of that<00:31:16.200> deal.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The committee took up a large bonding bill and reviewed the final spreadsheet of capital investments. Chairs and members repeatedly thanked staff, House and Senate negotiators, and the Governor’s team for a collaborative process. The bill was described as a statewide package rather than a partisan one, with major funding for higher education asset preservation, DNR projects, public safety, transportation, the Met Council, veterans facilities, corrections, DEED/local projects, and a large water infrastructure section. House Fiscal staff and Senate fiscal staff walked through the bill line by line. Highlights included University of Minnesota and Minnesota State asset preservation, education and language immersion school funding, DNR trail and flood mitigation projects, public safety facilities, local road and bridge grants, Met Council parks and I/I grants, veterans home and armory funding, corrections projects including the Faribault vocational expansion, and many local economic development and public facility projects across Greater Minnesota and the metro. The bill also included Public Facilities Authority water and wastewater grants, housing rehabilitation funding, historical society grants, a Minnesota Zoo operating transfer, airport appropriations, and several cancellations of prior appropriations to help finance the package. Members generally praised the bill and the bipartisan work behind it. Some Republicans emphasized the one-time license fee reduction and affordability, while also saying DEED’s business development infrastructure funding was too low. Senator Nelson highlighted long-awaited transportation projects such as Highway 14 and township roads. Senator Dibble supported the transportation investments but criticized the bill for having no transit funding, calling that a major omission. No vote was recorded in the excerpt, but the discussion centered on final review and support for moving the bonding bill forward.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 04/10/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • increase increase uh<00:40:22.720> in<00:40:23.040> the<00:40:23.400> legislature.
  • know the intent of this is to increase know the intent of this is to increase safety<00:50:20.000
  • increase in safety comes from this bill. increase in safety comes from this bill.
  • Are we just and fees uh based on that.
  • So those fees and fines uh will place.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think this is in conjunction with the increase... ...in conjunction with the policy changes.
  • of this program, then there will need to be more increased funding.
  • Higginton, is the award total of $490,000, which... ...be reduced by whatever fees you charge.
  • The question is, does it raise fees? Dr. Nieser? Mr.
  • Chair, Representative, no, it does not raise fees. Thank you.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • By giving them the increase.
  • I mean, we were continuing to add fee after fee after fee.
  • after fee after continuing to add fee after fee after fee.<05:08:26.240> Let<05:08:26.320>
  • fee. Let me read. Let me read to you. fee. Let me read. Let me read to you.
  • is, or they can charge for a flat fee. is, or they can charge for a flat fee.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • A mandate rapidly increases the use of renewables. ...the tax has no mandate to increase renewable energy
  • A mandate rapidly increases the use of renewables. ...the tax has no mandate to increase renewable energy
  • I also do not support any carbon fee I also do not support any carbon fee revenues<02:31:07.319>
  • It's not a drastic increase.
  • It's not a drastic increase.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection opened its first hearing of the session and heard testimony on several energy and environmental bills. On HB 470, relating to noise and leaf blowers, the Department of Health supported the bill’s intent to reduce noise pollution but raised concerns about using decibel limits alone and suggested using dBA measurements; testimony also noted the bill would regulate future sales rather than current use, and there were three additional testimonies, two in support and one in opposition. No questions were raised before the committee moved on. The committee then heard HB 742 on transit-oriented development, which would require HCDA to prepare a programmatic EIS for Ewa, Kapalama, and West Oahu improvements. UH supported the bill, HHFDC said it was already preparing a master plan and programmatic EIS for the Ewa area, and HCDA explained that the projects are already underway or completed, including infrastructure work funded by prior appropriations. Supporters said the bill would streamline environmental review and potentially reduce costs for future housing, while HCDA emphasized the work is already in progress. On HB 340, concerning a streamlined grid-ready home interconnection process and related cost recovery, DCCA provided comments, the Attorney General suggested changing a deadline to a specific date, and the PUC said it wanted to study the matter further while still meeting the 180-day reporting requirement. Solar and clean energy groups strongly supported the bill as a way to speed interconnection and advance grid-interactive technologies, while Hawaiian Electric supported the goal of more DERs but opposed the process, saying its interconnection performance has improved and that collaboration would be preferable to legislation. Members asked about newer technologies, UL 1741, and ratepayer impacts, and the Consumer Advocate said removing the cost-recovery section would alleviate its concerns. The committee also heard HB 243, requiring PV- and EV-ready new residential construction, which the Hawaii State Energy Office described as a cost-saving no-brainer because installing these features during construction is much cheaper than retrofitting later. The hearing then shifted to HB 350, expanding the water-heater systems that can satisfy building-permit requirements to include heat pump water heaters alongside solar hot water systems. The Energy Office supported the bill, Solar Ray supported the concept but asked for amendments to align efficiency standards and noted the bill’s removal of a 15-year lifespan limit for solar thermal systems, and Hawaii Solar Energy Association raised questions about how heat pump performance should be measured and whether PV-plus-heat-pump combinations should qualify. Committee members asked about impacts on smaller homes and ADUs, and the discussion remained focused on technical standards and possible amendments; no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Agriculture Committee Mar 26th, 2025

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • $4.99. and other related fees do not exceed $19.99.
  • Unfortunately the fees have not been increased since 1971 and so what our legislation will do is increase
  • those fees for these exempted events. to $50 and $60 respectively.
  • We'd like to suggest and would support this increase because we've not kept up with. inflation and this
  • was written into the rule which is prohibitous to make the increases and we all know that the cost of
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • for two years, put thousands of lives at risk, and cost taxpayers $1.9 million in reports and legal fees
  • Maybe 2152 will increase costs, reduce participation, and slow the essential delivery of these projects
  • By increasing awareness, education, and accountability, this bill empowers some of the most vulnerable
  • Thank you. ...and response will increase, unfortunately. We must protect our workers. Thank you.
  • So the economic experts say you're wrong; it will not increase gas prices.
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, emergency response, wildfire prevention, and environmental protection. AB 2152 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez would streamline CEQA litigation for new fire station projects and add best-practice requirements; supporters, including firefighters, said it would help communities and firefighter safety, while opponents argued the project labor agreement requirements would raise costs and limit participation for small and nonunion contractors. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2041 by Assembly Member Carrillo would expand reporting related to 911 dispatcher pre-arrival medical instructions; after amendments and stakeholder agreement, opposition groups said they would remove their opposition, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2101 by Assembly Member Gipson would require human trafficking notices and training at disaster sites and for disaster response workers; supporters said it would protect vulnerable workers, while broadband, city, and county representatives raised implementation concerns, especially in rural disaster areas. It passed to Appropriations despite a no vote from Vice Chair Hadwick. The committee also considered AB 1805, which would require an audit and stronger oversight of the state’s Next Generation 911 project after concerns about major spending and delays. CalNENA supported the bill’s transparency and accountability provisions, and the measure passed to Appropriations. AB 1536 by Assembly Member Addis would tighten safety and public review requirements for offshore oil pipeline restarts and require decommissioning of certain spill-prone pipelines; environmental and coastal government groups supported it, while the Western States Petroleum Association warned it would threaten fuel supply and pipeline operations. The bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. AB 1964 would direct the State Fire Marshal to survey home hardening in fire-prone areas and estimate costs; it passed to Appropriations with broad support. AB 1960, also by Assembly Member Bennett, would use a portion of wildfire prevention grants to encourage community-level home hardening certification. The author said the bill would create incentives and broader public awareness, while the vice chair argued it would favor communities that can already afford hardening and divert resources from higher-need areas; the bill still passed to Appropriations. AB 1863 by Assembly Member DeMaio would clarify that people cannot be charged simply for calling 911 or when no services are rendered, while preserving fees for actual services and allowing billing for legitimate emergency response costs; it passed to the Assembly floor. The committee also took up consent item AB 2517, which passed to Appropriations. After add-on votes for absent members, the meeting adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, we saw the trends of rapidly increasing enrollment in 2020 to 2024.
  • We've increased the risk level of EI/DBI to high risk.
  • We've paused new EI/DBI businesses from enrolling in fee-for-service.
  • We've increased the risk level of the IDB I to high-risk.
  • I think generally when we say they haven't build it includes both them CEOs and fee for service.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, because I think it essentially will increase the funding period.
  • The Chair calls up David Fee.
  • We show you registered as David Fee on behalf of the Pension Review Board.
  • It does not mandate a contribution rate increase.
  • This increase from an annuity that's based on 2005 without any increase since then is certainly warranted
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

HOUSE CONVENES Apr 27th, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The report said this is what we could safely increase it this year.
  • There are other institutions in the state that charge some type of an athletic fee.
  • We also have a total increase of $28.5 million to the miscellaneous agencies.
  • Also, we have a state police total increase of about $15.9 million.
  • Of that, $122 million is increased from last time. So your total account...
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, leave requests, and routine business, including reading gubernatorial approval letters for several recently enacted acts. Members also recognized guests in the chamber. The body then took up a motion to send House Bill 1034 back to the Joint Budget Committee, which passed, with Representative Jean explaining the bill would be revised to remove pay raises and address cybersecurity and bank fees later. On the red and budget calendars, the House passed House Bill 1103 to increase the homestead property tax credit by $75, with supporters noting it would be the fourth straight annual increase and total $300 per household over four years. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bills 1007, 1022, 1036, and 1064, then passed Senate Bill 76, a $2 million appropriation for county extension office capital improvements. Several appropriation bills were then considered in batches and individually, with mixed results: House Bills 1005, 1051, 1089, 1090, 1093, and Senate Bills 8, 10, 16, 20, 23, 36, 43, 55, 58, 63, 67, and 30 passed; House Bills 1023, 1035, 1053, 1066, and Senate Bills 41 and 59 failed; Senate Bills 10 and 24 were initially passed over for later consideration. A major portion of the meeting focused on Amendment 1 to House Bill 1100, the RSA/one-time funding package. Representative Jean outlined increases for corrections, state police, LEARNS/freedom accounts, Medicaid, vehicle purchases, and other set-asides, plus a proposed $300 million economic development reserve for a confidential project with clawback provisions. The amendment drew extended debate: supporters argued it could bring major job creation and broader economic benefits, while opponents criticized the secrecy, size of the subsidy, and opportunity cost. The amendment ultimately passed 54-36-3. The House then adjourned until 1 p.m. the next day after announcements about upcoming budget and House Management meetings.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • You see that increase. ...positive at birth for THC. You see that increase.
  • It increases regulation and enforcement. It creates stricter licensing and higher fees.
  • that we increased with the rule, THC acid and the fees that we increased with the rules that were effective
  • We were challenged on fees.
  • Yes, sir, with the fees coming in, if those were to be, and that is an ask that our department The fees
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 23rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Improvement District providing authority to issue bonds providing authority to impose assessments, fees
  • Managed District Number One, providing authority to issue bonds, providing authority to impose taxes, fees
  • Number three, managing, providing authority to issue bonds, providing authority to impose assessment fees
  • by Kerwin relating to the prosecution. and punishment for the offense of trafficking in persons increasing
  • Groundwater export fees collected by groundwater conservation districts the chair recognizes. Mr.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • House bill 3443 has simply raises the oversize and overweight permit fees.
  • Essentially, the purpose for raising the fees is so that the oversized and overweight Permit fees would
  • And so with increasing that fees, that would essentially reduce that amount that has to come out of the
  • It looks like we're raising the fee by dollars, I think.
  • There are a number of fees being raised, permit fees being raised.