Video & Transcript Research : 'fee structure'
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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Mar 24th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We also do not have a specific math component that the House has regarding a tiered support structure
- similar to our reading program, but we have not yet come to agreement on that structure.
- As we've currently structured the amendment to the school recognition program, there is a direct focus
- This amendment caps the guardian training fees at the actual cost to the sheriff.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K through 12 Education met with a quorum present and took up three bills. SB 1618, by Senator Calatayud, was presented as a broad education package affecting VPK through grade 12. It included changes to VPK enrollment flexibility, repeal of the Council for Early Grade Success, agriculture and financial literacy curriculum updates, reading intervention requirements, limits on certain public-school spending, corporal punishment consent, educator certification and screening provisions, and changes to the school recognition program. A late-filed technical amendment clarifying prior legislation for certain private schools in Brevard, Clay, Sarasota, and Bradford counties was adopted. Senator Osgood raised concerns about the bill’s school recognition provisions and the impact on paraprofessionals and other support staff, and the sponsor said she would continue those discussions. SB 1618, as amended, was reported favorably.
The committee then considered CS for SB 1058, which would update Florida references from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in state, district, and charter school materials beginning after July 1, 2025, without requiring existing materials to be changed. The bill was presented by Senator Calatayud on behalf of Senator Gruters and was reported favorably without amendment or opposition.
Next, the committee heard CS for SB 1470 on school safety, which would align school security guard training with guardian program requirements, refine locked campus and classroom rules, and improve panic alert and digital map coordination. Several amendments were adopted, including a late-filed amendment capping guardian training fees, creating a stakeholder work group for a Florida Institute of School Safety, adjusting locked-zone requirements and exceptions, requiring substitute teachers to receive safety protocol training, and a funding amendment providing $450,000 in recurring funds for a centralized panic alert and digital map system. Support was voiced by school district, sheriff, and safety representatives, and Senator Osgood praised the recurring funding as avoiding an unfunded mandate. The committee also passed SB 1472, linked to SB 1470, extending a public records exemption to school security guards’ records held by FDLE, with the exemption set to sunset in 2030 unless renewed. President Gaetz questioned the need for the exemption, and Senator Burgess responded that it was intended to protect school safety personnel from exposure of personal information after an incident. All three bills were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/15/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- With us looking at more of the structure of how you operate, that's why my thought was we may be able
- It could be cost of license fees.
- commercial structure.
- not a municipal municipal structure not a municipal municipal structure instead<03:58:42.440>
- So, we're able You're able to structure.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 5/7/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Page 11, line 1540 reflect the fees.
- The current structure of NEMT can make it difficult for members to access transportation services.
- The current structure of NEMT can make it difficult for members to access transportation services.
- The current structure of NEMT can make it difficult for members to access transportation services.
- The current structure of NEM can NEM.
Bills:
HF2435
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't want to use your fee schedule, and they often ask for waivers.
- We don't want to use your fee schedule, and they often ask for waivers.
- We don't want to use your fee schedule, and they often ask for waivers.
- We don't want to use your fee schedule, and they often ask for waivers.
- <04:54:05.200>
that could be part of the data structure that could be part of the data structure
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a non-germane amendment to HB 297 that would create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Insurance Commissioner DJ Beton, joined by department staff, explained that the proposal is intended to help homeowners afford insurance by funding proactive home improvements that reduce risk and improve insurability. He said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Beton described the problem as rising homeowners insurance premiums, hard-market underwriting, nonrenewals, and the resulting shift to more expensive surplus lines coverage. He said eligible projects could include roof fortification, exterior improvements, flood-related foundation work, and removal of hazardous trees or limbs. He cited similar programs in other states, especially Alabama, Louisiana, and North Carolina, as evidence the model can work and noted that industry representatives were present in support. He also said the program would use means testing aligned with the Department of Energy’s weatherization program to target lower-income applicants.
Members asked about the non-germane process, who would administer the program, and how the bill would prevent misuse of grant funds. The commissioner said the department would administer the program using one repurposed existing position, with Treasury handling fund flow through an MOU. Staff explained that applicants would have to show completed work through a signed contract, itemized work, and a sworn contractor affidavit, with some upfront payment allowed for materials and the remainder paid after completion. The chair and members discussed that the amendment is being attached to a different bill only to move the proposal through committee and on to House Finance for further consideration.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-06-02 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're talking about how this bill was structured and what was missed, which is very important.
- I will, local government's ability to impose any sort of special assessment or fee.
- That's where the raising taxes and fees on everything will come into play.
- Will local governments be forced to raise fees? Will sales tax increase?
- Will local governments be forced to raise fees? Will sales tax increase?
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Local government's ability to impose any sort of special assessment or fee.
- It does not promise that fees won't increase. It does not promise that renters won't pay more.
- That's where the raising taxes and fees on everything will come into play.
- Will local governments be forced to raise fees? Will sales tax increase?
- Will local governments be forced to raise fees? Will sales tax increase?
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We're talking about how this bill was structured and what was missed, which is very important.
- I will,... ...local government's ability to impose any sort of special assessment or fee.
- That's where the raising taxes and fees on everything will come into play.
- Will local governments be forced to raise fees? Will sales tax increase? Will...
- Will local governments be forced to raise fees? Will sales tax increase?
Summary:
The Senate took up Committee Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 2F, a proposed constitutional amendment on property tax reform. The measure would increase the homestead exemption in stages, lower the assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and limit county and municipal ad valorem tax revenues to specified uses such as public safety, education, infrastructure, natural resources, debt service, employee benefits, and certain administrative costs. Supporters, led by Senator Avila, argued the proposal would provide meaningful property tax relief and push local governments to rein in spending, while opponents warned it would shift costs to fees, reduce local flexibility, and threaten funding for core services.
Several amendments were offered and rejected. Senator Sharief proposed an income-based circuit breaker for property tax relief; Senator Smith offered a sunset clause; and Senator Berman proposed revising the ballot statement to better match the amended proposal and remove outdated references. Each amendment failed on recorded votes. During questioning and debate, senators pressed Avila on the ballot language, the effect on local services, whether the legislature could later restrict local spending by statute, and whether renters would benefit. Avila said the ballot language was not his and repeatedly stated he was presenting the governor’s proposal, while also saying local governments would need to prioritize budgets and that future legislatures could address implementation details.
After the amendment votes, the joint resolution was read a third time and moved into final debate. Supporters said the proposal would give homeowners relief and force fiscal discipline at the local level. Opponents, including Senators Nathan, Bracey Davis, Smith, Polsky, and Errington, argued the measure was rushed, lacked a completed fiscal analysis or replacement revenue, and could harm police, fire, libraries, parks, housing, and other local services. They also criticized the ballot summary as misleading, especially regarding the staged homestead exemption increase. The transcript ends during debate, before any final vote on the joint resolution itself.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/13/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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the the producers's business structure, the the producers's business structure - Again, it's a flat fee of $75 and can only operate for a total of 10 days within their license period
- of $75 and can only operate for flat fee of $75 and can only operate for a<00:17:04.720>
total
Keywords:
bioincentive payments, agriculture, job creation, environmental compliance, financial reporting, waste handling, sewage sludge, PFAS regulation, environment, record retention, fertilizer disposal, pesticide disposal, environmental impact, safety regulations, burning prohibition, 1183, house
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- will be assessed the GET only on that portion of their receipts that is attributable to their service fee
- will be assessed the GET only on that portion of their receipts that is attributable to their service fee
- will be assessed the GET only on that portion of their receipts that is attributable to their service fee
- And the way that this is structured, we think that, with your oversight, there is a common-sense way
- <00:48:31.359>
as <00:48:31.599>well in a tiered uh tax um structure as well in a tiered
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a series of economic development, tourism, and tax measures. SB 2411 drew broad support from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, the University of Hawaiʻi, the Chamber of Commerce, and Retail Merchants, with one technical amendment suggested to change a partnership term from six to seven years. Members asked about implementation and annual costs, and the department said it would follow up with cost information. HB 2583 HD1, relating to economic development and a loan loss program, also received support, but DBED noted the state already has the CBED loan program and suggested the proposal could be placed under that existing framework rather than creating a new program.
HB 1612, based on business revitalization task force recommendations, was supported by DBED and several business and advocacy groups, including the Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Grassroot Institute. Testimony emphasized improving Hawaii’s business climate and using a ranking/reporting tool to measure progress, while one senator questioned whether the bill would simply fund another study instead of direct improvements. HB 1613, relating to HTDC, was supported by HTDC, the Chamber of Commerce, and startup and industry representatives who said a permanent marketing/branding specialist would help attract tech talent, founders, and investors; a member asked why the position was not in the budget, and HTDC said federal NIST funding uncertainty affected the request. HB 1614, also on economic development, was supported by HTDC and business groups, and members discussed whether the state was missing federal funds due to lack of matching dollars; HTDC said it was difficult to know, but matching funds could help leverage more federal grants.
The committee then took up HB 2590 on taxation for creative industries. The Motion Picture Association and Hawaii Film Alliance strongly supported the bill, saying it would correct GET treatment for payroll service companies, restore motion picture and TV production as manufacturing, and repeal a 2022 provision affecting qualified expenses; the Department of Taxation said it would provide revenue-impact information later. Finally, HB 1950 HD1 on the transient accommodations tax drew strong support from DBED, HTA, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, hotel and resort groups, and others, who argued for a dedicated tourism marketing fund and said the state needs more stable, long-term marketing investment. The Tax Foundation opposed the special fund approach, arguing it would reduce legislative flexibility. Members pressed witnesses on the appropriate percentage for the fund, with HTA suggesting 10% to 12% of TAT collections, and the discussion focused on how marketing spending relates to visitor spending, tax revenue, and long-term tourism competitiveness.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- program and insurance premium tax credit for for the growth of that program in the award of attorney fees
- 4647 by Patterson relating to the removal of... restrictions imposed on driver's license or opposing a fee
- relating to the dismissal of criminal charges related to illegal hunting of certain deer, authorizing fees
- HB 696 by Cortez relaying to the Waiver Committee. favors of state park interest fees and hunting and
- licensing fees for certain residential first responders, refers to the Committee on Cultural Recreation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just wanted to give you this chart, this structure.
- She said she wanted to give the committee the chart and structure after seeing a teachable moment in
- She said she wanted to give the committee the chart and structure after seeing a teachable moment in
- <01:25:24.800>
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for
Keywords:
education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Social Services Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026
Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- will impose a $10 surcharge on all initial and renewed licenses, in addition to regular licensing fees
- And it's funded through a modest amount of money through a licensing fee.
- And it's funded through a modest amount of money through a licensing fee.
- HB 475 helps solve the structural problem by directing licensure fees and disciplinary fines into a dedicated
Keywords:
human remains, indigent, burial, cremation, next of kin, social services, environmental impact, nursing education, preceptorship programs, healthcare workforce, nurse shortage, clinical training, dry needling, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, referral process, neuromusculoskeletal pain, Western medicine
Summary:
The Senate Health and Social Services Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the prior two meetings, and briefly acknowledged the tragedy at Christiana Care before moving to legislation. The committee heard House Bill 385, which creates a statewide nurse preceptor grant program to expand clinical training placements for nursing students; testimony from nursing organizations, health care associations, and educators emphasized workforce shortages, the need for preceptor stipends and training, and the bill’s potential to help students complete programs and remain in Delaware. Members asked about eligibility and reporting, and several senators asked to be added as co-sponsors. Public comment was uniformly supportive, and the bill was advanced out of committee.
The committee then considered House Bill 424, which repeals Delaware’s Autism Surveillance and Registration Program and requires DHSS to expunge protected health information collected through the registry. The sponsor and DHSS said the registry is no longer used for research or policy development and that repeal would reduce outdated reporting burdens; Autism Delaware, the Delaware Health Care Association, and the State Council for Persons with Disabilities support the change. A committee member raised the question of whether families would be notified before records are expunged, and DHSS said that process was not yet clear and would need further verification. Members discussed the issue, and the bill also moved forward.
House Bill 419 was next, making children in foster care automatically eligible for the Purchase of Care child care subsidy and extending the same treatment to certain kinship and safety-plan placements through House Amendment 1. The Children’s Department and advocacy groups said the bill would provide immediate stability for children and caregivers, reduce delays from applications and income verification, and support working foster and kinship families. The committee also heard House Bill 359, which would allow cremation as an option for unclaimed and indigent remains when there is no family objection or next of kin cannot be found, addressing a shortage of burial plots and lowering costs; funeral industry testimony focused on preserving next-of-kin rights. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 475, creating a Delaware Nursing Advancement Fund financed by a $10 surcharge on nursing licenses and disciplinary fines to support workforce data collection and analysis through a nonprofit partner, and House Bill 165, authorizing physician associates, occupational therapists, and APRNs to perform dry needling under training and practice standards set by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. All of the bills received supportive testimony, several members added their names as co-sponsors, and the committee adjourned after moving through the agenda.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- to work on, and I ask you to continue to Work with us on our concerns, where we had proposed some fees
- There's a cost for us to do business, and we either have to raise a fee or cut back on our services as
- Likewise, on our grain fees that we had talked about, those changes and that fee structure—pricing has
Bills:
HF2446
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, thank you. but the word structures to us implies but the word structures to us implies buildings,
- There are water fees that do not cover the full cost of water, but there are permit fees for that.
- >
directly <01:30:44.440>the example, air fees cover directly the example, air fees cover - Uh but there are fee cost of water.
- Uh but there are fee permit<01:30:54.880>
fees <01:30:55.280>for <01:30:55.480>that.
Keywords:
natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Municipalities - Room 216, 30 January, 2026; 9:30 AM
Municipalities
Transcript Highlights:
- collaboration with private and nonprofit developers and a common redevelopment finance tax credit structure
- Um, practical funding model: revenues from sales, lease fees, grants, limited time-bound ad valorem tax
- collaboration with private and nonprofit developers and a common redevelopment finance tax credit structure
- Developers and a common redevelopment finance tax credit structure when it's appropriate.
- Um, practical funding model: revenues from sales, lease fees, grants, limited time-bound ad valorem tax
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 2578, which would create a federal match land bank fund administered by the Mississippi Development Authority, with a 1.25% administrative allowance and an effective date of July 1, 2026. The chair explained it as a municipal tool to help purchase dilapidated property using available federal and state funds. The committee asked no questions and passed the bill by voice vote, title sufficient, do pass.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 2679, the Mississippi Land Bank Act. Sheri Visay of the Mississippi Municipal League testified in support, describing land banks as locally created entities to acquire, manage, and return vacant, abandoned, and tax-forfeited properties to productive use. She emphasized that the bill would not authorize eminent domain, would be locally controlled, and would be subject to public accountability requirements. Senators asked about title, acquisition, funding, and whether the bill should also allow acquisition of privately owned non-tax-forfeited parcels; the sponsor said the bill was intentionally limited at first to tax-forfeited properties, though future expansion could be considered. The committee then passed the bill by voice vote.
Next, Senate Bill 2729, with a committee substitute, was explained as a narrow change to allow Capitol Police in Jackson to enforce local noise ordinances for alcohol-permitted businesses, without removing authority from local police or sheriffs. The sponsor said he had spoken with Commissioner Tindle, who did not object, though the chief of Capitol Police was still consulting internally. The committee nonetheless adopted the motion to pass the committee substitute, title sufficient, by voice vote.
The committee also took up Senate Bill 2862, a code-forwarding bill related to annexation. The chair noted it made no substantive changes and only brought forward existing code sections, and a reverse repealer was added by amendment. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill, title sufficient, do pass committee substitute. Finally, Senate Bill 2893 proposed expanded notice requirements for zoning changes, including newspaper notice, posting on social media platforms, online posting, public access to the proposed changes, and extending the appeal period from 10 to 20 days. After discussion, an amendment was added to require signage for 30 days instead of 7, and the committee then passed the committee substitute by voice vote. The meeting ended with the bills reported and the committee in recess.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, structurally, I think that's not a good structure.
- Hopefully, once the registration starts, there will also be some fees associated with that that we will
- The current law is Mostly related, from my understanding, to the structure of the university, hiring
- There's no fee for anybody bringing a concern to your office?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not substantially change the structure.
- So the public interest standard… maybe I’m missing… So the way this bill is structured, would it abolish
- The way that it's structured...
- There have been examples brought up about ETJ issues, annexation, impact fees, and what have you; we
- And I don't know if it's because of the revenue cap, but we've got impact fees.
Keywords:
E-verify, employment verification, state contracts, immigration, labor compliance, ERCOT, Texas electric grid, interconnection, Public Utility Commission, PUC, Public convenience and necessity, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, electric utility, transmission, generation facilities, grid reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, SERC
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- WILL HAVE SENATOR LEEK TAKE UP TAB THREE ON THE UNLAWFUL DEMOLITION OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
- AMENDMENT SECTION 10 ARTICLE 10 SECTION 24 REQUIRES THE EMPLOYEES PROTECT THE RIGHT BY PAYING A CERTAIN FEE
- IS NOT GIVING THE VIBE, ALSO BIG VOICES OF FLORIDA DOES DE-ESCALATION TRAINING AND WE WILL DROP THE FEE
- IN THE BILL IT TALKS ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT US TO MAINTAIN A STRUCTURE OR THE AREA AROUND A STRUCTURE
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jul 8th, 2025
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- in mind, we created the Abandonment Grant Funding Program which would be funded by increases to all fees
- So one hundred percent of the fees would go to the Bureau's operations and 50% would go to the actual
- And even though individuals who've been buried, they've paid endowment fees, sometimes endowment fees
- LAFCOE fees and associated administrative costs, ensuring public entities have access to both endowment
- We support the reinsertion of the change of supervisor fee for psychological testing technicians, the
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 3931 by Raymond relates to the fee for public inspection of election records or for the Committee
- HB 3973 by Richardson relating to prohibiting a fee for the parent-taught driver's education provider
- HB 3976 by Button relating to a waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructions of high-demand
- HB 4074 by Morgan relates to licensing requirements for insurance and appraisers authorizing fees and
- HB 4131 by Lujan relating to the convenience fee for processing electronic payments for motor vehicles