Video & Transcript Research : 'filing fee'

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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, they filed, the landlord files a motion, um, saying that there are no facts in dispute. 3 days go
  • But, but the JP current process is you file a summary disposition.
  • Once filed, an eviction stays on a tenant's record.
  • This allows landlords to file cases in either precinct but does not allow the tenant to file a change
  • There are over 200,000 evictions filed every year. 96.
Bills: HB15, HB171, HB204
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • That day, senators heard Senate File 1346 on the floor.
  • Senate File Senate File 1346,<00:10:30.959> ensures<00:10:31.600> they<00:10:31.920
  • And they'll let the veteran finance that fee, too, which is just discouraging to me.
  • , let the veteran um, finance that fee, let the veteran um, finance that fee, too,<00:15:46.720><
  • Um but it's going to be a House file.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • From ticket transparency to click-to-cancel rights and a junk fee ban, thanks to last year's legislation
  • rights<00:00:51.640> and<00:00:51.800> a<00:00:51.960> junk<00:00:52.239> fee
  • click to cancel rights and a junk fee click to cancel rights and a junk fee ban<00:00:53.280>
  • His bill, Senate File 1494, would give families more time for treatment and time together.
  • bill Senate file bill Senate file 1494<00:27:17.159> would<00:27:17.399> give<00:27
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair: Amendment filed on the bill and substitute amendment to the substitute.
  • Now there is an amendment filed.
  • Without objection to the late-filed amendment to the substitute amendment introduced.
  • Family members may file a petition with the Division of Administrative Hearings to resolve any alleged
  • Senator Burton: The strike all was in the originally filed bill as well, so we have left it that way.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Apr 28th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is to award fees to attorneys appointed for injured state employees.
  • It's supported by tuition fees and $7 million in insurance reimbursements.
  • Some other fees associated with the processing of the e-waste for recycling.
  • These are filed for committee information. Members, are there any questions?
  • These are filed for committee information. Members, are there any questions?
Keywords: 1204, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Oh, is there objection to taking up the late-filed amendment?
  • So again, The out-of-state fee established in subsection three.
  • Would they be able to Terrorism, or even old court filings?
  • or not attorney's fees if you prevail.
  • I did get the statutory reference to 119.12; it's attorney's fees.
Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern gang recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but clarifies definitions used for gang-related enhancements and law enforcement investigations. Members raised concerns about the meaning of “observed in the company” of gang members and possible impacts on businesses and bikers; Martin said the language was not intended to reach ordinary business customers and that the bill still requires other criteria. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably after debate, with some members supporting it and others warning it was still too broad. The committee also approved CS/SB 762, allowing cross-jurisdictional assignment of conflict capital cases with cost and reporting requirements, after an amendment emphasizing judicial economy and geographic proximity; the bill was described as a cost-saving measure and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1742, creating a new offense for indecent exposure or sexual acts directed at minors under 16, was amended to align with the House version and to cover observing a child for sexual gratification, then reported favorably. CS/SB 1750, increasing penalties and mandatory minimums for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses, was amended to restore some current-law provisions and limit reclassification to offenders who were 18 or older at the time of the offense, then reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 1582 on statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions, along with its companion public-records bill SB 1792, both described as theft-prevention and law-enforcement tools with confidentiality protections and stakeholder support. CS/SB 500, providing FDLE protective security for major-party nominees for statewide constitutional offices, was also reported favorably after a technical amendment. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would create a process for Florida to designate foreign and domestic terrorist organizations, restrict courts from enforcing foreign or religious law when it conflicts with state or federal law, and bar public funds from supporting designated organizations. Senator Graal said the bill targets conduct, not belief, and creates due-process protections through written findings, public notice, cabinet action, and judicial review. Senator Smith and Senator Polsky repeatedly questioned whether the bill’s use of terms like “promotion” could chill protected speech, academic debate, protest activity, or legal representation, and whether the designation process could be used politically or against religious and advocacy groups. Graal said promotion was meant to cover support for illegal acts, not mere disagreement or academic speech, and said she was open to clarifying language. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it was vague, unconstitutional, and likely to be used against Muslim communities, students, nonprofits, and dissenting political speech; a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety and to prevent state support for terrorism. The committee did not take a final vote on CS/SB 1632 in the portion provided, and the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE Apr 22nd, 2026

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE

Transcript Highlights:
  • them, but ultimately, if there's not going to be an increase to tuition or the creation of a student fee
  • for the institutions to go take that money back through a specific and prescribed student athletic fee
  • Was there a thought to maybe file a resolution at the beginning of session to take care of this?
  • like what they're doing, we don't like predatory practice, we don't like whatever this is, then just file
  • to operate with unlimited free play to a loss to the state of Arkansas, actually, when they were filing
Keywords: 1204, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • which is particularly lucrative because it allows the primary ticketer to double dip by collecting fees
  • which is particularly lucrative because it allows the primary ticketer to double dip by collecting fees
  • I have no witnesses on file, so thank you for your testimony today. Okay. Good morning.
  • We'll go back to the top of the file for item number one. Through this.
  • We'll go back to the top of the file for item number one.
Summary: The Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee met on April 8, 2025, and heard three bills. AB 666 would designate Bigfoot as California’s official state cryptid, with the author arguing it would recognize North Coast history and support local tourism; there was no support testimony, one opposition witness said the bill was a distraction from more serious issues, and the chair ultimately held the bill for lack of a motion. AB 1349 addressed speculative ticketing in the live entertainment market by requiring sellers to own or have a contractual right to tickets before listing them, along with disclosure, recordkeeping, anti-spoofing, and refund provisions. The author and supporters from music venues, artist groups, and sports organizations said the bill would protect fans and artists from deceptive resale practices and price gouging. Opponents from consumer and resale groups argued the measure was overbroad, could restrict legitimate resale and concierge services, and might favor primary ticketing monopolies. The committee members who spoke generally supported the consumer-protection goals, and the bill passed out of committee on a 7-0 vote, with two members not voting. AB 932 would require local education agencies that rent facilities to third-party youth sports clubs to provide gender-equitable access, closing what the author described as a loophole affecting girls’ club sports. Supporters, including the California Department of Education and youth sports advocates, said the bill would improve access for girls and address examples of unequal field and gym use. Opponents argued it could conflict with Title IX and raised broader objections to gender identity language in sports policy. The committee approved the bill on a 6-0 vote, with three members not voting, and sent it to Judiciary.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 04/15/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • fee waiver statute. fee waiver statute.
  • this is from Senate File 4395. this is from Senate File 4395.
  • This relates to Senate File 3733.
  • ,<00:15:23.760> um, This relates to Senate file, um, This relates to Senate file, um, 3733
  • Senate File 5048. Senate File 5048.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • House File um 3893 does. House File um 3893 does.
  • House File 3893? House File 3893? Okay.<00:30:21.279> Okay.
  • this file is with Representative Gilman. this file is with Representative Gilman.
  • File 3609. Thank you for your time. File 3609. Thank you for your time.
  • support of house file 3609. support of house file 3609.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee first approved the March 11, 2026 minutes, then heard House File 4048, which would exempt chiropractors from Minnesota’s provider tax if they are no longer eligible to provide chiropractic benefits under Medicaid/MinnesotaCare. Representative Robbins said the bill corrects an unfair situation because chiropractors still pay the tax even though the benefit was eliminated. Testifiers from the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and a longtime chiropractor supported the bill, arguing that most chiropractors are small-business owners and should not pay a tax for services they can no longer provide. Several members said they supported restoring chiropractic coverage instead of changing the tax, and there was discussion about whether the tax applies to all providers and whether it is effectively passed on to patients. The committee adopted a motion to recommend HF 4048 to the Committee on Taxes. The committee then took up House File 3893, as amended, a bill to restrict artificial intelligence from engaging in psychotherapy or counseling with humans. The author and supporters said the bill is intended to prevent AI chatbots from posing as therapists or counseling vulnerable people, citing reports of suicides and other harms linked to chatbot interactions. The A2 amendment was adopted; the author said it reflected stakeholder concerns and added informed-consent language. Testifiers in support, including a psychologist and a suicide-prevention nonprofit leader, urged strong safeguards and said AI should not replace licensed professionals in crisis settings. Other testimony raised concerns about overbreadth and unintended effects. TechNet and a rural mental health provider said the bill should be narrowed so it applies to clinical therapy rather than wellness or educational tools, and should allow supervised AI uses such as transcription and administrative support. Members discussed rural access, existing licensing-board authority, privacy laws, and whether the bill should target AI companies directly rather than licensed clinicians. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HF 3893, with no final committee action shown in the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/07/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • the dog, a equipment fee. the dog, a equipment fee.
  • Senator Dames has Senate File 3698. Senator Dames has Senate File 3698.
  • support for Senate file 4457. support for Senate file 4457.
  • And with that, um, Senate File<01:35:14.160> 4170 File 4170 File 4170 is<01:35:16.080> laid
  • >> Senate file >> Senate file >> Thank you.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPN-AEN, CPN-EDT, CPN-HOU, CPN-EIG Public Hearings 01-29-2025

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • , but there is going to be a fee, right?
  • , but there is going to be a fee, right?
  • fees but there is going to be a fee fees but there is going to be a fee right<00:47:16.480> I
  • <00:47:19.200> later will be a fee later will be a fee later on<00:47:21.599> yeah<
  • were to allow for any kind of fee were to allow for any kind of fee structure<00:53:47.839> we
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee first heard SB 252 on invasive species, which would broaden the Department of Agriculture’s authority to inspect items moved into or within Hawaii, prohibit the sale of pest-infested merchandise, and allow quarantine, treatment, or destruction of affected materials with clarified penalties. Testifiers from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, the Farmers Union, and many others strongly supported the bill, emphasizing gaps in current inspection authority and the need to address high-risk non-agricultural commodities such as outdoor furniture and other cargo that can carry pests like red imported fire ants. Members raised concerns about staffing, inspection capacity, commerce impacts, and whether better manifest descriptions or scanners could help target higher-risk shipments. The chairs recommended passage with Department of Agriculture and technical amendments, and the committees adopted the recommendation. The joint CPN/EDT hearing then took up SB 148 on combat sports, which would create a Hawaii Combat Sports Commission and regulate combat sports while prohibiting no-rules contests. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments on effective dates and later said other jurisdictions generally use a single commission for boxing and MMA. Supporters, including a professional fighter and a longtime advocate, argued the bill would help revive the sport in Hawaii, improve local opportunities, and reduce costs associated with separate commissions; one testifier initially appeared opposed but clarified he was actually in support. Committee members asked about safety, medical coverage, staffing, vacancies, and whether separate commissions could share staff. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including an Attorney General effective-date amendment, amendments from the Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses to increase health-care coverage at fights, and DCCA’s recommendation to unify boxing and MMA under one commission; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050, and the recommendation was adopted. A later joint CPN/Housing agenda began with SB 69 on deposits of public funds, which would require the Director of Finance to consider the benefits of using in-state depositories, including favorable lending terms for affordable housing. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Hawaii Bankers Association offered comments, and no other testimony or questions were noted before the discussion moved on. The next measure introduced was SB 24 on limited profit housing associations, which would create a regulatory framework and a limited profit housing council; the transcript cuts off as testimony on that bill was beginning.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 9, 2025 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The clerks receive the guardianship files.
  • The clerks receive the guardianship files.
  • There's a link to OPPG's website and the actual complaint filed and the final file... ...OPPG's website
  • Complaints can also be filed anonymously as well.
  • An example of a technical violation, like I said, is not filing a report.
Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive updates on implementation of House Bill 1349, which created guardianship transparency measures, and on the Department of Elder Affairs’ Office of Public and Professional Guardians (OPPG). The Clerk of Courts Operations Corporation described the statewide guardianship database for judges and a public-facing website, noting the system went live in March 2025 after a soft launch in 2024. Officials said the database now includes information from all 67 clerks, with 388 users, about 6,400 wards, and 518 professional guardians. Members asked about unique identifiers, data duplication, training, and how the system is being used; CCOC said it is working to use registration numbers as identifiers, improve search functions, expand training, and seek continued funding. Secretary Michelle Branham then outlined OPPG’s implementation of HB 1349 and its broader oversight role. She said the department has doubled education requirements, expanded transparency through the Sentry system, and brought investigations fully in-house in August 2024. She described the complaint and investigation process, including legal sufficiency review, regional investigators, mandatory in-person interviews, and possible outcomes ranging from corrective training and fines to suspension or revocation. Members asked about complaint categories, disciplinary actions, whether guardians can be suspended during investigations, and how older cases are handled; the secretary said most complaints are administrative/technical, serious allegations are referred to law enforcement, and one older case discussed remained ongoing. The Auditor General’s office presented its operational audit of OPPG, covering July 2022 through January 2024 and follow-up on prior findings. The audit identified problems with monitoring private professional guardians and public guardian offices, complaint processing timeliness, incomplete public profile information, late registration renewals, failure to assess contract penalties, weak collection safeguards, missing follow-up on required public guardian reports, lack of needed rules, and Sentry system access/security controls. In response, Secretary Branham said the department does not dispute the findings and has already taken corrective steps, including launching Sentry, hiring additional monitors, moving investigations in-house, adding automated renewal reminders, updating forms, and drafting new rules. She also said the department plans to seek subpoena power and stronger fines in the next legislative session. The subcommittee took no formal vote and adjourned after members’ questions were completed.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • So while our fees are going down from Medicare, uncapped fees hurt.
  • Down from Medicare, uncapped fees hurt all of us cost-wise.
  • Another way we can reform medical malpractice is to cap attorney fees, right?
  • And certainly, attorneys' fees are not something that falls within our review.
  • I understand that each and every one of us has the ability to open a bill file.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its fourth meeting, held October 27-28 in Santa Fe, with Representative Duncan moving approval and no opposition. The chair then introduced a panel on the cost of providing medical care in New Mexico, focusing on physician shortages, rising practice costs, and access problems, especially in southern New Mexico and Las Cruces. Panelists included family physicians, a pediatrician, a cardiologist/electrophysiologist, and a community health center medical director, who described their backgrounds and practices before turning to the policy discussion. The doctors argued that New Mexico is losing physicians because of three main pressures: medical malpractice exposure, gross receipts tax on medical services, and low Medicaid reimbursement. They said malpractice premiums are much higher than in neighboring states, punitive damages and venue shopping increase risk, and the patient compensation fund and attorney fee structure create additional costs. They also described administrative burdens from insurance billing and referrals, the high debt and long training period for physicians, and the effect of corporate medicine and private equity on practice decisions. One panelist emphasized the economic impact of each physician on jobs and local spending, while another noted that shortages force patients into emergency rooms and delay specialty care. The panel presented a list of proposed solutions: reform punitive damages, limit venue shopping and stacking, restore lifetime medical payments from the patient compensation fund, enact apology protections, cap attorney fees, continue Medicaid funding improvements, and eliminate gross receipts tax on medical and dental services. Committee members generally agreed the presentation was thorough and useful, but several noted that some proposals fall outside this committee’s jurisdiction and would likely need to move through other committees, especially judiciary and tax. Some members supported drafting legislation or working on separate bills, while others urged caution, requested more input from hospitals and economists, and raised concerns about local government revenue impacts from GRT changes. The chair concluded by encouraging members to continue discussions offline and noted that the tax-related issue would be taken up further in the next day’s work.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 67 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Rules reports recommending the resolutions filed by Representatives Cabral of New Bedford
  • House Bill 2273, authorizing the town of Sudbury to establish a fee for checkout bags.
  • An act authorizing the Town of Sudbury to establish a fee for checkout bags, House Bill 2273.
  • An act authorizing the Town of Sudbury to establish a fee for checkout bags, House Bill 2273.
  • authorizing the Town of Sudbury to a state, An act, authorizing the town of Sudbury to establish a fee
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and first took up a Rules Committee report recommending adoption of a resolution honoring the 200th anniversary of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in New Bedford. The House suspended the rules and adopted the resolution. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then reported a series of local bills for consideration, including measures on legal notices, charter changes for Chicopee, Bridgewater, Wellesley, Weston, Somerville, and Watertown, as well as bills on firefighter residency, a checkout bag fee in Sudbury, senior tax exemption eligibility in Williamstown, and liquor licenses in Lexington. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the bills second reading, and ordered them to a third reading. The House also considered a Ways and Means report on H. 4257, financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. The committee recommended an amendment in the form of a substitute bill, H. 4307, authorizing $1.185 billion in general obligation bonds. After suspension of the rules, the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading. Later, during floor debate on H. 4307, members spoke in support of the bill as a major transportation funding package, emphasizing Chapter 90 aid, road mileage-based distribution, culvert and small bridge repairs, congestion relief projects, and the bill’s fiscal and credit-rating benefits. A roll call was ordered, and the bill passed to be engrossed 156-0. The House also passed to be engrossed a bill validating the results of a special election in Hardwick. In addition, the House adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and agreed to adjourn in memory of former Representative and Senator Matthew C. Patrick of Falmouth. The session included several guest introductions, including Mandela Fellows studying at Bridgewater State University, former legislator Vincent Dimacido, Bellingham Council on Aging guests, and interns in Representative Linsky’s office.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 10, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we'll tackle Senate File 11, burials of indigent veterans, amendments.
  • The referral bonus, which is Senate File 13, really leverages that for us.
  • So anyhow, we'll begin with Senate File 12.
  • We're taking these with Senate File 12. We're taking these in<00:52:28.000> order.
  • This is a roll call vote for Senate File 12 as amended.
Bills: HB0032
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Mar 4th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are the ones that are paid from their tuition and fees, sales, and federal funds.
  • And we don't want to raise tuition and fees $1 more than we have to.
  • But it is common to have a student athletic fee. It's not.
  • , I thought that the university needed a student athletic fee, I would ask for it.
  • I mean, if we raise tuition and fees, we raise it more for them.
Summary: The committee first adopted revised JBC rules, which staff said were updated to reflect legislation passed in the 2025 session. It then heard a presentation from DFA Secretary Jim Hudson on the governor’s proposed balanced budget for FY27, with no action taken. Hudson said the budget reflects three priorities: limiting state-government growth, continuing investments in education, and advancing income-tax cuts. He highlighted increases for education funding through EFAs, pay-plan costs for Corrections, DPS, and the Attorney General, higher education productivity funding, drug task forces, a Corrections medical contract, the governor’s 1033 initiative, SNAP error-rate reduction efforts, and an additional $100 million set aside for Medicaid sustainability. Committee members questioned the size of the tax cuts, the balance requirement, public education funding, Medicaid trust-fund levels, EFA funding, and the expected impact of new SNAP cost-sharing rules. The Division of Higher Education then presented its productivity-based funding recommendations. Officials said institutions were 2.61% more productive overall, with funding changes driven by a statutory formula that rewards degree production, underserved populations, and high-demand fields. Members asked about declines at UA Little Rock, the formula’s multipliers, the role of the Arkansas Access Act and a new return-on-investment metric, and how two-year colleges are adjusted for size. The committee also reviewed special items and approved two letters: one authorizing 17 net personnel changes across nine institutions, and another adding special language for North Arkansas College’s entry into the University of Arkansas system. The committee then adopted the Higher Education Coordinating Board’s recommendations for all institutions. A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on the University of Arkansas system, especially Fayetteville’s athletics funding and the broader impact of the House/NIL settlement. Chancellor Charles Robinson and system officials explained that the board had waived a longstanding campus transfer and directed the university to provide an additional $6 million to athletics, with some costs likely to be passed through to students but partially offset by existing budget growth. Members debated whether the university should prioritize academics or athletics, how the transfer originated, and whether the athletic changes would affect affordability. The committee also discussed the 1890 extension program at UAPB and the Division of Agriculture’s land-grant funding. UAPB officials said the state match is intended to be one-to-one, that the current recommendation aligns appropriation with actual spending, and that a $2 million set-aside remains available if needed. The Division of Agriculture later clarified that its Smith-Lever extension and Hatch research funds are part of the UA system’s separate budget and that the state matched about $6.2 million in federal extension funding last year. The committee then moved to the Department of Corrections. It approved G1, transferring 51 positions to the secretary’s office to activate a recidivism program, with an estimated cost of about $4 million. Staff then began walking through the department’s FY27 budget, noting an increase of about $8 million for administration and shared services, including a $170,000 sex-offender assessment appropriation moved under Act 723 of 2025 and roughly $6 million more for medical contracts. Questions on the Corrections budget had just begun when the transcript ended.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

JLCAR Administrative Rules (05/16/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • They'll add it to our list of legislative things we have to deal with in the next bill filing period.
  • examination fees and puts them<00:46:58.880> in<00:46:59.040> rule.
  • <00:47:27.760> in rule making to to put these fees in rule making to to put these fees in
  • says that the state shall do the fee. says that the state shall do the fee.
  • So that's I that fee for that license.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first handled routine business, approving the consent calendar and the minutes. It then took up a Department of Employment Security rule, 24193, where the only issue was that a form had not been incorporated by reference. The department submitted an oral conditional approval request with revised language, and the committee approved the rule conditionally. A second Employment Security rule, 195, raised concerns that the notice language was too broad and vague and could amount to oral rulemaking; because the agency had not yet finalized revised language, the committee granted a one-month waiver so the rule could return next month with a conditional approval proposal. The Department of Safety’s contact person notification program rule, 24237, drew comments about Social Security number collection, unclear drafting on one section, and ambiguity about which application needed a signature. The agency agreed to remove Social Security number references from the rules and forms and to adopt the suggested clarifying language with minor edits. After discussion about why the identifiers were needed, the committee approved the rule conditionally with the oral changes. The committee then moved a previously consent-calendar item, OPLC rule 2547, off consent after Representative Maguire objected that the renewal application form was too health-care-focused and user-unfriendly for other professions; the agency said it would revisit the form, and the committee postponed action until next month without needing a waiver. The final major item was Fish and Game’s HB 2548, which changes licensing and permit rules for taking deer, bear, moose, turkey, and furbearing animals. Staff noted extensive public testimony, including a coalition submission, and said the main dispute was over what data the agency should rely on in setting seasons and take limits. Fish and Game explained that declining trapper participation made capture-per-unit-effort data less reliable, so it also uses hunter surveys and UNH research projects funded in part by federal money; the agency said current trapping removals are very low and do not appear to threaten populations. Committee members and public witnesses questioned whether the agency’s responses to comments were sufficiently specific under the new public-comment law, but no final vote on the Fish and Game rule was taken in the portion provided.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee, February 27, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh for some of you that may File 35.
  • You're paying your tuition and fees You're paying your tuition and fees basically<00:28:51.440><
  • And while some the tuition and fees.
  • <01:14:48.239> So, Senate files come through. So, Senate files come through.
  • >> This is a roll call vote for Senate File >> This is a roll call vote for Senate File
Bills: HB0159
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/11/2025)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:21:55.640> voter that's because the rank and file voter that's because the rank and file
  • Hospital Association got together to say we're not all going to pay this agency fee anymore; we have
  • anymore we have to pay this agency fee anymore we have to all<02:22:57.640> work<02:22:57.960
  • $2,500 um if we felt that that uh fee $2,500 um if we felt that that uh fee cut<04:16:04.479>
  • Our door because we have a disgruntled employee that's filed a complaint for something unrelated.
Keywords: 1189, house, all