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• The current statute also opens up practitioners to costly legal fees.
• And patients can see costs before treatment and prevent surprise fees, billing, gouging, etc.
• Hidden costs and fees bring in millions for equity investors who control so much of healthcare, and the
• So the surgeon provides, you know, we provide the service as far as the facility fee.
• He developed a delusion and described hallucinations, and we thought he might have schizophrenia.

Bills: SB2024, SB227, SB268, SB1467, SB1580, HB5537, SB1313, SB1677, SB918, SB331, SB2207, SB2721

Keywords: e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid

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• <00:29:05.720> we regulate housing or its development we regulate housing or its development
• It can be used for the development costs, rehab, and land development.
• ownership development ownership development um<01:03:57.760> the<01:03:57.880> 2023
• affordable home ownership development affordable home ownership development program<01:04:04.400
• development costs rehab Land Development development costs rehab Land Development um<01:04:23.160

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee met for an organizational hearing focused on introductions, committee jurisdiction, and a presentation from Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Commissioner Jennifer Ho. Members described their priorities for the session, including addressing HOA issues, senior housing affordability, manufactured housing exploitation, first-time homebuyer access, housing and health connections, homelessness protections, downtown conversions, and expanding starter homes, ADUs, and smaller multifamily housing. Chair Port emphasized bipartisan collaboration and the committee’s focus on removing barriers to housing production and expanding homeownership. A substantial portion of the meeting was devoted to remembering Senator Carrie Dietz, with Chair Port, Senator Draheim, and Commissioner Ho each describing her deep knowledge, behind-the-scenes leadership, and role in major housing accomplishments. They highlighted her work on fire sprinkler requirements in high-rise buildings, rental housing safety, public and nonprofit housing repairs, protections against predatory investors, manufactured and workforce housing, tenant protections, down payment assistance, local affordable housing aid, homelessness services, and the Bring It Home program, which helped pave the way for Minnesota’s rental voucher program. Advocates’ letters honoring her contributions were also made available to members. Committee staff then reviewed the panel’s jurisdiction, including housing and homelessness prevention, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency oversight and budget matters, housing bond allocation authority, housing infrastructure bonds, manufactured housing, rent control, transitional housing, and homeless prevention. Chair Port said the budget overview would be held for a later hearing. Commissioner Ho introduced her staff and outlined Minnesota Housing’s mission as a statewide mission-driven financial institution that finances affordable housing, homeownership, supportive housing, homelessness prevention, and manufactured housing through partnerships with lenders, developers, service providers, tribes, and local governments. No votes or formal legislative actions were taken at this meeting.

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• projects, or development strategies that would cover operational personal expenses.
• Alabama ABC Board the authority to create a new license fee to have enforcement out in the field.
• Well, so the permit fee money would go to the ABC for enforcement. That's what that piece is for.
• Is this a fee on the wholesaler, right?
• So, it's an additional fee that the ... it's an additional fee that will be collected at the wholesale

Bills: HB227, HB255, HB465, HB472, HB482, HB483, HB526, HB529, HB484

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• Thank you. develop our teacher certification exams, similarly to what you were saying.
• We've invested too much in developing that exam.
• Part of my question you just answered, but I wondered what is your timeline to develop a test?
• The legislature directed this agency to move away from fee-for-service and into the managed care model
• And then our foster home rules, they are currently under development within our agency.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Hawaii to develop support and advanced Hawaii to develop support and advanced artificial<00:10:54.399
• Can you give some background on how Senate Bill 1622 developed?
• <00:20:50.720> the Innovation the economic development the Innovation the economic development
• Hawaii to Grant the resident tuition fee Hawaii to Grant the resident tuition fee for<00:43:15.440>
• <01:47:54.400> of of Hawaii f funds for the development of of Hawaii f funds for the development

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

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• So it's a workforce development issue as well.
• Senator Bettencourt, do we subsidize these application fees for public students?
• Do we subsidize these fees for public education students.
• That's what this amendment is about. is covering those fees, correct? I may. Mr.
• It does not appear that they were because there is no fee subsidy associated with it.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• Secretary: 1734 to Jurisprudence, House Bill 1875 to Veteran Affairs, House Bill 1893 to Economic Development
• , House Bill 1950 to Secretary: Economic Development.
• House Bill 3770 to Economic Development, House Bill 4134 to Business and Commerce.
• Just to highlight a couple of the things that go on here, we do have this attorney's fees shift is rigged
• The little baby has developed too much, is too big for this process to work.

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• But it's also a repository for various student fees, such as an activity and service fee, technology
• fee, concessions, etc.
• But it's also a repository for various student fees, such as an activity and service fee, technology
• fee, concessions, etc.
• So on to tuition and fees.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education received a presentation from Tim Jones, Senior Vice Chancellor and CFO for the State University System of Florida, on the system’s funding methodology, budget structure, tuition, and performance-based funding. He outlined the system’s scale, including 12 universities, more than 430,000 students taking classes, about 78,000 employees, and a roughly $20 billion operating budget. He also reviewed tuition levels, noting Florida’s low resident undergraduate tuition, the lack of tuition increases since 2013, and the distinction between state-set resident tuition and Board of Governors authority over other tuition categories. Jones described several funding components, including performance funding, preeminence funding, faculty recruitment and retention programs, universities of distinction, nursing pipeline and matching programs, and operational enhancements. He explained that performance funding is based on a 100-point model tied to retention, graduation, employment, and other metrics, with student success plans required if scores decline or fall below 70 points. He said the current performance funding allocation is $350 million and the legislative budget request seeks $400 million. He also said the new SUS 30 strategic plan will lead to updates in the performance metrics and benchmarks, with some changes possibly phased in over time. Senators asked questions about how the new strategic plan will affect future scoring, how long universities have to improve after declining scores, and how out-of-state enrollment and tuition are handled. Jones said universities will be evaluated on the current metrics for the upcoming budget cycle, while the new plan’s changes will be developed later and may include glide paths. He also said there is no statutory cap on nonresident students, though the Board of Governors has a 10% systemwide guideline under discussion, and that graduate out-of-state tuition varies by program and requires institutional and Board of Governors approval. No votes were taken, no public testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned.

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• I also appreciate provisions that allow for a waiver of certain certification exams and exam fees. and
• . ...development requirements or non-renewal at the end of the year if necessary.
• There's a development time for sure.
• I think it's $2,500 of that would go back to that candidate to basically offset those tuition and fees
• My intent is to develop a model that will make it easier to make changes to delegate policies.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• <00:05:00.479> House commerce and economic development.
• House commerce and economic development.
• House Bill 635 is an act relating to eliminating Department of Corrections supervisory fees, introduced
• reading of the bill. >> H 635, an act relating to eliminating Department of Corrections supervisory fees
• House Bill 635 is an act relating to eliminating Department of Corrections supervisory fees, introduced

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a moment of silence honoring four former members who had recently died: Avis Jarvis, Ernie Shan Jr., Ernest Earl, and Malcolm F. Severance. Members then introduced 12 bills for first reading and referral, covering topics including voyeurism and disclosure of sexually explicit images, crime victims’ rights in forensic cases, domestic abuse orders of protection, family court judgments, connected-device security standards, energy storage goals, environmental amendments, municipal votes on cannabis retail, cannabis consumption in prohibited places, elimination of Department of Corrections supervisory fees, an independent monitoring board for body-worn camera footage, and operating under the influence of alcohol or other substances. Each bill was read and referred to the appropriate committee. During announcements, members noted an upcoming Vermont National Guard and Veterans Affairs Caucus meeting, recognized a representative’s birthday, observed a moment of silence for former doorkeeper Cornelius L. Reed, and welcomed a new child in the gallery. The chamber then moved to the orders of the day. The House considered H.28, which would add explicit affirmation language to oath requirements in titles 1 through 10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated and make related technical and gender-neutral wording changes. The Judiciary Committee recommended amendment, and the House adopted the committee amendment and ordered third reading. The House also took up H.409, a strike-all amendment concerning bail revocation procedures. The bill would correct bail-cap language for now-sealable misdemeanors and create a clearer process for prosecutors to appeal denied motions for bail revocation; witnesses from legislative counsel, public safety, prosecutors, defense, and the judiciary supported it. The committee vote was reported as 10-1 after a correction from the floor, the House adopted the amendment, and third reading was ordered. The House then adjourned until Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

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• and the $32 CHP fee.
• may choose to adopt a one-time solution this year or something temporary to give you more time to develop
• Developing an ongoing solution isn't going to be easy for this.
• I mean, raising fees, which obviously comes with trade-offs for Californians.
• Since fees themselves have only had CPI increases since the implementation of these REAL IDs, they have

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This baby has a fully developed brain.
• This dispensing fee is tied to a fee-for-service rate that's set through a transparent and independent
• We are currently in the process of developing curriculum.
• That will include costs associated with the rulemaking, the development and further development of the
• If somebody develops HIV, it's a human immunodeficiency virus.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.

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• Each school must also develop... ...on the school's website and annually to the Arizona Board of Regents
• Each school must also develop and implement a FAFSA awareness strategy that is aligned with the SBE's
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1711 requires the State Board of Education, or SBE, to develop a
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1711 requires the State Board of Education, or SBE, to develop a
• Tuition and fees for students who commit to teaching in Arizona public schools.

Bills: SB1004, SB1424, SB1497, SB1507, SB1572, SB1684, SB1711, SB1741, SB1754, SB1763, SB1798, SCR1012, SCR1041, SCR1051

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

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• Two, the representative has stated a 3.5% fee cap.
• But that's not, that would be a fee, that would be a fee that they are charging.
• That's their own fee. Right. Exactly.
• But what I'm getting at is, I get it, it's an identified line item fee on the receipt.
• It's an identified line item fee on the receipt that's going to show up: hey, here's a credit card fee

Bills: HB1268, HB3041, HB3075, HB3378, HB3463, HB3619, HB3620, HB3624, HB3722, HB4335

Keywords: retirement, public employees, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, rounding, cash payments, public finance, Oklahoma Common Cents Act, political subdivision, science and technology, research, board appointments, emergency legislation

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• Item number 50 is for the Economic Development Department.
• Item number 50 is for the Economic Development Department.
• and workforce development—and earmarks them for economic development in the counties of Torrance, Cibola
• and workforce development—and earmarks them for economic development in the counties of Torrance, Cibola
• Yeah, their legislation, I think, is always under development.

Keywords: 996, all

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• West Fargo's water needs, economic vitality, and future development are deeply tied to the policies adopted
• So every time we fly into Wapton, we've looked at various areas for development, and they are sitting
• They have green space that's not developed into; it's now being farmed.
• , although those are minimum fees, not maximum fees.
• , although those are minimum fees, not maximum fees.

Bills: HB1162

Keywords: Lake Agassiz, water authority, board of directors, state highways, water management, 908, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1162, which would add the West Fargo mayor as a voting member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board. The sponsor and Fargo’s mayor argued West Fargo has grown into a major regional water stakeholder and should have a formal vote, while members questioned the board structure and why the change was not framed more specifically. The bill was supported in testimony, closed without opposition, and received a 6-0 do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 1259 on annual legislative sessions and session structure. Members adopted an amendment that left the structure and logistics of sessions to legislative management rather than prescribing details in statute, after discussion about flexibility, committee workload, annual versus biennial sessions, and concerns about preserving debate and committee process. The amended bill received a 4-2 do pass recommendation, with some members voting no because they preferred a different committee recommendation or had concerns about the broader change. House Bill 1254, which would allow any North Dakota resident to obtain a State Library card, drew supportive testimony from the bill sponsor and State Library staff. They said the change would align law with current practice and expand access to books, e-materials, and other resources statewide, including for military families and out-of-state state employees. The committee closed the hearing and approved the bill 6-0. The committee also considered House Bill 1469, which narrows financial disclosure requirements so only business or trust interests directly related to the office sought or held must be disclosed. After brief discussion that the change would reduce unnecessary disclosure burdens, the committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a 6-0 do pass recommendation. House Bill 1368, dealing with administrative rules and the standard for challenging them, was opposed by committee counsel as too broad and legally problematic; the committee rejected it on a 4-2 do not pass vote. Finally, House Bill 1219, which would reduce the required perpetual care fund set-aside for certain cemeteries from 20% to 10%, received supportive testimony from the sponsor, cemetery representatives, and local users, but also concern about long-term fund health. The committee ultimately recommended do pass on a 5-1 vote.

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• This bill will not add any additional fees or generate any new revenue.
• The source has developed a cough. "Hey, doc, I have, you know, can you come out?"
• I'm here representing the Giddings Economic Development as well as myself, a ranch owner.
• There's a $10 fee down below that you didn't know about, and there's another $10 fee if the bird actually
• If it runs, there's a $10 fee as well.

Bills: SB34, SB119, SB261, SB532, SB1035, SB1245, SB1247, SB1267, SB1442, SB1930, SB1948, SB2078, SB2112, SB2143, SB2155

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

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• It creates responsible users of alcohol and helps them develop an understanding of both the positive
• an understanding of both them develop an understanding of both the<00:20:39.919> positive<00:
• to monetary payments uh committee fees to monetary payments uh committee fees uh<00:43:23.440>
• He said he thinks it will further development, particularly housing development in the State of New Hampshire
• He said he thinks it will further development, particularly housing development in the State of New Hampshire

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• NUMBER ONE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY 2030.
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
• I PROMISE YOU I CAN MOVE THE FEE THIS THE SPEED OF CHANCELLOR FARRELL.
• THE TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION HUB SERVES AS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THIS.
• THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT HELPS US REPURPOSE AN OUTDOOR BAY INTO A 30.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• care services as well as increased program costs. evidence-based treatment modalities, kids, news develop
• We've paused new EI/DBI businesses from enrolling in fee-for-service.
• I think generally when we say they haven't build it includes both them CEOs and fee for service.
• We need to develop the rules, put it out for comment.
• We need to develop the rules, put it out for comment.