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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have to pay those fees in excess.
  • We receive at our dairy 10 to 15 applicants each month from agricultural workers in the area, and one
  • of the most common questions applicants ask is overtime availability.
  • It requires a direct comparison of after-fee private equity returns against public market benchmarks,
  • passed AB 2833 fee disclosure for private equity firms.
Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime premium costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, and agricultural groups, argued the bill would restore lost hours and take-home pay after California’s agricultural overtime law reduced schedules. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the proposal would subsidize employers with taxpayer dollars and undermine the principle that employers should pay overtime themselves. The bill was held in subcommittee until more members arrived. The committee then took up SB 1083, a cleanup bill to the prior year’s school employee misconduct database law. The author and supporters said it would add due process protections for classified school employees, require an administrative law judge review before placement in the database, and improve notice and vetting rules for contractors and non-permanent staff. School employer groups and other opponents warned the bill could slow investigations and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved the bill 3-0 and sent it to Senate Appropriations. Members also considered SB 1089, which would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications and expand access through CalRX for chronic weight management and related health conditions. The author and supporters, including the American Diabetes Association and medical groups, said the drugs can prevent diabetes and improve health outcomes but remain unaffordable for many. Pharma representatives expressed concerns about the bill as drafted but said they were open to continued discussions. The bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar 4-0. Later, the committee heard SB 954, which would narrow and add guardrails to last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing, including environmental review near disadvantaged communities and labor standards such as prevailing wage and skilled-and-trained workforce requirements. Labor, environmental, and community groups supported the bill as a cleanup of an overly broad exemption, while business and manufacturing groups opposed it, warning it would discourage investment and worsen California’s competitiveness. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1299, a fire sprinkler fitter certification bill, was heard and passed 3-0 to Appropriations with support from the sprinkler fitters and building trades and no recorded opposition.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-MEDICAID SUBCOMMITTEE Feb 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-MEDICAID SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • Primarily, we are a fee-for-service state, which means we cover programs and we pay when it is utilized
  • Primarily, we are a fee-for-service state, which is we cover, Primarily, we are a fee-for-service state
  • the numbers for you on the next slide, which does show the majority of our population is covered by fee
  • DMS, Division of Medical Services, is covering the bulk of our fee-for-service population.
  • Those can include provider fees to put up the state share or be funded by the state.
Summary: The Medicaid Subcommittee of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met to receive a primer on the subcommittee’s history and on how Medicaid oversight works in Arkansas. Legislative audit staff reviewed the subcommittee’s origins in response to earlier Medicaid audit concerns and explained that Medicaid is audited every year in the statewide single audit because it is a high-risk, large federal program. Staff summarized recent audit findings, including issues with eligibility controls, data matching, contractor charging, incarcerated juveniles’ coverage handling, provider eligibility support, and the state’s Medicaid recovery audit contractor exception request. They also noted a DHS departmental audit finding involving employees who improperly received benefits, which was referred for possible prosecution. The Department of Human Services gave an overview of the Medicaid program, describing eligibility groups, delivery systems (fee-for-service, managed care/PASSE, and premium assistance for expansion adults), the size of the program, and the agency’s budget and provider base. DHS also outlined the difference between state plan amendments and waivers and said other committee materials would be sent to members. The Office of Medicaid Inspector General described its role in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, explaining that it investigates suspected intentional fraud, suspends providers when there is a credible allegation of fraud, recovers improper payments in mistake cases, and recommends policy changes when trends are identified. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit explained that it prosecutes provider fraud criminally and civilly, handles neglect, abuse, and exploitation cases in long-term care settings, and works with DHS, OMIG, and federal partners. Members asked about where cases are filed, how provider suspensions work, whether beneficiary fraud is investigated, and how education is provided to providers. DHS confirmed that beneficiary fraud cases are referred to local prosecutors and said the expansion population will move toward community engagement/work requirements under federal changes, with a soft launch planned before full implementation. The meeting ended with no formal votes beyond adoption of the prior minutes and no other committee actions.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 17th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • LOGISTICS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND PROHIBITS PUBLICLY OWNED AIRPORTS FROM CHARGING LANDING FEES
  • WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO WORK WITH SENATOR COLLINS RELATED TO THE PROHIBITION OF CHARGING LANDING FEES
  • IT SAYS THE FEES HAVE TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.
  • I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY BUT THE FEES NEED TO BE PUT SOMEWHERE SO THEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR. >> Sen.
  • WOULD HAVE CONDEMNED THE IDEA OF DOING THIS WITHOUT CREATING YET ANOTHER ACCOUNT AND COLLECTION OF FEES
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • So they've had some job training, and/or they've had the ability to go through the application process
  • probation fee, and not waiting to establish councils?
  • Um, eliminating fees for probation supervision, and increasing education to. supervision.
  • The only thing I'd say quickly is we're working toward the resolution of the probation fees, but that
  • So their stipends, or they pull certain fees—not fines—but certain fees and things for connecting them
Keywords: 924, joint, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment May 12th, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • updates a lot of means of communication that we have in statute for the department for certain applications
  • ecosystem, you know, when you purchase tires at a Costco, Firestone, places like that, you pay that fee
  • That fee is what funds the waste tire management fund.
  • Those tires, once the fee is paid, are the ones that enter our system, and we actually process, I think
  • Are we going to increase the fees on the boat folks? It's imposed on themselves.
Keywords: 965, house, all
Summary: The committee took up a series of natural resources, wildlife, environmental, and infrastructure measures. HCR 79 by Chairman Butler, which memorializes Congress and the U.S. Forest Service to allow dog hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, drew testimony in support from hunters and a former NRCS official describing it as a rural Louisiana tradition, and opposition from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, which said it supported hunting with dogs generally but opposed the deer/hog hunting portions while favoring the recovery-of-wounded-deer component. The committee reported HCR 79 favorable. It also reported favorable on SB 419, allowing pre-charged pneumatic devices for deer during primitive firearms season, and on SCR 29, creating a study committee on Atchafalaya Basin water quality and sediment impacts, and SB 111, setting black bass and crappie bag and size limits in the basin, with Wildlife and Fisheries saying it would monitor the effects through sampling and creel data. Several resolutions and bills focused on environmental management and state property. SB 174 authorized transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish from Louisiana Tech University to the Caddo Parish School Board and was reported favorable. SB 189, a preemptive ban on intentional release or dispersion of fuels or chemicals to affect temperatures, was also reported favorable after discussion of geoengineering-related additives. SB 99, which updates DEQ communications to allow optional electronic notices for permits and public notifications, was supported by DEQ and reported favorable. HCR 104, from Rep. Coates, asked the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and recommend improvements to subsurface data collection and access; testimony described efforts to modernize core and well-log records and build a statewide 3D subsurface model, and the resolution was reported favorable. The committee also considered river, boating, and wildlife-related measures. SB 331 would temporarily remove portions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act for five years to allow work on the lower Pearl River, including dredging and channel realignment, while prohibiting commercial development and reservoir construction; environmental groups opposed it as a bad precedent and urged a shorter sunset, but the bill was reported favorable. HCR 54 urged a federal study of flooded corn and migratory waterfowl behavior and was reported favorable after support from the Flyway Federation and Louisiana Wildlife Federation. HCR 94 would require annual Wildlife and Fisheries reports on boating safety data, and HCR 87 expressed support for a U.S. senator’s correspondence on migratory flyways; both were reported favorable. SB 505, dealing with the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund, was reported favorable after testimony that it would expand grant capacity, create a two-cycle application process, and address LLC-related issues. The committee also advanced several measures on public policy and cleanup issues. HCR 85 created a task force on illegal dumping; after amendments added Keep Louisiana Beautiful and the Louisiana Police Jury Association, members discussed statewide tire dumping problems, DEQ staffing, and cleanup funding, and the resolution was reported favorable as amended. HR 216, as substituted, was changed from a repudiation of the Louisiana Climate Action Plan to a resolution authorizing the committee to hold a hearing and receive input from agencies and stakeholders on the plan; after reconsideration and adoption of the substitute amendment, it was reported favorable. One item, SB 243, was voluntarily deferred.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • It's Been bumpy, but we are able to process all applications.
  • We have people who are working directly with anyone that's having trouble with their application.
  • And 3519 requires it repeals the bond and requires a reclamation fee of 2,000 dollars.
  • We have so many fees and so many taxes and so much of that side of the business, we can't afford it.
  • our DBA over there, but Herbal Junction is our real license name, but we pay way above SE figures in fees
Keywords: 914, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the applicability of the chapter, page 7, where it talks about the...
  • Authority District, providing authority to issue bonds, providing authority to impose assessments, fees
  • The application includes proof of insurance, bonding, and registration for business entities.
  • Any idea what the fee would be? I would imagine it would be relatively low.
  • is that it Correct yes ma am And just to reduce cost of redoing them all the time Any idea what the fee
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 3862, which would restrict social media app use for minors and limit smartphone/social media access in classrooms. Supporters, including representatives from Champions for Childhood, argued that smartphones and social media are linked to addiction, distraction, cyberbullying, and worsening youth mental health, and said the bill would help parents and schools protect children. After testimony, the committee left HB 3862 pending. Members then heard HB 3712, a construction retainage bill that would stop owners from withholding reserved funds on specially fabricated materials once they are delivered, approved, and warranted, while still allowing retainage for labor and installation. Witnesses from the precast concrete industry said current retainage practices delay payment for years and create financial risk for subcontractors and suppliers. The bill was left pending after closing. The committee also heard HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill requiring manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information for owners and independent repair providers, with carve-outs for medical devices, vehicles covered by existing repair agreements, trade secrets, and security protections. Support came from consumer, environmental, repair, and policy groups, while one witness from Safelite was neutral and urged removal of the MOU reference for auto manufacturers. HB 2963 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4308, which would create county industrial development districts to attract industrial employers and finance infrastructure through local elections and a board structure. Supporters, including the Fort Bend County commissioner, said the bill would help counties diversify tax bases and create jobs; the bill was left pending. Later, the committee took up several pending bills and voted to report HB 74, HB 112, HB 2214, HB 3016, HB 3133, HB 3173, HB 3807, HB 4063, HB 4115, HB 5008, and HB 2652 favorably to the full House, with some sent to the Local and Consent Calendars. The committee also heard HB 3874 on construction contract transparency and HB 4196 on creating a task force to modernize manufacturing, both of which were left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 3344, which would create a licensing and regulatory framework for re-roofing contractors; supporters said it would curb storm-chasing and protect homeowners, while one roofing contractor opposed it as too restrictive and argued existing fraud laws are sufficient. HB 3344 was also left pending.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Credit union director compensation remains modest compared to fees paid to directors of other financial
  • Credit union director compensation remains modest compared to fees paid to directors of other financial
  • AG will process each application on what they feel comfortable with. Thank you. Got it. Thank you.
  • If they did not, they would be penalized with a 3% fee equal to the home's value.
  • equal to the penalized with a 3% fee equal to the home's<01:36:01.639> value.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow New Hampshire state-chartered credit unions to choose, by member vote, to compensate their board members. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, does not require compensation, and is intended to align New Hampshire with other states that already permit this. He argued that credit union board service now requires more time and expertise, and that compensation could help attract stronger candidates and improve governance. Representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank testified in support. They said the change would not create salaries, but could cover modest compensation or reimbursements such as daycare, education, cybersecurity, or accounting training. They emphasized that credit unions remain nonprofit and member-driven, that board members must be credit union members and elected by members, and that any compensation decision would be made by the membership at an annual meeting or through the credit union’s voting process. Witnesses also said the bill would help with recruitment and retention, especially as credit union operations have become more complex and digital, and noted that similar authority exists in 16 other states, including Rhode Island. Committee members asked about the historical reason credit unions were excluded, the amount and structure of compensation, whether there would be a cap, and how voting would work. Witnesses said the bill does not set a statutory maximum, but in practice the amount would be disclosed to members and set through the vote; they also described St. Mary’s Bank’s ballot process and said proxy or ballot procedures depend on each credit union’s bylaws. One witness noted that federally chartered credit unions are subject to different limits. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25 and then moved on to Senate Bill 26.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/23/2026 #2

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1506, condominiums and homeowners associations, new owner fees limitations.
  • House Bill 1625, public health, newborn screening program, fees and core conditions.
  • , fees and core conditions. conditions. conditions.
  • <01:53:32.440> already said, but there's applications already said, but there's applications
  • And you're going to pay a fee to make sure that you're updating that registry every single year.
Summary: The House convened with 129 members present, read the prior journal, and then took up a series of third-reading bills. Early action included unanimous passage of HB 159 (mail theft), HB 412 (child support and driver’s license suspension), HB 912 (trap-neuter-return policies for community cats), HB 914 (Worcester County Board of License Commissioners membership), HB 558 (Prince George’s County wine festival licenses), HB 1400 (shellfish aquaculture penalties), and HB 1463 (Anne Arundel County Board of Education constituent services liaison). HB 582, dealing with Prince George’s County alcoholic beverages licenses and voter registration requirements, drew brief debate over whether it removed or retained a voter registration condition; it ultimately passed 119-12. HB 846, a property tax exemption for the Hagerstown multi-use sports and events facility, passed 126-7 after a system delay interrupted proceedings. Several bills prompted more substantive discussion. HB 1218, the Safe and Healthy Homes for All Act, drew opposing explanations over a proposed public registry of properties with housing violations; supporters said it would help identify serious housing problems and improve compliance, while opponents objected to publicly naming private properties based on administrative findings. It passed 99-36. HB 525, the Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act, passed 135-1 after questions about enforcement, with supporters comparing it to ordinary classroom discipline. HB 1483, allowing out-of-state clinical professional counseling and social work providers to use telehealth for continuity of care, passed 135-0 after clarification that it applies to people moving into Maryland and allows a six-month continuity period. HB 1504, the Pedestrian Safety Act, passed unanimously. Later, HB 664 (Cecil County alcoholic beverages license quota) passed 134-1, and HB 837 (cardiovascular pre-screening for student athletic activities) passed 133-2 after the sponsor explained that reporting requirements were removed for cost reasons and the bill now mainly requires screening questions. HB 925, regulating PFAS in sewage sludge applied to farmland, generated the most extended debate: one delegate argued the bill’s limits were too weak and lacked liability for industry actors, while supporters said it establishes the first limits, requires wastewater treatment plants to reduce PFAS, and leaves room for future tightening; it passed 130-7. HB 1370, authorizing a pilot stop-sign monitoring program in Rising Sun, passed 109-26. HB 649, expanding Maryland Commission on Civil Rights enforcement to higher education discrimination claims, passed 100-35 after supporters said current protections are stronger for K-12 than for colleges. The House also passed HB 512 on compensation for Anne Arundel County license commissioners and inspectors, and the session continued into HB 661 on commemorative months.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • licensure<00:05:29.759> process The dental hygienist licensure process clarifies that applicants
  • It also makes some changes to address reinstatement fees for expired licenses and specifies that dental
  • The changes made some changes to address the reinstatement fees for expired licenses and specified that
  • to have a higher license in order to provide that service, to equate to the comparable pricing or fees
  • it usually applies to somebody fees it usually applies to somebody who's<00:49:52.200> not<00
Summary: The committee began by reviewing a large slate of administrative regulations and explaining that it does not approve regulations but can find them deficient and send them back for further work. Members then asked questions on several items, including EMS reciprocity, dental hygienist licensure, and interpreter licensure. The EMS board explained that reciprocity would extend to applicants from any state, not just contiguous states, because the underlying statute had been amended. On the dental regulation, staff said the changes mainly clarified licensure requirements, reinstatement fees, and that dental hygienists administering local anesthetic must do so under direct dentist supervision. The most extended discussion involved the Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The board chair said the main concern was that the EIPA is an educational specialty assessment, not a nationally recognized certification, yet the regulation would allow it to support full licensure. Members discussed whether that could let educational interpreters work outside their intended scope and whether a separate educational license or statutory change would be more appropriate. The board said it did not think the regulation could be fixed further at this point and suggested a statute could create a narrower educational interpreter license. After discussion, the committee voted to defer both related interpreter regulations, 201 KAR 39:030 and the companion regulation, for further work. The committee then took up two community mental health regulations, 907 KAR 1:044 and 907 KAR 5:005, which had been found deficient in Administrative Regulations. Department for Medicaid Services staff said the rules would expand and rename the mental health associate role as a behavioral health associate, making the role available in many more facilities, but would also require additional coursework or progress toward licensure. Some members and providers raised access-to-care concerns, especially for rural areas and unlicensed staff already working in the field. Staff said the proposal had been revised through work with CMHCs and licensing boards, but the committee ultimately voted to defer both regulations as well. After finishing the regulation review, the committee heard a presentation from the Kentucky Hospital Association on the ATRIP hospital rate improvement program. Hospital representatives said ATRIP is a Medicaid state-directed payment program funded through a provider tax and federal matching dollars, allowing hospitals to receive payments tied to quality measures. They reported improvements including lower Medicaid readmissions, high sepsis screening rates, reduced infections and opioid prescribing, expanded postpartum depression and suicide screening, and training for more than 1,000 people. They said the program has helped hospitals invest in staffing and quality improvement and warned that without it, many hospitals would face severe financial strain.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Jun 1st, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Or establish fees?
  • When we talk about increasing user fees, user fees are capped, I'm just... ...be through ad valorem taxes
  • When we talk about increasing user fees, user fees are capped to a certain amount because of Medicare
  • The Children's Services Council can't assess fees. Who are you going to assess your fee on?
  • The Children's Services Council can't assess fees. Who are you going to assess your fee on?
Keywords: 999, senate, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Education. (3-19-26)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • information on page 18 that states that if requested by school district requiring one of their applicants
  • <00:18:45.840> their district requiring one of their district requiring one of their applicants
  • applicants applicants uh<00:18:47.280> one<00:18:47.480> of<00:18:47.520> the<00
  • was employed by that while the applicant was employed by that school<00:19:00.960> or<00:19:01.080
  • The department will retain<01:01:27.960> a<01:01:28.080> fee<01:01:28.480> for<01
Keywords: 958, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Just a reminder, under my administration, we do not request or receive tax dollars, just fee revenue,
  • and we take care to use less fee revenue than we receive and to turn the rest over to you for worthy
  • to furnish a form DD214, applicant to furnish a form DD214, the<00:06:39.680> certificate<00:
  • c> from active duty, in order to qualify from active duty, in order to qualify for<00:06:45.039> fee
  • waiverss and other benefits we for fee waiverss and other benefits we have<00:06:47.520> set<
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel, and Public Retirement heard presentations from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Department of Agriculture. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office had no major new budget or authority requests, but he updated members on voter-roll maintenance, ongoing litigation over a law preventing voting in multiple states, the Safe at Home program for domestic violence survivors, human trafficking outreach, reduced spending, and new anti-fraud measures for business registrations and electronic service of process. Members then discussed Adams’ remarks, especially his criticism of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. One senator objected that the organization should not be shut out of the legislative process, citing First Amendment concerns. Adams responded that he was not seeking to ban anyone from speaking, but wanted lawmakers to remember the harm he believes the group’s litigation does to election integrity and bipartisan reform. Representative Jackson praised Adams and his staff for their work. Deputy Attorney General Rob Duncan outlined the office’s work, including criminal prosecutions, civil litigation, body armor grants, administrative hearings, domestic violence and violent crime initiatives, election security, child support services, and the new Office of Data Privacy. He said the child support program transition from CHFS had created budget shortfalls and that the office would seek additional funding next session. In response to questions from Representative Lockett, Duncan said he did not yet have exact cost figures but expected funding needs and noted barriers related to personnel, budgeting, and integration. The committee also heard from Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell, who highlighted the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy’s 25th anniversary, the new Office of Economic Development, and the role of Miss Kentucky in promoting agriculture. He said the department would seek recruitment and retention funding, possible staffing for EV station inspections, and continued support to make the agriculture economic development fund permanent.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (03/25/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I spent a lot of time and also additional legal fees to work out the MOU when I testified about this
  • :40.639> happy<01:18:40.840> to<01:18:40.960> answer<01:18:41.440> any fees
  • and I'm happy to answer any fees and I'm happy to answer any questions<01:18:42.400> questions
  • The applicable statute is the duties of the State Board of Education, which states that the board adopt
  • and the applicable statute is the<01:31:20.960> duties<01:31:21.320> of<01:31:21.480><
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • what that fee is? what that fee is? >> How<01:12:25.040> much? >> How much?
  • E Central that cost recovery fee is.
  • But it could be much access fee.
  • >> That's why we don't charge the fee >> That's why we don't charge the fee because<
  • access fee. Thank you. access fee. Thank you.
Bills: HF3830, HF3688
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 1/23/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those paper applications are sometimes referred to as application for educational benefits.
  • Those paper applications are sometimes referred to as applications for educational benefits.
  • The paper application forms are last.
  • often those are fee waivers for participation in after-school events like sports events.
  • <00:43:33.640> waivers of is for the use of uh uh fee waivers of is for the use of uh uh fee
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee first approved the January 21st minutes by voice vote. Members then resumed a school finance overview focused on how Minnesota’s “base” budgeting system works and how future committee targets are set above or below that base by the Ways and Means chair, in consultation with fiscal staff. Staff emphasized that school funding decisions are tied to the state budget base and that changes made by the tax committee can affect school levies and school finance more broadly. The presentation then turned to property tax fundamentals. Staff explained that roughly 65% of school district revenue comes from state aid and about 20% from property taxes, with property tax revenue applying to school districts rather than charter schools. They reviewed the two main school tax bases—referendum market value and adjusted net tax capacity—along with class rates, sales ratios, and equalization. They also described tax credits, especially the school building bond agricultural credit, which helps reduce the property tax burden on agricultural land in Greater Minnesota. Members discussed student choice programs and how funding follows students. In response to questions from Representative Quam, staff explained postsecondary enrollment options (including direct enrollment and College in the Schools) and online learning, noting that funding generally follows the student to the serving institution or district. Staff also reviewed Minnesota’s pupil-counting system, including average daily membership and pupil weighting, and explained that students attending charter schools, other districts through open enrollment, or online programs are counted where they are served. The presentation concluded with broader school finance context: funding sources, equity and adequacy goals, constitutional and statutory authority, and the state’s school data systems (EUP/FARS, MARS, and STARS). Staff also began reviewing long-term enrollment trends, noting the impact of the baby boom, later growth from the mid-1980s through about 2000, and projected modest declines in public school enrollment through 2029.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 4, February 12, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <02:30:58.640> in requests for licensing application in requests for licensing application
  • Uh board of uh application for them.
  • Uh the city of Cheyenne has water fees.
  • not yet assess the storm water fee not yet assess the storm water fee structure<03:47:41.359>
  • funds for maintenance maintenance fee funds for maintenance maintenance fee increase<03:49:20.399
Keywords: 916, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • In Alabama, you have to have applied for a pre-market tobacco application with the FDA to sell vaping
  • There's a proposition of a $100 per product annual registration fee and a one-time application fee that
  • And also, just as a practical application of this, the cash bond ability to do cash bonds, especially
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Jan 20th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • taxes and fees.
  • Is the city going to capitalize off of this as far as the fees go?
  • I'm looking at the fee breakdown just to see how much I can say maybe he can answer this better.
  • Is the city going to capitalize off of this as far as the fees go?
  • It’s just like the previous bill, you know, with the 75% penalty on fees and a $500 fine.
Keywords: 959, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jun 22nd, 2026 at 12:00 pm

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • There was also a fee associated with each individual check, and now that fee is not there for election
  • the Secretary of Defense to require documentary proof of citizenship with the federal postcard application
  • executive order, which has to do with the documentary proof of citizenship on the federal postcard application
  • executive order, which has to do with the documentary proof of citizenship on the federal postcard application
  • have been in the news lately: for example, where the court invalidated the administration's $100,000 fee
Keywords: 904, all