Video & Transcript Research : 'fee structure'

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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (02/12/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • to address the comprehensive structure to address the matters<00:30:07.679> at<00:30:07.960><
  • Well, I think the concern, as I’ve said, is that it really is the cost of the drug, not the fee going
  • And they're collecting a flat fee for service; they're not incentivized anyway.
  • The response is this whole business about whether it's the rate structure or MEAs.
  • <02:57:36.640> scheduled heard the results are a fee scheduled heard the results are a fee
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Jan 14th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • THAT ARE CAUSING THESE STRUCTURAL ISSUES?
  • IT IS STRUCTURALLY STAND TO NOT FALL. THEN THEY GO INTO MILESTONE TWO.
  • INTEGRITY RESERVE, IT'S FOR THAT SET OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ITEMS.
  • THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY FUNDS. THEY CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ITEMS.
  • TAKE AWAY THE STRUCTURAL RESERVE STUDIES. LET'S JUST SAY IT'S $20 MILLION RIGHT?
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 12th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that is done so that the funeral home owners won't have to pay such a high fee for their licenses
  • So this has to deal with the license fees that the funeral homes are having to pay.
  • So this has to deal with the license fees that the funeral homes are having to pay.
  • such a high high fee for their licenses. licenses. licenses.
  • Senator Bale to help bring this fee Senator Bale to help bring this fee down.<00:37:09.200> And
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 28 senators present. The body agreed to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading and adopt the previous journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The presiding officer also recognized several guests on the floor and in the gallery, including an intern from the Lieutenant Governor’s office and guests of Senator Chambliss. Committee reports focused on confirmations for Alabama State University’s Board of Trustees. Patricia Anne Jones (Confirmation 79), Angela Star (Confirmation 80), and Bobby Singleton (Confirmation 78) each received favorable committee reports and were confirmed by the full Senate, with roll-call votes showing unanimous or near-unanimous support. The chamber spent considerable time in lighthearted debate and personal remarks during Singleton’s confirmation before adopting the motion and confirming him. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 81 commending the Coach Safely Foundation for youth sports injury mitigation, and several other resolutions honoring individuals and organizations, including Johnny Williams, Jim America, Senior Trooper Hunter Woodruff, and retired Army Colonel Shawn Thomas Prricett. A resolution encouraging Alabama public high schools to form a consortium was also adopted. On local bills, the Senate passed Senate Bill 243 regarding Jefferson County and House Bill 532 regarding Shelby County, both by using the previous roll and with no opposition. The Rules Committee then reported a special order calendar for the 22nd legislative day, which the Senate adopted 30-0. The special order calendar included bills on the Board of Funeral Services, the Public Service Commission, tax abatements, electric utilities, child support, dogs, school lands, Chambers County, and real property. The first special-order bill taken up was Senate Bill 107 by Senators Figures and Gudger, concerning the Alabama Board of Funeral Services. Senators discussed the bill’s purpose of funding the board’s increased duties, the effect on funeral home license fees, and an amendment offered by Senator Bell to reduce certain fees. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was explained as not affecting pre-need funeral arrangements. Debate continued as members asked questions about costs to families and funeral homes, but the chamber had not yet reached final disposition of the bill by the end of the excerpt.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 5th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you're kind of awarding it class by class as opposed to right now there was no structure.
  • This updates the fee schedule for oversized and overweight permit fees.
  • And the fees that are going to be charged now, where did you say those monies would go?
  • This bill was an effort to improve the management structure in our building.
  • We've gone back to the same Capitol structure we had before the $300 million restoration we did.
Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized a doctor, a nurse, and a student hero who rescued a driver from a burning vehicle. The chamber also welcomed a new group of pages and adopted a motion to reject House amendments to Senate Bill 1546 and request conference. Senators then adopted Senate Resolution 44 recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week, and heard remarks honoring educators in the gallery. Senator Goodwin also announced the death of former Representative Don Ross and offered condolences to his family. The Senate then took up House Concurrent Resolution 1027, setting a target sine die date of May 14 at 5 p.m. The resolution drew opposition from Minority Leader Kurt and Senator Jett, who argued the chamber still had unfinished business, but it passed 28-17. The Senate also passed SJR 50, SJR 52, and SJR 53, all related to agency rules, including expanded provider types, removal of a physician-visit cap, and medical marijuana packaging requirements. Additional measures passed included HB 1185 on preserving military and historic firearms for honor guards and museums, HB 1937 on student-employee communications and due process, HB 2035 on funeral transportation protection agreements, HB 2137 on involuntary medication procedures for competency restoration, and HB 2166 on legal newspaper distribution without a USPS permit. Later, the Senate approved a series of bills on business, licensing, public safety, and state operations. These included HB 3148 on VIN inspections by dealers, HB 3323 on removing notarization for certain electronic Service Oklahoma documents, HB 3466 eliminating petty cash at the Corporation Commission, HB 3498 updating corporation and LLC statutes, HB 3661 extending a forestry equipment sales tax exemption, HB 3678 expanding the definition of public official for electronic harassment protections, HB 3710 revising the Rising Scholars Award Program, HB 3977 updating state veterinarian qualifications, HB 3986 expanding a tax exemption, HB 4104 strengthening penalties for repeat voyeurism-related offenses, HB 4108 adding airport operational areas to critical infrastructure, HB 4142 covering conspiracies to use bombs or explosive devices, HB 4274 allowing military children to attend non-zoned schools, HB 4275 allowing case managers and peer support specialists to work for local public agencies, HB 4322 removing dual certification for funeral directors in charge, HB 4336 updating interventional pain management rules, HB 4484 allowing certain state vehicles to be used between home and work, HB 3880 on Tourism Department compensation and Oklahoma Today publication discretion, and HB 1687 creating the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act with an amended effective date. The chamber also passed HB 2959 requiring school administrators to report abuse allegations to law enforcement within 24 hours and before school questioning, with emergency passage approved. HB 3718 was then taken up with an amendment clarifying timelines for special education evaluations tied to the Lindsay Nicole Henry Scholarship; discussion centered on the new 15-school-day meeting timeline and the 45-day evaluation period. The transcript ends during questions on that amendment, before final action on HB 3718 is shown.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • No fines, fees, restitution, or probation costs may be charged during this period.
  • <00:30:22.880> No<00:30:23.120> fines,<00:30:23.679> fees,<00:30:24.240>
  • No fines, fees, resitution the sentence.
  • No fines, fees, resitution or<00:30:25.039> probation<00:30:25.520> costs<00:30:25.840>
  • wouldn't it make more sense to structure wouldn't it make more sense to structure this<01:00:36.240
Keywords: 1136, house, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • There are not penalties or late fees... I'm glad that Senator Epstein brought it up.
  • There are not penalties or late fees if you are trying to do what you're supposed to be doing.
  • There are not penalties or late fees. I'm glad that Senator Epstein brought it up.
  • There are not penalties or late fees if you are trying to do what you're supposed to be doing.
  • Yeah, that's what I wanted to get at further, which is that, you know, the way this is structured is
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The joint House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees met to hear identical conformity bills, HB 2153 and SB 1106, which would align Arizona tax law with the federal Internal Revenue Code as of Jan. 1, 2026, including some retroactive provisions for tax year 2025. Staff explained that the bills would exclude three federal provisions: the higher federal SALT deduction, the new senior deduction as written in H.R. 1, and the deduction for interest on new car loans. They would instead include a $6,000 retirement-income deduction for taxpayers age 60 and older, a $6,000 Roth IRA contribution deduction, a higher dependent tax credit, and a deduction for child and dependent care expenses above the federal credit. JLBC estimated the package would reduce general fund income tax revenue by about $441.3 million in FY 2026. Members also discussed that the Department of Revenue’s forms had been issued assuming full conformity, and staff and supporters argued the bills were needed quickly to avoid confusion and amended returns during filing season. Committee members and sponsors largely framed the bills as tax relief and a way to provide certainty for taxpayers and preparers. Supporters said the package would help families, seniors, and workers, and noted that the Arizona version was negotiated to keep the overall tax relief roughly comparable to full conformity while shifting benefits away from the SALT deduction and toward child credits, retirement income, and child care. The sponsors also criticized the governor’s executive action and urged prompt passage so taxpayers would know how to file. Opponents argued the bills would reduce state revenue, worsen the budget outlook, and disproportionately benefit higher-income taxpayers and corporations. Several witnesses and members also raised concerns about the child care deduction, the retirement-income deduction, and the business expensing provisions, while supporters responded that the bill was designed to help working families and encourage saving and investment. Public testimony was mixed. The Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club supported the bills, emphasizing early conformity, filing certainty, and reduced confusion for taxpayers and software providers. Opponents included Save Our Schools Arizona, the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, Opportunity Arizona, and several individuals, who argued the package would deepen budget problems and favor the wealthy. One witness objected to a federal school-choice-related provision she said was being tied to the bill, though committee members said the measure before them was a tax conformity bill and not a school finance bill. The hearing included extended debate over the fiscal impact, the governor’s prior requests for some of the same tax changes, and whether taxpayers would need to file amended returns if the legislature later changed course. The transcript ends during testimony from NFIB, with no final committee vote or action shown in the excerpt.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (05/06/2025)

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • We standardized the fee reductions as fixed percentages.
  • A delayed effective date is unnecessary under the structure and probably counterproductive.
  • We standardize<01:39:13.600> the<01:39:13.920> fee<01:39:14.239> reductions<01:39
  • :14.719> as<01:39:15.040> fixed standardize the fee reductions as fixed standardize the
  • <01:39:44.159> and unnecessary under the structure and unnecessary under the structure and
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, an attorney is not going to take it for, I don't know, more than $5,000 as a retainer fee.
  • > it<00:25:34.400> does<00:25:34.559> impact<00:25:34.799> a as a retainer fee
  • So, it does impact a as a retainer fee.
  • Uh, it seems a reading of the bill as currently structured has a very limited focus.
  • structured has a very limited uh focus. structured has a very limited uh focus.
Keywords: 910, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have a whole forecast and financial reporting division that's structured and required by the feds
  • <00:21:50.559> and reporting division that's structured and reporting division that's structured
  • disqualification criteria and background disqualification criteria and background study study study fees
  • 27.399> chapter<00:32:27.639> 2<00:32:28.039> 56<00:32:29.000> entitled fees
  • moving to chapter 2 56 entitled fees moving to chapter 2 56 entitled Human<00:32:29.760> Services
Keywords: 1183, house
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas Medicaid is transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based care.
  • Thriving in that structured environment is what we need to recognize. That's the rules of the day.
  • However, physician services fees are still low compared to Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial insurance
  • Texas Medicaid is transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based care.
  • We want the least confinement, but when we have someone that fits that structured environment... this
Bills: SB1, SB 1
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 8th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • creating a criminal offense, authorizing an administrative penalty, and expanding the application of a fee
  • Hinojosa of Nueces relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees
  • Cook to explain the bill. ...by standardizing the language used when awarding attorney's fees.
  • HB number 1803 by Harless, relating to the dentist and dental hygienist compact, authorizing fees.
  • Landgraf to explain the bill. practical, structured solution for our state agencies to offer telework
Bills: SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127, SB906, SB1229, SB855, SB703, SB1025, SB888, SB1119, SB1080, SB929, SB1355, SB2231, SB1877, SB1998, SB552, SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB2697, HB3801, HB3488, HB3477, HB3466, HB3469, HB2594, HB2564, HB2298, HB5331, HB5646, HB5247, HB5323, HB4384, HB3896, HB4014, HB3627, HB3594, HB2524, HB510, HB561, HB 1181, HB3963, HB5111, HB2785, HB1661, HB200, HB1803, HB249, HB721, HB851, HB 1128, HB1904, HB30, HB1916, HB541, HB5560, HB3071, HB5627, HB5435, HB2688, HB3045, HB3483, HB4213, HB4226, HB783, HB175, HB4735, HB5155, HB5057, HB4813, HB5339, HB5196, HB5033, HB3486, HB4211, HB74, HB4730, HB4743, HB4463, HB4139, HB4752, HB4486, HB4437, HB4426, HB4396, HB4263, HB3487, HB3418, HB2266, HB2229, HB2189, HB5224, HB5195, HB3947, HB3358, HB3370, HB3745, HB3697, HB2001, HB1968, HB3371, HB3909, HB4944, HB2284, HB4506, HB3317, HB4166, HB3913, HB1768, HB4603, HB2494, HB3099, HJR138, HB133, HB3832, HB1988, HCR34, HB3421, HB3892, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (11/12/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • The $10,000 limit doesn't include the attorney's fee section and the like.
  • The $10,000 limit doesn't include the attorney's fee section and the like.
  • The $10,000 limit doesn't include the attorney's fee section and the like.
  • It is, in fact, all allowed the way this is structured.
  • I I I the way this is structured.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee first recessed for a subcommittee meeting on HB 313, which concerned an open-meetings-related issue. In the subcommittee, members discussed concerns that the bill might be unnecessary because current law already allows a person to request an open meeting in advance; the subcommittee then voted ITL on HB 313 by voice vote and closed its work session. The full Judiciary Committee then reconvened and took up CACR 6, the proposed constitutional amendment on a “right to compute,” with members debating whether the language was too broad and could create unintended consequences. Supporters framed it as a forward-looking protection for computation resources and strong encryption, while opponents said it was too open-ended and better addressed by future legislation. The committee voted ITL on CACR 6 by a 17-0 roll call. The committee next turned to HB 232, as amended, concerning the rights of conscience for medical professionals. The amendment narrowed the bill to abortion-related objections, removed sterilization and artificial contraception, aligned the abortion definition with existing state law, and reduced damages from treble damages to actual damages. Supporters said the bill would protect conscience rights, give physicians and patients more choice, and could help attract providers to New Hampshire. Opponents argued it was overly broad, unclear in key definitions, and could interfere with employers’ ability to assign staff, especially in rural health settings. Members also raised concerns about the bill’s scope and enforcement, including the broad definition of “participate,” the lack of clarity around exceptions for providers whose services include abortion as a “major part,” emergency determinations, and the inclusion of nursing homes in the definition of health care institution. Some members argued the bill singled out abortion while other controversial medical procedures were not treated similarly, and others criticized the minimum-damages provision as potentially punitive and designed to deter participation. The discussion continued without a final vote shown in the transcript excerpt.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • An extreme example that we have here in Louisiana is the Old River Control Structure.
  • That fee is what funds the waste tire management fund.
  • Once the fee is paid, those are the tires that enter our system, and I believe around 98% of tires in
  • That fee is what funds the waste tire management fund.
  • Are we going to increase the fees on the boat folks? It's imposed on themselves.
Summary: The House Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up a series of hunting, wildlife, environmental, and property measures. It reported favorably HCR 79, which urges Congress and the U.S. Forest Service to allow deer hunting with dogs in Kisatchie National Forest, after testimony emphasizing the cultural importance of dog hunting and opposition from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, which supported only the wounded-deer recovery component. The committee also reported favorably SB 419 on using pre-charged pneumatic devices during primitive firearms season, SCR 29 creating a study committee on Atchafalaya Basin water quality, and SB 111 setting black bass and crappie bag and size limits in the basin, with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries saying it would continue sampling and monitor impacts. Members then approved SB 174 transferring state property in Caddo Parish from Louisiana Tech University to the Caddo Parish School Board, SB 189 prohibiting intentional release of fuels or chemicals for temperature-affecting purposes, and SB 99 modernizing DEQ communications to allow optional electronic notices. They also reported favorably HCR 54 requesting a federal study of flooded corn and migratory waterfowl behavior, and HCR 94 requiring annual boating safety reports from Wildlife and Fisheries; witnesses supported the reporting idea and suggested adding a 10-year average for context. The committee next approved HCR 104, which asks the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study collection and access to subsurface data, with LSU’s Greg Upton describing ongoing modernization of core samples, well logs, and 3D subsurface mapping. It also passed SB 331, which temporarily removes a section of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act for five years to allow work on the lower Pearl River; conservation groups opposed the bill, warning about precedent, flooding, erosion, and habitat impacts, while the author said the measure was narrowly tailored to address severe silting and channel problems. Finally, the committee created a task force on illegal dumping in HCR 85 after amending its membership, adopted a substitute for HR 216 to authorize a committee hearing on the 2022 Louisiana Climate Action Plan, and reported favorably HCR 87 supporting a U.S. senator’s migratory flyway correspondence and SB 505 revising the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund grant process and related tank requirements.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 18th, 2026

ALC-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • So can you tell me what you're—I know I see what you're—$276,000 a year you're getting from fees and
  • It could, but one residential structure does not require all of the licensing.
  • number one thing that communities talk to me about is how difficult it is to get rid of dilapidated structures
Summary: The committee first reviewed the Division of Environmental Quality’s asbestos abatement program. DEQ officials explained that the program licenses asbestos-related workers and businesses, including contractors, workers, inspectors, planners/designers, consultants, air monitors, and training providers, under federal and state requirements. Members asked about asbestos use today, grant funding for removal, inspections funded by fees and fines, complaint handling, enforcement authority, and health risks. DEQ said some asbestos-containing products are still manufactured, grants have not been issued in over six years due to funding constraints, inspectors investigate complaints and can issue civil penalties or other enforcement actions, and exposure can cause asbestosis and mesothelioma. The report was accepted without objection. The committee then heard from the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. Officials described the agency’s standards and training divisions, three basic academies, advanced training, and jail standards training. Members asked about recruitment, academy capacity, training costs, and curriculum changes. The commission said recruitment and retention are improving, basic academy enrollment is around 700 per year with capacity for about 725 to 750, training costs counties nothing because the state funds it, and basic training is being expanded from 528 hours to 705 hours with more practical instruction based on input from chiefs and sheriffs. Questions also covered detention officer training, school resource officer training, and whether other agencies are subject to the same standards. Officials said detention officers receive separate training, school resource officers have standalone training approved by the commission, and other law enforcement divisions such as the Department of Agriculture are held to the same standards. They also noted a Veterans to Law Enforcement program that allows eligible veterans to attend the academy without first being hired by an agency, with GI Bill support. The report was accepted without objection, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 13, 2026 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • governor's office maintains is a very robust website and you can go to that website and plug in Budgie Abra fee
  • So we provide appropriately credentialed a structure, instructors and instructional support personnel
  • that our instructors, the certified teachers in the course subject through deal with the certified structures
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Populations and habitats that would otherwise be separated by human activities or structures.
  • areas of high risk that can benefit from the potential for the study to see if wildlife crossing structures
  • To adjust fees and categories as needed, this change will streamline the non-resident hunting license
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-EDU-HWN, HWN Public Hearings 02-03-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> So, uh, I think if this bill will be enacted, so there's this fees that be collected, so I think
  • And then I noticed in your bill which I agree with, uh, the exemption for Native Hawaiian for that fee
  • uh enacted so there's u uh this uh fees uh enacted so there's u uh this uh fees that<00:15:29.199
  • uh for that fee to be exempted.<00:15:48.240> uh<00:15:48.720> do<00:15:48.959> you
  • We talk with them, and I think the first concern is this overlapping regulations and also added fees
Bills: SB2178
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SP 2178, which would create an industrial hemp program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, establish an advisory board, support research through the University of Hawaii, and promote hemp-based materials and partnerships with Native Hawaiian practitioners and cooperatives. Testimony was generally supportive from industry, Native Hawaiian advocates, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the department, with supporters emphasizing economic opportunity, community-based development, and potential uses such as hempcrete and fiber products. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity also said it supported the intent, but its representative explained that the bill would require additional staffing and resources for education, monitoring, testing, and enforcement. Members raised concerns about overlapping regulation with USDA hemp licensing and the cost of new positions; the department estimated three additional positions at about $80,000 each and noted current federal licensing does not charge fees. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including removing state licensing requirements to avoid duplication with USDA authority, making technical changes, and blanking the appropriation amount for later consideration, and the recommendation was adopted unanimously. The committee also heard and later took action on several other measures. SB 2702, relating to Hawaiian Homes and an irrigation system inventory, drew support but was postponed for decision-making until February 5 so additional amendments could be prepared. SB 2785, relating to economic development, received mixed testimony but was recommended and adopted for passage without amendments. SB 2790, relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Mākai irrigation system, received strong support and was also passed unamended. SB 2314, relating to the Hawaiian language and the legal effect of Hawaiian versions of laws, drew support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and others, while the Attorney General’s office raised concerns about the wording; the committee adopted amendments incorporating language from the judiciary, clarifying that English and Hawaiian are official languages and that priority goes to the version consistent with legislative intent when there is a material difference, and then passed the bill with amendments. All final votes reported were in favor, with no recorded opposition.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • to render separate judgments for separate obligations and subs orders, uh, specifically attorneys' fees
  • certain order or priority in a judgment, and this simply straightens out the fact that attorneys' fees
  • This would then capture that when that attorney's fee judgment is ordered that it can't be commingled
  • That would have hit our revenues to the tune of approximately $75,000 70,000 dollars in copy fees and
  • It cost $20,000 in legal fees to fight to get her child back.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • certain order or priority in a judgment, and this simply straightens out the fact that attorney's fees
  • This would then capture that when that attorney's fee judgment is ordered, that it can't be. mingled
  • It cost $20,000 in legal fees to fight to get her child back.
  • The legal fees to obtain that authority are often high. and too high for families already under stress
  • And we don't want these fees to stand in the way of their pursuit of this authority.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee, February 27, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • They've got salary structure in place for the district.
  • You're paying your tuition and fees basically on behalf of the student that is attending the school.
  • You're paying your tuition and fees You're paying your tuition and fees basically<00:28:51.440><
  • I will say that the way it is structured in this bill is really pretty beautiful.
  • And while some the tuition and fees.
Bills: HB0159