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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The Workers' Compensation is a self-funded agency based on a quarterly assessment fee.
- That base assessment fee has not increased since 1990. We all know costs have gone up since 1990.
- This was the first year that we actually proposed legislation to increase our assessment fee.
- It was included with other administrative fees from other agencies, and that bill was tabled.
- The economic impact that the assessment fee increase would have on those businesses is significant.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) Mar 5th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It will also make OIG fees eligible for hazard pay. injury leave consistent with the benefits provided
- That the developers are saying they don't have a practical way to to absorb the fees.
- You're talking about government and the fees of where that money would come from, and I kind of echo
- a lot of market rate. to come into this arena, and as soon as they find out exactly, you know, the fees
- And what do you mean I have to defer a fee? And they walk right back out the door. So I just want.
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- what I would ask is this: Is there anywhere in the budget right now that pays for the civil attorney fees
- of the local health plans, to speak to the administration's proposal to move the UIS population to fee-for-service
- We don't have a fee-for-service solution for those needs, and we really need time to craft an alternative
- appreciate the PPS delay, and finally, we look forward to continuing conversations on the UIS transition to fee
- care members, we do want to thank you for the additional time to find an alternative to the UIS to fee-for-service
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders described as the compromise budget expected to move to the floor later that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core programs from federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget plan, saying it uses higher-than-expected revenues and reserve balances to reject some proposed reductions and fund temporary restorations and new spending in areas such as education, child care, health care, housing, homelessness, and public safety. Department of Finance representatives said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced framework and the effort to address out-year deficits, while noting the plan includes additional spending and revenue changes. Sisney also previewed floor bills including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125, with SB 122 described as a modification to the tax credit proposal and SB 125 as the managed care organization tax proposal.
Subcommittee chairs then described the major policy choices in their areas. Health chair Addis said the budget responds to federal health care rollbacks by protecting Medi-Cal, clinics, hospitals, dental care, and other safety-net services, while also supporting reproductive care, gender-affirming care, and county health systems. Education chair Alvarez highlighted increased school funding, expanded learning, special education, teacher support, community colleges, and a change to Cal Grant eligibility for older community college students. Other chairs emphasized child care expansions, homelessness and housing funding, prison closure and criminal justice savings, wildfire mitigation, county support for Medi-Cal and CalFresh administration, and accountability measures tied to homelessness and corrections spending. Several members also raised concerns or priorities, including the impact of the MCO tax on providers, the need for more support for local journalism, transit and climate funding, biotech and R&D incentives, and continued work on Prop 98 and long-term revenue solutions.
No formal votes were taken in the portion provided, but members broadly expressed support for the budget framework and the need to continue negotiations with the administration before final passage. The committee discussion repeatedly framed the budget as a response to federal policy changes and a choice to protect vulnerable Californians while maintaining fiscal responsibility. The vice chair, citing LAO warnings about future volatility and limited reserves, pressed Finance on whether the budget represented a record-sized state budget and whether revenues were also at record levels, underscoring concerns about the state’s preparedness for a downturn.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate and House Tax Policies Discussion Group - 05/12/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And they charge a small fee based on the price of the room of their guests, and kind of a complicated
- So, this fixes that mechanism so that the fee itself, which is put in on the price of the room, doesn't
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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 23rd, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- Super quickly, the indigent defender fund fee is $45.
- supervision providers and the court relative to the monitored officials non-payment of supervision fees
- There's not a way to collect their fee each month, without...
- There's not a way for collect their fee each month, without There's services.
- There's not a way for collect their fee each month, which I think is around $30 a month after you do
Bills:
HB91, HB123, HB167, HB255, HB264, HB321, HB884, HB955, HB967, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB994, HB1005, HB1104, HB1107, HB1109, SCR3
Keywords:
criminal procedure, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection, trial rights, electronic monitoring, GPS ankle monitor, ankle bracelet, pretrial release, post-conviction supervision, bail monitoring, house arrest, corrections, criminal justice, law enforcement, prosecuting authority, court reporting, provider registration, LCLE, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice
Summary:
The committee first handled housekeeping by voluntarily deferring HB 123, HB 255, and HB 994 without objection. It then took up SCR 3 by Sen. Myers, which sought to delay implementation of a State Police rule change affecting criminal history background checks for certain health care workers and authorized agents until October 1, 2026, to avoid hiring delays. An amendment was adopted to remove language authorizing parish and local law enforcement to perform checks during the interim. After testimony from health care stakeholders who supported the delay, SCR 3 as amended was reported favorably.
The committee next considered HB 978 by Rep. Lecombe, which as amended changed the bill from a town-of-Addis-specific exception to a broader adjustment in the population threshold for municipalities required to remit special costs to the district indigent defender fund, raising the threshold from under 5,000 to under 9,000 population. Supporters said the change would relieve small mayor’s courts and similar local courts of a $45-per-violation burden that was not well suited to those systems. The bill drew support from local officials and was reported favorably as amended.
HB 967 by Rep. Moore, which would have expanded parole eligibility for certain long-serving offenders convicted before July 2, 1973 by removing language limiting eligibility to those who had pleaded guilty, generated extensive debate. Supporters argued the bill would only allow elderly prisoners to be considered by the parole board and would not guarantee release, while opponents, including district attorneys and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, argued the 2022 law already covered those who pled guilty and that the bill would extend relief to people convicted at trial of serious violent crimes. After discussion, the motion to report HB 967 favorably failed on an 8-3 vote.
The committee then heard HB 1107 by Rep. Melancon, a post-conviction procedure bill for capital cases involving claims of intellectual disability. The bill, as amended, raised the burden of proof to clear and convincing evidence, required expert reports and IQ information, applied Daubert-style reliability screening, and clarified that it only applies in death penalty cases. Supporters from the Attorney General’s office and district attorneys said the bill would create a clearer procedure and speed resolution of Atkins claims; opponents from disability-rights, criminal defense, and medical groups argued it would replace clinical standards with a rigid statutory definition, rely too heavily on a 75 IQ cutoff, and risk excluding people with genuine intellectual disabilities. Testimony continued through the end of the transcript, with no final committee vote shown on HB 1107.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Their fees that they pay, where are they represented? I don't know.
- And so the professional fees is around our new staff training.
- And so we paid for those services through fee for service pending that.
- And so we paid for those services through fee for service pending that.
- We need more professional fees for promotional testing.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- an administrative fee for up to $5,000. an administrative fee for up to $5,000.
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There's <00:20:53.760>multiple with a $5,000 fee. - There's multiple with a $5,000 fee.
- It repeals a requirement related to payment of an examination fee directly to the board.
- <00:36:54.160>
directly payment of an examination fee directly payment of an examination fee
Summary:
The Senate convened with an invocation by Reverend Jod Gun, whose prayer was journalized by unanimous consent. The chamber then recognized several guests, including representatives from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, who were present for a resolution honoring Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week, as well as former Delegate and physician Dan Moheim, Towson University students, a veteran guest, and parents and young children visiting for Maryland Family Network’s Day in Annapolis.
The Senate adopted a resolution recognizing the National Alliance on Mental Illness for its advocacy on tardive dyskinesia screening, early detection, and treatment, and designated May 5–9 as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. The resolution was read and adopted without objection. The chamber also unanimously welcomed the guest groups and thanked them for their service and advocacy.
In second-reader action, the Senate advanced several bills with committee amendments adopted without objection. Senate Bill 113, the Longevity Ready Maryland Act, was amended to refine aging-related planning, website reporting, and Commission on Aging membership, then ordered to third reading. Senate Bill 123 updated the membership of the Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in nursing homes and assisted living facilities and was also sent to third reading. Senate Bill 336 extended the Task Force on the Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances for one year and added an HBCU representative. Senate Bill 394 expanded expedited partner therapy to bacterial vaginosis and added licensed certified midwives as authorized practitioners. Senate Bill 444 changed certificate-of-need requirements for certain intermediate care facilities, and Senate Bill 461 conformed the SNAP Heat and Eat Program to federal eligibility rules; both were advanced to third reading.
The Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee then took up Senate Bill 108, which would authorize the Maryland Department of the Environment to impose administrative penalties for certain water, wetlands, dam, and riparian-rights violations and expand administrative enforcement tools. Several senators raised concerns about the scope of the bill, its effect on shoreline restoration, dams, stormwater and wetlands enforcement, and whether it could allow penalties without adequate process or encourage payment instead of correction. The floor leader responded that the amendment requires notice, an informal meeting, and consideration of good-faith efforts before penalties are imposed in certain cases, and said the bill does not change permit requirements. The debate continued as members sought clarification on how the bill would apply to private dams, HOAs, farmers, and shoreline projects.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Am I paying rent, IT fees, anything? I don't believe so. I'm looking at the LBA actually.
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uh, I'm paying rent, um, IT fees, uh, I'm paying rent, um, IT fees, uh, anything - if I'm paying any other fees. I see. if I'm paying any other fees. I see.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/19/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- , so our foundation partners with the high school in assisting our families with shoes, paying for fees
- ultimately may make an even bigger impact is the 2023 legislators' decision to cap manufacturers' fees
- ultimately may make an even bigger impact is the 2023 legislators' decision to cap manufacturers' fees
- ultimately may make an even bigger impact is the 2023 legislators' decision to cap manufacturers' fees
- fees at 25% which went<00:36:44.839>
into <00:36:45.119>effect <00:36:45.440>in
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/11/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- SF 690 would layer a new, undetermined fee with system change requirements for statewide collection of
- Through county costs and fees to manage e-waste, Hennepin County spends over $300,000 a year on just
- <01:05:36.279>
to cover Through County costs and fees to cover Through County costs and fees - Chair and committee members, the bill does not have an upfront fee.
- And last year, you know, we had a bill like this, and it was a fee on the end of it, where you would
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Jan 14th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- They would still have to pay the license fee.
- The thing that they wouldn't have to do is pay the testing fee, so the state still would get the money
- for the license fees.
- You have to pay your fees, have a background check, and again, any other specific requirements that are
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Relating to parts of firearms, creating a criminal offense, authorizing a fee for the Committee on Homeland
- HB 4170 by Hayes relating to the venue of certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property
- to the regulation of delivery network companies, requiring an occupational permit and authorizing a fee
- occupants of the dwelling, creating a criminal offense, increasing a criminal penalty, and authorizing a fee
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (3-13-25) - Upon Recess
Transcript Highlights:
- There will be fees that could be charged for various activities in the public-private partnership itself
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be system so Senator there there will be system so Senator there there will be fees - 12.080>
be <00:05:12.199>charged <00:05:12.600>for <00:05:12.800>various fees - that could be charged for various fees that could be charged for various activities<00:05:14.000>
Keywords:
This meeting will take place upon Recess of the Senate Chambers. There is not an exact time for this meeting therefore a placeholder time for the live stream has been set for 1:00PM est.
Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 00:17
HB 114 Discussion 00:38
HB 114 Vote 01:56
HB 808 Discussion 02:24
HB 808 Vote 06:30, 958, all
Summary:
The Standing Committee on Economic Development, Labor, and Tourism met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 114, sponsored by Representative Truett. He explained that the bill clarifies the recreational use statute by expressly adding rock climbing, bouldering, and rappelling, removing liability for landowners who give permission for those activities on their property. After no questions, the committee voted unanimously in favor and reported the bill to the floor with a favorable expression.
The committee then took up House Bill 808, sponsored by Representative Ken Upchurch, which would establish the Burnside Island Development Authority to promote recreation and tourism at General Burnside Island State Park in Pulaski County. Testimony described the authority as a public-private partnership entity that could develop lodging, restaurant, and recreational facilities, with potential for significant tourism and economic development. Members asked about expected economic impact and how revenues would be used; witnesses said direct fees would go back to the authority for the bill’s purposes, and referenced a feasibility study suggesting substantial private investment and indirect tax benefits.
Several senators expressed support but also raised questions about whether the proposal had been fully reviewed by Appropriations and Revenue and about the governor’s potential response. The committee ultimately voted to report House Bill 808 favorably to the floor, with Senator Boswell requesting his vote be recorded. The meeting then moved toward adjournment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Think of it as an impact fee.
- development, that housing addition, will have on the water and wastewater systems, and they assess an impact fee
- And that impact fee is determined by study, and it is to offset the cost so that the other residents
- If we don't do that, just as is true for the minimum transmission charge, or the impact fee, we'll call
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met to consider and vote on a committee substitute for Senate Bill 6, which Senator King said was intended to address rapidly growing electricity demand from large loads such as data centers while protecting reliability and keeping costs from shifting to homeowners and small businesses. He described the bill as a response to updated ERCOT and PUC forecasts showing much higher generation needs than previously expected.
Senator King outlined several substantive changes in the substitute: replacing a minimum transmission charge with an upfront interconnection charge for new large loads; requiring the PUC to conduct a more detailed 4CP evaluation and adopt rules based on it; expanding load-forecasting data collection to smaller loads and standardizing criteria for interconnections; removing an exemption from ERCOT/PUC reliability review for certain net metering arrangements; making some PUC conditions temporary and limiting intervenors in those proceedings; and requiring utilities to work with large load customers on protocols and equipment for firm load shed participation. He also noted technical changes meant to close loopholes, including changing references from “duplicate” to “substantially similar” projects and from “affiliated” to “unaffiliated.”
Senator Menendez asked for clarification on several provisions, including whether stranded infrastructure costs applied to generation or only transmission, how “single site” would be defined, how ERCOT-directed curtailment and notice would work, and what “load ramp milestones” meant. King responded that the bill was meant to cover both distribution and transmission-level loads, that the PUC would define certain terms through rulemaking, that large customers would work with utilities in advance on flexible load and backup generation arrangements, and that ramp milestones would help utilities plan for phased growth in demand. After questions concluded, Senator King moved adoption of the committee substitute and passage of SB 6 as substituted. The motion passed on a 7-0 vote, and the bill was reported favorably to the full Senate.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- refers to the act of a towing company taking or holding a vehicle under false pretense or excessive fees
- held in violation of existing law would be able to post a bond with the court for the value of the fees
- Who can call a tow, why they can call it, what the fees may be, what sorts of disclosures and notices
- They are forced, essentially, to hand over the fees that are demanded by these bad actors or to pursue
- The fees demanded by these rogue towers are quite extortionate.
Summary:
The committee heard several bills. SB 911, by Senator Becker, would require notification and verification of defensible-space compliance when homes in high wildfire severity zones are transferred, using the preliminary change of ownership report; supporters said it would improve wildfire resilience and insurance availability, while county assessors opposed the use of the PCOR and urged a different recorded document. Members generally supported the bill but raised concerns about the 12-month compliance window and the need to keep working with assessors; the bill was held pending a quorum and later placed on call.
SB 1016, by Senator Blakespear, would create a pathway for a higher-level mental health evaluation when a Care Court petition is dismissed because the person is too ill to participate or otherwise needs more intensive care. Supporters, including psychiatrists, family members, and local officials, said Care Court is leaving many severely ill people untreated and that the bill would connect them to existing LPS processes. Opponents, including Disability Rights California, county behavioral health directors, counties, and other advocacy groups, argued it would expand involuntary detention, bypass existing pre-petition screening safeguards, and undermine Care Court’s voluntary nature. The bill passed the committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call.
SB 1112, by Senator Archuleta, would create a faster court process for victims of illegal or excessive “bandit towing” to recover their vehicles by posting a bond and obtaining a release certificate. Support came from Enterprise Mobility and the author, who said the bill targets bad actors and helps equalize leverage for vehicle owners; the California Auto Body Association sought an amendment to exclude auto repair shops. The committee passed the bill as amended to Appropriations and placed it on call. SB 1119, by Senator Padilla, would impose child-safety requirements on AI chatbots, including risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, limits on time and data use, reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The bill was driven by testimony from the mother of a teenager who died by suicide after prolonged chatbot interactions; industry and business groups opposed or sought amendments, citing overlap with recent law, vague standards, and prescriptive design mandates. Members expressed strong support for the bill’s goals while urging tighter definitions, and the bill was moved on a roll call vote and placed on call.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill proposes Minnesota constitutional amendment to fund affordable housing 4/8/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You have boat fee increases, state park fee increases. What did we hear this week?
- You have boat fee increases, state park fee increases. What did we hear this week?
- You have boat fee increases, state park fee increases. What did we hear this week?
- You have boat fee increases, state park fee increases. What did we hear this week?
- You have boat fee increases, state park fee increases. What did we hear this week?
Summary:
The committee heard House File 3279, the “Our Future Starts at Home” constitutional amendment, which would ask voters to approve a 3/8 of 1% statewide sales tax increase to create a dedicated housing revenue stream. Chair Howard said the proposal is intended to address Minnesota’s housing shortage through predictable, long-term funding, estimated at about $400 million annually for 25 years, and would be administered through a council that would fund housing vouchers, rental and supportive housing, and affordable homeownership.
Supportive testimony came from coalition and nonprofit advocates, including Nelima Sitati Munene, Ben Helvick Anderson, Dakota Morgan, and Chris Berggren. They argued that Minnesota’s housing crisis requires permanent, sustained investment rather than one-time grants, and said the amendment could produce thousands of vouchers, supportive housing units, rental units, and starter homes over time. Testifiers also emphasized the need for community voice and lived-experience representation in how funds are distributed, and described the bill as a way to prevent homelessness and stabilize families statewide.
Several members raised concerns that the proposal would add another regressive tax burden on residents already struggling with affordability. Representatives Johnson, Nash, Dotseth, and Myers argued that sales taxes hit lower-income Minnesotans hardest and said the state should focus more on zoning, regulatory reform, and other cost reductions instead of new taxes. Chair Howard responded that housing costs themselves are already highly regressive and that both policy reform and public investment are needed. The bill was laid over and no vote was taken.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, and the issue fee is the same as $5.
- That's just to delineate that this would be an additional fee in and above the regular fee for a driver's
- in and above the regular additional fee in and above the regular fee<00:50:05.839>
for <00:50: - Next line 40 fee for a driver's license.
- Is there anything that allows the fees to go up in the bill? >> No. >> Okay.
Bills:
HB1, HB198, HB11, HB32, HB33, HB34, HB56, HB68, HB72, HB101, HB102, HB110, HB154, HB166, HB168, HB274, SB114, HB1, HB198, HB11, HB32, HB33, HB34, HB56, HB68, HB72, HB101, HB102, HB110, HB154, HB166, HB168, HB274, SB114
Keywords:
DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Caucus of the Whole - Act 73 Overview - 2026-01-16 - 12:00PM
Vermont House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, both public and independent schools to charge an additional fee for those high school students if
- they meet certain criteria, including they get State Board approval to charge that fee.
- c><00:10:40.640>
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- Um and the school district that fee.
Summary:
The meeting was a high-level walkthrough of Act 73, with staff from Legislative Council and the Joint Fiscal Office summarizing major education policy, governance, tax, and fiscal changes. The presentation covered class-size minimums and related enforcement, creation of a state aid for school construction program, narrowed tuition eligibility for approved independent schools, changes to State Board of Education appointments, special education reporting and staffing, and a new report on standards for schools deemed small or sparse by necessity. It also noted that some provisions take effect immediately or in 2025, while the major funding and tax changes are contingent on new school districts being operational and a foundation formula report being received, with most of those changes targeted for July 1, 2028.
The central fiscal change described was a move from the current locally voted budget and varying homestead tax system to a foundation formula. Under that model, districts would receive an educational opportunity payment based on a base amount per pupil, adjusted by student weights for factors such as pre-K, economic disadvantage, English learner status, and special education, with small-school and sparsity weights replaced by support grants. Districts could still seek limited supplemental district spending above the foundation amount, subject to a cap and a uniform method for raising the funds, with excess collections recaptured at the state level. The presenters also described transition mechanisms to phase in the new system over several years.
The tax section explained that Act 73 would replace the current property tax credit with a homestead exemption and create a new non-homestead residential classification intended for second homes and short-term rentals, though further statutory or regulatory work would still be needed to implement it. The JFO presentation emphasized that the act also creates regional assessment districts for reappraisals and includes a transition to smooth changes in education tax rates. No committee vote or formal action was taken during the presentation; it was informational only.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Pole attachment fees.
- That suggests that pole attachment fees are an impediment.
- And that that provider reported back that the proposed attachment fees were of such a size as to make
- Uh, attachment fees, that's less money available to extend that coverage to other parts of the state.
- Anything sucking up more money because pole attachment fees are sucking up funds that could have been
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I have been concerned and involved in pole attachment fees.
- We have at least one occasion where the whole attachment fees were of some. a size that had made the
- that because I don't remember what the other Would it be a fair statement that if poll attachment fees
- Attachment fees that's less money available to extend that coverage to other parts of the but sucking
- Because poll attachment fees are sucking up. funds that could have been used for deployment to other