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• Placement fees are voluntarily negotiated.
• Yes, we need those profits to invest in research and development.
• and the facility fee together, so they're ultimately a part of the overall cost.
• A flat fee, fully disclosed, negotiated up front as part of the agreement.
• They can be paid with either a fee, where the health plan pays a fee, or they could be paid based on

Bills: HB712, HB722, HB946, HB1687, HB1809, HB1899, HB2528, HB2583, HB2741, HB2750, HB3021, HB3150, HB3265, HB3658, HB3812, HB3960, HB4392, HB4432

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

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• of uh assessments or fines or fees. of uh assessments or fines or fees.
• and fees and not to the actual dues. and fees and not to the actual dues.
• resources towards workforce development. resources towards workforce development.
• An activities reminder fee. fee. fee. an<04:07:34.479> opening<04:07:34.880> and<04:07:
• emails fee, using Blue Cross Blue Shield plan fee, a paying-by-check fee.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• FULL FEE FOR YES I DESCRIBE IT. >> Chair: ANY APPEARANCE FORMS ON THE AMENDMENT?
• THIS APPLIES NOT ONLY TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BUT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS.
• SENATOR MCCLAIN, IS THERE ANYTHING WITH REGARD TO AMENITY FEES IN THIS AMENDMENT?
• Bradley: THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE FEES AS PART OF THIS BILL? >> Sen.
• DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Florida TaxWatch in 2023 recommended developing a three- to five-year strategic work plan to prioritize
• critical... recommended developing a three- to five-year strategic work plan to prioritize critical
• bans, single-use carryout packaging fees, recycling goals, requiring alternative bags as an option at
• They recommended adding fees to some of these single-use plastics.
• They recommended adding fees to some of these single-use plastics.

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources met with a quorum present and considered a series of environmental, water, waste, boating, and land-use bills. SB 834 on recreational fishing vessel licenses was briefly explained as aligning licensure rules for freshwater and saltwater captains and was reported favorably. SB 1208 on service lateral assessment and rehabilitation would require periodic CCTV inspections, a seven-year assessment cycle, and a long-term public database for sewer laterals; county representatives opposed it over private-property and cost concerns, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 978 on advanced wastewater treatments, as amended, would require DEP reports and a long-term prioritization plan for upgrading large wastewater facilities to advanced treatment; the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up SB 1822 on auxiliary containers, which would preempt local regulation of certain packaging and define the term in statute. The sponsor argued it would reduce a patchwork of local rules and help businesses, while opponents from environmental groups, local advocates, and some local governments warned it would weaken plastic and foam restrictions, including in parks and coastal communities. Despite substantial opposition and several senators expressing concern, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 384 on notice for annexation of state-owned lands, after a technical amendment requiring written or email notice to legislative delegations, and reported it favorably. SB 1008 on waste incineration would bar new ash-producing incinerators or waste-to-energy facilities within a half-mile of residential, commercial, or school property. The sponsor said the bill was aimed at preventing another fire-related incident like the Doral plant and clarified it was intended to apply only to new facilities, not existing ones; waste-to-energy and county representatives opposed it as too restrictive, while several senators sought clarifying changes. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute amendment to CS for SB 594 on port channel and turning basin buffer zones, reducing the proposed anchoring setback from 5,000 feet to 2,500 feet and allowing ports to create buffer zones after public hearings and rulemaking; the bill was then reported favorably. Finally, SB 830 on lost or abandoned property, aimed at streamlining removal of migrant vessels that pose navigational and environmental hazards, was reported favorably after brief support testimony.

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• <00:23:53.679> that a GSA account has to do with fees that a GSA account has to do with fees
• ability to increase those filing fees ability to increase those filing fees themselves<00:24:23.840
• research that leads to the development research that leads to the development of<01:15:56.640>
• Each one endorses the development.
• <03:16:43.760> And developing stage model is used. And developing stage model is used.

Keywords: 916, all

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• <00:49:03.280> is they charge a fee for that that fee is they charge a fee for that that fee
• c> more<00:51:47.359> fee increases um uh more fee increases um uh more fee increases<00:51
• fee increase more fee increases fee increase more fee increases here<01:00:29.119> um<01:
• charge to their fees.
• So I see no fee—an application fee.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions. The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two. Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.

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• reinstated, including with interlock, is the $680 that is required under statute as a reinstatement fee
• We meet monthly and review current developments in law with a focus primarily on DWI defense work.
• We meet monthly and review current developments in law with a focus primarily on DWI defense work.
• We meet monthly and review current developments in law with a focus primarily on DWI defense work.
• As I understand, there's a shifting in order of the payment of the fee.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• under the assumption that maybe if I'm wrong because most of them are enterprise funds and be the fees
• And then there's a tie in fee as well and that it is not going to obviously cover the cost of removing
• Because I want to do septic to sewer conversions that the fee portion of the connection is not allow
• Development. 4 is the 3rd fastest growing states. We understand the concern.
• We're not out to stop development or add new protections. We're just out to bring awareness.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Are y'all willing to supply that data as far as your administrative fees or costs?
• increase that by 30% because that's the charge that they're going to charge us for administrative fees
• OK, well, I'm worried about the administrative fee.
• Well, we're not talking about, I'm not talking about administrative fees.
• But if this cost is already included in the fees you're getting now, but anyway, I, I think we're kind

Bills: HB138

Keywords: voter registration, application rejection, transparency, election integrity, state law

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• It adjusts the payment for Title V air permitting fees, resulting in an estimated administrative cost
• savings of $500,000 for the department while maintaining the current fee structure for the regulated
• Ryan Smart said the concern is that a developer could install a conventional septic tank during the 60
• But I think if we could develop a mechanism or if there is a mechanism to measure that and to be able
• It prohibits a producer, retailer, or BSO from charging a point-of-sale fee to consumers to cover the

Bills: S0912, S1196, S1422, S1510, S7034

Keywords: battery collection, battery stewardship, environment, recycling, hazardous waste, waste management, regulation, environmental protection, facilities, hazardous materials, coral reefs, natural resource, climate change, coastal flooding, solar facilities, wastewater treatment, nutrient reduction, land conservation, water conservation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Summary: The Environment and Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up several environmental bills and one appointment. SB 1422, as amended by a strike-all focused on coral reef protection and designating coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure, was reported favorably after support from Audubon Florida was noted. The committee then considered SPB 7034, a DEP rule ratification related to minimum flows and levels for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and associated recovery strategy; witnesses from the Florida Springs Council and local river advocates criticized the plan as too delayed and too dependent on a single future water project, while committee members raised questions about funding and utility responsibility. Despite concerns, the committee approved the bill as a committee bill, with Senator Smith voting no. The committee next heard SB 1510, as amended, which made technical changes to DEP-related provisions including B-MAP notice and timing, septic system requirements in Florida Springs areas, biosolids, fees, land acquisition, and rulemaking procedures. The main public testimony came from the Florida Springs Council, which opposed the 60-day delay for B-MAP effectiveness as harmful to spring restoration, while DEP and others supported the measure. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 1196, a targeted siting bill restricting new ash-producing incinerators or waste-to-energy facilities within two miles of large federally authorized water impoundment areas, with an amendment narrowing the practical effect to Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Supporters, including the City of Miramar, argued it would protect water resources and communities; opponents from the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition argued it would limit local waste-disposal options and could force more landfilling. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 912, the Safe Battery Collection and Recovery Act, which would require battery stewardship organizations and related recycling plans to keep batteries out of the waste stream. Industry and recycling representatives supported the bill, citing growing battery volumes and fire risks at recycling facilities. The committee also recommended confirmation of Gary Jennings to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. All measures were approved favorably except that Senator Smith voted against SPB 7034; the meeting then adjourned.

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• That on-site OE would have a $12 additional fee.
• That on-site OE would have a $12 additional fee.
• So you can have a $12 additional fee.
• see that it it's it follows that fee see that it it's it follows that fee schedule<00:32:06.799>
• <00:32:19.600> we you can see here the permit fees we you can see here the permit fees we

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• some adjustments to the fee structure.
• He works at BCI, to discuss the fees and the current structure.
• of the fees had been adjusted since it was established.
• of the fees had been adjusted since it was established.
• That is the honest explanation for how these gaps developed. It's not an excuse for any of them.

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence honoring a deceased member, then approved the April minutes. The first major presentation was from Chelsea Florey of Child and Family Services on the Diversion Task Force and related grant programs created with one-time funding from HB 1012. She reported that five of six proposals were funded, with youth diversion services operating in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, and a Red River Children’s Advocacy Center program focused on problematic sexualized behavior. Members discussed barriers such as staffing shortages, voluntary family engagement, service fatigue, and the need for better coordination, broader outreach, and possible changes to diversion eligibility rules so low-level cases can remain in diversion longer. Several legislators pressed for more practical system changes and clearer service navigation, while Florey said the task force is trying to build a service array or hub and is leaning on the Children’s Cabinet for broader recommendations. The committee then heard from North Dakota Lottery Director Thomas Lawler, who gave an operational overview and biennium report. He described the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, Pick and Click subscriptions, Players Club membership, and revenue distribution. For the 2023-25 biennium, about $67 million in tickets were purchased, with roughly $16.2 million transferred overall, including money for the general fund, drug task force grants, and compulsive gambling prevention and treatment. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether the amount is set by statute. A lengthy presentation followed from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on criminal justice data connectivity and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that North Dakota’s jail, court, HHS, and correctional systems use multiple separate databases that do not communicate in real time, requiring manual cross-checks and staff communication. He said the department is exploring a centralized hub or other integration approach, but noted challenges with identifiers, vendor contracts, confidentiality, and cost. Robin Schmolenberger then updated the committee on a Medicaid data-sharing project with HHS, saying monthly application assistance is now occurring in correctional facilities and that automated bi-directional data exchange is expected in late 2026 to help suspend and reactivate Medicaid coverage and identify former foster care youth. Members also discussed parole, probation, transitional housing, and the need for better real-time notifications and clearer data definitions. The committee also received an update from county representatives on the 24/7 sobriety program, including a recent attorney general opinion that if a court waives 24/7 fees, sheriffs may use the cheaper twice-daily breath test or urine testing instead of SCRAM bracelets or drug patches. Finally, Bruce Johnson of the Racing Commission presented on an audit report, acknowledging serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, grant documentation failures, a breeders fund eligibility reversal, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has already changed its procedures by tracking fund limits monthly, requiring grant applications and itemized reports, enforcing breeders fund rules as written, and routing purchases through procurement with written contracts. The committee asked follow-up questions throughout but took no formal votes on these presentations.

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• <00:35:24.240> So going for fees. So going for fees.
• <00:38:53.520> So new fees or additional fees forward.
• So new fees or additional fees forward.
• fee schedules.
• This is a submedaid fee fee schedules.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:31:15.240> not<00:31:15.679> here<00:31:16.559> on development not here on development
• But as kids with developing brains, this is serious.
• The high taxes, the high fees, it's just not feasible.
• <02:09:06.520> by since they charge exorian fees by since they charge exorian fees by financial
• be uh brain development be uh brain development retardation<02:25:01.680> there<02:25:01.880

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture and Food Systems heard testimony and began decision-making on HB 1246, which would establish the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office within DCCA to regulate cannabis. Chair Tarnas described the bill as divisive and noted the hearing had received 95 testimonies in support, 135 in opposition, and 11 comments. Members were told the office would be administratively attached to DCCA, and the department emphasized it would not direct day-to-day operations. DCCA also raised concerns about banking access due to federal law, while the Department of Agriculture supported a one-plant, one-agency approach and noted its current authority over cannabis plant importation and movement. Several agencies and advocates supported the bill with cautions or requested amendments. The Department of Health said it appreciated the bill’s public health protections but remained concerned about increased adult-use access, youth mental health, pregnancy-related risks, and effects on developing brains; it requested a 12-month delayed effective date. The Attorney General’s office said legalization should include safeguards, recommended a longer implementation timeline and seed funding, and flagged issues in the bill involving impaired driving, open-container language, and penalties for under-21 possession. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill but objected to new driving and possession offenses, saying existing law already covers impaired driving. Doctors for Drug Policy Reform supported the measure, citing regulation of intoxicating cannabinoids, testing, childproof packaging, and public education as public-health benefits. Opponents focused on youth access, public safety, and the bill’s broader social effects. The Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill over access and diversion concerns, and the City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor strongly opposed legalization, citing higher-potency cannabis, youth harms, psychiatric risks, and increased poison-center calls. The Hawaiʻi Substance Abuse Coalition argued legalization should wait until prevention programs are in place and funded first, while the Hawaiʻi Family Forum and Hawaiian Republican Women also opposed the measure, citing concerns about youth exposure, added bureaucracy, and taxpayer costs. The Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi questioned the purpose of the proposed cannabis taxes, asking why cannabis should be taxed heavily if legalization is intended. The hearing continued with additional testimony after a brief audio issue for one testifier.

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• Agencies, first responder agencies, from charging a fee to respond.
• Responding that they also shouldn't charge a fee for what basically is their mission, which is to be
• And one of the ideas that came up was to charge an accident response fee when fire departments go out
• Those fees will only be charged to insured drivers.
• Accident fees can be $710 to $1,800 per accident.

Bills: HB3045

Keywords: accident response, motor vehicle, law enforcement, fire department, fee prohibition, 914, all

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• The state's position is a national leader and workforce development.
• Our institutions also collect tuition and fees from all non exam students and further supporting their
• The largest share of our state investment comes through that Workforce Development Fund which flow to
• This chart before you illustrates the workforce development funds allocated to school districts over
• Eligible students can receive up to 100% of tuition fees, exams of materials.

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• AB-3 AB-638 directs the State Water Board Resources Control Board to develop guidelines for capture and
• We need this guidance to be developed as soon as possible to reduce potable water demand and to encourage
• And then I think just lastly, it imposes a fee on soap and body wash manufacturers to fund the regulations
• and then those fees will be passed down to consumers.
• I've been on this committee, but I've voted on bills where we've dealt with chemicals prior, and the fee

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• more into the details about the types of projects that are being put into place, that are being developed
• So one of the things that we've been looking at lately is, all right, we need to increase our fees, which
• We've increased our fees to make way for our new wastewater treatment facility.
• They're talking about 2,500 homes to be built in the future, but at this time, the developer is only
• When you get into a county that's in full-swing development, like some of the ones surrounding Tampa

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources met to hear a panel discussion on implementation of Senate Bill 64 (2021), which requires elimination of non-beneficial wastewater discharges to surface waters by 2032. Department of Environmental Protection staff reported that utility plans have been approved, about 570 million gallons per day are expected to be eliminated under the plans, and roughly 176 million gallons per day have already been eliminated. The department emphasized ongoing annual reporting, continued coordination with utilities, and the need for projects such as reuse, indirect potable reuse, wet-weather backup discharges, groundwater recharge, and other beneficial uses to meet the law’s 90% reuse requirement in applicable cases. Representatives from Flagler Beach, Atlantic Beach, JEA, and Hillsborough County described how the law affects different utilities. Smaller and coastal systems said they face major cost, space, salinity, and infrastructure constraints, with limited reuse opportunities and expensive alternatives such as deep well injection or regional transfer. Larger systems described substantial capital programs already underway, including public access reuse, indirect potable reuse, regional recharge projects, and saltwater intrusion barrier wells, with costs ranging from tens of millions to billions of dollars. Members and witnesses discussed the need for flexibility, regional solutions, and case-by-case permitting, and the Florida Rural Water Association asked the committee to consider hardship provisions and funding or exemption adjustments for smaller systems. The committee then took up SPB 7002, a proposed bill by the Environment and Natural Resources Committee relating to water management districts. Senator Broder explained that the bill would increase transparency, improve planning and budgeting oversight, create a gift ban, support local referendum authority for certain ad valorem funding, and provide record-level funding for Everglades restoration. After a question from Senator Smith about whether the ad valorem language was expansive or restrictive, Senator Broder said it would add a new funding tool for districts. The committee adopted a motion to submit SPB 7002 as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably by roll call vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• ABLE TO GET MORE INTO THE DETAILS OF THE TYPES OF PROJECTS BEING PUT INTO PLACE, THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED
• WE TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP, BUT THOSE ARE PART OF THE WEIGHT THE STATE WOULD IMPLEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND
• ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING OUT LATELY IS ALL RIGHT, WE NEED TO INCREASE OUR FEES, ONE OF
• THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING OUT LATELY IS ALL RIGHT, WE NEED TO INCREASE OUR FEES, WHICH WE HAVE
• WE INCREASED FEES TO MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We're always looking for ways to enhance that transparency and provider development, from recruitment
• They have previously been in fee-for-service. That is a big change.
• Happy to talk about that; I'm just not sure of the... ...in fee-for-service. That is a big change.
• And so we're trying to develop those solutions as we hear direct feedback from the people we serve.
• We're trying to develop those solutions as we hear direct feedback from the people we serve.

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to organize the new term, take roll, and hear introductory presentations from the six agencies under its jurisdiction: the Agency for Health Care Administration, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Children and Families, Department of Elder Affairs, Department of Health, and Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The chair outlined the committee process, including assigning members to review agencies and make budget recommendations. Each agency head gave a high-level overview of their budget, staffing, major programs, and priorities, with recurring themes including Medicaid, long-term care, disability services, child welfare, mental health, aging services, public health, and veterans’ health care. Several agency leaders highlighted recent initiatives and funding priorities. AHCA emphasized Medicaid managed care, provider regulation, Hope Florida, hospital-at-home, and cancer-related efforts; APD discussed iBudget services, Hope Florida, a managed-care pilot, online applications, and forensic care costs; DCF focused on child protection, foster care, adult protective services, food/cash/medical assistance, mental health, and opioid treatment; Elder Affairs highlighted Alzheimer’s services, community-based senior care, guardianship, ombudsman services, and disaster outreach; DOH covered cancer innovation, maternal telehealth, cybersecurity, HIV/hepatitis/syphilis screening, and school nursing; and Veterans Affairs described benefits and health care access for veterans, long-term care, and federal reimbursement. Several speakers also raised concerns about rising costs, provider rates, disaster response, and access to services. The committee heard two public comments from disability advocates about Medicaid redeterminations affecting iBudget waiver recipients and provider payment delays. In response, AHCA and APD said they were coordinating on data sharing, early outreach, escalation processes, and efforts to reduce disenrollments and make recertification smoother. Members then asked questions about provider rates, opioid settlement spending, managed care quality measures, pediatric rare disease grants, group home transparency, senior outreach, ABA services moving into managed care, annual Medicaid recertification, veterans’ service utilization, waiting lists for elder services, and prevention spending. No formal votes were taken during the meeting.