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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

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  • Starting a new application would involve the extensive list of requirements. for a new applicant, including
  • Bill just codifies that for this application.
  • Just wasn't, and it is applied. in many cases to this, but it's not codified in that application.
  • They would still have to pay the fee to get the new license.
  • With having that part of the application process and that reporting form so so so if you're if you're
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This would apply to the application of school laws in Texas. It's been in there a long time.
  • If they're in the law, it's just the application of the law and making sure we're following. following
  • Many don't realize today that public school districts, upon an application application of transfer from
  • A booster shot will now be tributed in this, on the court chamber, by the applicants for the 72nd Victory
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Government

Government

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  • “I was not in support of the $25 fee.
  • I was not in support of the $25 fee.
  • Our fees are limited to cost recovery, and in many counties our reticence to increase fees leads to them
  • fees are limited to cost recovery in many counties are reticence to increase fees leads to them being
  • increased infrequently and so fees are already below cost in a number of places by limiting our fee
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from the prior meetings and then took up several measures, beginning with HCR 2013, which would proclaim June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month in Arizona. The resolution drew emotional testimony in support from Crystal Cooper and Bella Stockton, both of whom shared personal stories about living with spina bifida and argued for celebrating life and supporting people with disabilities. Senator Kennedy voted no, saying the resolution was symbolic and did not address practical supports such as paid family leave, health care, housing, and school meals. The committee ultimately gave HCR 2013 a due pass recommendation on a 4-1 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then advanced HB 2327, as amended, clarifying protections for eligible persons’ identifying information in county recorder records and explicitly excluding voter registration records from the confidentiality provisions. Representative Hendricks said the bill was intended to fix problems created by earlier language protecting elected officials and first responders. The committee also passed HB 2258, which adds La Paz County to the Tourism Advisory Council’s geographic area, with no opposition testimony. A longer debate followed on HB 2397, which expands HOA/condominium disclosure requirements for prospective buyers, including bylaws, declarations, plats, meeting minutes, and information about assessments and known defects. Representative Biasucci said the bill was about transparency for buyers, while the Arizona Association of Community Managers raised concerns about cost and the scope of the disclosure requirements; the Arizona Homeowners Coalition supported the bill but opposed an amendment that would require managers to be on site for capital projects. The committee adopted two Hoffman amendments and then gave HB 2397 a due pass as amended recommendation. The committee also passed HB 2015, which imposes penalties on state agencies that miss federal audit reporting deadlines, and HB 4049, which changes how the Attorney General represents DCS in cases alleging misconduct; both drew opposition over concerns about punitive penalties and existing conflict procedures. Later, the committee approved HB 4087, authorizing a memorial plaque for former legislator Barbara Love, and HB 2100, which allows counties to authorize certain small land subdivisions, despite objections that it could weaken water-supply protections. The committee then passed HB 2460, as amended, preempting local ordinances that penalize businesses for abandoned or stolen movable property such as shopping carts; supporters argued cities were charging victims of theft, while cities and towns said the bill would undercut local nuisance enforcement and shift costs to taxpayers. Finally, the committee began hearing HCR 2056, a proposed constitutional referral recognizing a right to refuse medical mandates, with Representative Cooper and supporters framing it as bodily autonomy and opponents warning it would weaken public health protections, especially in schools and during outbreaks.
OK
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  • is a request bill from the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Tommy Johnson about warrant fees
  • specialties, having their reimbursement rates set by the workers' compensation commission in the medical fee
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 14th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

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  • Last year we had a state statute bill that had local application in Coleman County, and from that we
  • It is no new additional fee or anything, but it consolidates what we currently have to make sure we're
  • So, the whole premise behind this is consolidating that into one fee.
  • So while, well, it's not no fees or things are imposed on it until it is actually transferred out of
  • or things are imposed on it not no fees or things are imposed on it until<00:24:03.679> it<00
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • Additionally, this recommendation expands income verification technology and creates a new secure applicant
  • portal to reduce eligibility errors and increase application processing time.
  • and tools, and a team of applications and tools, and a team of staff<00:04:46.080> focused<00
  • and creates a new secure applicant and creates a new secure applicant portal<00:04:56.240> to
  • increase application processing time. increase application processing time.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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  • increase in state grant applicants increase in state grant applicants year-over-year<00:52:53.440
  • <00:53:09.520> year-over-year state grant applicants. year-over-year state grant applicants
  • tuition and fees would look like.
  • <01:35:47.760> uh the uh the workload and the fees uh the uh the workload and the fees uh
  • we updated and simplified the fee we updated and simplified the fee structure.<01:37:31.920>
Bills: HF4362, HF4252, HF4440
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

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  • filing fee on a criminal defendant, and the courts may not adopt any new fee, fine, surcharge, or assessment
  • filing fee on a criminal defendant, and the courts may not adopt any new fee, fine, surcharge, or assessment
  • So a couple of years ago, we worked on juvenile fees legislation eliminating these fees.
  • Chair and Senator Leach, the county these fees come from... ...these fees come from county general funds
  • And then other counties like Navajo and Coconino do charge this fee... ...but the fee only makes up less
Summary: The committee approved the March 10, 2026 minutes and then considered several bills. HB 2056, appropriating $100,000 for an Arizona Department of Water Resources feasibility study on brackish groundwater desalination, passed 6-3 despite concerns that it could encourage more groundwater pumping and worsen subsidence or impacts to tribal lands. HB 2057, which lowers the Arizona Centennial Special Plate renewal fee from $25 to $20, also received a do-pass recommendation, 7-2, with some members objecting to the special plate’s focus and the reduced fee. HB 2224, appropriating $1 million annually to DES for the produce incentive program, drew strong support from nonprofit and food-access advocates who said the Double Up Food Bucks program helps families, farmers, and local markets; it passed 9-0. HB 2257, changing the allocation of watercraft registration revenues among the Watercraft Licensing Fund, Lake Improvement Fund, and boating safety/law enforcement funds, passed 6-3 after criticism that the bill was heard without a sponsor present and concern about shifting money away from Game and Fish. HB 2265, barring courts from charging defendants for public defender or court-appointed counsel costs and related criminal-case fees, passed 7-1 amid debate over constitutionality, cost shifting to counties, and whether the bill should be amended to offset lost revenue. The committee then took up HB 2311, which imposes disclosure, content, parental-control, and self-harm response requirements on publicly available conversational AI services for minors. The sponsor and supporters framed it as child protection, while opponents warned about privacy, surveillance, and overbroad definitions; an Epstein amendment expanding the bill to broader conversational technology was rejected, and the bill passed 7-2. HB 2752, moving authority over international trade offices from the Arizona Commerce Authority to legislative appropriations and reporting, passed 6-3 after a proposed data-and-research amendment was also rejected. Finally, HB 2957, requiring ADOT to continue offering non-REAL ID licenses and limiting biometric collection and data sharing, prompted extensive testimony for and against; supporters emphasized privacy and choice, while opponents warned it could conflict with federal CDL and REAL ID requirements. The transcript cuts off during the discussion of HB 2957, before a final vote is shown.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • and yes, are these funds the money that is held in these funds actually collected from, like, filing fees
  • to each individual court to oversee what they do with their money. >> Collected from, like, filing fees
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • though the food truck has been charged county licensing fees, health inspection fees, reciprocity fees
  • The one-day fee can range from $10 to $25, yet the annual fee may be $50 to $60.
  • So there is a transactional fee. There is a transactional fee. Mr.
  • And this isn't a one-time ATM fee. This isn't a one-time ATM fee.
  • We charge no interest, no late fees. There is no application, credit report pulls, or underwriting.
Summary: The House Commerce Committee heard and advanced several bills. HB 2181, as amended, would extend the deadline for funeral establishments to submit death certificates from 7 days to a maximum of 14 days and clarify that a provider’s medical certification period excludes weekends and holidays. The sponsor and a mortuary owner testified that the current timeline is often difficult to meet because of weekends, holidays, doctor availability, county delays, and family circumstances. Several members said the bill did not fully address the underlying compliance problems, but the committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 6-4-1. HB 2682 would create a DES rental assistance program offering up to two months or $5,000 in aid, with a $5 million general fund appropriation for administration. The sponsor and a tenant advocate described the bill as a short-term bridge to prevent eviction and homelessness, while an industry representative said rental assistance is an effective early intervention tool. Some members raised concerns about limiting eligibility to households with children and about program administration, but the bill passed 7-4. HB 2698 would create a rental assistance study committee to evaluate program effectiveness and repeal in 2028; it passed on a 7-4 vote. HB 2476 would revise CPA certification and reciprocity requirements, creating multiple pathways to licensure and updating related rules and fees. Supporters said it would help address a CPA shortage and align Arizona with other states; after clarification from the sponsor and the State Board of Accountancy, the committee passed it unanimously, 11-0. The committee then heard HB 2308, which would bar dental insurers and certain holding companies from owning dental practices; the Arizona Dental Association supported it as a safeguard against vertical integration, while Delta Dental opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. The bill passed 8-0-3. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 2118 on mobile food vendors and local permitting, with the sponsor and food truck operators arguing for streamlined county/state licensing and reduced local duplication, while a vendor representative warned the proposal could affect existing local ordinances and private-property vendors.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • The result is that trust assets are unnecessarily consumed by legal and accounting fees even when no
  • educational setting in which the student was enrolled prohibits schools from imposing participation fees
  • This amendment allows public schools to charge an activity fee based on the pro rata cost to the district
  • And you're threatening them by leading them down with legal fees, too. Thank you for being with us.
  • And you're threatening them by leading them down with legal fees, too. Thank you for being with us.
Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, most of them claims or civil-law measures, and reported each favorably. Among the bills approved were SB 326 on curators of estates, SB 1096 clarifying filing deadlines under the Florida Civil Rights Act, SB 28 and SB 26 on claims against the City of Lakeland and the estate of Mark Legata, SB 6 involving a DCF-related claim for Layla Estrada/Sapphire Williams, SB 786 creating a nonjudicial process for closing trusts, SB 18 and SB 2 on claims involving the estate of McKenzie Navarre and Daniel Mosley, and SB 50 expanding veterans’ courts statewide. The committee also approved SB 538 on extracurricular activities, SB 1004 on pet sales and financing disclosures, and SB 1366, the sovereign immunity bill, which was presented as a starting point for negotiations with the House over higher claims caps and related provisions. Most of these bills were explained by sponsors as clarifying existing law, modernizing procedures, or resolving uncontested claims, and several had support from affected organizations or individuals; some also drew opposition or concerns from speakers, especially on trust notice issues, sovereign immunity, and the scope of the extracurricular and pet-sale bills. Several bills were amended before passage. SB 326 was narrowed by removing a section and changing reporting language for curators. SB 786 received a technical clarification amendment, while SB 18 removed an unneeded Medicaid-related section. SB 50 on veterans’ courts drew broad support from veterans’ groups and criminal-justice organizations. SB 538 on extracurricular activities was amended multiple times to address home education eligibility, activity fees for homeschool participants, technical cross-references, and compensation for extracurricular sponsors. SB 1004 was supported by animal-welfare advocates and consumer-protection interests. SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools was amended to limit the bill to head coaches, require personal funds, and allow similar bylaws by other athletic associations; it passed after discussion of a Miami Northwestern coaching controversy. The committee also took up two major policy bills with substantial testimony and questions. SB 1178 on foreign influence would create a state framework for foreign-agent registration, restrict gifts and contracts tied to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, limit certain sister-city and university linkage activities, and increase penalties for crimes committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist groups; supporters framed it as a national-security and transparency measure, while the sponsor withdrew one amendment before passage. SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles generated the most extended questioning, especially about its domestic-terrorism designation process, references to Sharia law, notice and due-process protections, and potential effects on students and speech; supporters argued it targets conduct, not belief, while opponents warned it could chill protected activity and unfairly target Muslim communities. The committee heard many public speakers on both sides, but no floor debate followed before the bill was moved forward.