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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard a prayer from Tammy Stamphley, a Presbyterian minister and hospital chaplain. After approving the previous day’s minutes and receiving a Senate message, the chamber moved to second and third reading of several bills, with multiple measures advanced under suspended rules. The first major vote was on Engrossed Senate Bill 5872, which establishes a pre-K-related account to support up to 10,000 additional early learning slots for three- and four-year-olds. Supporters emphasized the Balmer Group’s private funding commitment and the value of early learning and family support; the bill passed 97-0. Substitute Senate Bill 5834, a Department of Retirement Systems request bill changing the fund source for legal, medical, administrative, and fraud-prevention expenses using interest earnings from pension funds, also passed 97-0. Substitute House Bill 2689, dealing with the Working Connections Child Care program, drew the most debate. Supporters said it aligned attendance policy with federal rules, adjusted reimbursement rates, and helped balance the budget while preserving child care resources. Opponents argued it cut support in rural and underserved counties, would worsen child care deserts, and placed budget savings on the child care industry; it passed 53-44. The House then passed Senate Bill 5922, allowing school districts to transfer vehicle depreciation funds with OSPI approval, by 59-38, and Senate Bill 6065, a narrower bill for districts under enhanced financial oversight such as Prescott, by 97-0. The session ended with announcements that both caucuses would meet later in the day.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • An act relating to establishing fee authority, providing accreditation services under 42 CFR Part 8.
  • We see time and time again in the legislature where a fee is imposed and then it quickly grows...
  • Leave aside the argument about whether a fee becomes a tax when it rises too high.
  • I don't think this is the place to allow that kind of spiraling increase in a fee or a tax.
  • The amendment does not modify fee authority described in the title.
Summary: The House received a Senate message announcing passage of Substitute House Bill 1570 and then moved several bills from Rules to the second reading calendar, including Substitute Senate Bill 5242 on anaphylaxis medications in schools and Senate Bill 6132 on Inland Port District debt. The chamber then took up a series of bills, beginning with Senate Bill 5988 on Department of Health accreditation fee authority for opioid treatment programs. An amendment to cap the fee at $17,000 was debated at length but failed, and a separate amendment was ruled beyond the scope of the bill. Senate Bill 5988 then passed 62-34. The House next considered Substitute Senate Bill 6309 on enhanced municipal permitting tools for high-capacity transit projects. Several amendments were offered to require written consent from abutting property owners, preserve setback and seismic/critical-area protections, and add transparency provisions, but the scope challenge to the transparency amendment was sustained and the other amendments failed. Supporters argued the bill would streamline permitting for Sound Transit and reduce taxpayer costs; opponents said it gave a large transit authority too much discretion and weakened property-rights and land-use protections. The bill passed 56-38. The House also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5886 on personality rights and digital likeness protections, and Senate Bill 6136 on workers’ compensation transparency, both with strong bipartisan support. After caucuses and a rule suspension to work past 10 p.m., the House took up additional second-reading bills. It passed Substitute Senate Bill 6034 to codify the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs, Gross Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on prior authorization and AI in health care, Substitute Senate Bill 6248 creating the Washington Travel Insurance Act, Substitute Senate Bill 5720 on uniform consumer debt default judgments, Senate Bill 5995 on port modernization funding with labor-related concerns, and Senate Bill 6103 affecting rural hospitals and enrollment status subject to appropriation. Later, the House passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110 on e-motorcycle regulation, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5156 allowing smaller elevators in some housing, Substitute Senate Bill 6269 updating motor fuel definitions to include hydrogen, Substitute Senate Bill 6189 extending time for Thurston County to pursue an aquatics public facilities district, and Senate Bill 6134 requiring unemployment applicants to acknowledge repayment if retroactive union pay is received. Most bills passed with large majorities, though some drew dissent over labor, property rights, transit governance, or regulatory scope.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill updates the fees and licensing fees and renewal...
  • Fees for the Construction Industries Board so that they can meet legislatively expanded responsibilities
  • They have not increased any fees since 2009.
  • Curious on page four, noticing I think the $480 that will be charged for a fee, what is going on with
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Only other thing, not only other thing, there's lots of minor changes, but it does adjust the annual fee
  • from $2,000 to $3,000 and from $3,000 to $4,000 in the ongoing fee from $200 to $3,000, which is a fee
  • that this The bill you have before you is dramatically different from the bill that was originally filed
  • a bad faith lawsuit against our landlord That the landlord would be able to recoup his attorney's fees
  • In 2009, House Bill 2013 became law and prohibited law enforcement from charging accident response fees
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • The sub that we brought originally with House Bill 33 that I filed, I had filed to repeal that entire
  • 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><c> for</c><00:50:
  • Next line 40 fee for a driver's license.
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
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • File on conferees, the clerk will read the conferees.
  • Members, the Senate took up the bill, returned it to the filed version, and added additional nutrition
  • Well, I appreciate you filing this legislation. I think it's going to have a huge impact.
  • Under the Senate amendment, there is now an requirement that's triggered for any fee increase over 10%
  • Members, the Senate made amendments to ensure that mobile food vendor licensing fees are deposited into
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is an industry request bill that raises the fee for or the fine from $1,000 to $10,000 on bait and
  • You know, across a broad spectrum of businesses, we're unbundling all of these fees.
  • , because you see it with utilities, you see it with AT&T, you see it with whatever you've got this fee
  • and that fee, and it really comes down to affordability.
  • I certainly don't disagree with that, but would you not agree that by putting on these additional fees
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 2nd, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment will be filed very shortly.
  • We're going to go ahead and take up the late-file amendment, which is barcode 594602.
  • Members, and it is a late-file amendment. So all in favor say yay. Yay. All opposed say nay.
  • We're going to go ahead and take up the late file amendment, which is barcode. late file amendment, which
  • They denied a person from being able to file, to refile an injunction.
Bills: S0330 , S0526 , S0862 , S1072 , S1078 , S1192 , S1250 , S1296 , S1298 , S1642 , S1698 , S7022
Summary: The committee took up several bills and one set of confirmations. SB 330, relating to disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, was explained as clarifying the heart disease presumption and allowing transferred law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if the new agency fails to provide one; it was reported favorably. SB 526, a broad commercial construction bill, was amended with a title amendment and a delete-all amendment before being reported favorably. SB 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at certain executive agencies to reduce hold times, and it was also reported favorably. SB 1078 established gubernatorial transition procedures, including liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment narrowed and reassigned some duties and increased penalties for improper disclosure, and the bill passed favorably. SB 7022 extended and updated a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031, and it was reported favorably. SB 1250 removed the Florida Commission on Human Relations’ requirement to use registered mail for certain notices, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it passed favorably. SB 1698 allowed certain employer notices and posters to be posted electronically instead of physically, and it was reported favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force within the Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, review hate crime statutes, and issue annual reports. The bill drew extensive public testimony, with many speakers opposing it on First Amendment, academic freedom, and equal-protection grounds and arguing it could chill criticism of Israel or be used selectively; supporters said it was needed to address rising anti-Semitism and that the state’s definition of anti-Semitism had already been adopted in statute. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. SB 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members questioned a separate provision allowing deployment of correctional officers during emergencies, including whether that could intersect with immigration enforcement, but the sponsor said he would follow up and that the bill was aimed at recruitment, retention, and workforce stability. The bill received support from law enforcement and corrections groups and was reported favorably. SB 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, generated the most contentious discussion: it would bar certain pronoun-related requirements, prohibit mandatory training or activities related to sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression as a condition of employment, require sex on employment forms to reflect biological sex, and extend similar protections to public employees and contractors. Supporters framed it as protecting free speech, conscience, and against compelled speech; opponents argued it would authorize discrimination against transgender and nonbinary people, invite litigation, and harm workplace safety and inclusion. An amendment moved the bill into the chapter governing public employers and employees, and the bill was then reported favorably.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 1

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> is that um house file is that um house file 1524 1524 1524 be<00:03:27.319><c> um</c><00:03:27.519
  • Yes, House File 1524 is laid over. The next bill on our agenda is House File 1893.
  • All right, we have House File 1396.
  • the county to file appropriately.
  • House File 2412 is laid over.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The question I have is related to the additional fees.
  • There's an install permit fee or initial permit fee, then also an annual Fee.
  • Basically, they're just saying that the fee is just going to help offset the cost.
  • So, in addition to those two fees, it seems like there's another fee in section 5, subsection B, related
  • Clerk fees activate the machine sergeant's roll call in the House for a recorded vote.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 29th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • act in Titles 42 and 17 relative to labor organizations, to provide relative to employee dues and fees
  • Well, anybody can file a lawsuit.
  • This is language from a motion that was just filed. It was just filed earlier this week.
  • And it was filed on behalf of the actual plaintiff. We've been saying the word Calais.
  • But I want to read to you all a motion that was filed on behalf of the actual plaintiff in the Calais
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 31st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1084 by Representative Turner, to amend Title 17, tuition mandatory fee amounts for public
  • House Bill 1084, to amend Title 17, tuition mandatory fee amounts for public post-secondary education
  • File their tax returns every year with the federal government.”
  • If you’re comfortable filing your tax—I mean, I know none of us like to file taxes—but the information
  • House Bill by Representative Murray, terms of installment agreements for outstanding fines, fees, and
Bills: HR84 , HR85 , HR86 , HR87 , HR88 , HR89 , HR90 , HCR42 , HCR43 , HB1087 , HB1088 , HB1089 , HB1090 , HB1091 , HB1092 , HB1093 , HB1094 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1097 , HB1098 , HB1099 , HB1100 , HB1101 , HB1102 , HB1103 , HB1104 , HB1105 , HB1106 , HB1107 , HB1108 , HB1109 , HB1110 , HB1111 , HB1112 , HB1113 , HB1114 , HB1115 , HB1116 , HB1117 , HB1118 , HB1119 , HB1120 , HB1121 , HB1122 , HB1123 , HB1124 , HB1125 , HB1126 , HB1127 , HB1128 , HB1129 , HB1130 , HB1131 , HB1132 , HB1133 , HB1134 , HB1135 , HB1136 , HB1137 , HB1138 , HB1139 , HB1140 , HB1141 , HB1142 , HB1143 , HB1144 , HB1145 , HB1146 , HB1147 , HB1148 , HB1149 , HB1150 , HB1151 , HB1153 , HB1154 , HB1155 , HB1156 , HB1157 , HB1158 , HB1159 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1163 , HB1164 , HB1165 , HB1166 , HB1167 , HB1169 , HB1170 , HB1171 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1176 , HB1177 , HB1178 , HB1179 , HB1180 , HB1181 , HB1182 , HB1183 , HB1184 , HB1185 , HB1186 , HB1187 , HB1188 , HB1189 , HB1190 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1195 , HB1196 , HB1197 , HB1198 , HB1199 , HB1200 , HB1201 , HB1202 , HB1203 , HB1204 , HB1205 , HB1206 , HB1207 , HB1208 , HB1209 , HB1210 , HB1211 , HB1212 , HB1213 , HB1214 , HB1215 , HB1216 , HB1217 , HB1218 , HB1219 , HB1220 , HB1221 , HB1222 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1225 , HB1226 , HB1227 , HB1228 , HB1229 , HB1230 , HB1231 , HR73 , HR74 , HR75 , HR77 , HR78 , HR79 , HR80 , HR81 , HR83 , HCR36 , HCR37 , HCR38 , HCR39 , HCR40 , HCR41 , HB368 , HB433 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1019 , HB1020 , HB1021 , HB1022 , HB1023 , HB1024 , HB1025 , HB1026 , HB1027 , HB1028 , HB1029 , HB1030 , HB1031 , HB1032 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1035 , HB1036 , HB1037 , HB1038 , HB1039 , HB1040 , HB1041 , HB1042 , HB1043 , HB1044 , HB1045 , HB1046 , HB1047 , HB1048 , HB1049 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1052 , HB1053 , HB1054 , HB1055 , HB1056 , HB1057 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1060 , HB1061 , HB1062 , HB1063 , HB1064 , HB1065 , HB1066 , HB1067 , HB1068 , HB1069 , HB1070 , HB1071 , HB1072 , HB1073 , HB1074 , HB1075 , HB1076 , HB1077 , HB1078 , HB1079 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1082 , HB1083 , HB1084 , SB111 , SB122 , SB195 , SB221 , SB404 , HR1 , HCR6 , HCR19 , HB27 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB214 , HB217 , HB220 , HB254 , HB259 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB360 , HB382 , HB401 , HB410 , HB417 , HB463 , HB514 , HB575 , HB592 , HB718 , HB723 , HB750 , HB755 , HB776 , HB812 , HB830 , HB838 , HB844 , HB882 , HB885 , HB888 , HB950 , HB961 , HB966 , HB980 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HB58 , HB69 , HB93 , HB166 , HB199 , HB201 , HB202 , HB218 , HB223 , HB224 , HB231 , HB235 , HB246 , HB338 , HB349 , HB352 , HB379 , HB405 , HB429 , HB535 , HB547 , HB577 , HB588 , HB626 , HB636 , HB652 , HB653 , HB669 , HB688 , HB691 , HB721 , HB738 , HB806 , HB851 , HB857 , HB861 , HB889 , HB904 , HB907 , HB908 , HB929 , HB1009 , HB13 , HB23 , HB25 , HB32 , HB41 , HB90 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB127 , HB138 , HB139 , HB141 , HB179 , HB187 , HB213 , HB247 , HB286 , HB332 , HB344 , HB357
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 5th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • our state, and taxes and... ...the complexities of just doing business in our state, and taxes and fees
  • Senator, after you filed this bill, did any other trade associations reach out to you?
  • So, if we have other trade associations that would want to do this, they would have to basically file
  • So yes, other associations would need to file different legislation.
  • They have construction education funding, and they do have an administrative fee, which was 4%.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Apr 22nd, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this will eliminate the back and forth, just filing necessary motions and spending a lot of money?
  • And when I said before about saving money, if we don't have this process, then we actually have to file
  • And I'm trying to figure out why this bill was filed.
  • Members, this is SB 475 by Senator Miller, provides relative to fees for service of process. Mr.
  • It addresses how fees are assessed with regards to service of process, and I’d ask for your favorable
Bills: HR38 , HR96 , HR160 , HCR31 , HCR61 , HB578 , HB668 , HB1198 , SCR19 , SB66 , SB68 , SB76 , SB139 , SB336 , SB475
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/20/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> file and doing a follow-up. file and doing a follow-up.
  • </c> House File 3393. House File 3393.
  • </c> have House File 856. have House File 856.
  • </c> Senate File 856. Senate File 856.
  • The motion on House File 3919 House File The motion on House File 3919 is<01:25:52.920><c> moved</c><
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, is that a tax or is that a user fee? I ask you. I don't know.
  • It's been debated whether that's a gas tax or if that's a user fee. Mr.
  • camping fees, cabin rentals, and annual passes.
  • So out of fear of getting an insurance claim put on them, they will pay that fee.
  • and fight to get that fee overturned.