Video & Transcript Research : 'state fees'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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  • state of Minnesota owns these buildings. state of Minnesota owns these buildings. seeds<00:53:49.440
Bills: HF4266
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 15th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

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  • budgeted through the general fund, but in a lot of cases, it might be, for instance, a pistol permit fee
  • passed, public records requests must be processed and responded to in a timely manner according to state
  • I would be open to even having something at the state level if we went through you, similar to what we
  • Fourth, and most importantly, Alabama is of course an energy choice state.
  • Association 58 and 54 and every state, including Alabama.
Bills: HB407, SB306, SB320, SB321
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/24/26

Capital Investment

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  • um all across the state. um all across the state.
  • the state.
  • communities across the state. communities across the state.
  • around the state.
  • around the state. around the state.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 12th, 2025

State Government

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  • use; you get the same fee every time.
  • So the state actually regulates what that fee is. I know and... Regulates what that fee is.
  • It happened all over the state.
  • Not a part of the national agenda that's coming down from state to state that you have to promote because
  • You do well with your agendas; you get it state by state. When I look at this, you can stand...
Bills: HB141, HB161, HB231, HB67
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary Apr 7th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is part of our ongoing work addressing fines and fees.
  • protection of victims are made whole, just Simply provides consistency across county lines for fines and fees
  • Representative, when somebody gets fines and Fees they may be paying that in two or three different counties
  • our goal is a restorative workforce to ensure that those doing the right thing are a net gain to the state
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

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  • It actually changes our state fossil from Aurohainax to Uhauroposeidon.
  • originally until you had expressed on the tourism aspects, families being able to travel around the state
  • This bill just increases the permit fees for oversized overweight loads.
  • For oversized overweight loads, and Oklahoma had some of the lowest permit fees in this region.
  • I've been a plumbing contractor in the state of Oklahoma for 33 years.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

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  • considerable amount more working in the private sector than what they currently make working for the state
  • That was one of the reasons we ran the bill to keep the good people working for the state so we don't
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 21st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Whereas the people of Texas through their state constitution have placed in the hands of the governor
  • Now therefore, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas, By the authority vested in me by Article
  • As you know, our state suffered horrific historic flash flooding in Central and West Texas last month
  • And we have that commitment at every level of this state.
  • As we move forward, I would hope that we, as a body, and we, as a state, continue to be prepared.
Bills: SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, SB 1, HB4, HB4, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, SB2, SB5
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Self-defense doesn't mean anything in the state of Texas.
  • Now think how that expands throughout the state of Texas.
  • So I don't work at the state level in the county level.
  • Sergeant, state your name and who you represent for the record.
  • the state would sell driver's license data or something else.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO DEFER, GVO Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um given the state building projects.
  • through the state.
  • <00:21:48.559> Ethics Robert Harris, Hawaii State Ethics Robert Harris, Hawaii State Ethics
  • the state. the state.
  • for that state SAR coordinator. for that state SAR coordinator. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
Summary: The committee met for decision-making on measures heard earlier in the week and took up a series of government operations, procurement, public records, public meetings, and related bills. Several measures were deferred one week to February 12, 2026, including bills on state construction projects, government accountability, gubernatorial appointments, the legislature, public procurement, and a bill on Hawaiian lei sales, largely so the committee could compare similar measures, address concerns, or integrate related reports. The committee also deferred SB 2449 on public meetings for the year, citing concerns that the proposed business-day definition was overly prescriptive and unnecessary. The committee passed several bills with amendments. These included measures clarifying UIPA applicability to records created or maintained by agencies, with amendments changing “government function” to “agency function” and committee report language noting Attorney General concerns and exempting ERS for now; SB 2811 on state building projects with technical amendments and a delayed effective date; SB 2809 on budget-related reports; SB 2336 on trees, with a Senate draft and removal of “political subdivision”; SB 2308 on small purchase vendor compliance, setting the threshold at $5,000 and adding a delayed effective date; SB 2601 on procurement, reorganizing misdemeanor language and leaving funding/FTE issues to Ways and Means; SB 2219 on a capital visitor center working group; and SB 2849 on public meetings, with technical amendments and a delayed effective date. Bills on neighborhood board concerns and public notice were also adopted, with SB 2929 drawing testimony both for and against. Testimony was generally supportive on procurement and small business measures, especially SB 2928 establishing permanent small business procurement coordinator positions, which drew strong support from the State Procurement Office, DBEDT, the Chamber of Commerce, DOT, the Ethics Commission, and others. On public notice, the County of Maui supported allowing website posting, while another witness raised concerns about accessibility, centralized notice locations, and impacts on kūpuna and people with disabilities. On search and rescue, the committee heard support for creating a statewide coordination structure, along with discussion of where such an office should reside; the Attorney General raised constitutional and placement concerns, while witnesses suggested law enforcement, DLNR, or DoD as possible homes. The committee also heard support for a bill protecting home addresses of covered public servants and candidates, though the Public First Law Center urged broader coverage and a better fit with existing law.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO Public Hearing 02-03-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • This establishes within DAGS, um, the office of the state architect to be directed by a state architect
  • state procurement office. state procurement office.
  • state managers managing state projects, and that I think might be one of the reasons why we have this
  • Um we have state coming in via Zoom. Um we have state librarian.
  • center within the state capital. center within the state capital.
Summary: The committee heard several government operations measures, beginning with SB 2064 on state construction projects, which would create an office of the state architect within DAGS to oversee design review and approvals for state construction. DAGS said it stood on its written testimony, DECAB supported the bill, DOT supported it, and HGA opposed it. No audience testimony or member questions were taken, and the chair moved on. The committee then took up SB 2312 on government contracts, which would make records held by private contractors performing government functions subject to UIPA. The State Procurement Office, Attorney General, OIP, ERS, DHS, and HGA offered comments or opposition, while the League of Women Voters, Public First Law Center, All Hawaii News, Grassroots, and several individuals supported the bill. Public First Law Center argued the bill closes a loophole and does not expand or reduce existing exemptions, while OIP and others raised concerns about privacy, confidential information, and the need for clearer procedures. Members discussed possible clarifying amendments, including changing “government function” to “agency,” and the bill was left for further consideration. Other measures discussed included SB 2662 on government accountability, which would require justification and caps for external consultants; ERS and DOT opposed it, while the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii and Airlines Committee of Hawaii argued consultants are often more efficient and necessary for major projects. The committee also heard SB 2744 on due process, for which no testimony was received; SB 2809 on budget-related reports, with comments from B&F and the Tax Foundation; SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, opposed by the Governor’s Office and the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission and supported by one individual; a bill on continuous legislative sessions, with comments from B&F, LRB, and Hope for Hawaii; SB 2336 on tree management standards, supported by an individual and the Outdoor Circle; and SB 2075 on public procurement local preferences, which drew broad support with comments from SPO and the Attorney General and discussion of simplifying the preference structure. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair repeatedly moved measures along after testimony and questions.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our interstates within our state to repair... Our interstates within our state is that correct? Mr.
  • This has nothing to do With their state budget and our state appropriations.
  • We have allowed the deep state here in the state of Oklahoma to hold us hostage.
  • Generally, we are referencing the state superintendent unless we specifically state the state board of
  • that without the fee...
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 14th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • within our state?
  • This has nothing to do with our state budget and our state appropriations.
  • We have allowed the deep state here in the state of Oklahoma to hold us hostage.
  • Department of State.
  • Yes, the House took the fees, raising the fees from one to two cents out.
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and recognition of two student pages before taking up a long agenda of House joint resolutions and bills, mostly related to administrative rules and agency approvals. The chamber advanced and passed H.J.R. 1088, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1095, 1099, and 1100, which approved permanent rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, building code, health-related agencies, general government agencies, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, and OMES. Several senators criticized the process for moving rule resolutions quickly and without committee vetting, while supporters said the calendar delays required direct consideration. The Senate also adopted conference committee reports and passed SB 206, SB 248, and HB 3021, with HB 3021 making small changes to graduation requirements, including science/math course language, Oklahoma history flexibility for some military families, and personal financial literacy counting toward math in some cases. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 1370, which was described by its author as repealing an automatic state trigger that would replace any federal gasoline tax if the federal government suspended it. Supporters argued the bill would prevent Oklahoma drivers from paying more if the federal gas tax were repealed and framed it as tax relief; opponents argued it could reduce highway and bridge funding and create a budget hole. The Senate suspended several rules to bring the bill up, but rejected a motion to suspend the fiscal-impact rule for a proposed amendment. After debate, the chamber passed the measure 41-7 and then approved it as an emergency measure. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 893, a conference report dealing with foreign ownership near critical infrastructure and agricultural land. The bill would restrict certain foreign adversary ownership or leasing within 10 miles of critical infrastructure, add training zones and other protected areas, delay implementation until July 1, 2027, and create an enforcement process involving Attorney General review and whistleblower-style reporting. Senators raised concerns about enforcement, possible misuse, and profiling, while the author said the bill was aimed at national security and infrastructure protection. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. Later, the Senate received notice that the House was ready to convene in joint session, and the chamber briefly stood at ease before returning to continue its work.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • state of Oklahoma.
  • fairness. ...the state fair.
  • In all reality, the agency is a state agency. They do business on behalf of the state.
  • And in all reality, the agency is a state agency. They do business on behalf of the state.
  • It's like having a state auditor.
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  • May God bless our servicemen and women, the great state of Oklahoma, and the United States of America
  • Effectively, what we are creating in this bill, I think, is a state-sanctioned, state-imposed homeowners
  • And what the state question, similar to the state question, is: our municipalities are often left to
  • Would you agree with me, Article 9, Section 47 of the Oklahoma State Constitution states that the Legislature
  • to be driven in this state.
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  • was before we decided we did need a state plane.
  • In March of 2026, Murray State College's shotgun...
  • Since 1980, our state has shared a sister-state relationship with Taiwan, built on trust, collaboration
  • He was the first quarterfinalist for state Basketball and state for high jump.
  • He is the vice president and 2026 state FFA recipient.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Capitol for having achieved the honor of the 2026 Lassoa state wrestling champions and dual state tournament
  • And so down here on the floor today, we have our state placers and three state champs.
  • State Champion Ringman, triumphing over adults and professional auctioneers.
  • House Bill 3016 requires the state department of Education and the state department of Health to create
  • They have the obligation as stated in their contractual relationship.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 23rd, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Capitol for having achieved the honor of the 2026 Class 4A state wrestling champions and dual state
  • for having achieved the honor of the 2026 Class 4A state wrestling champions and dual state tournament
  • House Bill 3016 requires the State Department of Education and the State Department of Health to create
  • House Bill 3016 requires the State Department of Education and the State Department of Health to create
  • The state doesn't own those hospitals. The state doesn't own those hospitals.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and recognized several guests and groups, including the nurse of the day, Donna Reynolds; the Tuttle High School wrestling team; auctioneer and ringman honorees; the Bristow Chamber of Commerce; Deer Creek cross country; Guthrie High School AP U.S. government students; and family members of Senator Reinhardt. The chamber also held a live auction demonstration on the floor, with Brandon Mendoza and Logan Snyder participating, and the winning bid was announced as $675. The Senate later recognized Millwood High School boys basketball and Isaiah Wilkes, the Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The body then considered and passed several House bills. HB 3016 created a two-year pilot vision screening program for kindergarten through third grade to identify convergence insufficiency disorders; it passed 34-10 and was declared an emergency. HB 2979 authorized the Department of Transportation to establish school zones on portions of state highways at local request and passed 41-0. HB 2288, a teacher return-to-work bill removing the earnings cap and allowing return after six months, passed 45-0 as an emergency. HB 2988 expanded the definition of harmful woody species and broadened the Terry Peach Water Restoration Act statewide; it passed 43-1. HB 362, defining retired municipal judges for firearm-carry authority, passed 40-4. HB 3315 directed the state regents to study whether some graduate programs could be 90 credit hours and report to the governor; it passed 38-6 as an emergency. Additional bills passed included HB 3372, creating a $5 million revolving loan fund for charter school capital expenditures, after extended debate over public funds being used for improvements to privately owned facilities; it passed 39-6. HB 3530 required ABLE Commission records to be provided within 10 days when requested and passed 44-0. HB 3622 created a U.S. decennial census revolving fund in the Department of Commerce and passed 32-11. HB 3755 established a financial mechanism for juvenile detention centers to provide medication to youth in their care and passed 43-0. HB 4266, the omnibus specialty license plate bill, passed 25-19 after questions about out-of-state university plates. The Senate then made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, birthdays, and schedule changes, and adjourned until Monday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m.