Video & Transcript Research : 'fee structure'

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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 17th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • LOGISTICS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND PROHIBITS PUBLICLY OWNED AIRPORTS FROM CHARGING LANDING FEES
  • WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO WORK WITH SENATOR COLLINS RELATED TO THE PROHIBITION OF CHARGING LANDING FEES
  • I THINK THE BILL NEEDS MUCH MORE STRUCTURE AND SAFEGUARDS IN IT.
  • IT SAYS THE FEES HAVE TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.
  • I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY BUT THE FEES NEED TO BE PUT SOMEWHERE SO THEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR. >> Sen.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Structure. Commissioner Buckner, I completely agree.
  • Any other thoughts, feedback just on the statewide structure? Okay. Um, so the next big bucket...
  • probation fee, and not waiting to establish councils?
  • Um, eliminating fees for probation supervision, and increasing education to. supervision.
  • So their stipends, or they pull certain fees—not fines—but certain fees and things for connecting them
Keywords: 924, joint, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (02/02/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • fees, fees for expert include attorney fees, fees for expert witnesses<00:08:07.440> or<00:08
  • performance-based ratemaking structure. performance-based ratemaking structure.
  • alone in this type of 911 fee diversion. alone in this type of 911 fee diversion.
  • transparency for emergency 911 fee transparency for emergency 911 fee collection<04:13:09.920>
  • because it protects against 911 fee because it protects against 911 fee diversion<04:13:19.040><
Keywords: 1189, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • serve as a g per case the maximum fee serve as a g per case the maximum fee that<00:04:42.919>
  • we have looked at the number of fees we have looked at the number of fees that<00:08:33.719>
  • fee cap for one attorney<00:08:53.480> the<00:08:53.600> fees<00:08:53.920> that
  • recognize that out of your gross fee recognize that out of your gross fee there<00:09:03.240>
  • So the key fee is capped at $500.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss the guardian ad litem system, including appointment qualifications, training, payment, and whether any changes are needed. Roll was called, the February 25, 2025 minutes were approved, and the chair emphasized that the meeting was informational only and no vote would be taken. Representatives from the Court of Justice, including Chief Justice Deborah Henry Lambert and several family and district judges, testified about how the system has evolved since concerns raised in 2019 about overappointment and fees. Court witnesses said the judiciary responded to earlier concerns by requiring open appointment lists of trained and qualified attorneys, improving training, and increasing oversight of fee orders. They reported that statewide GAL fees have fallen from a little over $14 million in 2019 to about $12 million, even as caseloads have grown, and said the average payment works out to about $650 per case, with the statutory cap for trial-level GAL fees still set at $500 since 1986. They argued that the current local appointment model works well, especially in rural areas, and warned that moving to a DPA-style regional model would create serious scheduling and conflict problems because of overlapping dockets and related criminal cases. Judges from rural districts described shortages of available attorneys, high burnout, travel burdens, and the difficulty of finding enough counsel in smaller counties. They also said the Court of Justice cannot seek certain federal Title IV-E reimbursements, but urged the legislature to encourage the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pursue that funding through an MOU. One judge noted that some appointed attorneys are effectively underpaid relative to private rates and that better compensation would help attract and retain lawyers. The discussion also covered training standards adopted after the 2019 audit. Witnesses said Rule 37 now requires initial training and four hours of multidisciplinary continuing training every two years, with topics including child development, trauma-informed care, substance use, child welfare, forensics, ethics, and communication with clients. They said the Court of Justice has offered in-person regional trainings and remote options, and that the goal is to keep qualified attorneys on the appointment lists while improving representation for children and parents in dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination-of-parental-rights cases.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • structure and implement fee increases needed to support ongoing operations.
  • The backfill would allow those fee discussions to focus solely on what fee levels are required to support
  • So even without this litigation, the Bureau is in need of a fee increase and has been in need of a fee
  • This would allow that fee increase. In need of a fee increase for several years.
  • Other than I just want to add, we use performance-based fee structures, so the increased cost means we
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee held a May Revision budget hearing on state administration and related issues, hearing presentations from multiple departments and agencies. Early items included the Public Employment Relations Board on funding for implementation of AB 1 and a reduced request tied to AB 288, the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement on a technical College Corps adjustment, and the Secretary of State on building security upgrades, election security grant matching funds, and payroll system readiness costs. The Department of Consumer Affairs presented a Board of Pharmacy modernization request and a General Fund backfill for the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education; the LAO raised no concerns on the pharmacy item but recommended rejecting the private postsecondary backfill and questioned interest-free loan language. The Employment Development Department outlined several large workload and benefit adjustments, including EDD Next document management funding, UI loan interest, DI/PFL benefit increases, WIOA adjustments, school employee benefits, an EMT training reappropriation, and a technical reversion correction; the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL increase and the expansion of the document management scope, while members asked about program impacts and timelines. The California Workforce Development Board presented an April adjustment to reimbursement authority for an interagency agreement with Caltrans, which the LAO said raised no concerns. Public comment on that item and others included support for workforce and apprenticeship initiatives, including the Jails to Jobs proposal and renewal of the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund, though those were not part of the May Revision package. The Department of Industrial Relations then presented several proposals: reclassifying legal positions, continuing modernization of the workers’ compensation EAMS system, Cal/OSHA data modernization, creating a Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, reappropriating funds for the California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship program, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the statutory treatment of the workers’ compensation administrative director’s salary. The LAO generally found the IT and salary proposals reasonable but urged close monitoring of the new emerging technologies unit. Committee members, especially Assemblymember Ortega, pressed DIR on long vacancy rates, wage theft claim delays, low collection rates for Cal/OSHA fines, and whether new resources would improve outcomes; DIR said it was pursuing recruitment, classification reviews, and process modernization, while the LAO noted that staffing alone may not explain the delays. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board also sought to make permanent a 2024 change to the 60-day reconsideration clock, saying it had reduced backlog and interim orders; the LAO had no concerns. Finally, the Department of Human Resources presented a statewide Employee Assistance Program contract consolidation that would lower costs compared with renewing separate contracts and requested one program manager position to oversee the contract and first responder services; the hearing continued with Finance’s response after the transcript ended.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

November 18, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill clarifies that the towing and storage operators may charge a daily administrative fee, but
  • Proper storage means separating the vehicle by at least 50 feet from combustibles and structures or placing
  • It's all supposed to be away from 50 feet away from a structure, and a 50-by-50 space is 2,500 square
  • We can also store them in a concrete-like structure where we make walls and put them up in a concrete
  • He added that counties can already set fees, so the bill is effectively mandating a fee structure up
Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee heard four bills. HB 37 by Rep. Nix addressed the removal, storage, and cleanup of damaged electric vehicles, allowing towing and storage operators to charge an administrative fee when EVs are stored under enhanced safety standards such as a 50-foot separation or protective barrier. The sponsor and towing industry witnesses described post-crash battery fire risks, while Tesla and Enterprise Mobility raised concerns that the bill was too broad and could lead to triple storage charges even when battery damage is not present. Members largely supported the concept, though some urged further narrowing; the bill was reported favorably after debate. HB 401 by Rep. Tant would cap inmate health care compensation at 110% of the Medicare reimbursement rate for Jefferson County, with the sponsor and Sheriff Matt McNeil saying the measure would help a fiscally constrained county control rising outside medical costs and encourage providers to contract in advance. With no opposition or debate, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered HB 4003 by Rep. Benaroch, a local bill for Marco Island that creates a special-election process for council vacancies when the council fails to act; an amendment extended the election window to 130 days and required the governor to call the election if the council does not do so within 30 days. The amendment was adopted and the bill was then reported favorably. Finally, HB 407 by Rep. Snyder would modernize the Martin County Health Care Fund and define indigency criteria for county-funded indigent care, including residency, income, asset, and Medicaid eligibility limits. County and hospital representatives supported the measure, and one member suggested comparing the bill’s indigency definition with existing criminal indigency standards for consistency. The bill also was reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary A May 12th, 2026

Judiciary A

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not here to worry about filing fees.
  • The filing fee for an eviction in city court is around $254.
  • been no study to determine—we may be talking 15 filing fees, or we might be talking 1,500 filing fees
  • been no study to determine—we may be talking 15 filing fees, or we might be talking 1,500 filing fees
  • or we might be talking 1,500 filing fees a year.
Summary: The committee first approved the May 5 minutes and then heard House Bill 578, which would define sex in Louisiana law as biological sex, replace references to gender with sex in various statutes and forms, and direct the Law Institute to make conforming changes. Supporters from the governor’s office said the bill would bring clarity and consistency, while opponents argued it could create conflicts with existing law and weaken protections tied to gender identity. After debate, the committee reported HB 578 favorably. Members then considered House Bill 1250, a measure aimed at aerospace-related litigation. The bill would allow a special motion to strike certain claims against aerospace flight entities when the claims are preempted by federal law. Senators raised concerns that the language was broad enough to affect airports, airlines, contractors, and even unrelated incidents, and the author said he was willing to work on narrowing amendments. The committee nevertheless reported HB 1250 favorably. House Bill 718, dealing with liability protections for private airstrips used for recreation, was amended to narrow its scope and then reported favorably, while House Bill 163, a narrower related airstrip bill, was voluntarily deferred so the committee could work from the other measure. The committee also approved House Concurrent Resolution 61, which asks the Louisiana Law Institute to review possible conflicts between the constitution and statutes on expropriation. House Bill 180, defining foreign adversaries and agents of foreign adversaries for a proposed constitutional amendment, and House Bill 192, a constitutional amendment barring foreign adversaries from expropriating land in Louisiana, were both reported favorably. House Bill 1008, which sets out academic freedom and whistleblower protections for higher education, was rejected on a roll-call vote after concerns about its scope and limits on university discipline. House Bill 638, a prompt-payment bill for contractors, was set aside while amendments were being located. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 71, which would extend existing liability protections for justified use of force to properly trained armed security guards. The author and the Board of Private Security Examiners said security officers receive training and often face dangerous situations, but opponents argued the bill would give too much protection to personnel with far less training than law enforcement and could shield bad shootings. After debate, the committee voted to defer HB 71. The last measure discussed was House Bill 1082, which would change venue rules for lawsuits involving the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System so actions by the system would be filed where the employer is located; the author said the bill was meant to help small municipalities, and members indicated they were open to narrowing amendments.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • licenses within licenses uh fees licenses within licenses uh fees non-consensual non-consensual
  • another example with regard to the fees another example with regard to the fees so<01:19:45.040>
  • <01:20:12.000> be want to set a fee and have that fee be want to set a fee and have that fee
  • The fees can be, even if you're giving them the authority, so that you would say to collect the fees
  • Though, if there is authority for fees, fees may be charged for different services.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held an orientation for new and returning members of the House committee on agencies and administration, with introductions from members and staff. Chair Carol Maguire outlined her expectations for hearings: keep questions focused on the bill, be respectful to witnesses, and use the committee’s orientation opportunities to learn about the jail staff, retirement system, and Office of Professional Licensure. Members also discussed related assignments on other bodies, including the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules and the Joint Committee on Employee Classification, and noted that some members already serve on those panels. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the State Building Code and the committee’s upcoming workload. Members explained how the state code is intended to provide a common baseline while allowing limited local options, and why municipalities must formally adopt and publish any local amendments. They reviewed several anticipated bills: a consolidation bill to gather building-code enforcement materials in one place, a bill to update the state energy code, a bill to restrict municipal adoption of building-code changes, and a bill to update the electrical code. Members also discussed how building codes apply to older homes and commercial buildings, and why code updates are important for safety and clarity. The chair said the committee had 36 bills currently scheduled, including many early bills that must move by March 6 because they will be heard by two committees. She said the committee would use subcommittees for harder bills, with three subcommittees this year: pensions, licensing, and likely state building code. She also outlined the hearing schedule, including lighter bills on February 12 and the expectation of executive sessions later in the month. No votes were taken during the orientation, but members were told that public hearings do not require a quorum and that hard copies of bills would be distributed by committee staff.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/09/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • help teachers by giving them structured help teachers by giving them structured time<00:04:14.799
  • Um, and that's through activity fees.
  • <00:19:41.760> in impact to help reduce activity fees in impact to help reduce activity fees
  • <01:19:16.480> Uh, structure difficult to maintain. Uh, structure difficult to maintain.
  • <01:27:11.440> works to decide what board structure works to decide what board structure works
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, that you mentioned tying fees to inflation.
  • There are a number of fees that DMV collects, as they noted earlier.
  • The main fee, the registration fee, and the CHP fee, those are tied to inflation.
  • As they noted earlier, the main fee, the registration fee, and the CHP fee, those are tied to inflation
  • So you could do that within the existing statutory structure.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The committee heard several budget and policy items, beginning with the DMV’s proposal for the federal state-to-state verification system and the Digital Experience Platform (DXP). DMV officials said the state-to-state system is required for Real ID compliance and functions as a pointer system that shares only limited identifying information to help states verify whether an applicant has records in another jurisdiction. Members pressed hard on privacy, access, hacking, notification, and misuse concerns, including whether other states or federal actors could use the system to target Californians. DMV said access is limited to member jurisdictions, requests are transaction-based, records are encrypted, California can see when its data is requested, and legal remedies would include working through AAMVA and the Attorney General if misuse occurred. On DXP, DMV said the project has been reset, is on its revised schedule and budget, occupational licensing is complete, vehicle registration is targeted for completion by the end of the calendar year, and the full modernization is expected by fiscal year 2028-29. The committee then took up the High-Speed Rail Office of Inspector General trailer bill and AB 1608. The Inspector General said current law does not clearly authorize public reports or establish a work-paper retention and disclosure framework, and that the trailer bill and AB 1608 would codify those powers, add access to needed job classifications and purchasing authority, and require public reporting with temporary confidentiality only in limited circumstances such as pending litigation, security vulnerabilities, or fraud-detection weaknesses. Members debated how broad the confidentiality language should be, whether reports could remain confidential too long, and whether the bill should define “proposed agreements” and require notice to the Inspector General when agreements are being reviewed. The Inspector General said he had already found at least one procurement-related state law violation involving an amendment that added services not in the original contract, and members discussed the project’s large cost growth and the need for stronger oversight. No vote was taken on the item in the portion provided. Finally, Caltrans began presenting a trailer bill proposal related to workforce development under SB 150, explaining that it would amend Government Code 14017, which governs use of federal highway formula funds and related workforce development efforts. The transcript cuts off as Caltrans starts its overview, so no further discussion, vote, or action on that item is shown in the provided text.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • rather than fee for service dollars. rather than fee for service dollars.
  • going to move on to, uh, the structured going to move on to, uh, the structured pathway. pathway
  • Um, it says, providing a structured Um, it says, providing a structured pathway<00:50:38.800>
  • savings across MCO waiver and structural savings across MCO waiver and fee<01:00:53.680> for<
  • fee for service. fee for service.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board reconvened and heard a presentation from the Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control unit. AG staff described the unit’s structure and work: it investigates and prosecutes Medicaid provider fraud, and also handles abuse, neglect, and exploitation cases involving vulnerable adults in facility settings when asked to assist. They said the office has prosecutors, detectives, auditors, and support staff, works with federal partners, Commonwealth’s attorneys, CHFS, DMS, OIG, and MCOs, and uses a hotline and referral line for complaints. They also explained the MCO referral process, including monthly meetings, stand-down lists, and review of referrals for a “credible allegation of fraud” before the AG office decides whether to open a criminal or civil investigation. The presentation focused heavily on current fraud trends. Staff said behavioral health is a major concern, along with participant-directed waiver services, medically assisted treatment, cash billing for services, controlled-substance billing, and vision and dental fraud. They gave examples such as duplicate time sheets for family caregivers, questionable Suboxone counseling and urine drug screening practices, and a prior optometry case involving false claims for children’s glasses. They also discussed CMS’s estimate that about 5% of Medicaid payments are improper, noted that most improper payments are at the fee-for-service level, and said there is no reliable overall fraud-rate estimate. They highlighted a sharp shift in behavioral health billing after the cabinet’s November 1, 2024 policy changes, saying individual psychotherapy spending dropped while group billing increased, suggesting providers may have moved billing to different codes. Members asked about the scale and timing of cases, how MCO referrals are screened, and whether the data reflected more people being served or just higher spending. The AG office said investigations can take years, with some federal cases still awaiting sentencing from 2018 and 2019 matters, and that they currently had nine individuals awaiting sentencing in federal court. They also reported 58 hotline reports during the referenced period, six cases opened from MCO referrals, and four additional MCO referrals not accepted for active cases. Several members raised concerns about home-based services and the risk of abuse or fraud when family members are reimbursed, and asked whether the process could be streamlined; the AG office said it had no immediate recommendations but would be willing to return with suggestions after further review.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 24th, 2026

Housing and Community Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Contractors and customers may face the pricey fees, and some HOAs.
  • that can be exceeded if the fee is flat and posted publicly.
  • Permit fees are really not a meaningful contributor to the project costs.
  • Permit fees are really not a meaningful contributor to the project costs.
  • SB 1238 does not change the enforcement structure.
Keywords: 988, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (01/27/2026)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • might need uh what are called gas fees might need uh what are called gas fees on<01:16:20.719>
  • c> less<01:22:07.199> fraud, less fees and less fraud, less fees and less fraud, why<01:22
  • > fee?
  • 03:00:16.800> specifies if a structural engineer specifies if a structural engineer specifies
  • structural elements. So, you still have structural elements.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • fees at two basis points.
  • And then the fee savings would be—and we were very conservative about this fee savings because we're
  • Our fees are somewhere around seven basis points, and we calculate the fee savings as being a combination
  • Estimated fee savings are about $4.78 million.
  • Financial structure to manage.
Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and receive updates on the Legacy Fund transparency website and fund performance. Staff reported the website procurement was in contract negotiations, with a planned go-live around November 1, and that the site would provide downloadable, more transparent information on fund holdings, allocations, history, and legislative appropriations while protecting confidential data. The investment office then reviewed performance through January 2026, describing strong returns relative to benchmarks, noting real estate and fixed income as weaker areas, and explaining that the fund’s diversification and internal management had helped offset market volatility, including recent geopolitical impacts. Members also discussed the in-state investment program, especially the Bank of North Dakota’s CD-match allocation. Several members questioned whether the program had been static for years and whether the uncommitted balance should remain parked there if it was not being used. The committee voted to pause further transfers into the program until the Bank provides a report and the committee can consider possible statutory changes; the motion also requested a cost-benefit analysis from RVK, and it passed by roll call vote. In the afternoon, RVK presented its review of the investment policy statement as it relates to the in-state investment program. The consultant said it found no major policy impediments, and that implementers and stakeholders generally felt the program was proceeding as intended. RVK emphasized best practices such as third-party due diligence, competitive risk-adjusted returns, diversification, pacing, and exit strategies, while cautioning that required lower-return investments or spending commitments can create pressure on the fund’s long-term real value. The consultant also raised ancillary concerns about state-level concentration risk, the need to distinguish between public and commercial infrastructure, and the lack of a central repository for all state funding commitments to the same projects.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Energy, Utilities and Communications

Transcript Highlights:
  • pays a small fee.
  • The fee, the mitigation fees. The mitigation piece, not the wildfire fund.
  • If I may, it's not fines, it's fees.
  • There's the fees and that everyone fees. So would San Francisco be paying into the fees?
  • The fees, yes. They would be paying the wildfire mitigation fees, yes.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard SB 919, SB 931, SB 1215, SB 1359, SB 1125, and SB 1098, with authors and witnesses presenting each measure and the committee taking up amendments on several bills. SB 919 would extend the biomethane monetary incentive program through 2030 and encourage CPUC action on reducing renewable natural gas interconnection costs; supporters said it would help methane reduction and RNG development, while opponents warned about ratepayer costs and the use of public funds. The author said the amended bill removed the rate-basing direction and instead urged CPUC action. SB 931 would extend Diablo Canyon’s Community Impact Mitigation Program through 2030; supporters said local communities and schools rely on the funding, while opponents argued it would add about $47 million in statewide ratepayer costs and should instead be paid from existing PG&E revenues. Committee discussion focused on whether the bill was tied to a broader Diablo Canyon extension package, and the author said it was intended to cover the five-year extension period already enacted. The committee also heard SB 1215, which would direct the CPUC to set deployment targets for EV charging in multifamily housing. The author and supporters said renters are largely shut out of home charging and that existing utility pilots have been successful but insufficient; the bill’s amendments would require consideration of ratepayer benefits, non-ratepayer funding, and system constraints. SB 1359 would require utilities to more carefully justify new gas infrastructure investments and consider electrification and non-pipeline alternatives first; supporters framed it as a guardrail against stranded gas assets, while gas utilities and other opponents said it could undermine safety, the obligation to serve, and ongoing CPUC proceedings. SB 1125 would establish a statewide low-income water rate assistance program upon appropriation; supporters emphasized widespread household water debt and the lack of statewide aid, while one member raised concerns about the lack of a funding source and the limits of Proposition 218. The bill was moved and the roll was opened, with several ayes and at least one no recorded. Finally, SB 1098 would restrict the use of utility memorandum and balancing accounts by requiring exceptional circumstances, more commission review, cost-sharing or lower returns, and sunset dates. Supporters said these accounts have proliferated and allow utilities to recover costs after the fact with too little oversight, while utilities and business groups argued the accounts are needed for hard-to-forecast costs such as wildfire mitigation and emergencies, and that the CPUC already reviews them. The committee also heard brief introductory remarks on SB 1295, which would promote more targeted use of distributed batteries on the distribution grid to save money and improve reliability, with utilities and environmental groups expressing support and saying they would continue working on the details.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment May 26th, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • It fixes an injection fee.
  • Yeah, but I'm talking about the fees, this fee is only for really, truly about emergency response, and
  • So then they want to compare what that two-cent fee may be in Texas to a 19-cent fee here.
  • , a 10-cent injection fee.
  • I want just transparency and set fee structure so that industry, locals, everybody knows what to expect
Keywords: 965, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • it was possible, because why would we pass a fee bill when we had this huge budget?
  • Yeah, I was just going to add in terms of the 988 fee, the way we've kind of structured it is everything
  • The warm handoff, there need to just be more sort of, But there need to just be more structure.
  • There's a very complex governance structure.
  • Okay, let's get to the fee question.
Summary: The joint Assembly Health and Select Committee on Native American Affairs held an oversight hearing on AB 988, California’s 988 crisis line and mobile crisis response system, followed by a discussion of suicide prevention and intervention in California Indian communities. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that AB 988 was intended to create a true alternative to 911 for behavioral health crises, with “someone to call, someone to come, and somewhere to go,” and that Native communities continue to face disproportionately high suicide rates and barriers to culturally responsive care. The first panel of call center and stakeholder witnesses largely argued that implementation is falling short of the law’s intent. They said 988 call centers are underfunded, text/chat answer rates remain far below call answer rates, staffing is strained, and the system still lacks meaningful statewide interoperability between 988 and 911. Several witnesses said mobile crisis teams are not being dispatched through 988 as envisioned, and that funding formulas and governance are too opaque. San Joaquin County was presented as a local success story, with integrated 988, access lines, and mobile crisis handoffs that have reduced reliance on emergency departments and involuntary holds. Witnesses also discussed the need for better tribal outreach, the role of CCBHCs, and the importance of culturally competent services. State officials from CalHHS and DHCS described the five-year 988 implementation plan, the current governance structure across multiple agencies, and efforts to support training, public awareness, and referral tools. They reported growth in 988 contacts, ongoing training with the Trevor Project, a statewide resource directory, and a tribal awareness campaign. DHCS also outlined proposed trailer bill language that would create a formal designation process for 988 centers, set statewide standards, and require existing centers to obtain designation by 2029. Officials said current funding includes SAMHSA grants, block grant dollars, and an expected $67.3 million from the 988 fund in the next budget year, with a large share earmarked for Medi-Cal mobile crisis services. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Session Daily Update: Legislative activity during interim Dec 30th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Given the new electric vehicle fee structure that passed this last legislative session, electric vehicle
  • Given the new<00:00:56.000> electric<00:00:56.399> vehicle<00:00:56.879> fee<00:
  • 00:57.280> structure<00:00:57.760> that new electric vehicle fee structure that new electric
  • vehicle fee structure that passed<00:00:58.320> this<00:00:58.559> la<00:00:58.879>
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Energy Resources Mar 31st, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, but the structure of a workforce for geothermal energy is where it needs to go.
  • There's really no rock structure.
  • Uh, House Bill 3158 is legislation updates the Railroad Commission of Texas fee structure for environmental
  • These non-refundable fees range from $500 to $3000 depending on the permit time.
  • These fees are expected to be collected electronically under agency procedures.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 107 May 1st, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that sharing in legal legal fees.
  • We allow for direct fees.
  • fee, flat fee, hourly fee, just any fee or any money that a business, which a law firm is.
  • fee, flat fee, hourly fee, just any fee or any money that a business, which a law firm is.
  • Just any fee or any money that a business, which a law firm is.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and heard several committee and floor announcements about upcoming hearings. The chamber then took up House Resolution 1006, a resolution honoring Colorado law enforcement officers. The resolution was read at length and supported by Representatives Woo and Clifford, who emphasized officers’ service, public safety role, and the need for community trust. Several members spoke in favor, including Representative Bacon, who tied the resolution to broader discussions of policing, transparency, body cameras, and community relationships. The resolution passed unanimously, 60-0, with five excused. After the resolution, the House received committee reports and then considered Senate Bill 143, which renames the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee to honor Senator Faith Winter. Supporters, including Representatives Wilford and Garcia, said the change recognizes Winter’s commitment to youth leadership and civic engagement and does not alter the committee’s function or create new costs. The bill passed on a voice vote. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 124, which updates the automated protection order notification system by requiring the Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System, in addition to CBI, to provide information needed for notifications. The House then considered House Bill 1421, concerning prohibiting certain compensation arrangements in the legal profession and creating the Colorado Legal Practice Integrity and Fee Sharing Prohibition Act. Sponsors said the bill is aimed at preventing non-lawyer ownership and fee-sharing arrangements that could let outside investors influence legal strategy, while clarifying that it does not interfere with court regulation of the profession. Supporters from the business community argued it addresses profit-driven incentives in litigation, while one member objected to the late-night committee process and the number of amendments. The Judiciary Committee report was adopted, and the bill was then debated further as the transcript ended.