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• University of Minnesota the per-credit cost is about $550, but students are still required to pay fees
• but students are still required<00:25:41.840> to<00:25:42.000> pay<00:25:42.240> fees
• top<00:25:43.080> of<00:25:43.279> that<00:25:43.799> so required to pay fees
• The additional 30 credits are estimated to cost, you know, close to $25,000 with tuition, fees, and all
• The additional 30 credits are estimated to cost, you know, close to $25,000 with tuition, fees, and all

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• That's also going to include any municipal specific fees and costs, so that would be permit fees and
• So that would be any of your impact fees or permits and fees that you would have with a permit submitted
• And so we have raw land and permitting and fees.
• We currently are proposing a sunset.
• If I might, in 1993, the legislature passed the Development Fees Act, and think of it as impact fees;

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• implementing the recommendations of the Department of Regulatory Agencies and the department's 2025 Sunset
• implementing the recommendations of the Department of Regulatory Agencies and the department's 2025 Sunset
• 2025 Sunset Report. 2025 Sunset Report.
• House Bill 1315 eliminated these fees through wide bipartisan majorities in both chambers.
• And, you know, over the years we've had to clarify several times that these fees should not be assessed

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received a series of committee reports advancing several House bills and one Senate bill, including measures from Education, Local Government and Housing, Judiciary, Health and Human Services, Transportation and Energy, and Agriculture and Natural Resources. Among the reported actions, Senate Bill 99 was postponed indefinitely, House Bill 1051 was referred to Appropriations, and multiple bills were sent to the Committee of the Whole, some with recommendations for the consent calendar. During floor action, the Senate adopted House Bill 1090 on second reading, concerning teacher licensing requirements, and later adopted House Bill 1232 on second reading after a Judiciary Committee amendment. HB 1232 prohibits certain monetary assessments against juveniles in the justice system; supporters said the bill is intended to stop juveniles from being charged restitution or similar fees that do not aid rehabilitation or public safety. The chamber also laid over Senate Bill 63, Senate Bill 134, and the balance of the calendar to later dates, and adopted the Committee of the Whole reports by 33-0 votes with two excused. The Senate also adopted House Joint Resolution 1021, which supports Colorado farmers markets by encouraging the Department of Agriculture to work with the Farmers Market Association and expand access, especially in rural communities. In personal privilege remarks, senators recognized Purple Day/Epilepsy Awareness Day and honored the Abeyta family and others affected by SUDEP, as well as Mile High United Way and its founder Francis Wisebart Jacobs. A message from the Governor announced approval of Senate Bill 1, and the President signed several bills and resolutions. The Senate then announced committee meetings and adjourned until Friday, March 27, 2026.

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• fee is what it would amount to. fee is what it would amount to.
• So it would be an NSR fee funds.
• >> The sunset. >> The sunset. >> Mr. Chairman, correct, eliminate the sunset.
• >> The<03:12:49.359> sunset >> The sunset >> The sunset >> the<03:12:50.399
• > sunset >> the sunset >> the sunset [clears throat] [clears throat] [clears throat

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• We understand that nobody likes paying impact fees.
• After 20 years of not raising an impact fee, when that impact fee does finally get adjusted for growth
• You know, this isn't about not paying impact fees.
• Every person I talk to is willing to pay impact fees.
• And so I think it's not about not paying impact fees.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of bills, mostly local claims and growth-management or permitting measures. SB 16, SB 14, and SB 24 were uncontested claims bills providing relief for injuries or damages involving the City of St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade County; each was described as settled or favorably reported by a special master, and each was reported favorably without debate. SB 288, a negotiated bill on rural electric cooperatives, was presented as a clarification to protect co-op authority over generation and power purchases while preserving consumer protections; it drew support from industry stakeholders and was reported favorably. SB 830 created a public-records exemption for certain local administrators and their families’ personal information, citing threats against city managers, and it also passed favorably. The committee also considered several land-use and permitting bills. SB 1138 would create a registry of qualified professionals to conduct pre-application review for plats and development, aiming to reduce delays and backlogs; local government groups raised concerns about preemption and preserving quasi-judicial authority, but the bill passed favorably with one no vote. SB 168 expanded public nuisance law to include gambling houses, increased penalties, and authorized attorney’s fees and foreclosure of unpaid fees; it was reported favorably. SB 686 revised the agricultural enclave statute to create a public-hearing process for certain residential projects in urban service areas, with a sunset date later amended to June 30, 2026; conservation and planning groups raised concerns about local planning authority and public participation, but the bill passed favorably. SB 548, a growth-management and impact-fee cleanup bill, clarified plan-based methodology, extraordinary circumstances, interlocal agreements, and refund procedures for impact fees. Local government and development stakeholders testified that it would improve predictability while preserving flexibility, though some sought further refinement on fee increases and refunds; the bill was amended and then reported favorably. SB 1234 addressed building permits and inspections, including permit validity, small-project exemptions, temporary hurricane protection, standardized permit forms, and expanded use of private providers; county officials objected to reduced oversight, while builders and private-provider advocates supported the measure. After testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senator Jones requested to be recorded on several votes, and the committee adjourned after no further business.

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• It creates an automatic sunset on 13 tax credits.
• But to to sunset these now these things.
• So, I think this is a really uh sunset.
• Uh, this bill will put a blanket sunset date on a number of tax credits.
• <06:26:55.280> all action of automatically sunsetting all action of automatically sunsetting

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, the May Revision proposes statutory changes to authorize a fee
• implement the animal care program and comply with Proposition 12 due to challenges with collecting fees
• implement the animal care program and comply with Proposition 12 due to challenges with collecting fees
• Again, there's some proposals here where you could think about doing that, raising fees, for example,
• , like, parking, but I have never seen exorbitant fees at East Bay Parks.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the Department of Finance’s May Revision overview and the LAO’s budget assessment, then questioned administration officials on several natural resources and transportation proposals. Finance described the state’s improved near-term fiscal picture, but also highlighted continued budget balancing measures, including use of the temporary surplus holding account, climate bond spending, transportation and DMV/CHP augmentations, and changes affecting CEQA filing systems, water programs, CalRecycle, and food and agriculture. The LAO argued the budget still relies heavily on reserves and borrowing, recommended rejecting or delaying many new discretionary proposals, and urged caution about ongoing costs and future-year impacts, especially for the General Fund, Motor Vehicle Account, and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes proposal for Bay-Delta water quality implementation. Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Finance officials said the $25 million request would support early implementation of an enforceable program combining environmental flows, habitat restoration, and scientific monitoring, with the State Water Board retaining regulatory authority. The LAO said the proposal was premature because the updated Bay-Delta plan had not yet been adopted and asked for more clarity on the state’s existing commitments and future funding expectations. Several members expressed support for the program as a way to reduce long-running conflict over water policy, while others echoed concerns about timing and fiscal exposure. The committee also examined the proposed $125 million Proposition 4 contribution toward acquisition of the Golden Gate Fields property for a shoreline park and habitat restoration. State agencies said the project had a completed appraisal, was moving through a rolling grant process, and would leverage philanthropic and local funding, while members questioned why it was being elevated ahead of other park and conservation requests and whether it was the best use of limited bond dollars. The hearing then turned to transportation items, including $40 million for Clean California litter abatement, $6.2 million for Caltrans homeless coordinators, $73.4 million in DMV/Motor Vehicle Account requests, and funding for the 2028 Games route network. The LAO generally recommended rejecting or delaying the Clean California and homeless coordinator proposals pending more information, while members debated the need to preserve essential CHP and DMV operations despite the Motor Vehicle Account’s structural imbalance.

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• Senator would sunset community solar.
• <01:10:36.640> community Senate position was to sunset community Senate position was to sunset
• Uh, co-ops have the ability, as munis do, to charge additional fees such as grid access fees, etc.
• We paid their legal fees.
• We lost the case and we are fees.

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• Now, do we intend to sunset it? Is this something we're just gonna do in perpetuity.
• House Bill 2293, as adopted by the committee sub, would extend the sunset for the Oklahoma Broadband
• So we are sunsetting it, but we're giving them a wind down process.
• All we're doing is extending the sunset but also. Requiring a wind-down plan.
• This bill has been out there for a while, and the original version is just a sunset.

Bills: HB1782, HB2293, HB3176, HB3544, HB3546, HB3619, HB4358

Keywords: artificial intelligence, education reform, innovation, funding, advisory council, broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development

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• So in the bill currently, the sunset date is July 1, 2031. This moves the date to July 1, 2028.
• So this bill eliminates one of those sunset provisions, which is under R.S. 37:37.
• And out of that, one of the outcomes was they were asking for an increase in the fee schedule.
• Out of that, one of the outcomes was that they were asking for an increase in the fee schedule for fees
• Out of that, one of the outcomes were they were asking for an increase in the fee schedule for fees for

Bills: SB237

Keywords: child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services, mandatory reporting, abuse prevention, investigative teams, child ombudsman, forensic interviews, confidentiality

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 20, 2026, with eight members present and approved the May 13 minutes. The committee quickly reported several bills favorably, including SB 1224, which requires DCFS review when a pregnancy involves a child under 17 and makes children under 12 a child in need of care; SB 1100, which repeals an old statute on unenriched bread; HB 1220, a continuation of prior work to codify certain provisions related to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; HB 1231, clarifying that continuous glucose monitoring is covered through Medicaid for any insulin-dependent diabetic, including gestational diabetes; and HB 198, setting reimbursement rates for ambulatory surgery centers for certain Medicaid procedures. The committee also adopted a personal privilege welcome for physicians on White Coat Day and repeatedly noted that several bills were being advanced with the understanding that further work might continue before floor debate. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 1160, which would create a streamlined restricted license pathway for qualified international medical school graduates, especially for rural and shortage areas. Committee members pressed the Board of Medical Examiners about delays in promulgating rules under an earlier 2024 law and objected to rule language they said went beyond the statute. Board representatives acknowledged a misunderstanding about the original bill’s intent and said the program had been operating, but members warned against agencies writing rules that contradict enacted law. Despite the criticism, HB 1160 was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably HCR 67, which creates a task force to study gaps in acute care for special-needs adults and children, following emotional testimony from the sponsor about her son’s death and the lack of appropriate care options. The committee then approved HCR 27, calling for a coordinated statewide evaluation of autism services by the Department of Health and Department of Education, with testimony emphasizing rising diagnosis rates, rural provider shortages, and the need for better data and coordination between medical and school-based services. HCR 28, which would study school nurse orientation and training, was also reported favorably after school nurses described the lack of standardized onboarding for new graduates and the risks of placing them alone in schools without adequate supervision. HB 469, which would have allowed pharmacy license renewal fees to be directed to Xavier University’s pharmacy school as well as public schools, was deferred after concerns about diverting funds from public institutions and the absence of testimony from affected schools. The committee also took up HB 223, which recreates DCFS, and adopted an amendment shortening the sunset date and requiring law enforcement reports to be accepted through a secure web-based platform; the bill was then reported favorably as amended. Another major discussion centered on HB 457 and HB 616, both tied to homelessness. HB 457, establishing minimum standards for shelters and related facilities, was reported favorably as amended after sponsor testimony and support cards. HB 616, which would allow the legislative auditor and local officials access to records and databases for audits of homelessness initiatives, drew extensive debate over privacy, federal funding, and accountability. Supporters cited a 2025 audit showing more than $216 million in federal homelessness spending in New Orleans and argued that auditors need access to performance data to detect waste and abuse; opponents warned about client privacy and the impact of funding cutoffs. The committee adopted an amendment changing permissive language to mandatory language for enforcement and then continued hearing testimony, with the discussion still centered on balancing oversight with confidentiality.

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• And they’re very specific impact fees. They’re very specific impact fees under that NRS.
• fees under 278B. 278B is impact fees for new development, and now you just say impact fees.
• Senate Bill 103 does define, I believe, building fees and sewer fees, for example.
• fees.
• We've been waiving sewer connection fees and building permit fees.

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• And one of them is to make sure the task force itself stays in place beyond its sunset date of 2029.
• They come from the trap tag, the permit tag, and trap tag fees.
• I'm just curious about the trap fee surplus, I guess you referred to it as.
• However, if that's not possible, the task force recommends reducing trap tag fees to prevent ongoing
• It takes a very small fee, for example, per unit of water moved in this state, to finance what you're

Summary: The Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture held its annual State of the Fishery forum, focusing on salmon, Dungeness crab, kelp, ocean conditions, and related aquaculture and committee reports. Opening remarks from committee leadership emphasized climate impacts, reduced federal NOAA support, state investments through Proposition 4, coastal resilience funding, and the importance of fisheries to rural economies and tribal communities. Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot described a decade of drought and climate stress, highlighted progress such as Klamath River dam removal, wetland restoration, and the state’s salmon strategy, and warned that federal funding uncertainty and staffing cuts could undermine restoration and fishery recovery efforts. Senator Cortese raised concerns about illegal cannabis cultivation damaging riparian habitat and water flows, and both Crowfoot and Fish and Wildlife Director Bonham said enforcement against illicit grows remains a major environmental priority but is constrained by resources. Director Bonham provided a broad update on California fisheries, reporting encouraging signs for salmon after several difficult years, including improved ocean conditions, stronger returns in some runs, and successful short recreational openings in 2025. He also noted major challenges, including reduced federal hatchery production at Nimbus, ongoing uncertainty around winter-run and spring-run recovery, and the need for continued habitat restoration, monitoring, and hatchery investment. On Dungeness crab, Bonham said the fishery remained valuable but constrained by whale entanglement risk, warming ocean conditions, and domoic acid concerns; he described new marked-line distribution, ropeless and alternative gear trials, and ongoing aerial and vessel monitoring. He also said the department’s unified cannabis enforcement task force had served numerous warrants and seized large amounts of illegal cannabis, but more funding is needed for sustained operations. In the salmon panel, Yurok Tribe fisheries director McCovey said the Klamath still faces low run sizes, climate-driven warming, wildfire impacts, and federal uncertainty, but he pointed to dam removal, restoration work, and AB 263’s river-flow protections as major advances. PCFFA president Bradshaw stressed that the three consecutive salmon closures have devastated coastal communities and argued for major reinvestment in aging Central Valley hatchery infrastructure and better broodstock management at Fall Creek. CalTrout’s Schneider said salmon remain at risk statewide, but cited Prop 4, habitat reconnection, floodplain restoration, improved water management, and monitoring as the main tools for recovery. In the crab panel, CDFW’s Schumann reported that the 2024–25 season produced record prices per pound and about $55 million in value despite delays and trap reductions, but he warned that three confirmed whale entanglements and elevated whale presence could force a conservative opener for 2025–26. PCFFA’s Domrash supported marked line, alternative gear, and a new gear-recovery network, while also criticizing the current ramp system as a response to a problem not fully grounded in science.

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• <01:05:13.160> can<01:05:13.440> fluctuate fees can fluctuate fees can fluctuate widely
• Going on to the amendment, where it adds in NAAK and dispensing fees: dispensing fees are an artificial
• an<01:42:34.199> artificial fees dispensing fees are an artificial fees dispensing fees are
• to that survey the dispensing fee to that survey the dispensing fee portion<01:43:03.639> of<
• and you're going to add a dispensing fee and you're going to add a dispensing fee of<01:43:14.159

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1494 on hearing aids. Testimony was generally supportive of expanding hearing-aid coverage, with the Insurance Division raising concern about possible federal defrayment issues, SHPDA supporting the goal of hearing augmentation, DCAB strongly supporting the bill as an important access issue, and health plans and insurers asking for amendments. Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans requested changes to add a medical-necessity standard and clarify annual notice language, while HMSA suggested the proposal should be studied by the auditor. The chair noted concerns about federal preemption and the lack of an audit, and deferred the bill in favor of a related resolution calling for a study. The committee then heard SB 1448, an emergency appropriation for the Hawaii State Hospital. DAGS and the Department of Health supported the measure, with the hospital administrator saying the funding would improve the environment of care, support cleaning, and allow a third-party review of the building. Committee members questioned the size of the request and the status of litigation against the design-builder. Administration witnesses said they were pursuing a comprehensive study involving destructive testing, had made a demand on the design-builder to fund the study, and were using different processes than before. They also said the roof work would be handled through a separate CIP request. No final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 1432, relating to the future responsibilities of the Department of Health and land issues at Kalaupapa after the last patient dies. DOH supported the bill in part but said its long-term role would be limited mainly to environmental cleanup, with operations expected to continue under the National Park Service and land-use decisions left to DHHL and beneficiary consultation. DHHL asked that the measure reflect that any land-use or zoning changes on homeland lands require commission approval and beneficiary consultation. Testifiers from Kalaupapa and Maui County, including Degra Vanderbilt-Papa and Council Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, supported deferring the bill, saying there had been no meaningful community discussion about provisions affecting Kalaupapa’s future management and possible transfer of responsibilities to Maui County. The committee also read into the record written testimony from Gloria Marks emphasizing that Kalaupapa stakeholders must be included in future discussions. Finally, the committee heard SB 955 on fitness-to-proceed examinations. The Judiciary and the Public Defender’s Office both supported raising pay and standardizing expectations for private examiners, but opposed reducing felony fitness evaluations from three examiners to one and opposed expanding use of expedited reports. They argued that a single examiner would reduce reliability, create a more adversarial process, and likely increase costs and contested hearings, while expedited reports do not contain enough information for a proper fitness determination. The Department of Health also supported the bill’s intent but asked to preserve a three-examiner framework and said the goal was to reduce the number of people sent to the State Hospital, where admissions have reportedly risen about 20% year over year since Act 26. The bill remained under discussion in the excerpt, with no final vote shown.

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• for reference We now have a house bill for reference H527 H. 527, an act relating to extending the sunset
• an act relating to extending the sunset an act relating to extending the sunset of<00:07:09.120> 30
• amendment, uh, is in regard to the fee amendment, uh, is in regard to the fee report.<00:09:12.160
• ,<00:09:30.640> uh<00:09:30.880> this<00:09:31.200> includes applicator fees
• , uh this includes applicator fees, uh this includes municipal<00:09:32.480> as<00:09:32.800><

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Section 1 is a governor's initiative to extend the sunset of the Drug Formulary Committee to June 30th
• of 2029. the sunset of the Drug Formulary Committee to June 30th of 2029, and this is also on line 276
• And finally, I must express my disappointment that None of the agency's user fee proposals were included
• While they are never enjoyable to request, most of the fees in this budget have not been increased in
• Restoring the state's Ability to manage the preferred drug list by eliminating the sunset on the drug

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health

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• Yes, again, you know, Sunset recommended several changes to the sworn complaint process.
• And although the Sunset review of TC sworn complaint files revealed no abuse of discovery process, Sunset
• Yeah, and in concert with Sunset, Sunset recommend this as well, but, uh, we have to do it every 4 years
• The sunset bill would have changed this to something we had to do every 10 years.
• I think I filed another one late and then I paid a $500 fee for that one also.

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• House Bill 3329 by Osborne of the House and Thompson of the Senate, an act relating to sunsets.
• House Bill 3329 by Osborne of the House and Thompson of the Senate, an act relating to sunsets.
• Clerk fees are being added. The sergeants are on the whole roll. The progress is down.
• reinstatement, provided certain requirements are met, that an application is submitted, licensing fees
• On behalf of several requests, we deleted subsection C in its entirety and then we also added a sunset

Bills: HB3407, HB1242, HJR1081, HB3443, HB3781, HB1939, HB4237, HB3430, HB3321, HB3905, HB3329, HB4253, HB4421, HB4311, HJR1046, HB2015, HB3244, HB4265, HB3941, HB4203, HB2941, HB3695, HB3380, HB3132, HB3673, HB3134, HB3383, HB4490, HB4058

Keywords: property rights, abandoned homes, manufactured homes, notification, salvage, real estate, Oklahoma Tax Commission, landowner liability, redemption, HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, agriculture

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• Turning to page 4, the agency was subject to sunset and strategic fiscal review this biennium.
• First, on the sunset review and just so members know, Ethics Commission was on sunset.
• If you haven't read their sunset report, it's really great.
• So I want to thank the sunset team who might be watching.
• I like Sunset. I'll ask them later.

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• We have managed care and fee for service.
• We're gonna hear from the executive director of the Sunset Commission.
• I'm the executive director of the Sunset Advisory Commission.
• So what is Sunset?
• Sunset Works.

Keywords: budget, House Bill 1, public education, healthcare, border security, federal funding, spending limits

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on reviewing the proposed budget for the upcoming biennium, with substantial discussions around House Bill 1 and its implications for public education, healthcare, and border security. The Comptroller presented a revenue overview indicating a total of $194.6 billion available for general purpose spending, which reflects a slight decrease compared to previous years due to fluctuating economic conditions. Members raised questions regarding spending limits and the impact of federal funding on state programs, highlighting concerns about the sustainability of funding in light of potential changes at the federal level.

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• <00:53:00.559> And expand the to um extend the sunset.
• And expand the to um extend the sunset.
• <01:15:35.840> However, from the retail delivery fee.
• However, from the retail delivery fee.
• This creates an unintended gray area in how the retail delivery fee applies.

Bills: HF1669, HF4709, HF3531, HF4048

Keywords: tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, electricity generation, property tax exemption, renewable energy, incentives, economic development, fuel delivery, tax exemption, retail transactions, diesel exhaust fluid, fuel lubricants, healthcare tax, gross receipts tax, hospitals, chiropractors, healthcare providers