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• Okay, so that's a fee, and then it says an industry standard merchant fee ...
• This is essentially the merchant fee; it is like the interchange fee.
• Okay, so who pays the interchange fee? Thank you. Okay, so who pays the interchange fee? Thank you.
• But it is a separate fee.
• There are two different fees. Mr. Garcia: There are two different fees, right?

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard the invocation and pledges, and then took up a series of memorial resolutions and recognitions. Members adopted memorial resolutions honoring former President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Alice Gail Hudgens, with remarks highlighting their public service and community impact, and adopted resolutions recognizing Victoria College’s 100th anniversary and May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. The chamber also recognized Texas A&M system interns and later granted permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. The House then moved through a long third-reading calendar, passing a number of bills on wide margins. Measures approved included SB 304 on municipal court jurisdiction over nuisance abatement ordinances, SB 608 on reporting evidence collection kits, SB 2312 creating a Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict, SB 494 creating a petroleum theft task force, SB 530 on postsecondary accreditation, HB 45 giving the Attorney General a role in prosecuting human trafficking cases, HB 35 on peer support for first responders, HB 47 and HB 3073 on sexual assault policy and prosecution, HB 318 and HB 3000 creating rural sheriff and ambulance grant programs, HB 554 on Juneteenth fireworks sales with county opt-in authority restored, HB 705 and HB 932 joining licensure compacts for cosmetology and occupational therapy, HB 849 allowing county park boards to meet by video conference, HB 1119 on mental health bed reporting, HB 3041 on students with nontraditional secondary education, HB 713 on maternal mortality review reporting, HB 3104 on Webb County bailiff appointments, HB 3970 on electricity planning for large loads, HB 4042 on Railroad Commission safety provisions for gas distribution pipelines, HB 4490 protecting next-of-kin information, HB 1731 on the physician assistant compact, HB 2607 on Walker County Hospital District governance, HB 3689 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association funding, HB 1788 on continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists about abuse and trafficking, HB 1612 on hospital direct payments for uninsured patients, and HB 138 on health impact cost and coverage analysis. Several bills drew extended debate or amendments. HB 353, creating a trespass offense near schools and daycares, prompted questions about constitutional concerns and property rights before passing. HB 3211 on optometrists in managed care plans received a perfecting amendment and a Medicaid-related amendment setting a minimum payment level. HB 1056 on gold and silver specie and a state-based currency prompted detailed questioning about its mechanics and fees, followed by a point of order challenging the caption. The House also adopted or postponed a number of items, including postponing HB 2520 and HB 1359 until later in the calendar before later passing both, and laying several bills on the table subject to call. Many measures passed overwhelmingly, while a few, including HB 3326 on loan forgiveness for adjunct professors and HB 3237 on energy consumption goals, passed with narrower margins.

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• Uh, next, we have House File 3241.
• >> Uh next, we have House File 3241. >> Uh next, we have House File 3241.
• fuels from the retail delivery fee. fuels from the retail delivery fee.
• Uh, next we will have House File 3531. Uh, next we will have House File 3531.
• Uh, House File 3106. Uh, House File 3106.

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

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• file bills because your bill filing file bills because your bill filing period<00:28:13.919>
• It is a user fee. It is not a fee that's set by the manufacturer.
• it's a user fee.
• It is it's not a fee it's a user fee.
• It's not a pure user fee. support us. It's not a pure user fee.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• File Item 59.
• Pass and retain on File Item 61. Pass temporarily on File Item 62.
• Passage retained on file item 101. That brings us to File Item 102.
• Pass and retain on file item 143. That brings us to file item 144.
• That brings us to file item 211. ...pass and retain on file item 220.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a long floor file with many Senate bills. Early procedural actions included unanimous-consent motions, a successful roll-call to rescind prior action on SB 351, and a 54-vote suspension of Joint Rule 61(a)(3) to allow floor amendments on SBs 80, 351, and 415. The chamber also made several referrals, moved one item to the inactive file, and welcomed new Assembly Member Natasha Johnson and other guests. The bulk of the meeting consisted of concurrence and third-reading votes on a wide range of measures, many of them passing with little or no opposition. Topics included tribal gaming grants (AB 221), State Bar fee and bar exam changes (SB 253), AI guardrails in community colleges (SB 241), consumer arbitration clauses (SB 82), due process for law enforcement in Racial Justice Act cases (SB 734), dental payment fee disclosures (SB 386), HOA balcony inspection reports (SB 410), farmland protection and EIFD rules (SB 5 and SB 516), emergency shelter zoning (SB 340), HIV confidentiality (SB 504), election signature-cure reforms (SB 3), contractor workers’ compensation compliance (SB 291), fire training funding (SB 345), wage theft enforcement (SB 355 and SB 261), food allergen disclosures (SB 68), ride-share insurance coverage (SB 371), housing and disaster recovery measures (SB 233, SB 625, SB 21), midwifery education (SB 520), mobile home insurance access (SB 525), epinephrine in schools (SB 568), health facility emergency licensing (SB 582), hair relaxer enforcement (SB 236), wastewater surveillance (SB 317), and several tax, transportation, and public health bills. A number of bills drew brief policy debate or opposition. SB 388, creating a California Latino Commission, prompted criticism from some members who argued the money should go directly to community needs rather than a new commission; it still passed. SB 50 on digital safety for victims of abuse, SB 20 on silicosis prevention, SB 306 on prior authorization reform, SB 373 on oversight of out-of-state special education placements, and SB 437 on reparations descendant-status verification were among the more substantive and discussed measures. Most bills passed by wide margins, often unanimously, and several urgency or tax-levy measures required 54 votes and were approved. The session ended with continued passage of remaining file items and multiple items retained or passed temporarily for later action.

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• I don't, if you didn't file it here, I don't have the proper protocol.
• For example, if it is a fee dispute, we generally do not get involved in fee disputes unless they're
• However, we do offer a free voluntary fee arbitration program.
• The referee files that report with the Supreme Court.
• Of those, we get between 3,500 and 4,000 cases filed that are opened.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and Senator Thompson excused. The committee first considered Senate Bill 48 by Senator Garcia on judicial sales and procedures. Garcia explained a delete-all amendment that would create clearer statewide procedures for alternative judicial sales, increase transparency, remove bidding credits, extend sale timelines, and add oversight for auctioneers and escrow agents to prevent fraud and collusion. After no questions or opposition, the amendment was adopted, Senator Pasadoma said the rewrite addressed many of his concerns, and the committee then voted CS for SB 48 favorably with unanimous yes votes from members present. The committee then received a presentation from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office on the effectiveness of Florida’s recent anti-squatting law, House Bill 621/SB 888. Presenters described several cases in which deputies used the new process to remove unlawful occupants, including a false landlord report, a long-term fake lease situation, and a more recent unlawful occupancy case. They said the law has helped protect property owners and potential victims, but suggested technical changes: clearer authorization for deputies to enter and use force if needed, and a fix to the affidavit penalty provision because false statements are currently being charged as false reports rather than perjury under the existing wording. The Florida Bar also presented on its role in regulating lawyers, lawyer advertising, and the unlicensed practice of law. Bar leaders explained that the Bar operates under the Florida Supreme Court’s authority, is funded by member fees, and handles complaints through a multi-step process involving intake, branch offices, grievance committees, referees, and final Supreme Court review. They described advertising review procedures, discipline statistics, consumer assistance, the Clients’ Security Fund, and enforcement against unlicensed practice. Senators asked about the Legislature’s authority over lawyer advertising, the prevalence of legal ads, the role of public members on grievance committees, and how those members are selected and used.

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• and the facility fee are going going up.
• Am I charged a facility fee and my physician fee? It depends what type of clinic you go to.
• Do y'all discount the facility fee?
• And they charge membership fees, access.
• Fee-for-service, urgent care, ER, you know literally fee-for-service, but to reiterate you know 95% of

Bills: SB500, SB719, SB912, SB1232, SB1467, SB1777, SB1864, SB2023, SB2119, SB2458

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

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• and adjust the fee amounts.
• , and adjusting the fee amounts.
• Instead of making an annual license, an annual filing, it makes it a three-year filing.
• > filing.
• <01:16:49.840> However, a three-year filing. However, a three-year filing.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• have not seen fee increases since 2007. have not seen fee increases since 2007.
• on House File 2441. on House File 2441.
• We appreciate your work on House<00:51:10.720> File House File House File 2441<00:51:12.800>
• <00:58:54.400> These File 2441's DE amendment. These File 2441's DE amendment.
• Passing House File 2441 without the CLLD fee alignments will cause an increase in construction costs

Bills: HF3228, HF2441

Keywords: workers' compensation, insurance programs, employee protection, Minnesota statutes, safety regulations, prevailing wage, certified payroll, payroll reporting, construction contracts, public works, project registration, labor standards, contractor compliance, subcontractor reporting, state government, Department of Administration, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Metropolitan Council, highway construction, public construction

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• House File 1778 is laid over.
• file file 1997<00:06:55.800> so<00:06:55.960> the<00:06:56.039> next<00:06:56.199
• House File 1997 is laid over. [Applause] Let’s—the next bill on our agenda is House File 1225.
• um wave the vehicle registration fees um wave the vehicle registration fees for<00:26:02.480>
• House File 840 simply removes the costs for burial fees for spouses of veterans in state cemeteries.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Oh, he's got the A2 amendment covering up the file number. House File 854.
• <00:01:15.200> House<00:01:15.520> File up the file number.
• House File up the file number.
• We stand in strong support of House File 2606 exempting liquid fuels from the retail delivery fee.
• House file 2234 is laid over. Anderson. House file 2234 is laid over.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So our first bill up is House File 2769.
• Is there anyone else that would like to testify on House File 2909? That's House File 2909.
• The offset to that would be the dispensing fees would increase to the fee-for-service dispensing fee.
• So that's House File 1883.
• The Chair lays over House File 1883 as amended for possible inclusion in our omnibus bill, House File

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• We collect over 125 fees.
• fees on this list.
• However, it didn't make this fee report because we weren't charging the fee yet.
• The fee on the blackout plate is an additional $25 on top of the registration fee.
• One is for data processing fees. The other is for telecommunication fees.

Keywords: 908, all

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• I had filed this bill and the Registry changed.
• the doc fee.
• Howard, for filing this.
• So to me, I was glad to file this bill.
• But this bill has been filed in past sessions.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills covering motor vehicle sales, registration, title processing, dealer regulation, and several local matters. Chair Cyrro noted that Senate Bill 2414 had been postponed at the sponsor’s request, though public testimony would still be accepted. The hearing then heard testimony on measures including S. 2367, which would make an insurer primary for losses caused by an insured driver in a rental car; H. 3698 and related bills on codifying registration of 25-year-old imported Japanese kei vehicles; H. 3701 on requiring lienholders to release titles within seven days; H. 3690 on capping dealer documentation fees; and H. 3641 on requiring education for class two motor vehicle dealers. Testimony also addressed e-titling and e-signatures, peer-to-peer car sharing, temporary license plates, duplicate plates, general registration plates for motor vehicle distributors, and a bill to ban tinted license plate covers. Supporters of the rental-car insurance bill argued Massachusetts is an outlier compared with 47 other states and said the change would improve fairness, competition, and consumer understanding without raising premiums. Dealers and industry groups generally supported e-titling/e-signature modernization and the inspection-related bill, but urged safeguards to preserve title, registration, and insurance verification. The Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association opposed the doc-fee cap, saying documentation fees are a disclosed cost-recovery tool that varies by dealership. Representatives and advocates for kei vehicles said the RMV’s 2024 reversal showed the need to codify the rules in law, while opponents of the RMV’s approach described it as arbitrary and harmful to owners and importers. Supporters of the dealer-education bill said it would curb unregulated “curbstoning” and help ensure proper title handling and consumer protection. Several local and specialty bills also drew testimony. Hatfield officials supported a local bill allowing golf carts on certain town roads under strict safety rules, and Representative Ayers testified for a bill banning tinted license plate covers to aid toll collection, law enforcement, and vehicle identification. Senator Lovely and other advocates supported the “Easy ID” license plate proposal, saying it would improve vehicle recognition in crime and child-abduction investigations. The committee took no votes during the hearing and adjourned after public testimony concluded.

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• um charged for facility fees and where. um charged for facility fees and where.
• fee is not not covered. fee is not not covered.
• they in cover all of the facility fees. they in cover all of the facility fees.
• this fee.
• facility fees. facility fees.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the Chair moves House File 2083 before the committee.
• Next would be House File 1665.
• Next will be House File 1917, and I will move House File 1917 before the committee.
• The vehicle bill, House File 1378, contains a few provisions related to the timeline for filing statements
• House File 1800 was yours, Chair Quam. House File 2073 was mine.

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• It's a nominal fee really in terms of a.
• We're gonna be utilizing fees received from.
• But we haven't raised our fees in several years.
• of that service with the fees that are coming in.
• my fee.

Keywords: 914, all

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• We're not here to worry about filing fees.
• The filing fee for an eviction in city court is around $254.
• fees, or we might be talking 1,500 filing fees a year.
• fees or we might be talking 1,500 filing fees a year.
• So any filing Of our filing fees do go into the general city budget.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• The first bill we're hearing today is House File 1646.
• So once we buy a file from a hospital, we take everything that's in that file and we verify folks' income
• We also purchase files from the secondary market.
• We're proposing to increase transfer fees and exempt reporting adviser fees, not all license fees.
• Section 4 requires a private fund advisor to pay a $100 filing fee when filing an initial registration

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions

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• <00:12:39.880> uh support of Senate file uh support of Senate file uh 1063<00:12:41.600>
• fee schedule.
• fee schedule.
• fee schedule.
• fee schedule.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate<00:16:32.080> file<00:16:32.960> 4359, Senate file 4359, Senate file 4359,
• Line 460 is Senate File 3904.
• appropriation of those fees got dropped. appropriation of those fees got dropped.
• that bill being Senate File 5019. that bill being Senate File 5019.
• Senate file Senate file 5047.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all