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• >> So I didn't want to you know shall file >> So I didn't want to you know shall file
• would have this disproportionate fee would have this disproportionate fee where<00:52:18.079>
• a higher fee a higher fee in<00:52:25.520> even<00:52:25.760> in<00:52:26.000>
• the revenue so that means license fees the revenue so that means license fees that<01:15:53.520>
• It would stay with the applicant file. It would stay with the applicant file.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• One is through managed care, and the other is through fee-for-service.
• enroll through fee-for-service.
• /c><00:15:02.440> service<00:15:03.440> um<00:15:03.720> most other is through fee
• 15:31.759> instead<00:15:32.160> enroll<00:15:32.639> through<00:15:32.800> fee
• <00:15:33.040> for and instead enroll through fee for and instead enroll through fee for service

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The meeting was an informational walkthrough for the Health Finance and Policy Working Group, focused on committee structure, budget basics, and major health-related accounts and programs. Staff explained the roles of House Research and House Fiscal, then reviewed key funds used by the committee, including the general fund, government special revenue fund, federal funds, the health care access fund, remediation account, and drinking water revolving fund. They also outlined the committee’s main budget areas, noting that medical assistance is the largest general fund item and that the Department of Health is a substantial agency funded by a mix of federal, general fund, and special revenue dollars. A major portion of the presentation covered subsidized health coverage programs. Staff described Medical Assistance (Minnesota’s Medicaid program) as an entitlement for eligible Minnesotans, with no premiums or cost sharing, and explained its managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems. MinnesotaCare was presented as a separate federal-state basic health program for people who are not eligible for MA, with income limits, premiums for adults age 21 and older, and cost-sharing requirements; staff noted that federal premium tax credit changes affect MinnesotaCare premium ranges. The presentation also summarized MNsure’s role in the individual market and in determining eligibility for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, MinnesotaCare, and MA. The committee also received an overview of health-related licensing boards and occupational regulation. Staff said Minnesota has 16 health-related licensing boards, funded mainly through the state government special revenue fund and subject to legislative appropriation, and explained that health occupations may be regulated by the Department of Health, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, or the boards under chapter 214. Interstate licensure compacts were briefly noted as a way to ease practice across states. No bills were debated and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• House File 1912, our goal is 15 minutes. House File 1105, our goal is 10 minutes.
• Then House File 1100, 20 minutes, and then approximately 35 minutes for House File 2057.
• um 1912 our goal is 15 minutes file um 1912 our goal is 15 minutes house<00:01:20.400> file<00
• file file 2057<00:01:32.200> and<00:01:32.640> um<00:01:33.000> with<00:01:33.200
• moves at house file moves at house file 1912<00:14:00.800> before<00:14:01.199> the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• File item 3, SB 470, Laird.
• File item 1, SB 364. Gabriel, Gabriel, aye. File item 2, SB 395, Gabriel, Gabriel, aye.
• File item 2, SB 395. Gabriel, Gabriel, aye. File item 3, SB 470. Gabriel, aye.
• File Item 2, SB 395, Wiener — Alvarez, aye. File Item 3, SB 470, Laird — Alvarez, aye.
• File item 1, aye. File item 1, SB 364, Strickland. Berman, aye. Brian, aye. McKinnor, aye.

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Organization heard several bills related to outdoor advertising, open meetings, and San Francisco economic development. SB 364 by Senator Strickland would speed up processing of outdoor advertising permits by allowing Caltrans to act on applications as freeway projects are completed in segments, and clarifies customary maintenance of signs. Supporters said the bill would reduce permit backlogs and help local governments and the billboard industry; there was no opposition. The committee passed SB 364 to Appropriations, with the roll left open for additional votes. SB 470 by Senator Laird would extend until January 1, 2030 the sunset on the alternative Bagley-Keene open meeting rules adopted in SB 544, allowing state boards and commissions to continue using remote participation under specified conditions. Supporters from the Little Hoover Commission and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities said the current law has increased public participation, saved money, and improved access for people with disabilities and caregivers. Opponents, including ACA of California Action, the California News Publishers Association, and media and transparency groups, argued the bill weakens in-person public access and accountability. The committee approved SB 470 to Appropriations, with some no votes and the roll held open. SB 395 by Senator Wiener would let San Francisco create a hospitality zone in Union Square/Yerba Buena with up to 20 additional non-transferable liquor licenses for restaurants to support downtown recovery. City and business representatives said the measure would help fill vacancies, attract restaurants, and boost foot traffic, while remaining temporary and geographically limited. The bill passed to Appropriations with broad support and no opposition. SB 783 by Senator Rubio would extend until January 1, 2029 the special outdoor advertising rules for signs in former redevelopment areas; supporters said it would give affected communities time to find a permanent solution, while billboard industry opponents warned about compliance and federal highway funding risks. The committee passed SB 783 to Appropriations as amended, and then adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

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• Um, registration fees, Mr.
• modeling software and maintenance fees. modeling software and maintenance fees.
• Gierau, hi. >> Senator Larson, hi. >> And... file 0002. file 0002.
• Maintenance and Appropriations, Senate File 44 gaming amendment.
• Senate file 0044 gaming amendment. Senate file 0044 gaming amendment.

Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002

Keywords: K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem

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• Third reading file, file item number 49.
• Pass and retained on file item 133. That brings us to file item 134.
• Passing to file item 190. That brings us to file item 191.
• We will pass and retain on file item 33. That brings us to file item 34.
• File item number 44. File item number 44.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled a long consent and concurrence calendar. Early procedural actions included moving several bills to the inactive file, waiving the floor amendment deadline for certain measures, rescinding prior action on SB 733, and approving a motion to withdraw AB 710 from committee to the third reading file by a 42-12 vote. The chamber also re-referred AB 406 to Labor and Employment and later AB 754 to Housing, while taking up numerous Senate and Assembly measures out of order to accommodate authors and guests. The body adopted several resolutions recognizing October 2025 as California Promotoras Month (HR 58), National Fried Rice Day and National Rice Month (HR 71), Direct Support Professional Recognition Week (HR 70), and All California Day (HR 67). Members also concurred in Senate amendments on a wide range of bills covering insurance, horses, emergency vehicles, health facilities, restitution, education, tribal regalia at graduation, behavioral health, air pollution, energy, dams, greenhouse gases, foster youth, court interpreters, tenancy language access, patient privacy notices, discrimination in school facility rentals, hospital visitation rights, diversion, agriculture, insurance studies, electricity, and environmental stewardship. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew recorded noes. Several higher-profile policy bills drew debate. SB 694 on veteran claim assistance generated the most extensive discussion, with supporters arguing it would stop predatory, unaccredited companies from charging veterans for VA claims help, and opponents warning it could reduce veterans’ choices and should be paired with broader fixes to county VSO access; the bill ultimately passed 46-0. Other notable actions included concurrence on SB 576 limiting loud streaming ads, SB 512 on transportation tax initiatives, and SB 785 creating a tax credit for durable medical equipment for children with complex medical needs. The Assembly also concurred in SB 250 on Medi-Cal provider directories, SB 831 on the Geological Survey, SB 788 on CPA regulation, SB 456 on muralist licensing, SB 72 on the California Water Plan, SB 76 on used-car fee protections, SB 246 on rural health workforce support, SB 484 on coastal affordable housing, SB 680 on sex offender registration, SB 695 on climate-resilient highway projects, and SB 783 on outdoor advertising. Votes were overwhelmingly favorable across the board, with the chamber repeatedly adopting Senate amendments and resolutions by voice vote or recorded roll call.

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• If it's not filed in 30 days, we can't file.
• Are you not able to get them filed now? No, we are not. Why? Explain to me why.
• Currently, an expunction is filed by the petitioner and it's a $350 filing fee.
• The first is that the fee; there is a fee under this bill that is mandatory and it's not... ...discretionary
• This bill was previously filed in, I think, the 87th session.

Bills: HB115, HB 115, HB507, HB1765, HB1847, HB2046, HB2239, HB2328, HB2309, HB2417, HB2728, HB2794, HB3206, HB3566, HB3694, HB3744, HB4254, HB4697, HB4733, HB4915, HB5465, HB2813

Keywords: public funds, lobbying, political subdivision, government spending, transparency, HB 115, taxpayer-funded lobbying, local government lobbying, county association dues, municipal lobbying, lobbyist registration, Chapter 305, Government Code Section 556.0056, Local Government Code Section 89.002, county government, city government, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, state association of counties, sheriffs association

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• file file 2077<00:02:00.079> and<00:02:00.439> the<00:02:01.439> amendment<00:02
• AIS account to align with the fee AIS account to align with the fee increase<00:02:47.280> and
• That was Senate File 107. And so the it. That was Senate File 107.
• a $5 fee and for fishing it's a $5 fee a $5 fee and for fishing it's a $5 fee and<01:53:23.199><
• The fee went from $30 to $45. Um, and these fees were on a three-year license.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Part of the reason we're here in the May revision is we did have a fee package.
• You have to incur costs before you can file a test claim for reimbursement.
• The 15% cap on fees was enacted in 1997 and has not been increased in 28 years.
• I'll cover the BCP on the generation and handling fee.
• The prior fee structure was a flat fee of either $75,000 or $100,000 based on two tiers of total tonnage

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh, Senate File 4429 as amended will be laid over. We go now to Senate File 4401.
• File 4429 as amended will be laid over. File 4429 as amended will be laid over.
• We go now to Senate File 4401. We go now to Senate File 4401.
• That's fees.
• <00:47:52.440> Um that fee schedule. Um that fee schedule.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I've pre-filed bills in 2023.
• Fee shifting.
• They don't get to go back and get fees later, correct?
• They get two tries to get attorney's fees. That's right.
• other side to get their fees.

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

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• <00:10:13.040> protections File 4141 will strengthen protections File 4141 will strengthen
• With that, House File 4141 is laid over.
• that, House File 4141 is laid over. that, House File 4141 is laid over.
• And the late fee aortioned utilities.
• House File 3951. House File 3951.

Bills: HF4141, HF3951

Keywords: housing authority, criminal penalty, assault, public safety, redevelopment, submetered utility service, tenant rights, digital payment, eviction protection, housing policy, 1183, house

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• Second will be House File 3635 on the Interstate Compact, and third will be House File 3638 with policy
• Next on the agenda will be House File 3635 and House File 3638.
• These are non-refundable fees. notified. These are non-refundable fees.
• File 3635. So, I'm gonna have you File 3635.
• uh adoption or laying over House File uh adoption or laying over House File 3635,<01:18:05.679><

Bills: HF3635, HF3638

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing, 1183, house

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• We have three late-file amendments that, um, amendments that, um, We have three late-file amendments.
• In 2011, the Legislature passed HB 5405, which redirected filing fees from the mediation and arbitration
• We have one timely filed amendment.
• See, we have one timely filed amendment.
• There is a late-file amendment. The late-file amendment barcode is 23022 by Senator Rodriguez.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met for Budget Day and heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper said the plan reduces overall spending from the prior year, keeps strong reserves, includes a 4% pay raise for state employees, maintains employee health care contributions, and makes major investments in water quality, transportation, and education infrastructure. Committee chairs then summarized their budget silos, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Members asked questions mainly about school funding, AP and dual enrollment support, voucher and scholarship impacts, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted a large consent package of amendments and then approved three late-file amendments: funding virtual college tours for high school students, funding the FSU Sunshine Genetics program, and providing money for the Port of Fernandina customs facility. The committee then voted to report SPB 2500, the General Appropriations Bill, as a committee bill. It also favorably reported SPB 2502 (implementing bill), SPB 2504 (state employees placeholder), SB 7022 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and DROP changes), CS/SB 1320 (recreating the Resilient Florida Trust Fund), SPB 2506 (gaming compact revenue distributions, including water projects and rural lands), SPB 2508 (29 new judgeships), SB 7014 (ending the court mediation and arbitration trust fund), SPB 2510 (K-12 conforming bill), SPB 2512 (higher education conforming bill), and SPB 2514 (health and human services conforming bill). The committee also took up several policy bills. It approved SB 7028 on cancer research, creating grant parameters, reporting requirements, a five-year pediatric cancer research incubator, and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute VisionGen Initiative. It approved CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality, adding resident satisfaction surveys, medical director standards, safety culture reviews, electronic health record requirements, financial reporting penalties, and a study of best practices. It approved CS/CS/SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion options, adds Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, expands grant uses, and creates a behavioral health data repository. It also approved SB 114 creating the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at FSU and moving the public hurricane loss model there. The committee then began considering SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, including a late-file amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• HB 2402 by Hot Rose relating to the determination of fees, charges, and rates of certain benefits under
• group home facilities, including optional county and municipal permitting requirements authorizing a fee
• AP 2497 by guarant relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for public safety
• It'd be 250 by 2504 by Hayes relating to the fees changed by certain property owners association for
• HB 2524 by Cook relating to recovery fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.

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• This is a focus for us on this, and so it would add a $5 tag fee.
• But I don't want us to levy a fee and have everyone… want us to levy a fee and have everyone opt out
• We're not talking about different fees, are we?
• Are we talking about everybody having the same fee or different fees for different counties?
• It's a tax deduction of $5,000 for single filing and $10,000 for joint filing.

Bills: HB52, HB89, HB141, HB52, HB89, HB141

Keywords: income tax, CHOOSE Act, education funding, ABLE account, tax credits, poverty threshold, legislative funding, HB89, Medicaid, pregnant women, pregnancy, prenatal care, ambulatory prenatal care, presumptive eligibility, temporary Medicaid coverage, Alabama Medicaid Agency, maternal health, low-income women, health coverage, eligibility determination

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• So a business may have paid their sales tax late or didn't file at all because they had no liability,
• You have to file. And if you do file late, even if you owe no sales tax, it's a $25 fine.
• So a business may have paid their sales tax late or didn't file at all because they had no liability,
• You have to file. And if you do file late, even if you owe no sales tax, it's a $25 fine.
• And we were left only with income tax, saying that if you fail to file your income tax, you would not

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate met with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars considering House bills on topics including licensing timeframes, homicide, forcible entry and detainer, nuisance actions, family/abortion-related offenses, patient records, education, public health, child support, school curricula, tax administration, state treasurer investments, public records, shopping carts, health professional licensure, and state land use. Most bills were reported out with do-pass recommendations, several with committee amendments adopted first. The transcript includes repeated roll-call and voice votes, with members often explaining opposition on bills involving vaccination mandates, fetal/prenatal development instruction, public records fee exemptions for legislators, shopping cart regulation, and small subdivision water-supply concerns. Supporters generally framed bills as clarifying law, improving enforcement, or limiting burdens on government and businesses. Opponents raised concerns about public health, local control, school costs, transparency abuses, and water policy. The Senate also recessed briefly and later returned to third reading votes on multiple bills. Several measures passed on final vote, including HB 2016, HB 2140, HB 2195, HB 2439, HB 2028, HB 2557, HB 2086, HB 2830, HB 2327, HB 2460, HB 4056, and HB 2660, with recorded vote totals generally ranging from 16-10 to 26-0. The session ended with committee announcements, a note about a softball game sign-up, and adjournment until the next scheduled meeting.

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• This is the first time we've seen the bill when it was filed, um.
• Each permit also incurs an additional $3000 fee.
• It's been filed since February 26th.
• In 2018, Austin determined the average removal fee to be $150.
• They're just there for people to collect these fees.

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• The committee substitute differs from the bill as filed in that it would replace the method by which
• Generally, the bill would set a fee of $45 for filing a guardianship case transferred from another county
• This bill has filed is the estate has to pay it.
• Property owners can often face expensive legal fees just to clear these fraudulent claims.
• fee to have it, have the to have this petition heard by a district judge and there's no filing fee to

Bills: SB 302, SB 1335, SB 1734, SB 1760, SB 1975, SB 2127

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

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• So we think it's a reasonable fee.
• I think it's a $30 dollar fee if they don't have a $30 license.
• For a $30 fee, you're suggesting. Jail time imprisonment for up to 60 months.
• Is there going to be an additional cost besides the $30 fee?
• Is there a fee to get the background check done during this licensing process?

Bills: SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing