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• Under current law, tow yards and vehicle storage facilities are required to post a notice of fees.
• Vehicle storage facilities are required to post a notice of fees they charge for towing and storage.
• This bill mandates that operators and end users of automated license plate recognition...
• This bill mandates that operators and end users of automated license plate recognition.
• Families are already paying more in taxes, in fees, in gas prices, and utility costs, housing costs.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate took up a series of bills focused on consumer protection, housing, worker safety, privacy, and local fiscal authority. Measures discussed included SB 1312 on abandoned cemeteries, SB 1112 on towing fee notices, SB 877 on insurance claim transparency after wildfire losses, SB 1046 on Cal/OSHA standards for Tijuana River Valley pollution exposure, SB 1091 on anti-displacement housing preservation, SB 951 on notice and protections when AI displaces workers, SB 1030 repealing the “man in the house” rule for public assistance, SB 1218 tying vehicle registration to unpaid illegal dumping fines, SB 1013 regulating automated license plate reader data, SB 1116 making technical changes to the starter home housing law, SB 1201 protecting veterans from food assistance cuts, and SB 1164 strengthening state voting rights protections. The Senate also considered SCR 171, declaring May 20, 2026, California Nonprofits Day, and welcomed Berkeley Mayor Adina Ishii during floor introductions. Debate was often divided along policy and fiscal lines. Supporters of the local tax authorization bill AB 1768 argued it would let voters in Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties decide whether to backfill major health and human services cuts tied to federal changes, while opponents said it would raise costs, bypass normal tax-policy review, and worsen affordability. SB 1013 drew strong support from senators who said ALPR data needs tighter safeguards, but opposition warned the bill would hamper law enforcement investigations. SB 951 on AI-related layoffs received support as a worker-protection measure, while SB 1164 drew opposition over concerns about litigation and expanded Attorney General oversight. SB 1030 was framed as a long-overdue repeal of a discriminatory welfare rule, and SB 1201 was presented as a way to shield vulnerable veterans from federal food assistance cuts. Most measures passed on strong bipartisan votes, often unanimously. SB 1312, SB 1112, SB 877, SB 1046, SB 1091, SB 1030, SB 1218, SB 1116, SB 1201, SB 1164, and SCR 171 were adopted, and AB 1768 passed as an urgency measure after extended debate. SB 951 also passed, with some no votes. The Senate then announced committee meetings for budget subcommittees and adjourned until the next floor session.

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• Under our current nonprofit structure, we can't do so except with saved funds after taxes and fees.
• funds after taxes and fees. funds after taxes and fees.
• ,<00:22:37.120> which saved funds after taxes and fees, which saved funds after taxes and
• And for the first time and its users.
• Good to see you. society and its user. And I just thought society and its user.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• fee rate, so any savings are reflected in lower costs for consumers.
• fee rate, so any savings are reflected in lower costs for consumers.
• The federal fee over the last five, six years has been as high as 3.5%.
• We give the authority for that fee to be set by the board.
• Any increase in the fee requires a three-quarter vote by that board.

Summary: The Senate met with 27 members present and a quorum, opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of motions, recesses, and introductions of bills. Several new bills were read and referred, including measures affecting the Income Tax Act, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, public utilities, nondisclosure agreements, data centers and community benefit agreements, zoning, Medicaid false claims, and the Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Act, with referrals mainly to finance, energy and environment, and housing and human services committees. In the Committee of the Whole, Senate Bills 592, 49, and 50 were reported without amendment and advanced. On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bills 900, 820, 966, 967, 968, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, and 978. SB 900 dealt with the Vehicle Code, SB 820 with election law, SB 966 and SBs 974-978 with housing and insurance-related changes, and SB 967 with the Income Tax Act. SB 966, 967, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, and 978 all passed on 20-16 votes, while SB 900 passed 35-1. Senate Bill 973, creating a state-based health insurance exchange as a nonprofit corporation, drew the most debate. Senators Weber, Lindsay, and Halk offered amendments, all of which were defeated after recorded votes; Weber argued for cost controls and consumer savings, while supporters said the bill would give Michigan more control over health care decisions and could lower premiums. Senator Irwin spoke in support of the housing-related package, saying it would help address the state’s housing shortage. Senate Bill 592, concerning the Corrections Code, was also passed after a 31-5 vote, with Senator Lindsay explaining his no vote as concern about how the bill treats juvenile offenders. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 133, urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to honor commitments to Michigan farmers participating in the Rural Energy for America Program. Senator McCann supported the resolution, citing farm losses from federal rollbacks, while Senator McBroom gave a strong no-vote explanation criticizing state energy policy and the resolution’s framing. The session ended with remarks recognizing Juneteenth and an anecdotal bipartisan exchange between senators before the chamber adjourned until June 23 at 10:00 a.m.

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• A power standing system is a feature on a power wheelchair that allows the user to transition from a
• <00:52:38.720> of frankly dreams come true from users of frankly dreams come true from users
• <00:57:23.280> schedule there's an Associated fee schedule there's an Associated fee schedule
• there's not a um a dedicated fee there's not a um a dedicated fee schedule<00:57:33.480> so
• <01:43:09.560> for apply to medical assistance fee for apply to medical assistance fee for

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We then collect a fee, and that fee is currently set and is placed into the insurance regulatory fund
• We then collect a fee, and that fee is currently set and is placed into the insurance regulatory fund
• That fee is one of those things that has been set.
• The fee is one of those things that has been set.
• So for the FQCs, our Medicaid rate is not fee-for-service.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then heard a detailed annual presentation from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and review findings. He explained the committee’s structure, the de-identified review process, and the distinction between pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths. He said national maternal mortality has declined from its 2021 peak, but mental health conditions, substance use, overdose, suicide, cardiovascular disease, hemorrhage, infection, and embolism remain major causes. He emphasized that many deaths are preventable, with especially high rates among non-Hispanic Black women and in the American Indian/Alaska Native population, and noted that a large share of deaths occur after 42 days postpartum. Committee members asked about suicide, domestic abuse, pregnancy testing in unexplained deaths, and the role of home births and midwife training. Dr. Arnold said the committee is adding a caseworker, exploring post-mortem pregnancy testing in suspicious cases, and working with coroners and forensic officials; he also said home births and untrained midwifery pose safety concerns and that better public education and facility-based care are important. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matt Clark on cigarette ignition propensity standards and fire prevention. He recommended updating North Dakota’s cigarette ignition legislation to the current national standard and also considering legislation requiring fast-breakaway oxygen tubing, citing fatal fires involving smoking around home oxygen. He explained that his office verifies manufacturer testing and maintains certification for cigarettes sold in the state, but does not itself conduct the testing. Members asked about implementation, cost, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Clark said he would follow up with cost information and additional details, and that he had not seen evidence of a major issue on tribal lands but would look further. Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services presented the North Dakota Stroke System of Care report. She described the statewide network of two comprehensive stroke centers, four primary stroke centers, and 30 acute stroke-ready hospitals, along with the stroke registry and quality-improvement efforts. She reported that most strokes are ischemic, that the median stroke patient age is 71.5, and that common risk factors include hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, and diabetes. She highlighted improvements in door-to-CT, thrombolytic treatment times, dysphagia screening, EMS pre-notification, and interfacility transfer performance, and said new priorities include hemorrhagic stroke quality measures and standardized EMS stroke screening tools. Members asked about the VA hospital’s participation, and Greff said she would pursue outreach. After a break, the committee heard testimony from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals as part of the prior authorization study, focused on non-opioid pain treatment. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to acute pain treatment and may push patients toward opioids, especially in the critical 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window. He cited data showing that even short opioid exposure can increase the risk of long-term use and said prior authorization is often a barrier for physicians and patients. Khan recommended open access with a quantity limit rather than prior authorization, suggesting a 14-day limit supported by the product’s data and an episode-of-care approach. Members asked about dental use, payer discussions, and cost; he said the product’s wholesale acquisition cost is about $16.10 per tablet, with patient assistance available, and that he would follow up on payer and comparison-cost questions.

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• Senate Bill 512 makes clear that a user cannot be fined for a violation of terms of service by a money
• Um, This means that a user will not have to forfeit funds in their account.
• The In 2022, PayPal announced a plan to charge customers a fine of $2500 for users found to have spread
• potential actions of money service businesses that could be used to control the broader activities of users
• fees to support essential services.

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• To date, there have been more than 370,000 active users on MyTexasFuture.
• Since the launch, approximately 600,000 users have submitted more than 900,000 applications to Texas
• So they retain those fees, even if the student is not accepting it. They do.
• Texas State can save as much as $19,000 in tuition and fees over their college career.
• For a single fee and when they pay that fee and right now it's That's $290 for the fall and spring and

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• That means the industry is reliant on the most heavily addicted users for their revenue.
• Revenue comes from in-game betting, in which users bet continuously on plays in the app, similarly to
• how social media keeps users addicted.
• You know, I was looking at the fees, and the fees, and, um, we have in the bill a scale of fees if you
• Your license is a $16,500 application fee, a $250,000 license fee, and then to renew every year, $83,000

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• able to recommend water management strategies that can fully meet the needs for all of their water user
• The remaining 14 groups were unable to identify strategies that could meet the planning and user group
• On slide 3, the water user groups in the plan have identified. to five point six million acre-feet, a
• The State Water Plan identifies six user groups: irrigation, municipal, manufacturing, steam electric
• So, municipal is going to be the number one user.

Bills: SB7

Keywords: water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This looks like a transfer fee for title and other stuff. I'm sure in the bill you can...
• The commission is charging a fee to do this, and that goes straight down.
• And now we're going to charge a fee to make a profit off... of our own taxpayer money.
• That is something that the traditional fee-for-service program did not offer.
• Will it decrease the quality of the service to the end user? Okay, thank you.

Bills: HB149, HB252, HB643, HB1442, HB1500, HB1672, HB1851, HB1893, HB2028, HB2768, HB2818, HB149, HB252

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access

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• So, the sys the system is their users.
• <00:59:30.240> Uh<00:59:30.360> we more than 3,000 users statewide.
• Uh we more than 3,000 users statewide.
• Nor can you ask any of these other users out there.
• And you are likely not going to get these—we're already paying extraordinary fees for lawyers.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Commonwealth Office of Technology 00:01:00 Department of Education 00:21:00 Transportation Cabinet 00:35:30 Secretary of State 00:45:15 Cabinet for Health and Family Services 00:56:11 Discussion of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and Related legislation 01:09:11, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and then focused first on the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s legacy systems and two specific projects. COT officials said many agencies have made progress moving off legacy applications, with remaining mainframe systems slated to be retired through RFPs or other work orders. They also described a legacy funding pool of $10 million per biennium used to help agencies transition. The two projects discussed were the Kentucky aerial photography and elevation data program, which provides statewide aerial imagery and lidar data for GIS, E911, environmental, transportation, and other uses, and a citizen identity and access management system intended to give residents a single login for state services. Officials said the GIS program costs about $1.2 million annually to host and maintain, with data acquisition costing several million more per year, and that the citizen identity system would cost about $2.5 million per year after an initial three-year COT investment. Members asked about duplication of funding, licensing, local government use, and whether multi-factor authentication would be required; COT said the GIS data is being acquired as statewide unlicensed data and that MFA would be available but not yet mandated statewide. Committee members pressed COT on costs, overlap with cabinet-level IT spending, and the practical benefits of the GIS and identity projects. COT explained that GIS hosting is generally covered through enterprise assessments billed quarterly to agencies, while the new aerial data is intended to benefit the whole state and local partners. On the identity project, officials said it would centralize authentication for citizens who use state systems, improve compliance with zero-trust and NIST-related security expectations, and reduce help desk and maintenance burdens through self-service account tools. Members also discussed whether the system would extend to local governments; COT said it would be a Kentucky.gov-style state login for users inside the state identity infrastructure, not a local-government system. The Department of Education then testified that it does not operate mainframes or major legacy systems, having moved long ago to cloud-based, off-the-shelf products and vendor-supported services. KDE officials described a strong emphasis on staff cybersecurity awareness, standardized statewide systems, vendor risk-sharing, and reducing sensitive data exposure, including efforts to move away from student Social Security numbers. They also highlighted a transition from Microsoft Active Directory to Identity Automation, which they said will improve identity management and make multi-factor authentication universal across K-12. In response to questions about Kentucky Wired and internet service, KDE said all 171 school districts and KDE agencies have been moved to a new next-generation internet service through ENA by Zayo, with strong satisfaction, e-rate savings, and better reliability. Officials warned that any internet disruption would immediately affect attendance, grades, student records, payroll, security systems, and communications across the K-12 system.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm wondering how much of that increase is going to new users versus previously existing users.
• No, so our fees are remaining the same.
• paying you you're not changing fees paying you you're not changing fees you're<00:17:02.759>
• The cost of that moving forward is that fee?
• salary benefits um supervisory fees salary benefits um supervisory fees assessed<05:29:05.718>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities. Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented. Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion. The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.

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• We can set permits and we can set fees and we can do all those types of things.
• We can set permits and we can set fees and we can do all those types of things.
• We can set permits and we can set fees and we can do all those types of things.
• We can set permits and we can set fees and we can do all those types of things.
• We can set permits and we can set fees and we can do all those types of things.

Bills: HB24, HB27

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bills 27 and 24 on groundwater issues in East Texas, with members and witnesses focusing on a proposed large-volume groundwater export project and the need for more science before major permitting decisions are made. HB 27, which was within the special session call, would direct the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a hydrogeologic study of the aquifers in the affected area and temporarily pause new export permits while the study is underway. HB 24, a separate bill that would limit certain production and export permits to 5% of modeled available groundwater, was laid out but the chair said it would not be moved out of committee. Testimony on HB 27 was largely supportive, though some witnesses were neutral. Supporters, including representatives from a water supply corporation, the Trinity River Authority, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said the region lacks enough hydrologic data, that the proposed pumping could affect private wells, surface water, and local economies, and that the state needs better information on sustainable yield and groundwater-surface water interaction. Several witnesses emphasized that groundwater conservation districts need clearer tools and better data, while also noting concerns about property rights and the rule of capture. Committee members discussed the scale of the proposed project, the absence of a groundwater conservation district in Houston County, and the possibility that the study should examine desired future conditions and maximum sustainable pumping rather than only modeled available groundwater. The committee adopted the committee substitute for HB 27 and voted it out favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass, be printed, and be sent to the Committee on Calendars. The roll call was unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays. After the vote, members briefly reflected on the complexity of the issue and the need to continue working on broader groundwater policy in the interim and next session. HB 24 was discussed later in the meeting, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• It allows us to charge a fee, although it would be our...
• That is a tremendous use of water which impacts other users, residential users, and other commercial
• users.
• In order to be more user-friendly, we've got three strategies.
• We do monitor the users and the views; it's absolutely a work in progress.

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• many families today face the impossible task of sending their child to college as tuition and other fees
• million in total assets since established in 1999, successfully supporting over 454,000 scholarship users
• This is an important bill that will require warning labels on social media to educate users of all ages
• For young users.
• UCs and community colleges can continue to charge you campus based fees, which are exorbitant.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The other part is, by buying this, part of the 50-cent fee we currently have right now goes to cover
• we currently have right now Cent fee we currently have right now goes<00:13:17.560> to<00:13:
• <00:15:32.399> and there were what other other fees and there were what other other fees and
• They're more of a user-associated fee. specific cup part which is a very easy specific cup part which
• taxpayer they're more of a user taxpayer they're more of a user Associated<00:47:14.200> fee<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:22:21.840> and increasing certain mooring fees and increasing certain mooring fees and
• The original bill adds a $25 per mooring fee registration for, um, private moorings.
• Second wishes to speak. $25 fee addition which um while the um $25 fee addition which um while the um
• It imposes a mandatory $100 a year fee It imposes a mandatory $100 a year fee on<00:43:19.920>
• Uh similarly, septic users to it.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Report how will you know will knock current users of Medigap out of the ability to afford their plans
• He added that another concern is whether other taxes or fees would be assessed against these policies
• If we all look at section one, it's really just licensing and technology fee changes.
• If we all look at section one, it's really just licensing and technology fee changes.
• It's just licensing and technology fee It's just licensing and technology fee changes.<01:09:22.560

Bills: HF1546, HF2403, HF2389, HF2398

Keywords: fire safety, public safety, statewide fire code, code cleanup, repeal, obsolete statutes, matches, strike-anywhere matches, safety matches, match packaging, match storage, tent safety, flame resistant tents, public assembly tents, flammable materials, fire code modernization, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation

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• In Agile, we're calling it a user story, really acknowledging the piece that the user plays in all of
• User-centered design is how lots of things are designed.
• Without user research, you are flying blind.
• Users don't benefit until the end of the project.
• First, you wouldn't want to conduct user research.

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• I'm sure you heard Senator Hinojosa's questions regarding the IOLTA fees and the reduction in those fees
• I'm sure you heard Senator Hinojosa's questions regarding the IOLTA fees and the reduction in those fees
• in those fees that are available.
• I'm sure you heard Senator Hinojosa's questions regarding the IOLTA fees and the reduction in those fees
• We also get a little fee from lawyers in terms of their licensing, and then there is a fee on surety

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all