Video & Transcript Research : 'licensing fees'

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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • How can you do a chiropractor license online and not ever actually physically do this training?
  • >> They're<00:05:21.520> licensing.
  • >> They're licensing. >> Yes, sir. >> They don't require that I meet standards. >> Yes, sir.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice May 22nd, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House Bill 1607 would allow a person to operate their vehicle with one license plate located
  • The DMV would still issue two license plates to motor vehicle owners.
  • Twenty-one states, including all of our border states, already do not require a front license plate.
  • Twenty-one states, including all of our border states, already do not require you to place a license
  • We would have to type up what we believe they said and turn that over, and we could lose our license
Bills: HB75, HB108
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice and public safety bills, with most measures focused on tougher penalties, victim protections, and procedural changes. Bills discussed included HB 75, requiring magistrates to make written findings when denying probable cause despite believing an arrestee committed an offense; HB 413, limiting pretrial detention so it cannot exceed the maximum jail term for the charged offense, with competency-related exceptions; HB 1422, expanding sexual assault survivor protections and increasing penalties for certain sexual offenses and voyeurism; HB 2073, increasing penalties for violating protective orders or bond conditions while armed; HB 2593, raising indecent assault penalties against elderly or disabled victims; HB 108, enhancing punishment when body armor is used during violent crimes; HB 3816, expanding cruelty-to-livestock offenses to include unlawful controlled-substance administration; HB 2854, requiring parole officers to notify hospitals or law enforcement when violent parolees visit hospital premises; HB 1871, increasing punishment for attempted capital murder of a peace officer and making such offenders ineligible for parole; HB 3463, clarifying notice methods in theft-of-service cases; HB 2348, allowing video-recorded depositions of elderly or disabled witnesses; HB 2594, expanding venue options for cybercrime and digital theft prosecutions; HB 2761, clarifying that children cannot be deemed to consent to prostitution-related offenses; HB 3185, authorizing administrative subpoenas in cybercrime investigations; HB 2017, increasing penalties for certain intoxication manslaughter cases involving undocumented immigrants with prior DWI convictions; HB 2306, making certain trafficking offenses ineligible for parole; HB 1607, allowing a rear-only license plate when a vehicle lacks a front bracket; HB 1828, creating a legislative leave pool for TDCJ correctional officers; and HB 3664, requiring prospective grand jurors to complete training and proposing additional changes to grand jury procedure in a future substitute. The committee also took up HB 3073, the Summer Willis Act, which would clarify consent in sexual assault law and address intoxication-related incapacity; the committee substitute narrowed the language to situations where the perpetrator knows the other person cannot consent because of intoxication or impairment, while removing withdrawal-of-consent and “reasonably should know” language from the House version. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes adopted, including HB 3463, HB 2594, HB 3073, and HB 3073’s substitute, and most bills were left pending after no invited or public testimony or after hearing testimony. Public testimony was especially extensive on HB 3073, with survivors, advocates, and prosecutors supporting broader consent language, while some prosecutors said the substitute was an improvement but still favored the House version’s broader protections. HB 3664 drew significant opposition from district attorneys, who argued that mandatory transcription or recording of grand jury testimony would be costly, chill grand juror questioning, and complicate timely presentations; concerns were also raised about new-evidence requirements and grand jury shopping. No final votes were taken on the bills discussed in the transcript, and the committee recessed partway through to return to the floor before continuing its hearing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 5th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • License plates.
  • And are there licensed health care providers there? Yes. OK, what type of license do they have?
  • Well, we have a licensed social worker and we have... A nurse who is licensed, like is it RN or...
  • license renewal without verified compliance with continuing education requirements.
  • Current law enables TDLR to issue dietitian licenses.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you guys charge origination fees? Do you charge all sorts of other fees on top?
  • The other fees we're allowed to charge are enshrined in statute.
  • Do you guys charge origination fees? Do you charge all sorts of other fees on top points?
  • The other fees were allowed to charge your enshrine in statute.
  • We will continue to work to resolve the license plate issue that Mr.
Summary: The committee took up pending business first and reported several bills favorably, including SB 2139, SB 2610, SB 1856, SB 2530, SB 2401, SB 2858, and SB 3016, with most of those measures moving out on committee substitutes and being sent to the local and uncontested calendar or to the full Senate. The committee also heard SB 1906 on expanding Chapter 342E consumer lending rates; supporters argued it would modernize Texas law and expand access to safe, regulated credit, while opponents from Texas Appleseed and AARP warned it would raise costs on already expensive loans and worsen debt burdens. SB 1906 was left pending after testimony. The committee also reconsidered and re-voted SB 1856 after a procedural issue, with the substitute ultimately adopted and the bill reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1113, which would clarify that certain vehicle converters, including a Texarkana business, do not need an additional dealer license to sell converted vehicles. The bill’s supporters described a long-standing business model and said the new metal license plate rules had created problems, while the Texas Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill in its current form and said it could be resolved through DMV action or narrower changes. DMV said it was still researching a possible administrative fix, and SB 1113 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2680, a Public Information Act cleanup bill dealing with emergency deadlines, business-day exclusions, and litigation timing; broadcasters and other open-government advocates argued the issues were already addressed by prior law and court rulings, while the Attorney General’s office said the bill would help with catastrophe notices and timing conflicts. SB 2680 was left pending. Other bills heard included SB 1117, which would allow any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin neuromodulators for aesthetic purposes in the oral and maxillofacial region; the author and dental witnesses said it would clarify scope and improve access, and the bill was left pending. SB 2340 would clarify the Attorney General’s investigative authority over Texas corporations, including pre-suit depositions and sworn written questions; opponents raised due process and separation-of-powers concerns, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard SB 705 and SB 748, both TDLR cleanup bills, and SB 1206, which would impose timelines and notice requirements on municipalities reviewing transmission projects; SB 1206 was supported by an electric cooperative and left pending. SB 1460, creating an ethics violation registry tied to licensing consequences, drew constitutional and due-process objections from several witnesses and was also left pending. After a recess, the committee heard SB 1802 on landlord duties to repair mobility assistance devices like elevators and ramps in rental housing, with the author describing prolonged outages affecting seniors; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 2455, creating an Energy Waste Advisory Committee to coordinate efficiency and demand-response programs, drew support from energy-efficiency and environmental witnesses and was left pending, and SB 2690, targeting deceptive business-certification solicitations, was laid out and opened to testimony before the transcript ended.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • So under a true tobacco retail license, what would happen is you would have a license with a fee that
  • So under a true tobacco retail license, what would happen is you would have a license with a fee that
  • would, that fee would be. have a license with a fee that would be self-sustaining.
  • the license fees provide the funding.
  • Licensing fees would be the right way to have more inspections and really hold retailers accountable.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2308, which would prohibit dental insurers and their holding companies from owning dental practices or other businesses regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and payer control over provider care, while Delta Dental of Arizona opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create regulatory burdens. After discussion about private equity ownership in dentistry and whether nonprofit insurers should be exempted, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2308 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, restricts youth-targeted marketing, and increases penalties for selling to minors or manufacturing/distributing without a license. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, and industry representatives, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency, curb illegal products, and strengthen youth access enforcement. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued the bill should instead create a full tobacco retail licensing system and include broader nicotine definitions, while also warning that enforcement resources would be insufficient. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The bill allows a person or organization that files a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before it qualifies for the ballot, with retroactive application to withdrawals filed beginning January 1, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality rules, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and board oversight of nursing education programs. The sponsor said the bill responds to long-standing audit findings and aims to improve fairness and timeliness, while nursing board officials opposed provisions affecting education oversight and warned about patient safety, costs, and liability. Nurses and other supporters described delayed investigations and the need for expungement relief. The committee adopted the amendment and passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. Additional bills heard included House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures and related installations; it passed 7-0 after supporters described a family hardship case and committee members criticized HOA overreach. House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, also passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor, attorneys, and a consumer describing repeated repair failures on a leased vehicle. The committee also began hearing House Bill 4010, which would establish a Board of Genetic Counselors under the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners and set licensure and disciplinary rules, but the transcript ends before any final action on that bill.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:03 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This allows motor vehicle manufacturers to be licensed and operate as dealers under certain conditions
  • SB 22 adjusts statutory definitions and licensing provisions to permit manufacturers to become licensed
  • And with that, To make manufacturers become licensed dealers.
  • SB22 would allow Vial manufacturers to act as licensed. SB 22.
  • rules would be identical to the manufacturer licensing that we would do in this bill.
Bills: SB22, SB310
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 31, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • fees.
  • Uh, you know, there's resort fees, you know, all of the other fees.
  • You know, there's resort fees, you know, all of the other fees.
  • Um, so we think that these current licenses, whether it's the cosmetology license or a hairdressing license
  • <01:46:49.480> Uh 2623 SD2 relating to licensing. Uh 2623 SD2 relating to licensing.
Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 5th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • classification issued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors.
  • licensing requirements.
  • They have construction education funding, and they do have an administrative fee, which was 4%.
  • licenses, to provide for board approval to revoke, rescind, The architect bill, SB 291?
  • licenses, to provide for board approval to revoke, rescind, and suspend licenses, to provide for violations
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • When you then become licensed by the Board of Nursing as a nurse practitioner, a license in psych mental
  • The delegation fees for the APRNs and... Correct.
  • Another 14.4% were charged an oversight fee, and only 5.6%... reported paying a physician oversight fee
  • As an aside, our APPs do not pay delegation fees.
  • It's on my license. It's on my driver's license. I can vote with that. Congratulations to Mrs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • an additional license.
  • Going back to the history of facility fees, in the mid-'80s, there were no facility fees.
  • They see the fee. What they see is a fee with no real benefit attached to it.
  • The fee we charge at the hospital system, every single fee is a facility fee.
  • It's a facility fee. Everything we bill is a facility fee. facility fee.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 5th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • They don't have a hard time collecting fees from everybody across the state.
  • And if they don't have a hard time collecting those fees, they shouldn't have a hard time finding people
  • They're paying their fees, and the only issue was that emergency contract.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Because the current law that enables the agency to issue dietitian licenses does not reflect current
  • It relates to the procedure of a hearing by TDLR on the denial of an electrician's license or disciplinary
  • The CPA profession has a pipeline issue with fewer people becoming licensed.
  • scope of practice, unless that action constitutes gross negligence, every combative sports event licensed
  • I'm the Director of the Field Inspections Division for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 17th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Raises the DUI assessment fee from $160 to $200.
  • So currently, with the fee structure the way it is, do these fees ever go unpaid, and if they do, what
  • No, those fees would be paid prior to taking the assessment.
  • to $55 fee.
  • Would they pay the fee?
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • consecutive years immediately before applying for licensure in Florida, even if the veterinarian is licensed
  • would have handicapped them for the rest of their lives, whether they're applying for a professional license
  • It creates a level playing field by applying existing fertilizer registration, labeling, inspection fee
  • This amendment creates a new section in law to require a license... Strike-all, sir. Thank you.
  • This amendment creates a new section of law to require a licensed mortgage or money service business
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government met with a quorum present and first took up confirmation votes for appointees on tabs 2 through 6, which were recommended favorably without public testimony. The committee then heard CS/SB 1474, which would direct DEP to stop issuing or reissuing permits for Class B biosolids land application when a wastewater treatment facility is reasonably accessible within 50 miles, and it was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1708, which removes a timing requirement for veterinarians licensed in good standing elsewhere to qualify for Florida licensure; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and the ASPCA and was reported favorably. Members then considered CS/SB 204 on illegal slot machine operations. An amendment was adopted that set the baseline penalty at a second-degree misdemeanor, elevated violations involving six or more machines or repeat offenses to a third-degree felony, and made violations by a person of authority involving six or more machines or multiple prior convictions a second-degree felony. Testimony supported the bill’s effort to target larger illegal operations while protecting veterans’ organizations and other lawful users from felony exposure; the bill as amended was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all for CS/SB 1294 addressing Class AA biosolids, requiring agronomic-rate application, recordkeeping, IFAS guidance, and application of fertilizer-related requirements to bulk land application products, with an effective date of November 1, 2026; it was reported favorably after limited questions about oversight and IFAS’s role. Later, CS/SB 772 was heard to allow portable electronics limited licensees to sell “iware” insurance and define that term, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1504 updated pre-licensure education for the 440 customer service representative license so a high school student completing a half-credit insurance and personal finance elective can apply upon turning 18; it received supportive testimony from industry groups and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment to CS/SB 540 creating cybersecurity program requirements for mortgage and money service businesses, extending oversight to certain investment advisers, clarifying emergency suspension authority for anti-money laundering violations, extending payment deadlines for examination costs, and adjusting director experience requirements for financial institutions; the bill as amended was reported favorably. Senators McClain and Truenow requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tabs 11 and 13, and the committee adjourned at the end of the agenda.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vets Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also authorizes the commissioner to establish a fee schedule to help offset the cost of burial.
  • Removing the fees simply lowers costs for our disabled veterans.
  • Removing the fees simply lowers costs for our disabled veterans.
  • They're not going to have to fees. They can just designate disability. Is that correct?
  • They're not going to have to fees.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Mobile County Legislation Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Mobile County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the past, trailer lots, RV parks, and similar locations are charged one flat fee for the whole lot
  • Charged one flat fee for the whole lot, while individual homeowners have to pay the full amount.
Bills: SB221, SB224, HB440