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• We also have a hybrid fee-for-service We also have a hybrid fee-for-service and<00:12:29.839>
• :12:36.920> our also have fee-for-service within our also have fee-for-service within our MA<00
• fee-for-service program. fee-for-service program.
• fees at 6%. 6%. 6%.
• medical records without paying a fee. medical records without paying a fee.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's going to result in a net increase in fees.
• The growth of the fund itself is driving higher fees.
• It's going to result in a net increase in fees.
• that it's covered with those management fees.
• Among states that charge fees, only seven states had lower 911 state fees than California.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision proposals for labor, public safety/judiciary, and transportation, and no votes were taken. In Part A on labor, the Employment Development Department reviewed proposals for EDD Next document management system funding, updated UI loan interest costs, disability insurance and paid family leave benefit and administration adjustments, WIOA funding changes, UI administrative and benefit changes, school employee benefit adjustments, an EMT training reappropriation, and a technical correction tied to EDD Next. PERB discussed funding tied to AB 28 and AB 1, including litigation-related workload and new jurisdiction over legislative employees. DIR presented proposals for legal unit reclassifications, two major IT modernization projects, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COIA reappropriation, and trailer bill language on electronic assessment payments and the DWC director salary cap. CalHR proposed additional funding for a consolidated employee assistance program contract, and CalPERS and CalSTRS presented budget adjustments tied to investment costs and state contribution changes. Members focused heavily on UI debt and interest payments, asking the administration for a plan to reduce the outstanding loan and relieve employers. Finance said no specific repayment plan was included in the May Revision, while LAO said the state’s UI tax structure is structurally insufficient and that any debt payoff should be paired with tax-system reform. Senators also questioned EDD Next costs and timelines, PERB’s caseload and staffing needs, and DIR’s emerging technologies unit, with LAO noting that the unit would appear focused on physical workplace safety rather than broader AI labor issues. CalHR said the new EAP contract would consolidate services, improve access to clinicians, and lower costs relative to the current model. CalPERS defended higher external management fees as part of a strategy to pursue higher net returns, while some members pressed for more transparency about private investments; CalSTRS said it was not prepared to address investment-strategy questions at this hearing. Public comment in Part A was dominated by advocates urging support for an immigration enforcement emergency relief fund, along with comments supporting the Jails to Jobs proposal, the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund, and additional PERB funding. The chair noted that many of the immigration-related requests might fall under other committees and said staff would follow up. In Part B, Finance and LAO outlined judicial branch and DOJ May Revision items, including funding for court interpreter services, appellate court security, lactation room implementation delays, courthouse construction reappropriations, and DOJ budget increases. LAO recommended approving the language-access proposal with a report on reducing interpreter cost growth and reducing the General Fund backfill for state court facilities by $10 million on an ongoing basis.

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• But the fee appears twice as a wholesale fee in section two and again as a retail fee in section three
• versus regulatory license fee tax. versus regulatory license fee tax.
• So if to be 5% local regulatory fee.
• Hopefully that will reduce that fee.
• Hopefully that will reduce that fee. Hopefully that will reduce that fee.

Keywords: An issue was found with the live stream of this meeting. This version was uploaded as a complete version and should contain the entirety of the meeting. Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 647 Discussion 00:02:00 HB 647 Vote 00:05:47 HB 501 Discussion 00:07:40 HB 501 Vote 00:09:53 HB 502 Discussion 00:11:20 HB 502 Vote 00:14:48 HJR 75 Discussion 00:16:53 HJR 75 Vote 00:17:35 HJR 76 Discussion 00:19:00 HJR 76 Vote 00:19:43 HB 869 Discussion 00:21:22 HB 869 Vote 00:30:00 HB 619 Discussion 00:31:39 HB 619 Vote 00:34:33 HB 356 Discussion 00:36:22 HB 356 Vote 00:40:19 HB 900 Discussion 00:43:17 HB 900 Vote 00:46:21 HB 816 Discussion 00:48:02 HB 816 Vote 00:53:47 HB 9 Discussion 00:55:05 HB 9 Vote 01:18:25 HB 757 Discussion 01:21:04 HB 757 Vote 01:35:55, 958, all

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• They face significantly more criminal fees and associated debt because of this reality.
• This is not just an economic justice issue, but a racial justice one, as criminal fees are used as a
• The ruling held that fees assessed to individuals must consider an individual's ability to pay such fees
• Senator Mitchell at the time led that, and we actually repealed 46 of 90 criminal fees.
• This fund is a small fee that helps keep a lot of it.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:37:58.319> for<00:37:58.640> specific fees so some fees are for specific fees so some
• There could be a fee in processing, or if I have to replace my card, there could be a fee for that.
• There could be a fee in processing, or if I have to replace my card, there could be a fee for that.
• There could be a fee in processing, or if I have to replace my card, there could be a fee for that.
• There could be a fee in processing, or if I have to replace my card, there could be a fee for that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The commissioner may also establish a fee schedule.
• The commissioner may also establish a fee schedule.
• well I can give you examples of the fee well I can give you examples of fees<01:33:08.840> uh
• The Internal Revenue Service's fee structure begins at a couple hundred dollars and includes fee amounts
• unlikely that a specific or capped fee unlikely that a specific or capped fee amount<01:56:10.159

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• By adjusting the fee structure, the bill seeks to encourage broader participation in the program, thereby
• The bill aims to increase the annual use fee for the existing Florida wildflower specialty license plate
• vehicle owner purchasing the wildflower specialty license plate for more than 10 vehicles, the annual fee
• support. the fee structure, the bill seeks to encourage broader participation in the program, thereby
• The bill aims to increase the annual use fee for the existing Florida wildflower specialty license plate

Summary: The Transportation Committee met and considered several transportation-related bills, including multiple honorary roadway designations, specialty license plates, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency measures. SB 628, by Senator Gates, designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor three sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack; it passed favorably without debate. SB 174, by Senator Rodriguez, designated part of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Senator Arrington spoke in opposition, citing Kirk’s controversial public statements, while Senator Rodriguez said the bill honored civic participation rather than ideology; the bill passed favorably. SB 388, by Senator Arrington, raised the annual use fee for the Florida wildflower specialty license plate from $15 to $25, with an exception for certain fleet purchases, to support conservation and education programs; it received supportive public comment and passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 470 by Senator Wright, which opens the existing Fraternal Order of Police specialty license plate to the general public and allows a redesign to increase sales and funding for law enforcement memorial efforts. A representative of the FOP testified in support, explaining that the memorial benefits fallen officers’ families. SB 584, by Vice Chair Avala, authorizes DHSMV and county tax collectors to enter agreements allowing local enforcement of certain commercial driving school laws, aimed at reducing fraud and improving oversight; it passed favorably with supportive comments from lobbyists. The committee then took up DHSMV agency package bills: SB 488, which updates motor fuel tax and vehicle-related provisions, including IFTA compliance, online filing, higher crash-reporting thresholds, and email communications; and SB 490, the companion public records exemption for email addresses used under SB 488. Both were reported favorably, with SB 490 noted as requiring a two-thirds vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded missed votes in the affirmative on SB 628, SB 174, and SB 388. The committee then adjourned without objection.

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• We have actually... ...lowered the apprenticeship program fees, which is sort of unheard of.
• We have actually lowered the apprenticeship program fees, which is sort of unheard of.
• So in terms of the fees, are they sliding, for example, not-for-profit and for-profit?
• The fees, our fees? Yeah, fees for placement of apprentice. Yeah, so that, so the, so that... Fees.
• Our fees? Yeah, fees for placement of apprentice. Yeah, so our fees are pretty modest.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened with roll call and approved the January minutes. Members then heard from Undersecretary of Labor and Workforce Development Josh Cutler, who gave an update on the Healey-Driscoll administration’s apprenticeship efforts and emphasized apprenticeship as an earn-while-you-learn model that can help address workforce shortages while including people with disabilities. He described growth in apprenticeships across sectors such as banking, bio, early education, health care, and human services, and noted recent milestones including the state’s 10,000th registered apprenticeship, expanded tax credits, reduced program fees, added apprenticeship liaisons, and Grow grants to support program development. Committee members focused on how apprenticeship could be adapted for human services and disability-related jobs, including early education, direct care, PCA work, sterile processing, and related health occupations. They asked about funding structures, employer participation, community college involvement, and how to make programs accessible to people with disabilities. Cutler explained that apprenticeship programs are employer-designed but must meet core requirements such as paid employment, at least 2,000 hours of on-the-job learning, related technical instruction, mentorship, and progressive wages. He said the state can support programs through the registered apprenticeship tax credit, which he said is $4,800 per apprentice and can be stacked with the disability employment tax credit, and through Grow grants, which were most recently awarded at about $2.1 million statewide. Members and Cutler discussed using intermediaries such as trade associations, nonprofits, and disability organizations to help employers set up programs and navigate incentives. He said the commission could be useful as a convener and suggested a targeted panel or information session with apprenticeship liaisons, employers, and existing sponsors to identify a few specific occupations and build a proof of concept. The meeting ended with agreement to follow up offline on potential partner employers, including Eastern Bank, and on possible next steps for a focused panel or pilot opportunities.

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• House Bill 2946, relating to municipalities, counties, and development fees.
• having under consideration House Bill 2946, relating to municipalities, counties, and development fees
• having under consideration House Bill 2946, relating to municipalities, counties, and development fees
• if a municipality adopted the development fees before the effective date.
• Enactment section 946005-949-19-15-9-11-11-1-a-1-a-vice to line to head to development fees.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars. On Calendar 1, HB 2192 (employment/video content matters of public concern) was amended and given a do pass recommendation. HB 2592 (government information technology) was amended to remove legislative approval of certain emergency or temporary AI-related rules and received a do pass recommendation. HB 2752 (Commerce Authority trade office) received a do pass recommendation after a Mesnard amendment and an Epstein amendment was debated; the Epstein amendment failed on division, and the bill was retained on the calendar. HB 2916 (traffic schools and instructors fingerprint clearance) was amended to allow work to begin while fingerprint clearance is pending and received a do pass recommendation. HB 2946 (development fees) was amended to address municipal distinctions based on dwelling size/bedrooms and received a do pass recommendation. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted. On Calendar 2, HB 2918, HB 2999, HB 1418, and HCR 2059 were considered. HB 2999 (special taxing districts/infrastructure finance districts) drew the most discussion; a Mesnard floor amendment made several changes to tax-rate, bond, and infrastructure provisions, and the bill was ultimately amended and given a do pass recommendation. HB 1418 (sheriff auxiliary authority) and HCR 2059 (county services) also received do pass recommendations. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted. On Calendar 3, HB 2035 (DCS kinship care placement requirements) was amended to change a reporting deadline and received a do pass recommendation. HB 241 (child neglect financial resources exception), HB 2594 (child confidentiality), and HB 2932 (groundwater transportation fee/withdrawal-related provisions) were also considered; HB 2594 and HB 2932 were amended and received do pass recommendations. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted. On Calendar 4, HB 2109 (portable wireless communication devices/distracted driving penalties for motorcycles), HB 2118 (mobile food vendors’ licenses), HB 2244 (eviction satisfaction of judgment), and HB 4011 (HOA duties) were all advanced, with committee or floor amendments adopted where offered, and the report was adopted. The Senate also took up an additional Committee of the Whole for HB 2440 (transition program), adopted a technical floor amendment, and advanced the bill. Later, the chamber adopted a proclamation recognizing Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on its centennial and welcomed guests from the university. The Senate received a House request to return SB 1113 for further amendment and appointed free conference committees for HB 2133 and HB 2010. On third reading, HB 2592 passed 16-9-1, HB 2916 passed 26-1-3, HB 2946 passed 27-0-3, and HB 2999 passed 21-6-3, with Senator Epstein explaining her no vote on HB 2999 due to concerns about homeowner cost uncertainty. The Senate then adjourned until April 15, 2026.

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• No, no, no—the fee payment for each day of attendance and mileage, that's what you're paying the bill
• I wasn't expecting whatever fee—I don't know what that is.
• But to answer Senator Als's question about the fees under U.S.
• law so in federal court they paay a fee law so in federal court they paay a fee correct<00:19:25.320
• <00:19:57.240> for 5616 I think it was you got a fee for 5616 I think it was you got a fee

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:31:18.399> required be used for tuition fees required be used for tuition fees required
• The employer had to put in 50% of the cost of tuition, fees, and books.
• we look at not only the tuition and fees we look at not only the tuition and fees but<01:08:15.200
• Changes in tuition and fees also have a continuing impact on the projection if tuition and fees increase
• Tuition and fees.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So I mean 16 authorizes fees if you have an election and 15 as amended in 2020 authorizes fees without
• There's a rule charge fees and taxes.
• A fee that does not require<00:21:47.039> that<00:21:47.280> a<00:21:47.440> fee
• Fees are not taxes.
• Absent service fee, service space<00:23:38.880> fees,<00:23:39.360> storm<00:23:39.760>

Keywords: 916, all

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• fees in this instance
• > the<00:36:42.520> one make sure that the fees for the one make sure that the fees for
• or win and get your attorney fees or win and get your attorney<01:29:40.720> fees.
• The fees issue that Mr.
• The fees issue the religious setting. The fees issue that<02:03:55.520> Mr.

Keywords: 916, all

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• This bill requires state universities to establish a market-rate out-of-state fee for non-resident online
• This legislation also shifts allocations of financial aid fees and support programs to assist...
• This legislation provides tuition and fee waivers for active Florida State Guard members for up to six
• This legislation provides tuition and fee waivers for active Florida State Guard members for up to six
• Appeals to the out-of-state fee waiver for non-resident students with a Florida resident grandparent.

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard two bills. First, it considered Senate Bill 312 relating to the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. The committee took up a strike-all amendment and then a secondary amendment offered by Senator Fine to clarify that the current University of West Florida Board of Trustees chair would have no role in the organization. Members described the changes as friendly, and both amendments were adopted. The bill, as amended, was then reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1624 on higher education, which was presented as a broad higher-education package. The bill would set market-rate out-of-state fees for nonresident online students, revise financial aid and support program language, provide tuition and fee waivers for Florida State Guard members, change rules for adult and career education programs, redirect certain workforce-related funds, rename Hillsborough Community College as Hillsborough State College, rename the Florida Educational Equity Act as the Florida Educational Equality Act, adjust appointments to certain boards and councils, update admissions and scholarship references to include the classical learning test, broaden the definition of opioid antagonist, repeal a grandparent-based out-of-state fee waiver, and strengthen FIU’s Office of Ocean Economy. There was no public testimony or debate, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The meeting concluded after both measures were approved and no further business was raised.

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• Authority District, providing authority to issue bonds, providing authority to impose assessments, fees
• Investment Fund program to fund the development of the workforce housing and the state authorizing fee
• HB 4738 by Garin relating to the elimination of the portion of the loan administration fee remitted to
• Issue 4819 by Flores relating to the fundable adoption fee of sterilization of dogs and cats are for
• HB 4967 by Canales relating to the renewal fee for a dealer's temporary license plate referred to the

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• If the medical provider sends a bill in, we have to apply a fee schedule.
• If we apply the fee schedule, the medical provider can still argue under the law that we gave them the
• If the medical provider sends a bill in, we have to apply a fee schedule.
• If we apply the fee schedule, the medical provider can still argue under the law that we gave them the
• Small claims where the recovery of attorney's fees is the sole objective of the filing, and it's been

Summary: The subcommittee considered a long agenda of civil justice and claims measures. HB 1173, relating to the Florida Trust Code, was presented as a clarification of standing in trust litigation after recent case law; after questions about who may sue, an amendment was adopted clarifying that an expressly named charity retains standing, and the bill passed 14-2. HB 1437, on attorney’s fees in motor vehicle PIP disputes, drew testimony from insurers and reform groups opposing a return to fee-driven litigation and from medical groups supporting fee recovery for prevailing parties; it passed 17-0. CS/HB 147, addressing prohibited debt-collection communications during nighttime and early morning hours, was described as a clarification of an outdated statute in light of modern communications, with support from business groups and no opposition in the vote; it passed 18-0. The committee then heard several claims bills against the Department of Children and Families. HB 6511, for relief of L.P., described severe injuries to a child after DCF allegedly failed to act on warning signs; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill passed 18-0. HB 6515, for relief of Michael Barnett, involved DCF’s alleged failure to investigate domestic violence that preceded the killing of three children and injury of a fourth; members asked about the settlement amount and the case’s circumstances, and the bill also passed 18-0. HB 1517, expanding wrongful death law to allow parents of an unborn child to recover for the child’s death, generated the most extensive debate. The sponsor said it aligns civil law with existing criminal definitions and excludes claims against mothers and providers of lawful medical care, including IVF; opponents warned it could be used to target reproductive care, support networks, and domestic violence survivors, while supporters framed it as a justice measure for families. An amendment clarifying damages rules for minors and unborn children was adopted, and the bill passed 13-4. Finally, HB 947, on evidence of medical damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases, sought to allow broader evidence at trial and to change “shall” to “may”; supporters said it would improve fairness and transparency, while opponents argued it would weaken post-2023 tort reforms and reintroduce inflated medical damages. The amendment was adopted and the bill was then taken up with additional opposition testimony.

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• fees.
• <00:55:48.640> It increase fees or create new fees. It increase fees or create new fees.
• administrative fee for processing that. administrative fee for processing that.
• fee, it will now be tied to the renewal fee.
• fee, the renewal fee, of an application fee, the renewal fee, continuing<01:03:52.200> education,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the fee on this would be $10 for the whole tanker.
• So the 2%, all that fee there is to cover the inspection fee that goes on that right now ODAF is having
• to take fees from money from other parts to make up the inspection fees on this and the management on
• So I mean granted I'm not for fee increases and all that, but I think this makes sense that basically
• So if someone produces $86 their fee for the year would be $100.

Bills: SB1346, SB1509, SB1928, SB2028, SB2071, SB2110, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB722, SB3

Keywords: water infrastructure, wastewater, investment program, loans, local government, SB1509, groundwater, water wells, well spacing, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, basin, subbasin, maximum annual yield, aquifer management, water allocation, water permits, temporary permits, irrigation

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• This year they proposed a fee This year they proposed a fee on<00:43:53.240> accessing<00
• If they were decrease fees on occasion.
• doing less, we would adjust the fees. doing less, we would adjust the fees.
• fee fee was<00:45:28.200> stepping<00:45:28.800> over<00:45:29.080> that<00:45:
• We set the license fees for fishing and hunting.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Then we have two permanent fee increases.
• And then we have a $25 motion fee increase from 75 to $100.
• Then we have two permanent fee increases.
• And the amendment would just state that any fee that is charged needs to be a reasonable fee.
• The judges setting the fee. That's right.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use. The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item. After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.