Video & Transcript Research : 'fee phaseout'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 22nd, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1341 gives CalRecycle the authority to reduce processing fees for wine and spirits in bag-in-a-box
- Senate Bill 920 would require the Gaming Commission, upon the adoption of adjustments of a fee that is
- The Gaming Commission, upon the adoption of adjustments of a fee that is deposited into the Gambling
- Control Fund, would maintain a regulation that states the authorized purpose of the use of that fee.
- Senate Bill 920 advances good governance practices that promote greater transparency in fee adoption
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- the legal fees of an insured if they prevailed in an action against the insurer.
- reasonable indication of the attorneys' fees determined by the court.
- The lodestar fee is determined by multiplying the reasonable number of hours by a reasonable fee.
- This change limits the application of multipliers to an award of attorneys' fees.
- Some of those include county and city government, local trust funds, court fees, and fines.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Taxes Committee hears bill aimed at attracting major sporting events to Minnesota 4/28/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, Representative Youakim, the bill as amended affects seven state taxes and a fee.
- Chair, Representative Youakim, the bill as amended affects seven state taxes and a fee.
- Chair, Representative Youakim, the bill as amended affects seven state taxes and a fee.
- Chair, Representative Youakim, the bill as amended affects seven state taxes and a fee.
- and a fee and a fee and<00:30:15.800>
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Summary:
The committee took up House File 4949, as amended by the adopted H4949A2 and H4949A3 amendments. The bill would create a sports and events reimbursement program intended to give Minnesota a more reliable funding mechanism to compete for major sporting and entertainment events. Representative Lislegard and supporters argued that events such as the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, Final Four, World Juniors Hockey, and Olympic trials generate substantial economic activity, tax revenue, and statewide visibility, and that Minnesota has lost opportunities because it lacks a standing competitive fund.
Testifiers from the Minnesota Business Partnership and Minnesota Sports and Events strongly supported the bill, describing it as a performance-based, closed-loop model that reinvests tax revenue generated by events into securing future events. Jess Graba, Cheryl Lindsey, and Dr. William Campbell emphasized community benefits beyond economics, including youth inspiration, school improvements, inclusion, and positive local engagement tied to events like the Olympic trials, the Women’s Final Four, and WWE appearances. Several testifiers cited specific figures, including roughly $71.5 million in economic impact and $4.7 million in tax revenue for World Juniors, about $74.8 million and $5.7 million for the gymnastics trials, and more than $430 million in lost economic impact from events Minnesota did not secure.
Members raised concerns about the funding mechanism, especially the use of revenue that would otherwise go to the general fund or other accounts. Representative Huot said he supported bringing events to Minnesota but was uneasy about diverting general fund money and suggested stronger legislative oversight, possibly through a formal sports committee. Representative Youakim asked how the bill’s revenue capture would work and noted concerns about taking money from transportation-related accounts; staff explained that the amended bill affects seven state taxes and a fee, including motor vehicle rental taxes and the retail delivery fee, with some revenue directed to non-general fund accounts. Members also requested more information on the methodology behind the University of Minnesota Extension economic impact studies, and staff said those studies could be shared. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Working Group on Omnibus Health and Human Services Bill - 06/08/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Line 858 is a Senate proposal relating to speech language pathology assistance fee adjustment.
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TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- Some broadband providers report application fees up to $250 per pole.
- Fees that serve more as a barrier to entry than a meaningful administrative cost.
- Any study fees need to be recovered. All of that must take place.
- And not on artificial rates, fees, or deferred maintenance.
- It's not going to be a set fee.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- A portion of this program was intended to be supported by fees.
- We do continue to evaluate the most appropriate path forward for fee structures as these matters are
- We want to evaluate a fee structure that is equitable, legally durable, administratively workable, and
- Those fees, understandably, are untenable for the industry.
- Do you know what Montana's LLC registration fee is by chance?
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-MEDICAID SUBCOMMITTEE Feb 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-MEDICAID SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- DMS, the Division of Medical Services, is covering the bulk of our fee-for-service population.
- Those can include provider fees to put up the state share or be funded by the state.
- Those can include provider fees to put up the state share or be funded by the state.
- A state plan amendment is primarily used for our fee-for-service program.
- As well as the cost and fees. The blue is the criminal and the gold is the civil.
Summary:
The Medicaid Subcommittee of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met to adopt the November 2018 minutes and receive a primer on the subcommittee’s role and Medicaid oversight in Arkansas. Legislative audit staff reviewed the subcommittee’s history and explained that Medicaid is audited annually through the statewide single audit because it is a high-risk federal program. Staff summarized recent audit findings, including weaknesses in eligibility and data-matching controls, improper use of Medicaid funds for partially non-Medicaid work, issues with incarcerated juveniles’ coverage, the absence of a Medicaid recovery audit contractor program exception request, reporting problems involving MFCU recoveries, and provider eligibility documentation concerns. Staff also noted a DHS departmental audit finding involving employees who improperly received benefits, which was referred for further action.
The Department of Human Services gave an overview of Medicaid’s structure, eligibility, delivery systems, and budget. DHS described Arkansas Medicaid as covering about 850,000 people through fee-for-service, managed care, and premium assistance for the expansion population, and outlined major spending categories such as institutional care, long-term services, pharmacy, capitated payments, and supplemental payments. DHS also explained the difference between state plan amendments and waivers, and said it has a beneficiary-fraud unit that refers cases to local prosecutors.
The Office of Medicaid Inspector General described its role in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, distinguishing between suspensions for credible allegations of fraud and recovery actions for mistakes or overpayments. OMIG said it works with DHS and law enforcement, issues quarterly and annual reports, and has increased recoveries in recent years. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit explained that it prosecutes provider fraud criminally and civilly, can also handle long-term care neglect, abuse, and exploitation cases, and works with local prosecutors as special deputies. Committee members asked about court venue, provider suspensions, beneficiary fraud, education of providers, and the status of Medicaid expansion work requirements; DHS said it is preparing to implement community engagement requirements under HR 1 and will begin with a soft launch before full enforcement. No formal votes were taken beyond adoption of the minutes, and the meeting adjourned after questions were answered.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships May 5th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- The process for clerks to transfer these cases remain unclear to many, and some clerks charge a fee in
- , when they transfer a case from Travis County to Dallas County on a family law case, there's a $45 fee
- And what Senator Zafarini has done is to say the fee ought to be the same.
- criticized about the fees that are being collected here by our clerks and they expect the courts have
- So it's similar to the family law transfer fee. All right. Thank you, Judge Herman.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We're proposing to increase transfer fees and exempt reporting adviser fees, not all license fees.
- Charging a nominal fee on a narrowly focused activity will allow the department to provide additional
- This fee revenue would bring in 1.47 million in each biennium on line 7.
- The third section changes the transfer fee for broker-dealers from $25 to $65 and requires investment
- advisors to pay a $50 transfer fee to the Department of Commerce.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds (10/13/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- and they haven't done it increasing fees and they haven't done it yet. yet. yet.
- Uh, they want to increase the fee. Um, I don't know. I looked at it. Is it that bad?
- I guess I'm not prepared to ask for a fee increase now, right? >> Yeah. Okay.
- increase for a fee increase for a fee increase >> now,<00:11:49.360>
right? - And so it's probably the license card fee that's the issue here, right?
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from the September 24 and September 27 meetings unanimously. It then reviewed a spreadsheet and draft report tracking the status of various dedicated funds, with members deciding which items should be kept active, removed, or flagged for follow-up next year. Several funds were identified as no longer needing action because they had been repealed, terminated, or were already handled elsewhere, including mosquito-related funding, child care licensing, and the prescription drug affordability board item. In other cases, members agreed to keep the fund on the list but remove question marks and add notes for future review or for another committee to address.
A number of funds drew more detailed discussion. Members agreed that the Fish and Game fee increase issue should not be handled by this committee directly, but that staff should notify the relevant sponsor/department that a legislative change would be needed. They also discussed a medical cannabis fund that was running down significantly; the committee agreed to keep it active, note the concern, and send a letter to the department and Representative McDonald suggesting that HHS review whether fees or another revenue source should be changed, with the possibility of a late bill if needed. The lead poisoning prevention fund was also kept, with a note that the department should take action if it wants changes, and the committee discussed a grants-and-aid escrow-related item, concluding it should remain active and be kept on the list.
Members also discussed several legacy or special-purpose funds. They agreed to recommend deleting the broodstock reference, to keep the emergency fund while asking for a better explanation of its funding source, and to retain the building maintenance fund as active. The Recovery Monument fund was identified as inactive and likely eligible for transfer of its remaining $1,000 to the addiction treatment and prevention fund. The Matthew Elliott Trust Fund prompted the most extended discussion; members concluded it should not continue as-is and agreed to draft a letter to the Attorney General recommending that the fund be closed through probate court and the remaining $5,657 transferred to Fund 122, or otherwise handled as unclaimed property if appropriate. The committee also discussed a firemen’s association-related transfer and agreed it should remain, while noting that any broader change would require legislation and a sponsor in the relevant policy committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/15/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- the pharmacy dispensing fee and the fact the pharmacy dispensing fee and the fact that<00:12:29.240
- the fee to respond to the requests.
- The fees were increased last year for this purpose, but somehow the appropriation of those fees got dropped
- appropriation of those fees got dropped. appropriation of those fees got dropped.
- Sections 1 and 2 create a fee schedule for the Commissioner of Health to assess fees on individuals and
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Our problem became a combined problem between sewer use fees and sewer betterment fees.
- About the sewer user fees, if I just have a moment, we struggled over sewer user fees and we found...
- Fees, if I just have a moment, we struggled over sewer user fees and we found out EPA had a regulatory
- if i just have a moment we struggled over sewer user fees and we found fees if I just have a moment
- Salisbury was increasing the cost per month for sewer user fees.
Summary:
The committee opened its hearing with procedural remarks, including a strict three-minute testimony limit, livestream instructions, and a July 1 deadline for written testimony. Chairs Lewis and Rauch then heard testimony on a wide range of municipal home rule petitions and related bills, with many local officials and advocates being taken out of order because of the large turnout.
A major topic was firefighter residency. Representatives of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and Sen. Keenan supported H. 2260/S. 1449, which would replace the current 15-mile residency rule for non-civil-service fire departments with a negotiable standard, generally allowing residency within 15 miles and permitting expansion through collective bargaining. Supporters said the change would improve recruitment and retention amid the housing crisis and create parity with civil-service departments. Acton Fire Chief Anita Arnhum and Sen. Senna also backed H. 4168 for Acton, making similar arguments about recruitment, paramedics, and the need for local flexibility.
The committee also heard strong support for charter overhaul petitions for Somerville and Lynn. Somerville officials, including Rep. Barber, Mayor Ballantyne, Councilor Jake Wilson, and charter committee member Beverly Schwartz, described a years-long public process to replace an 1890s-era charter with a modern document emphasizing transparency, public participation, clearer governance, and a possible change to the mayor’s term length. Lynn Mayor Nicholson similarly supported a charter update to modernize city operations and financial procedures. Cambridge-related charter and procurement reforms were also briefly endorsed by Rep. Cabral.
Other bills discussed included a proposal by Sen. Eldridge and Rep. Scarsdale to create a state grant program for municipal sustainability directors, and regional school finance bills supported by Rep. Lanatra and Jason Frazier to expand special education reserve funds and create a regional school assessment reserve fund. Acton witnesses also supported library governance changes and a checkout bag charge proposal. The committee heard sharply divided testimony on Quincy’s H. 3897, a 50-year lease extension for Quarry Hills/Granite Links: Quincy officials and business supporters praised the public-private partnership and future investment potential, while residents argued the lease was too long, should be competitively bid, and deserved more oversight and auditing. The hearing also included testimony on Boston trash truck noise restrictions and a PEG access/cable funds bill supported by Mass Access, as well as a Southwick petition to elect part of the Conservation Commission, which one select board member opposed as contrary to current law and good governance.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- If you could identify the fee or the fine that could be increased, I'd love to hear it.
- But the impact fees are actually not the point I'm making. That is a real issue, too.
- They can take a board to court, and if they prevail, they get attorney's fees.
- And now you're facing late fees, a lien on your home, or collections.
- I'm here with my joint author. ...fees, a lien on your home, or collections.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- party who violates or exacerbates a violation of the victim's rights to pay the victim's attorney fees
- The seminal case on this issue said it best: The award of fees to legal aid offices and other groups
- So what would happen if someone was unable to pay the fee? What would be the result?
- So what would happen if someone was unable to pay the fee? What would be the result?
- happen if someone was unable to pay the fee? What would be the result?
Keywords:
sentencing, correctional facilities, multiple sentences, death penalty, aggravating circumstances, juvenile offenses, class 2 felony, foreign donations, election administration, certification, Arizona Revised Statutes, transparency, public disclosure, victims' rights, attorney fees, government accountability, right to counsel, legal representation, parents' rights, family law
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1036 is a simple bill that would provide clarification under the Mitigation Fee Act by requiring that
- This will help reduce the cost of duplicative fees and lower overall development cost.
- local government representatives for working with us on this bill to properly apply the Mitigation Fee
- SB 1036 does this by requiring local jurisdictions to give credit towards fees for previous uses on a
- created by the new development, which is precisely the intent and meaning of the Mitigation Fee Act.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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- they linked costs to the Medicare fee they linked costs to the Medicare fee schedule<00:47:57.160
- didn't have to pay the registration fee didn't have to pay the registration fee for<01:14:30.840
- , or is it just a fee for out-of-state?
- There's a fee for both in-state and out-of-state patients to apply. It's the same.
Summary:
The House Health Committee held its first hearing of 2025, with Chair Greg Takayama and Vice Chair Representative Leoy opening the meeting and outlining housekeeping rules, including a two-minute limit for testifiers and Zoom etiquette. The committee first heard HB 303 on health care preceptors. The Department of Health, Department of Taxation, University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, and several health care organizations supported the bill, saying the existing preceptor tax credit program has been successful and that expanding eligibility to additional professions and students would help address workforce shortages. In response to questions, the Department of Health said the annual tax credit cap is $1.5 million, about 650 to 670 credits are currently used each year, and the bill applies only to unpaid preceptors. The committee then moved on to HB 441, which would raise cigarette taxes. The Attorney General, Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, Hawaii Public Health Institute, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and others supported the measure as a way to reduce smoking, especially among youth, and to support tobacco control and cancer-related programs. Opponents, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Cigar Association of Hawaii, argued the tax is regressive and unreliable as a revenue source. The Department of Health noted the last cigarette tax increase was in 2011, and one witness urged a larger increase than proposed. No vote was taken on either bill in the portion of the hearing provided.
The committee also heard HB 557 on telehealth. The Department of Health supported the bill so long as it did not displace executive budget priorities, and the Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency and Hawaii Primary Care Association supported it. HPCA said the bill would conform state insurance law to recent Medicare changes expanding audio-only telehealth coverage beyond mental health services, and it emphasized access for rural residents, kupuna, and people with disabilities. HMSA opposed the bill as written, saying it strayed from the intent of Act 107 and that audio-only telehealth should remain limited because of quality-of-care concerns, though it supported continued access and asked for a different amendment approach. A telehealth provider also testified that payment disparities limit provider expansion and that audio-only access remains important for patients with serious illness. The hearing ended in the excerpt before any committee action or vote on HB 557.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- It provides for oil field site restoration fees. Okay, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair.
- These fees help prevent the state from bearing the full cost of orphaned wells.
- Current laws tie some fees to severance tax calculation, which can burden marginal and stripper wells
- , oil from stripper wells less than 25 percent of the full fee, gas from low-pressure wells 40 percent
- of the full fee, and gas from incapable wells 17.5 percent of the full fee.
Keywords:
fishing gear, Oyster Bayou, shrimping, regulation, marine resources, HB621, Act 658, renewable energy, recycling, decommissioning, wind energy, solar power, solar facilities, wind turbines, energy infrastructure, end-of-life disposal, universal waste, recyclable materials, waste reduction, Department of Environmental Quality
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 31: The City of Jackson is authorized to dedicate a portion of garbage sanitation fees to pay
- as part of tax bills versus the current method of collecting sanitation fees as part of the water bill
- as part of tax bills versus current fees as part of tax bills versus current method<00:10:56.959>
- of<00:10:57.120>
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as method of collecting sanitation fee as method of collecting sanitation fee as part
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 1049, which was explained as a House vehicle used to insert two previously introduced Senate bills: the rural water oversight committee bill and a measure expanding PSC authority to reject certain certificated areas for municipalities serving customers more than one mile outside city limits, with water utilities added to the existing electric utility language. The committee adopted the strike-off amendment and then passed the amended bill, which was reported out.
Next, House Bill 1305 was taken up. The bill would expand oversight of municipally owned electrical distribution systems by allowing the Public Service Commission to conduct audits, but it included a reverse repealer because further work was still needed. The sponsor said he wanted to ensure systems that do not need auditing are not unnecessarily included. The committee adopted the strike-off amendment and then reported the bill.
The final and most detailed item was a bill creating the Metro Jackson Water Authority. The sponsor described it as a response to Jackson’s water crisis and warned that without action the city could face bankruptcy and bondholder enforcement. The bill would create a new authority covering Jackson water and wastewater service areas, establish a board with appointments by the mayor, governor, lieutenant governor, and others, transfer operations when the court-ordered process ends, and give the authority powers over rates, contracts, bonds, procurement, reporting, and related financial matters. A committee member asked whether population-based language would capture any city other than Jackson; the sponsor said Jackson is the only city over 100,000 population and acknowledged a drafting issue, noting the reverse repealer was included because the bill was not yet perfect. After the strike-off was adopted, the committee voted to report the bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 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
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee (02/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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for <00:18:17.799>every <00:18:18.080>time paying a separate fee - The department will also assess an administrative fee of $100.
- The sale will be direct to the buyer, James Owen, in the amount of $22,000, plus an administrative fee
- <00:41:19.640>
of $9,800 plus an administrative fee of $9,800 plus an administrative fee of
Summary:
The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met in organizational session and first elected Representative John Cluder as clerk. A nomination of Senator Mark Makoni as vice chair was made but not voted on because he was absent; it was carried over to the next meeting. The committee also reviewed its guidelines and procedures, including how it handles property-disposal requests, late items, and informational materials, and then approved the November 12, 2024 minutes with one abstention from a member who had been absent.
The committee then considered several state property and lease requests. It approved a 50-year, $1-per-year ground lease for about 5.66 acres at Berlin Regional Airport in Milan for a New Hampshire Army National Guard hangar/support facility, after hearing that the project is federally funded, intended for training and search-and-rescue support, and would have no permanent full-time staffing. The committee also approved a 30-year lease for the Department of Justice to move the chief medical examiner’s offices, morgue, and autopsy suite to 279 Pleasant Street in Concord, with testimony that the current Concord Hospital space is inadequate and that the new site would double body-storage capacity.
Several Department of Safety and Department of Transportation property items were approved as well. Safety received approval for a 10-year lease, with renewal options, for the State Police aircraft hangar at 91 Airport Road in Concord. Transportation was authorized to continue disposal efforts for remnant parcels in Concord, Conway, Lisbon, Effingham, and Mount Vernon, with testimony explaining market conditions, appraisals, access limits, and easements; members asked questions about access and buildability, but each item was approved. During the Berlin lease item, the committee was told the FAA objects to any lease longer than 50 years at that airport, so the request was revised from 55 years to 50 years on the record before approval.