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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Mar 2nd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it would be apportioned off the fines and fees collected through the Corporation Commissioner and
  • Another one's licensed operating fees and fines.
  • We're trying to allow the state of Oklahoma to be able to go after these registration fees.
  • Currently, there are some states, some airports, some people Collecting fees based on your location.
  • So what this bill does is say you cannot use this information to collect fees.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Tourism Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, as I explained, the bill really just deals with uh basic fees and license.
  • ><00:05:21.440> basic<00:05:22.400> um deals with uh basic um deals with uh basic um fees
  • :25.520> deals<00:05:25.840> with<00:05:26.000> what<00:05:26.240> the fees
  • It deals with what the fees and license.
Bills: HB483, SB133, SB133
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Local and County Government Feb 24th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Local and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The city already picks it up; we already pay a fee.
  • This talks about a lot of fees and recycling and managing.
  • when we're already paying a fee and they're already dealing with the waste.
  • It could be a fee just for recycling or it could be an increased fee for all that new equipment that
  • We're going to charge an extra fee.' Is that kind of along the lines?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because these fees are being charged often for landing fees and a variety of things, pilots are actually
  • perspective whether that's a ramp fee, a landing fee, and again, it's very minimal right now the amount
  • of landing fees and ramp fees that are out there, but they are out there.
  • Is that what you're asking about landing fees specifically? Yeah, or just any fees, I guess?
  • By just paying that flat fee at the month based on the average mileage, it's a fair fee and that has
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Postsecondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's asking for there to be Uniformity, obviously, when it comes to security fees that should be based
  • So there Event cost extra fees because of what supports their event.
  • This is specific to the security fees.
  • Do you have any concerns then that what will end Up happening is that all groups will then have a fee
  • But that schools will just say we've got to add this fee on to everybody to be fair because we can't
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the medical fee schedule. With that, I yield for questions. Do pass from the chair.
  • HB 3041 caps surcharge fees at 4%. With that, I yield for questions.
  • And so, it's talking about processing credit card transactions, talking about the potential fees.
  • If these fees aren't capped, if credit card fees aren't capped at a reasonable rate, everybody else that's
  • The fee schedules are different. The continuing educational requirements are different.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 21st, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Burton said, it's a unique situation where they own the mobile home, but they're paying the lot fee
  • Senator Burton said it's a unique situation where they own the mobile home, but they're paying the lot fee
  • That lot fee can increase, and they basically get almost trapped in these homes, and, you know, we're
  • spending everything they can just to keep the lot fees and to keep their homes.
  • Consistent with the annual use fee amount applicable to all new specialty license plates.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered ten bills, beginning with SB 594 on local housing assistance plans. Senator Burton explained that the bill would make residents of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities eligible for SHIP rental assistance and, in some cases, repair or rehabilitation funds, recognizing that many own their homes but rent the lot. Supporters from AARP and the Federation of Manufactured Homeowners said the bill would help seniors and low-income residents remain housed. The bill was reported favorably by a roll call vote. Members then approved two Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles measures: SB 488, the agency package updating Florida’s motor fuel tax compliance with IFTA, allowing online filing and private license plate agencies to act as agents, raising the crash-damage reporting threshold, expanding email communications, and updating tank vehicle compliance; and SB 490, a related public records exemption for email addresses collected for renewal notices. Both were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also passed SB 246, creating a specialty license plate for the UFC Foundation, despite concerns raised that the foundation is based out of state and that the plate was politically motivated; the bill was approved on a split vote. The committee gave favorable reports to SB 216 on reemployment assistance eligibility, which would tighten job-search requirements, require more frequent eligibility verification, and add reporting on fraudulent claims. The bill drew substantial opposition from labor and policy advocates who argued it would add barriers for unemployed workers, especially in rural and skilled-trades jobs, and that the state’s unemployment system remains difficult to navigate. Supporters said the bill was aimed at fraud prevention and ensuring claimants remain eligible. SB 356 on utility terrain vehicles generated extensive debate over safety, local control, and whether UTVs should be allowed on certain roads; supporters emphasized rural utility and law enforcement benefits, while opponents cited manufacturer warnings and crash risks. The sponsor ultimately temporarily postponed the bill. The committee also reported favorably SB 528 on manufacturing, which expands the Department of Commerce’s manufacturing responsibilities, codifies the chief manufacturing officer position, and creates workforce development grant support; SB 584 on commercial driving schools, which authorizes DHSMV agreements with county tax collectors to help enforce school regulation; and SB 388, which raises the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflower specialty plate from $15 to $25 to support the Florida Wildflower Foundation. The final bill, SB 470 on the Fraternal Order of Police specialty plate, was introduced as a measure to broaden eligibility for the existing plate and stabilize funding for law enforcement memorial efforts, but no final action on that bill was reached in the portion of the transcript provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 22nd, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pursuant to the statute, the fees collected by the two permits were to be split equally: half of the
  • During the last biennium fiscal year 22-23, $6.08 million was generated from these permit fees.
  • And does your bill address these fees, because this goes on in Harris County too?
  • There's a $1.25 toll, and then there's a $50 fee. Right, it does not address the...
  • It's their fault anyway, but if I had my way, I would strip their fee-making authority.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • and the powers of the Texas Supreme Court and jurors increasing the criminal penalty, authorizing fees
  • It addresses a court fee scheduling issue by moving repealed fees.
  • Well, like I said, these things are not necessarily hidden.
  • Would be hidden from the public.
  • services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors increasing a criminal penalty authorized fees
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Jul 30th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the trends regarding small cities all across the country. the state of Texas in for instance 9-1-1 fees
  • mayors to get together and say hey we need somebody to take a look at the truth. with regard to 9-1-1 fees
  • across the state, as the state continues to rely so heavily on our local government partners to collect fees
  • The fees going to county associations being spent on legislative advocacy that's been there a long time
  • rate for certain taxing units to local government. 42 by Hinojosa Vidalgo, relating to consent towing fees
Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB9, SB42, SB15, SB5, SB11, SB12, SCR1