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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 18th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • So how much was the 1% administrative fee?
  • And if they go before the board, their fee, their fine can continue to increase as the attorney fees
  • , how do they determine what the attorney's fees are?
  • And again, right now, they may charge the attorney fees.
  • They don't have to charge the attorney fees now.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vets Committee Meeting - 2026-03-04

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:27:42.400> schedule affairs shall establish a fee schedule affairs shall establish a fee
  • Kelly, no plot or interment fees may be charged. Are we covering the cost?
  • Uh, Chair, in the bill we add SGU veterans to the current burial fee statute.
  • So they're being charged the same burial fee as spouses and eligible dependents of veterans.
  • Um we have an estimate on these fees Um we have an estimate on these fees that<00:52:26.319>
Bills: HF3919, HF3467, HF3741
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard an update from Metro Meals on Wheels on a veterans home-delivered meals grant funded by the committee in 2023. Testifiers said the program has served more than 82,000 meals to over 500 veterans, but funding is running short; enrollment was stopped in July 2025 and meal service was reduced to five per week to stretch dollars. They said the program is serving 168 veterans as of January 31 and will likely run out of funds in July unless additional money is provided. Members asked about eligibility and how the program ensures the grant is used only for veterans who do not qualify for other services; the organization said referrals come through county veteran service officers, MACV, hospitals, and other partners, and that it can provide confidential tracking information. No vote was taken on funding, but members expressed support and interest in more documentation. The committee then took up House File 3919, which implements recommendations from a task force on benefits for SGU veterans and irregular forces who served in the secret war in Laos from 1961 to 1975. The Department of Veterans Affairs said the bill largely reflects the task force report and technical recommendations, including adding SGU veterans to the burial fee statute so burial costs in state cemeteries can be covered, while noting there is still an unresolved issue about headstone costs for spouses and dependents. A testifier from the task force supported the bill but objected to creating a separate SGU veteran designation on driver’s licenses, arguing it could create two classes of veterans and add administrative costs; he urged using a single veteran designation instead. Other public testimony emphasized the service of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and other allies in Laos and urged the legislature to adopt the recommendations broadly. The committee discussed the burial fee language and the purpose of the designation, but no final action or vote on HF 3919 was taken in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To the people of Texas, his legacy is one of enduring impact, grounded in a belief that good work done
  • Does this impact anyone who has worked for TEA? I'm not familiar with that. That's not addressed.
  • The cost, how much you receive for your SNAP benefits, it doesn't impact eligibility to apply for a SNAP
  • LGBTQ youth say that their well-being was negatively impacted by police brutality.
  • That pain seeps deep down into the roots and permanently impacts branches of the family tree in visible
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • impacting our classrooms class it's impacting our classrooms already<00:52:02.960> but<00:52:
  • We’re going to move immediately to the federal education policy and its impact on states.
  • There has to be a direct impact to the budget. So it's limited.
  • When it comes to wouldn't impact states.
Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Education met for its first interim meeting and established a quorum before taking up its first topic, Kentucky’s new assessment and accountability model. Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, joined by KDE staff and superintendents, described a multi-year effort involving the Kentucky “Now We Learn” Council, more than 50 educators and stakeholders, at least 18 pilot districts, surveys, focus groups, town halls, and four prototype frameworks. He emphasized three priorities for the new model: vibrant learning experiences, innovation in assessment, and collaboration with communities. Fletcher said the state accountability portion would continue to meet federal requirements and identify CSI/TSI/ATSI schools, while shifting toward more emphasis on individual student growth, grade-level equivalency in reading and math, career and technical education, graduation rate, and English language proficiency. He also said science would remain a required assessment but be reported separately rather than counted in the CSI/TSI calculation. He stressed that the model should focus on growth, local flexibility, and meaningful measures that reflect community expectations, while still preserving a statewide framework. The committee also heard from Bullitt County superintendent Jesse Bacon, who described his district’s local accountability work. He said Bullitt County formed a community coalition with broad representation from across the district, business leaders, and community members, met six times during the school year, and worked toward a public-facing dashboard that would show community expectations, evidence of accountability, and areas for improvement. Bacon said the district identified six community-defined pillars, beginning with student learning and foundational academic knowledge, as part of a system intended to communicate strengths and improvement areas to the public.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Jan 12th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It will ensure that development application fees are transparent, cost-based, and tied to direct and
  • Review costs published on the fee schedule and not based on project valuation; set subjective compatibility
Bills: S0014, S0016, S0024, S0208, S0762
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 762, which was amended by a strike-all to remove a one-year sunset and delete a reporting requirement to the Legislature. The bill would allow offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel to take on certain capital cases from outside their region on an optional basis, with supporters saying it could save money and use existing in-house death penalty expertise. After testimony from Senator Martin and the Second Region’s regional counsel, the committee reported CS/SB 762 favorably. The committee also considered three local claims bills. SB 16, relating to relief for Heriberto A. Sanchez Mayan by the City of St. Petersburg, described severe injuries allegedly caused during an arrest and transport; the claimant’s counsel supported the bill, while President Gaetz spoke against the claims-bill process generally and voted no. The bill passed 9-1 and was reported favorably. SB 14, for Jose Correa against Miami-Dade County, involved injuries from a bus-pedestrian collision and was supported by the claimant and county; it passed 9-1 and was reported favorably. SB 24, for Lourdes and Edward Latour against Miami-Dade County, was an uncontested $500,000 settlement bill and passed unanimously. Finally, the committee took up SB 208 on land use and development regulations. A late-filed strike-all amendment, described as a negotiated compromise, would make development application fees transparent and cost-based, tie them to direct and reasonable indirect review costs, and set subjective compatibility standards for residential projects, with carve-outs for PUDs, master planned communities, and historic districts. Multiple local government, planning, environmental, and business groups appeared in support. The amendment was adopted, and the committee then reported CS/SB 208 favorably on a 10-0 vote.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 12th, 2025 at 10:30 am

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is absolutely inconsistent usage of fines, fees, and... ...inconsistent usage of fines, fees, and
  • Issue number eight concerned charging fees not authorized by law.
  • This is addressed by providing clarity to the regular fees, the late fees, and the delete fees.
  • We're cleaning up penalties and fee structures... ...cleaning up penalties and fee structures.
  • fees, etc., must be uniformly applied to everybody in the same class.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 19, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The lessee shall pay a monthly fee per head of nonowned livestock, which shall be established by the
  • that's a little bit more streamlined, a little bit more straightforward with that non-owned livestock fee
  • That's where we felt if we could get a reasonable flat fee, and the amount that fee will be at the discretion
Bills: HJ0002, SF0118, SF0016
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Here's our fee for $400." Here's our fee for $400."
  • Eventually they relented and didn't charge the fee, but we basically paid the fee in attorney's fees
  • Eventually they relented and didn't charge the fee, but we basically paid the fee in attorney's fees
  • Eventually they relented and didn't charge the fee, but we basically paid the fee in attorney's fees
  • . fees. fees.
Bills: SF1750, HF704, HF3479
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • These fees discourage permanent hiring and limit job stability.
  • First, it eliminates placement fees.
  • But now I can't help them because of the placement fees.
  • Water facilities, transportation, public facilities, and impact fee credits.
  • How does it impact home rule? the time of it in terms of that. How does it impact home rule?
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard several bills and reported most of them favorably. The first major measure, CS/SB 1220, was described as a broad transportation package expanding FDOT authority over trails, seaports, aviation, advanced air mobility, delivery devices, and related technology, while also addressing toll revenue use, autonomous vehicle penalties, digital driver licenses, and an FDOT study on alternative-fuel vehicles. An amendment narrowed some provisions, including local regulation of personal delivery devices and FDOT airport language. Senator Smith and others raised concerns about language involving FDOT assistance to local governments on federal grant applications, but the bill passed unanimously after support from industry and local-government appearance cards. The committee also approved SB 1112, the Labor Pool Act, which would prohibit labor pools from charging placement fees when workers are hired permanently by a third-party employer and require annual registration with the Department of Commerce. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would reduce barriers to full-time employment, improve oversight, and help returning citizens and low-wage workers; multiple witnesses testified in support, including labor advocates and individuals describing high placement fees. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s worker and reentry benefits, and it passed unanimously. The committee then favorably reported SB 2, a claims bill for the estate of Danielle Maudsley arising from a fatal FHP arrest incident and settlement, and SB 26, another claims bill providing relief for the estate of Mark Legata after alleged FDOT negligence. Senate Bill 1352 on motor vehicles also passed without opposition. It would create a secure online portal for license plate seizure processing, allow disabled veterans to retain their DV plate designation upon reissuance or transfer, ban license plate covers and similar devices that obscure plates, and route certain online driver license and ID transactions through county tax collectors. SB 1192, a customer service pilot requiring callback queues for certain calls to the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families, was likewise reported favorably to improve response times and reduce hold times. The most extensive debate centered on CS/SB 354, the Blue Ribbon Projects bill, which would create a new process for very large developments on 10,000-acre or larger parcels if the owner sets aside 60% of the land for conservation or reserve uses. Supporters said it was intended to promote long-range planning, preserve land, and provide certainty for infrastructure and services, while opponents from counties, planning groups, and environmental organizations argued it would preempt local land-use authority, weaken public participation, and allow conservation requirements to be too vague. An amendment added more detail, but concerns remained about administrative approval, timelines, and the definition of reserve areas. Despite opposition from some members, the committee reported the bill favorably on a divided vote. SB 1670 was temporarily postponed, and the committee adjourned after recording one member’s vote on SB 1220.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • bill applies Swedish rounding to a final total transaction amount of a cash transaction after taxes, fees
  • amendment in the chair's name to House Bill 2938 adds that a seller must calculate and remit all taxes and fees
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation May 1st, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Were impacted by the emissions, and TCEQ is also here to be a resource witness.
  • You know, then we never get back to these fees for like 10, 15, 20 years.
  • I'm always about allowing the agency to be the setter of the fees so that the fees can go up; they can
  • also conceivably go down if the fee is not needed anymore.
  • Environmental Protection Agency of the health impacts of particulate matter.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:06:32.319> of talking to you about um impact of talking to you about um impact of ecigarettes
  • <00:12:26.639> um recent studies on the health impacts um recent studies on the health impacts
  • <00:37:34.560> So the impact to cultural resources. So the impact to cultural resources.
  • <00:47:05.040> may passed in the interim and impacts may passed in the interim and impacts
  • impact recreational permits. impact recreational permits. >> Okay. >> Okay.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to waste, recycling, and environmental review. On HB 1924, which would establish a mattress stewardship program, the Department of Health said it stood on written testimony and offered comments, while Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition and one individual supported the bill and the International Sleep Products Association opposed it. No questions were raised and the committee moved on. A large portion of the hearing focused on HB 2121, which would prohibit the sale of disposable vapes in Hawaii. The Department of Health supported the measure but suggested the bill may be better placed in a different part of state law because the cited waste-management section regulates products after consumption, while still praising the effort to remove disposable vapes from the market and environment. Testimony in strong support came from the Coalition for Tobacco Free Hawaii Youth Council, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii COPD Coalition, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, the City and County of Honolulu, and many individuals; supporters emphasized youth vaping, toxic waste, lithium battery fire risks, and environmental harm. There was at least one opposing individual and the International Sleep Products Association was listed in opposition. The committee noted there were many written testimonies and no immediate vote was taken. The committee also heard HB 1928 on the deposit beverage container recycling program. The Department of Health stood on written testimony. The Solid Waste Task Force of Hawaii Environmental Change Agents and Upstream supported the bill but urged amendments to better integrate reuse and reusables, strengthen enforcement, clarify definitions, and protect existing redemption centers. The Hawaii Food Industry Association supported the concept of a backdrop program but preferred strengthening the existing program and raised concerns about undefined fees, existing infrastructure, and future audit costs. The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii supported the bill, and the chair said the measure needs work and that decision-making would occur in a few days. Finally, the committee took up HB 979 on environmental review and HB 1650 on environmental assessments. For HB 979, OPSD offered amendments, HCDA supported the bill but suggested clarifying the affordable-housing definition, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative supported it, and Earthjustice was asked about the court process for environmental challenges; the chair asked about shortening the challenge period and the relationship between environmental court, the intermediate court of appeals, and the Supreme Court. For HB 1650, OPSD and the State Historic Preservation Division stood on written testimony, OHA asked to retain historic sites, and several groups and individuals testified in support or opposition. Opponents argued that removing Wiki special district and historic sites from Chapter 343 trigger language would weaken environmental review and risk impacts to iwi kūpuna and historic resources.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • What would the impacts be?
  • So a couple of years ago, we worked on juvenile fees legislation eliminating these fees.
  • If we take the lessons learned from juvenile fees, then the impact would be around a little over $500,000
  • Chair and Senator Leach, the county these fees come from... ...these fees come from county general funds
  • And then other counties like Navajo and Coconino do charge this fee... ...but the fee only makes up less