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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 26th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 5234 deals with snowmobile registration fees.
- There are also additional fees that total $18 that attach to those annual registration fees.
- Nobody likes to raise fees, but in this case, not raising fees means that we're going to see lower levels
- And those are the users that are paying the fees.
- Raising fees is not going to fix the situation.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
snowmobile, snowmobile registration, vehicle registration fees, registration fee, Department of Licensing, DOL, recreational vehicles, winter recreation, vintage snowmobile, parks and recreation, vehicle license fee, RCW 46.17, fee schedule, renewal fee, initial fee, Washington state, electric-assisted bicycles, electric motorcycles, transportation regulation, safety standards
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, this is a request bill from the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation.
- into contracts and agreements with private entities to execute an annual statewide tourism and recreation
Keywords:
housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, SB1525, tourism, recreation, conference, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The annual registration fee from $50 to $75, and the vintage snowmobile fee from $12 to $18.
- Trucks are paying a basic license fee. ...Passenger cars are paying weight fees.
- This particular local TBD fee is not a fee that is weight-based, per se.
- This particular local TBD fee is not a fee that is weight-based, per se.
- This particular fee, the TBD fee, is scale weight. Thank you. Senator King, I, Ranking Member.
Bills:
SJM8016 , SB6230 , SB5234 , SB6081 , SB6265 , SB6170 , SB6131 , SB6155 , SB6176 , SB6238 , SB6253 , SB6311 , SB6032 , SB6262
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
bridge repair, infrastructure, emergency funding, transportation, public safety, cash transactions, pennies, currency, economic efficiency, financial regulation, snowmobile, snowmobile registration, vehicle registration fees, registration fee, Department of Licensing, DOL, recreational vehicles, winter recreation, vintage snowmobile, parks and recreation
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The America the Beautiful Pass is an annual interagency pass that covers entry fees to over 2,000 recreational
- </c><04:46:07.680><c> to</c><04:46:07.800><c> over</c> pass that covers entry fees to over pass that
- covers entry fees to over 2,000<04:46:09.240><c> recreational</c><04:46:09.960><c> sites</c><04:46:10.280
- ><c> across</c><04:46:10.640><c> the</c> 2,000 recreational sites across the 2,000 recreational sites
- This bill corrects a bureaucratic error and improves public access to federal recreation sites.
Bills:
HB6472 , HB6392 , HB4307 , HB4386 , SB723 , HB3692 , HR681 , HB1945 , HR755 , HB5419 , HB3903 , HB5910 , HB6365 , HCR38
Keywords:
education, tuition, territorial residents, in-state tuition, higher education, human trafficking, labor training, employee education, Department of Labor, victim identification, law enforcement, trafficking prevention, motorcycle access, Federal Lands Recreation, America the Beautiful pass, recreation fees, national parks, Indian land, mortgage processing, Bureau of Indian Affairs
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- OK, basically, the PCS is gonna allow the Oklahoma tourism and recreation department to enter into an
- Part of this bill is they're allowed to charge fees to get in the sewer.
- Charging fees too in the tourism. Can you reach that question?
- That'd be like a fee on the ticket price to come to the conference.
- So, we're not adding fees to visiting parts or services or. Anything that Oklahoma not at all.
Committee:
House General Government
Keywords:
unclaimed property, abandoned property, state treasurer, unclaimed property fund, public website, claimant, hearing, administrative procedures act, sales tax exemption, income tax subtraction, youth entrepreneurs, teen business, minor-owned business, sole proprietorship, business license exemption, entrepreneurship, youth vendor, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Title 60, Title 68
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 6th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
HB386, food tax, grocery tax, sales tax reduction, use tax, Education Trust Fund, state revenue trigger, tax cut, consumer tax relief, Alabama sales tax, Alabama use tax, groceries, retail tax, revenue growth threshold, county and municipal tax, fiscal trigger, sales tax, food taxation, local government, financial growth
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- capital of Texas, a city that for over 100 years has been recognized as Texas's premier saltwater recreational
- Recreational saltwater fishing and why it's important to you and your committee is a multi-billion dollar
- doesn't exist anywhere else, it certainly justifies this designation as the Capital of Saltwater Recreational
- We have you registered as Shane Meyers, Director of Parks and Recreation for the city of Pflugerville
- My name is Shane Meyers, the Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Pflugerville, and if you
Bills:
HB1397 , HB1886 , HB3088 , HB4187 , HB4229 , HB4230 , HB5032 , HCR6 , HCR34 , HCR50 , HCR55 , HCR58 , HCR70 , HCR71 , HCR72 , HCR74 , HCR75 , HCR80 , HCR86 , HCR93 , HCR100 , HCR107 , HCR116 , HCR117 , HCR6
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords:
Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, lifeguard requirements, public beaches, municipalities, county regulations, exemptions, Parks and Wildlife, procurement, goods and services, revenue generation, Texas legislature, historical preservation, Texas Historical Commission, fees, nonprofit organizations, fundraising
IA
Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Feb 10th, 2025 at 01:58 pm
Natural Resources and Environment
Committee:
Joint Natural Resources and Environment
Keywords:
deer hunting, baiting, baited area, wildlife management, fair chase, hunting regulations, Iowa Code 481A, intentional interference with lawful hunting, game law, public land hunting, private land hunting, agricultural exemption, food plots, salt blocks, mineral blocks, livestock feed, soil contamination, hunting penalties, misdemeanor, subcommittee recommends amendment and passage
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Government Oversight REVISED: SB1771, SB1805 and SB1916 - Added Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Government Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, for their annual statewide tourism and recreation
- But they may charge fees or cover...
- But they may charge fees or entry fees and stuff like that to cover the cost.
- This simply recreates the Fire Marshal Commission.
- This simply recreates the Fire Marshal Commission.
Bills:
SB1265 , SB2154 , SB1286 , SB1365 , SB1491 , SB1525 , SB1581 , SB1775 , SB1810 , SB1884 , SB2118 , SB2174 , SB1771 , SB1805 , SB1916
Committee:
House Government Oversight
Keywords:
municipal ordinances, local government, ordinance publication, posting requirement, public notice, municipal law, city ordinances, town ordinances, county government, newspaper publication, effective date, Oklahoma statutes, 11 O.S. 14-106, ordinance notice, government oversight, municipalities, city government, town government, property maintenance, nuisance abatement
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 5379 relates to interest arbitration for Parks and Recreation Commission
- The bill before you includes employees of the Parks and Recreation Commission and the employees eligible
- biennium for OFM from the Labor Relations Service account, and a cost of $212,000 for the Parks and Recreation
- And with that, I can answer any questions. $212,000 for the Parks and Recreation Commission from the
- Retailers themselves have indicated they are not opposed to licensing or reasonable fees as proposed
Committee:
Senate Labor & Commerce
Keywords:
interest arbitration, parks and recreation, public employees, labor relations, employee rights, laid-off employees act, WARN notice, mass layoff, business closure, plant closing, worker adjustment and retraining notification, employment security department, employee notice, layoff notice, worker protections, job loss, employment loss, public records exemption, privacy, employee names and addresses
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The clerk will read: House Bill 273, Health Carrier Surpluses; House Bill 2681, Cannabis License Fees
- And it still allows us to have the authority to set those fees and change them in the future.
- It is reasonable for there to be a fee that covers the cost of the program, and we want to make sure
- It is always the intention that the fees pay for the regulatory action.
- This ties the fee to the actual costs the patrol will incur.
Keywords:
tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, what this does is it just updates the permits and fees for oversized, overweight loads.
- It just updates the permits and fees for oversized, overweight loads.
- I I don't know that these fees are actually in admin rules.
- I think these fees are actually in statute. That's the reason we're amending them here. Okay.
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation, oversize permit, overweight permit, permit fees, motor carrier, commercial trucking, heavy haul, wide load, special combination vehicle, manufactured home transport, portable building transport, utility poles, rural electric cooperative, farm equipment, agricultural hauling, bridge formula, load limits, weight limits, road funding, highway construction
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SR28 , SB201 , SB1379 , SB1525 , SB1966 , SB2112 , SB2170 , HB2749 , HB3262 , HB3265 , HB3673 , HB3781 , HB3040 , HB3076 , HB3369 , HB3982 , HB3462 , HB3465 , HB3521 , HB3796 , HB3800 , HB4095 , HB4298 , HB4316 , HB4338 , HB4408 , HB4454
Keywords:
alpha-gal syndrome, alpha gal, tick-borne illness, tick bite allergy, red meat allergy, meat allergy, dairy allergy, anaphylaxis, Lyme disease, public health, tick prevention, vector-borne disease, allergy awareness, May awareness month, Oklahoma Department of Health, outdoor safety, health education, research funding, minimum salary, education funding
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/28/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2165 exempts veterans in Arizona from admission fees for all Arizona State Parks. Mr.
- Our funding is primarily generated through user-driven revenue, including park entrance fees, camping
- fees, cabin rentals, and annual passes.
- The fees residents pay directly impact our local communities.
- And anybody who charges a fee is doing so illegally.
Committees:
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Keywords:
sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jul 1st, 2026
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- the number of birds residing in facilities while decreasing the potential for revenue from adoption fees
- Hi, my name is Nicole Martinez, and with an allowance for adoptions and adoption fees, oh sorry.
- And with an allowance for adoptions and adoption fees, oh, sorry. So my name is Nicole Martinez.
- And with an allowance for adoptions and adoption fees, I fully support HB 5137.
- The updated version, I just want everyone to know, will allow for adoptions and adoption fees.
Keywords:
Newbury, rodenticides, second generation anticoagulant rodenticides, SGARs, pesticides, pest control, wildlife protection, environmental regulation, local bylaw, municipal authority, private property, rodent control, anticoagulant poison, public health, Massachusetts local option, Wellfleet, fertilizer, nitrogen, phosphorus, nutrient pollution
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- across the state, such as increased... property values, stormwater management, heat management, recreation
- may take action by adopting a reasonable specification for park and open space land, or imposing a fee
- Counties have struggled to keep up with the recreation needs of new residents, often lacking the resources
- HB 5380 empowers counties to require parkland dedication or collect a fee from new subdivisions.
- parkland dedication ordinances that make a developer donate part of their site plan for a space or fees
Bills:
HB407 , HB871 , HB882 , HB2011 , HB3572 , HB3578 , HB4038 , HB4866 , HB4897 , HB4978 , HB5380 , HB5555 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , SB673
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You did it in 2019 when it came to building permit fees.
- You can't charge building permit fees based upon valuation; come up with a different way that forced
- Infrastructure impacts can be addressed by removing the language that prevents cities from charging impact fees
- Was the impact fees issue listed? Yes, we've been in touch with your chief of staff, and she has...
Bills:
HB407 , HB871 , HB882 , HB2011 , HB3572 , HB3578 , HB4038 , HB4866 , HB4897 , HB4978 , HB5380 , HB5555 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , SB673
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 48 - Afternoon Session Apr 28th, 2026 at 01:15 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Bills:
SB1475 , SB1447 , HB2288 , SB1521 , SB592 , SB1533 , HB1276 , SB201 , SB1477 , SB1232 , SB1255 , SB1327 , SB1525 , SB1721 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1317 , SB604 , SB1325 , SB1496 , SB2007 , SB1567 , SB2112 , SB1980 , SB1735 , SB1558 , SB1491 , SB1287 , SB1378 , SB1369 , SB1441 , SB137 , SB483 , SB843 , SB1433 , SB1257 , SB1365 , SJR49 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1094
Keywords:
memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, teachers, retirement, postretirement employment, earnings limitations, Oklahoma, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 48 - Morning Session Apr 28th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Bills:
SB1475 , SB1447 , HB2288 , SB1521 , SB592 , SB1533 , HB1276 , SB201 , SB1477 , SB1232 , SB1255 , SB1327 , SB1525 , SB1721 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1317 , SB604 , SB1325 , SB1496 , SB2007 , SB1567 , SB2112 , SB1980 , SB1735 , SB1558 , SB1491 , SB1287 , SB1378 , SB1369 , SB1441 , SB137 , SB483 , SB843 , SB1433 , SB1257 , SB1365 , SJR49 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1094
Keywords:
memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, teachers, retirement, postretirement employment, earnings limitations, Oklahoma, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government May 13th, 2026
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- transfer, the town will permanently protect approximately 13.38 acres of town-owned land for passive recreation
Keywords:
mayor vacancy, Holyoke, city council, election procedures, municipal governance, residency requirement, elected officials, local government, citizenship, charter amendment, municipal lien, local charges, property tax, nonpayment, Newton, residency requirements, municipal regulation, elected office, Falmouth, Licensing Commission