H.B. 8 State Agency Fees and Internal Service Fund Authorization and Appropriations

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This bill sets state agency fees and internal service fund rates for the coming year, many of which are unchanged and must be reauthorized each year. It also makes fiscal year 2027 appropriations for state operating and capital budgets, including amounts from the general fund and other sources.

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Every vote

• 71 yes, 1 no, 3 absentFinal House vote · Mar 3, 2026Who voted how
• 24 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 4, 2026Who voted how

Hearings and debates

• Mar 3, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (9 turns)

  1. Speaker (presiding)46:20

     House Bill eight, state agency fees and internal service fund authorization and appropriations by Representative Brooks. Representative Brooks. There we go. Representative Brooks.

  2. Rep. Walt Brooks46:35

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to adopt first sub HP eight.

  3. Speaker (presiding)46:39

     Thank you representative. That motion is an order.

  4. Rep. Walt Brooks46:41

     Would you like to speak to it? Yeah, There was a few adjustments to make sure that it was accurate. Line diamonds with numbers.

  5. Speaker (presiding)46:49

     Thank you Representative Brooks. Add discussion to the motion to adopt first substitute on HB eight. Scene nine. We'll go ahead and place the motion. The motion before is the house. Adopt the, uh, first substitute on HB eight. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Roll that motion passes. Bill's been substituted before the body for consideration. Back to you representative.

  6. Rep. Walt Brooks47:18

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. Yesterday we tried to amend it and to, so everybody had a chance to read it and I hope you had a, a great chance to read all 9,895 lines of this thrilling bill. Basically it does two things. It's this, uh, authorize the fees for the state agencies that we charge the public and authorize the fees that we use for what we call the ISF or Internal Service Fund and the appropriations, nearly every single one of those fees and appropriations that are in this bill are unchanged from last year, but we bring this up every year so we can be able to have eyes to look at it. Um, the Bill Appropriates $3.8 million in operating capital budgets for the fiscal year of 2027 and 5.5 million from the general income and tax fund and 8.8 from other financial resources. And with that, I'm open up to any questions.

  7. Speaker (presiding)48:07

     Thank you Representative Brooks discussion to the bill? Any none. Back to Representative Brooks for summation.

  8. Rep. Walt Brooks48:20

     With that I waive Summation has been waived.

  9. Speaker (presiding)48:22

     Voting will now be open on first substitute. HB eight seen all present having voted voting is now closed. HB eight passes this body with 71 yes votes, one no vote and be sent to the Senate for its consideration.

• Mar 3, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (8 turns)

  1. Unknown speaker46:35speaker not certain

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to adopt first sub HP eight.

  2. Speaker (presiding)46:39

     Thank you representative. That motion is an order. Would you like to speak to it? Yeah,

  3. Rep. Walt Brooks46:43speaker not certain

     There was a few adjustments to make sure that it was accurate. Line diamonds with numbers.

  4. Speaker (presiding)46:49

     Thank you Representative Brooks. Add discussion to the motion to adopt first substitute on HB eight. Scene nine. We'll go ahead and place the motion. The motion before is the house. Adopt the, uh, first substitute on HB eight. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Roll that motion passes. Bill's been substituted before the body for consideration. Back to you representative.

  5. Rep. Walt Brooks47:18

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. Yesterday we tried to amend it and to, so everybody had a chance to read it and I hope you had a, a great chance to read all 9,895 lines of this thrilling bill. Basically it does two things. It's this, uh, authorize the fees for the state agencies that we charge the public and authorize the fees that we use for what we call the ISF or Internal Service Fund and the appropriations, nearly every single one of those fees and appropriations that are in this bill are unchanged from last year, but we bring this up every year so we can be able to have eyes to look at it. Um, the Bill Appropriates $3.8 million in operating capital budgets for the fiscal year of 2027 and 5.5 million from the general income and tax fund and 8.8 from other financial resources. And with that, I'm open up to any questions.

  6. Speaker (presiding)48:07

     Thank you Representative Brooks discussion to the bill? Any none. Back to Representative Brooks for summation.

  7. Rep. Walt Brooks48:20speaker not certain

     With that I waive Summation has been waived.

  8. Speaker (presiding)48:22

     Voting will now be open on first substitute. HB eight seen all present having voted voting is now closed. HB eight passes this body with 71 yes votes, one no vote and be sent to the Senate for its consideration.

• Mar 4, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (6 turns)

  1. Rep. Walt Brooks39:28

     and authorizes the rates and funds the impacts of any rates changes for the internal service funds. Internal service funds are used by agencies to pay other state agencies for goods and services on a cost reimbursement basis. Examples of a state agency that may have an internal service fund include the Department of Government Ops and the Attorney General's office. This bill authorizes in line a lines 98 95, uh, 196 pages of worth of fees beginning on page 87. Many of these fees remain the same from year to year, but require reauthorization by the legislature every year. The Bill Appropriates 3.8 million in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2027, including 5.5 million from general income tax fund and 8.8 million from other financing sources. That concludes my presentation Mr. President. Thank you. Senator Sandall.

  2. Sen. Scott D. Sandall40:30

     Looking for discussion of the bill saying none. I'm gonna go to you for a motion.

  3. Unknown speaker40:34speaker not certain

     I would move that, uh, under suspension. The rules. First substitute house bill. Eight pass.

  4. Speaker (presiding)40:39

     Thank you. The question is under suspension of the rule Shall house first Substitute house Bill eight pass. Roll call vote.

  5. Unknown speaker40:46speaker not certain

     Senator Spery Lewin Brammer Bus Comore Aye. Escamilla Fillmore Grover Harper Kins Aye. Ipson Aye. Johnson Juab McKay. Mikel Milner. Musman Owens Pitcher Aye. Plum Aye. Rebe Aye. Sandal Stevenson Stratton Aye. Bickers Aye. Bier Aye. Wilson. Aye. Winterton President Adams Aye.

  6. Speaker (presiding)41:37

     First substitute house Bill eight. Having received 24 yay votes, zero nay votes. Five being absent passes, his body will be signed by the President and return to the house for the signature of the speaker, we're gonna go back to the consent calendar to encircle, let's go to the consent calendar. I'm gonna go to Senator Stratton for a motion.