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• This is the House Transportation Committee. If you could silence your phones.
• And so this only applies, with the amendments I added in the House, to a non-consensual private-property
• So in listening to them in the House committee, I narrowly tailored this bill where they do not have
• For vice chair members, House concurrent resolution number 96 by Representative Adams, urges and requests
• So I really like this resolution. Thank you for bringing it.

Bills: HCR96, SB431

Keywords: roundabout, traffic safety, public education, driving rules, Louisiana Department of Transportation, SB 431, Act 768, towing, tow truck companies, storage fees, nonconsensual towing, private property towing, vehicle release, impound, vehicle storage, gate fees, consumer protection, Louisiana State Police, Public Service Commission, stored vehicles

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and took up Senate Bill 431 by Senator Foil. The bill, as amended in the House, would apply only to non-consensual private-property tows and require towing companies to have someone available on weekends to release vehicles within 90 minutes of a call if they want to charge storage fees for Saturday and Sunday. Senator Foil said the measure was intended to help vehicle owners retrieve cars and belongings sooner, while not forcing companies to stay open; Lieutenant John Nelson of Louisiana State Police explained that payment would still occur at the yard and that the bill did not change the fee structure. Amy Seals of Riverside Towing opposed the bill, citing safety concerns, burdens on office staff, and fairness issues because it would not cover police-initiated tows; she suggested limiting weekend release hours to daytime. Despite her concerns, the committee moved SB 431 favorably without objection. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 96 by Representative Adams, which urges the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, to provide educational materials on proper roundabout use. Adams said the resolution was meant to help drivers in smaller parishes and elsewhere who struggle with roundabouts. Several members supported the idea, noting confusion about roundabout navigation in their areas, and one member asked whether driver education already covers the topic. The resolution was moved favorably without objection. Before adjourning, the chair recognized a new DOTD staff member and a visitor from the Florida Women’s Republican group. Representative Spells then moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the House Transportation Committee. If you could silence your phones.
• And so this only applies, with the amendments I added on in the House, to a non-consensual private-property
• So in listening to them in the House committee, I narrowly tailored this bill where they do not have
• Vice Chair, members, House Concurrent Resolution 96 by Representative Adams urges and requests the Department
• So I really like this resolution.

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and first took up Senate Bill 431 by Senator Foil. As amended, the bill requires tow companies handling non-consensual private-property tows to have someone available to release vehicles within 90 minutes on weekends if they want to charge storage fees for Saturday and Sunday. Senator Foil and Louisiana State Police explained the bill was narrowed to address weekend access to towed vehicles while not mandating businesses stay open; if a company does not provide weekend access, it cannot charge weekend storage fees. Committee members asked about how the process would work, and a representative from Riverside Towing opposed the bill, citing safety concerns, the burden on office staff, and the bill’s limited application to private-property tows rather than police-initiated tows. Despite the opposition, the committee adopted a motion to report SB 431 favorably without objection. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 96 by Representative Adams, which urges the Office of Motor Vehicles to provide educational materials on proper roundabout use. Representative Adams said the resolution was intended to help drivers in smaller parishes and growing areas where roundabouts are common but confusing to many motorists. Representative Spell supported the measure, noting similar issues in his district, and Representative Phelps asked whether roundabout instruction is included in driver education. The committee reported HCR 96 favorably without objection. At the end of the meeting, members made brief personal remarks recognizing a new DOTD staff member and a visitor from the Florida Women’s Republican group. The committee then adjourned without objection.

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• The House is now in session. Clerk will call the roll.
• and Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading, Assignment or reassignment of bills and resolutions
• before the House.
• I move the... ...House stand at ease. House will stand at ease. House will come to order. Mr.
• I've talked to the House Leader of the Freedom Caucus; we've had those conversations.

Bills: SB1177, HB3705, SB1942, SB2026, SB1533, SB1327, SB2065, SB2155, SB2159

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, tax credit, parental choice, private school, income tax, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, veteran burial

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• Clerk, House Resolution 161, commending John Spiak. Mr.
• I move that the House take up out of order House Resolution 267 on page 53 of today's calendar.
• House Joint Resolution 18 is now before you.
• And then we have until next Thursday for House resolutions, House-only H.R.s.
• And then we have until next Thursday for House resolutions, House-only H.R.s.

Keywords: March 05, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• Current Resolution 9 should pass, a concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Research Commission
• Speaker, I move adoption of House Speaker, I move adoption of House Resolution<02:23:18.880>
• House Joint Resolution 86, Representative Miles, a joint resolution directing the Personnel Cabinet,
• House Resolution 87, Representative Hancock, a resolution recognizing March 8th through the 14th, 2026
• ; to Natural Resources and Energy: House Joint Resolution 77; to Postsecondary Education: House Bill

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration. Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs. Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects. The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.

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• AB 385 returns for concurrence with technical amendments from the Senate.
• AB 1119 is back on concurrence.
• It received unanimous support in both houses and is a support bill. Thank you.
• Ambulances struggled to get to the house.
• His dog would actually pick them up in his mouth and take them out behind the house.

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a largely procedural floor session. Members also heard guest introductions recognizing the 20th anniversary of UC Merced and visiting interns and local officials. The Speaker reminded members about floor managers for Senate bills and noted several items were passed and retained on file or deferred during the day’s business. On the Daily File, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 385 on park property and AB 1119 on teacher credentialing, both by unanimous 57-0 votes. The house also passed SB 351, a health practices measure presented as strengthening enforcement of California’s corporate practice of medicine rules and protecting the doctor-patient relationship, by a 61-0 vote. SB 697, relating to water rights adjudication and allowing the State Water Board to use technology such as drones for investigations, passed 55-0. The Assembly then took up SB 346 on local government and short-term rentals. Supporters said it would help cities collect transient occupancy taxes, enforce local ordinances, and identify unpermitted rentals; Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Papin, and Dixon spoke in favor, with Dixon describing local regulatory challenges from her time in Newport Beach. The bill passed 50-0. The second-day consent calendar was then approved. The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment in memory remarks honoring Miguel Antonio Cano, Officer of the California Highway Patrol; Vincent Dino, a longtime Palmdale water district and civic leader; Andrew Meredith, a labor and building trades leader and former Galt mayor; and Erica Hoffman, a California School Boards Association advocate for public education. The Assembly then adjourned until Tuesday, September 2 at 1 p.m.

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• by the House.
• by the House, in which amendments the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested.
• in which amendments the House in which amendments the concurrence<00:10:30.160> of<00:10:30.320
• by the House, in which amendments the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested.
• in which amendments the house in which amendments the concurrence<00:14:45.279> of<00:14:45.440

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 707, I ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
• House Resolution 707, any amendment in House Resolution 707, any amendment in the<03:25:33.920> nature
• Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 722, I call it House Resolution 719, honoring the life and legacy
• House Resolution 719, a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk.
• Pursuant to House Resolution 722, the resolution is considered read.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But anywhere from 5.6 acre-feet a year to 112 acre-feet a year.
• But anywhere from 5.6 acre-feet a year to 112 acre-feet a year.
• So a data center at 5 acre-feet a year to 112 acre-feet a year...
• So a data center at 5 acre-feet a year to 112 acre-feet a year, which puts that number in perspective
• Growth to mainstream businesses, creating housing starts, and importantly creating good-paying jobs to

Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of Minnkota Power Cooperative before hearing presentations on large energy consumers and related infrastructure issues. The first presentation, from the North Dakota Transmission Authority, focused on the need for better local decision-making tools for counties, townships, and planning and zoning boards facing major projects such as transmission lines, pipelines, data centers, wind, solar, and large-scale agriculture. The speaker urged more objective, data-driven analysis, noted that local officials often have limited time and resources, and said the state should support training and tools through groups like the League of Cities and the Association of Counties. Members asked about proactive outreach, data center ordinances, and how to avoid subsidizing large loads or causing reliability problems. The Division of Air Quality then discussed environmental oversight of data centers, emphasizing that North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the country and that the agency’s role is limited to air, water discharge, stormwater, and waste—not zoning or water use. The presentation explained that data centers generally have low direct emissions but may rely on diesel backup generators when the grid is unavailable, which creates air-quality concerns; the department said it is requiring air monitors at some projects to collect real-world data and guide future decisions. Members asked about generator emissions, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession, and the agency said permit applicants pay for the monitors while the state handles some QA work. The Department of Water Resources followed with an overview of North Dakota water law and data center water use. The director explained the state’s prior-appropriation system, the public-interest review for permits, and the large overall water supply available from groundwater and the Missouri River. He said most proposed data centers use closed-loop cooling systems and generally request relatively small amounts of water compared with other uses such as power plants, irrigation, and oilfield operations, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use only a tiny fraction of Missouri River flow. Questions focused on downstream impacts and comparisons to fracking water use, and the director said the state’s use is too small to materially affect downstream users. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd-Erickson testified online about data center zoning and permitting. He asked the committee to have Legislative Council gather information on how other states handle data center permitting and to keep the topic on the interim agenda. He argued that local zoning should remain local, but said counties lack the technical and legal resources to manage complex reclamation or bonding requirements and that state-level enabling legislation may be more appropriate. He also recommended eliminating tax incentives for data centers. The committee chair said staff would prepare a document on other states’ zoning and permitting approaches. After a lunch recess, the committee reconvened at the EERC, where CEO Charles Gorecki gave an overview of the center’s 75 years of work and its role in oil and gas, carbon management, and other energy technologies, highlighting enhanced oil recovery and carbon dioxide utilization as major opportunities for future production and tax revenue.

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• Please read the House bill.
• Please read the House bill.
• Read the House bill.
• Read the House bill.
• Please read the House bill. Please read the House bill.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including remarks from the new Democratic caucus leader, Senator Berman, who emphasized affordability, education, health care, public safety, and opposition to measures he said would roll back child labor protections, book access, and gun safety laws. The chamber also recognized military leaders from U.S. Army Special Operations Command and an intern from Senator Polsky’s office. No committee reports or executive messages were on the desk at the start. The Senate then took up and passed several bills, often after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. Among the measures approved were the dangerous dogs bill (the Pam Rock Act), local government land regulation, vessel-related voter freedom/boating provisions, blood clot screening and treatment, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, concealed carry licensing for certain officers and service members, timeshare management firms, disability history and awareness instruction, manufacturing and manufacturing fees, public education on background screening requirements, utility service restrictions, educational opportunities for military children, Medicaid oversight, health facilities authorities, and veterans’ nursing home beds. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on human trafficking, waste management, Bright Futures, Medicaid oversight earlier in the day, mammogram coverage, and others. Debate on the disability history bill was especially extensive, with senators discussing the use of the word “disability,” the role of bias, and whether the bill fit with broader DEI-related policy debates. The bill’s sponsor and supporters framed it as a first step toward helping students understand and respect people with disabilities, and the chamber opened co-sponsorship before substituting the House version. Other bills drew focused questions about local government costs, impact fees, staffing burdens, grant criteria for small manufacturers, and the scope of utility preemption. Most measures passed on strong votes, including several unanimous votes, with the concealed carry/firearms bill passing 33-3 and the local government land regulation bill passing 26-8.

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• And the three proposed constitutional amendments are from House Joint Resolution and Senate Joint Resolution
• The first one on our agenda is House Joint Resolution 1, Senate Joint Resolution 1, on the right to reproductive

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• I call this meeting of the House Privileges and Elections Committee to order.
• Are there any questions or comments on either of the resolutions? Seeing none, can I get...
• Seeing none, can I get a motion on the block of Senate Joint Resolutions before us? So moved.
• Resolution 140.
• The resolutions are adopted on a vote of 21 to 0. And that is all of the business before us.

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• And as you stated, House Bill 581 by Delegate Glass reported actually from the House—I’m sorry, House
• And then, of course, it passed the House 98 to 0.
• And as you stated, House Bill 581 by Delegate Glass reported actually from the House—I’m sorry, House
• And as you stated, House Bill 581 by Delegate Glass reported actually from the House—I’m sorry, House
• And as you stated, House Bill 581 by Delegate Glass reported actually from the House—I’m sorry, House

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• To the House Appropriations Committee meeting, let's do the roll call, please.
• There was no House cognate. Mr. Chairman. Delegate Reed, I make a motion to table. Second.
• The House cognate to this bill failed. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to pass by for the day.
• Delegate Reed, I move the House substitute. Second. We have to adopt a substitute first.
• It is identical to the House bill. Mr.

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• He was on the Court's Committee in the House. Jed? All right.
• He was on the Court's Committee in the House. Jed? All right.
• House rules apply in the House room. So does your mom still watch the floor sessions? Not at all.
• I lived from house to house.
• I live from house to house.

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the House Appropriations Committee meeting.
• Chairman, this is the companion to House Bill 1207 from Delegate Sewell. Aye. Yes, Mr.
• Chairman, this is the companion to House Bill 1207 from Delegate Sewell, establishing a paid family medical

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• On House Public Safety, the Clerk will open the roll.
• We've heard on the floor of the House, and we've seen reported a lot of conversations about the stabbing

Keywords: House Committee Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• Housing, of course, is an issue everywhere.
• When I first got involved, the only place I heard about housing was the city of Charlottesville.
• They changed everything to promote the growth of housing within the city of Charlottesville.
• There was immediately a suit filed that quelled a lot of investment that was made in that housing.
• I want to thank our amazing House staff here who make sure I open the rolls, get all of our House staff

Keywords: House Committee Room B, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• I know there's many people, many patrons, including Delegate Reid on the House side, working on this
• issue, Delegate Glass working on the House side on this issue.
• I know there's many people, many patrons, including Delegate Reed on the House side, working on this
• issue, Delegate Glass, working on the House side on this issue.
• About House Bill 1330, that was passed and adopted by the Senate subcommittee.

Keywords: House Committee Room B, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• The House Committee on Education will come to order. Clerk shall take the roll. Oh.
• And this is at the request— Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by August 1, 2027.
• Move the substitute, conforming it to House Bill 178, Delegate Anthony's.
• The motion has been made and properly seconded to conform House Bill 299.
• Senate Bill 815 is identical to House Bill 14, which is identical to House Bill 1455 by Delegate McNamara

Keywords: House Committee Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all