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• Okay, so let me read the cards in.
• Currie, would you read that in for us? Yes, sir. Amendment Set 44-29.
• I'll read the cards in. We have Lenny Kupaski with St. Tammany Parish, present in support.
• I'm reading the amendment that says the department shall not be liable for any actions of an electronic
• But what they don't do is true up the cost based on a total cost report and surgical interventions in

Bills: HB198, HB325, HB488, HB719, HB749, HB755, HB797, HB823, HB1028, HB1194, HB1222

Keywords: Medicaid, reimbursement, ambulatory surgical centers, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, healthcare funding, Louisiana Department of Health, surgical procedures, TOPS-Tech, scholarship, education, eligibility, college credit, dual enrollment, state funding, HB 488, Belle Chasse Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund, Plaquemines Parish

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• So let me read the cards in. There's a Patrick Riley, Chemistry Association, present in support.
• Currie, would you read that in for us? Yes, sir. Amendment Set 44-29.
• I'll read the cards in. We have Lenny Kupaski with St. Tammany Parish, present in support.
• So I'm reading the amendment that says the department shall not be liable for any actions of an electronic
• But what they don't do is true up the cost based on a total cost report and surgical interventions at

Summary: The Finance Committee met on May 27, 2026, with six members present and took up a series of House bills, most of them dealing with education funding, criminal justice staffing, transportation, health care access, and economic development. HB 325 was reported favorably after testimony that it would expand TOPS eligibility by allowing dual-enrollment credits to satisfy eligibility criteria and by making part-time students eligible for TOPS Tech, with supporters saying the program has been underused and the change would help working students. HB 719 was amended and reported favorably to increase assistant district attorney positions in various judicial districts; the Louisiana District Attorneys Association said the changes were based on workload data and local input, and members discussed the need to coordinate any expansion with public defender funding. The committee also reported HB 749 favorably, which would move Louisiana’s 529 savings accounts to a more secure online platform after a cyber incident, and HB 1028 favorably, which concerns transportation reimbursement for providers and was described as already subject to appropriation. Several bills focused on food access and local economic development. HB 1222, the Grocery Initiative Act, was reported favorably to let LED use existing grant resources to map food deserts and develop a program, with members noting it could return for funding later if needed. HB 1194 was amended and reported favorably to define food deserts and direct the LSU AgCenter and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to identify and map them, with authors emphasizing it was a study and not a government-run grocery program. HB 755, which would create IDIQ contracting for architects and engineers on smaller state projects, was reported favorably with no fiscal impact. HB 823, a local diversion pilot for Orleans Parish, was also reported favorably after the fiscal note was revised to remove state impact and reflect only local costs. The committee spent substantial time on HB 488, a proposal from Plaquemines Parish to use severance-tax revenue to help buy out a private toll concession on the parish’s bridge. The author and local officials described severe toll burdens, economic harm to local businesses, and what they called an unfair contract, but members noted the bill was not funded and ultimately deferred it without a motion. HB 797, the Bayou Gold/Louisiana Sound Money Act, was amended to make implementation subject to appropriation and then reported favorably. The committee also took up HB 198, which would raise Medicaid reimbursement for ambulatory surgery centers for certain outpatient procedures; after extensive discussion about fiscal notes, access to care, and potential long-term savings, the bill was amended to narrow its scope and make implementation subject to appropriation, then reported favorably as amended. The meeting ended with the chair noting it would be the committee’s last meeting and asking members to spread the word.

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• So, for example, teaching a student reading. English. That would not be prohibited, would it? OK.
• These medical interventions have lasting, damaging, and irreversible implications that can include infertility
• Ten Commandments in schools, teachers are allowed to preach, participate in periods of prayer, and read
• give to anybody who is interested after my testimony, but it would take longer than two minutes to read
• to make our schools not a place of acceptance and learning. ...for learning, but a place for just reading

Bills: HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843, SB 13, SB 27, SB 57

Keywords: student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan

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• Without the robust data, we cannot design the interventions that protect pregnant and postpartum patients
• Without the robust data, we cannot design the interventions that protect pregnant and postpartum patients
• That is fascinating to read and I'm happy to send out a link, but we're living in a very complex um set
• That is fascinating to read and I'm happy to send out a link, but we're living in a very complex um set
• to read and I'm happy<01:37:33.520> to<01:37:33.760> send<01:37:33.920> out<01:

Bills: HF3668, HF2779, HF2771

Keywords: gun violence, public health, Department of Health, prevention, criminal justice, health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration

Summary: The House Finance and Policy Committee met on March 2 with a quorum present and heard House File 3668, which would create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The bill author argued the office would treat gun violence as a public health crisis, improve research and coordination, and help reduce deaths and trauma, especially among children. Several supporters testified, including representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association, Protect Minnesota, family medicine, public health, and obstetrics/gynecology, all emphasizing firearm injury and suicide as major public health problems and urging a coordinated, data-driven response. Multiple testifiers shared personal accounts of shootings and their effects on children and families, including the Annunciation shooting, and said the office could help align prevention efforts across health care, law enforcement, and community organizations. Opposition came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would create a permanent taxpayer-funded bureaucracy that could be used to shape firearm policy and restrict a constitutional right. The group said Minnesota should focus instead on enforcing existing laws, prosecuting violent offenders, and providing direct victim services. During committee discussion, Vice Chair Nadeau offered an A2 amendment to move the proposed office from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety, citing data-sharing, accountability, and examples from other cities and states; after discussion with the bill author, he withdrew the amendment. Chair Becker then noted existing state and local spending on violence prevention and public safety programs and raised concerns about duplication of effort.

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• Okay, I'll go back and read that. Yeah. And Mr.
• It was super expensive and pretty I read the label, and it said Pee Fist.
• And I did read the FIR on it.
• And the bill I just read again doesn't even trigger that.
• I'm going to read that Colorado law. It seems very important.

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• or eidbi service behavioral intervention or eidbi service um<00:10:04.040> I<00:10:04.120>
• The other thing I just want to say is, you know, there's two parts as I was reading.
• There were two places that we shifted money from here to the counties, but when I was reading that, I'm
• The other thing I just want to say is, you know, there's two parts as I was reading.
• The other thing I just want to say is, you know, there's two parts as I was reading.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• At least in my read of the bill, and please correct me if I'm wrong, there are some unanswered questions
• I think part of the challenge for me in reading the bill is I think that there's a significant portion
• to address that. ...and identifying opportunities for legislative intervention to address that and bring
• However, we don't want to require additional reporting that it may not be read.
• It may not be read.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm not going to read this entire article.
• I know, I know you do, and we would love to read that.
• We'll be glad to read your testimony. Professor Dixon couldn't be here today. Can I read his...
• Look forward to reading that. John Churchill is here.
• look forward to reading look forward to reading that<03:52:37.760> uh John Churchill?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm not going to read the book to you. Belt and suspenders.
• <01:11:40.639> your budget and in reading your budget and in reading your HR<01:11:42.600>
• We need an intervention.
• We need an intervention.
• I'm wondering if there may be any folks in the House who, if they read this, or in committee who read

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The chair lays out on second reading Senate Bill 494. Secretary will read the caption.
• Is that on third reading, final passage? Senate Bill 992, Secretary, read the caption.
• We should adopt it secretary read on second second reading committee substitute for Senate bill 314 read
• Chair now allows a second reading. Senate Bill 384, Secretary. Read the caption.
• Reading a final passage. Senate Bill 384. Secretary, read the caption.

Bills: SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB10, SB11, SB19, SB20, SB25, SB62, SB260, SB263, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB412, SB441, SB442, SB494, SB523, SB569, SB616, SB688, SB707, SB766, SB842, SB869, SB890, SB914, SB929, SB971, SB992, SB1066, SB1145, SB1621, SJR36, SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB372, SB495, SB842, SB971, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SB412, SB20, SB441, SB442, SB1621, SB569, SB314, SB25, SB293, SB914, SB260, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB20, SB25, SB260, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB442, SB494, SB616, SB869, SB890, SB929, SB992, SB1145, SB1621, SR232, SR237, SR242, SB16, SB22

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, Supreme Court, judicial independence, Keep Nine, checks and balances, water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display

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• I really didn't know about mental health other than what I saw on television, Heard in the news or read
• Chairman, not making excuses, but you're You've read the consent decree.
• experiences where Oklahoma improved to thirtyninth These positive trends indicate that targeted interventions

Keywords: 914, all

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• Several programs already see significant portions of inquiries resolve without human intervention.
• you know, we have a policy on how to establish policies, which you can imagine is very riveting to read
• You heard the conversations amongst, you know, very lawyers can can read and I disagree on certain things

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• I think I can read it. Catherine, would you go ahead, please, if you're still on?
• was just a minor change, but we wanted to clean up the document just to make it a little easier to read
• Our early intervention program has been connected with more families since the pandemic, trying to make

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• I'm not gonna read them for you.
• So the DD council, I'm not gonna read this to you, it's our mission and vision, but, uh, every DD council
• Um, interventions as we improve identification, um, we are gonna see a rise in people getting this diagnosis

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• There's a tremendous amount of money that's moving out right now with the interventions that we can do
• you don't know whether or not your, you know, because the gaming statutes are not the clearest to read
• As the bill, as you read the bill, the target of the bill should be the criminal element.

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with CS for SB 592, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program. The bill was explained as revising condominium eligibility and grant rules, lowering the approval threshold to 75%, changing roof project rules, capping reimbursement at $175,000 per association, and excluding detached units. Two amendments were adopted, including one clarifying the three-story threshold and another adding wind-driven rain mitigation devices for sliding glass doors as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program was adopted on a roll call vote, but the bill itself was then reported favorably. Testimony generally supported the program, with members noting strong demand and the need for more funding, though one amendment drew concern from a window manufacturer and some members about product approval and fairness. The committee then approved CS for SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit holders, which would allow certain facilities to be leased to Hialeah permit holders and other same-class permit holders, with an amendment making the lessee eligible to apply for, rather than automatically receive, a license for inter-track wagering or Hialeah games. CS for SB 1404 on illegal gambling was also reported favorably after amendments added a declaratory judgment process for veterans organizations, strengthened ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel, and then withdrew a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property. Prosecutors and the Gaming Control Commission supported the bill as a tool to target criminal gambling operations, while amusement machine operators and veterans groups raised concerns about overbreadth and uncertainty for lawful operators. SB 604 on residential swimming pool requirements was temporarily postponed after questions about how the new sale/transfer disclosure and safety-feature requirement would work in practice, especially for cash transactions and whether home inspectors would be involved. SB 1682, adding 911 dispatchers to the definition of first responder, was reported favorably with support from dispatchers and members who emphasized the trauma and public safety role of telecommunicators. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were both reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a cost shift to taxpayers and the spring bill drawing support from JEA. The committee also approved CS for SB 948 on flood disclosures for tenants and condo buyers, and CS for SB 1742, a major condominium and cooperative association reform bill that would adjust reserve funding rules, allow temporary reserve pauses after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over a certain threshold, permit lines of credit in lieu of reserves through 2028, expand disclosure and data reporting, and add conflict-of-interest and governance changes. The condo bill drew extensive discussion and testimony, with supporters praising the flexibility and transparency provisions and some owners urging additional relief for inland, lower-rise buildings; it was ultimately reported favorably.

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• In this list, which is read on this front page, are the subject of a federal lawsuit, Presley v.
• When I read these numbers for the first time, I cried.
• It is a matter of responsibility to society and the welfare of all children. psychosocial intervention

Bills: SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38

Keywords: evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony

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• TDI uses a proactive approach and early intervention strategy to protect consumers and minimize the risk
• biannual report looked to be, uh, I think currently, and I, I did not understand this completely till I read
• But like most people, I think, and like me, you've probably read that at the beginning of your policy

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• Second is what we do in the early grades and the early years to build a strong foundation of reading
• in a classroom, the intervention supports for students, especially in special education, also have an
• excellent question which which said ways to my next information, which is that, and I'll make the I'll read

Keywords: committee meeting, legislation, public testimony, discussion, procedural

Summary: The meeting covered various topics, but specific discussions and bills were not detailed in the available transcript. Despite the lack of documented debates or acknowledgments, it was noted that committee members were present, and there may have been attempts to address crucial legislative matters. The dynamics of the meeting suggested a standard procedural gathering where routine insights were likely shared among the attendees.

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• I won't read it, and I have a copy of one of the articles, and I'll just mention the other one.
• I suggest that you read this; it's very interesting.
• uh and it's not I mean I plain reading uh and it's not I mean I plain reading of<02:53:05.680>
• Looking at part two, he read the language: “Quorum.
• Now, Representative Plog, if you could read the blue sheet results for us. Thank you, Chair.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is an act relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district
• to<02:06:24.000> the This is an act relative to the This is an act relative to the intervention
• 24.560> of<02:06:24.719> the<02:06:24.880> department<02:06:25.119> of intervention
• of the department of intervention of the department of education<02:06:25.760> to<02:06:26.080

Keywords: 10:00am HB 1260 11:00am HB 1574 12:00pm HB 1816 2:30pm HB 1499 2:45pm HB 1709, 928, house, all

Summary: The conference committee first met on HB 1260, a bill requested by municipal clerks to allow certain divorce-related records to be kept confidential. House members argued the Senate amendment would reverse the presumption of openness established in the Keene Sentinel case and raise constitutional issues under the state constitution’s privacy and open-government provisions. Senate members responded that the 2018 privacy amendment, the limited scope of the proposal, and modern internet risks justified the change, but the House maintained the issue needed a full hearing in a separate bill. The committee ultimately voted unanimously for the Senate to recede and adopt the House version, preserving the underlying bill without the Senate amendment, and both sides said they would revisit the topic in a future session. The committee then took up HB 1574, which extends free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs and provides funding for SNAP administrative costs. The main dispute was the Senate’s addition of $4.4 million for SNAP administration, which DHHS said was needed because federal law would shift more administrative costs to the state and could increase the state’s SNAP error rate, potentially triggering much larger future penalties. DHHS officials reported the current error rate was 7.57% for federal fiscal year 2024, below the national average, and estimated that if the rate rose above 8%, the state could owe about 10% of SNAP benefits, or roughly $12 million for a partial year and nearly $16 million for a full year. Some House members supported the added funding as a preventive measure, while others objected that the underlying bill was modest and the amendment resembled a previously rejected proposal. The discussion ended with the committee moving toward the House position and the bill’s future depending on the chamber’s vote on the Senate amendment.