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• of a Kamehameha School graduate, class of 2007, I am pleased to introduce 25 eighth grade social studies
• pleased to introduce 25 eighth<00:01:24.960> grade<00:01:25.200> social<00:01:25.520> studies
• <00:01:25.920> students eighth grade social studies students eighth grade social studies students

Bills: SB2350, SB2349, SB2178, SB2101, SB2373, SB2905, SB3231, SB3296, SB2704, SB3162, SB2885, SB2174, SB3256, SB2333, SB2713, SB2100, SB3012, SB2805, SB2102, SB2478, SB2103, SB3233, SB2678, SB2461, SB2645, SB3247, SB2005, SB2022, SB2083, SB2128, SB2130, SB2240, SB2306, SB2547, SB2603, SB2756, SB2782, SB2818, SB2944, SB2982, SB2986, SB3022, SB3031, SB3032, SB3035, SB3053, SB3288, SB2435, SB2970, SB2938, SB3110, SB3251, SB3322, SB2068, SB2268, SB3046, SB2526, SB2231, SB2448, SB2567, SB3095, SB3264, SB3131, SB3069, SB3180, SB2119, SB2137, SB2209, SB2180, SB2949, SB2431, SB2410, SB3199, SB3245, SB2274, SB2277, SB2175, SB2080, SB2799, SB2491, SB2310, SB2489, SB2925, SB2709, SB17, SB2227, SB2887, SB2006

Keywords: agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, industrial hemp, Hawaii, Native Hawaiian practices, regulation, cultural stewardship, economic development, organic waste

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• House Bill 96, as amended, creates a working group to study the ability for the state of New Mexico to
• House Memorial 61, introduced by Representative Lata, a memorial requesting the Legislative Education Study
• Committee to study compensation for classified public school and school district employees, statewide
• requesting the Taxation and Revenue Department to convene a task force to conduct a comprehensive study

Bills: HB111, HB108, HB145, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HB63, HB64, HB165, HB184, HB200, HB4, HB7, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB88, HB96, HB166, HB285, HB295, HB306, SB29, SB37, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• Chairman, and I think there have been study after study that show outdoor... ...been study after study

Bills: HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB460, HB405, HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB405

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs

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• I was looking for the specific study that...
• That next bullet does describe a specific study that was done with the Army.
• good information there that will give you a feel for the statistics, but it's pretty dramatic in the study
• that was done in the Army. in the study that was done in the Army about the increase in mental health

Bills: SB241, HB304, HB295, HB361

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, crime management, Alabama law, impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, HB295, Alabama National Guard, military punishment, non-judicial punishment, Article 15, court-martial, special court-martial, disciplinary measures, commanding officer, Adjutant General, Governor

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• A political science major with a minor in legal studies, Baulina exemplifies the very best of UTRGV:
• First is a teacher time study looking closely at schedules, non-instructional duties, and professional
• Senate Bill 2467 by Menendez, relating to a study by the Texas School Safety Center on public school
• Knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula, to Education K-16.
• Senate Bill 2746 by Paxton, relating to a study conducted by the Texas... ...to Business and Commerce

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, and adopted the previous day’s journal. Members then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with remarks highlighting UTRGV’s growth, degree production, research expansion, medical school, and role in serving the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas. The chamber also recognized the doctor of the day and adopted additional resolutions, including one for Denton County Days at the Capitol and another recognizing Texas HBCU Day. The Senate gave extensive recognition to outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp through Senate Resolution 368. Senators from both parties praised his long public career, leadership of the A&M System, support for regional universities, and bipartisan approach. The resolution was adopted after multiple members added their names. The chamber also heard from advocates with the Texas Streets Coalition, and received gubernatorial nominations for the State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. On legislation, the Senate passed several major bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to address teacher vacancies, bilingual certification testing, paid leave options, classroom removals, and appeal rights, then passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment on parents’ right to direct a child’s education, advanced on a 22-9 vote. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, aimed at preventing foreign influence and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education, passed unanimously. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the business entities bill, also passed after debate over corporate governance and shareholder protections. Senate Bill 857, authorizing law enforcement to tow certain vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed despite some concern about towing abuses during disasters. The Senate also took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536 on dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, but the transcript ends as that bill is being laid out.

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• There are a number of unanswered questions that the 1188 study commission could help to resolve.
• There are a number of unanswered questions that the 1188 study commission could help to resolve.
• There are a number of unanswered questions that the 1188 study commission could help to resolve.
• There are a number of unanswered questions that the 1188 study commission could help to resolve.
• There are a number of unanswered questions that the 1188 study commission could help to resolve.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began with housekeeping about report deadlines and bill scheduling, noting that reports should be submitted as soon as possible, ideally by Friday night, so they can be reviewed and filed on time. The chair explained the process for Democratic and Republican reports, reviewed the timing sheet for early bills, and said the committee was trying to stay on schedule to avoid hearings during vacation week. He also shared his contact information for questions. The committee then moved into executive session on 10 bills. On HB 13, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways in Windsor, the committee voted unanimously to retain the bill after the prime sponsor asked that it be held for possible local action. On HB 127, extending the closing date of OHRV trails on the Connecticut River headquarters property from September 30 to Columbus Day, members debated economic benefits for Pittsburgh versus concerns about local control, conservation easements, and hunting impacts. The committee voted 11-5 ought to pass; the chair noted it would not go on consent and would have a fiscal note. On HB 174, increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight, supporters argued the change could help accommodate electric vehicles and heavier equipment, while opponents raised concerns about undefined terms, enforcement, private landowner rights, and unintended consequences. The committee voted 8-7 ought to pass. On HB 203, requiring C-COT approved personal flotation devices while on New Hampshire state waters, the committee heard a split between members who emphasized personal responsibility and those who said the bill would improve safety and education and could reduce drowning deaths. The motion to ITL failed 11-5, meaning the committee rejected the motion to kill the bill and advanced it instead. The transcript then moved on to HB 332, allowing for the establishment of a village district, but the discussion of that bill was not included in the provided excerpt.

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• As a result, state legislatures have considered various means to study and implement the use of AI for
• Several states have enacted new entities to recommend or study the use of AI in the government.
• established a committee or subcommittee related to AI, and 10 legislatures have set up another group like a study
• Another group like a study committee or task force.
• As we just mentioned, there have been various study committees that have been set up.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I'd like to add and welcome eighth graders from Moana Middle School, uh, social studies, if they will
• 00:02:38.560> social from Moana Middle School uh social from Moana Middle School uh social studies
• 02:39.840> stand<00:02:40.080> and<00:02:40.239> rise<00:02:40.560> to studies
• if they will stand and rise to studies if they will stand and rise to be<00:02:40.879> recognized
• President, I move for the adoption of study committee reports numbers 2110 to 2123. >> Senator DeCorte

Bills: SB2042, SB2892, SB1163, SB2076, SB2116, SB2122, SB99, SB2088, SB2114, SB2117, SB2118, SB2245, SB2386, SB2079, SB2043, SB2155, SB2268, SB2932, SB3240

Keywords: feral chickens, chickens, animal control, humane disposition, wildlife management, Honolulu, City and County of Honolulu, appropriation, general funds, fiscal year 2026-2027, urban wildlife, poultry, nuisance animals, Act 169, Hawaii, privacy, geolocation, abortion, data protection, internet browser

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• SB 1412, Arizona online instruction and cost study.
• SB 356, community land trust committee study committee. SB 357, large electronic cycling programs.
• SB 1372, Medicaid dental benefit study committee.
• SB 1372, Medicaid dental benefit study committee.
• SB 1379, study committee scrap metal theft. SB 1380, large low consumers energy costs.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• also directs the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, or DFPI, to conduct a disparity study
• In a study that we commissioned, we found that there is over a $3 billion gap between the credit requested
• A 2023 study conducted by the Urban Institute, which reviewed 2023 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data,
• The study also found that independent mortgage banks outperformed banks and other depository lenders
• Our studies have shown that independent mortgage companies are potentially steering conventional loan

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• HB 2474 by Simmons relating to the study regarding the education or intention of the gynecologists in
• HB 2542 by Kitzman relating to the establishment of a work group to study the recommendations on certain
• subcommittee on Transportation funding, HB 2553 by ASP relating to certain advalarum tax-related studies
• The social studies curriculum for a public school for the Committee on Public Education, HB 2577 by Harrison
• HB 2. 580 by HL relating to the study on health benefit plan coverage for certain treatments of traumatic

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• residential property insurance policies or for the committee on insurance, HB 2474 by Simmons, ruling to the study
• culture, recreation and tourism, HB 2542 by Kitzman relating to the establishment of a work group to study
• entity refer to the subcommittee on transportation funding HB 2553 by as we relating to tax related studies
• Social Studies Curriculum for a Public School.
• Committee on Elections, HB 2580 by Hull, relating to the study on health benefit plan coverage for certain

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Since the tax assessors fear not receiving future tax increase in the revenue, I also had a study done
• Since the tax assessors fear not receiving future tax increase in the revenue, I also had a study done
• analysis—yeah, they have a local... increase in the revenue I also had a increase in the revenue I also had a study
• 44.839> budget<00:09:45.360> on<00:09:45.519> the<00:09:45.720> impact study
• done a fiscal budget on the impact study done a fiscal budget on the impact statement<00:09:47.480><

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:08 Senate Bill 79 (Sen. McDaniel): 00:48 Senate Bill 67 (Sen. Nemes): 08:09 Adjournment: 12:43, 958, all

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee met and first took up Senate Bill 79, sponsored by Senator McDaniel, with testimony from McDaniel and Deputy Secretary Robert Long of the Personnel Cabinet. They described the bill as a cleanup measure for personnel law that would, among other things, add interns to the definition of employee while excluding them from full-time employee status, remove the Personnel Cabinet secretary as an ex officio member of the KERS Board, clarify personnel board membership and grievance rights, limit appeals of satisfactory-or-above evaluations, address layoffs and reemployment rights, allow leave donation in certain resignations or retirements, restrict remote work from outside Kentucky without approval, permit deductions for unreturned state equipment, and make DJJ facility supervisors non-merit positions. The committee voted on SB 79 and passed it with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 67, presented by Chair Nemes, an elder property tax bill. The bill would freeze the assessed value of a primary residence for homeowners age 65 or older until the property is no longer their primary residence, while still taxing at the current rate. Nemes said the measure was intended to help seniors on fixed incomes and noted a fiscal analysis showing little to no direct revenue loss, though it could reduce projected budgeted growth in property tax revenue. Committee discussion noted a local impact and a statewide budget impact estimate of about $4 million for the first two fiscal years. SB 67 also passed with favorable expression, and the committee adjourned.

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• Members, at this time, we'll take up interim charge number two: state of education, which is to study
• And then in social studies and what that data looks like, both pre-COVID and since.
• Again, I want to thank you for including chronic absenteeism as an issue for this interim study.
• So the idea of a sort of longitudinal study doesn't really exist.
• Let's tighten it down to like teak, teak, teak, teak, teak, rather than an entire unit of study.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Um, when the idea of studying liability and tort reform to reduce costs was added as an amendment on
• Uh and we're segment of your study.
• I don't know how we can avoid that. the study task the task force study in the study task the task force
• study in front<00:57:24.160> of<00:57:24.319> us.
• <01:17:34.560> of and also uh there is a lot of study of and also uh there is a lot of study

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The task force met on October 22, 2025, with a quorum present and several members participating remotely. Members approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Michelle Urick of the Legislative Coordinating Commission then gave an administrative update on proxy voting and the task force’s operating procedures. She said the enabling statute only authorizes the officially appointed member to act and vote, so proxy voting is not allowed, and votes must be cast in person at the meeting where the item is considered. She also said members may submit written positions, but not vote before or after a meeting. In response to concerns about attendance for future votes, the chair said the January meetings would be rescheduled if possible using a Doodle poll so more members could be present in person. The group also agreed to treat the revised document as operating procedures rather than a formal charter, with no separate adoption action needed at that time. The task force then moved into testimony on homeowners and commercial property insurance. Paul Edgar of Minnesota Realtors said rising insurance costs are adding to housing affordability pressures, citing an increase in the monthly principal, interest, taxes, and insurance payment on a median-priced Minnesota home from $1,622 in 2021 to $2,642 in September 2025. He said higher insurance costs and limited coverage can affect buyers’ financing, especially for condominiums and townhomes, and urged continued work on liability and insurance-related laws that may discourage condo development. He also referenced prior bipartisan reforms to Minnesota’s condominium construction defects law and said his organization supports further improvements to encourage more condo production. Keenan Ravery of the Minnesota Mortgage Association focused on how insurance requirements affect mortgage lending. He explained that lenders require insurance both at origination and throughout the life of the loan, with standards aimed at protecting collateral rather than providing full homeowners coverage. He said replacement-cost coverage has long been the norm, but recent issues with roofs, deductibles, HO-6 policies, and force-placed insurance have become pain points for consumers and lenders. He said his association is working with national trade groups on reforms that could allow more flexibility in coverage types and deductibles, and he expressed hope that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency may announce policy changes in the coming months or by early 2026. No votes or substantive policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and agreeing to pursue scheduling adjustments for January.

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• As a matter of fact, studies show, national studies show, that there is an error with insurance networks
• As a matter of fact, studies show, national studies show, that there is an error with insurance networks
• I mean, we did a study.
• But I want you to look at a great study, a study in subsidies.
• See, in that pilot study, there was one case that really came to mind... ...pilot study, there was an

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the Speaker announced schedule changes for the following week, including canceling the floor session on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The main floor action centered on CS/HB 7033, the House tax package. Sponsor Rep. Duggan described broad tax changes, including reducing the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%, exempting certain bullion sales, repealing the aviation fuel tax, delaying the natural gas fuel tax, changing corporate income tax treatment for charitable trusts, reducing the pari-mutuel tax on card rooms, and major changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use. The bill would redirect most TDT revenue toward property tax relief, dissolve tourist development councils, and include related property tax and local tax administration changes. Several amendments were debated: a Driscoll amendment to preserve local TDT flexibility failed; Duggan’s amendment giving local governments 25% discretion over TDT revenues was adopted; Eskamani’s combined-reporting amendment failed; and a Duggan amendment requiring audit certification of compliance with the TDT/property tax relief provisions was adopted. After debate, CS/HB 7033 passed 78-29. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1221 on local option taxes, which was presented as a companion-style measure to give local governments more flexibility while redirecting TDT revenues toward property tax relief. Supporters argued the bill would provide immediate relief to property owners and restore accountability in local tax use, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism funding, infrastructure, and local services. An amendment allowing local governments to retain 25% of TDT revenues for general purposes was adopted, and the bill passed 62-45 after floor debate. The final item shown was the reading of CS/CS/HJR 1257, a proposed constitutional amendment related to property tax exemptions and assessment limits, but the transcript cuts off before debate or action on that measure.

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• There's been so much research and study that has already shown that minimum sentencing at the degree
• There's been so much research and study that has already shown that minimum sentencing at the degree
• I understand you have your studies against it, but the thing that causes me to doubt your studies is
• So we can see how these policies have actually impacted it, and that's what the studies are about.
• <01:58:37.840> against understand you have your studies against understand you have your studies

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We've seen a six-time return on investment in 48 months, which is reported in a large study by the Bowman
• And in 2024, RTI came out with a parity study that compared Massachusetts to other states.
• There is a demonstrated six-to-one return on investment in the AIMS impact study.
• A 2024 University of Pennsylvania Independence Blue Cross study found that collaborative care reduces
• model, how it's staffed, as well as data on the clinical and cost outcomes, with citations of the studies

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a public hearing on 14 bills focused on insurance, parity, opioids, behavioral health access, and mental health system reform. Chair Mindy Domb and Vice Chair Robyn Kennedy outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would accept written testimony. The hearing featured testimony from legislators, providers, advocates, and behavioral health organizations, with most speakers urging favorable reports on the bills they addressed. A major topic was psychiatric collaborative care, including H. 222/S. 1390, which would raise reimbursement for collaborative care codes to at least Medicare levels and allow billing outside the MassHealth primary care subcapitation model. Supporters said the model improves access, outcomes, and cost savings by embedding behavioral health in primary care, and several witnesses described successful implementation in practices and schools. Committee members asked questions about how the model works, what specialties use it, barriers to adoption, and whether copays, deductibles, and subcapitation rules should be changed. Witnesses also supported related innovation legislation, including H. 2224, which would create a mental health innovation fund and support nontraditional trauma-healing approaches. Other bills discussed included H. 2212, which would require prescribers to discuss opioid and pain-medication risks, alternatives, and addiction/overdose concerns with patients or guardians; H. 2232 and H. 2233, which would address equitable payment and equitable access for behavioral health providers serving MassHealth patients; and S. 1406, which would add opioid maintenance treatment information to MassPAT and allow patient-authorized access to that information. Witnesses also strongly backed S. 1399, which would set targets to increase behavioral health spending within the overall health care cost benchmark, arguing that Massachusetts underinvests in behavioral health and that greater investment could reduce emergency, hospitalization, homelessness, and criminal justice costs. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and committee questions.

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• Tarr, population change study. Question comes on adoption. All those in favor, aye. Opposed, no.
• Tarr, population change study. Question comes on adoption of the amendment.
• Tarr, study for the competitiveness of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Tarr, delivery of special education services studies. Question comes on adoption.
• And finally, it establishes a stakeholder working group to continue studying long-term solutions and

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up a long series of FY26 budget amendments during debate on the Ways and Means budget bill. Early on, an amendment on debt service and the Debt Affordability Committee was rejected. A major education amendment offered by Senator Lewis and supported by Senator Comerford was then adopted; it directs DESE to begin a public process, with $200,000 in funding, to review and recommend updates to the Chapter 70 municipal contribution formula and related school funding structures as the Student Opportunity Act nears full implementation. Senators argued that school districts across the Commonwealth are under severe fiscal strain, citing rising special education, transportation, health insurance, and Proposition 2 1/2 pressures, and that the current formulas are increasingly out of alignment with local needs. The chamber also considered and voted on many other amendments, with several adopted and several rejected. Adopted amendments included measures on public payroll transparency, regional EMS, a small business group purchasing cooperative pilot, simplifying Medicaid eligibility determinations, and early education background checks. Rejected amendments included proposals on first-time homebuyer savings accounts, population change studies, competitiveness studies, emergency contract reform, natural gas cost containment, a $200 per pupil aid increase, regional school reimbursement increases, a Foundation Budget Review Commission-related study, special education service studies, welfare benefit audits, short-term capital gains, and an MBTA sustainability plan. Senator Durant also spoke in support of Amendment 766, which would create a crumbling concrete assistance fund for homeowners affected by pyrrhotite, with tax-exempt aid, federal funding applications, audits, and a stakeholder working group. Near the end of debate, Senator D. DiDomenico praised the Shannon Grant program for gang violence prevention, and the Senate adopted a final corrective amendment containing technical fixes and local earmarks. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and, after a roll call on engrossment, passed to be engrossed by a vote of 38-2. The Senate also approved a motion to adjourn to the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. and recessed in memory of Yaron Lashinsky, Sarah Lynn Milgram, and Leslie A. Feeney.

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• So therefore, I'm going to turn it into a study, but I think it's something that we really need to take
• Be it further resolved that the department study and report differences, improvements, and, perhaps most
• Be it further resolved that the department study and report differences, improvements, and, perhaps most
• So what I decided to do instead was this urgent request to do a comprehensive study on things we can
• Some studies show that almost 100% of death row inmates have had a traumatic brain injury before they

Bills: SCR58, SB309, SB514, HCR63, HCR69, HB401, HB487, HB722, HB730, HB745, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1024, HB1032, HB1050, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1218, HB1244

Keywords: SCR 58, Senate Concurrent Resolution, DOTD, Department of Transportation and Development, public-private partnership, P3, public-private partnership contracting, Belle Chasse Toll Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge, toll bridge, tolling, tolls, transportation infrastructure, roads and highways, Plaquemines Parish, bridge project, toll fees, unauthorized charges, contract oversight, procurement