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• House Bill 972, Mr. Odom. Mr.
• House Bill 692, Mr. Odom. Mr.
• House Bill 685, Ms. Champagne. House Bill 685, Ms. Champagne. Mr.
• Chesson, House Bill 506, Ms. Champagne. House Bill 506, Ms. Champagne. Mr.
• House Bill 511 and House Bill 873, the Sergeant Grant Candies Officer Safety Act...

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1157, which would create a Louisiana State Infrastructure Bank to provide another funding mechanism for transportation-related projects, including roads, bridges, rail, ports, airports, and other surface transportation needs. Chairman Borek and DOTD Secretary Glenn LaD said the goal is to leverage state, federal, local, and private dollars, using models from Florida and other states. Members asked about board makeup, staffing, project selection, administrative costs, and how the bank would differ from capital outlay and existing transportation programs. Testimony in support came from business and economic development representatives, including Michael Hecht of Greater New Orleans, Inc., who said infrastructure is critical to major economic projects and that the bank could attract outside capital. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then took up several local and procurement-related bills. House Bill 860, allowing fillable electronic public bid forms, was reported favorably. House Bill 972, naming a portion of Highway 93 in Lafayette Parish the Desert Shield Desert Storm Memorial Highway, and House Bill 965, naming a portion of Highway 163 the Sergeant William Billy Earl Collins Jr. Memorial Highway, were both reported favorably after brief testimony honoring veterans and law enforcement. House Bill 692, authorizing local governments to enter group purchasing agreements, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 685, allowing use of FAST Act cooperative procurement for public motor vehicles and rolling stock, drew support from transit officials and was reported favorably after a roll call vote, with one member voting no. The committee also advanced House Bill 982, which designates portions of highways in Morehouse Parish in memory of local residents killed in a crash after attending an LSU game; it was reported with amendments. House Bill 506, creating special prestige license plates for local high schools as a fundraiser, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 839, lowering the contract limit for hospital service districts to use construction management at risk from $2 million to $1 million, was reported by substitute after testimony from hospital leadership and industry representatives. House Bill 1072, revising powers and emergency procurement authority for the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, was amended and reported favorably after discussion about its relationship to DOTD and emergency repairs. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 887, which revises construction management at risk procedures, including committee makeup, scoring, and financial qualification requirements; it was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 647, creating timelines and an annual application process for waterway projects under a waterway assistance program and fund, was reported by substitute. The last major item discussed was House Bill 873, which would fund pursuit intervention technology and training for law enforcement through a $2 fee on driver’s licenses. The bill was presented alongside emotional testimony from the widow and daughter of Sergeant Grant Candies and from a St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff’s captain, all urging safer equipment and better training for officers. Members expressed strong support, and the discussion continued into funding and grant administration details.

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• I want to announce we have two bills being held on today's agenda: House Bill 2404 as well as House Bill
• Logan, please explain House Bill 2726.
• Vice Chair, please move House Bill 2447. Madam Chair, I move House Bill 2447. Mr.
• Vice Chair, please move House Bill 2617. Seeing none, Mr. Vice Chair, please move House Bill 2617.
• Vice Chair, please move House Bill 2725. Madam Chair, I move House Bill 2725.

Bills: HB2176 , HB2333 , HB2435 , HB2447 , HB2617 , HB2683 , HB2686 , HB2725 , HB2726 , HB2906 , HB2953 , HB2958

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: health care, licensure, complaints, investigation, safety, patient care, regulatory compliance, prosthetics, orthotics, health insurance, Medicare, medical necessity, disability rights, coverage, reimbursement, internationally trained physicians, medical board, clinical training, provisional license, healthcare workforce

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• The Chair lays out House Bill 5129 and recognizes Representative Noble to explain the bill.
• Or against House Bill 3185.
• The chair moves that House Bill 3719.
• The chair lays out as pending business House Bill 5196. Members, this is my bill.
• House Bill 5469 is a reports consolidation bill.

Bills: HB565 , HB3743 , HB4310 , HB5083 , HB5129 , HB5195 , HB5331 , HB5469 , SB21 , HB3185 , SB 21

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: constitutional amendment, fiscal impact, state budget, ballot measure, transparency in voting, management-to-staff ratio, state agencies, employee regulations, government efficiency, workforce management, public information, governing board, transparency, confidentiality, access rights, privacy, identifying information, state agency, consent, occupational license

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• House Enrolled Act Number 23, being Original House Bill 45, an act relating to taxation.
• House Enrolled Act Number 27, being Original House Bill 96, an act relating to weapons.
• Bill number 23 being original House Bill number<00:25:46.000><c> 45.
• An act an act original house bill 36.
• ><c> Conference</c> &gt;&gt; House Bill 69, Joint Conference &gt;&gt; House Bill 69, Joint Conference

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• So we will take his bill first, and this is House Bill 2248.
• hearing... ...on Substitute House Bill 2203.
• Today, we support House Bill 2203.
• Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2095.
• Substitute House Bill 2178.

Bills: HB2543

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: county clerk, fees, local government, administrative costs, revenue generation

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• The amendments are, in fact, not germane to the bill and in clear violation of the House rules.
• Assembly Bill 635 by Assemblymember Aarons and others, an act relating to housing.
• Assembly Bill 670 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva, an act relating to housing.
• So this bill will help inform and protect. Consumers in their quest for new housing.
• This bill says that this is the last resort when there's no more housing housing vouchers available,

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• The two bills we will be taking up are House Bill 211, which is an act relating House Bill 211, which
• So, House Bill 211 and House Bill 955. House Bill 211 and House Bill 955.
• up House Bill 211 off the notice calendar for immediate consideration?
• Bill 211 suspend our rules to take up House Bill 211 off the notice calendar for immediate consideration
• We talked about those earlier when the bill passed the House.

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• I now move that the House Committee substitute for House Bill 2902 be voted do pass.
• Next witness in opposition to House Bill 1894.
• Next witness in support of House Bill 1894.
• Anyone here in opposition to House Bill 3314? Anyone else here in support of House Bill 3314?
• Anyone else here in support of House Bill 3314?

Committees: House Insurance , House Insurance and Banking

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• Substitute House Bill 2236 concerns the State Housing Finance Commission.
• We are speaking in strong support of House Bill 2273.
• First on your list is House Bill 2353, which is, as a reminder, the bill that increases the predesigned
• And the next bill on your list is House Bill 2470, which is the bill that relates to providing school
• I move the proposed substitute House Bill 2420.

Bills: HB2273 , SB5188 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2470

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, construction, environment, broadband, infrastructure, loan assistance, economic development, technology access, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, capital budget, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning

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• </c><00:13:33.279><c> Bill</c> this morning in support of House Bill this morning in support of House
• House Bill 60 and I'd like to pull up is House Bill 60 and I<01:20:35.280><c> will</c><01:20:36.159>
• </c><03:26:01.160><c> Bill</c> else here to testify on House Bill else here to testify on House Bill
• </c><03:37:45.080><c> and</c> proposed by House Bill 558 be housed and proposed by House Bill 558 be
• NHAR is opposed to House Bill 558.

Committee: House Housing

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• Introduction of bills. The following House Files have been offered for introduction today.
• Madam Speaker and members, I think it's important to note that I authored House File 1233, and this bill
• This bill that we're discussing with the suspension of the rules, House File 2685, is about protecting
• Seems to always be the case on this House floor many times. It is. I know what this bill is about.
• Members, House File 12 is a motion as a bill that amends the Minnesota Human Rights Act, correct?

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• Following Groves Bill, I am rightly and truly prepared as now before the House final passage, House 5470
• The bill is passed to be enacted. The House will be in brief recess.
• The Chair has been informed that House Bill 5471 has been released by the Committee on Bills in the Third
• Walsh of Peabody moves that the bill be amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, House
• The bill is passed to be engrossed. The House will be in a brief recess.

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• Following Groves Bill, I am rightly and truly prepared as now before the House final passage, House 5470
• The bill is passed to be enacted. The House will be in brief recess.
• The Chair has been informed that House Bill 5471 has been released by the Committee on Bills in the Third
• Walsh of Peabody moves that the bill be amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, House
• House Bill 5478. The Chair recognizes Ms. Viola of Ball River.

Summary: The House first adopted several resolutions from the Committee on Rules, including congratulations to four Eagle Scouts and recognition of Sturbridge on the 250th anniversary of the United States. The chamber then took up a series of bills reported by Ways and Means and other committees, repeatedly suspending the rules to move them forward. These included the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, a Fall River land conveyance bill, a Belmont alcohol licensing bill, a Reading senior property tax exemption bill, and a Linfield funding transfer bill, with each measure advancing by amendment or being passed to a third reading or engrossment. A major portion of the session focused on the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, with multiple members speaking in support. Supporters described the bill as a broad consumer privacy framework that would limit data collection, require consent for sensitive data, ban the sale of precise location data, restrict targeted advertising to minors, create consumer rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of data uses, and provide enforcement tools for the Attorney General and, in limited cases, a private right of action. Several members emphasized protections for reproductive health, immigrant communities, and neural data, while others argued the bill would not burden small businesses and would instead hold large data holders accountable. The House adopted the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading, then later passed the bill to be engrossed and enacted. The House also considered and enacted Senate 2563, a bill updating language in the laws concerning individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Members described the measure as removing outdated and offensive terminology and replacing it with person-first language without changing substantive law. After debate, the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then enacted it by roll call. In addition, the House enacted the fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, House 5470, and approved a bill extending deadlines for Middleton and Milton, both by roll call votes with no opposition. Later, the House took up a temporary summer 2026 local-option pilot allowing municipalities to extend liquor license hours and permit public consumption in designated districts. Supporters framed it as an economic development and tourism measure tied to major upcoming events, and the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then concurred with the Senate version. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet again the following Monday in informal session.

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• House Bill 2941 is withdrawn from the Committee on Judiciary.
• House Bill 2941 is withdrawn from the Committee on Judiciary.
• The Clerk is instructed to record the action of the House. Third reading of bills. House Bill 2091.
• House Bill 291, amending section 2056, ARS, relating to insurance.
• House Bill 2792 and House Concurrent Resolution 2043 referred to engrossing.

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recognized Dr. Gary Figgi as Doctor of the Day. Members also introduced guests and read a proclamation honoring the Arizona hotel industry for efforts to prevent human trafficking, with remarks emphasizing hotel training, law-enforcement partnerships, and a recent trafficking sting that led to multiple arrests. On the floor, the House handled several procedural items, including committee substitutions and bill referrals. It then took up third-reading votes on HB 2091, HB 2122, and HB 2138, all of which passed and were transmitted to the Senate. HB 2091 passed 47-11 with 2 not voting, HB 2122 passed 48-10, and HB 2138 passed 54-4 with 2 not voting. The House resolved into the Committee of the Whole and recommended do-pass on HB 2792 and HCR 2043. HCR 2043 drew brief debate about a congressional term limit convention, with one member noting opposition to the measure and concern about its broader implications. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and HB 2792 and HCR 2043 were referred to engrossing. The House then heard announcements about upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

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• Clerk will read the JCR to House Bill 4042.
• Joint Committee report to House Bill 4042 by Caldwell, Trey, of the House and Hall of the Senate, an
• Clerk will read the JCR to House Bill 4037.
• Joint Committee report to House Bill 4037 by Caldwell, Trey, of the House and Hall of the Senate, an
• House Bill 4037 by Caldwell, Trey, of the House and Hall of the Senate, an act relating to the Ethics

Summary: The House convened, took a roll call, and heard the daily prayer and Pledge of Allegiance before several special presentations. Members recognized recipients of the Oklahoma Seal of Biliteracy, the Fort Gibson High School wrestling team, the Doctor of the Day Dr. Jason Lees, the Nurse of the Day Teddy Cole, and the 32nd Annual Cattlemen’s Leadership Academy group. The chamber then stood at ease while awaiting the Senate and later convened a joint session with the Senate to honor the Oklahoma National Guard. In the joint session, Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell presided over Oklahoma National Guard Appreciation Day. Chaplain Josh Byrd delivered the invocation, Major General Thomas Mancino and Representative Hildebrandt spoke in praise of the Guard’s service and history, and Lieutenant Colonel Neil Harvey read the proclamation. Speakers highlighted the Guard’s deployments, disaster response, and the commemorative arch and museum projects. The joint session was then dissolved. Back in the House, members considered Senate Bill 2060, the Build Act, which would authorize master development districts and alternative infrastructure financing for residential and other developments. Supporters said it would help finance roads, water, sewer, and other infrastructure without creating public debt, while opponents argued it created an unelected quasi-government entity with strong lien powers, limited local control, and similarities to State Question 833, which voters had rejected. After debate, the House passed SB 2060 by a vote of 54-40. The House also adopted and passed several committee reports and bills with emergency clauses: House Bill 4042, appropriating funds to the Department of Commerce for census-related technology and staffing, passed 90-6 with the emergency approved; House Bill 4037, increasing the Ethics Commission revolving fund cap as its oversight duties expand, passed 91-0 with the emergency approved; and House Bill 4043, appropriating resources to Oklahoma Task Force One and the Department of Emergency Management, passed 93-3 with the emergency approved. The House then recessed until 12:30 p.m.

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• What House Bill 86 does is it sets up a What House Bill 86 does is it sets up a What House Bill 86 does
• House bill number 461 by calendar. House bill number 461 by calendar.
• house bill number 488 by representative house bill number 488 by representative house bill number 488
• House bill number 499 by calendar. House bill number 499 by calendar.
• bill number 500 by calendar house bill number 500 by calendar house bill number 500 by representative

Bills: HB 10 , HB 12 , HB 147 , HB 1522 , HB 422 , HB 675 , HB 204 , HB 748 , HB 912

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• House Bill 2710.
• I move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2710 be adopted.
• House Bill 2710.
• for House Bill 2710 as amended.
• House Bills 2404 and 2172.

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• The committee must report on all House bills heard today by December 20, 2025, subject to House Rule
• I'm here to speak in strong support of House Bill 1883, the rent escrow bill.
• House Bill 1924 / Senate Bill 1171, An Act Relative to the Well-Being of New Mothers and Infants, is
• I'm here today to express my strong support for House Bill 1924, Senate Bill 1171, an act that addresses
• Rose Molina, and I would like to testify in favor of House Bill 1924, Senate Bill 1171, an act relative

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary heard testimony on a wide range of bills, with much of the discussion focused on housing stability and maternal mental health. On H. 1924/S. 1171, supporters including Sen. Joan Lovely, Rep. Jim O’Day, physicians, advocates, and people with lived experience urged the committee to create legal protections and treatment pathways for defendants who experienced postpartum psychosis or other perinatal mood disorders within 12 months of giving birth. Testimony emphasized that these conditions are rare but severe, often treatable, and can lead to tragic outcomes if criminalized rather than addressed through screening, expert evaluation, treatment, and, in some cases, resentencing or mitigation. Committee members asked about diagnosis years after the fact and how the Illinois law has worked; witnesses said retrospective diagnosis is possible and that the Illinois model has led to some successful resentencing petitions and broader awareness. Housing-related bills drew substantial testimony. On H. 1983/S. 1071, witnesses described “zombie” subordinate mortgages that were sold years after borrowers believed they had been resolved, then resurfaced with large balances and foreclosure threats. Supporters said the bill would require disclosures and court review to prevent unlawful servicing and foreclosure practices. On H. 1952, advocates from the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, tenants, and legal services providers backed a permanent statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, citing data showing strong tenant outcomes and the importance of quality control, multilingual outreach, and full representation. On H. 1895/S. 1184, testimony supported codifying a two-tier summary process in eviction court and prohibiting defaults at the initial case-management stage. On H. 1883, a small property owner supported rent escrow as a way to protect landlords from bad-faith nonpayment while preserving tenant rights. The committee also heard testimony on bills addressing discriminatory housing covenants, tenant oversight, and homelessness. On H. 1762/S. 1080, a housing advocate supported removing void restrictive covenants from deeds, describing the Dirty Deeds Project and the lingering harm of racist language in property records. On H. 1814, tenants and advocates described harassment, retaliation, security problems, and lack of accountability in subsidized housing, arguing for an Office of the Tenant Advocate within the Attorney General’s Office. On S. 1120, multiple witnesses supported a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness, saying it would affirm the right to rest and seek shelter, reduce criminalization, and extend anti-discrimination protections. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions on the bills.

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• Bill 1243.
• The bill I'm here today to present, AB 609, is a broad simplified exemption for infill housing.
• The bill I'm here today to present AB 609 is a broad simplified exemption for infill housing.
• impactful housing bill of my time.
• We do know for sure, though, that this bill gets used to stop housing.

Summary: The committee hearing centered first on AB 1243, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025, which would direct CalEPA to identify major fossil fuel companies, study California’s climate damages, and assess fees on the largest polluters to fund resilience, recovery, and related projects. The author and supporters argued the bill would make polluters help pay for climate harms, protect taxpayers, create jobs in construction and clean energy, and dedicate at least 40% of funds to disadvantaged communities. Support testimony came from environmental justice groups, labor, youth advocates, health organizations, and many individual witnesses, while opponents from the building trades, chambers of commerce, petroleum, and business groups warned it would raise fuel and consumer costs, threaten refinery jobs, and create legal and economic uncertainty. Committee members debated the bill’s impact on affordability, jobs, refinery closures, and whether cap-and-trade already addresses climate funding needs. The committee ultimately voted to give AB 1243 a due pass recommendation to the Judiciary Committee, with the roll left open. After AB 1243, the committee moved to another bill on wildfire mitigation and related resilience work. The author said the measure addresses a long-running wildfire problem and accepted committee amendments, describing the bill as a response to increasingly severe wildfire seasons and the need to help communities stay safe and rebuild after disasters. The transcript cuts off as that presentation begins, so no final action on the second bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• I am a co-sponsor to House Bill 565, and I support passage of the bill.
• </c><00:18:43.440><c> the</c><00:18:43.600><c> House</c> The bill passed out of the House The bill passed
• </c> to introduce House Bill 1168. to introduce House Bill 1168.
• We oppose House Bill 1196.
• Um, House Bill 565.

Committee: Senate Commerce