Transcript Highlights:

• Hearing none, all in favor of the motion say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carried.
• All in favor of that motion, say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carried. All right, committee.
• So then we'd like a motion.
• Is there a motion? Moved, Mr. Chairman.
• All in favor of the motion say aye. The motion carried. We are adjourned.

Summary: The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up a draft bill to make legislators’ and candidates’ residential addresses confidential in public records. Legislative Council and the Secretary of State explained the proposal was prompted by security concerns and would protect residential addresses while still allowing election officials to verify residency and keep candidate names and offices public. Members raised concerns about unintended consequences, transparency, and how the change would affect rural districts and residency enforcement. The Secretary of State suggested an amendment to end the confidentiality when a candidate’s term ends, and the committee agreed to hold the bill over for further discussion at the next meeting. The committee also reviewed follow-up materials on legislator security and best practices, including advice on situational awareness, internet hygiene, varying routines, and reporting threats, along with NCSL materials comparing capitol security practices in other states. Members discussed a recent security incident and the need to keep alert contact information current, and staff said they would continue working with the Highway Patrol on legislative-specific notifications. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to Garrity Consulting’s final report on mitigating the effects of legislative term limits. The consultants summarized survey, focus group, and stakeholder input showing concerns about loss of institutional knowledge, leadership turnover, onboarding demands, and workload pressures, while also noting public support for term limits and annual sessions. Recommendations included considering annual sessions or shifting biennial sessions to even-numbered years, restructuring organizational session and interim committee work, creating office hours and more structured orientation and mentorship, expanding ongoing training and staff support, improving public communication and virtual testimony rules, and addressing barriers to service such as employer support and travel costs. Members discussed the tension between making the legislature more effective and preserving a citizen-legislature model, and the report was received as a roadmap for future implementation rather than immediate action.

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• . motion.
• The motion prevails. There's a motion at the desk. The clerk will report the motion.
• <00:34:18.280><c> motions,</c> procedural motions, procedural motions, um<00:34:19.879><c> I</c><00:34
• There's a motion motion is not adopted.
• </c> procedural in nature. procedural in nature.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is procedure.
• This is procedure.
• I have a motion. Speaker: You have a motion. Mr.
• The motion is seconded.
• Does anyone want to speak for or against the motion? The motion is seconded. Mr.

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• bills or resolutions, bills, resolutions, conference committee reports, and joint committee reports, motions
• That is a proper motion without objection. That will be the order. The member does yield.
• Representative, can you just clarify the language 'unagreed upon procedures engagement' and what that
• That is an improper motion. Just kidding.
• I declared the motion to suspend house rule 4.4 to have passed. Mr. Oyler. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bills: HB2979 , HB3790 , HB3142 , HB3463 , HB4143 , HJR1086 , SB392 , HB3087 , HB3037 , HB3581 , HB4058 , HB2959 , HB4227 , HB2997 , HB4125 , HB1453 , HB3521 , HB3691 , HB2015 , HB2940 , HB1016 , HB3267 , HB3695 , HB3697 , HB3045 , HB3662 , HB3453 , HB3053 , HB3301 , HB3495 , HB3584 , HB3586 , HB3587 , HB3845 , HB4198 , HB4425 , HB2970 , HB3338 , HB3443 , HB3783 , HB3800 , HB3818 , HB1242 , HB1752 , HB2961 , HB2967 , HB2973 , HB2988 , HB3031 , HB3240 , HB3047 , HB3052 , HB3066 , HB3086 , HB3175 , HB3177 , HB3178 , HB3429 , HB3548 , HB3638 , HB3404 , HB3704 , HB1590 , HB3759 , HB3831 , HB3904 , HB4092 , HB1979 , HB1983 , HB1250 , HB2952 , HB3671 , HB3920 , HB4118 , HB3944 , HB3969 , HB3973 , HB3975 , HB3976 , HB3978 , HB3983 , HB3984 , HB3942 , HB4203 , HB2588 , HB3024 , HB3383 , HB3279 , HB3919 , HB3883 , HB4193 , HB3431 , HB3435 , HB4352 , HB4484 , HB1245 , HB3172 , HB3306 , HB4294 , HB3880 , HB2929 , HB3128 , HB2956 , HB3015 , HB3114 , HB3567 , HB3749 , HB4229 , HB4237 , HB4253 , HJR1046 , HJR1084 , HB3411

Keywords: HB2979, Talyn Bain Act, school zone, school safety, speed limit, 45 mph, state highway, Department of Transportation, ODOT, flashing beacons, traffic enforcement, speeding violation, public school, private school, K-12, drop-off, pick-up, highway safety, municipal maintenance, county commissioners

Transcript Highlights:

• A motion to move favorably. All right.
• So we've got multiple motions to advance. All right. So we've got multiple motions to advance.
• Representative Carpenter has made a motion. Is there any objection to that motion?”
• Okay, so I already made the motion. I wanted to make a motion to move this favorably.
• The motion... Motion has been made to adjourn. Motion has been made to adjourn. Meeting adjourned.

Bills: HB165 , HB175 , HB198 , HB272 , HB457 , HB488 , HB566 , HB603 , HB763 , HB902 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a motion. We don't have a quorum, so we are going to put that motion in abeyance.
• We have a motion. We don't have a quorum, so we are going to put that motion in abeyance.
• Can I get a motion and a second on the consent calendar? Got a motion? Got a second.
• Koloza, I got a motion and a second.
• Can I get a motion?

Committee: House Business and Professions

Transcript Highlights:

• Yes, just procedurally, and I'll take a motion.
• and I'll take a procedurally and I'll take a motion<01:39:12.080><c> ex</c><01:39:12.440><c> I'll</c
• </c> bill Senator Apprentice has a motion bill Senator Apprentice has a motion that<01:39:28.920><c>
• to request that motion I've got a motion to request that the the the LBA<01:39:34.679><c> um</c><01:
• </c><02:40:59.200><c> as</c> the motion is ought to pass motion as the motion is ought to pass motion

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• I declare the motion adopted. The minutes are approved.
• I declare the motion adopted. House Bill 5063 will be reported.
• I declare the motion adopted. The bill will be reported.
• I declare the motion adopted. The bill will be reported.
• I declare the motion adopted. The bill will be reported.

Summary: The Committee on Government Organization met with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then considered a series of House bills, most of them related to licensing, local government administration, and agency operations. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint a county commissioner as a voting member of a convention and visitors bureau board, including for multi-county CVBs; it was reported to the full Senate. House Bill 5087 would join the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing licensed cosmetologists to obtain multi-state practice privileges in compact states, and it was also reported. The committee then took up a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4793, which combined provisions affecting barbering/cosmetology apprenticeships and lowered certain age and education requirements; after adopting a Jefferson amendment clarifying the salon training language, the bill was reported as amended. Members next approved a strike-and-insert for House Bill 5638, which clarifies the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, changes cyber risk review procedures, and updates references to the Office of Technology head as the chief information officer; it was reported as amended. House Bill 4483, dealing with the Board of Funeral Examiners, was amended to change the effective date for licensee-in-charge requirements and make technical corrections, then reported as amended. House Bill 5653, requested by the Department of Revenue, would expand confidentiality protections to cover audit manuals, guidelines, procedures, algorithms, and related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and it was reported. House Bill 4452 repeals acreage limits on church property ownership, and House Bill 4801 expands permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax funds to include demolition of unsafe structures and planning or improvement of public property; both were reported. The committee also advanced House Bill 5622, which creates an expedited process for municipalities to conform local election terms and procedures to the state requirement that municipal elections be held with statewide primaries or general elections, and recognizes the Secretary of State as keeper of municipal charter rolls. House Bill 4546 would allow business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, with higher biennial fees and updated enforcement provisions; its strike-and-insert amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 5613 would define and regulate telematics for state fleet vehicles, require reporting on unsafe driving and corrective actions, and include cost-benefit information in annual reports; it was reported. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based restriction, and House Bill 4819 would revise criminal-record standards for certain non-Chapter 30 occupational licenses, shifting to a direct-relationship standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; both were reported. The committee then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• The court must grant the motion requesting DNA testing if the motion meets the appropriate standard.
• The court must grant a motion requesting DNA testing if the motion meets the appropriate standards and
• So what this bill does, the court must grant a motion requesting DNA testing if the motion is in proper
• The court must grant the motion requesting DNA testing if the motion meets the appropriate standard.
• the motion requesting DNA testing if the motion meets the appropriate standards and the person has shown

Bills: SB6087 , SB5934 , SB5520 , SB6017 , SB5890

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: children's items, donations, charitable donations, nonprofit, religious organization, public health agency, liability shield, gross negligence, intentional misconduct, car seats, child safety seats, baby formula, diapers, strollers, cribs, playpens, high chairs, used goods, donation centers, Washington RCW

Transcript Highlights:

• You've given, you've passed the motion.
• And the last motion. Mr.
• You've passed the motion.
• If not, I think a motion being—oh, no, there is no motion. So we just get to get out. All right.
• If not, I think a motion being, oh, no, there is no motion. So we just get to get out. All right.

Committee: House House Commerce Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee met as the House Commerce Committee of Reference to hear sunset reviews and a performance audit covering the Department of Gaming, the Racing Commission, the Boxing and MMA Commission, the Barbering and Cosmetology Board, and the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority. The Auditor General reported that the Department of Gaming and the two commissions generally met some statutory duties, but identified major issues: the department had not consistently reviewed independent audit reports for event wagering and fantasy sports operators, had disclosure and conflict-of-interest compliance gaps, lacked comprehensive complaint-handling processes, and was late distributing some compact trust fund payments to tribes. The Racing Commission needed better public records procedures, and the Boxing and MMA Commission had licensing and fee-setting issues. The department and commissions said they agreed with the findings and were implementing recommendations, with the department noting it had already begun look-back reviews, updated guidance, and additional staffing. Members also discussed consumer protection, illegal gambling, prediction markets, and whether out-of-state enforcement actions should affect Arizona licenses; the department said it would evaluate such matters case by case and generally wait for final adjudication or final regulatory action before acting. The committee then voted to recommend continuation of the Department of Gaming for two years until July 1, 2028, the Racing Commission for six years until July 1, 2032, and the Boxing and MMA Commission for six years until July 1, 2032. The Department of Gaming motion passed 7-4, the Racing Commission motion passed 10-1, and the Boxing and MMA Commission motion passed unanimously. The committee next heard the Barbering and Cosmetology Board audit. The Auditor General said the board timely processed many applications and complaints and had adopted curriculum rules, but it failed to enforce disciplinary guidelines consistently, sometimes issuing different sanctions for similar violations without documenting why it deviated from policy. The audit also found problems with reciprocity education requirements, application review quality control, inspections, open meeting and public records compliance, conflict-of-interest processes, fee-setting, and statutory clarity on scope of practice and training requirements. The board said it agreed with the findings, had already updated disciplinary parameters and documentation policies, and was working on the remaining recommendations and possible legislation. The committee then voted to continue the board for six years until July 1, 2032, and the motion passed unanimously. At the end of the meeting, the committee began hearing the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority performance audit, but the transcript provided cuts off before that presentation was completed or any action was taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• You've given, you've passed the motion.
• And the last motion. Mr.
• You've passed the motion.
• Okay, I think a motion would be in order. Mr.
• If not, I think a motion being—oh, no, there is no motion. So we just get to get out. All right.

Committees: House Commerce , House House Commerce Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a motion to adopt the amendment. Okay, is there a second?
• There was a motion made to add 'serious' at those very points in the bill.
• Happy to entertain a motion? Anyone else? Happy to entertain a motion.
• Okay, we have a motion made. Is there a second?
• Okay, so we have a do not pass motion on House Bill 70 and a due pass motion on House Judiciary Committee

Bills: SB3 , HB70 , HB49 , HB60 , HB151 , HB164 , SB17 , SB35 , SB164

Committee: House House Judiciary

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 3, which revises definitions in the Mental Health Code and Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act related to “likelihood of serious harm” and decisional capacity. The sponsor said the goal was to make the standards more workable for courts and treatment providers in civil commitment and assisted outpatient treatment cases. Members adopted a friendly amendment that narrowed and clarified the language, including adding “intentionally,” tying decisional capacity language to a mental disorder, and specifying that a qualified mental health professional makes that determination. A second friendly amendment was then adopted to make the bill’s language consistent throughout the code by adding “serious” before references to harm to self or others in several places. Public testimony on SB 3 was mixed. Disability advocates, the ACLU, and Disability Rights New Mexico expressed continued concern about involuntary treatment, civil liberty implications, possible overuse of commitment as a shortcut around guardianship or capacity procedures, and the risk that some people could remain in the system for a long time. Supporters included the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, police, and firefighters, who said the bill would provide clearer standards, better tools for crisis response, and alternatives to repeated arrest or emergency hospital transport. After debate, the committee voted 10-0 to give SB 3 a due pass as twice amended. The committee then took up House Bill 70, which was presented with a committee substitute intended to make the bill “sleeker” and address concerns raised by members. The substitute restored existing limits on commission decision-making, strengthened hearing examiner independence, reinstated current ex parte and Open Meetings Act guardrails, removed a proposed consumer advocate provision, and changed one provision from “may” back to “shall.” Members asked a few clarifying questions, including about advocacy staff and hearing examiners, and the sponsor said the changes improved the bill. The committee voted 9-0 to do not pass the original bill and due pass the committee substitute. The chair announced the committee had completed its two bills and adjourned after discussing upcoming meeting times.

Transcript Highlights:

• Motion to move into exec. Second it. Motion to move into exec. Second it.
• All in favor of the ITL motion.<00:15:52.720><c> I</c><00:15:53.040><c> I</c> motion. I I motion.
• Motion motion for Did I get help? Yeah. Motion for<00:22:55.440><c> consent.
• Motion to move into exec. Second. Motion to ITL. Motion to go into executive session.
• . procedure.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• If you're not subject to the Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act, you can Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act
• Does everybody understand the motion?
• Is there any other motions concerning Is there any other motions concerning this topic?
• Is there a second to that motion?
• Motion carries. Representative Sherwood, did you have a motion or a question? >> Mr.

Committee: Joint Management Audit Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> rep representative BR you have a motion rep representative BR you have a motion yes<00:06:21.400
• A motion was made to pass House Bill 236, and the motion was seconded. motion<03:51:40.080><c> I'm</c
• He could have done that procedure.
• For example, if it's a very low-risk procedure, then maybe it's going to be 10 procedures.
• Two are in states that allow this procedure. These are not very frequent procedures, right?

Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 144 and House Bill 145, both related to professional licensing for dietitians and dental hygienists. HB 144 was described as a technical fix to align statute with existing Board of Dental Examiners rules allowing dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia, with supporters saying the bill would add needed training and examination requirements to statute. A dentist and dental society representative testified that the practice is already being done safely within scope, and committee members discussed whether nitrous oxide is still used and whether the bill was mainly to keep the paperwork and law consistent. The committee moved HB 144 forward on a 12-0 vote and placed it on consent. HB 145 would join New Hampshire to a dietitian licensure compact and add a criminal history check for initial licensure to match compact language. The sponsor and board witnesses said the compact would improve portability, support telehealth, help military families and spouses, and maintain public safety by ensuring qualified practitioners and information-sharing among member states. Committee members asked about withdrawal from the compact, the difference between single-state and compact licensure, and why a background check was included; the witness said the compact is not yet active, with four states enacted and seven needed, and that the background check is required by the compact language. Additional testimony from a private-practice dietitian supported the bill, citing continuity of care, rural access, and workforce mobility, while some members raised concerns about telehealth across state lines and the practical effect of the background check.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a motion by Senator Mizell.
• They have only filed procedural motions, and they have, in a writ of mandamus, it's a one-day proceeding
• procedural motions, and they have, in a rip of mandamus, it's a one-day proceeding generally, and it's
• One last question before we take up the motion to report.
• One last question before we take up the motion to report.

Committee: Senate Judiciary A

Summary: The committee first approved the May 5 minutes and then heard House Bill 578, which would define sex in Louisiana law as biological sex, replace references to gender with sex in various statutes and forms, and direct the Law Institute to make conforming changes. Supporters from the governor’s office said the bill would bring clarity and consistency, while opponents argued it could create conflicts with existing law and weaken protections tied to gender identity. After debate, the committee reported HB 578 favorably. Members then considered House Bill 1250, a measure aimed at aerospace-related litigation. The bill would allow a special motion to strike certain claims against aerospace flight entities when the claims are preempted by federal law. Senators raised concerns that the language was broad enough to affect airports, airlines, contractors, and even unrelated incidents, and the author said he was willing to work on narrowing amendments. The committee nevertheless reported HB 1250 favorably. House Bill 718, dealing with liability protections for private airstrips used for recreation, was amended to narrow its scope and then reported favorably, while House Bill 163, a narrower related airstrip bill, was voluntarily deferred so the committee could work from the other measure. The committee also approved House Concurrent Resolution 61, which asks the Louisiana Law Institute to review possible conflicts between the constitution and statutes on expropriation. House Bill 180, defining foreign adversaries and agents of foreign adversaries for a proposed constitutional amendment, and House Bill 192, a constitutional amendment barring foreign adversaries from expropriating land in Louisiana, were both reported favorably. House Bill 1008, which sets out academic freedom and whistleblower protections for higher education, was rejected on a roll-call vote after concerns about its scope and limits on university discipline. House Bill 638, a prompt-payment bill for contractors, was set aside while amendments were being located. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 71, which would extend existing liability protections for justified use of force to properly trained armed security guards. The author and the Board of Private Security Examiners said security officers receive training and often face dangerous situations, but opponents argued the bill would give too much protection to personnel with far less training than law enforcement and could shield bad shootings. After debate, the committee voted to defer HB 71. The last measure discussed was House Bill 1082, which would change venue rules for lawsuits involving the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System so actions by the system would be filed where the employer is located; the author said the bill was meant to help small municipalities, and members indicated they were open to narrowing amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye.
• Motion carries.
• For a motion, Mr. Chairman.
• I have to have a procedure.
• Motion carries.”

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• First, I am going to make a motion here to voluntarily defer a House Bill.
• I will make that motion. Does anybody have an objection? Seeing none, that motion has been adopted.
• a procedure, or you wouldn't know that?
• Representative Chassion has made a motion to withdraw his motion on House Bill 1047.
• The motion is approved, and the motion is made to adjourn. Can I get a second?

Bills: HB282 , HB293 , HB390 , HB456 , HB460 , HB561 , HB819 , HB1023 , HB1047 , HB1101

Committee: House Labor & Industrial

Keywords: employment discrimination, criminal history, rehabilitation, hiring process, human rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, workplace equality, labor rights, domestic abuse, unpaid leave, employee rights, workplace protection, mental health, survivor support, workers' compensation, employment benefits, claims process, fraud prevention, legal petition

Transcript Highlights:

• I've had them file motions for summary judgment against me and say they're deemed admitted in the motion
• Okay, I've got a motion. Representative Gloria makes a motion to move H.B. 284 with amendments.
• Article 1426, we just added to the Code of Civil Procedure a motion to quash.
• People used a motion to quash all the time, but it was never in the Code of Civil Procedure.
• Melerman makes a motion. As amended, okay. Rep. Melerman makes a motion as amended to move HB 142.

Bills: HB135 , HB142 , HB170 , HB194 , HB215 , HB216 , HB226 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB609

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: exemption, motor vehicles, health savings accounts, debt relief, bankruptcy, civil procedure, abandonment, default judgment, court costs, notice requirements, construction contracts, jurisdiction, dispute resolution, public policy, Louisiana law, professional engineer, peremptive periods, construction, architect, real estate developer

Transcript Highlights:

• Do I hear a motion to give this bill a favorable report? Second. Thank you. Motion in a second.
• Can we table that motion, sir? Second that motion. Table. Can we table that motion? All right.
• Chairman, I made a motion. You got it. I'm going to grant your motion. I'm going to let...
• procedures hearing.
• There's a motion and a second to There's a motion and second to adopt this amendment.

Bills: SB324 , HB395 , HB222 , HB310 , HB285 , HB144 , HB251 , HB380

Committee: House Judiciary