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• And then finally, opioid settlement funds: again, 75% go to counties and cities over 30,000; 25% of settlement
• funds so again of the opioid settlement funds so again 25%<00:34:20.119> goes<00:34:20.320>
• funds again 75% go to settlement funds again 75% go to counties<00:37:46.960> and<00:37:47.160
• dollars go to the state um settlement dollars go to the state um one<00:37:52.280> thing<00:37
• Her first question was on page 11, when they talk about the opioid settlement funds of the counties.

Bills: HF696, HF1429, HF1379

Keywords: HF696, rural EMS, ambulance, emergency medical services, uncompensated care, payment pool, rural health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, public safety answering point, PSAP, nontransport, unpaid ambulance calls, EMS reimbursement, rural ambulance provider, general fund appropriation, Minnesota health finance, specialized life support, metropolitan counties, emergency response funding, HF1429

Transcript Highlights:

• One is specific because I appreciate you bringing up the Tyler settlement.
• But that money was to go to a legal settlement, and if we don't pay that out, what happens?
• For example, we've reached a total of $565 million in settlements with opioid companies; $183 million
• <00:36:15.760> with for the state in our settlement with for the state in our settlement with
• <00:36:24.880> in largest per capita state settlement in largest per capita state settlement

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We were the first permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies, and it really did start a domino effect
• anniversary uh we were the first 250th anniversary uh we were the first permanent<00:04:21.240> settlement
• uh<00:04:22.400> west<00:04:22.639> of<00:04:22.800> the permanent settlement
• uh west of the permanent settlement uh west of the alanes<00:04:23.880> and<00:04:24.000>

Keywords: Pledge of allegiance, roll call, welcome of new members 00:00:15 Consideration of HB 313 00:03:20, 958, all

Summary: The House State Government Committee held its first meeting of the session, established a quorum, welcomed new members, and heard only one item of business: House Bill 313, sponsored by Representative Kim King. King said the bill would add a Kentucky History Month recognition and tied it to recent local anniversary celebrations, arguing it could support education, economic development, and tourism. Kentucky Historical Society Executive Director Scott Alvi testified in support, describing the proposal as part of a broader effort to create a legacy around the nation’s 250th anniversary, coordinate statewide history events, and promote heritage tourism. Members asked why June was chosen and whether an emergency clause should be added so the measure could take effect in time for this June. King said June was selected because it aligns with Statehood Day and Boone Day and leads into July 4th, and she said she was open to the emergency-clause idea, though any amendment would need to be filed in writing later. The committee then voted on the bill and passed it 19-0, with no opposition. The chair noted the bill would next go to the House floor and closed by joking that the meeting was unusually short.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm opposed to one settlement. One settlement is identified as being an $8 million settlement.
• And so if we can add a settlement, we certainly can amend the bill to remove one settlement.
• Um and from the bill, it settlement.
• . settlement. settlement.
• If we remove this $8 million settlement If we remove this $8 million settlement from<01:33:01.960

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I'm here today in strong settlement.
• <02:49:51.760> from Settlement recognizes the harms from Settlement recognizes the harms from
• My name is Din with Our Children's Trust, supporting the Navahine settlement implementation.
• One thing we really want to highlight is that the Navahine settlement was reached with the governor,
• The 2022 Navahine versus Hawaii Department of Transportation settlement requires the state to achieve

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.

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• This was the subject of litigation that resulted in a settlement and also a pretty robust set of guidance
• This was the subject of litigation that resulted in a settlement and also a pretty robust set of guidance
• struck down—parts of it were struck down by the Supreme Court—and what remains is the result of a settlement
• And what remains is the result of a settlement and the result of navigating which parts of that are constitutional
• that it would cause local law enforcement to potentially run afoul of the Constitution and of the settlement

Bills: SB1055, SB1065

Keywords: immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, veterans, military health, mental health treatment, funding allocation, 1182, all

Summary: The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee heard two bills. SB 1055 would require state and local law enforcement to immediately notify ICE or CBP when a person unlawfully present in the U.S. is arrested for a state or local offense. Supporters said it simply clarifies and strengthens existing law and cooperation with federal authorities; opponents, including the ACLU of Arizona and several public commenters, argued it would intensify immigration enforcement, chill crime reporting, invite racial profiling, and conflict with existing SB 1070-related guidance and constitutional limits. The committee engaged in extended debate over whether the bill merely restated current law or would create new legal and practical burdens for police. After public testimony and member discussion, SB 1055 was passed on a 4-3 vote and received a do-pass recommendation. Members voting in favor said the bill was about enforcing the law and improving cooperation; members opposed said it was redundant and harmful to community trust and public safety. The committee then took up SB 1065, which appropriates $300,640,000 in FY 2027 for a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund. The bill was presented as a way to provide non-drug treatment for veterans with PTSD and related conditions, with supporters describing potential benefits for mental health and recovery. Some members raised budget and implementation questions, including how veterans would be selected for treatment, but all members ultimately supported moving it forward. SB 1065 passed unanimously, 7-0, with several members noting support for veterans while reserving questions about the budget process or future floor consideration. The committee adjourned after passing both bills.

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• Cut Camps as a tool to silence Trey and to shield him. their criminal acts all in exchange for a settlement
• 18 years ago, he again tried to send... silent Cindy Klempshire during negotiations over a civil settlement
• who has made this effort the cause of her life, said this, she said quote, the use of NDAs and settlement
• With the passage of this bill, we will explicitly prohibit these types of agreements and civil settlement
• The bill does allow for an agreement. of the parties to keep other details or terms of a settlement such

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB147, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• here can answer it: Are these funds, once returned to the victim, taxed, or are they considered a settlement
• Are they taxed or are they considered a settlement and they are not taxed. Representative Lee?
• public adjusters go, generally, the public adjusters are taking 20% of whatever the value of the settlement
• public adjusters go, generally, the public adjusters are taking 20% of whatever the value of the settlement
• make mistakes, and rather than force insureds to have to go to the courts to try to get a fair settlement

Bills: HF4881, HF4867, HF4422, HF4223

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, regulation, financial institutions, prescription drug affordability, consumer protection, restitution account, financial compensation, attorney general, distributions, property insurance, homeowners insurance, fire and allied lines, hail insurance, appraisal clause, loss adjustment, alternative dispute resolution, insurance claims, claim valuation, actual cash value

Transcript Highlights:

• the problem was that, in the Data Practices Act, they were not mentioned as having to make any settlement
• <00:19:15.840> they<00:19:16.000> were<00:19:16.160> not if there's a settlement
• they were not if there's a settlement they were not mentioned<00:19:17.039> um<00:19:17.520><
• <00:19:19.360> to<00:19:19.600> making<00:19:19.840> that<00:19:20.559> settlement
• practices act to making that settlement practices act to making that settlement and<00:19:21.200

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Journal Fund appropriations for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to fund the establishment of a settlement
• It establishes the Maui Wildfire Settlement Trust Fund to be administered by the Attorney General.
• This makes general appropriations for fiscal 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to fund the settlement of claims
• of claims related to fund the settlement of claims related to Maui<00:27:21.880> wired<00:27:
• > establishes<00:27:24.080> the Maui wildfires and establishes the Maui wildfires settlement

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills covering criminal justice, elections, and wildfire-related settlement funding. HB 103 would raise the age cutoff for life-without-parole eligibility from 18 to 21; supporters included the Public Defender and others, while prosecutors and some others opposed it. HB 11 would allow civil claims against people or businesses profiting from sexual exploitation or sex trafficking; it drew mostly support but was not ready for a vote and was deferred for further questions. HB 132 would expand a state-initiated expungement pilot to include possession of any Schedule V substance; the Public Defender, ACLU, and oversight groups supported it, with one opponent, and committee questions focused on what substances and how many cases would be affected. HB 145 would require the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to transmit expungement orders to the Judiciary to implement Act 159; the Judiciary and Public Defender supported it, and members discussed technical issues involving multiple defendants and multiple charges. HB 369, a campaign finance housekeeping bill on excess cash contributions, and HB 408, which aligns voter registration-by-mail deadlines with current law, both received support and no opposition of note. The committee also heard HB 1175, which creates appropriations and a trust fund for Maui wildfire settlement claims; the Attorney General’s office, Maui County Council, and Tax Foundation supported it, while one senator said he would vote no because of concerns about House leadership. HB 386, which conforms drug possession thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine, was supported by law enforcement and prosecutors. HB 134 would require electronic filing of nomination papers; the Elections Office supported it but asked that any convenience fee be authorized in statute, while one witness opposed it over security and cost concerns. After testimony and questions, the committee took up decision-making and passed HB 103 with amendments, deferred HB 11, and passed HB 132, HB 145, HB 369, HB 408, HB 1175, HB 386, and HB 134, with HB 134 amended to clarify no additional charge for electronic filing.

Transcript Highlights:

• I have been present when even settlement agreements were being prepared for all seven or eight or nine
• And so I've seen where settlement agreements almost fell apart because of different people interpreting
• agreement so that doesn't settlement agreement so that doesn't have<00:31:11.919> to<00:31:12.159
• have been present when even settlement have been present when even settlement agreements<00:31:24.960
• agreements almost fell apart settlement agreements almost fell apart because<00:31:54.159> of

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Fund must remain in that fund and be used for the same lifesaving purposes for which the settlement
• Fund must remain in that fund and be used for the same lifesaving purposes for which the settlement
• New York and local governments secured opioid settlement agreements from the manufacturers, distributors
• If the principal belonged to the Opioid Settlement Fund, the interest generated by that principal should
• New York and local governments secured opioid settlement agreements from the manufacturers, distributors

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.

Transcript Highlights:

• offer has been made equitable settlement offer has been made consistent<02:22:16.600> with<02
• We are currently looking at the claim settlement rule that pertains to rental coverage.
• We are currently looking at the claim settlement rule that pertains to rental coverage.
• The claim settlement rule that pertains to rental coverage.
• The claim settlement rule that pertains to rental coverage.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up HB 297 with a non-germane amendment proposed by the Insurance Department to create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Commissioner DJ Beton explained that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce rising insurance premiums and avoid surplus lines coverage by funding proactive home and property improvements such as roof fortification, exterior and foundation work, flood protection, and tree removal. He said the proposal was developed after leadership asked for more statutory detail and for the idea to be vetted through policy committees rather than handled only in the budget process. Beton said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. He described the program as modeled on similar efforts in other states, with means testing tied to the Department of Energy’s weatherization/home heating assistance criteria. He also said the department would administer the program using one existing staff position, with coordination through Treasury, and that unspent funds would roll over for several years before reverting to the general fund. Members asked about the unusual use of a non-germane amendment and how the bill would be handled procedurally, since the underlying bill and the new insurance proposal were unrelated. The chair explained that the amendment was being used as a vehicle to move the department’s proposal through the committee process and that the committee could later accept one part, both parts, or neither. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting shown; the discussion ended with questions about administration, staffing, and the relationship between the underlying bill and the amendment.

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• And we just had an approved settlement by the PSC where one of the settling parties was not the Office
• They were not a party to that settlement.
• Because that recent settlement did not include one of the legs of the stool.
• But I think that falls on the commission and the commissioners to articulate well how the settlement
• In some of these rate settlement cases, do you view them as an indispensable party in these rate cases

Bills: S0468, S0822, S1234, S1260, S1580, S1706

Keywords: animal cruelty, reporting, veterinary, protection, liability, regulation, community association, management certification, Florida Statutes, certified manager, association governance, building permits, inspections, offsite construction, local government, housing, property regulation, construction standards, state of emergency, emergency response

Summary: The committee heard and approved several bills. SB 468 would require veterinarians and veterinary technicians to report suspected animal cruelty to law enforcement or animal control and allow release of patient records in good faith; it was reported favorably with support from animal welfare groups. SB 1706 narrows eligibility for the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to buildings with at least 80% owner-occupied units and residents at or below 80% of area median income, and it also passed favorably. SB 1234 on building permits and inspections was amended extensively to clarify permit exemptions, private-provider rules, and timelines, then reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1260, dealing with building inspections after emergencies, was amended to require state-term contracts for inspection vendors and then passed. SB 822 would require professionally managed community associations above a budget threshold; an amendment raised the threshold to $750,000, added a parcel-count trigger, and allowed direct-hire credentialed managers, after which the bill was reported favorably. SB 1580 would increase penalties for illegal gaming operations, add enforcement tools, and clarify procedures for veterans organizations; after removing a fantasy sports provision, it also passed favorably. The committee also heard from several appointees and reappointees to the Public Service Commission and Florida Gaming Control Commission. Public Service Commission nominees Anna Ortega and Robert Payne were questioned closely about utility hardening projects, ratepayer costs, and the role of the Office of Public Counsel. Gaming Commission reappointee Julie Brown and appointees William Spacola, John DeQuilla, Peter Cutterman, and Tina Rep discussed illegal gaming enforcement, audits, agency operations, and their backgrounds in law, regulation, law enforcement, and public service. Several members raised concerns about contract timing and evidence handling at the Gaming Commission, while others praised the nominees’ experience and service. At the end of the meeting, the committee voted to recommend confirmation of all appointees on tabs 1 through 7. Members then requested favorable placement on the record for specific bills, including SB 468, SB 1234, SB 1260, SB 1580, and SB 1706, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• They're submitting a bar possibly today to move money out of opioid settlement revenue that was intended
• According to the Kevin S. settlement, when someone is taken into custody, when a child is taken into
• That's definitely a performance challenge for the department, and that's one of the key settlement Items
• working, and I know that Acting Secretary Sandoval is prioritizing, in line with the Kavanaugh settlement
• Settlement that I think folks have expressed interest in.

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• Well, when they made a grant to Colonel so-and-so, and his followers to create a land grant, that settlement
• Recently, we received the settlement from FEMA, and I believe the total amount was $33 million.
• statutory requirements of a political subdivision, and on top of that, having to deal with the settlement
• We are the oldest settlement in San Miguel County.
• Anton Chico, Las Vegas, and all these settlements were populated by people who were originally from San

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• If, in fact, there was a settlement of any sort, so I can't speak to that.
• He deposed me for one and a half hours. settlement from you? He is.
• Be careful, but so he represented Jennifer who demanded a $20,000. settlement, or ultimately?
• Demanded a $10,000 settlement originally. That was the original ask.
• Because that was not part of any settlement.

Bills: HB170, HB865, HB748, HJR112, HB 1110, HB1495, HB786, HB 1130, HB170

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• We got settlements; these are the only settlements that have happened in the state of Minnesota to buy
• Since then, there have been no other settlements, and there's a reason why.
• In the Bent Tree settlements, after years of complaining, they finally got me involved, and we got the
• After these settlements in the Bent Tree project, there were other applications.

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• We are currently trying to figure out the settlement of the NCAA house settlement.
• The house settlement also allows us to do something that we call revenue sharing, so revenue sharing
• July 1st is when, if the judge approves the settlement in April, July 1st would be the enactment date
• in April July approves the settlement in April July first<00:26:36.520> would<00:26:36.679>
• These funds have been declining since the master settlement was established.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Founded by Hungarian immigrants in the late 1800s, the Hungarian settlement in Livingston Parish stands
• I'd also like to say the Hungarian settlement museum stands at a central place in that preservation effort
• That is an appreciation for all you do for the Hungarian settlement in Albany, Springfield, Louisiana
• And in a time when so much of our history Settlement in Albany, Springfield, Louisiana.
• Louisiana is stronger because of communities like Hungarian Settlement.

Bills: HR244, HR245, HR246, HR247, HR248, HR249, HR250, HR251, HCR101, HCR102, HR223, HR224, HR225, HR226, HR227, HR229, HR230, HR231, HR232, HR234, HR235, HR236, HR237, HR238, HR239, HR240, HR241, HR242, HR243, HCR94, HCR95, HCR96, HCR97, HCR98, HCR99, HCR100, SCR31, SCR33, SCR35, SCR37, SCR56, SCR57, SB171, SB251, SB252, SB353, SB367, SB433, SB461, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, HB66, HB153, HB165, HB326, HB387, HB454, HB455, HB484, HB513, HB603, HB660, HB719, HB762, HB766, HB793, HB802, HB816, HB833, HB940, HB947, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1039, HB1051, HB1053, HB1080, HB1201, HB1215, HB1228, HB1251, HB1252, SCR2, SB26, SB28, SB29, SB30, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, SB233, SB326, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB89, HB341, HB451, HB456, HB579, HB595, HB621, HB818, HB841, HB1064, HB1101, HB1191, SB47, SB82, SB106, SB206, SB210, SB248, SB305, SB376, SB397, SB441, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB173, SB180, SB182, SB260, SB412, SB418, SB424, SB442, SB460, SB476, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, HCR32, HB955, HB284, HB617, HB730, HB926, HB1125, HB1194, HB1203, HB798, HB998, HB1084, HB1223, HB646, HB824, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB59, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB911, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1234, HB1240, SB89, SB68, SB149

Keywords: disclosure, local law, public notice, legislative transparency, Artists at the Capitol Day, art education, Louisiana Art Education Association, recognition, community engagement, House Resolution 247, HR247, Laura Lewis, birthday commendation, 104th birthday, centenarian, longevity, St. James Parish, Louisiana House of Representatives, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, ceremonial resolution