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• I now move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2426 do pass. Any discussion?
• By your vote of 11 yes, three no and one present, you have voted House Committee Substitute for House
• House Bill 2418 is straightforward.
• House Bill 2418 is straightforward.
• Today I bring to you House Bill 3077.

Committee: House Children and Families

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I now move that House committee substitute for House Bill 2474 be voted due pass.
• I now move that House Committee substitute for House Bill 2693 be voted due pass.
• House Bill 3095 is...
• Seeing none, this concludes the House hearing on House Bill 3249.
• I am here in support of House Bill 2142 and House Bill 2058.

Committee: House Economic Development

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• We do pass House Bill 23. And I move. We do pass House Bill 2387. Do we have any discussion?
• I now renew my motion to do pass House Bill 2387 with the House Committee substitute.
• I'm in favor of House Bill 2605.
• I represent House District 100, and I'm here to speak on House Bill 2301.
• I represent House District 100, and I'm here to speak on House Bill 23-1. present House District 100,

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We have 14 House members present. Thank you. We have 14 House members present.
• And so this includes in-house litter pickup. It includes contracts with private companies.
• we're meeting all the standards to hand those projects back over to them for the FHWA side of the house
• across this state who, in some instances, have shovel-ready projects and design these projects in-house
• over time. ...in some instances have shovel-ready projects and design these projects in-house over time

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Summary: The Senate Joint Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee received updates from the Department of Transportation and Development on its transformation efforts, including a new project delivery dashboard, key performance indicators, and litter abatement work. DOTD said the dashboard is now live and tied to daily field updates, and reported progress on its T4LA initiatives, including improved project transparency, customer service, and a new highway sponsorship litter program. Members praised the department’s work and asked about litter funding, with DOTD saying last year’s $14.7 million litter pickup effort included the legislature’s supplemental appropriation. The committee also heard detailed progress reports on LTIF 1.0 and 2.0, the Office of Highway Construction’s bridge bundling and roadway projects, the Calcasieu River Bridge project, and the Cameron Ferry. DOTD reported that LTIF 1.0 is about 80% complete and that LTIF 2.0 has encumbered nearly $150 million, with several projects ahead of schedule and some under budget. The Office of Highway Construction said 62 bridge projects are in the bundle, 11 are under construction, and emergency procurement has helped accelerate delivery. DOTD said the Calcasieu River Bridge remains on track for a mid-to-late April groundbreaking, with all federal permits in hand and right-of-way acquisition underway; it also reported that new Cameron Ferry boats are under construction and that a privatization proposal from Labmar Ferry Services will go to the Louisiana Transportation Authority. Members then reviewed the draft 2026-2027 highway priority program, which DOTD said includes $913 million for construction across 302 projects and about $1.2 billion total investment. The committee also received public comment on the statewide flood control program, which recommended six projects expected to reduce flood damage by more than $289 million, and on the airport construction and development priority program, which includes 31 air carrier projects and 99 general aviation projects. DOTD also noted no current projects for the rail infrastructure program but said it expects to request $13 million and has 19 projects in the queue, and it presented three port projects that are not yet funded but will be considered by the Louisiana Transportation Authority. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission and LSU’s Center for Analytics and Research presented data on impaired driving, saying impaired driving remains a major factor in fatalities and injuries, with alcohol and drugs together contributing to a large share of crashes and about $700 million in annual economic costs. Members discussed youth driving, marijuana, ignition interlock, DWI courts, and enforcement challenges on waterways; the presenters emphasized education, enforcement, and treatment as part of a broader safety strategy. No formal votes were taken during the meeting, and the committee adjourned after receiving the presentations and public comment.

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• We have 11 House members present. Thank you, Madam Secretary.
• There's no motion on the House side yet. We have a motion to approve on the House side. You're...
• There's no motion on the House side yet. We have a motion to approve on the House side.
• So on behalf of the House, I would move to this.
• Okay, on the House side. All right. Any objection?

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Summary: The joint Senate and House Transportation, Highways, and Public Works committees met on March 3, 2026, to consider several construction manager at risk (CMAR/Seymour) requests before hearing a DOTD presentation. The first item, Caddo Parish’s proposed $9.6 million pickleball park in Southeast Shreveport, drew the most debate. Members questioned whether a pickleball complex was sufficiently complex or time-sensitive to justify CMAR, whether the location was accessible to residents without cars, and whether the process could disadvantage public bidding and minority contractors. The House initially voted to deny the request, but later reconsidered and approved it after discussion about the statute and the committee’s past practice. The committee also heard a brief procedural discussion about whether the statutory factors for CMAR are exhaustive and whether future reforms may be considered in the next session. The committee then approved several other CMAR projects with little or no opposition. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office received approval for an indoor shooting range, with testimony emphasizing specialized ventilation, lead control, bullet protection, and other technical requirements. Calcasieu Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2 received approval for a pump station rehab/replacement project serving a large portion of Lake Charles and critical public facilities, with members citing the need to maintain drainage operations during weather events. St. Tammany Parish Hospital District No. 2’s Slidell Memorial Hospital emergency department expansion was approved based on the complexity of adding beds and renovating an operating ED, and St. Charles Parish Hospital’s entry registration/PACU renovation was also approved, with members noting the hospital exception to the CMAR threshold. The Port of Vinton dock project in Calcasieu Parish was approved as well, with testimony stressing a tight delivery schedule tied to an LED project and the need to keep port operations running during construction. After the Caddo Parish item was reconsidered, the committee recessed briefly and then adjourned the CMAR portion of the meeting to move on to the DOTD presentation.

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• middle-class families who are increasingly facing economic pressures, home ownership pressures, or housing
• their full cost of attendance, including tuition and fees and their living expenses such as food, housing
• their full cost of attendance, including tuition and fees and their living expenses such as food, housing
• based on total cost of attendance, which includes not just tuition and fees but other expenses like housing
• economy in the world, that we should be making provisions at least to attempt to provide permanent housing

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• Thank you to Local 326 USW in the House.
• That our in-house staff should be completing, but we can't because our systems don't allow us to have
• One of my other questions is: California has been trying to make or encourage investment in housing.
• Most recently, the Governor talking about innovation housing or, if you want to say modular housing or
• 3D, I don't see any type of housing on here.

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Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Committee: House Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

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Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

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Committee: House Municipal and County Government

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Committee: House Education Funding

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Committee: House Transportation

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Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

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Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• number 10 about people's community control of modern technology, in the same point as land, bread, housing
• As principal deputy chief technology officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• As principal deputy chief technology officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• And then finally, because much of our physical world—how many of you have gone to a friend's house and
• It requires a two-thirds majority of both houses of the legislature in order to prevail over the truth

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In 2025, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and activist Charlie Kirk were both murdered.
• Poverty, housing instability, untreated stress, and lack of access to resources are too often mistaken
• I was present at the immigration raid at the Glass House Farms facility outside of Camarillo on July
• I was tear-gassed three times while peacefully observing alongside family members of Glass House workers
• Reimbursement for four years of housing. And with that, those are my comments this afternoon.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm Abigail Chaston with the House Fiscal Division. Good morning.
• At least 75-plus poultry houses were destroyed. But we're trying to get...
• At least 75-plus poultry houses were destroyed.
• But in many cases, if you lost those poultry houses, the average poultry house now is about $400,000,
• So, one, we need the housing industry to move forward.

Committee: House Appropriations

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