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• President, I have the honor to announce the passage by the House the following House Files herewith transmitted
• : House File Numbers 2169 and 3379.
• The House files have been given their first reading and referred as indicated.
• The secretary will read the House file numbers. >> House file numbers 3556 and 3615. >> The House files
• >> House file numbers 3556 and 3615. >> House file numbers 3556 and 3615.

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• It’s House Bill 571.
• me back over to the House.
• This is on House Bill 215. 215, we'll go in order. Okay. This is on House Bill 215.
• House Bill 226. This is a bill... House Bill 226.
• You file for a conference.

Committee: Senate Judiciary A

Summary: The Senate Judiciary A Committee met on May 5, 2026, with five members present and adopted the April 28 minutes. The committee then heard and favorably reported several measures, including HCR 31, which asks the Louisiana Law Institute to study replacing or clarifying the term “foreign” in state law; HB 263, allowing the 14th JDC magistrate judge to handle certain specialty court felony matters; HB 299, clarifying paper filing rules for jury bonds and related payment issues; HB 535, simplifying hospital-based acknowledgments of paternity by removing the two-witness requirement while keeping notarization; HB 571, codifying the 19th JDC’s complex litigation section program; and HB 538, increasing the East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court fee cap from $15 to $75 to help offset court costs. The committee also reported HB 215, raising the small succession affidavit threshold from $125,000 to $200,000, and HB 226, adding a 10.1 conference requirement before requests for admissions are deemed admitted, with discussion about discovery fairness and default judgment exceptions. The committee also took up HB 324, which makes judicial stipend increases permanent and adds a 2.7% salary increase for judges effective July 1, 2027; an amendment restoring the second year of the COLA was adopted, and the bill was reported with amendments. HB 1043, raising the jurisdictional amount in Jefferson Parish first and second parish courts, was amended to increase the amount from $35,000 to $50,000 and then reported with amendments. HCR 6, directing the Law Institute to study forced heirship and disinherison issues, was amended to add reporting language and related Civil Code references and then reported with amendments. HB 1006, changing summary judgment deadlines to give opponents more time to respond, was amended and reported by a 3-2 vote after roll call. Two more substantive bills drew extended debate. HB 1239 would strengthen the presumption that parents share physical custody equally unless a court finds that arrangement infeasible or not in the child’s best interest; supporters framed it as a parental-rights measure, while an attorney in opposition warned it would increase litigation, reduce stability for children, and be used as leverage in child support disputes. Despite the opposition, the committee reported the bill favorably. HB 190, as amended, would create a duty of reasonable care for certain software/app providers toward minors and require expert testimony, while excluding manufacturers; supporters said it was aimed at protecting children from harmful platform design, but opponents argued the proposal was unnecessary because existing tort law already covers negligence and warned it could create new causes of action and uncertainty over whether software is a “product.” The committee heard testimony from the Louisiana State Law Institute, the sponsor, and outside witnesses, but the transcript ends before final action on HB 190 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• The secretary will read the House file number. House File 2184.
• a second give house the house file a second reading.<00:12:09.279><c> House</c><00:12:09.600><c> file
• House file number 1662. reading. House file number 1662.
• </c> we will begin with House File 1355. we will begin with House File 1355.
• /c> take the role on House File 30 1355 as take the role on House File 30 1355 as amended.

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• Pass and retain on file items four, five, six. That brings us to file item number seven.
• We're gonna pass and retain on file item number 20. That brings us to file item number 20.
• That is going to bring us to Senate Bill third reading file, file item number 23.
• Pass and retain on file items 54 all the way through file item 72.
• House Resolution 54. Ayes 69, noes 0. House Resolution 59, noes 0. House Resolution 60.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a long consent and concurrence calendar. Early procedural actions included returning AB 1308 to the Senate, rescinding prior action on SB 863, and later taking up additional items that had been passed temporarily. The chamber also heard several guest introductions recognizing a young dance champion, district staff, and an intern, along with announcements about peaches gifted to members and reminders to secure floor managers for Senate bills. The floor then considered a series of concurrence items and resolutions on topics including water infrastructure (AB 580), telehealth access (AB 688), insurance (AB 815), housing approvals and ADU enforcement (AB 920, SB 9, SB 543), environmental quality (AB 1139), immigration and temporary protected status (AJR 8), federal education policy and IDEA funding (AJR 19), Deaf Awareness Month (ACR 112), and Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid cuts (AJR 3). Most measures passed with little or no opposition; AJR 8 drew debate over TPS and immigration policy and was adopted 49-7, while AJR 19 passed 53-2 and ACR 112 was adopted by voice vote. The Assembly also passed several Senate bills on criminal procedure, local government, retirement, taxation, community colleges, public health, public employment, alcohol licensing, fairgrounds compensation, and the Delta Reform Act, among others. Notable contested items included SB 301 on retirement contract restrictions, which drew criticism over pension costs but passed 56-2, and SB 276 on regulating resale of stolen goods in San Francisco, which passed 57-1 despite concerns about added permitting and criminal penalties. Urgency measures SB 227 and SB 276 both cleared the required threshold, and SB 395, SB 650, SB 493, and SB 8 also passed with strong margins. The session ended with adjournments in memory honoring former Assembly clerk Lawrence Merman, Jeff Brady, Fran Urcini, and Alejandro Luna, followed by adoption of the consent calendar and adjournment until the next morning.

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• Senate file number one, file number one.
• </c> Senate file number 17. Senate file number 17.
• </c> now report Senate file number 18. now report Senate file number 18.
• on Senate File 17.
• </c> File Nine for final passage. File Nine for final passage.

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• Seeing none, we will move to consideration of the daily file. Second reading, file items.
• We will now move to file item 84, SCR 173. We will now move to file item 84, SCR 173.
• I bought the house as is.
• We will now move to file item 222. We will now move to file item 222, SB 881.
• We will now move to file item 152, SB 1445. Senator Bill. File item 152, SB 1445.

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• Members, we're going to pass and retain on file items three through file item eight.
• We're going to pass and retain on file item number 23. Brings us to file item.
• Pass temporarily on file item 31, pass and retain on file items 32 and 33.
• We're going to pass and retain on file item 60, 61, 62, that gets us to file item 63.
• We're going to pass and retain on file items 82, 83, that gets us to file item.

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• The House will please come to order.
• Housing Gallery, please rise for prayer.
• Now, the tax filing season is set to begin. Pre-filing can already happen electronically.
• House Bill 2153.
• The House will come to order.

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• House File Number 2027, second reading. House File Number 22, second reading.
• Introduction of first reading of House Files 38. First reading of House Files 3080-3115.
• Is House File 1355.
• I am very proud to bring you House File 1354.
• To the following House file: House File number 1058. Motions and resolutions.

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• ; File Item 3, AB 346, Wynn; File Item 10, AB 777, with amendments, Celeste Rodriguez; File Item 11,
• File Item 11, AB 798, Calderon. File Item 12, AB 896, Elhawary. File Item 15, AB 1099, Brian.
• File item number 4. File item number 5, AB 495.
• It is file item 21, AB 1318, Bonta. File item 22. It is file item 21, AB 1318, Bonta.
• File Item 21, AB 42. File Item 21, AB 1. Final vote, 7 to 6 to 0. File Item 21, AB 1318.

Summary: The committee heard a series of child care, social services, immigrant support, disability services, and language access bills, with many measures drawing strong support and no opposition. Early in the hearing, AB 450 proposed a Department of Aging task force to study and recommend policies for undocumented adults age 55 and older; AB 593 would let CDSS identify data-sharing opportunities to improve CalFresh administration and participation; and AB 904 would clarify child care subsidy eligibility so families do not lose care during pregnancy leave, family leave, caregiving, or job search periods. All three were presented as ways to reduce barriers and improve access to essential services, and AB 904 was moved out on a 1-0 call after support testimony from child care advocates and a member of the public. AB 617, which would expand and standardize respite care access for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by requiring licensing and registry participation, drew both support and significant opposition from respite providers and disability service organizations concerned about added regulation, cost, and possible delays; the author said she would continue working with opponents, and the bill was moved out on a 2-0 call. The committee also heard AB 1220, which would require regional centers to document denials, notices of action, and appeals in individual program plans and include that data in annual reports to improve transparency and equity in developmental services. The bill drew extensive public support from parents, advocates, and disability organizations, with no opposition, and passed 5-0. AB 752 would make child care centers by right in certain residential zones when co-located with multifamily housing or institutional uses, and supporters argued it would reduce zoning barriers and help expand child care capacity; it also passed 5-0. AB 1242 would create a CalHHS language access director, require human review of machine translation, and improve language coverage determinations for state and local agencies; supporters emphasized health equity and the need for better access for limited-English communities, and the bill was moved out on a 4-0 call. Later, AB 548 would continue and expand the Asylee and Vulnerable Non-Citizen Program, which provides case management and integration services for asylees and certain visa holders; supporters said the program had been effective but had run out of funding, and the bill passed 4-0. AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, would strengthen family safety planning for immigrant families, standardize acceptance of caregiver authorization affidavits, and create a joint guardianship process for temporary separations; testimony focused on fear of family separation and the need for clear school and medical procedures, and the bill passed 4-0. AB 1357 would exclude guaranteed income payments from being counted as income for state public assistance eligibility, with supporters arguing it would prevent recipients from falling off the “benefits cliff”; it passed 4-1. Finally, AB 1201, the Reunity Act, was introduced to require individualized court assessments before denying reunification services to parents with certain violent felony convictions after a five-year period, with the author and a witness describing the bill as a trauma-informed approach to family reunification.

Transcript Highlights:

• President, I have the honor to announce the passage by the House of the following House files herewith
• transmitted: House File Numbers 124, 129, and 286, signed Patrick Duffy Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of
• 29.120><c> with</c><00:06:29.280><c> trans</c> following house files here with trans following house
• files here with trans admitted<00:06:30.400><c> house</c><00:06:30.599><c> file</c><00:06:30.840><c>
• file numbers 124 129 and admitted house file numbers 124 129 and 286<00:06:34.360><c> signed</c><00:

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• </c><00:07:23.840><c> File</c> precedent the end result of house File precedent the end result of house
• </c><00:10:05.200><c> change</c> entails house File 13 does not change entails house File 13 does not
• I rise today in strong support of House File 13.
• I move that House File 13 be laid on the table.
• </c><00:53:21.799><c> file</c> today is house file today is house file 123<00:53:24.319><c> the</c><00

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• We do now, and so I will move House File 2233.
• Yes, House File 1524 is laid over. The next bill on our agenda is House File 1893.
• We have House File... ...1396.
• House File 3022 is next on our agenda.
• House File 2412 is laid over.

Bills: HF2233 , HF1524 , HF1893 , HF1396 , HF2456 , HF2959 , HF2300 , HF2412 , HF3022 , HF2825 , HF1862 , HF1373 , HF1039 , HF3070

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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• </c><00:03:06.879><c> file</c> us today is house file us today is house file 2274<00:03:09.360><c> um
• </c><00:04:39.720><c> file</c> adopted and um house file adopted and um house file 2274<00:04:41.759>
• </c> Provisions in house file 2274 that were Provisions in house file 2274 that were part<00:31:14.320
• Next up is House File 1932. This is another Gomez bill.
• ><c> file</c> over um next up is house file over um next up is house file 1932<00:58:54.799><c> um</c

Bills: HF2274 , HF1932

Committee: House Taxes

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• House file files here with transmitted.
• Senator Dames to House to House File Senator Dames to House to House File 1412<02:03:46.080><c> as</c
• ><c> number</c> on House File number on House File number 747?
• Members, we're on House File 129. Any discussion on House File 129?
• on House File discussion on House File 1346?

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• The DE2 to House File 1837 is now open for discussion.
• And we are whipping right along with House File up next.
• So House File 361, as amended, is moved to Ways and Means.
• All right, we will move on to House File 501.
• I am here today to speak in support of House File 501.

Bills: HF1837 , HF361 , HF2725 , HF2566 , HF2744 , HF1685 , HF501 , HF1889 , HF1389

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

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• House File 2783 as amended to be before House File 2783 as amended to be before the<00:01:09.600><c>
• </c><00:06:51.520><c> file</c> um move the house file um move the house file 2783<00:06:53.600><c> as
• Now, House File 2783 is amended. the A2 uh amendment to House File the A2 uh amendment to House File
• Now, House File 2783 is have it.
• And with that,<00:14:49.279><c> House</c><00:14:49.600><c> File</c> that, House File that, House File

Bills: HF2783

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• Okay, we're going to go back in our concurrence file to file item number 15, file item 15.
• File item 101, file item 101. That's SB 1408. File item 101.
• Okay, without objection, we'll be moving to supplemental file two, file item 401. File item 401.
• File item 405 is passed and retained on file. File item 406 is AB 1595 by Assembly Member Schultz.
• housing.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a lengthy consent and concurrence calendar. Early actions included adopting the consent calendar, approving a rule waiver to allow floor amendments on several Senate bills, and re-referring a few bills to committees. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for the father of Assembly Member Stephanie and for Thomas Dennis Moore, with family present for both tributes. On the floor file, members approved or concurred in a wide range of measures. Notable bills included SB 1247 on minors’ online exploitation and removal of material when they reach adulthood; SB 1223 requiring competitive bidding at state and county fairs; SB 1238 adding disclosures and duties for HOA managers; SB 983 creating a Port of San Diego job-order contracting pilot; SB 959 addressing school funding during wildfire smoke days; SB 1443, an education omnibus cleanup bill; and SB 802 creating a Sacramento County homelessness joint powers authority, which drew extensive debate over Housing First, treatment, accountability, and local coordination. SB 923 strengthened privacy deletion rights, and AB 1267 set 18 as the minimum age for marriage, drawing broad bipartisan support and emotional testimony from survivors and advocates. The concurrence file then moved through many Assembly bills, most of them technical, support, or cleanup measures, with votes largely in favor. These included bills on Medi-Cal, youth athletics, digital financial assets, jail administration, health care prior authorization, fish and wildlife, elections, emergency services, pupil safety, employment, victim rights, attorney discipline, emergency medical response, seed program funding, naloxone training, child care facilities, cannabis, and dual language immersion coordination. Several bills were passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a few drew some opposition, including AB 801 on fair lending examinations, AB 1661 on oil-field community assistance, AB 2161 on Medi-Cal work requirement implementation, and AB 2230 on child care facilities. The chamber also adopted multiple Senate amendments and continued a number of items to later consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• Those are file item 8, SB 1205; file item 9, SB 1274; file item 11, SB 1055; file item 15, SB 1170; and
• , file item 9, SB 1274, file item 11, SB 1055, file item 15, SB 1170.
• The consent calendar consists of file item 8, SB 1205; file item 9, SB 1274; file item 11, SB 1055; file
• File item 9, SB 1274; file item 11, SB 1055; file item 15, SB 1170; file item 17, SB 1438.
• 1274; file item 11, SB 1055; file item 15, SB 1170; and file item 17, SB 1438.

Committee: Senate Local Government

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• House File 1224 is placed in the General Register.
• Our next bill is Chair Stevenson's House File 1615, and Representative Stevenson moves House File 1615
• </c> oppose nay the motion prevails house oppose nay the motion prevails house file<00:04:39.280><c>
• </c><00:20:35.440><c> is</c> prevails house file 2304 as amended is prevails house file 2304 as amended
• house file 24 I'm let me say that again house file 24 I'm dyslexic<00:20:42.120><c> just</c><00:20:42.240

Bills: HF1224 , HF1615 , HF2403

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy