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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House of Representitives Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen and members of this legislative body, and ladies and gentlemen of
- We ask you, Lord, to help us to approach and discuss and debate with humility and to open our hearts.
- And to discuss and debate with humility, and to open our hearts and clear our minds.
- The North Shore is attracting top talent and investment from the business community.
- The North Shore is attracting top talent and investment from the business community.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum present and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then used personal privilege remarks to honor a number of individuals and groups, including a moment of silence for Representative Wright’s uncle, Korean War veteran Melvin Truche, and a tribute to former Speaker Joe R. Sauter through House Resolution 4. Speakers described Sauter as a humble, faith-centered public servant and asked for a moment of silence and applause in his memory. The chamber also recognized the Louisiana Federal Directors Association, celebrated Representative Bagley’s mother’s 96th birthday, and welcomed Miss Natchitoches City of Lights and the North Shore Focus group.
The House received Senate messages on SCR 4, SCR 7, and SCR 8, which would commemorate St. Patrick’s Day and designate Capitol recognition days for the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival and the Meat and Oyster Festival; all were laid over. The House also received and laid over several new measures, including resolutions on the death of Reverend Dr. William J. Shaw, voter identification and election integrity, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day, a study of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, and support for eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. A new House bill was introduced to create the Regency Park Townhomes Crime Prevention Security District, and another to appropriate funds for consent judgments.
Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including House Resolution 10 designating Funeral Director’s Day, House Resolution 11 commending the crew of Eve on its 40th anniversary, House Resolution 12 recognizing Nurse Practitioner Day, House Resolution 13 on Dorothy Prevost, and House Concurrent Resolution 13 commending Crime Stoppers of Greater New Orleans. Committee reports were also received on a number of bills, including transportation and civil law measures, many involving highway and bridge designations such as memorial highways for Speaker Joe Sauter, Eugene Washington, Trevor Avenue, and others. The House also noted upcoming committee meetings, an open interim emergency board ballot deadline, and adjourned without objection until Monday at 3:00 p.m.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House of Representitives Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And ladies and gentlemen of the public, you're welcome here today.
- We ask you, Lord, to help us to approach and discuss and debate with humility and to open our hearts.
- And to discuss and debate with humility and to open our hearts and clear our minds.
- The North Shore is attracting top talent and investment from the business community.
- The North Shore is attracting top talent and investment from the business community.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of personal privileges and ceremonial recognitions. Members offered remarks honoring Representative Wright’s uncle, a Korean War veteran, and presented House Resolution 4 honoring former Speaker Joe R. Sauter, with several members and family members speaking about his service, humility, faith, and character. The chamber also recognized the Louisiana Federal Directors Association, celebrated Representative Bagley’s mother’s 96th birthday, welcomed Miss Natchitoches City of Lights, and later welcomed the North Shore Focus group at the Capitol.
The House received Senate messages on SCR 4, SCR 7, and SCR 8, all of which lay over, and enrolled H.R. 4 through 8. Members introduced several new measures, including resolutions on the death of Reverend Dr. William J. Shaw, support for a federal voter ID measure, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day, a study of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, and support for eliminating the U.S. Department of Education; these were assigned numbers and lay over. The chamber also adopted, without objection, several resolutions already on the floor, including H.R. 10 recognizing Funeral Director’s Day, H.R. 11 honoring the crew of Eve’s 40th anniversary, H.R. 12 for Nurse Practitioner Day, H.R. 13 on Dorothy Prevost, and H.C.R. 13 honoring Crime Stoppers of Greater New Orleans.
Committee reports and bill referrals were then taken up. New bills included a crime prevention and security district in Arlene’s Parish and consent-judgment appropriation measures. The House also received numerous committee reports, mostly favorable or with amendments, on bills dealing with court jurisdiction, child relocation, highway and bridge memorial designations, software standards of care, harmful material to minors, and ferry terminal naming. Several of these were ordered engrossed or had amendments adopted. The session ended with announcements about upcoming committee meetings, a reminder about interim emergency board ballots, and a motion to adjourn until Monday at 3:00 p.m., which passed without objection.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 05:40 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And it wasn't just my legacy; it was the men and women that I led and allowed them to rise up and do
- And it wasn't just my legacy, it was the men and women that I led and allowed them to rise up and do
- And on and on and on.
- And there was a situation where the county commissioners had approved some funds to be spent that was
- And what that means is when a bigger, better funded plaintiff, plaintiff...
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 02:05 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And there's just this constant flow of more and more requirements.
- And while I appreciate the hard work that has gone into this policy and I understand and recognize that
- You don't know if they're cold, they're hungry, they're hurt, and that goes on and on and on until they're
- You don't know if they're cold, they're hungry, they're hurt, and that goes on and on and on until they're
- And what I ended up finding, and it was explained, is that if there's a crime that happens and you report
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They've been shot at and fired at and yelled at and screamed at by so many different directions.
- Clerk will read: An act relating to modifying certain funding and exemptions.
- The title of the bill is an act relating to modifying certain funding and exemptions related to providing
- The amendment does not modify funding and exemptions related to providing and maintaining affordable
- And I believe that our funds should be primarily focused on That our funds should be primarily focused
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And without a cap and an ever-growing expansion of this fee, having it go higher and higher every year
- The Speaker therefore finds and rules that the amendment is beyond the scope and object and title of
- You can't just throw an RV and a boat and a bunch of storage and a chicken coop between, say, the edge
- State and have an earthquake happen and something happened to that rail line.
- to be updated with weights and measures, and it is not E-85.
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
Summary:
The House received a Senate message announcing passage of Substitute House Bill 1570 and then moved several bills from Rules to the second reading calendar, including Substitute Senate Bill 5242 on anaphylaxis medications in schools and Senate Bill 6132 on Inland Port District debt. The chamber then took up a series of bills, beginning with Senate Bill 5988 on Department of Health accreditation fee authority for opioid treatment programs. An amendment to cap the fee at $17,000 was debated at length but failed, and a separate amendment was ruled beyond the scope of the bill. Senate Bill 5988 then passed 62-34.
The House next considered Substitute Senate Bill 6309 on enhanced municipal permitting tools for high-capacity transit projects. Several amendments were offered to require written consent from abutting property owners, preserve setback and seismic/critical-area protections, and add transparency provisions, but the scope challenge to the transparency amendment was sustained and the other amendments failed. Supporters argued the bill would streamline permitting for Sound Transit and reduce taxpayer costs; opponents said it gave a large transit authority too much discretion and weakened property-rights and land-use protections. The bill passed 56-38. The House also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5886 on personality rights and digital likeness protections, and Senate Bill 6136 on workers’ compensation transparency, both with strong bipartisan support.
After caucuses and a rule suspension to work past 10 p.m., the House took up additional second-reading bills. It passed Substitute Senate Bill 6034 to codify the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs, Gross Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on prior authorization and AI in health care, Substitute Senate Bill 6248 creating the Washington Travel Insurance Act, Substitute Senate Bill 5720 on uniform consumer debt default judgments, Senate Bill 5995 on port modernization funding with labor-related concerns, and Senate Bill 6103 affecting rural hospitals and enrollment status subject to appropriation. Later, the House passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110 on e-motorcycle regulation, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5156 allowing smaller elevators in some housing, Substitute Senate Bill 6269 updating motor fuel definitions to include hydrogen, Substitute Senate Bill 6189 extending time for Thurston County to pursue an aquatics public facilities district, and Senate Bill 6134 requiring unemployment applicants to acknowledge repayment if retroactive union pay is received. Most bills passed with large majorities, though some drew dissent over labor, property rights, transit governance, or regulatory scope.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- They are both publicly funded, but charters are privately operated, and that was by design, to sort of
- And our concern, this policy has to do with non-funded intervals and leaves schools in a circumstance
- And our concern, this policy has to do with non-funded intervals and leaves schools in a circumstance
- And we are moving; we consolidated two of the funds, so with that, I appreciate your support.
- consisting of legislative appropriations and distributions from the permanent state school fund.
Bills:
SB1004 , SB1424 , SB1497 , SB1507 , SB1572 , SB1684 , SB1711 , SB1741 , SB1754 , SB1763 , SB1798 , SCR1012 , SCR1041 , SCR1051
Keywords:
sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- This amendment just changes the fund language that is currently in the bill and amends it to include
- fund, and provides for the money to be appropriated to the Louisiana Department of Education.
- I appreciate that this is for those teachers, and I certainly hope we can find the funding for it.
- I'm here today to urgently request your fiscal support and full funding for Senate Bill 155.
- support and a yes vote to fund SB 155.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
registrar of voters, parish registrar, chief deputy registrar, confidential assistant, election administration, elections, salary schedule, compensation, merit evaluation, population-based pay, census-based pay, Department of State, Secretary of State, State Board of Election Supervisors, redistricting, senate districts, Senate District 33, Senate District 34, Senate District 35, precincts
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Investing in People / Supporting Small Businesses / New Senator Elected May 4th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, you have to have the funds in order to get access to some of those professional services, and so
- Um we those funding goes out to our nonprofits and our local governments to work with small businesses
- Uh, you have to have the funds in order to get access to some of those professional services, and so
- Uh, you have to have the funds in order to get access to some of those professional services, and so
- And I would rather fund volunteer.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr-Sub-Public Safety and Judiciary 2ND REVISED Afternoon Session Jan 28th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Oklahoma is definitely a hotbed with I-35, I-40, and I-44.
- There are only 3 certified bomb squads in the entire Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and us.
- now to help fund this academy, so we'll fund it with outside money, savings that we've done, and old
- When we go to these events like Oklahoma, and we have 10,000 people and we're giving citations, I've
- , the revolving fund.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee REVISED: Meeting room changed to House rm 450 May 13th, 2026
Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee (LEAD)
Transcript Highlights:
- And he said, yes, this is something we see in Oklahoma.
- Why has Oklahoma been winning over and over again in commerce in recent years?
- So you can see, for example, there's an airplane icon that covers northeast Oklahoma and central Oklahoma
- We're part of the executive office, and so we do at your will, which is the best for Oklahoma.
- in the state, that we can attract those associations and then build from there.
Summary:
The LEAD Committee met with the Department of Commerce to review a high-level strategic plan for Oklahoma economic development. Commerce Director Bud presented a plan centered on the state’s competitive advantages: central location and logistics, low cost of doing business, energy availability, labor force, tax environment, and partnerships with tribes, local communities, universities, and workforce organizations. He said the agency must focus on industries where Oklahoma has a “right to win,” identifying aerospace and defense, energy, agribusiness, manufacturing, and cybersecurity as priority sectors, with other sectors such as transportation logistics, automotive, finance/shared services, federal offices, bioscience, and broader IT treated as secondary or longer-term opportunities.
Members asked about workforce, entrepreneurship, infrastructure, incentives, research and development, housing, and how Commerce should stay focused on its core mission. Commerce said CareerTech remains a major asset, but the state needs better coordination among agencies, universities, and workforce partners. Officials also said entrepreneurship should be encouraged within target industries, infrastructure readiness should be mapped and aligned to industry needs, and incentives should be evaluated against total cost of operations rather than compared only on percentage terms. They noted that the Incentive Evaluation Commission is comparing Oklahoma’s incentives with other states and that closing deals begins early, with the right people and partners involved from the start.
The discussion also emphasized the need for stronger statewide marketing, better use of regional development staff, more robust research/data capabilities, and a stronger international strategy. Legislators raised concerns about Commerce being tasked with programs outside its core mission, and Commerce said it must administer those programs unless the Legislature changes the law, though it would like to streamline and reallocate resources where possible. The meeting ended with broad support for the strategic direction, appreciation for Commerce’s work on recent projects, and adjournment without any formal vote or action taken.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, in lieu of reducing a city or town's general fund property tax levy, the maximum statutory tax
- He said cities have struggled for decades to fund fire departments and keep up with growing 911 demand
- He asked the committee to pass the bill and give cities an option to fund this essential service.
- Last year, state and federal cuts and worsening fund splits meant the University of Washington slashed
- This bill was funded in the governor's budget, and there are no amendments.
Bills:
SB6194 , SB5963 , SB5909 , SB5826 , SB5988 , SB5872 , SB5879 , SB5834 , SB5835 , SB5905 , SB5832 , SB6177 , SB5970 , SB5994 , SB6047 , SB5647
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
SB 6194, Washington Medicaid, medical assistance, fee-for-service, managed care, rural hospital, Indian reservation, tribal hospital, federally recognized Indian reservation, Indian Health, hospital reimbursement, Medicaid payments, inpatient services, outpatient services, psychiatric unit, health care access, rural health, tribal health, safety-net hospital, RCW 74.09
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Texas Ethics Commission Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And I have signed and will present to Amanda Taylor the settlement agreement.
- Commissioner: I know that Commissioner Strahm and I teach on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- And I think it was, you know, a one and four that you all cited in that. Mr.
- And there's only three? Staff Member: There's only three. And who's present is it?
- And, just with everything that goes on, I miss the notification and did...
Summary:
The Texas Ethics Commission convened at 9:03 a.m. and held an executive session, reconvening at 10:18 a.m. During the meeting, the Commission approved a settlement agreement with Michael Quinn Sullivan, ending ongoing litigation. The agreement involved Sullivan dropping his legal challenges regarding a civil penalty previously imposed by the Commission. The Commission also announced personnel changes, including the departure of the director of enforcement, Marie Prim, and the appointment of Jordan Hun as interim director.
The Commission discussed outside counsel contracts, approving the addition of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta LLP to their pool of qualified vendors. They scheduled their next meeting for September 23rd and approved minutes from previous meetings. The agenda included several rulemaking items, with three rules adopted and five proposed for publication in the Texas Register. Notably, amendments to Chapter 20 regarding reporting contributions and expenditures were approved, as well as changes to lobbyist registration thresholds in Chapter 34, which were proposed for publication.
The Commission also addressed advisory opinions, adopting several, including one regarding political advertising by charter schools and another concerning the revolving door prohibition for former state employees. Appeals for administrative waivers and reductions of fines were considered, with several fines waived or reduced based on individual circumstances. Lastly, the Commission discussed policies related to alternative dispute resolution and clarified responsibilities between the Commission and staff, concluding the meeting at 11:15 a.m.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses May 7th, 2026
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
Transcript Highlights:
- And having this conversation will isolate those gaps, fund those gaps, and have outcomes that will strengthen
- , and federal funding.
- the chief of program and evaluation at the new commonwealth racial equity and social justice fund I'm
- neighborhood development, and we're all in funding from this joint...
- funds, donations, gifts, and that kind of stuff.
Keywords:
ENOUGH Act, ENOUGH fund, anti-poverty, poverty reduction, community development, place-based grants, distressed neighborhoods, economic mobility, housing and livable communities, community schools, cradle-to-career, child poverty, intergenerational poverty, social services, workforce development, education equity, public health, behavioral health, mental health, affordable housing
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Mar 3rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- a major source of funding for capital investments across MassDOT and the MBTA.
- This is the last year of funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and Congress has begun
- the proposal for funding and financing with additional context from ANF.
- For that reason, both the overall funding and Funding is vital to small communities like ours.
- For that reason, both the overall funding increase and the road-miles-based portion of the funding is
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Transportation
Keywords:
transportation bond bill, municipal roads, municipal bridges, Chapter 90, road aid, highway funding, bridge repair, pavement, MassDOT, MBTA, rail reliability, commuter rail locomotives, Fair Share surtax, Commonwealth Transportation Fund, infrastructure financing, bond authorization, deferred maintenance, climate resilience, parkways, DCR
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Start time changed to 12:00 PM for Oklahoma State Department of Education
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- First, the average compensation in the state of Oklahoma, and then secondly, the first-year teaching.
- You You can see local and state funding provide the lion's share of state, roughly 60% of that, and then
- Public school activities are funded at $125 million and I'll give you the details of those on the next
- So As I wrap up here and think about being at the gas pump and how Oklahoma can improve, I like to use
- We fund the formula and the dollar slow through there, and we try to give a lot of discretion.
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And through rapid innovation and thanks to our ludicrously talented team of professionals at Workforce
- We have highly regulated funding streams and we make grants so that we have that knowledge, and the premise
- And then there was expiration of funding from the U.S.
- and the Housing Trust Fund and what you've appropriated.
- And as you know, we have very strong oversight with the board and our oversight committee and the funding
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Stay-or-pay provisions in employment contracts 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They include anything from relocation agreements and sign-on bonuses to retention bonuses and tuition
- Right now, our members compete nationally and globally for talent to attract workers, especially into
- and retain the best talent here in Minnesota.
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OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also a licensed professional counselor and LADc in Oklahoma, which reflects my clinical competence
- every year that there's more Oklahoma students coming to the University of Oklahoma and 3, we need to
- the Dallas metroplex and bring them to Oklahoma educate them with an Oklahoma education and the Oklahoma
- City, Tulsa, and rural Oklahoma around that would spin off into more jobs.
- Then the state of Oklahoma would treat that like a tax credit and would pay that tuition bill.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Keywords:
emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 25-after Call of the Chair Mar 16th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Meet each and every need that they have and through them bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home,
- Meet each and every need that they have and through them bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home
- The state of Oklahoma holds our veterans in the highest esteem and appreciates the sacrifices and contributions
- 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma Insurance Code.
- It sets up a revolving fund.
Bills:
HR1038 , HB3263 , HB3127 , HB2997 , HB3115 , HB2123 , HB3587 , HB3028 , HB2035 , HB3369 , HB3620 , HB3621 , HB3622 , HB3624 , HB3175 , HB3173 , HB3178 , HB1979 , HB4476
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the pledge, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Major General (ret.) Tony L. Wright, Doctor of the Day Dr. Jeanette Kelly, Capitol Day students, Girl Scouts, and family members of legislators. Members also adopted House Resolution 1038 honoring the Oklahoma Youth Expo and its agricultural education and scholarship impact, including recognition of top ag mechanics exhibitors.
The chamber then considered and passed several bills, including HB 3263 designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom; HB 315 setting qualifications and a term limit for the Department of Corrections director; HB 2123 revising authorization for an Arkansas River bridge project near Bigsby; HB 3587 allowing court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment; HB 3028 allowing career techs in public schools to pass along credit card surcharges; HB 2035 clarifying transportation protection agreements related to funeral services; HB 3369 allowing food trucks to use two fire extinguishers and training in lieu of an automatic suppression system; and a series of census-related bills creating a census count committee, reestablishing a state data center function, and updating Commerce technology for census address work. The House also passed HB 3624 to standardize county boundary mapping, HB 3175 creating an Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 3173 allowing repurposing of orphaned and abandoned wells for geothermal or energy storage uses, and HB 4476 creating a revolving-fund rebate program to help smaller communities compete for music events and tourism.
Two measures failed on final passage: HB 3178, which would have created a standard depreciation table for county assessors to value farm equipment, and HB 1979, which would have created an Early Childhood Task Force. In both cases, members later served notice of intent to reconsider the failed votes. The House also reconsidered and passed previously failed motions on HB 3127 and HB 2997. Most bills that reached final passage were approved by recorded vote, with HB 3178 failing 43-45 and HB 1979 failing 46-43. The House adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.