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• I recognize the Rules Chair for a motion. Mr.
• Show HB 5203E referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
• Show HB 5207E referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
• Show HB 5403E referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
• Madam Rules Chair, you'll recognize again.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Chairman, members of the committee.
• Yes, motion on the committee sub. Okay, we'll have a motion on the committee sub. Second.
• </c> have a motion on the committee sub. have a motion on the committee sub. Second.
• There was a court ruling, a federal court ruling in Ohio this week that would allow states to regulate
• So, that that's what this is rules.

Committee: House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Keywords: 00:00 CALL TO ORDER 00:05 ROLL CALL 01:03 HB 566 DISCUSSION 03:05 HB 566 VOTE 05:10 HB 885 DISCUSSION 08:03 HB 885 VOTE 09:55 HB 904 DISCUSSION 33:10 HB 904 VOTE 34:28 ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

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• Committee, come on. Good afternoon. What bill are we working on? Good afternoon.
• I'm waiting on the next committee. Lucky you. I want to be first on the next committee.
• Thank you, committee. Thank you. Yes, thank you so much, Mr. Chairman and committee members.
• I'll get you on that committee. All right, the board is clear.
• Committee on Airport Construction and Development Party program.

Summary: The committee met with four members present and approved the May 7, 2026 minutes. It then considered a series of transportation, motor vehicle, aviation, port, and memorial designation bills. Several measures were reported favorably, including HB 1086 on electronic titling and digital title transfers, HB 745 extending special tandem load permits, HB 1175 updating the definition of aerospace, HB 1108 creating a Homeschool Proud license plate, HB 722 changing reinstatement procedures so certain suspended licenses are restored once fees are paid, HB 1024 creating a Louisiana Democratic Party license plate, HB 1173 giving drivers on reinstatement payment plans a three-month grace period before late fees apply, and HB 98 imposing a $25 annual royalty fee on a retired legislators’ plate to help restore the Pentagon Barracks. HB 487, dealing with red-light overtaking and an added fine, and HB 1032, a technical cleanup bill aligning DWI/drug-impairment language, were also reported favorably. HB 1050, a CDL cleanup bill that adjusts age and testing provisions and removes outdated vision-waiver language, and HB 1192, creating a Louisiana Dental Hygienist Association plate, were approved as well. HB 989, which would have raised public license tag agent convenience fees, was supported by private tag agents but drew questions about fee parity and business impacts; it was reported favorably. A separate bill on driving school pricing and refunds was deferred and turned into a study resolution after the sponsor said more stakeholder discussion was needed. The committee also advanced several memorial and infrastructure measures. HB 401 designated the Lance Corporal Justin McLeese Memorial Bridge, with members speaking about his military service and sacrifice. HB 1081 moved the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission under the Office of Multimodal Commerce for administrative support while leaving port boards independent. HCR 63 created a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel could operate federally owned vehicles on state highways without a civilian license. HCR 69 urged priority improvements to the Interstate 12 corridor, especially the bottleneck and interchange areas near I-55, citing safety and evacuation concerns. SCR 58 asked DOTD to review public-private partnership practices, using the Belle Chasse Toll Bridge as a case study and focusing on lessons learned for future projects. HB 1001 designated a portion of U.S. 190 as the Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway. HB 1218 named Highway 1090 the Lewis Pett Miramon Memorial Highway, with family members and supporters describing Miramon’s wartime service and role in building Slidell. HB 1172 designated a highway segment in memory of a 14-year-old hit-and-run victim, Kulin Carrier. One major policy bill, SB 514, was amended and reported favorably. It updates Louisiana’s aeronautics statutes, transfers responsibility for aeronautics activities and facilities from the DOTD secretary to the Office of Multimodal Commerce commissioner, and modernizes the law to align with federal aviation rules and new technologies, including advanced aviation and electric vertical takeoff and landing programs. Members asked about the lengthy amendments, fuel tax language, airport development reporting, and the Transportation Trust Fund, and the sponsor and DOTD explained that the changes were largely technical and intended to keep Louisiana eligible for federal aviation funding and compliant with current standards. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 1244, which would add a brain-injury designation to driver’s licenses and require law-enforcement training. The sponsor and advocates described how the designation could help de-escalate encounters and improve safety for people with brain injuries; the bill was reported favorably, with members noting it could also cover broader brain-injury conditions if medically certified. After that testimony, the committee adjourned without objection.

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• </c> around for the committee. around for the committee. &gt;&gt; See?<00:16:50.320><c> Okay.
• Is that ruling from the chair subject to being overruled by the committee?
• Is that ruling from the chair that.
• </c><01:04:19.119><c> that</c> my many years on this committee that my many years on this committee that
• </c> the idea of a House Judiciary Committee the idea of a House Judiciary Committee in<01:05:10.319>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began by explaining that the meeting was a work session and that votes would only be taken where there was clear consensus. CACR 6, the proposed constitutional amendment on a “right to compute,” was discussed first but not acted on because the prime sponsor was absent. Members raised concerns about whether the issue belonged in the constitution and what the amendment would mean in practice, and the chair recessed the matter for a future meeting. HB 74, concerning the definition of “citizen” for the right-to-know law and disclosure of preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum or majority of a public body, drew little support. Members noted the Senate’s prior rejection of a related bill and agreed the proposal was unlikely to advance. A motion to ITL the bill passed unanimously by roll call, 15-0, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. HB 232, dealing with rights of conscience for medical professionals, was also recessed. Members said they had not yet seen the amendment, which was described as narrowing the bill to abortion-related issues and limiting penalties. Several members said they could not judge the bill without the amendment and expected disagreement, so the chair recessed it. HB 253, on interest-bearing pooled trust accounts maintained by lawyers, was discussed at length; the chair said the bill did not address the underlying IOLTA issue and would likely create conflict with the bar and judiciary. Members cited existing Supreme Court procedures and suggested the bill was unnecessary. A straw vote showed support for interim study and ITL, and the committee ultimately voted 15-0 to place HB 253 on consent. HB 293, aimed at preventing minors from accessing obscene material on internet-connected devices, prompted substantial debate. Members generally supported the goal but objected to the bill’s private right of action, its focus on manufacturers rather than content providers or internet platforms, uncertainty about the filtering technology required, and concerns about defining obscenity on a national rather than community basis. The committee discussed forming a subcommittee to work on the bill further, and members volunteered to serve, indicating the issue would be revisited rather than voted on immediately.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you require assistance in registering to testify, please contact the committee staff.
• Thank you for allowing me to address this committee.
• Yes, the commissioner knows how to adopt these rules. She's done this for TUIA.
• Is there any further business for the committee to address?
• Hearing none, committee stands adjourned, subject to the call of the chair.

Committee: House Insurance

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair and committee members.
• Chair, committee members, I would like to start by thanking the committee once again for their work on
• Hello, Chair and committee members.
• Seeing none, I'm going to bring it back to the committee. Any committee questions or comments?
• Once again, I would like to thank the chair and the committee and our committee staff for all of your

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard a long agenda of bills focused largely on child welfare, foster care, child care, CalWORKs, mandated reporting, and public benefits. Early items included AB 890, which would ease county transfer rules for nonminor dependents in extended foster care; AB 461, which would replace punitive truancy-related penalties with supportive services for families; and AB 753, which would create an interim associate teacher pathway to help address the child care workforce shortage. Testimony on these bills emphasized barriers faced by foster youth, low-income families, and child care providers, and members expressed support for the general policy direction. The committee also heard AB 926 on foster care visitation, AB 563 on early childhood planning and reporting, AB 601 on standardized mandated reporter training, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification aid, AB 822 extending the Commission on the State of Hate, AB 970 creating a Los Angeles County mandated reporter pilot, AB 1161 protecting public benefits during disasters, AB 1172 allowing trained staff to administer emergency seizure medication in community care settings, and AB 363 expanding CalWORKs student supports and work-study. Witnesses generally supported these measures as ways to reduce trauma, improve reunification, modernize reporting and training, and expand access to services. County welfare and child welfare groups, advocacy organizations, and providers largely testified in support, while some bills drew concerns from county representatives about implementation or needed amendments. Several bills were voted out of committee, often unanimously and sometimes as amended, including AB 926, AB 563, AB 601, AB 1074, AB 822, AB 970, AB 1161, and AB 1172; AB 1172 was reported on call. The committee also took up consent items and later voted on subcommittee-held bills AB 461, AB 753, and AB 890, leaving them on call. At the end of the hearing, the committee heard AB 1211, which would protect CalFresh benefits from federal cuts and require a feasibility study on increasing benefits and eligibility; testimony stressed rising food insecurity and the economic importance of food assistance, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's all in accordance to House Rule That's all in accordance to House Rule 45.<00:11:34.480><c> So
• </c><00:11:38.720><c> 45</c> choices are based on House Rule 45 choices are based on House Rule 45 of
• I don't believe that rule specifies that, and I think that's relatively a new motion in that House Rule
• </c> to members of the committee? to members of the committee? &gt;&gt; Absolutely.
• </c> rules. Uh this is a very difficult one. rules. Uh this is a very difficult one.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division 3 work session opened with routine announcements, including new and absent members, a tribute to former chair Rep. Jess Edwards, and an explanation that Division 3 is advisory and will make recommendations to full Finance. Chair Mooney also distributed a self-created index to the budget binder and reviewed the committee’s options under House Rule 45. Members discussed scheduling a future visit to the Veterans Home in Tilton, with several October dates unavailable, and the chair said she would circulate possible dates. The committee also reviewed the second-year budget context and sources of funding, including surplus monies, existing and new revenue streams, grants, reappropriations, and the rainy day fund. The committee then took up several retained bills and repeatedly heard that their substance had already been addressed in the budget. House Bill 519, funding the Waypoint Youth and Young Adult Shelter, was moved ITL and passed 10-0. House Bill 547, county reimbursement funds, was also moved ITL and passed 10-0 after members noted the reimbursement had been included in HB 2. House Bill 570, repealing the prescription drug affordability board, was moved ITL and passed 10-0, with minority members saying they still believed the board had value but acknowledging the repeal had already occurred in HB 2. House Bill 704, concerning caregiver respite and senior volunteer programs, received the most discussion. Mr. Ripple explained that most items were already funded or suspended in the budget, leaving only the senior volunteer grant program unfunded. Chair Mooney offered amendment 2963H to fund the RSVP program at $180,000 for one year, contingent on surplus funds, and DHHS witnesses explained that RSVP is a federally funded AmeriCorps program that would be added to existing state licensing structures. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was reported ought to pass as amended on a 10-0 vote. The committee then heard House Bill 751, which would require licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities and create an ombudsman-related complaint process. DHHS witnesses said the bill had been narrowed substantially from an earlier certification model with multiple positions and IT costs to a licensing model using existing department infrastructure, reducing the fiscal note to $211,000 for one position. They also said the ombudsman section was no longer needed because licensed facilities would fall under existing oversight. Members questioned how many facilities exist and whether licensing fees would cover costs; DHHS said it did not know the full provider landscape and that licensing revenue across the board does not cover the department’s costs. Rep. Daniels then proposed amendment 2964H to form a study committee because of the remaining questions and lack of a clear revenue stream, and the committee was still discussing that amendment when the transcript ended.

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• </c><00:08:28.560><c> that</c> um including the fraud committee that um including the fraud committee
• As far as those other things, I think in Rules Committee, as we find they do get organized, we will be
• As far as those other things, I think in Rules Committee, as we find they do get organized, we will be
• It also has to be authorized by the Rules Committee, yes.
• </c><00:12:24.440><c> committee</c> the rules committee the rules committee yes<00:12:26.800><c> thank

Keywords: 1183, house

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• administrative rule is not statute, then a different rule can be done to undo it... ...then a different
• rule can be done to undo it.
• Good, so coming into this committee, I was a no.
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• I don't care what committee it is.

Bills: SB1198 , SB1199 , SB1286 , SB1683 , SB1761

Committee: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Keywords: Arizona beef council, beef promotion, agricultural marketing, commodity council, livestock, cattle industry, ranching, rural affairs, self-financed program, sunset extension, continuation bill, market development, beef products, Arizona agriculture, Title 41, Title 3, sunset review, marketing order, producer assessment, Salt River horse herd

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• Members of the committee, it's always a pleasure to present before the interim committee.
• It didn't actually end up getting in because of a rule, a parliamentarian rule, that it sort of violated
• , and it was passed by the committee, making a bunch of tweaks.
• Madam Chair and members of the committee, and also some new faces.
• I really hope this committee can read that carefully.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee reports. Hearing no objection, we're on that order of business. Committee reports.
• Move adoption of the committee report. Senators, we have a motion to adopt the committee report.
• The committee report has been adopted. Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth. Thank you, Mr.
• Sorry, I didn't recognize that rule, and so the other green piece for public radio...
• We'll go Up to the health committee, and Senator Lopez can announce when that committee will meet, and

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• Thank you for your testimony in support of the bill. committee to determine that house bill committee
• </c> Newfield thank you chairman committee Newfield thank you chairman committee members<03:28:37.960
• Chair and committee.
• </c> operate on that is in fishing game rules operate on that is in fishing game rules so<04:10:19.800
• You said there have been suggested study committees, but none have ... we haven't had a study committee

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up several bills in executive session, beginning with HB 568 on subdivision regulations concerning water supply. Representative Donnelly moved ITL, arguing the bill would create costly studies, that towns already have jurisdiction over needed studies, and that the issue was not widespread. The committee voted ITL 9-7. HB 582, dealing with safety requirements for personal watercraft, was also moved ITL on the grounds that existing law already covers the issue and the bill was unnecessary after recent action on personal flotation devices. Representative Derby opposed the ITL, saying the bill was a common-sense safety measure and would restore a misdemeanor penalty, but the committee voted ITL 9-7. The committee then retained HB 595, relative to coastal resilience zones, after members said the bill was important but needed more work and time because of its complexity. Members noted it should be revisited later, and the motion to retain passed 16-0. HB 607, funding the Hampton Beach Area Commission and making appropriations, received an ought-to-pass recommendation 15-1, with support from members who described Hampton Beach as an important economic driver and one dissenting member saying the state should not bear the full cost. The committee also adopted Amendment 2025-3 on HB 624, establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program, by a 16-0 vote; the amendment shifted funding decisions to the Department of Environmental Services based on demonstrated need and a first-come, first-served process. The bill as amended then received an ought-to-pass recommendation 16-0 and was placed on consent. Later, the committee retained HB 629, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams, after members said the dams need attention but the bill required more work because suggested amendments had just been received. That motion passed 16-0. HB 644, concerning drones in state parks, was ITL’d because the Department of Parks and Recreation is already working through rulemaking on UAS use in remote areas, and the committee voted 16-0 for ITL. HB 657, the short notice booking act access for New Hampshire residents to state parks, was also ITL’d at the request of the prime sponsor, passing 16-0. The committee then adjourned and announced a later hearing on HB 663, which would allow the Division of Historical Resources to use a portion of Moose plate funds for administering its grant program; testimony from the sponsor and the division supported the bill as clarifying existing authority, and no final vote on HB 663 was included in the transcript excerpt.

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• Committee meeting.
• Just to the committee, if you have ideas, please share them with the whole committee, but particularly
• Thank you, committee members.
• So we had to go back to the committee, and that did not pass through the House Tax Committee.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, yes.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted.
• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 98, I request unanimous consent to strike items 3 through 76 from the file
• I will move to withdraw AB 739, Jackson, from the Appropriations Committee and order the bill to the
• The Appropriations Committee meets today, right now, in adjournment swing space room 1100.
• I'm ordering the desk to be held open to process committee reports.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• >> Chair: COMMERCE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> CHAIR BUCHANAN. >> Rep.
• NOT BECAUSE SHE IGNORED PARKING RULES BUT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO AVAILABLE SPACES THAT ALLOWED HER TO
• CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.
• THIS IS THE BILLS FIRST COMMITTEE HEARING EVEN THOUGH IT'S GOING BEFORE ONE OF THE BIG COMMITTEES AND
• IF THERE IS NO FOR THE BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE RANKING MEMBER HUNSCHOFSKY MOVES WE RISE.

Committee: House Commerce Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• The current chair of this committee has kids.
• I want to begin by accepting the committee amendments and thank the committee staff for their collaboration
• The motion is do pass to Judiciary Committee, with the amendments to be processed in that committee.
• The motion is do pass to Judiciary Committee, with the amendments to be processed in that committee.
• The motion is do pass to Judiciary Committee, with the amendments to be processed in that committee.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Quorum of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committee, the committee is ready for business.
• But the chair will rule that motion out of order, because the committee has already taken actions on
• And as I understand it, the ruling was... ...the reflection of committee action already.
• And as I understand it, the ruling was because the committee already acted on that, the substitute motion
• was ruled out of order.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first received updates from LSO on the latest green sheet, including the revenue impact of House Bill 559, recent cash transfers, and the Idaho Budget Rescissions Act for FY 2026. Members then moved through a series of FY 2027 maintenance budgets, beginning with the legislative branch. The committee discussed the statewide 2% reduction layered on top of the governor’s recommendation, benefit-cost adjustments, and how those decisions were being built into the maintenance budgets. The legislative branch budget passed, followed by unanimous-consent adoption of related language. The committee next considered public safety, natural resources, health and human services, economic development, judicial branch, constitutional officers, and general government budgets. In each case, analysts explained how rescissions, ongoing base reductions, and statewide adjustments were incorporated. Several members objected to the across-the-board cuts, arguing they would reduce staffing or services in corrections, juvenile corrections, environmental quality, health and welfare, public defender services, crime victims compensation, tax administration, and treatment courts, while supporters said the committee needed a target and would revisit details in enhancement work groups. Most budget motions passed on divided votes and were forwarded with do-pass recommendations. The committee also adopted multiple sections of standard and nonstandard language, including cash transfers, reporting requirements, and agency-specific provisions. In Health and Human Services, members debated language requiring reporting on large acquisitions and transfers, and in Economic Development and General Government they adopted language affecting the State Public Defender, the Department of Insurance, and group insurance premiums. The meeting ended while the committee was still working through a disputed general government language item about funding employee health insurance premiums from reserve accounts, with members debating whether the language should reference specific reserve funds or broader reserve funding and whether the proposal was properly within JFAC’s scope.

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• it's in the finance committee.
• and it's in the finance committee and it's in the finance committee. committee. committee.
• I thank you for the the committee.
• </c><01:35:49.960><c> in</c><01:35:50.080><c> the</c> committee and join this committee in the committee
• </c> thank you, committee. thank you, committee.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The House of Representatives, your standing committee on rules begs leave to report that it has carefully
• Okay, the clerk now receives reports from standing committees.
• I move that the rules be suspended for consideration...
• The rules be suspended for consideration of two time-sensitive resolutions. Any objections?
• Hearing none, the rules are suspended. Clerk, read the resolution.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting will come to order.
• I just want to draw to the attention of this committee that Mr.
• Chase Jr. has been sitting in every committee hearing that we've had since we started this committee.
• They've been ruled unconstitutional. My question for you, Mr.
• Chairman King: ...to take care of before the committee, I believe.

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