Transcript Highlights:

• As a number of tickets climb, that risk rose to five to 20x the general population.
• As a number of tickets population.
• He said the bill does not address traffic ticket cost.
• He said the bill does not address traffic ticket cost.
• </c> This doesn't address traffic ticket This doesn't address traffic ticket cost.<00:26:14.080><c> This

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So, the owner of the car is the one that gets a speeding ticket.
• So, the the owner the speeding ticket.
• It was brought about speeding ticket.
• There would be no give you the ticket.
• And in my them a speeding ticket.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, if you issued a ticket by the electronic camera, our city ordinance has in it the way the tickets
• And it's basically the same way the tickets are in our regular city court.
• So my question is, whatever the ticket is, let's say it's $100 for the actual violation.
• So they're getting about 30 to 40 percent based on the ticket. They received $69.
• So they're getting about 30 to 40 percent based on the ticket. They received $69.

Bills: HCR32 , HB493 , HB679 , HB745 , HB896 , HB1000 , HB1024 , HB1050 , HB1159 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1207 , HB1208 , HB1218

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Keywords: Saint Claude Avenue Bridge, Port of New Orleans, backup motors, infrastructure, traffic management, expropriation, property rights, Amite River Basin, drainage, East Feliciana Parish, St. Helena Parish, government authority, traumatic brain injury, identification card, law enforcement training, medical verification, disability rights, special permits, transportation, tandem loads

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on April 21 and considered a series of transportation, licensing, tolling, and public safety measures. It reported favorably House Bill 745, extending special permits for tandem loads hauling containers to and from port facilities; House Bill 1000, a DOTD cleanup bill that clarifies Highway Priority Program reporting and raises the letter-bid contract threshold from $1 million to $3 million; and House Bill 1050, which clarifies commercial driver’s license rules, including age and intrastate/interstate driving limits. The committee also approved House Bill 1172 naming a portion of U.S. Highway 165 in Oberlin the Coulin Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway, House Bill 1218 naming a portion of Louisiana Highway 1090 the Lewis Pat Miramon Memorial Highway, House Concurrent Resolution 32 urging backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge, and House Bill 1207 on public contracting standards and competition in public bidding. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 896, which responds to tolling issues at the Belle Chasse bridge project. The bill would require toll signage, local toll customer service centers, dispute procedures, and limits on administrative fees, with amendments addressing effective dates, in-person assistance, appeal deadlines, law-enforcement exemptions, and limits on certain charges. The author and witnesses described high administrative fees, long travel distances to customer service locations, and problems with toll bills, while committee members noted the issue was complex and ongoing. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also heard House Bill 1159, allowing Jefferson Parish municipalities to use automated speed enforcement devices again under local control. Supporters from Gretna, Westwego, Harahan, and Kenner said photo enforcement reduced crashes, improved safety, and helped limited police resources, while opponents were not emphasized in the transcript. After discussion about whether the measure should be voluntarily or involuntarily deferred, the committee ultimately deferred the bill. House Bill 493, which would prohibit expropriation by the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District in East Feliciana and St. Helena Parishes, drew extensive testimony about reservoir fears and local opposition; the committee voluntarily deferred it. House Bill 679, as substituted, created a driver’s license designation for people with brain injuries and required related law-enforcement training; witnesses described personal experiences with brain injury and the need for officers to recognize communication and behavioral effects, and the committee reported the substitute favorably. House Bill 1173, which waives late fees for certain reinstatement-relief payment plans for driver’s licenses, was also reported favorably, and House Bill 1024 creating a Louisiana Democratic Party prestige plate was approved as well.

Transcript Highlights:

• And as I mentioned earlier, I think in some conversations, we have about 13 million tickets to sell.
• Just some recent updates on our ticket sales.
• People have bought tickets and registered for tickets from just about 200 countries around the world.
• Some 13 to 14 million people will attend as ticket holders, but not everyone who wants to get a ticket
• “Some 13 to 14 million people will attend as ticket holders, but not everyone who wants to get a ticket

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on preparations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, with opening remarks from Assembly Members Tina McKinnor and Chris Ward emphasizing the Games’ cultural, economic, and statewide significance. Members highlighted opportunities for arts and culture, tourism, and community participation, while also noting the need for orderly proceedings and public cooperation. LA28 leaders Reynolds Hoover and Janet Evans described the organizing committee’s structure, the scale of the event, and its goals of delivering a fiscally responsible, no-build Games centered on athletes, sustainability, and legacy benefits. LA28 testified that the Games will be the largest in Olympic history, with more than 15,000 athletes, over 800 events, more than 50 venues, and a budget of $7.2 billion. They discussed venue plans, the athlete village at UCLA, the addition of new sports such as cricket, flag football, lacrosse, squash, and baseball/softball arrangements, and the first Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Members asked about fashion and merchandising, faith-based participation, venue upgrades, housing, small business opportunities, environmental goals, and athlete mental health. LA28 said it is prioritizing local and small business participation, has launched youth sports and volunteer initiatives, and is working with the IOC on mental health support and with venue owners on improvements. City of Los Angeles representative Paul Corcoran outlined the city’s role in maximizing economic benefit and long-term legacy through the Mayor’s “Games for All” vision, including accessibility, human rights, youth sports, arts and culture, and transportation improvements. He said the city is using tools like RAMP, Compete for L.A., business source centers, and procurement and financing programs to help local businesses participate, and that the city is seeking broader support for arts and culture programming tied to the Cultural Olympiad. Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins described transit planning for a “transit-first” Games, including the Games-Enhanced Transit Service, borrowing about 1,700 buses from agencies nationwide, and asking the state for $379 million in construction funding for legacy transit projects. She said all projects are environmentally cleared and expected to be ready in time for the Games, while members raised concerns about traffic, multilingual wayfinding, and the need for strong public messaging to reduce congestion. Public comment urged that the Games be experienced beyond venues and across communities, and no formal votes were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• We also can do ticket sales analysis and look at where the tickets are being purchased from.
• </c><00:15:28.320><c> If</c> event with revenue from ticket sales.
• If event with revenue from ticket sales.
• It’s the ticket revenue that we would generate that would pay for those events beyond. Okay.
• ><c> we</c><00:18:59.600><c> would</c> the ticket revenue that we would the ticket revenue that we would

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• IF YOU'VE A PARKING A TRAFFIC TICKET DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST US. WE DO NOT ISSUE THOSE.
• 40,000 PARKING TICKETS A MONTH AND TRAFFIC TICKETS BETWEEN 7,008,000 BUT TO GET TO THE NITTY GRITTY
• THERE ARE 40 TRUST FUNDS GENERATED FROM TRAFFIC, PARKING TICKETS, AND FILING FEES.
• SO THE CLERK DOES RECEIVE A PORTION OF EVERY SINGLE TRAFFIC TICKET BUT IT THOSE LIKE I MENTIONED, THE
• TRAFFIC TICKETS ARE SPLIT UP ANYWHERE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DIFFERENT TRUST FUNDS AND THEN WE SEND THOSE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The ticket is adjudicated. At that time, the image must be deleted within 24 hours.
• There's some countries that turn into facial recognition and you jaywalk, you get a ticket in the mail
• I've also lived overseas, and I can tell you firsthand, I have received a ticket with my face plastered
• There's some countries that turn into facial recognition and you jaywalk, you get a ticket in the mail
• firsthand, I have received a ticket with my face, plastered through the front of the windshield and

Bills: SB1220 , SB1221 , SB1239 , SB1309 , SB1349 , SB1434 , SB1516 , SB1531 , SB1538 , SB1861

Committee: Senate Aeronautics and Transportation

Keywords: memorial designation, interchange, Terry Walker, transportation, Oklahoma, driver license, tracking system, expedited delivery, Service Oklahoma, REAL ID, public safety, apportionment, state revenue, funding, vehicle registration, infrastructure, state roads, bridges, economic development, highway construction

Summary: The committee heard a series of transportation-related Senate bills, beginning with memorial naming measures and then moving into funding, licensing, and safety proposals. Senate Bill 1220, naming the Terry Walker Memorial Interchange, and Senate Bill 1516, allowing Real ID applicants to donate to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs through Service Oklahoma forms, both advanced on 10-2 votes after brief questions about funding and where donations would go. Senate Bill 1239, which extends the sunset for County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund appropriations and cleans up duplicate statutory language, advanced after title was stricken and members raised questions about reporting requirements and a possible conflict in the funding language. Senate Bill 1531, an ODAA request related to future drone regulation, advanced unanimously after title was stricken. The committee also considered several road and licensing measures. Senate Bill 1349 would increase apportionments to the Roads Fund over eight years up to $1 billion; members questioned the long-term commitment, inflation, and overlap with other road-funding bills, but it advanced 10-2. Senate Bill 1221 would let Service Oklahoma provide tracking for mailed driver’s licenses and IDs and offer optional expedited delivery; after Service Oklahoma testified that refunds would be issued if expedited service was not provided, the bill advanced unanimously. Senate Bill 1538, reinstating the requirement to pass or show proof of an eighth-grade reading exam to obtain a driver’s license, advanced 11-1 after discussion of the literacy goal and the employment-based exemption. The committee then approved Senate Bill 1309, which raises from $80 million to $100 million the amount reserved from Roads Fund apportionments for debt service, on a unanimous vote. The most debated measure was Senate Bill 1434, which would authorize automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones with warning signs, limited image retention, independent audits, and penalties for noncompliance; supporters argued it would save workers’ lives, while opponents raised privacy and future-use concerns and suggested officer-based enforcement instead. Despite those objections, the bill advanced 7-5. The meeting ended with a notice that Senator Merrick’s bill, SB 1861, would be laid over.

Transcript Highlights:

• requires law enforcement to note the types of wireless device used in a violation on the traffic ticket
• It may require testimony at court if it's challenge, but they would write a ticket.
• The driver who hit me and changed my life forever received a $30 ticket. Let that sink in $30 tick.
• And the most that he could get was $30 ticket for that fall driver. And that's that's disgusting.
• And so they have this ticket. There's 1000.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They sell raffle tickets throughout the week.
• Whoever gets their raffle ticket drawn then gets to go pull a card off the board.
• They sell raffle tickets down.
• Uh, Senator Pappas is that um there are so you buy a ticket and then the whoever's ticket is drawn is
• 14.960><c> is</c><00:27:15.440><c> is</c> the the whoever's ticket is drawn is is the the whoever's ticket

Bills: SF0044 , SF0046

Committee: Senate Revenue

Keywords: gambling, lotteries, raffles, social relationships, charitable gaming, gaming, liquor establishments, skill based amusement games, regulations, age restrictions, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Large-ticketed entertainment events such as concerts, festivals, and sporting events often bring tens
• clear and straightforward rule that prohibits the operation of a drone within a 400-foot radius of a ticketed
• That being said, understanding that the provision of a drone would be 400 feet within an outdoor ticketed
• That’s going to be an opportunity for those that can’t get ticketed for a game to also participate in
• I should have underscored this: this does not rely on the state's general fund, will not increase ticket

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism heard three bills. AB 2113, by Assemblymember McKinnor, would prohibit unauthorized drone operation within 400 feet of ticketed outdoor entertainment events with 1,000 or more attendees, creating a $500 infraction to improve crowd safety and emergency response. Support came from Live Nation, the San Francisco 49ers, and BottleRock; opposition was limited to a support-if-amended position from the California Attractions and Parks Association and a less-amended concern from TechNet about impacts on nearby commercial drone use. Members discussed enforcement challenges and the need for a layered state-federal approach, and the bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations. AB 2492, by Assemblymember Gabriel, would create an interagency coordination framework for major sporting events such as the 2027 Super Bowl and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including planning for security, emergencies, and reducing risks such as trafficking and discrimination. The California Travel Association testified in support, emphasizing the economic importance of these events and the need to reassure visitors about safety. Members noted the bill’s inclusion of watch parties and the need for strong coordination across agencies; it also passed 9-0 to Appropriations. AB 2130, by Assemblymember Haney, would allow the California State Athletic Commission to place sponsor logos on referee and official apparel at boxing and MMA events to generate revenue for fighter retirement benefits and related training, without using the General Fund or raising ticket prices. Support came from Combat U and the UFC, with testimony stressing that California is the only place offering this type of retirement benefit and that the bill would help support fighters after their careers. The committee described it as a targeted but important measure, and it passed 9-0 to Appropriations. After reopening the roll to capture absent members, all three bills were reported out unanimously.

Transcript Highlights:

• Number one is big-ticket."
• Big ticket. Big ticket. Okay, the rest of the page and yep, five. "Mr.
• Big ticket. Big ticket. Okay, the rest of the page and yep, five. "Mr.
• </c> ticket item and putting it on hold. ticket item and putting it on hold. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
• </c> a big ticket item. a big ticket item. All<01:33:00.239><c> right.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Most of those are in the form of deposits; they're not full ticket prices.
• , a conditions of carriage, which is your actual ticket.
• that we have demand for our tickets.
• For Virgin Galactic, yeah, our current ticket prices are set at around $450,000, $350,000 per ticket
• Per ticket? Yeah. Yeah.

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• There's no monitor, so you're buying a ticket just like you're buying a Powerball ticket.
• all of our games to see if you want or not. so it's in it's the tickets are sold in so it's in it's
• just like you're buying a ticket just like you're buying a Powerball<00:29:03.039><c> ticket</c><00:
• 29:03.279><c> you're</c><00:29:03.399><c> literally</c><00:29:03.760><c> saying</c> Powerball ticket
• They define when they can buy tickets. Perfect. Any further discussion?

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Cities are allowed to collect a utility surcharge on these properties, and the connection costs are typically
• believe I understand in your bill that there is no restriction on the local government issuing a surcharge
• They have the ability to choose to charge a surcharge.
• The bill eliminates the automatic 25% surcharges previously authorized for customers outside municipal

Bills: S0092 , S0110 , S0192 , S0212 , S0260 , S0350 , S0394 , S0422 , S0434 , S0442 , S0484 , S0546 , S0556 , S0684 , S0696 , S0706 , S0748 , S0786 , S0820 , S0824 , S0838 , S0840 , S0848 , S0856 , S0962 , S1000 , S1014 , S1036 , S1050 , S1054 , S1080 , S1118 , S1134 , S1338 , S1480 , S1500 , S1506 , S1622 , S1724

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: employee protections, whistleblower, retaliation, public trust, ethics complaint, Commission on Ethics, Public Employees Relations Commission, public employee, local government attorney, public officer, adverse personnel action, protected disclosure, whistleblower retaliation, state agency, independent contractor, public employment, civil service, reinstatement, back pay, front pay

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and considered a long agenda of bills, many of them retained from the prior week. The most debated measure was CS for SB 706, which would preempt naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designate Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport, subject to FAA approval and a trademark agreement. Amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to prevent private financial benefit from the naming. Several senators spoke in opposition, citing concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and the trademark/licensing arrangement; supporters argued there was no cost to the airport and that the bill simply set a state naming policy. The committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements, CS for CS for SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, CS for SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings, SB 962 on excluding farms from certain zoning definitions, and CS for SB 820 on problem-solving court reporting requirements. The committee then approved several bills from Senator DiCeglie and Senator Arrington. SB 840, addressing land-use regulations for local governments affected by natural disasters, was supported by local-government and environmental advocates who said it would restore local control after SB 180’s hurricane-related restrictions; the sponsor said it was intended to correct unintended consequences of last year’s law. CS for SB 856, requiring online listing platforms to show estimated ad valorem taxes on residential listings, was amended to exclude social media platforms and broaden liability protections; the sponsor and a county property appraiser described it as a consumer-transparency measure. CS for SB 110, clarifying homestead exemption treatment for long-term leases that end at death, was also reported favorably. The committee took up a controversial strike-all amendment to SB 212, which focused on public swimming pools and added residency and related restrictions for certain sex offenders and offenders on community control or probation. The amendment drew strong opposition from advocates and affected families, who argued it would worsen homelessness, impose broad geographic restrictions, and lack evidence of improving child safety; supporters said it was a targeted public-safety measure. Despite the objections, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, SB 394 on reinsurance intermediary managers, SB 434 on property tax assessment treatment for wind-hardening improvements, CS for CS for SBs 658 and 608 on water-safety requirements for rental properties with pools or nearby water, SB 748 on adding voting-rights restoration information to sentencing score sheets, and CS for SB 824 requiring school districts to inventory unimproved real property. The meeting ended while the committee was beginning SB 848 on stormwater treatment, with an amendment being introduced as the transcript cut off.

Transcript Highlights:

• This measure requires the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to be prorated if the vehicle is rented
• /c><00:32:09.519><c> vehicle</c> the rental rental motor vehicle the rental rental motor vehicle surcharge
• 32:11.600><c> be</c><00:32:11.799><c> prated</c><00:32:12.639><c> if</c><00:32:12.760><c> the</c> surcharge
• tax to be prated if the surcharge tax to be prated if the vehicle<00:32:13.360><c> is</c><00:32:13.519

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1 and SB 1561 on vegetation management near utility lines and wildfire prevention. Testimony focused on requiring DLNR to create and update wildfire hazard maps, setting vegetation-trimming responsibilities for property owners near rights-of-way and utility lines, and authorizing utilities to enter property to remove hazardous vegetation. DLNR, the PUC, and Hawaiian Electric all testified, with Hawaiian Electric asking for clearer access language, after-the-fact notification in imminent-risk situations, and liability limits. Committee members discussed balancing wildfire response with property rights and the need for clearer responsibility and enforcement, including on easements and utility poles. The committees ultimately recommended SB 1 pass with amendments, incorporating comments from testimony, and SB 1561 was deferred. The next major item was SB 640 on artificial intelligence disclosures. The bill would require businesses and individuals in commercial transactions to clearly disclose when consumers are interacting with an AI chatbot or similar technology, and it would create private rights of action and penalties. TechNet, the Office of Consumer Protection, and the Chamber of Commerce raised concerns about vague definitions, overbroad application, enforcement, and the private cause of action; the Chamber also argued the bill could burden small businesses that use AI tools for routine functions. In response to questions, OCP said the measure was ambiguous as to who it applies to and that the remedies and treble-damages provisions were unclear. The committee recommended SB 640 be deferred. The committee also heard SB 454 on prorating the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax when a vehicle is rented for only part of a day. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii said the proposal would make the tax system fairer but more complex and would require better recordkeeping by rental companies; the Department of Taxation and Enterprise Mobility also submitted comments. Senator Melby noted possible effects on the special highway fund and said that could affect his vote. The measure was referred onward, with the discussion indicating it would proceed to Ways and Means. Finally, the committee heard SB 1272 on towing, which would create a licensing framework for tow companies. Testimony from tow-industry representatives strongly supported the measure, describing unlicensed or noncompliant operators, poor insurance practices, and the need for accountability and consumer protection. They said a licensing board would give regulators a clearer enforcement avenue and help ensure fair treatment of vehicle owners. The hearing ended before a final action was taken on SB 1272 in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• fees that hide in the fine print, and we even cracked down on everyday annoyances like fraudulent ticket
• I had to buy my Spring Steam tickets, but they couldn't rip me off on them.
• We've taken action I'm ticket sales.
• ,</c> I had to buy my Spring Steam tickets, I had to buy my Spring Steam tickets, but<00:15:31.880><c
• He bought a ticket on the night's last flight out to Austin. He rented a car.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And while we look to sell about 75,000 tickets plus or minus for that three day weekend, what we've seen
• So we'll have roughly, we're still working through our grandstand manifest, but about 75,000 tickets
• And when we build these events, we build them not for the tickets sold, for the total guest experience
• Uh, just to take it in, or our fans that are traveling from, we sell tickets in 7 to 10 countries on
• Uh, what's the average cost of tickets to attend? So our average cost, it varies city to city.

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:

• So, we shifted over to more tickets.
• </c> based on the number of tickets issued. based on the number of tickets issued.
• traffic ticket system.
• </c> went live, if you will, with tickets went live, if you will, with tickets being<00:37:09.960><c>
• of parking tickets and you can't be of parking tickets and you can't be towed.<00:39:55.800><c> And</

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It put a ticket requirement in the bill so that it is for ticketed events.
• to move forward with this. uh it<00:01:20.799><c> put</c><00:01:21.040><c> a</c><00:01:21.560><c> ticket
• uh</c><00:01:23.040><c> requirement</c><00:01:23.520><c> in</c><00:01:23.759><c> the</c> it put a ticket
• uh requirement in the it put a ticket uh requirement in the bill<00:01:24.159><c> so</c><00:01:24.320
• </c> bill so that it is for ticketed events. bill so that it is for ticketed events.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So, all of our retailers that sell our tickets get a 6% commission.
• I can buy a ticket on my phone and be able to do that.
• or play a scratch ticket on my phone.
• We're not adding buying a Powerball ticket on your phone. It's not adding a new way of gaming.
• Bells going off, but you're actually getting a scratch or lottery ticket that's predetermined.

Committee: House A&B Select Agencies Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all