Transcript Highlights:

• I apologize for the interruption.
• I apologize for the interruption.
• If I could interrupt, the Department of Revenue would notify the Internal Revenue Service or the military

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• I promise not to interrupt, but when you say case manager, are you talking about the lead agency case
• </c><00:07:30.000><c> of</c> uh experiencing some interruption of uh experiencing some interruption of
• I I promise not to interrupt,<00:08:08.600><c> but</c><00:08:09.160><c> when</c><00:08:09.320><c> you
• </c><00:08:09.440><c> say</c><00:08:09.640><c> case</c><00:08:10.040><c> manager</c> interrupt, but when
• Anyway, so, um, I have another how many and then how long, but I'm interrupting my own questions.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• Let me interrupt you. I made a mistake. There is somebody else that would like to speak.
• I apologize for interrupting your closing earlier, but that was my mistake.
• I apologize for interrupting your closing earlier, but that was my mistake.
• I'm sorry, can I let me interrupt you one minute?
• I'm sorry, can I let me interrupt you one minute?

Bills: SB348 , SB444 , SB485 , SB517 , HB87 , HB115 , HB162 , HB362 , HB368 , HB377 , HB431 , HB441 , HB466 , HB664 , HB741 , HB822 , HB990 , HB1243

Committee: Senate Municipal

Summary: The committee on local and municipal affairs met on May 7, 2026, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then took up a series of local bills. HB 362 creating the Regency Park Towns Townhomes Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish was reported favorably without objection. HB 822, dealing with nonprofit entities that hold appointments on boards and commissions while not in good standing with the Secretary of State, drew questions about whether it targeted a specific entity and about how long an entity should be out of good standing; the committee adopted an amendment changing the trigger to three consecutive years and then reported the bill as amended. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 1243, which would give the Orleans Parish City Council more authority over the Sewer and Water Board. The sponsor, Council President J.P. Morrell, and Representative Hilfordy argued the bill would move New Orleans toward a more local, responsive public-works model and help address long-standing dysfunction. The Bureau of Governmental Research testified that it supported increased local control but urged a formal study or transition plan so the city would document the future governance structure. Despite those concerns, the committee adopted an amendment clarifying ownership of assets and then reported HB 1243 as amended. The committee also handled several St. George bills and other local measures. SB 348, allowing third-party administrative support for motor vehicle enforcement, and SB 444, granting expropriation authority for certain public projects, were reported favorably. SB 485, transferring insurance premium tax authority to the City of St. George, was initially amended but then reconsidered; the amendment was stripped and the bill was reported favorably. HB 990, concerning Jefferson Parish and unpaid water/sewer bills on multifamily properties, HB 466 on West Feliciana Parish property-tax rebates, HB 664 raising parish ordinance fines, HB 87 increasing per diem for a Livingston Parish gas utility district board, HB 115 abolishing the police chief for the Village of Edgefield, HB 741 creating emergency housing vouchers for human trafficking survivors, HB 377 removing civil-service pay restrictions for state examiners, HB 162 updating a crime prevention district fee, HB 368 raising fines for improper demolition of historic properties, and HB 441 returning Sewer and Water Board employees to city civil service were all reported favorably, most without objection. HB 431, requiring mayors to complete 16 hours of annual training, was amended to add continuing legal education and national conferences and then reported as amended. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• She says that is a point well made and asks not to be interrupted if she asks the author of the bill
• </c><00:05:22.600><c> me</c><00:05:22.880><c> if</c> wouldn't uh you know um interrupt me if wouldn't
• uh you know um interrupt me if I<00:05:23.080><c> were</c><00:05:23.240><c> to</c><00:05:23.360><c>
• Then I expect my question from the bill author to be answered without interruption.
• Then I expect my question from the bill author to be answered without interruption.

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• property that's abandoned and not about one of the other owners keeping the property up without interruption
• This is just strictly... ...interruption.
• that's called where the owner can take care of a property for a certain amount of time without interruption

Bills: SB42 , HB323

Committee: House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Keywords: abandoned roads, land ownership, government regulations, property rights, transportation, electric utility, oversize vehicles, transport permits, state highway system

Transcript Highlights:

• Commissioner, if I can interrupt you there, this issue of conflicts has been a continuing theme that
• Commissioner, if I can interrupt you there, this issue of conflicts has been a continuing theme that
• Commissioner, if I can interrupt you there, this issue of conflicts has been a continuing theme that
• Commissioner, if I can interrupt you there, this issue of conflicts has been a continuing theme that
• I'll interrupt you for just a second. Representative Pinto, thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Using previous roll without objection, please forgive me for interrupting you, Representative, but your
• Sorry for interrupting, but I just want to be on the same page with you there.
• I'm sorry, I probably interrupted you because I'm trying to...
• You mentioned the distinction, forgive me for this interruption.

Bills: SB174 , SB180 , HB196 , HB25 , SB193 , HB25

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, local districts

Transcript Highlights:

• study, sixth graders picked up their phones on average more than 100 times per day, with some interrupting
• One study showed that the interruptions of picking up your phone from push notifications is enough to
• It's an interruption stress, but also inhibits memory.
• know, what happened throughout their day when chronologically, all that is hindered by constant interruptions
• All that is hindered by constant interruptions.

Committee: House State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• ask him to leave and then him to refuse to leave, but there would be no mandatory jail time for interrupting
• And so we wanted to deter people from interrupting a worship service. One, I just think it's wrong.
• Do you know that the definition of disturbing the peace right now includes the interruption of any unlawful
• having an event at a place of worship, somebody bust in the door loud, are they able to say they're interrupting
• In fact, that was unreasonably loud and abusive and that it was designed to interrupt the service or

Bills: HR58 , HR59 , HR60 , HR61 , HR62 , HR63 , HR64 , HCR32 , HB43 , HB447 , HB573 , HB1000 , HB1001 , HB1002 , HB1003 , HB1004 , HB1005 , HR46 , HR48 , HR50 , HR51 , HR52 , HR53 , HR54 , HR55 , HR56 , HR57 , HCR31 , HB20 , HB21 , HB166 , HB494 , HB710 , HB795 , HB985 , HB986 , HB987 , HB988 , HB989 , HB990 , HB991 , HB992 , HB993 , HB994 , HB995 , HB996 , HB997 , HB998 , SB128 , SB149 , SB174 , SB191 , SB205 , SB213 , SB218 , SB220 , SB229 , SB238 , SB243 , SB375 , SB379 , HB8 , HB9 , HB10 , HB15 , HB16 , HB17 , HB18 , HB19 , HB22 , HB33 , HB34 , HB35 , HB44 , HB46 , HB47 , HB48 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB135 , HB142 , HB164 , HB185 , HB215 , HB226 , HB232 , HB233 , HB242 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB301 , HB334 , HB436 , HB468 , HB548 , HB571 , HB582 , HB593 , HB594 , HB609 , HB613 , HB712 , HB722 , HB732 , HB746 , HB781 , HB827 , HB845 , HB848 , HB921 , HB923 , HB951 , HB953 , HB999 , HB129 , HB130 , HB287 , HB489 , HB545 , HB553 , HB555 , HB570 , HB854 , HB952 , HB28 , HB36 , HB50 , HB52 , HB56 , HB62 , HB68 , HB92 , HB110 , HB117 , HB119 , HB124 , HB140 , HB147 , HB171 , HB182 , HB193 , HB196 , HB203 , HB228 , HB234 , HB260 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB289 , HB351 , HB400 , HB413 , HB469 , HB534 , HB551 , HB552 , HB574 , HB576 , HB634 , HB649 , HB677 , HB735 , HB739 , HB779 , HB784 , HB796 , HB842 , HB850 , HB919 , HB149 , HB733 , HB875 , HB868 , HB901

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and received official notice from the Secretary of State certifying Dana Henry and Paul Sawyer to fill vacancies in the chamber. Both members were sworn in. The House also received Senate messages on several concurrent resolutions and a large slate of Senate bills, and it adopted a number of House resolutions recognizing groups and individuals, including agriculture, athletic trainers, GoFar Louisiana, homeschooling families, veterans, and several community honorees. Committee reports and bill referrals were also announced throughout the morning hour. A substantial portion of the meeting was devoted to floor action on House bills, many of them memorial highway designations and policy measures. The House gave final passage to bills naming roadways and bridges for Officer Trevor Abney, Dr. Harry Blake Sr., Virginia Green Evans, and American Legion Post No. 14, and it also passed bills extending Tax Commission assessment fees, creating a transfer-on-death securities registration act, increasing lender origination fees, expanding assessor certification committee membership, and strengthening protections for eligible adults against financial exploitation. Other bills passed included measures on teacher certification appeals, removing Evangeline Parish from a juvenile justice district, re-creating the Department of Education, and repealing a $25 impaired-driving fine. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 68, which would create a new offense for disturbing worship services and impose a mandatory 30-day jail term for certain misdemeanor conduct, with higher penalties for related offenses. Supporters argued the bill was intended to deter disruptions and reduce the risk of escalation in houses of worship, citing heightened security concerns and incidents in churches nationwide. Opponents questioned the bill’s vagueness, the mandatory minimum sentence, the distinction between misdemeanor and felony treatment, and whether existing law already covered the conduct. The bill remained under discussion as members continued to raise constitutional, enforcement, and policy concerns.

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• that chronic absenteeism impacts all students, not only chronically absent students experiencing interrupted
• that chronic absenteeism impacts all students, not only chronically absent students experiencing interrupted
• that chronic absenteeism impacts all students, not only chronically absent students experiencing interrupted
• that chronic absenteeism impacts all students, not only chronically absent students experiencing interrupted
• that chronic absenteeism impacts all students, not only chronically absent students experiencing interrupted

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• And, you know, Chairman, I mean to interrupt you, but the Promise program, I want you to think about
• And, you know, Chairman, I mean to interrupt you, but the Promise program, I want you to think about
• And, you know, Chairman, I mean to interrupt you, but the Promise program, I want you to think about
• And, you know, Chairman, I mean to interrupt you, but the Promise program, I want you to think about
• And, you know, Chairman, I mean to interrupt you, but the Promise program, I want you to think about

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Summary: The Senate Committee on Higher Education met to review interim charges on the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Available University Fund (AUF), the Higher Education Fund (HEAF), and the Texas University Fund (TUF). Legislative Budget Board staff outlined how each fund works, including PUF’s constitutional role for UT and Texas A&M, HEAF’s capital support for institutions outside those systems, and TUF’s research funding for eligible universities. They also described TUF’s growing corpus and distribution changes, and noted which institutions are nearing eligibility. Committee members asked about distribution formulas, comparisons to other states, and how funds are allocated among system institutions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Excuse me for interrupting. >> I apologize.
• Excuse<00:34:51.119><c> me</c><00:34:51.359><c> for</c><00:34:51.520><c> interrupting.
• </c> Excuse me for interrupting. Excuse me for interrupting. &gt;&gt; I<00:34:52.320><c> apologize.
• &gt;&gt; Pardon<00:49:48.480><c> me</c><00:49:48.559><c> for</c><00:49:48.800><c> interrupting,</c><00
• , but while we &gt;&gt; Pardon me for interrupting, but while we have<00:49:50.240><c> these</c><00:49

Bills: HB433 , HB443 , HB433 , HB443

Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Keywords: tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission, sunset extension

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• delisted from online giving platforms, including those that we power, and that has caused us to interrupt
• nonprofit organizations and our efforts to ensure the nonprofit sector can fundraise safely without interruption
• To ensure the nonprofit sector can fundraise safely without interruption.
• When fundraising is delayed or interrupted due to administrative technicalities, especially at a time
• from residents of any state, which means a California administrative designation can effectively interrupt

Summary: The Assembly held its first-ever outcome review hearing, focused on AB 488, Assemblymember Irwin’s 2021 law regulating charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities. Chair Bauer-Kahan and Irwin described the hearing as part of a new oversight process meant to evaluate whether enacted laws are working as intended and to identify implementation problems. Irwin reviewed the bill’s purpose: updating California’s charitable solicitation rules for online fundraising, requiring platform registration and reporting, setting disclosure and conduct rules, and creating protections for charities and donors. The Attorney General’s office said the implementing regulations took effect in stages in 2024 and 2025 after extensive rulemaking, and argued the law was needed because online fundraising had outgrown older solicitation laws. The office highlighted enforcement concerns, including unregistered platforms, delayed remittances, and unauthorized fundraising pages, and said the new online filing system should improve processing and compliance. Nonprofit representatives and platforms generally supported the law’s transparency goals but said implementation has created major burdens, especially around “good standing” determinations, slow registry response times, and disruptions to fundraising when charities are flagged as delinquent. PayPal Giving Fund and GoFundMe both said they complied with the law but urged changes to better fit platform operations, reduce delays, and ease requirements for small or micro-donations. Committee members pressed the witnesses on donor protection, due process, and whether California should shorten the time to resolve good-standing issues. Several members said the law has helped stop misleading or unauthorized fundraising practices, while also acknowledging unintended consequences for nonprofits. Irwin said she is preparing follow-up legislation to address implementation problems and balance the interests of charities, platforms, donors, and the Attorney General’s office. During public comment, Candid praised the review and the DOJ’s efforts to improve the process, and a PG&E representative described an unintended consequence in employee giving where donations were redirected because recipient charities were not in good standing.

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• They move more often, their parents deploy, their schooling is interrupted through no fault of their
• Let me interrupt for a minute. I was having this discussion.
• Whatever signs you want to make, but please don't interrupt. Thank you.
• Whatever signs you want to make, but please don't interrupt. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HCR2048

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:

• Like I said, this is trying to interrupt that cycle of abuse, where you have a domestic violence victim
• And so it's designed to interrupt that cycle to say we can use previous instances when this happened
• It's to interrupt that cycle. Senator Goodwin, you're recognized for a question.
• Nothing interrupts him. Nothing goes to that court case.

Bills: HB2894 , HB3418 , HB3415 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3419 , HB3420 , HB1739 , HB1752 , HB1979 , HB2941 , HB2992 , HB3075 , HB3086 , HB3177 , HB3269 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3497 , HB3644 , HB4432 , HB3720 , HB3849 , HB3882 , HB3919 , HB3941 , HB4118 , HB4141 , HB4268 , HB4342 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB4434

Keywords: HB2894, Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, rural jobs, rural investment, tax credit, capital investment tax credit, state tax credits, economic development, rural fund, rural investor, qualified investment, eligible business, Department of Commerce, rural business, investment certification, tax liability, credit cap, workforce development, small business finance, rural development

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, six months at a time, you're talking about one potential interruption, or 90 days at a time
• , where you're talking about four potential interruptions.
• Or 90 days at a time, where you're talking about four potential interruptions, would it be better suited
• to maintain a year's worth of contraception coverage without those potential interruptions?

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Transcript Highlights:

• Look, all the interruptions don't change the fact that this resolution lets down the LGBT community.
• DeMaio, I'm going to have to interrupt you one more time.
• any questions as to whether this is political theater and circus, all you had to do is watch the interruptions
• All you had to do is watch the interruptions for birthdays, notwithstanding the fact that we celebrate

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. Procedural motions were adopted to allow certain members to speak on adjournment in memory and to host guests on the floor, and the chamber suspended Joint Rule 61 to allow the Appropriations Committee to meet and consider AB 1533. The majority leader also requested that SB 272 and HR 44 be removed from the consent calendar. The main floor action was the Assembly’s Pride Month observance, centered on HR 43, which recognizes June 2025 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month. Assembly Member Ward and members of several caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, civil rights, community contributions, and current political attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, arguing the resolution was divisive and included controversial policy references. After debate, 49 coauthors were added and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then held a Pride Month ceremony honoring 14 distinguished individuals for contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, followed by guest introductions recognizing APICA fellows, family members, educators, and community leaders. The Assembly later adopted the consent calendar, with SB 61, SB 66, SB 846, SB 229, and SCR 3 approved, and then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for John E. Brison and former Assembly Member William T. Bagley. The House adjourned until Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 9 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm sorry to interrupt. You can't be here, right?
• Hi, I'm<00:05:10.479><c> sorry</c><00:05:10.720><c> to</c><00:05:10.880><c> interrupt.
• </c><00:05:11.440><c> You</c><00:05:11.600><c> can't</c><00:05:11.840><c> be</c> I'm sorry to interrupt
• You can't be I'm sorry to interrupt. You can't be here,<00:05:12.479><c> right?

Summary: The committee took up Senate Bill 74, which requires agencies to report annually on permits that are significantly delayed. An amendment was offered and adopted to replace the bill’s original permit-by-permit reporting with a summary report by category, including counts of permits taking more than 60, 120, or 180 days and general reasons for delay. The amendment also delayed the first report until April 30, 2027, so agencies would report only on future permitting activity rather than reconstructing past files. Members discussed whether delays caused by incomplete applications or requests for additional information should be included in the reporting categories. The sponsor and others said the bill is intended to measure delays after an application is administratively complete, but that reasons such as waiting on applicant-provided engineering data could still be captured under the summary reasons. Several members praised the amendment as a substantial improvement and said it would produce more useful information with less burden on agencies, while one member said they would support the amendment but not the bill because agencies already face budget constraints. The committee first approved the amendment unanimously by show of hands, then voted 7-1 to report Senate Bill 74 ought to pass as amended, with one member opposed and one absent. Afterward, the committee briefly discussed a separate Senate message on House Bill 67, noting that the Senate version had no additional general-fund cost and that any remaining issues would be handled with the election law committee before concurrence.

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• And which this bill would interrupt, and that is the relevancy here.
• directly relevant to this discussion on this bill, and I don't think we want to go down the path of interrupting
• I mean, I just find it really hilarious, a lot of it, especially the whole interrupting.
• Standing up here, and we're speaking, and we get interrupted at the point of order.

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Acomb, if I may interrupt for just one moment, this amendment changes none of the recommendations
• Representative Acomb, if I may interrupt for just one moment, this amendment changes none of the recommendations
• Representative Heintzeman, I don't want to interrupt your questioning, but if you have a follow-up...
• c><00:21:15.320><c> don't</c><00:21:15.440><c> want</c><00:21:15.559><c> to</c><00:21:15.679><c> interrupt
• </c><00:21:16.080><c> your</c> but I don't want to interrupt your but I don't want to interrupt your

Committee: House Ways and Means