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• He loved Fairfax County. He loved the postal service.
• He loved Fairfax County. He loved the postal service.
• He loved Fairfax County. He loved the postal service.
• He loved Fairfax County. He loved the postal service.
• He loved Fairfax County. He loved the postal service.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 13, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• He loved America, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and, of course, his beloved hometown of Fairfax.
• He had a deep passion for Fairfax County, for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for this nation.
• He came from a big county in Fairfax.
• HE CAME FROM A BIG COUNTY IN FAIRFAX.
• ROADS AND BRIDGES.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• what we learned was that if any of you came to visit my district, you would go through this toll bridge
• But what would actually happen is that you’d go through this toll bridge.
• You get a bill in the mail for $2.26 for each time you cross the bridge.
• And so as you saw when I came in office, we had issues with a lot of movable bridges, particularly in
• And so whether it's litter pickup, mowing, or other types of regular bridge maintenance work that we

Bills: HB345, HB503, HB511, HB590, HB655, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB748, HB776, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB896, HB999, HB1000, HB1086, HB1233

Keywords: rail infrastructure, ports, Class II railroads, Class III railroads, transportation, HB 503, Act 554, Golden Meadow, utility terrain vehicle, UTV, recreational off-highway vehicle, ROV, golf cart, low-speed vehicle, road shoulder travel, local ordinance, municipal traffic regulation, vehicle registration decal, municipal general fund, insurance requirement

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation and Public Works met with five members present and approved the April 29, 2026 minutes. The committee then heard and favorably reported several bills, including HB 1233, which lowers the contract threshold for hospital service districts to use the Seymours program for certain hospital construction projects, and HB 715, which requires aerial applicators operating from public airports to have a transponder and radio; an amendment removing language about airport use of ADS-B data for fees was adopted after sponsors said the issue would be handled in another bill. HB 999 was reported favorably to allow impoundment of out-of-state vehicles operated in Louisiana without liability insurance, and HB 692 was amended to let parishes and municipalities use group purchasing organizations, with a narrowing amendment limiting one-source procurements and assurances that local bidders would not be disadvantaged. The committee also advanced HB 511, creating a grant program for pursuit intervention technology in response to officer safety concerns, and HB 590, which would let OMV issue specialized envelopes or notices for drivers with autism or other disabilities so officers are alerted during traffic stops. HB 503 was reported favorably after a local cleanup change to a golf cart bill for Golden Meadow, and HB 655 was approved to let DOTD use cost-plus contracts for operation and maintenance of state-owned ferries. HB 748 clarified that school board-owned or leased vehicles are exempt from tolls, and HB 860 would allow fillable electronic bids for local government procurement. Later, the committee approved HB 896, a major tolling-related cleanup bill for Plaquemines Parish that addresses customer service center access, administrative fees, and exemptions, with members and local officials criticizing the toll structure and its impact on the parish. HB 1000 was reported favorably as a cleanup measure tied to highway priority program reporting and local district contract limits. HB 887 established a more consistent scoring and ranking process for Seymour projects, with an amendment to avoid conflict with changing FAA grant rules. HB 888, a cleanup bill on temporary tags, was amended with added security features and then reported favorably. HB 1086, a broad electronic title and registration modernization bill, received a lengthy amendment set but was voluntarily held over for a week so members could review the new language. The committee also advanced HB 776 to expand the Port Priority Program to larger projects, with amendments clarifying flexibility and removing private projects from the bill. HB 707 was reported favorably to let the Department of Agriculture and Forestry handle promotional activities for the liquefied petroleum gas commission through a cooperative endeavor agreement. HB 868, a farm safety bill requiring safety chains or other manufacturer-specified equipment on trailers, was reported favorably after testimony about a fatal accident and assurances it would not change engineering standards beyond existing manufacturer requirements. Finally, HB 856 was amended to authorize indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracting for DOTD maintenance and construction work, then reported favorably, and the committee later corrected the record on HB 856 by reconsidering and withdrawing one technical amendment set so further floor cleanup could be made. The meeting adjourned without objection.

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• It’s crazy to have tolls on a school system in addition to the crazy tolls that was placed on the bridge
• And what we learned was, if any of you came to visit my district, you would go through this toll bridge
• But what would actually happen is that you’d go through this toll bridge.
• What this bridge did to Plaquemines Parish, it divided our community, and it was destroying our economy
• And so, as you saw when I came in office, we had issues with a lot of movable bridges, particularly in

Bills: HB345, HB503, HB511, HB590, HB655, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB748, HB776, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB896, HB999, HB1000, HB1086, HB1233

Keywords: rail infrastructure, ports, Class II railroads, Class III railroads, transportation, HB 503, Act 554, Golden Meadow, utility terrain vehicle, UTV, recreational off-highway vehicle, ROV, golf cart, low-speed vehicle, road shoulder travel, local ordinance, municipal traffic regulation, vehicle registration decal, municipal general fund, insurance requirement

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation and Public Works met with five members present and approved the April 29, 2026 minutes. The committee then heard and reported a series of bills, including HB 1233, which lowers the contract threshold for hospital service districts using the Seymours program; HB 715, requiring aerial applicators operating from public airports to have transponders and radios and removing proposed ADS-B fee restrictions in favor of separate legislation; and HB 999, allowing impoundment of uninsured out-of-state vehicles. It also advanced HB 692 to let parishes and municipalities use group purchasing organizations, with an added sole-source procurement amendment for certain repairs and parts, and HB 511 to create a pursuit-intervention technology grant program, using a technical amendment to establish the fund structure. The committee also reported HB 590, creating a program to help law enforcement identify drivers with autism or other mental/physical disabilities through special envelopes and related notice technology; HB 503, a local bill cleaning up golf cart and utility terrain vehicle definitions in Golden Meadow; HB 655, authorizing DOTD cost-plus contracts for state-owned ferries; HB 748, clarifying that school board-owned or leased vehicles are exempt from tolls; HB 860, allowing fillable electronic bids; HB 896, addressing tolling rules and fees in Plaquemines Parish and requiring a nearby customer service center; and HB 1000, a cleanup bill on highway priority program reporting and local district contract limits. Later, the committee reported HB 887, which establishes a more consistent scoring and ranking framework for certain procurement processes, and HB 888, a cleanup bill on temporary tags and temporary license plates with added anti-counterfeiting and safety features. HB 1086, a major overhaul moving Louisiana toward a fully electronic vehicle title and lien system, was amended but voluntarily held for a week so members could review the extensive new language. The committee also reported HB 776, expanding port priority funding to larger projects and allowing flexibility in annual amounts, HB 707, shifting LPG commission promotional work to Agriculture and Forestry, HB 868, requiring safety chains or other manufacturer-specified safety equipment on farm trailers, HB 856, authorizing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracting for DOTD maintenance and construction work, HB 345, adding rail infrastructure at ports to the rail improvement program, and HB 685, allowing transit agencies to use FAST Act cooperative procurement for buses and other rolling stock. At the end, the committee corrected its action on HB 856 by reconsidering and withdrawing the technical amendment set 2332 for later floor work, while leaving the bill reported with the department’s substantive amendments.

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• Senate Bill number 122 was strictly for bridge maintenance.
• DeLarge Basque Bridge, located in Terrebonne Parish, as the Elwood T.
• Memorial Bridge. Thank you, Ms. Champaign.
• But when they are out there fixing the bridge, they can put up your sign. Yeah.
• The biggest thing here is it's always been known as the Bayou DeLarge Bridge.

Bills: HCR63, HCR69, SCR6, SCR18, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB182, SB412, SB418, SB460

Keywords: military drivers, driver's license exemption, active-duty military, federal vehicle, government-owned vehicle, state highways, public safety, task force, Tiger Team, Louisiana National Guard, Fort Polk, Barksdale Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Department of Defense, executive order, military readiness, vehicle licensing, law enforcement, state police, sheriffs association

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on Monday, April 27, with a quorum present and took up a series of Senate bills and one House concurrent resolution, most of them related to transportation infrastructure, memorial highway designations, and prestige license plates. Early action centered on Senate Bill 122, which would direct the Department of Transportation and Development to be more proactive about bridge maintenance, inspection, reporting, and public meetings on bridge conditions; the committee adopted a large amendment package before reporting the bill with amendments. The committee also reported favorably SCR 6 supporting an LNG facility at Port Fourchon and SCR 18 directing a study of commercial driver’s license privileges compared with neighboring states. Several bills designated memorial highways or bridges, including SB 50 for the Elwood T. Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, SB 70 for the Officer Mark Brock Memorial Highway, SB 460 for the Hayden Lane Mangum Memorial Highway, SB 101 for the Daniel Edward Didillo Memorial Highway and Bill Blue Evans Memorial Highway, SB 160 for the Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway, SB 418 for the Dick and Jacques Schuford Memorial Highway, SB 103 for the Gladys Edwards Highway, SB 159 for the Surgeon Roelio Roy Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Highway, SB 182 for the Mayor Billy Cobb Memorial Highway, SB 104 for the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway, and SB 2 for the Falcons Band Highway. The committee also approved SB 114 creating a prestige plate for the Foundation for Moral Law and SB 96 creating a Fallen Heroes prestige plate. One of the more substantive policy items was HCR 63, which creates a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel without civilian driver’s licenses should be allowed to operate federally owned vehicles on state highways; it was reported favorably after discussion of military training and licensing differences. Another major item was HCR 69, urging DOTD to improve Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish; the committee adopted amendments adding findings about flooding, drainage, and evacuation concerns, and then reported the resolution with amendments. The committee also considered SB 19 on the state employee retired prestige plate; after objections about whether proceeds should continue supporting LASERS, the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote, 13-1, with Representative Schamberhorn voting no.

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• “Counsel, who was taken off the Fairfax list because all of our counsel had recuse himself, very difficult
• And if it is granted to them, then obviously they have it, and I think we've already crossed this bridge
• It wasn't acceptable to our delegation in Fairfax.
• And an Alexandria District Court judge wanted to try to come to Fairfax, because... Thank you.
• Fairfax, and an Alexandria District Court judge wanted to try to come to Fairfax because I guess there

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• I also chair the Fairfax, Virginia.
• in our great state, according to MDOT's annual bridge report.
• ><c> MDOT's</c><01:19:22.000><c> annual</c><01:19:22.320><c> bridge</c> according to MDOT's annual bridge
• </c><01:19:46.800><c> and</c><01:19:47.040><c> highway</c> number of bridge and highway number of bridge
• If we're talking about a bridge replacement of an existing bridge or rehabilitation of an existing road

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Speaker, the delegate from Fairfax said thousands of people are killed crossing the street.
• Speaker, the delegate from Fairfax said thousands of people are killed crossing the street.
• The delegate from Fairfax, Delegate Simon. Mr.
• The delegate from Fairfax moves that the appointee on line 16 and 17 be severed.
• The delegate from Fairfax, Delegate Simon, moves that. The appointee on lines 16 and 17. Yes, okay.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• And the love of my life and my wife, my own very own Sedani Fairfax Miles, is also in Alpha Kappa Alpha
• Texas public workers maintain more than 55,000 bridges, over 680,000 miles of roads, 4,457 miles of sidewalks

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and dispensed with the reading of the previous day’s journal. The chamber then spent much of the session on recognitions, including a visit from the Texas Police Chiefs Association and the introduction of Dr. Joshua Splinter as Doctor of the Day. Senators offered remarks honoring the chiefs’ service and welcoming Dr. Splinter and Dr. Sarah Jethro to the chamber. The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 16, sponsored by Senators Miles, West, Alvarado, and Cook, designating January 29, 2025 as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the State Capitol. Senators Miles and West highlighted the sorority’s history, service work, and Texas members, and the resolution was adopted without objection. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 9 by Senator Perry recognizing American Public Works Association Day, and Senate Resolution 10 congratulating Heather Keister on being named Engineer of the Year by the South Plains Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. Senator Perry emphasized the importance of public works and infrastructure, and praised Keister’s engineering work and contributions to West Texas. The Senate also recognized a Brownsville delegation and celebrated Brownsville Day at the Capitol, with Senator Hinojosa of Nueces speaking about the city’s history and community spirit. Additional resolutions, including Senate Resolution 13 and Senate Resolution 18, were adopted without objection. The chamber then approved a motion to suspend Senate Rule 11.13 so committees could meet during the reading and referral of bills. Announcements followed, including a Finance Committee hearing and a Senate Democratic Caucus meeting, and the Senate recessed until Monday, February 3, for bill reading and referral, then adjourned until Tuesday, February 4.

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• And the love of my life and my wife, my own very own, Sedani Fairfax Miles.
• Texas public workers maintain more than 55,000 bridges, over 680,000 miles of roads, 4,457 miles of sidewalks

Bills: SJR36, SB2

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation, dispensed with the reading of the previous day’s journal, and recognized several visiting groups and individuals. Senators Flores, Hinojosa of Hidalgo, and Campbell welcomed members of the Texas Police Chiefs Association, and Senator Nichols introduced Dr. Joshua Splinter as Doctor of the Day. The chamber then adopted several resolutions without objection. Senate Resolution 16 recognized Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and its South Central Region for Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the Capitol, with remarks from Senators Miles and West highlighting the organization’s history, service, and Texas members. Senate Resolution 9 designated January 29, 2025, as American Public Works Association Day at the Capitol, and Senate Resolution 10 congratulated Heather Keister for being named Engineer of the Year by the South Plains Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. Senator Hinojosa of Nueces also recognized a Brownsville delegation, and additional resolutions, including Senate Resolutions 13 and 18, were adopted without objection. The Senate also approved a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 11.13 so committees could meet during the reading and referral of bills. Announcements followed, including a Finance Committee reconvening at 12:45 p.m. and a Senate Democratic Caucus meeting upon adjournment. The chamber then recessed until 10 a.m. Monday, February 3, for reading and referral of bills, and after that process, adjourned until 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 4.

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• my left is my dear sister Deidre Fontaine and the love of my life, my wife, my own very own Sidani Fairfax
• Texas public workers maintain more than 55,000 bridges, over 680,000 miles of roads, 4,457 miles of sidewalks

Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16

Keywords: American Public Works Association, public works, infrastructure, Texas, recognition day, local government, municipalities, APWA, Texas Chapter, community development, engineering, professional recognition, community impact, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Lubbock leadership, recognition, professional achievement, Alpha Kappa Alpha, sorority, social service

Bills: HF4145, HF4009, HF4304, SF2511, HF4090, HF357, HF901

Keywords: alcohol consumption, nursing homes, assisted living, resident activities, Minnesota Statutes, seasonal liquor licenses, resorts, intoxicating liquor, county board, Brainerd, Northern Pacific Center, event center, liquor license, on-sale license, alcohol sales, special law, local option, Minnesota liquor law, chapter 340A, Sunday sales

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• The delegate from Fairfax, Delegate Shan. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr.
• Delegate from Fairfax, Delegate Simon. Oh, shoot. I can't do it.
• Delegate from Fairfax, Delegate Tran. Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker.
• Delegate from Fairfax, Delegate Tran. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 4, 976, house, all

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• </c> area in both Maryland and in Fairfax area in both Maryland and in Fairfax County,<02:45:11.439><
• </c><02:45:42.960><c> County</c> He was released from Fairfax County He was released from Fairfax County
• I have several more from Fairfax County. Loudoun County, Virginia. Alvaro Ayella.
• Amendment two limits the application of the bill to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
• I move the to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Now, the member from Fairfax, Representative Bartley, and others offer a further amendment to the report
• Now, the member<00:18:48.840><c> from</c><00:18:49.080><c> Fairfax,</c><00:18:49.760><c> Representative
• </c> member from Fairfax, Representative member from Fairfax, Representative Bartley<00:18:50.720><c>
• on Commerce and Economic Development as amended be further amended as offered by the member from Fairfax
• 20:44.600><c> from</c> amended as offered by the member from amended as offered by the member from Fairfax

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• The delegate from Fairfax, Delegate Watts. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise for a motion.
• For more than two decades, she represented parts of Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax in the House of
• The delegate from Fairfax, Delegate Watts, moves that the House adopt House Resolution 2011, celebrating

Keywords: April 22, 2026 - Special Session 1, 976, house, all

Bills: HF357, HF3389, HF1434, HF2500, HF1606

Keywords: HF357, hasenpfeffer, card games, social skill game, Minnesota gambling law, tournament, contest, prize limit, low-stakes gaming, card game exemption, gambling exemption, cribbage, bridge, euchre, pinochle, Texas hold'em, whist, skat, sheepshead, gin

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• and we've seen reported a lot of conversations about the stabbing death of Stephanie Mentor up in Fairfax
• And to your point, I saw that Fairfax in 2020 had this gentleman incarcerated for nine days, alerted
• has this person now incarcerated, and if you want— so knowing that, they'll know, yes, booked into Fairfax

Keywords: House Committee Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• I ran track at Fairfax High School.
• I ran track at Fairfax High School.
• Our documentary, Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race, contains a substantial section
• Our documentary, Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race, contains a substantial section

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• &gt;&gt; Member<00:08:04.319><c> from</c><00:08:05.360><c> Fairfax.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Member from Fairfax. &gt;&gt; Member from Fairfax.

Keywords: 926, house, all