Transcript Highlights:

• They’re picking up people in other parts of the country and dumping them in Manchester.
• </c> prohibited from just going and dumping prohibited from just going and dumping people<03:22:40.239
• </c><03:23:48.239><c> them</c> person from London and just dumped them person from London and just dumped
• The dropping off and dumping of people from one municipality to another.
• </c> against situation when person was dumped against situation when person was dumped uh<04:18:33.120

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• If we dump all the hemp products of the well over a thousand hemp businesses we have in this state into
• If uh we dump all the hemp hemp.
• If uh we dump all the hemp products<00:03:52.720><c> of</c><00:03:52.959><c> the</c><00:03:53.360><c>

Transcript Highlights:

• Patient dumping is a problem. There certainly is precedent of this being a problem.
• Patient dumping is a problem. It sounds like the county has recognized that this is a problem.
• And we talked in depth about not only patient dumping at that time, but also the refusal...
• Patient dumping is a problem. It sounds like the county has recognized that this is a problem.
• And we talked in depth about not only patient dumping at that time, but also the refusal So.

Committee: Senate Health

Transcript Highlights:

• We're not going to dump $52 million.
• the 3,000 people who are drawing this pension would be better served by receiving that money than dumping
• We're not going to dump $52 million.
• the 3,000 people who are drawing this pension would be better served by receiving that money than dumping

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, where I come from, there was a former dump that's along the San Francisco Bay, a beautiful setting
• A former dump that's along the San Francisco Bay, a beautiful setting.
• And it's amazing to think that's where we put our dumps in the old days.

Summary: The committee met to hear AB 946 by Assembly Member Isaac Bryan, which would encourage California’s 30 by 30 conservation efforts to include investments in historically underserved urban communities. The author said the bill is intended to reduce “nature poverty” in places like South Los Angeles by treating urban greening and conservation as a co-equal goal alongside rural and coastal land protection. Supporters, including the California Park and Recreation Society, the Trust for Public Land, and Los Angeles County, argued that urban conservation can provide both environmental and human benefits, especially where land can be reused or restored for parks and green space. Committee members discussed the bill’s focus on urban areas versus rural districts. One member said they would not support it because it seemed to prioritize heavily urban communities over rural ones in their district, while others said the bill helps ensure conservation resources are distributed more equitably and can have important psychological, health, and climate benefits for dense communities. The author responded that the bill does not neglect rural areas, but instead seeks to correct an imbalance by ensuring urban communities are also considered in 30 by 30 planning. The bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Appropriations Committee. The vote was overwhelmingly in favor, with several members voting aye and one member not voting at the time of the roll call. After the vote, the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we have, um, it's dumping water right now.
• It's dumping water out because it still has a million acre-feet of space left, but it's dumping water
• </c><00:23:46.600><c> it's</c> we have um it's it's dumping it's we have um it's it's dumping it's dumping
• </c> dumping water right now it's dumping dumping water right now it's dumping water<00:23:49.039><c>
• </c> acre feet of space left but it's dumping acre feet of space left but it's dumping water<00:23:52.960

Bills: HR31 , HR152 , HR192 , HR144 , HR189 , HR164 , HR153

Keywords: committee appointments, House of Representatives, government structure, legislative process, membership, committee assignments, elections, legislation, government, oversight, US-Canada relations, economic security, energy security, bipartisan, trade and investment, Ramadan, faith, Islam, community, charitable contributions

Transcript Highlights:

• And you'll see that that auger that's dumping into the tractor bin there is 25 to 30 feet long.
• Most of them will carry two dumps, which would be 400 bushels or 500 bushels, and they'll have tires
• them because of the softness of the ground, and they pull that cart out to the edge of the field and dump

Committee: House Transportation and Defense

Transcript Highlights:

• And when it's dumping all this money into these eight host communities, these eight host communities
• And And when it's<00:03:01.680><c> dumping</c><00:03:02.040><c> all</c><00:03:02.160><c> this</c><00:
• 03:02.360><c> money</c><00:03:02.600><c> into</c><00:03:02.800><c> these</c> it's dumping all this money
• into these it's dumping all this money into these eight<00:03:03.200><c> host</c><00:03:03.440><c> communities

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• Dumped the station. All hands on deck. They're they're heading to the south end of the airport.
• firefighters were responding within a My firefighters were responding within a minute.<00:04:59.440><c> Dumped
• Dumped the station. All hands on minute. Dumped the station.

Summary: The task force met, called the roll, and approved the November 4, 2025 meeting minutes. The main presentation came from Dan Mann, executive director of the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, who gave a recovery update on the November 4 aircraft incident at UPS Worldport/Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. He described the airport layout, FAA safety requirements, staffing, and the extensive emergency training and mutual-aid coordination that had taken place before the incident, including a full exercise two weeks earlier. Mann then walked through the response timeline, saying the tower reported the incident at 5:13 p.m. Airport firefighters responded within a minute, with Air National Guard support and mutual aid arriving quickly; by about 6:15 p.m. the airport emergency operations center was activated and agencies including Metro, Red Cross, FBI, UPS, and airline partners were coordinating. He said more than 50 companies and over 200 firefighters were on scene within two hours, and credited the prior training and close working relationships among responders for the effectiveness of the response. He also explained the operational impact on the airport: all runways were closed, five departures were canceled, 16 arrivals were unable to land, and officials were working with TSA, UPS, and the NTSB on messaging and next steps. Mann said debris and fire damage on multiple runways meant the airfield had to remain closed while investigators determined what was evidence and what was debris from the fire. No votes or other formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• ABOUT BUILDING RESILIENCY IN YOUR SYSTEM FOR DROUGHTS AND THINGS WHEN YOU NEED WATER AND YOU HAVE NOT DUMPED
• IT'S NOT DUMPING IT AND GETTING IT MOVING SOUTH, WHICH IS A MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.
• SO THEIR OUTLET AS DESIGNED IN THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM WAS TO DUMP IT EAST AND WEST.
• DIE OFFS WITH THAT RETROFITTED PROJECT YOU WILL SEE ALL THIS WATER INSTEAD OF GOING EAST AND WEST DUMPING

Transcript Highlights:

• That equates to about 5,500 tri-axle dump truck loads.
• Places to dump have...
• Water when it is cut, places to dump have been provided by the county and the city in Jackson County,

Bills: HB55 , HB212

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, HB212, aquatic plants, public waters, state waters, waterways, water management, aquatic vegetation, weed removal, vegetation control, lake management, river management, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR

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• </c> land uh that are purchased to dump land uh that are purchased to dump sludge<00:49:36.800><c> and
• It consists of 2,663 acres that are used for sludge dumping.
• That would not be simply to dump sludge.
• I'm certainly not going to try to dump all 150 pages of that on you right now.
• I'm certainly not going to try to dump all 150 pages of that on you right now.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• So, if you dump the gun that overcome.
• So, if you dump the gun that you<00:13:22.320><c> claim</c><00:13:22.720><c> you</c><00:13:22.959><c>
• >> Got rid of it. >> Just dumped it, gave it away to somebody, gave it to the owner, threw it in the
• >> Got rid of it. >> Just dumped it, gave it away to somebody, gave it to the owner, threw it in the
• They said, well, I I was dumped the gun.

Committee: House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• I'd like to know who dumped the two cats on my farm during deer season.
• And I like to know who dumped the dogs.
• I'd like to know who dumped the two cats on my farm during deer season.
• And now I feed two to know who dumped the two cats on my farm during deer season, and now I feed two
• And I like to know who dumped the dogs.

Committee: House Special Committee on Urban Issues

Transcript Highlights:

• I know everybody likes to dump in their bills in the last date, especially legislators.
• But like with the agency prefiles, I mean, do they come in just sporadically or is it all dumped at once
• trickle in in October before session, and then a few more trickle in, and then just kind of a mass dump
• But as one who has done work on the local level, when that stuff gets dumped on the employee, it's hard
• When that stuff gets dumped on the employee, it's hard.

Summary: The committee first discussed security and member contact procedures, with several members emphasizing the need for formal security training at the start of each session and clearer procedures for knowing where legislators are staying during session for welfare checks and emergency contact. Members also raised concerns about the disclosure of home addresses in other public records and forms, and Legislative Council was asked to prepare a background memo on possible training, best practices, and related legislative or rule changes. The committee then took up a bill draft to reduce the number of paper copies of state publications sent to the State Library from eight to two. Legislative Council explained the cost savings and the move toward digital distribution, but the State Librarian testified that the library still needs paper copies for circulation, archives, and depository libraries, and requested a minimum of three copies. After discussion, the committee amended the draft to require three copies instead of two and passed the motion. The committee also approved a related House and Senate Rules amendment reducing the number of bound journals distributed, and a separate rule change removing the requirement that legislators’ home addresses be printed in the rule book and allowing a lower print run based on request and need. The committee next reviewed data on bill pre-filing and legislative workload. After hearing testimony that agency bills tend to arrive in a late-year rush and that staff workload is especially heavy around organizational session and the holidays, the committee voted to move the agency pre-filing deadline to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It also amended the deadline for constitutional amendments and study resolutions, moving them earlier so they would occur before crossover, and adjusted the reporting deadline accordingly. Members discussed whether these changes should be handled in special session or organizational session, and staff explained that the agency deadline change could be made effective for the next regular session through a permanent rules change. Finally, the committee reviewed proposed special session rules. Staff explained that the special session would use joint appropriations and joint policy committees, with expedited bill processing, limited bill introduction routes, and remote participation allowed for members and public testimony with approval. The committee also resolved a House appropriations membership issue by keeping the House side at 23 members and giving the House majority leader authority to appoint a replacement for the vacant seat, while increasing the Senate dollar threshold to match the House. Members then discussed the upcoming rural health special session process, including how the interim rural health group would differ from the actual special session committees, the timing of committee work and the governor’s address, and whether remote participation would be permitted in the special session.

Transcript Highlights:

• He owned two dump trucks. I'll give you an example. I had a guy call me. He owned two dump trucks.
• It's that small dump truck company who might not have a Meta contract, but I suspect he has more work
• Another dump truck—I'm using this because that's the part of the construction we're in right now.
• Representative Marcel said that in East Baton Rouge Parish there is a huge problem with tires being dumped
• She noted that recently about 400 tires were dumped on Gus Young Avenue and asked what is being done

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee first heard the FY27 executive budget review for Louisiana Economic Development (LED). House Fiscal outlined a $59.4 million LED budget, with major funding from state general fund, self-generated revenue, federal funds, and a marketing dedication, and explained reductions tied largely to the removal of one-time funding and carryforwards. The Secretary highlighted recent economic development results, including major capital investment announcements, job creation, the high-impact jobs program, Louisiana Fast Sites, and efforts to support existing businesses and small business growth. Members repeatedly asked for clearer public-facing materials on the tax and economic benefits of incentives, the use of the entertainment development fund, the structure of the high-impact jobs and Fast Sites programs, and how LED competes with other states. LED also discussed its Storyteller Initiative, regional project distribution, and the role of major events and film-related incentives. The committee then reviewed Louisiana Works’ FY27 budget of $352.7 million. Staff explained that the budget is driven mainly by federal funds and statutory dedications, with changes largely attributable to the One Door to Work Act and the transfer of workforce functions and positions into the department. The Secretary noted a planned $5 million move for the Louisiana STEM Council and a small request for elevator repairs, and members discussed the unemployment insurance trust fund’s improved balance, which lowered employer tax rates and increased benefits. Questions focused on workforce shortages, coordination with LCTCS and other training partners, the new Louisiana Talent Accelerator and workforce modernization efforts, the need for marketing to attract workers back to Louisiana, and remaining gaps in funding for rehabilitation services and disability employment programs. Finally, the committee took up the Department of Conservation and Energy’s FY27 budget of $201.3 million. Staff described decreases tied to the end of the Solar for All grant, lower orphan well spending as prior balances were drawn down, and reductions in some one-time funding and interagency transfers. The Secretary said the department’s reorganization is now largely complete and emphasized a focus on eliminating duplicative functions, strengthening enforcement and permitting, and using available funds more efficiently. Members questioned the reduction in orphan well funding, the impact of the Solar for All repeal, the use of settlement dollars, and the department’s plans for AI-assisted permitting and modernization of the Sunrise database. They also discussed ongoing work on seismic activity in Red River Parish, commercial fishermen’s claims for gear damaged by energy infrastructure, and efforts to improve financial security requirements for operators so future orphan well liabilities are better covered.

Transcript Highlights:

• their rubbish every day, too, four hours one way to dump trash.
• their rubbish every day too 4 hours dump their rubbish every day too 4 hours one<00:39:54.720><c> way
• </c><00:39:54.880><c> to</c><00:39:55.079><c> dump</c><00:39:55.359><c> trash</c><00:39:56.079><c> how
• </c><00:39:56.359><c> clean</c><00:39:56.599><c> for</c><00:39:56.800><c> an</c> one way to dump trash
• how clean for an one way to dump trash how clean for an environment<00:39:57.640><c> that</c><00:39:

Committee: Senate Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committees first heard Senate Bill 151 relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and geothermal development on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL and Ulupono Initiative testified in strong support, saying the measure would help advance clean energy goals, create economic opportunities, and support DHHL’s mission. Fine Electric also supported the bill. Several members of the public testified in opposition, raising concerns about consultation with beneficiaries, water impacts, land issues, and the scale of the proposed spending. In response to questions, DHHL staff explained slimhole drilling, the permitting distinctions between water exploration and geothermal exploration, and said prior studies and geophysical testing had been done. The chair then recommended passage with amendments, including SMA technical amendments, a directive to establish a permitted interaction group to study geothermal options, removal of the appropriation language, and a new effective date. The committees adopted the recommendation and passed SB 151 with amendments, with one senator voting no and several excused. The joint committees then took up Senate Bill 371 on property damage to critical infrastructure facilities. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill with amendments, recommending broader critical infrastructure language to cover systems such as transportation, gas, power, water, and oil, and suggesting additional changes to improve prosecution. Utility and other supporters also testified in favor. The chairs proposed adopting the AG’s amendments except one, and further expanding the bill to make manslaughter explicit when a death results from disruption of critical infrastructure, and to add water as a covered infrastructure category. The committees adopted the amended recommendation and passed SB 371 with amendments. Finally, the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee heard Senate Bill 585 on special purpose revenue bonds for Bana Pacific. The Attorney General noted a possible issue with the company’s entity status and the bill title, but Bana Pacific stated it was in the process of converting from an LLC to a corporation and was satisfied with the title. The State Energy Office supported the concept, and Bana Pacific described the project as an integrated biogas and green hydrogen facility that would support energy security, create jobs, and reduce emissions. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 964 on waste-to-energy, where the State Energy Office offered supportive comments but many testifiers opposed the measure, arguing incineration is costly, polluting, and inferior to recycling. Written testimony showed more opposition than support, and public testimony focused on environmental and cost concerns.

Transcript Highlights:

• example on a material that's not a critical material like citric acid, where we have over 100% anti-dumping
• duties on citric acid, but the Chinese competitors can get around this anti-dumping duty by selling
• They can make our products, and then they can get around this anti-dumping duty and sell directly into
• But in addition to that, you've also got the dumping fees or the dumping duties or whatever you referred

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

Summary: The Commerce Committee met with quorum and first took up several bills in executive session. It adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 2080 and then voted the substitute do pass on a 6-2 roll call. The committee also voted House Bill 1745 do pass by 6-2 and House Bill 3230 do pass unanimously, 8-0. HB 2080 was described as a proposal related to state investment in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, other crypto and stablecoins, with a trigger tied to constitutional changes and language allowing staking of assets. In public hearing, House Bill 3490, sponsored by Rep. Mike Jones, would modify Missouri’s Local Historic Preservation Act so that in certain large cities, property owned by public or private colleges and universities could not be designated as historic landmarks by local commissions. Supporters argued the bill would protect property rights and allow universities to develop campus property, while opponents and some members said it appeared aimed at a specific Kansas City dispute and could be overbroad or an overreach into local historic preservation. No one testified in formal support or opposition, and the hearing closed without action. The committee then heard House Bill 3316, a Department of Revenue cleanup bill sponsored by Rep. Jeff Knight. The department said it would simplify vehicle registration and titling, including flat registration fees instead of horsepower-based fees, changes to alternative fuel decals, disabled placards, Real ID document retention, out-of-state vehicle tax collection, legal-name titling, higher late-registration penalties, and ending even-odd year registration. Members asked about water-damaged titles, dealer plate thresholds, emissions inspections, and temporary tags; the department and sponsor said they were open to amendments on some points. Copart testified in informational support, asking that resale exemptions remain intact. The committee then heard House Bill 3027, also by Rep. Knight, which would create tax incentives for companies producing critical minerals, materials, and certain pharmaceuticals in Missouri. The sponsor and supporters said the bill was aimed at reducing dependence on foreign supply chains and encouraging mining and processing in-state; a chemical manufacturer suggested tightening the bill by making credits nontransferable and tying them to actual production and profitability, and the Missouri Chamber supported the concept. After the hearings, the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Other things is there's like anti-dumping duties that protect certain companies in the U.S., but other
• So like we have an Israeli competitor that can buy Chinese material without any anti-dumping duty, make
• Material without any anti-dumping duty, make their product, and then sell directly into the U.S. at a

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

Summary: The committee first called the roll and established a quorum, then heard Senate Bill 1553, sponsored by Senator Curtis Gregory. The bill is aimed at reshoring critical supply chains to the United States through tax credits and related incentives for production of pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, materials, and metals. Gregory said the Senate version added clarifying language tying eligible materials to federal critical-materials and FDA lists. Witnesses in support described the bill as a national security measure and an economic development tool for Missouri, citing dependence on China and India for medicines and materials, forced labor concerns in cobalt supply chains, and examples of Missouri companies and institutions already working in pharmaceutical and mineral production. Several supporters noted the bill’s incentives would be difficult to use without additional federal support, and one witness said the transferable tax credits were a key strength, though the scope could be narrowed in the future. Support testimony came from Douglas Jost of Jost Chemical Company, Jared Hankinson of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Matt Thompson of the API Innovation Center, Michael Givens of Doe Run Company, and Matthew Smith of Associated Industries of Missouri. Their comments emphasized supply-chain vulnerability, national security, and Missouri’s existing manufacturing base. No opposition or informational testimony was presented, and there were no substantive questions after the witnesses. The committee then moved into executive session and voted unanimously, 9-0, to report Senate Bill 1553 do pass.

Transcript Highlights:

• Resolution No. 85 by Representative Knox is a concurrent resolution to create the Task Force on Illegal Dumping
• Prevention and Enforcement to study the extent of illegal dumping of waste and enforcement mechanisms
• Members, this concurrent resolution creates a task force on illegal dumping prevention and enforcement
• and studies the extent of illegal dumping and waste and enforcement mechanisms to be reported to the

Bills: SR146 , SCR12 , HB378 , HB509 , HB1090 , HB221 , HCR85 , HCR100 , HCR105 , HCR107 , HCR114 , HCR58 , HB723 , SB4 , SB52 , SB57 , SB83 , SB131 , SB143 , SB145 , SB152 , SB194 , SB251 , SB254 , SB279 , SB283 , SB333 , SB353 , SB367 , SB384 , SB389 , SB398 , SB408 , SB431 , SB448 , SB450 , SB465 , SB468 , SB469 , SB484 , SB495 , SB496 , SB509 , SB56 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR32 , HB59 , HB89 , HB153 , HB243 , HB335 , HB342 , HB407 , HB451 , HB513 , HB595 , HB682 , HB688 , HB690 , HB730 , HB762 , HB802 , HB816 , HB940 , HB1003 , HB1011 , HB1029 , HB1053 , HB1058 , HB1062 , HB1064 , HB1079 , HB1084 , HB1098 , HB1161 , HB1189 , HB1203 , HB1215 , HB1247 , HB1248 , HB1251 , HB1253 , HB1257 , HB1258 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB73 , HB140 , HB166 , HB181 , HB205 , HB211 , HB223 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB308 , HB337 , HB399 , HB410 , HB487 , HB626 , HB712 , HB740 , HB750 , HB759 , HB775 , HB812 , HB844 , HB906 , HB966 , HB968 , HB979 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1038 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1107 , HB1112 , HB1155 , HB1220 , HB1242 , HB1252 , HB1256 , SB42 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB449 , SB487 , HB74 , HB119 , HB134 , HB210 , HB258 , HB468 , HB784 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1117 , HB1236 , SB29 , SB43 , SB78 , SB149 , SB441 , HB359

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a guest prayer by Pastor Lee Shipp, and conducted routine opening business including journal adoption, receipt of confirmation appointments, and House messages naming conferees on several Senate bill disagreements. The chamber also adopted or recognized several personal privilege resolutions and commendations, including honors for Grady Hazel, the Acadiana Veterans Hockey of Louisiana national championship team, Grambling State University’s 125th anniversary and related athletics/band centennials, the 2026 Governor’s Fellows, and a brief address by special guest Ms. Benson. Members then acted on a series of resolutions and concurrent resolutions. The Senate adopted measures creating or requesting study task forces on child permanency, medical malpractice review panels, driving school fees, the Minimum Foundation Program, and earthquake activity in north Louisiana, and it concurred in House resolutions on illegal dumping, gaming board review, behavioral health crisis center reimbursement, Medicaid incentive payment reporting, and a physician review panel study. Several condolence and commendation resolutions also passed, including those honoring Lewis Thomas Nelson and Josephine Ruth Kennedy, and the Senate adopted a resolution urging local governments to consider generator requirements for unlicensed senior and disability residential facilities. The chamber also took up House Bill 723, a motorcycle traffic-signal bill allowing certain two- and three-wheeled vehicles to proceed through malfunctioning vehicle-actuated signals under specified circumstances; after debate about safety and enforcement, it passed 33-3. The Senate then considered numerous House amendments to Senate bills, concurring in most, including bills on fluoridation/local opt-out, public assistance, nutrition, human trafficking training, bulletproof vests, adult residential care generators, cell-cultured food products, public benefits eligibility, attorney-fee limits in disciplinary proceedings, critical infrastructure protections, debit card surcharges, bank stock certificates, child welfare proceedings, digital student IDs, watershed restoration funding, innovation hubs, sports agent registration, and manufactured housing regulation. It rejected House amendments to SB 283 and SB 408 for further negotiation. The session ended with announcements for committee meetings and a recess until 2 p.m.