Transcript Highlights:

• Eighth order, presentation of resolution.
• Senate Resolution 8670, recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
• I move that Senate Resolution 8670 be adopted.
• President, rising in support, solemn support of this resolution.
• The resolution is adopted.

Keywords: 904, all

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• Each day we consider the cultural and socioeconomic drivers that impact people's lives across the lifespan
• We frequently request youth grievances and their resolution to understand how the facility responded
• And indeed, we encourage youth to file grievances to allow for local resolution when possible.
• And indeed, we encourage youth to file grievances to allow for local resolution when possible.
• CRDP does support culturally responsive community-based prevention and early intervention.

Summary: The hearing began with an overview of the California Health and Human Services Agency, which described its 2026-27 budget, major departments, and strategic priorities, including behavioral health, housing and human services integration, children and youth, and aging/disability services. The agency also explained a technical CalHHS/CalHires budget adjustment tied to HR1 compliance and eligibility system work. No LAO concerns were raised on that item. The committee then heard from the Office of Youth and Community Restoration on its budget, its SB 823 realignment report, and related issues. OYCR said county-based realignment has generally succeeded but outcomes and readiness vary widely, and it recommended more climate surveys, youth advisory councils, stronger behavioral management, better programming, improved transition planning, and integrated longitudinal data systems. Members pressed OYCR on “net widening,” county-by-county trends, and the gap between the detailed recommendations discussed in hearing and the more general recommendations in the public report. OYCR also described problems with federal Title II grant timing and a pending $14 million administrative funding adjustment, and discussed implementation of the juvenile justice realignment block grant formula. The Ombudsperson division separately requested two new positions due to rising complaints, site visits, and records-access disputes with counties; LAO noted the proposal would create ongoing General Fund costs. Several other departments presented budget change proposals. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities requested $730,000 General Fund ongoing to cover an interagency administrative support gap with DSS; LAO had no concerns. EMSA presented its department overview, said its AB 716 ambulance-rate report has been delayed after resources were reduced, and requested funding for disaster-response vehicle replacement, IT security assessment work, and additional HR/legal staff; members questioned delays, compliance, and the ongoing General Fund impact. The Department of Community Services and Development sought reappropriation of LIWIP funds and explained a new Proposition 4 process for continuing the farmworker housing component. The Department of Rehabilitation requested authority for $60 million in additional federal funds and 54 positions to meet growing vocational rehabilitation demand, with no General Fund impact. The Department of Child Support Services presented its budget and a supplemental report on full pass-through of child support collections. Members questioned why local agency funding was being restored despite declining caseloads, and staff explained that staffing costs have risen faster than caseload declines and that additional funding is needed to maintain service levels. The supplemental report estimated full pass-through would cost about $150 million General Fund annually, or about $80 million for a state-and-county portion, with $3 million to $5 million in automation costs. Finally, the Department of Public Health gave a broad overview of its $5.1 billion budget and its State of Public Health report, highlighting improved mortality and life expectancy, declining overdose deaths and STI rates, persistent racial and regional disparities, and increasing public health emergency demands. CDPH also warned that federal funding threats and policy changes are creating major uncertainty for state and local public health systems.

Transcript Highlights:

• Both the statutory framework and the culture around student employment have changed rapidly in recent
• Both the statutory framework and the culture around student employment has changed rapidly in recent.
• regulatory framework and the culture around student employment has changed rapidly in recent years with
• And Jenny, one more: statutory arbitration requirements for state employee bargaining dispute resolution
• The goal of interest arbitration is to produce a fair and balanced resolution of disputed contract provisions

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Employment Relations

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, the chair lays out House concurrent resolution 10. 8.
• offers up a committee substitute to HCR 108, and the chair recognizes Chairman Gehan to explain the resolution
• I appreciate the opportunity to testify today in strong support of House Committee Resolution 108, which
• So, um, please help Texans by passing this resolution.
• I thank this committee for bringing this resolution forward.

Committee: House S/C on International Relations

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, here's a breakdown of House Joint Resolution 76, House Bill 553, House Joint Resolution 56, and House
• 76, House Bill 553, House Resolution 76, House Bill 553, House Joint<00:04:49.360><c> Resolution</c>
• </c> Joint Resolution 56, and House Bill 6. Joint Resolution 56, and House Bill 6.
• House Joint Resolution 56, the building systems improvements funding was released in 2024.
• </c> projects in 8 and House joint resolution projects in 8 and House joint resolution 56<00:13:44.880

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Energy and Environmental Protection met at 9:00 a.m., approved the June 3 minutes, and heard a presentation from the Department of Parks and the Finance Cabinet on Kentucky State Parks capital projects. Commissioner Mark Keelin and Scott Baker described the scope of the state parks system, the ongoing coordination with DECA/Finance Cabinet, and the status of projects funded through House Joint Resolution 76, House Bill 553, House Joint Resolution 56, and House Bill 6. They said 36 of 44 state parks have received renovations or upgrades, with 66 projects completed and 17 under construction, and outlined work on campgrounds, utilities, wastewater systems, broadband, building systems, safety upgrades, ADA improvements, pools, golf courses, marinas, and lodge accommodations. The presenters highlighted several completed or active projects, including campground upgrades at Carter Caves, Ken Lake, and My Old Kentucky Home; utility and grid-resilience work at parks such as Kentucky Dam Village and Kincaid Lake; wastewater projects at parks including E.P. Tom Sawyer, Carter Caves, Dale Hollow, and Blue Licks Battlefield; and building and hospitality renovations at parks such as Lake Barkley, Baron River, and Cumberland Falls. They also noted completed playground upgrades, lock system replacements, beach refurbishment, and golf course improvements, and said the parks system is managing additional internal projects beyond those discussed. The department emphasized that parks often serve as sheltering locations during disasters and that infrastructure replacement is a high priority. Scott Baker then explained DECA’s role in managing the Commonwealth’s capital construction program, saying it oversees about 1,300 active projects across 28 cabinets and agencies, including 149 parks projects. He described DECA’s team-based approach, with dedicated project managers and field staff assigned to parks, and said monthly status meetings and more frequent check-ins are used to keep projects moving. In response to committee questions, Keelin and Baker said projects are assigned to DECA based mainly on the need for architectural or engineering services, while smaller or less complex work can be handled in-house by parks staff or the P11 construction crew. No votes were taken beyond approving the minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Texas does not yield to pressure, nor do we conform to harmful cultural trends.
• I am also The cultural life director from my parish, Our Lady of the Atonement Catholic Church and the
• Uh, or, or other entities and Uh The whole deal is that the, the, the message in our culture seems to
• And the specific wording of the statute of the, of the resolution is contained in the body of, of the
• And ask people to sign on to a resolution, uh, you know, celebrating his life and, uh, and, and I can't

Bills: SB 6 , SB 11 , SB 33

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

Transcript Highlights:

• I sit as the liaison myself and a cultural woman, Alice Birdhorse.
• Buffalo is part of our culture. Buffalo is part of our origin story.
• We have culture, arts, and wellness. And we have, what's the last one? Food sovereignty.
• With our culture, arts, and wellness program, we have language night on Tuesday nights.
• culture and cultural practices.

Committee: Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I am the Assistant Secretary for Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, and serve as a designee
• Office of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, of course, is under the oversight of Lieutenant Governor
• So a lot of people don't know, culture, recreation, and tourism.
• Moving on from the selfishness that I have with state parks or some of the other cultural, recreation
• 40, a resolution like itself brought forward.

Summary: The Louisiana Commission on Civic Education met with a quorum, approved the minutes from its prior meeting, and unanimously approved the 2026–27 membership slate for the Legislative Youth Advisory Council after hearing that more than 300 students applied. The commission also approved LIAC’s budget and mileage reimbursement guidelines, which were updated to reflect the IRS rate increase. Members thanked the Legislature for continuing to fund LIAC after earlier years of sponsor-based support. The meeting featured several civic education presentations tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary. Brandon Burris of the Lieutenant Governor’s office described state parks, museums, library backpack programs, Keep Louisiana Beautiful, and Homework Louisiana as civic and educational resources. Liam Julian of the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute discussed national trends in civics education, teacher discomfort with controversial topics, and the institute’s teacher training, student camps, debate programs, and civics app. Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s Katie Stark and Nancy Torren presented America 250-related materials, including a PBS Kids feature on a Louisiana child and a PBS Learning Media series on Bernardo de Gálvez and Spanish Louisiana, along with teacher training events. LIAC members John Parker and Brandon Routon reported on their work over the year, including school safety efforts, digital service-hour tracking, AP self-study access, minor work permits, AI-generated harassment of minors, and school advisory councils. The Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education reported on Law Day and Constitution Day programming reaching thousands of students, its summer institute, student and teacher awards, and a proclamation marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Barry Irwin also reported that legislation to clean up the commission’s membership and quorum provisions had passed the House and been heard in Senate Education. The commission adjourned after thanking staff for managing the meeting during severe weather.

Bills: HCR6 , HCR36 , HCR175 , HCR197 , HB48 , HB54 , HB86 , HB127 , HB139 , HB177 , HB202 , HB212 , HB214 , HB244 , HB256 , HB286 , HB306 , HB309 , HB344 , HB348 , HB369 , HB370 , HB371 , HB395 , HB423 , HB428 , HB429 , HB432 , HB433 , HB437 , HB448 , HB454 , HB455 , HB472 , HB480 , HB510 , HB549 , HB563 , HB596 , HB606 , HB620 , HB664 , HB697 , HB698 , HB701 , HB706 , HB714 , HB740 , HB773 , HB782 , HB784 , HB833 , HB850 , HB904 , HB918 , HB939 , HB988 , HB1020 , HB1036 , HB1037 , HB1039 , HB1050 , HB1059 , HB1079 , HB1145 , HB1155 , HB1161 , HB1164 , HB1167 , HB1260 , HB1294 , HB1295 , HB1297 , HB1308 , HB1320 , HB1325 , HB1345 , HB1391 , HB1427 , SB21 , SB26 , SB71 , SB109 , SB146 , SB177 , SB183 , SB228 , SB253 , SB298 , SB299 , SB325 , SB382 , SB401 , SB414 , SB440 , SB657 , SB717 , HB2001

Keywords: emergency medical treatment, abortion services, pregnancy care, reproductive health, hospitals, EMTALA, healthcare access, sister-state relationship, cultural exchange, international relations, Okayama, Hawaii, trade, tourism, Pacific governance, legislative cooperation, inter-parliamentary assembly, climate resilience, sustainable development, Hawaii-Japan relations

Bills: HCR6 , HCR36 , HCR175 , HCR197 , HB48 , HB54 , HB86 , HB127 , HB139 , HB177 , HB202 , HB212 , HB214 , HB244 , HB256 , HB286 , HB306 , HB309 , HB344 , HB348 , HB369 , HB370 , HB371 , HB395 , HB423 , HB428 , HB429 , HB432 , HB433 , HB437 , HB448 , HB454 , HB455 , HB472 , HB480 , HB510 , HB549 , HB563 , HB596 , HB606 , HB620 , HB664 , HB697 , HB698 , HB701 , HB706 , HB714 , HB740 , HB773 , HB782 , HB784 , HB833 , HB850 , HB904 , HB918 , HB939 , HB988 , HB1020 , HB1036 , HB1037 , HB1039 , HB1050 , HB1059 , HB1079 , HB1145 , HB1155 , HB1161 , HB1164 , HB1167 , HB1260 , HB1294 , HB1295 , HB1297 , HB1308 , HB1320 , HB1325 , HB1345 , HB1391 , HB1427 , SB21 , SB26 , SB71 , SB109 , SB146 , SB177 , SB183 , SB228 , SB253 , SB298 , SB299 , SB325 , SB382 , SB401 , SB414 , SB440 , SB657 , SB717 , HB2001

Keywords: emergency medical treatment, abortion services, pregnancy care, reproductive health, hospitals, EMTALA, healthcare access, sister-state relationship, cultural exchange, international relations, Okayama, Hawaii, trade, tourism, Pacific governance, legislative cooperation, inter-parliamentary assembly, climate resilience, sustainable development, Hawaii-Japan relations

Transcript Highlights:

• Eighth order of business: Presentation of Resolution, Senate Resolution 8698, recognizing piano teachers
• I move adoption of Senate Resolution 8698. Senator Conway moves adoption of Senate Resolution 8698.
• President, rising in strong support of this resolution.
• I stand in support of Senate Resolution 8698.
• The resolution is adopted.

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB5998 , SB6005 , SB6003 , SB6129 , SB6225 , SB6228 , SB6231

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law

Summary: The Senate met on February 23, 2026, opened with the usual roll call, pledge, prayer, and approval of the previous journal. Members then adopted Senate Resolution 8698 recognizing piano teachers, with several senators sharing personal remarks about their own teachers and the role of music education in families and communities. Guests from the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the National Guild of Piano Teachers were recognized in the gallery. The chamber then moved into budget debate, considering a series of amendments to the operating budget. Several proposals focused on housing costs, local planning, utility rates, and state spending restraint. Amendment 0772, which would have created a housing-related task force and increased funding, was rejected after debate over housing affordability and regulatory costs. Amendment 0785, restoring growth management planning funding for local governments, was also rejected. Amendment 0791, directing the Department of Commerce to study the effects of climate and clean energy laws on utility costs, and Amendment 0769, related to grid capacity and clean energy investments, were both adopted. Other amendments drew sharper partisan debate. Amendment 0798, which would have reduced the Supreme Court from nine justices to five and redirected savings to public defense, failed. Amendments 0794 and 0795, seeking funding for ballot measure costs tied to initiatives, also failed. Amendment 0799, intended to redirect Pacific Tower lease savings to developmental disability services, was rejected after discussion of the building’s current public uses. Amendment 0773, capping state spending growth and tying it to median wage growth, failed on a roll call vote, while Amendment 0777, addressing concurrent use of paid family and medical leave and sick leave by state employees, also failed after extended debate. Later, Amendment 0776 on tort liability reporting was adopted, as were Amendment 0758 creating a DSHS work group on community-based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and Amendment 0786 was introduced to reduce cash and food assistance work-related funding, with debate beginning before the transcript ends.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please listen to the reading of the resolution by title only.
• Please listen to the reading of the resolution by title only.
• resolution in House adopt the resolution in concurrence.<00:07:35.360><c> Are</c><00:07:35.599><c> you
• And the resolution is adopted have it.
• It has to do with the culture from which an emergency service provider comes: a culture of stoicism,

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Uh, this is a program that would provide support for renters and landlords, including dispute resolution
• This is a program that would provide support for renters and landlords, including dispute resolution
• There's a certification process to become a community dispute resolution program.
• There's a certification process to become a community dispute resolution program.
• </c><00:47:05.640><c> for</c> we've got a continuing resolution for we've got a continuing resolution

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The first, Amendment 31, offered by Senator Frame, requires a city or town, prior to adopting a resolution
• a city or town located within the boundaries of a public hospital district, prior to adopting a resolution
• resource. have adopted a local ordinance related to archeological and cultural resource protection.
• Substitute Senate Bill 5609 regarding cultural resource protection for certain land use activities.
• Substitute Senate Bill 5609 regarding cultural resource protection for certain land use activities.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met in executive session on February 9, 2026, first hearing a staff briefing on Senate Bill 6346, which would impose a tax on individuals earning over $1 million. Staff described the bill’s revenue and spending impacts and reviewed a proposed substitute and 11 amendments addressing items such as public defense funding, charitable deductions, out-of-state tax credits, small business credits, diapers, constitutional issues, and a contingent constitutional amendment. The committee later took up the bill and rejected all of the offered amendments, then advanced the substitute bill with a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. Members supporting the bill argued it would help address tax fairness and fund public services, while opponents raised concerns about constitutionality, economic harm, and the effect on businesses and charitable giving. The committee also acted on a series of policy bills. It advanced a substitute bill on grocery store closures in food deserts after adopting a narrower substitute, despite concerns from some members about burdening grocers. It approved a substitute bill expanding voting access for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters, adopting a second substitute that removed a cybersecurity review requirement. The committee also advanced bills on tort claim arbitration against governments, victim and witness protections in sexual assault and domestic violence cases, JLARC review of student aid fraud, agricultural collective bargaining, labor relations if federal preemption ends, a cost-of-living adjustment for Plan 1 retirees, workers’ compensation and medical care access, line-of-duty death reimbursements, law enforcement background checks and eligibility, veterans’ discharge definitions, and extraordinary medical placement. Several of these bills had amendments adopted, including changes to tort claim oversight, victim-requested standby counsel, agricultural labor definitions, workers’ compensation penalties, law enforcement volunteer support, and extraordinary medical placement criteria. In the second group of bills, staff briefed measures affecting property taxes, housing, cannabis, disaster-related tax relief, technical tax code changes, aircraft fuel tax revenues, the estate tax, and a pesticide tax exemption. The committee heard that a substitute for the fire protection district bill would alter how city or town levy capacity is reduced and include consultation requirements and board-creation provisions. It also heard that the property tax relief expansion for seniors and disabled retirees needed a substitute to make the consolidated school levy revenue-neutral. Other bills would expand tax exemptions for low-income housing and nonprofit homeownership, authorize local cannabis excise taxes, extend disaster repair tax relief, expand housing-related local sales tax uses, make technical tax code changes, redirect aircraft fuel tax revenues to aeronautics, reduce the estate tax rate, and extend a pesticide tax exemption. The transcript ends during the committee’s consideration of Senate Bill 6346, with the committee debating and rejecting amendments before moving the bill forward.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senators, we are now at motions, resolutions, and notices.
• We are now at motions, resolutions, and notices.
• Secretary, please read: Senate Resolution 111.
• The resolution is simple but important.
• We will now return to motions and resolutions.

Summary: The Senate began with a roll call, a moment of silence for the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The body then moved through gubernatorial appointments, confirming Julia Montgomery as General Counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board and reappointing Dr. Cynthia Glover Woods, Dr. Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez to the State Board of Education, and George Cardona as Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar. The Senate also heard a guest introduction welcoming Cal Lutheran University students, faculty, and staff to the gallery. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 111 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Phobia, and Transphobia; SCR 129 designating part of Highway 152 as the Rusty Arraes Highway; SCR 169 proclaiming October 2026 as Women's Small Business Month; and SCR 173 designating May 2026 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month. All of these resolutions passed, with members speaking in support of Arraes, women-owned businesses, and the public safety and community roles of fairgrounds. The Senate also passed a series of policy bills. These included SB 1154 on best-value procurement for community college public works, SB 1369 on judicial recall safeguards, SB 1106 shortening the data broker deletion timeline under the Delete Act, SB 1417 increasing transparency for mutual water companies, SB 1408 authorizing a future Contra Costa transportation sales tax measure, SB 1172 adding guardrails to local tax sharing agreements, SB 1383 protecting locally adopted labor standards in density bonus projects, SB 1371 barring waste haulers from suspending service during lawful labor disputes, SB 908 streamlining residential window replacement permits, SB 1361 limiting actions taken solely to avoid transit-oriented housing standards, SB 1014 requiring early fee and improvement estimates for housing projects, SB 1272 giving homeowners more time to fix preexisting code violations, SB 1406 targeting the Montana tax loophole, SB 1238 increasing HOA transparency and oversight, and SB 868 creating a plug-in solar framework. Most passed on largely party-line votes, with some Republican members objecting to labor-related or regulatory measures. Later in the day, the Senate approved additional health, education, privacy, and AI measures, including SB 950 on early-onset Alzheimer’s treatment coverage, SB 874 on Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment oversight, SB 1049 on correcting health plan claims, SB 1067 on early math screening, SB 1202 on Medi-Cal outreach amid federal changes, SB 944 on acupuncture coverage, SB 957 on notice for federal subpoenas to social media companies, SB 998 on discrimination prevention coordinators, and SB 1000 on AI content transparency. The final item shown, SB 1056 on protective orders for sexually explicit material involving adult victims, was introduced with the author noting ongoing work on amendments, but the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• to the inaugural meeting of the Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural
• Armenia, mutual trade, art, and cultural exchange.
• Armenia, including new investment and business opportunities, job creation, educational exchanges, cultural
• The museum will anchor a growing cultural district near the Central Library in Glendale.
• Glendale's cultural role also shows in smaller ways.

Summary: The inaugural meeting of the Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange focused on strengthening California-Armenia ties through trade, investment, education, culture, and diplomacy. Chair Harabedian and Assemblymember Caloza opened by emphasizing the importance of the Armenian-American community in California and the committee’s goal of expanding opportunities for business, job creation, cultural preservation, and academic exchange. The Republic of Armenia’s ambassador and the Armenian Consul General both described Armenia as a growing strategic partner for California, highlighting recent peace and connectivity developments, Armenia’s diversification strategy, and the role of the Armenian diaspora in linking the two places. The first panel featured Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and Go-Biz trade specialist Trisha Utterback. Kounalakis reviewed the 2019 California-Armenia framework agreement and the opening of the California trade and services desk in Yerevan, noting growth in academic ties and California’s support for Armenia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Utterback outlined Go-Biz’s trade and investment programs and reported that California-Armenia two-way trade has more than doubled since 2019, with exports rising sharply; she cited examples of California companies expanding into Armenia and Armenian businesses seeking California opportunities. Members asked about future priorities, and panelists pointed to tech, clean energy, agriculture, and continued outreach through trade and investment programs. A second panel centered on Glendale’s role as a gateway for the partnership. Mayor Ara Najarian described Glendale’s large Armenian-American population, the Armenian American Museum, sister-city relationships, and the city’s role in cultural and economic diplomacy, while also raising concerns about Artsakh, displaced Armenians, detainees, and discrimination against Armenian Americans. Vahe Kozoyan of ServiceTitan shared his company’s growth from a Glendale startup to a global firm with major operations in Armenia, and Armina Galstian of SmartGate VC and Hero House Glendale described a California-Armenia innovation corridor supporting startups, AI, robotics, cybersecurity, and neuroscience. Committee members discussed how the state can further support the partnership through investment, delegation visits, education, innovation hubs, and ensuring Armenian-owned businesses are not excluded from supplier diversity and anti-discrimination protections.

Transcript Highlights:

• The culture and agriculture are people.
• All of that is part of the culture of agriculture.
• I ask for your vote today to keep the people, the culture, and agriculture.
• Motions and resolutions. We will take action on these motions first.
• We have a House resolution here; this is Child Abuse Awareness Month.

Transcript Highlights:

• Sorry, the resolution has failed.
• And look at the ad culture part. Our culture is our number one economy right now.
• I'm sorry, sir, your resolution has failed.
• I'm sorry, sir, your resolution has failed.
• I'm sorry, sir, your resolution has failed.

Committee: All HOUSE RULES

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's relative to sale of cultured food products, to prohibit the sale of cultured food products for human
• It's relative to the sale of cultured food products, to prohibit the sale of cultured food products for
• Basically, this concurrent resolution is turned a bill for informed consent into the resolution working
• Members, this is House Concurrent Resolution No. 1.
• We've worked together and we've turned the bill into a study resolution.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Summary: The committee first heard SB 145, which would require adult residential care providers, especially assisted living centers, to have generators or other backup power arrangements and to submit preparedness plans to LDH. After technical amendments and testimony from the sponsor, LDH, and the assisted living industry clarifying the bill’s scope and cost concerns, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. It then took up SB 433, which would require Medicaid coverage of medically necessary FDA-approved weight loss drugs, including GLP-1 medications, subject to appropriations and fiscally sustainable coverage criteria; the bill was reported favorably after discussion of current Medicaid coverage and costs. The committee also approved SB 52, which requires better coordination between DCFS and LDH so SNAP and Medicaid benefits can follow children more quickly when they are removed from or returned to a home. Technical amendments changed reporting deadlines and required written notice, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 4 on public water fluoridation was amended to allow local governments or voters to opt out through a petition and election process, with support from the Louisiana Dental Association and others after compromise language was adopted; it was reported favorably with amendments. SB 152, which would prohibit the sale of cultured or lab-grown food products for human consumption, was also reported favorably with amendments after brief testimony in support and opposition. The committee next approved SCR 37, which asks the Surgeon General to review Louisiana’s informed consent laws and report back on any gaps, after discussion that the existing medical disclosure panel had not met since 2018. It then considered SB 194, a public assistance bill aligning Louisiana Medicaid and SNAP rules with recent federal changes on non-citizen eligibility and tightening Medicaid’s reasonable opportunity period for citizenship verification. After extensive debate over immigration, emergency care, and whether the bill could harm eligible applicants or rural hospitals, the committee adopted an amendment allowing LDH discretion for emergency health care services and reported the bill favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, HCR 113 created a task force to study gestational carrier agreements and assisted reproductive regulation; after debate over surrogacy, ethics, and referral to Civil Law, the committee rejected the referral motion and then reported the resolution favorably, and the meeting moved on to SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and legal representation funding.

Transcript Highlights:

• The chair lays out the following privilege resolution. The clerk will read it. Read the resolution.
• If all members voted, 138 ayes and 0 nays, the resolution is adopted. The resolution is adopted.
• LaHood to explain the resolution. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members. House Resolution 1511...
• Resolution. The clerk will read the resolution. H.R.
• The resolutions are unanimously adopted. The resolutions are unanimously adopted.

Keywords: 1184, house, all