Transcript Highlights:

• There's only so many roads that we follow by Lafourche, okay? We've got a road on both sides.
• Is it your testimony that you believe off-road vehicles are legal to be on the shoulder of the road?
• We're having some issues in Orleans Parish where people with off-road vehicles and traveling off-road
• Your amendment would subsequently prohibit them from riding off-road vehicles on their roads?
• Any reason why we got an exception in Orleans for off-road vehicles on the roads? I'm not sure.

Summary: The committee met on March 30 and first took up House Resolution 1, which approves the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s annual State Integrated Coastal Protection Plan for fiscal years 2026-2027. CPRA leaders described the plan as a roughly $1.54 billion coastal investment, with most funds directed to construction and project implementation. They outlined funding sources including GOMESA, BP settlement dollars, state surplus, and new coastal sediment revenues, and reviewed major work across the coast such as marsh creation, barrier island restoration, levees, pump stations, shoreline protection, and nonstructural flood mitigation. Members asked about specific regional concerns, including the Sabine River area, the Chafalaya Basin, Bayou Sorrel, and tidal flooding in inland parishes. The committee heard public support cards and then reported H.R. 1 favorably without objection. The committee then considered House Bill 838, as substituted, dealing with vehicle inspection stickers and related inspection requirements. The bill would repeal inspection requirements for assembled vehicles, adjust inspection rules for commercial and student transportation vehicles, allow out-of-state inspections in some cases, and move toward a QR-code-based system tied to the vehicle identification number. OMV officials said the QR code would contain only the VIN and would be used by law enforcement through existing or upgraded ticketing systems, with the change taking effect January 1, 2027. Members asked about privacy, local law enforcement compatibility, unsafe vehicles, and the annual fee structure. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably via substitute. Next, the committee heard House Bill 888, also with amendments, on temporary dealer plates and temporary registration plates. Supporters said the bill cleans up last session’s temporary tag law, increases security features for print-on-demand plates, clarifies placement rules for dealer tags, extends certain temporary tag periods from five to ten days, and delays fee changes until the electronic issuance system is implemented. A question was raised about whether the new plates would be readable by license plate recognition cameras, and the sponsor said that would be checked with State Police. The committee adopted the amendment set and reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also advanced House Bill 885, which authorizes electronic titles, electronic lien recordation, and electronic signatures for motor vehicle transactions. The sponsor and industry witnesses said the bill is intended to modernize vehicle sales, reduce duplicate paper signatures, and make the process more secure and efficient, while preserving anti-fraud protections and allowing the OMV to set rules. Members asked whether the process would be mandatory, how fraud would be handled, and how identity would be verified; the sponsor said the system would become mandatory for participating commercial entities once implemented, with security standards and good-faith protections. The committee reported the bill favorably via substitute. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 723, as amended, allowing certain two- and three-wheeled motorcycles and mopeds to proceed through a red light when sensors fail to detect them. The sponsor framed it as a safety measure to avoid riders being stranded at malfunctioning signals and to reduce rear-end collision risk. The committee also took up House Bill 882 on outdoor advertising, which would increase spacing between billboards on state highways from 150 feet to 1,000 feet, with an amendment preserving certain nonconforming signs rebuilt after acts of God. Supporters said the change would reduce billboard clutter and improve aesthetics, while opponents argued it would hurt smaller billboard owners, shift power to larger companies, and override local control. The committee adopted the amendments and continued debate on the bill, with testimony focused on its economic and local-government impacts.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I want to share a story with you about a road.
• SR 347 improvements are a series of projects...
• SR 347 improvements are a series of projects and 16 miles of road that connect the City of Maricopa to
• The Maricopa County portions of those road improvements were fully funded last year, but Pinal County
• And we will now turn dirt this summer on 347 improvements.

Committee: House House Ways & Means Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2780, a technical cleanup measure related to Arizona’s judicial tax lien foreclosure process. The sponsor and a witness explained that it would clarify when a foreclosure should proceed as a public sale, standardize how excess proceeds are distributed, and resolve inconsistencies left from prior reforms. Members asked about the intent to protect lienholders while ensuring former property owners can receive excess funds; the bill was then returned with a due pass recommendation on a 9-0 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 4029, as amended, which would require the Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to evaluate the revenue impact of federal tax conformity changes earlier in the year, and would require the Department of Revenue to issue tax forms consistent with current statute. The amendment added reporting deadlines and a trigger for the governor to assess whether a special session is needed if the revenue impact is at least $100 million. Supporters argued the bill would force earlier action on conformity and prevent tax forms from being issued based on changes not yet enacted; opponents said it added bureaucracy and could delay the long-standing practice of preparing forms based on expected conformity. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill as amended on a 5-4 vote. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4030 and the related HCR 2052, which would impose a moratorium from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030 on local increases in municipal and county fees, transaction privilege tax rates, and utility rates. Supporters said the measure would protect taxpayers from higher costs of living and prevent local governments from using utility rates or fees to offset other revenue needs. Opponents from cities, counties, and advocacy groups warned it could limit funding for water, wastewater, roads, public safety, and other infrastructure, especially for fast-growing or rural communities that rely on rate studies, grants, and enterprise funds. After extensive testimony and debate over municipal revenue growth, utility financing, and local control, the committee moved the bill forward; the transcript ends during the roll call and does not clearly state the final vote on HB 4030 or HCR 2052.

Transcript Highlights:

• They die of the ramifications of it down the road, the heart attack.
• I think that we see improvement.
• It has not improved the flow of traffic.
• These are patient-centered tools delivering real improvements and outcomes.
• We are sponsoring this bill because process improvements are long overdue.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There's one in Meridian off of Meridian Road, which is also highway, that they're thinking that they
• Its purpose is to improve reporting on federal housing and homelessness funds flowing through Idaho.
• Some of those improvements would be increasing the population size to 10,000.
• We stand ready to help and partner in improving this legislation.
• As far as improving the bill, so far, I've lowered the population.

Committee: Senate Local Government and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm showing you as Miles Kirk on behalf of the Texas road commission that you're neutral on today's today's
• But continuing on just to. the things that we think might help improve the system.
• Thank y'all for your time today and your continued work with us as we move down the road.
• These organizations are committed to improving our policies.
• We can't keep kicking the can down the road.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, I think primarily we're talking about roads and bridges.
• So I ran off the road to overcorrect it.
• It could be approximately 30 miles of shoulders added to a road.
• This is now our road, our bridge, et cetera. Right.
• We build the roads, bridges, the MoDOT projects. Thanks.”

Committee: House Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard House Bill 2926, which would extend sovereign or derivative immunity and a liability cap to private contractors, subcontractors, and employees working on Missouri Department of Transportation projects. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to protect contractors from being named in lawsuits before they begin work, and to limit exposure when they are following MoDOT plans and specifications, arguing that contractors are often sued as “deep pockets” even when they did nothing wrong. Several members pressed the sponsor on the bill’s wording and timing, noting confusion over whether immunity applies only before work begins or throughout the project and after completion. Supporters, including representatives from asphalt, construction, insurance, and business groups, said the current system drives up insurance costs, increases legal expenses, and discourages firms from taking roadwork jobs. They cited examples of contractors being sued before starting work or after following approved traffic-control plans, and argued that the bill would align Missouri with other states that provide similar protections. Opponents, including trial attorneys and injured workers and family members, argued that the bill would improperly extend government immunity to private businesses, reduce accountability, and limit recovery for seriously injured people. They said existing tort law already protects non-negligent actors and warned that the bill could make it harder for injured parties to find counsel or recover full damages. Testimony also focused on the $500,000 state liability cap, with opponents calling it too low and supporters saying it is already the standard for public entities and should apply to contractors acting on the state’s behalf. Several witnesses described tragic crashes and work-zone incidents on MoDOT projects, while others emphasized that distracted drivers, not contractors, often cause the accidents. The hearing ended without a vote; the committee took only testimony and then adjourned after hearing from both proponents and opponents.

Transcript Highlights:

• 6 road, if the road you build on a class 6 road, if the road washes<00:04:39.520><c> out,</c><00:04:
• We have had discussions private road, class 6 road, coach road and other antiquated terms that are in
• We have had discussions private road, class 6 road, coach road and other antiquated terms that are in
• We have had discussions private road, class 6 road, coach road and other antiquated terms that are in
• class 6 road, coach road private road, class 6 road, coach road and<00:11:12.000><c> other</c><00:11

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There was a lot of conversation about roads and the roads package.
• We came to an agreement with the exec on roads and how we're going to handle those.
• Yes, there was uh an item for uh the, the multi-year uh school improvement grants or school improvement
• on roads?
• We had a situation last year where everybody wanted to add a road and nobody knew where the roads were

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• improvement program. $23 million for township roads, $2 million, and for rural transit, $10 million
• improvement program. $23 million for township roads, $2 million, and for rural transit, $10 million
• improvement program. $23 million for township roads, $2 million, and for rural transit, $10 million
• necessities and roads and bridges and<00:53:13.440><c> clean</c><00:53:13.680><c> water.
• </c> this is for accessibility improvements this is for accessibility improvements to<01:16:44.560><c

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Plymouth maintains four times as many road miles as Medford and has to...
• realities of small town or rural or remote, farther from Boston life, where we have, for example, road
• on its roads because more people drive on our roads.
• roads and bridges, House Number 5375.
• But the truth is, conversations are what opened the door to possibility, reveal areas of improvement,

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He has charged me numerous times, always outside of his yard and on a public road.
• He has charged me numerous times, always outside of his yard and on a public road.
• The dog was at least 300 yards outside of his property on our private road and hit that dog.
• Somebody run down the road, ride a bicycle, they kick a ball, and the dog attacks.
• the operation of the court. ...could improve the operation of the court.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It enables us to secure property transfers, reduces time and costs on development projects, road projects
• Better location of these monuments will enable us to update our maps with more accurate data and improve
• Better location of these monuments will enable us to update our maps with more accurate data and improve
• costs on development projects road costs on development projects road projects<00:03:46.799><c> all</
• </c> maps with more accurate data and improve maps with more accurate data and improve uh<00:04:10.239

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1478, a bill to continue and expand a grant program for locating Minnesota’s public land survey system (PLSS) monuments and survey corners. The author explained that many of the state’s 325,000 PLSS monuments have unknown locations, which contributes to boundary uncertainty, lawsuits, and inaccurate land records and taxation. The bill, as described, would add criteria for counties, allow tribes to access the program, and continue funding it. The committee also noted Senate authors and bipartisan support for the measure. An A1 amendment was offered by Representative Fryberg to put the bill in the desired form, and it was adopted without objection. Testifiers from the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors and county surveying offices supported the bill, saying better monument location improves maps, property transfers, land management, and tax accuracy, while reducing disputes and lowering survey costs for landowners and public projects. One testifier said the work is important but often underappreciated; another emphasized that more monuments can make surveys much cheaper and more accurate. Committee members expressed support for the bill’s goals, with several indicating they would sign on. The chair repeatedly referenced uncertainty around the budget forecast and said the committee would have to consider practical fiscal realities. In the end, Representative Fryberg renewed his motion, and House File 1478, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion.

Transcript Highlights:

• More popularly known as the road naming bill.
• We named a road after him.
• We named a road after him.
• . ...with the naming of this major, major road.
• We can still improve our elections, and this bill does that.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and several recognitions, including tributes to former members and law enforcement. The chamber then adopted the special order report and moved to the day’s special-order calendar. Early bills passed unanimously, including CS/HB 401 on FDLE security details for major party nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, CS/HB 1063 on gubernatorial transition procedures, HB 593 on governmental agencies and personnel, CS/CS/HB 655 on confidential attorney-client meetings for local governments in pending litigation, and HB 6011 on ethics gift/honoraria reporting procedures. Each of these measures was explained by sponsors as transparency, security, or administrative process legislation, and each passed 115-116 to 0. The chamber then took up CS/HB 125, designating October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance. The bill drew extensive and sharply divided debate over whether a state remembrance was appropriate for Kirk, with opponents arguing he was a polarizing political figure and that the House should focus on affordability and other constituent concerns, while supporters framed the bill as a defense of free speech and opposition to political violence. A proposed amendment to replace the designation with a George Floyd remembrance was ruled not germane. After structured debate, the bill passed 82-31. Members also considered transportation designation measures. SB 628, substituted for CS/HB 885, included multiple road and bridge namings and an amendment designating a 124-mile stretch of State Road 80 as the President Donald J. Trump Highway; the amendment and bill passed 82-26. CS/HB 33 similarly designated portions of roads as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and President Donald J. Trump Boulevard, prompting another lengthy debate over the appropriateness of honoring political figures and the use of public roadways for such designations; it passed 82-30. The House then began debate on CS/HB 35, “Isaiah’s law,” which would add driving without a valid license to the habitual traffic offender list after repeated offenses, with sponsors citing a fatal hit-and-run and opponents questioning prosecutorial discretion and the bill’s practical effects.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> and improve and improve health outcomes. and improve and improve health outcomes.
• If you want to improve access, we really need to improve rates.
• If you want to improve access, we really need to improve rates.
• If you want to improve access, we really need to improve rates.
• </c> improving access to care. improving access to care.

Bills: HF4712 , HF4801 , HF3756 , HF4860 , HF4931 , HF4289 , HF4460

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: residential pools, swimming classes, certification, private business, health safety, health care, prior authorization, managed care, medical assistance, mental health, substance use treatment, chronic conditions, health insurance, insulin, healthcare access, pharmacy regulations, patient assistance, affordable medication, healthcare, pharmacy

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh this will gravel roads initially.
• </c><00:03:12.720><c> they</c> the number the percentage of roads they the number the percentage of roads
• to protect our roads.
• than a road without.
• </c> road without. So, as you know, Mr. road without.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• key utilized funding out of the Revenue Stabilization Fund for three key areas: infrastructure and roads
• There are amendments for the highway priority program, road repairs, box covers, and district maintenance
• It adds eligibility for infrastructure receiving funding from the Regional Maintenance and Improvement
• It adds eligibility for infrastructure receiving funding from the Regional Maintenance and Improvement
• Language granting the Site Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Fund more authority.

Bills: HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB383 , HB983 , HB1126 , HCR3

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year

Transcript Highlights:

• I think there’s always opportunity to improve relationships and to improve dialogue.
• And so I think there’s always opportunity to improve relationships and to improve dialogue.
• </c> improve relationships and to improve improve relationships and to improve dialogue.<01:03:16.559
• </c> improve the discussion? improve the discussion?
• </c> I was like, why are these roads closed? I was like, why are these roads closed?

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you. ...more popularly known as the road naming bill.
• This is excessive, members: 124 miles of a road named after President Trump.
• We named a road after him.
• But in Florida, we can improve. We can be the platinum standard.
• We can still improve our elections, and this bill does that.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Current law allows cities to release land use assumptions and capital improvement. plans to the public
• Members these changes changes improve transparency, they standardize the review process, and they give
• They've had a capital improvements advisory committee for 20 or 30 years.
• Zero police, zero roads, or anything else, yet they're collecting.
• My name is John Porter. 4th Channel Road.

Bills: HB602 , HB1322 , HB1930 , HB2225 , HB2304 , HB2494 , HB3275 , HB3810 , HB3919

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

Transcript Highlights:

• But there's a saying: the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and sometimes it is.
• We have to move traffic out of the way to get these loads down the road.
• There's no road construction.
• That's the only one that works road jobs.
• I am able to augment my salary by working road closures.

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety, criminal justice, and regulatory bills. HB 4995 would create a training and certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would let tactical medical staff protect themselves while providing immediate care; the bill was left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the failure-to-appear-or-pay/OmniBase license-hold program, with the author and advocates arguing it creates compounding debt and unnecessary barriers to driving, while judges and municipal court representatives said the program is a voluntary, cost-effective tool that improves court appearances and reduces warrants; the bill was also left pending. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/Delta-9 THC substances, and HB 5436 would let licensed auto recyclers buy certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shops; both measures were left pending after brief testimony in support. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would require a discrete designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people required to register as sex offenders. The author and supporters argued the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and prevent harm, while opponents called it a stigmatizing “scarlet letter” that would increase harassment, family harm, and reintegration barriers. The bill was left pending. HB 4155 would create a two-year Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study family violence homicides, gather stakeholders, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, the Texas Council on Family Violence, and a survivor testified in support, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4514, which would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and privacy safeguards, to help businesses confirm identities and combat fraud; supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce theft and fraud, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 5139 would clarify that peace officers and jailers are justified in using less lethal force weapons when acting within training and official duties; law enforcement groups supported the measure as a way to encourage use of less lethal tools without fear of prosecution, and testimony was underway when the transcript ended.