Transcript Highlights:

• However, due to the merger of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators and the Board of
• The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators and the Board of Examiners of Residential Care
• The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators and the Board of Examiners of Residential Care
• By 2025, merging the two boards into the Idaho Board of Long-Term Care Administrators.
• The division and the board conducted two open board meetings, one negotiated rulemaking meeting, and

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• Item 1A, the appointment of Jereen DiD. as a member of the State Water Resources Control Board.
• And then, of course, we have nine regional boards, and we split them up amongst the five board members
• But I do want board members who are outraged about this crisis in the Bay-Delta and the way it affects
• But I do want board members.
• But I do want board members who are outraged about this crisis in the Bay Delta and the way it affects

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules first handled several routine actions, including approving three governor’s appointments not required to appear: Anthony Surich as Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, Craig Snelling J.D. to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and Nicholas Mueller to the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission. The committee also approved referral of bills to committees, all by 4-0 votes. It then took up appointments requiring testimony, beginning with Jereen DiAdamo to the State Water Resources Control Board. DiAdamo focused her remarks on safe drinking water, groundwater sustainability, conservation, and Bay-Delta restoration. She said the number of Californians without safe drinking water has fallen from 1.6 million to 800,000 since 2019, credited the SAFER program, technical assistance, and mandatory consolidation authority, and described ongoing work on failing and at-risk systems, domestic well mitigation, SGMA implementation, and the Bay-Delta Plan. Senators pressed her on audit follow-up, measurable goals for reducing the remaining unsafe systems, funding uncertainty, and concerns from environmental and tribal groups that the board has favored water users over ecosystem protections. Supporters from water, agriculture, business, and local agencies praised her collaborative style and consensus-building, while opponents argued she had not done enough to protect the Delta and called for new leadership. The committee ultimately voted 4-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate. The committee then heard from Sivagunda Gunda for reappointment to the California Energy Commission. He highlighted progress on grid reliability, zero-carbon generation, and planning for California’s energy transition, including transportation fuels, building electrification, and the eventual retirement of Diablo Canyon. Senators questioned him about the future of Kern Energy and small refineries, the state’s transportation fuels plan, fuel imports and costs, and whether California can retire Diablo Canyon by 2030 without harming reliability. Gunda said the state is planning as if Diablo Canyon retires in 2030, that current resource additions make reliability manageable, and that affordability and market coordination remain key issues. The committee then voted 4-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate, and the hearing recessed afterward.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, members.
• Chairman and members.
• So every aspect of the members and the members in the I know.
• He was a great board member, and that's... I was wondering if you were going to get that.
• He was a great board member, and that's... I was wondering if you were going to get that, yeah.

Committee: House Retirement

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a quorum members present.
• </c> board and now we replacing one of them. board and now we replacing one of them.
• of the board this year.
• Be glad to of the board this year.
• Chair, and members of the committee. And Chair, and members of the committee.

Committee: Senate Confirmations

Transcript Highlights:

• I do believe that the advisory board might have been a voluntary board, or not a board, advisory board
• But it's an oversight board? Two different boards? No. It's two different boards. No.
• It's two different boards.
• Board.
• Madam, we have been members.

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• The current board, once the four members leave the board who are not running for election, the most senior
• member on that board will have four years of experience.
• member on that board will have four years of experience.
• member on that board will have four years of experience.
• /c> serving as a me member of the board of serving as a me member of the board of regions<01:26:53.639

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• We'd bankrupt the board, so we're just wanting to give the board the authority to charge whatever fees
• To get board certified by the American Academy Board of Ophthalmology, we have to show proficiency in
• So they are regulated by the optometric board, which is its own board.
• I'm here as a former state board member, but actually as an individual.
• Would your board have any issues going under the Board of Healing Arts?

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 3111, which concerns bail bonds oversight. Representative Phelps offered a committee substitute that moved bail bondsmen into the existing Board of Private Investigators, Private Fire Investigators, and Professional Surety Bail Bonds to avoid a fiscal note. An amendment was adopted to remove fee caps in the substitute, and the committee then adopted the revised substitute and voted it do pass 21-0. The committee then heard Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 1233, the CPA licensure bill, along with related provisions for social work supervisors and speech pathologists. Senator Trent and supporters from the Missouri Society of CPAs, the speech-language association, the social work community, and the State Auditor’s Office said the bill would address CPA shortages by creating a new licensure path based more on experience, while preserving exam standards and adding reciprocity. No opposition was offered, and the hearing concluded without a vote. House Bill 2999 on optometry scope of practice drew extensive testimony and debate. The sponsor and ophthalmology witnesses described the bill as a negotiated compromise that would codify specific procedures optometrists may perform, while opponents from optometry argued it would freeze scope in statute, limit modernization, and require repeated legislative action as standards change. Witnesses disagreed sharply over whether the bill improved patient safety and access, whether the procedures were already within current practice, and whether surgical procedures such as lasers should be included. The bill was heard but no committee action was taken in the transcript. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2957 on respiratory therapist licensure. Representative Castile and respiratory care witnesses said the bill would phase out the CRT as the entry credential for new applicants in favor of the higher RRT standard, while grandfathering current CRTs and adding renewal audits to confirm active credentials. Supporters said the change reflects current training standards and would raise patient-care quality without reducing workforce numbers. No opposition testimony was presented, and the hearing adjourned without a vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• I believe in your packet you guys do have a list of school board members.
• Our resolution committee consists of 24 school board members throughout the state of New Mexico.
• school board members to express their opinions on current educational issues.
• board members.
• Second, reinstates full funding per diem for school board members.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, members of the committee. For the record, David Schumacher with the State Investment Board.
• Those ten people are the voting members of the board.
• Those ten people are the voting members of the board.
• Member Muriadha? Nay. Member Rainey? Aye. Member Russia? Nay. Senator Robinson? Aye. Member Schwab?
• Member Soper? Aye. Member Watson? Listen? Member Soper? Aye. Member Watson? Aye. Member Yistramski?

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy

Summary: The committee approved the October minutes and received an update from the State Investment Board. David Schumacher described the board’s structure, its fiduciary mission to maximize return at prudent risk, the mix of funds it manages, and the factors behind its long-term performance, including broad diversification, low fees, and a long-term investment approach. Members asked about rankings, the board’s independence, climate/ESG considerations, and whether political divestment pressures affect investment decisions; Schumacher said decisions remain grounded in fiduciary duty and financial risk. The Department of Retirement Systems annual report followed. Director Catherine Leathers reviewed membership, contributions, benefit payments, the Deferred Compensation Program, employer partners, and the economic impact of pension payments across counties and legislative districts. She also highlighted staffing and training needs, improved call wait times and benefit estimate turnaround after legislative funding, cybersecurity upgrades, and the CorePAM pension administration modernization project, which is being paid from the trust fund as an administrative cost. Members asked about inactive accounts, and Leathers said DRS works to locate missing members and return benefits, including through a new link from the Department of Revenue website. The committee then closed out its study of the Left One system. Staff presented options ranging from no recommendation to recommending either the restatement/termination bill or the merger bill, with or without policy changes. After discussion, the committee first failed to reach 11 votes for a no-recommendation motion, then adopted a revised motion to submit the report without recommending either bill but also to request future analysis that disaggregates policy choices, including COLA-related impacts. The committee next heard a briefing on an ad hoc COLA for PERS/TRS Plan 1 retirees and adopted a motion to send a letter supporting the one-time COLA policy in HB 1474 or a similar Senate bill. Finally, staff briefed the committee on the month-of-death bill, which would end proration of pension payments in the month a retiree dies; no action was taken. Public testimony largely focused on support for an ad hoc or ongoing COLA for Plan 1 retirees, with some speakers urging the committee to back SB 5085 and others emphasizing the need for a bridge policy while a permanent solution is developed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Witness: Well, again, the purpose is to allow the board members who are overseeing the program to be
• Difficulty in maintaining the nine-member board as for individuals.
• Difficulty in maintaining the nine-member board is especially true for individuals who are actually familiar
• board rather than a five-member board?
• I have had two members approach me to address this issue on maintaining existing nine-member boards.

Committee: House Insurance and Banking

Summary: The Insurance Committee met with a quorum and first went into executive session on House Bill 2874, which was approved 9-0 with one member present. The bill was described as a product worked on the previous year, and no substantive opposition was raised before the vote. The committee then heard House Bill 2071, which would allow the Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association to suspend operations rather than terminate, because the medical malpractice market is now considered robust and the association has not written a policy or received a claim in several years. The sponsor and Missouri Insurance Coalition said the association still costs roughly $300,000 to $350,000 annually to operate, with projected savings if suspended, while preserving the ability to reactivate if claims arise within the remaining liability window. Some members questioned whether a sunset would be more appropriate and raised concerns about the open-ended nature of suspension and the handling of the association’s reserve funds. House Bill 1615 was then heard and would lower the statutory minimum number of directors for insurance companies from nine to five, while leaving maximum board sizes unchanged. The sponsor and supporters argued Missouri’s current requirement is outdated, out of step with other states and other regulated entities, and creates unnecessary barriers for smaller insurers without affecting solvency or consumer protection. Members questioned whether any insurers had avoided Missouri because of the nine-director rule; supporters said they had no specific examples but said the change would provide flexibility and align Missouri with modern governance practices. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2902, which would create a Motor Vehicle Threat Prevention Program and commission within the Department of Public Safety to fund grants and coordinate efforts against auto theft. The sponsor said Missouri ranks among the highest states for vehicle theft and argued the program would help local law enforcement, especially in rural areas, address high-tech theft methods and related crimes. Highway Patrol and NICB witnesses testified in support, citing rising theft rates, the use of stolen vehicles in other crimes, and examples from other states where similar task forces recovered stolen vehicles and made arrests. Several members questioned whether a new commission was necessary, suggesting the Highway Patrol or existing agencies could handle the work; no opposition testimony was offered, and the hearing was closed with no further business before adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please mark members present as they arrive.
• Members, any questions? Not seeing any.
• So my question is really related to the makeup of the board and how the board..."
• So my question is really related to the makeup of the board and how the board functions and everything
• of County Commissioners members.

Bills: AB58 , AB275 , SB46 , SB457 , SB465 , AB320 , AB344 , AB381 , AB541

Committee: Assembly Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• The Board of Corrections members asked Mr.
• I'm sure you have a board member here, I see...
• Senator Dismang, I'm just going to make sure: we've asked a Board of Corrections member to come up and
• One of the same board members that was adamant that the Governor not have influence on their position
• But Lee Watson is a member of a state board.

Committee: All JBC-PERSONNEL

Summary: The committee took up several budget and personnel items, first approving revised requests from the Auditor’s Office and the Lieutenant Governor’s Office. The Auditor’s request lowered its salary-and-match increases to 10 percent, with operations and UCP amounts reduced to $245,490 and $109,711. The Lieutenant Governor’s revised request kept positions at line-item maximums and sought $99,876 in regular salary and match appropriations, or 17.43 percent. Both items were approved without objection. The main discussion centered on a member amendment from Senator Rice to Senate Bill 30 affecting the Governor’s Office. The amendment would eliminate one senior advisor position, reduce authorized positions from 59 to 58, and cut salaries and matching funds by a total of $264,895. Senator Rice argued the reduction was warranted because of concerns about former Corrections Secretary Joe Profury’s handling of corrections-related matters, including the Franklin County land purchase, transparency issues, and his refusal to appear before Joint Performance Review. Several members questioned the relevance of the testimony and noted the Governor could still hire him in another role if she chose. After discussion, a roll call vote was taken and the amendment failed. The committee then approved two routine items: OPM’s request to reinstate a labor market rate at the crime lab so it can offer up to $300,000 to recruit two medical examiners, and Arkansas State University-Jonesboro’s request for 11 positions tied to the new veterinary medicine school. Both requests were approved, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• He is a member of my team.
• All right, go to the board. Clerk will unlock the board and members will proceed to vote.
• The Secretary will unlock the board.
• the board and all senators will proceed to vote of all senators voted secretary to lock the board and
• on the board.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, staff, visitors, and a military veteran. After routine announcements, the chamber took up several House-returned bills and special-order measures, with most motions to concur or refuse to concur adopted without objection. Early actions included unanimous concurrence in House amendments to SB 118 on RV park special assessments and SB 572 on ethics rules for public officers and employees, both passing 38-0. The Senate then debated and passed CS/CS/HB 991 on election integrity by a 27-12 vote after extensive opposition focused on voter registration documentation, student IDs, provisional ballots, and potential disenfranchisement; the sponsor defended the bill as a citizenship-verification and election-security measure. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 182, an education package combining several related provisions, by 37-0, and later approved SB 474 on military affairs by 39-0 after a technical amendment restoring certain retirement eligibility positions. The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to CS/CS/CS/SB 1014 on municipal utility service, and refused to concur in the House strike-all amendment to SB 598 after the House had added composting language to the cremation definition. Several other messages were temporarily postponed. On the special-order calendar, the Senate passed CS/CS/HB 425 on historic cemeteries by 39-0, allowing historic Black cemetery boards to sell surplus property not used for burial to fund maintenance. It also passed HB 929 on chickee regulation by 39-0, limiting local restrictions on chickee construction and setting spacing, fire-safety, and permitting rules. SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation was substituted with identical CS/HB 35 and passed 39-0, expanding habitual offender treatment to repeated driving without a valid license. The chamber then returned to CS/CS/CS/SB 902, the Department of Health package, which was substituted with CS/HB 733 and amended to retain the Senate’s medical marijuana location limits, adjust NICU nutrition language, modify the dental student loan repayment program, and require a pediatric trauma center designation for certain specialty children’s hospitals; it passed 37-0. The Senate also moved CS/CS/CS/HB 905 on foreign influence to the special-order calendar and began debate on a strike-all amendment defining foreign terrorist organizations and foreign countries of concern, restricting gifts and business ties, tightening sister-city affiliations, and adding ethics training and reporting requirements, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have some first-time school board members. Been accomplished.
• We have some first-time school board members, school board presidents that are Native American women
• member, and Olivia Baez, board member.
• to the boards of regents of state educational institutions, providing that student members of boards
• to the boards of regents of state educational institutions, providing that student members of boards

Summary: The Senate convened for an Indian Day/Native American Day session featuring prayers, drum and color guard presentations, and extensive recognition of tribal leaders, students, royalty, and community advocates from across New Mexico and neighboring tribal nations. Senators used the morning to introduce guests and speak about Native sovereignty, language preservation, education, water access, economic development, and the importance of tribal-state relationships. Several speakers highlighted personal and family ties to Native communities, while others emphasized ongoing work on issues such as clean water for Navajo communities, Native youth leadership, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives. A major non-ceremonial item was the reading of Senate Executive Messages from the governor authorizing consideration of Senate Bills 306, 309, 312, and 313. Those bills would, respectively, change licensure rules for certain institutions, alter lottery tuition fund deposit requirements, and repeal or revise provisions related to safety helmets and child restraint devices in negligence and damages law. The Senate also received committee reports advancing House Bill 34, Senate Bills 204, 241, 77, 152, 190, and 143, along with confirmations for Elaine Luna and Grace Margaret Herrera to the New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents. The Rules Committee also reported on the governor’s appointment of Don Walters as child advocate for the Office of the Child Advocate. The chamber also adopted a Senate resolution recognizing February 6, 2026, as New Mexico Speech, Language, and Hearing Association Day, with Senator Pope speaking in support of audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Throughout the session, members repeatedly acknowledged the prior night’s Senate-House basketball game, which raised more than $26,000 for cancer, and used the occasion to thank participants and guests. No roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript beyond voice votes adopting the committee reports and the unanimous-consent actions on floor procedures and guest access.

Transcript Highlights:

• Can you tell me what your role is as a member of the Board of Medicine please? Dr.
• John Lapel: I'm one of 13 members on the Board of Medicine right now and I can tell you honestly I'm
• John Lapel: It is not something I believe is going to happen during my role as a member of the Board
• Chair: or derive your decision as a member of the Board of Medicine if the CDC guidance conflicts with
• John Lapel: Again, I'm doing this for educational purposes not as a member of the Board of Medicine and

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:

• Clerk will unlock the board.
• Secretary will unlock the board. Members will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Secretary will unlock the board. The members will proceed to vote. All members voted.
• The members will proceed to vote. All members voted.
• And I would like to add the fact that I am a board member for JAMS, as we call them back home.

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then moved to the special order calendar. Early bills passed included measures on the Florida Trust Code (SB 806/HB 1173), school district reporting requirements and educator misconduct reporting (SB 1374), debt collection email communications (SB 232), service of process updates (SB 576/HB 157), public lodging and food service establishments (SB 606), lien waivers and releases (SB 658), Crime Stoppers public records exemptions (SB 710), health care licensure and foreign-country business interests (SB 768, amended), diabetes management in schools (SB 772/HB 597), platting procedures (SB 784), fentanyl testing in hospitals (SB 1346/HB 1195), third-party reservation platforms (SB 940), electronic landlord-tenant notices (SB 1164/HB 615), leaving the scene of a crash restitution (SB 1378/HB 479), background screening for athletic coaches (SB 1546), surrendered infants and infant safety devices (SB 1690/HB 791), and affordable housing/Live Local Act changes (SB 1730, amended). Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on trespass, higher education, transportation services, the UCC, altered sexual depictions, firearms during emergencies, Brownfields, false reporting, health care billing, motor vehicles, utility services, and others. Most of the debate centered on a few controversial bills. Senators debated the fentanyl testing bill in support of faster detection and life-saving treatment, and the surrendered infants bill drew opposition over safety, anonymity, and liability concerns, though supporters argued baby boxes provide a monitored safe surrender option. The affordable housing bill received an amendment and broad support as a continuation of the Live Local Act, with changes to zoning, parking, height, and litigation procedures. The day’s most contentious measure was the agriculture/consumer services package (SB 700), where senators argued over the bill’s fluoride-related preemption; opponents criticized the policy and process, while the sponsor emphasized broader agriculture, consumer protection, and FFA-related provisions. That bill passed 27-9. Votes on the other major bills were largely bipartisan and often unanimous or near-unanimous, with several bills passing 35-37 yeas and few or no nays. The Senate also adopted a motion to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House. The session concluded with announcements recognizing visitors, including Taiwan representatives, and remarks about a lantern-lighting observance tied to the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and to members of the conference committee, I am Moren Schneider and I chair the Minnesota Board
• My name is Kathleen Kelso, and I'm a board member of the organization Elder Voice Advocates.
• </c><00:17:52.559><c> member</c><00:17:52.880><c> of</c> Kathleen Kelso and I'm a board member of Kathleen
• Kelso and I'm a board member of the<00:17:53.360><c> organization</c><00:17:54.080><c> Elder</c><00:
• member</c> discussion?

Transcript Highlights:

• What it does is address how firefighter members of the Board of Trustees are selected.
• Under this bill, as amended, there will be five active firefighter members on the board, all of whom
• must have at least 10 years of experience. ...firefighter members on the board, all of whom must have
• Representative Travis Johnson: Members, House Bill 90 updates the membership of the board.
• of the district; board members; compensation; powers and duties of the district.

Bills: HR91 , HR92 , HR93 , HCR44 , HR84 , HR85 , HR86 , HR87 , HR88 , HR89 , HR90 , HCR42 , HCR43 , SCR21 , HB483 , HB484 , HB893 , HB1087 , HB1088 , HB1089 , HB1090 , HB1091 , HB1092 , HB1093 , HB1094 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1097 , HB1098 , HB1099 , HB1100 , HB1101 , HB1102 , HB1103 , HB1104 , HB1105 , HB1106 , HB1107 , HB1108 , HB1109 , HB1110 , HB1111 , HB1112 , HB1113 , HB1114 , HB1116 , HB1117 , HB1118 , HB1119 , HB1120 , HB1121 , HB1122 , HB1123 , HB1124 , HB1125 , HB1126 , HB1127 , HB1128 , HB1129 , HB1130 , HB1131 , HB1132 , HB1133 , HB1134 , HB1135 , HB1136 , HB1137 , HB1138 , HB1139 , HB1140 , HB1141 , HB1142 , HB1143 , HB1144 , HB1145 , HB1146 , HB1147 , HB1148 , HB1149 , HB1150 , HB1151 , HB1152 , HB1153 , HB1154 , HB1155 , HB1156 , HB1157 , HB1158 , HB1159 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1163 , HB1164 , HB1165 , HB1166 , HB1167 , HB1168 , HB1169 , HB1170 , HB1171 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1176 , HB1177 , HB1178 , HB1179 , HB1180 , HB1181 , HB1182 , HB1183 , HB1184 , HB1185 , HB1186 , HB1187 , HB1188 , HB1189 , HB1190 , HB1191 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1195 , HB1196 , HB1197 , HB1198 , HB1199 , HB1200 , HB1201 , HB1202 , HB1203 , HB1204 , HB1205 , HB1206 , HB1207 , HB1208 , HB1209 , HB1210 , HB1211 , HB1212 , HB1213 , HB1214 , HB1215 , HB1216 , HB1217 , HB1218 , HB1219 , HB1220 , HB1221 , HB1222 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1225 , HB1226 , HB1227 , HB1228 , HB1229 , HB1230 , HB1231 , SB1 , SB54 , SB82 , SB87 , SB92 , SB93 , SB99 , SB104 , SB113 , SB114 , SB115 , SB123 , SB129 , SB133 , SB161 , SB162 , SB224 , SB236 , SB275 , SB280 , SB289 , SB305 , SB310 , SB325 , SB330 , SB339 , SB350 , SB359 , SB382 , SB410 , SB412 , HCR10 , HB54 , HB55 , HB67 , HB73 , HB125 , HB133 , HB158 , HB168 , HB169 , HB191 , HB195 , HB205 , HB225 , HB245 , HB280 , HB283 , HB296 , HB319 , HB325 , HB339 , HB399 , HB407 , HB448 , HB482 , HB550 , HB591 , HB821 , HB826 , HB992 , HB995 , HB1085 , HB1086 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HCR6 , HCR19 , HB861 , HB889 , HB904 , HB907 , HB908 , HB929 , HB1009 , HB13 , HB23 , HB25 , HB32 , HB41 , HB90 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB127 , HB138 , HB139 , HB141 , HB179 , HB187 , HB213 , HB247 , HB286 , HB332 , HB344 , HB357 , HB367 , HB370 , HB462 , HB505 , HB527 , HB537 , HB605 , HB680 , HB681 , HB725 , HB780 , HB782 , HB847 , HB892 , HB911 , HB916 , HB1012 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB217 , HB220 , HB254 , HB259 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB360 , HB382 , HB401 , HB410 , HB417 , HB463 , HB575 , HB592 , HB718 , HB723 , HB750 , HB755 , HB776 , HB812 , HB844 , HB882 , HB888 , HB961 , HB966 , HB980 , HB228 , HB289 , HB735 , HB796 , HB284 , HB301 , HB722 , HB468 , HB546 , HB746 , HB842 , HB923 , HB46 , HB166 , HB349 , HB352 , HB436 , HB588 , HB140 , HB429 , HB827 , HB953 , HB901 , HB9 , HB52 , HB58 , HB193 , HB400 , HB570 , HB577 , HB582 , HB733 , HB747 , HB868 , HB952

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then spent much of the day on personal privileges and resolutions recognizing groups and individuals. Members honored Physical Therapy Day at the Capitol, Tulane Day at the Capitol, and Landscape Architecture Month/Day, and also recognized the Liftoff Louisiana team for its work on an FAA advanced air mobility pilot program. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for former Representative Gene Durgey and adopted several condolence resolutions. The House then took up a long series of introductions and committee reports on bills, with many measures referred to committees and several resolutions adopted without objection. Among the more notable floor actions, the House adopted resolutions for Tulane University, physical therapy, landscape architecture, and the Liftoff Louisiana team, while other resolutions expressing condolences or commending individuals were either adopted or laid over. The chamber also received a large number of House and Senate bills on second reading for referral, covering topics such as education, health care, insurance, transportation, criminal justice, natural resources, taxation, and government administration. During floor consideration of bills, the House passed a number of measures, including a government clean-up bill removing inactive boards and commissions, an oyster tagging measure for alternative cultivation, a naloxone immunity bill, and a Secretary of State fee bill that drew some opposition but passed. Other bills approved included legislation on auto glass insurance practices, reckless driving at speeds over 100 mph, retirement system changes and cost-of-living adjustments, and several local crime prevention or improvement district measures. Some bills were amended or temporarily returned to the calendar for correction, including a firefighter retirement board governance bill, while most final passages were accompanied by motions to table reconsideration and, in some cases, requests for co-authors.

Transcript Highlights:

• However, from the perspective of a school board member, there are two significant areas of this legislation
• trust eroded, board members were recalled, and yet the district remained contractually bound to the
• Board members are also, to our knowledge, the only elected officials required by statute to take training
• Unanimous votes are not that uncommon on a five-member school board, so I'll save the rest for discussion
• Now, we still have a board. The board is, in a sense, the board.

Committee: House Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, again, the purpose is to allow the board members who are... ...overseeing the program to be able
• board.
• Difficulty of maintaining the nine-member board is for individuals who are actually familiar with the
• I have had two members approach me to address this issue on maintaining existing nine-member boards.
• Obviously, it's less expensive. ...issue on maintaining existing nine-member boards.

Committees: House Insurance , House Insurance and Banking