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• This is a hearing of the House Transportation Committee. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
• of Transportation and Development, and we do have a set of amendments.
• on the fact that Louisiana lacked a modern north-south transportation corridor through the center of
• The Department of Transportation and Development make certain improvements to Interstate 12 and Livingston
• Amendment 2 adds, be it further resolved that the Department of Transportation and Development is urged

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

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Public Works

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

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• Yes, there should be a minimum threshold of where coaches are able to do so in Texas, Georgia, Alabama
• Each of the school districts in Alabama, Georgia, and Texas have policies that make it permissible to
• part of Alabama, Florella, which is geographically a really agricultural area.”
• It goes into transportation. All of those things.
• And those things are removed, we see those kids at the Department of Corrections.

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Florida High School Athletic Association Executive Director Craig Damon, joined by student athletes Sydney Daniel and Taylor White, on current issues in high school sports. Damon said the association received more than 309 allegations this year, including 113 recruiting complaints, but only two coaches were suspended for recruiting violations, and those were self-reported. He focused on rising sportsmanship problems, violent incidents, and ejections, saying the association is working with coaches and athletic administrators on prevention and positive-behavior campaigns. He also discussed mental health pressures on student athletes, the effects of frequent transfers and school choice on team stability and community pride, and the need for more qualified coaches on campus who understand interscholastic rules and student support responsibilities. Senators asked about the transfer system, violent conduct, and whether the association would propose changes; Damon said he would support guardrails that protect school choice while limiting midseason athletic transfers. The committee then took up a panel on high school coaches’ compensation led by Florida Coaches Coalition Executive Director Dr. Andrew Ramgett, with Coach Mike Hickman, Coach Charlie Ward, and superintendents from Okaloosa and Walton counties. Ramgett argued that coaching supplements are outdated, often amounting to very low hourly pay despite year-round duties, and said Florida’s system has not kept pace with increased responsibilities, inflation, or neighboring states. He also criticized restrictions on booster-club support, minimal coaching certification requirements, and turnover among coaches, and urged changes that would allow coaches to negotiate fairer compensation and receive external funding. Hickman and Ward emphasized the long hours, family strain, and mentoring role of coaches, while the superintendents said districts face finite budgets and must balance coach pay against teacher, bus driver, and other staffing needs; they also warned that booster-funded pay could create inequities between wealthy and less affluent communities. Senators discussed whether booster-club funding should be allowed, whether compensation should vary by performance, and whether any new funding should be categorical. Public comment followed from Florida Athletic Coaches Association Executive Director Shelton Cruz and former coach Tyrone McGriff, both of whom stressed the broader educational and safety impact of coaches and asked lawmakers to support the next generation of coaches. After the presentations, the committee took up confirmation hearings for appointments on tabs 3 through 6 and, by a single roll-call vote, recommended all appointees favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Amendment 1 is restoring present law relative to the physical transportation of a child to the committing
• If I may, I have Catherine Logan here from the department who can answer any questions of the committee
• If I may, I have Catherine Logan here from the department who can answer any questions of the committee
• I've defended a lot of these pursuits for police departments.
• I've defended a lot of these pursuits for police departments.

Bills: HCR50 , HB123 , HB219 , HB251 , HB404 , HB769 , HB1065 , SB58 , SB81 , SB92 , SB97 , SB141 , SB156 , SB181 , SB207 , SB396 , SB410

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: electronic monitoring, GPS ankle monitor, ankle bracelet, pretrial release, post-conviction supervision, bail monitoring, house arrest, corrections, criminal justice, law enforcement, prosecuting authority, court reporting, provider registration, LCLE, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, data privacy, personal information, cybersecurity, confidentiality, monitoring violations

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• the people of our great state of Alabama.
• </c> for the people of our great state of for the people of our great state of Alabama.
• c> Alabama</c> Senate of the legislature of Alabama Senate of the legislature of Alabama that<00:20:19.840
• </c> state of Alabama. state of Alabama.
• of revenue here in the state of Alabama.

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine business including excusing absent senators, adopting the prior journal, and recognizing several guests in the gallery. The chamber also paused to honor Dr. Mark Sullivan, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, with a Senate resolution commending him as the Alabama Education Association’s 2025-26 outstanding superintendent of the year. Senator Smitherman and Dr. Sullivan both spoke, with Sullivan highlighting Birmingham’s academic gains, reduced failing schools, and lower chronic absenteeism. The Senate then processed a series of House messages and confirmations. It concurred in SB 288 on agriculture authorities and SB 317 on the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services, but non-concurred and sent SB 174 on natural resources and SB 32 on solid waste collection fees to conference. The chamber confirmed numerous appointments, including Rex Jones, William Donahue, Jim Massey, Jason Windham, Alexander Atwater, Charles Dean, Steve McKinnon, Bonnie Temple, Shaniqua Johnson-Enam, Dwayne Jenkins, Troy Skipworth, Gloria Watts, Tracy Doughty, Kevin Ball, Joe D. Briggs, Josh Bryant, Dylan Turk, David R. Pruitt III, and Carol Smitherman, with most confirmations passing on near-unanimous rolls. Committee reports advanced several House bills, including favorable reports on HB 224, 591, 614, 609, 444, 248, 611, 622, 92, and 556, with HB 248 amended. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the University of Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team for winning the 2026 national championship, and another resolution recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and urging Congress to establish regular budget order. A resolution honoring retired Brigadier General Vandiver H. Carter as the 2026 Marion Military Institute Alumnus of the Year and a resolution commending John R. Cooper were also adopted. In local legislation, the Senate passed HB 635 for Choctaw County, HB 639 for Escambia County, SB 10 for Tuscaloosa County, HB 315 for class one municipalities after adopting a committee substitute and a friendly amendment, and HB 404 for class one municipalities. Finally, the Committee on Rules reported and the Senate adopted a special order calendar for the next legislative day, listing a wide range of bills for priority consideration, including measures on solar power facilities, homestead exemptions, education, guardianships, tax increment districts, legal tender, college tuition, crime victims compensation, motor vehicles, entertainment industry issues, campus chaplains, tax abatements, alcoholic beverage producers, data privacy, constables, insurance, municipal audits, income tax, public high schools, taxation, state health planning, and University of Alabama matters.

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• Um, I teaching in the state of Alabama.
• </c><00:15:01.440><c> of</c> by the United States Department of by the United States Department of Education
• </c><00:36:26.240><c> because</c> the department of workforce because the department of workforce because
• to work with the department of workforce to work with the department of education<00:36:36.880><c> to
• /c><00:54:03.920><c> state</c> department of education at the state department of education at the state

Committee: House Education Policy

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• </c><00:25:43.120><c> from</c> Department of Ed carried forward from Department of Ed carried forward
• in</c> 70% of the police departments in 70% of the police departments in Minnesota<01:07:05.520><c> are
• > this</c> the Department of Corrections on this the Department of Corrections on this amendment.<01:
• </c><01:26:19.400><c> that</c> state's Department of Corrections that state's Department of Corrections
• We rate of any department in the county.

Bills: HF3753 , HF4299 , HF4700 , HF4282 , HF4139 , HF3530 , HF4031

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement

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• SB2069 prohibits the taking of migratory birds through baiting.
• With a vote of six ayes, zero nays, we declare your bill to have passed. Townley 2095.
• They would not be required to have a license unless they are out of state.
• Now, some people feel like this does not protect some of our landowners.
• You said that the out-of-state is higher. It's $1,000, and then $2,000 for out-of-state. Thank you.

Bills: SB330 , SB2069 , SB2095

Committee: House Wildlife

Keywords: elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, advanced nuclear energy, nuclear power, small modular reactor, SMR, microreactor, generation III+, generation IV, nuclear reactor, nuclear permitting, nuclear licensing, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, OCC, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Development Revolving Fund

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• One about Department of interesting.
• The Department of Budget and Finance supports this bill.
• Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in support.
• And the Department of Human Services in support.
• Joseph Poso, Deputy Director, Department of Human Services, here on behalf of Director Yman.

Bills: HB2240 , HB2272 , HB2273 , HB2274 , HB2275

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: appropriations, legislative expenses, auditor, legislative reference bureau, state ethics commission, ombudsman, government transparency, HB2272, Act 026, public employment cost items, emergency appropriations, collective bargaining, bargaining unit 11, BU-11, state employees, excluded employees, salary increases, cost adjustments, health premium payments, benefits

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• It is worked on through the interim by staff of the Higher Education Department, the Department of Finance
• You have two documents from my department in front of you today.
• However, instead of an RPSP, it's a special appropriation of one-time funding to the Department of Finance
• They're working with the Department of Defense.
• Speaking of endowments, has the department distributed all of the funds that were previously appropriated

Bills: SB37 , SB29

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• because the Department of Retirement Systems may consider L&I's determination of death or disability
• I'm the research director of the SHARP program at the Department of Labor and Industries.
• I'm the research director of the SHARP program at the Department of Labor and Industries.
• It is by request of the Employment Security Department.
• Members of the committee, Tammy Fellon, with the Department of Labor and Industries.

Bills: SB5379 , SB6106 , SB6147 , SB6180 , SB5927 , SB6287

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: interest arbitration, parks and recreation, public employees, labor relations, employee rights, laid-off employees act, WARN notice, mass layoff, business closure, plant closing, worker adjustment and retraining notification, employment security department, employee notice, layoff notice, worker protections, job loss, employment loss, public records exemption, privacy, employee names and addresses

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• of Health facilities to provide them that. ...for high school students to come into the Department of
• state budget division of the Department of Finance.
• The senior farmers market run out of the Department of Health is a great success, actually.
• One of the things that the New Mexico Department of Health began delivering and administering this program
• of Health on services that they offer. to the CARA navigators at the Department of Health on services

Bills: SB37 , SB29 , SB37 , SB29

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• I'm the executive director of curriculum instruction at the Public Education Department.
• Department of Education put out when we did Reading First quite a while ago for parents that explained
• Department of Education put out when we did reading first quite a while ago for parents that explained
• kind of the social aspect of school.
• So, PD is on top of all of that. Okay. Mr.

Bills: SB29 , SB37 , SB29 , SB37

Committees: Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention

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• The Department of Revenue indicates that they will have a cost of about $57,000 to provide notice and
• A fiscal note is available and indicates the Department of Revenue will have a cost of $20,000 to provide
• Some of that is just through some interpretation, and I've been working with the Department of Revenue
• the Department of Revenue and local government.
• The requirement for the Department of Commerce to study the...

Bills: SB5884 , SB5885 , SB5937 , SB5938

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: sales tax, redevelopment, economic incentive, underutilized property, infrastructure, affordable housing, religious organizations, zoning laws, land use, community development, smart access system, smart lock, residential landlord-tenant act, tenant privacy, biometric data, fingerprint, face scan, iris scan, key fob, key card

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• Department of Labor and Industry policy bill for the session.
• </c> The Department of Labor and Industry policy bill for the session.
• My name is Josiah Moore, and I'm the legislative director at the Department of Labor and Industry.
• I'll start by noting that the department is disappointed to see the deletion of the portions of the bill
• </c> at the Department of Labor and Industry. at the Department of Labor and Industry.

Bills: HF1007 , HF1152 , HF1671 , HF2258

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: tourism, World Junior Hockey Championships, funding, economic impact, sports events, Minnesota, economic development, livability, marketing, partnerships, labor and industry, electrical licensing, electrical inspection, continuing education, online course approval, Internet continuing education, power limited technician, maintenance electrician, master electrician, technology circuits

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• For the record, my name is Megan Ayala, legislative policy manager for the Department of Education.
• um,</c><01:17:48.000><c> is</c> Department of Education, which, um, is Department of Education, which
• of ed or you can look at the department of ed or you can look at it<01:18:40.400><c> as</c><01:18:40.640
• </c><01:20:33.920><c> One</c><01:20:34.080><c> of</c> need the department to do that.
• One of need the department to do that.

Bills: HF630 , HF1435 , HF1607

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

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• </c><00:04:28.720><c> of</c> similar fashion to the Department of similar fashion to the Department of
• </c><00:49:50.240><c> of</c> 2.5 uh the Minnesota Department of 2.5 uh the Minnesota Department of Health
• </c> from the Department of Health that um from the Department of Health that um talks<00:52:47.400><
• ><c> Department</c><01:12:00.360><c> of</c><01:12:00.560><c> Natural</c> education the Department of
• </c><01:36:58.600><c> of</c> process and um so if the Department of process and um so if the Department

Bills: HF630 , HF1435 , HF1607

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

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• I serve as the Assistant Commissioner of Federal and State Initiatives for the Minnesota Department of
• of Energy to news from the Department of Energy to actually<00:10:29.480><c> proceed</c><00:10:30.160
• Commissioner for Federal and State Initiatives at the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of
• ><c> Commerce</c> The Minnesota Department of Commerce The Minnesota Department of Commerce oversees<
• 55.720><c> of</c><01:33:55.800><c> Commerce</c><01:33:56.480><c> was</c> Leaf from the Department of

Bills: HF4560 , HF4559 , HF2317 , HF3179 , HF4880 , HF2862 , HF4374

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case

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• This is one of a series of those kinds of bills I'm bringing to you today in the aftermath of us changing
• You, Chairman, very quickly, at least 60 days before the anniversary date of the renewal of a certification
• So what we found is that because of the use of this writing, two neighbors with the exact same type of
• So, three states have banned it so far, and then, but I think it's been a part of a broader group Of
• And so it's part of the regulatory framework, which has the force and effect of law.

Bills: SB1303 , SB1343 , SB1435 , SB1438 , SB1444 , SB1641 , SB1765 , SB1916 , SB2067

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: workers' compensation, workers comp, Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission, Administrative Workers' Compensation Act, self-insurance guaranty fund, multiple injury trust fund, physician advisory committee, advisory council on workers' compensation, workers' compensation court, insurance, employer liability, self-insured employer, fund transfer, records transfer, agency reorganization, statutory cleanup, technical corrections, Title 85A, SB1343, Vision Plan Contractual Requirements Act

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• The Department of Licensing may not display, transmit, or otherwise make available any record of a person's
• hold a certification of birth when the Department of Health determines the data could be used to cause
• When the Department of Health determines the data could be used to cause harm or disenfranchisement,
• of Health and the Department of Licensing available to people who are trying to make their lives more
• This is because I used self-attestation policies through the Departments of Licensing and Department

Bills: SB6081 , SB5902 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB5892 , SB5973

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: SB 6081, Washington privacy, sex designation, gender marker, nonbinary, transgender, vital records, birth certificate, death certificate, fetal death, stillbirth, driver license, ID card, Department of Licensing, public records exemption, confidential records, record sealing, data sharing, government records, privacy

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• have a less than 50% likelihood things of that nature that we can use to kind of steer some of our work
• Senate Bill 1280 is an extension of the sunset of apportionments of the excise tax on oil and gas.
• It is approving all rules as proposed by the Department of Education, well, and the other education agencies
• Healthcare Authority, Department of Health, Department of Human Services, etc.
• I'll make sure each one of you gets a copy of those major rule reports.

Bills: HJR1088 , SB1280 , SB1316 , SB1433 , SB1455 , SB1456 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1461 , SB1463 , SB1465 , SB1466 , SB1721 , SB1280 , SB1316 , SB1433 , SB1455 , SB1456 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1461 , SB1463 , SB1465 , SB1466 , SB1721 , HJR1088

Committee: House Administrative Rules

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, excise tax, oil tax