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Committee staff read names of supporters to be placed on the record, including Cole Garrett, Polly Glover, Kevin Hayes, Guy Cormier, Ethan Melenchon and Debbie Hinton. The committee indicated staff or the president would provide additional information if requested.

There was no extended debate recorded in the transcript on the substance of House Bill 301 during this hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Transportation Apr 28, 9:30 AM, HCR-3 - Part 2","oneSentenceSummary","Representative Chasson moved to report House Bill 301 via substitute on behalf of Representative Domingue; the motion faced no objections and the bill was reported via substitute with several supporters noted on the record.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature LA, Louisiana","taxId",78558,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6259653,"Committee reports favorably bill removing chauffeur's license requirement for taxi drivers",121,78000,199000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3138864-c7147702623d78e40542709968a84b6b&start=78&end=199","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3138864-c7147702623d78e40542709968a84b6b/thumbnail_78000.jpg","/articles/6259653/Louisiana/Committee-reports-favorably-bill-removing-chauffeurs-license-requirement-for-taxi-drivers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6259653-889d88980b530ca7ec001919d46ec435/orig.mp4?Expires=1770433559&Signature=XWZs9-xmOM~Xqfw7fLAPo~iHlMGBFHrfXW7sR5YoCpjAsA5Z5DV-5SLDF6zBa5Ap1DPK445j7wVNBH4odNfquv2Ap9PXxpiza9S3uGRnvo3O2B~NrQWHGmVEuYYV77FPt3NmByngfmNL-m-D2jOYcPbwA3oUy392Q1ZwjGH6vEW5wGPl1Nq3rXiic15RbKlUHKBkumt8gSOqBx~-lJVwcwOBvHMf4A65h8BESMHwClAqtalBzs3MEqagsCQ0hZmkAfOL7JPvw9V~harAcI5x9Dl9IsT319Kq~myvDNmC7cFEGdL1x3pQBUIxXCoBXOGWgPAtb2lFHEZ5gboeqHXxCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 170, introduced by Representative Cox, would remove the state requirement that taxicab drivers obtain a chauffeur's license.

Representative Cox told the committee that taxi owners in her district asked for the change to create a level playing field with app-based drivers such as Lyft and Uber, who are not required to hold chauffeur's licenses. \"I was contacted by members of the tax cab industry in my community In regards to the chauffeur's license...they requested just a level playing field,\" Cox said.

The committee heard in-person testimony from Frank Bormato and Jerome Jones and accepted additional support cards from Javin Folsom, Laurie Adams and Torella Ragus. Representative Chasson moved to report House Bill 170 favorably; the motion met no objections and the bill was reported favorably.

Committee members did not record additional amendments or a roll-call on the motion. The committee noted the presence of supporters and indicated staff would provide additional information if requested.","A House committee reported House Bill 170 favorably after the bill's author said taxi owners sought parity with app-based drivers; supporters from the taxi industry spoke in favor and the motion passed with no objections.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6259658,"House committee reports bill adding voting restriction code to IDs after heated testimony",1113,206000,1319000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3138864-c7147702623d78e40542709968a84b6b&start=206&end=1319","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3138864-c7147702623d78e40542709968a84b6b/thumbnail_206000.jpg","/articles/6259658/Louisiana/House-committee-reports-bill-adding-voting-restriction-code-to-IDs-after-heated-testimony","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6259658-19260c45f72c5d24bb4497be85c4fe4e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770433559&Signature=P7mWsSeuc8orgcZk1OcO7sYfePV3xhan~aBmt71X49jvOF~gElawMlxxCsDln9hFRp9CvtFUTjIYmyAuAAJWdQ7iFX30oENLHr9~2MHvbaoV8yyQTfVEikNz-2imwK0uuQaFq019qh67JU6olE6yZqptMMqjz2L01nIPfemiW8Gc8DM-sL2s8i4yA~Q2T2VKC7J1A4oNRa~r9TwhXoHWw~Hy~WDzpkhU-aoewD~vQtiIbOVo8GvCJuJYt8gsGdub2Aag1XU~YyR08jyPIqu04uVhUAxhCDve0dQx8iUwhUoErZY1nKIpuczkRuJm4OjnTNcIXrb4sAfb5e~Cu0bBUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Louisiana House committee voted 9-1 to report House Bill 554 favorably after extended public testimony and questioning from committee members.

House Bill 554, presented to the committee by Representative Clay McMakin on behalf of the attorney general and with a card of support from Secretary of State Nancy Landry, would establish a notice of voting restriction and a restriction code applicable to people who are not U.S. citizens and to aliens lawfully present in the United States who have not attained citizenship.

The bill’s sponsor said it is intended to clarify the state’s identification and voter records. A committee member said the measure is aimed at protecting voter integrity and the databases used by state agencies.

Tia Fields, a policy associate for the Louisiana Organization for Refugees and Immigrants and chair of the NAACP political action committees for the state and Baton Rouge branch, opposed the bill and warned it could revive historic forms of racial and civic control. \"They say it's about integrity, but history tells the truth. It's about control,\" Fields told the committee, adding that the measure could lead to racial profiling of lawfully present immigrants and their families.

Terrell Arrakis of the Office of Motor Vehicles told the committee that the state currently issues driver's licenses and identification cards to people with lawful presence and that the bill would place a restriction code on those IDs so the secretary of state would know the holder is restricted from voting. Arrakis said the bill would not, under current language, prevent issuance of the ID but would add a flag in state systems.

Committee members asked whether there were documented instances of ineligible people casting ballots. A committee member said the secretary of state's office recently removed 48 noncitizens from voter rolls; committee staff said the secretary of state's office was coordinating with authors to clarify technical language in later drafts.

Representative Michael Tarver moved to report the bill favorably. An objection prompted a roll call; the committee recorded a final tally of nine yeas and one nay. Representative Phelps was recorded as the lone no vote. The committee did not adopt any amendments on the floor during the hearing.

The committee’s action reports the bill favorably to the next stage of legislative consideration. The secretary of state's office and the attorney general's office were listed as supporters on committee cards; multiple immigrant-rights organizations and individual residents registered opposition on cards and in-person testimony.","A Louisiana House committee voted 9-1 to report House Bill 554 favorably after extended public testimony and questions about whether the bill would mark IDs of noncitizen residents and affect communities of color and lawfully present immigrants.","actionData","errors"]

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