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Ms. Vyegras read the bill summary: the bill concerns \"the regulation of certain broadband services ... to provide for oversight from the public service commission, to provide for rule making authority, and to provide for related matters.\" The chairman said an amendment (set 2,163) had been adopted previously and that after conversations with stakeholders he decided to pivot and make the Office of Broadband the compliance arm for grants the office administers.

\"All it does is say that the Office of Broadband is now able to, to make sure that these providers are compliant with the grant program and what they've, signed up to do,\" Desitel said. He said the substitute will rely on rulemaking rather than spelling every enforcement detail into statute.

Committee members asked questions about current authority and fiscal implications. Representative Knox asked whether new legislation is required to give the Office of Broadband this regulatory authority; Desitel responded that the substitute would provide the rulemaking authority and that some grant instruments already give the office certain enforcement tools but that the substitute would clarify and expand rulemaking powers. Representative Jordan and others voiced concern about duplicating the Public Service Commission's work and about staffing: \"Office of Broadband has, what, 3 employees?\" Jordan asked, and Desitel acknowledged staff and fiscal questions, saying the substitute would propose using a larger portion of federal grant administrative funds (moving toward 5%) and rely on contractors while the grants remain available.

After discussion, Desitel moved to voluntarily defer HB 305; members raised no objections and the motion carried. He said he will circulate the substitute when it is available and invited members to provide feedback.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commerce - May 12, 2025 Part 2","oneSentenceSummary","Chairman Desitel said he will file a substitute to House Bill 305 to make the Office of Broadband the compliance arm for broadband grant programs rather than the Public Service Commission; members raised staffing and duplication concerns and the committee voluntarily deferred the bill.","taxTitle","Commerce, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Louisiana","taxId",20971,"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},6063087,"Committee defers fortified-roof bill after debate over cost, code preemption and inspection roles",1398,455000,1853000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3272645-6d2b054f041cbdf8a2c03979403291ab&start=455&end=1853","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3272645-6d2b054f041cbdf8a2c03979403291ab/thumbnail_455000.jpg","/articles/6063087/Louisiana/Committee-defers-fortified-roof-bill-after-debate-over-cost-code-preemption-and-inspection-roles","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063087-705672fb11a4f2e31320e86bb3cfec13/orig.mp4?Expires=1770922288&Signature=bjRLMZG~qz7qQwpLq7yL3lKG3xUeD7ThWxseYZfmuWV0YlESL5ViimEs32LS0NWQcj5NVlX7ZP6do48B6tP6aIBeaCsSlHL8iUb2GbK26vOpupSHfswpxYf-7GvLTLOsbnbpIc5N98yEJ9XZo4aqSOdPt9DXu6ScbTCxgC8maVW1--R25d94BrMdkB-LXJeP1KdpGawMEQUHYM6E2Fou8mN7TznjQpzEb2seJqyH~S-6Jy52YgLPY0BLfHPWyph253BifpipCU~5Rm1LTUwJdgOcscVvTG1FDsm-H6tWGI4p5v2ZqsAj~v6uPgeuNlX4rElfWh4d~k3wsvn-xfnL~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Freeman asked the House Commerce Committee to defer House Bill 453, a proposal addressing fortified roofs on residential property in coastal-zone boundaries, and said she will work on a substitute after stakeholder input.

Ms. Vygras read the bill summary: it was \"relative to the construction of a roof in the coastal zone boundary to provide for fortified roofs on residential property in the coastal zone boundary to provide for requirements and standards and to provide for related matters.\"

Julie Shaiu Woodard, president and CEO of Smart Home America, told the committee that Louisiana's building code already contains most fortified roofing standards and cautioned against mandating Fortified designation in code because the designation and evaluation add costs for homeowners. \"Fortified is not a product, you cannot walk into Home Depot or Lowe's and ask for it,\" Woodard said, and she added that \"your code has 97% of fortified in it now.\" She explained that designation requires an evaluator trained by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and produces a certificate documenting compliance.

Woodard warned that requiring designation could impose extra fees homeowners cannot afford and said the state code council is the appropriate forum for implementing remaining measures. Committee members raised the question of whether parishes should have more authority to adopt local measures; Freeman said she was exploring a substitute that could \"allow the parishes some of their own oversight\" because local governments currently cannot adopt certain changes under state provisions.

Committee members and witnesses discussed costs and funding: Woodard said inspection costs \"about $7.50 to a thousand dollars depending on where you who who you're going to inspect,\" and representatives noted replacement roofs done to fortified standards are more expensive than routine replacement roofs. Representative Jordan observed that new construction is generally built to current code standards but that replacement roofs can carry additional costs for owners who seek formal Fortified certification.

Representative Newell and others emphasized the goal of lowering insurance rates by increasing fortified roofs, citing a legislative-auditor report and prior examples in other states. The committee agreed to defer the bill; Representative Reiser moved to voluntarily defer HB 453, the motion carried with no objections, and the author said she would develop a substitute.

Members asked that Ed Seiler of the legislative auditor be allowed to present the auditor's March report on the Fortify Homes program when the measure is returned; timing for that presentation will depend on when a substitute is filed.","Representative Freeman asked to work on a substitute to House Bill 453, which would have established fortified-roof requirements in the coastal boundary. Testimony from Smart Home America and discussion of a Legislative Auditor report highlighted potential insurance benefits and implementation costs; the committee voluntarily deferred the bill.",{"_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},6063091,"Author voluntarily defers bill on social-media notifications after First Amendment concerns",304,150000,454000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3272645-6d2b054f041cbdf8a2c03979403291ab&start=150&end=454","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3272645-6d2b054f041cbdf8a2c03979403291ab/thumbnail_150000.jpg","/articles/6063091/Louisiana/Author-voluntarily-defers-bill-on-social-media-notifications-after-First-Amendment-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063091-9f39d96d103edabf10cc390e71aa02f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770922288&Signature=DEBgLjmMPaU~WmCvSd0jc8HmcmCyOXbFGf6IIxRg5afC9PZwjYkOjumXza0NogyUJ5aHEpnVgT1UrD9f4uPSLRMrd-Z5papVb7g8tiACIr1lBrpK9Cv-6j6KfsoId1vaMuH4jp23wIpeorFRXS6ECO4EMishZAZSau8R7DBTys20FiCQTF9G1fed5b0oTGY7AAZDZw9fKQ2Fb1ulq21h8F4BANLY3LbkpanbUAQddWvi910ZTd~FknDvWaOKMY~0VI8dsbF66kElgK~Bdc-R5-hglc3lquarJzBHKI-8UH5qirfWt4e59AxOhL6JCSCBI9g7xZXyE3W7mtPfEm8XMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Freeman voluntarily deferred House Bill 290, a proposal that would have required new notifications and information related to social media and asked the Office of Public Health within the Louisiana Department of Health to provide certain materials.

The bill, read into the record by committee clerk Ms. Vygras, sought \"to provide for definitions, to provide for notifications, to provide for the creation of information, to require the Office of Public Health within the Louisiana Department of Health to provide certain information and to provide for related matters,\" according to Vygras's summary.

Freeman told the committee she had received calls about the measure and said she planned to withdraw it for further work. \"I'm gonna pull, defer the bill myself, voluntarily defer it,\" Freeman said, and added she recognized constitutional and enforcement questions, saying the proposal \"would violate First Amendment rights, etcetera\" and that it raised difficult practical issues about regulating children's accounts.

Representative Newell moved to voluntarily defer the bill; the committee registered no objections and the bill was deferred. The record shows no vote tally was taken on the motion.

Members did not take additional action on the substance of the measure at the meeting. Freeman said she will continue to work on parameters and consult with colleagues who have filed similar legislation.

The discussion occurred during the committee's consideration of House Bill 290 and concluded with the formal motion to defer.","Representative Freeman voluntarily deferred House Bill 290, which would have required certain social-media notifications and asked the state Office of Public Health to provide information; she cited constitutional concerns and enforcement challenges involving minors.","actionData","errors"]

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Chairman to refile broadband bill that shifts compliance to Office of Broadband; committee defers

Committee defers fortified-roof bill after debate over cost, code preemption and inspection roles

Author voluntarily defers bill on social-media notifications after First Amendment concerns