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Senate Commerce Committee: Bills reported favorably April 28, 2026

Senate Commerce Committee · April 28, 2026

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Summary

The committee reported a set of bills favorably on April 28, including technical fixes, consumer-protection measures, public-safety updates and regulatory clarifications. Most actions were taken by voice without recorded roll-call votes.

The Senate Commerce Committee on April 28 reported multiple House bills favorably. Key committee actions (voice votes or without recorded roll calls) included:

- HB 241 (bank records disclosure technical citation update): moved favorably (sponsor: Representative Thomas). - HB 9 77 (verifiable parental consent / "age signal"): moved favorably after extended testimony from the sponsor, industry witnesses (including Google) and advocacy groups. - HB 9 37 (amusement ride safety): amended (liability insurance lowered to $1,000,000) and moved favorably; sponsor and the fire marshal emphasized inspector training. - HB 5 65 (daycare/fire-safety updates): moved favorably. - HB 8 53 (misleading solicitation statute strengthening): technical amendment adopted and bill moved favorably; Secretary of State Nancy Landry provided testimony. - HB 4 63 (communication district fee change): moved favorably with stakeholder support. - HB 4 68 (wholesaling transparency): amendments adopted (including 5-day rescission and deposit-return language) and moved favorably. - HB 10 27 (appraiser liability protection): moved favorably with realtor support. - HB 5 45 (consumer lending origination fee increase to $75): moved favorably. - HB 300 (appraisal threshold alignment): moved favorably. - HB 4 64 (utility-damage reporting): moved favorably. - HB 10 91 (fire-department ID number cleanup): moved favorably.

Most of these items passed the committee by unanimous voice or by motion without objection; the transcript records committee action but not roll-call tallies for these measures. Reported bills proceed to the Senate floor for further consideration.