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• K through 12 library standards have not been updated since 2010.
• Let's pay that is on par with professions like engineers, law, and business.
• The work that the Trevor Project does has become a national standard.
• I could have a comparable standard of living. in Oregon or New York.
• A proven engine of jobs and economic growth.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Wang has held senior roles at Gimdell USA, Power China Real Estate Group, Walt Disney Engineering, and
• Predictability and transparency are essential for a well-functioning marketplace by setting clear standards
• AB 2106 modifies vetting requirements for lawsuits against architects, professional engineers, and land
• This is a Women's Caucus priority bill that will establish standard minimum protections for parental
• Fifty-two percent of students fail to meet English standards and 63 percent fail to meet math standards

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, completed the prayer and pledge, and then held a lengthy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony. Members from both parties and several caucuses spoke in support of HR 107, emphasizing AAPI contributions, resilience, and the need to oppose hate and discrimination. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and the chamber then recognized 13 honorees for the 2026 observance, including community leaders, educators, advocates, business leaders, and cultural institutions. After guest introductions, the Assembly took up the Daily File and passed a series of measures, including AB 2050 on HOA reserve funding, AB 2106 on lawsuits involving licensed design professionals, AB 1794 on direct home delivery of enteral formula, AB 1829 on CalWORKs-related student aid, AB 2038 extending wildfire insurance moratorium protections, AB 2281 on election cybersecurity, AB 2448 on protecting sensitive medical information, AB 2568 on water district board compensation, and AB 1658 on county public contract change-order authority. Most of these bills passed with broad support, though AB 2050, AB 2038, and AB 2448 drew some no votes. The Assembly also adopted AJR 29, a resolution opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail and election administration, after a contentious floor debate over election trust, voter access, and decorum. Additional measures passed unanimously or near-unanimously, including AB 2125 on notice in water-rights adjudications, AB 2784 on State Bar fees, AB 1614 on e-bike passenger restrictions, AB 2503 on high school heat safety guidelines, AB 1703 on osteopathic title protections, AB 1920 on community college Promise eligibility, AB 1999 on veterinary workforce and animal shelter care, and ACR 123 recognizing Duan Wu Jie. The chamber then began consideration of ACR 189 designating May 2026 as Foster Youth Awareness Month, with supportive remarks from members, before the transcript cuts off.

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• Also, I like the standard that's in there.
• If they're trying to do that treated to a higher or better standard than the existing state standards
• Meeting type one reuse standards.
• You still have to meet the standards and pressure that TCEQ requires.
• It doesn't meet today's standards, and nobody complained.

Bills: HB29, HB685, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1918, HB2010, HB2500, HB2608, HB2626, HB29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• And this came from a mechanical engineer. I tell you, was an engineer. I'm glad you're smiling.
• <00:26:52.799> I this came from a mechanical engineer.
• I this came from a mechanical engineer.
• <01:07:15.039> Um workforce standards board's rules.
• Um workforce standards board's rules.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We make jet engine parts for the commercial and military sectors, so what we do is essential to our economy
• We must work to protect essential workers and area standards, and the prevailing wage must guarantee
• We must work to protect essential workers in area of standards and the prevailing wage, must guarantee
• a quality standard of life requiring the prevailing wage calculation to include wonderful. ...guarantee
• a quality standard of life, requiring the prevailing wage calculation to include the full verifiable

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid hearing on legislation concerning unemployment insurance, non-compete agreements, prevailing wage, and minimum wage issues. Committee leaders outlined the hearing process, asked witnesses to keep oral testimony to three minutes, and invited written testimony through November 20. No votes were taken during the hearing; it ended with a motion to adjourn and notice of the next hearing on November 20. Much of the testimony focused on bills to expand unemployment insurance for striking workers, including H. 2168 and S. 1319. Labor leaders, union members, and legal advocates argued that workers who are out on strike for more than 30 days should be able to receive UI benefits, saying the policy would help workers and families meet basic expenses, reduce employers’ ability to “wait out” strikes, and encourage good-faith bargaining. Speakers cited recent strikes, including the Republic Services strike, and said the proposal would not meaningfully increase strike activity or strain the UI trust fund. Another major topic was minimum wage legislation, especially H. 2107/S. 1349 to raise the minimum wage to $20 by 2029 and index it to inflation, and H. 2191 to create a $25 enhanced care worker minimum wage. Supporters said current wages are not keeping pace with housing, food, and childcare costs, and that care workers, direct support staff, and human service employees face chronic vacancies, burnout, and turnover. Testimony also supported H. 2126 on prevailing wage by adding apprenticeship and training contributions to the wage calculation, and H. 2159 and S. 1363 on prevailing wage-related issues. One witness, Russell Beck, testified against S. 1336, which would ban non-competes, and against H. 2118, arguing Massachusetts’ current non-compete law is a balanced compromise that should not be disrupted.

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• I know we have taken an expedited approach to our standard topic nomination process.
• And we now have that technology with deceased donor cell-free DNA that is now widespread. ...and standard
• It's less costly, it's standard of care across transplant centers.
• 813 amends Section 1355 of the Insurance Code to update the definition of autism to meet current standards
• that information as well as updating the definition of autism to reflect the current diagnostic standards

Bills: HB813, HB1680, HB3569, HB4074, HB4635, HB5178, SB527, SB1307, SB1822

Keywords: autism, health insurance, coverage, medical treatment, health benefit plan, HIV prevention, prescription drug, prior authorization, health benefits, insurance coverage, insurance, contract termination, property and casualty, insurance agents, discrimination, appraiser, umpire, licensing requirements, continuing education, admin penalties

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• Unfortunately, it's due to the Clean Air Act and the emission standards that's been required.
• A lot of the issues that come up necessarily are related to those emissions standards.
• Additionally, equipment must meet EPA emissions standards and disabling.
• The selling distributor of the OEM equipment is responsible for maintaining the standards.
• We maintain that emissions standards that EPA has set forth.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They usually have an engineer from TxDOT grading their paperwork, ensuring compliance.
• Following the standards the government sets out for you and doing something, those standards are designed
• So it's very different standards.
• If the standards are equally high, then that argument fails. And I don't distrust Ms.
• standard, not with giving someone the same protections that you would already have.

Bills: HB 1181, HB3704, HB1363, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB3223, HB1317, HB2884, HB2176, HB4027, HB1664, HB933, HB2613, HB3353, HB2086, HB4101, HB3441, HB4145, HB3455

Keywords: judiciary, judges, justices, retired, legal assignments, judicial conduct, notary public, criminal offense, education requirements, official documents, record retention, implicit bias, bias training, judicial training, judge education, court personnel, continuing legal education, CLE, state bar, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

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• record, I represent a border town, and the Connecticut River Valley is very much its own economic engine
• and people go back and forth engine and people go back and forth across<00:19:30.720> the<00:
• <01:34:29.679> prior differences compared to standard prior differences compared to standard
• <01:36:01.360> So<01:36:01.520> it's emerging standard of care.
• So it's emerging standard of care.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• By mandating density increases without accounting for the unique environmental and engineering constraints
• OK, we're working on a, on a bracket, and in that bracket will be a different set of standards for an

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• Senator Nichols is writing stuff down, so it's always good when the engineer...
• It would be problematic to get a very low model, for instance, that is outside of the standard practices

Bills: SB1468, SB1612, SB1789, SB2530, SB2571, SB2717, SB2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

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• are used to either bank towards or implement reconstruction or work to get the road up to current standards
• part of mindat that does uh engineering part of mindat that does uh engineering property<00:53:51.400
• 08:17.600> fuel at something like a lowc carbon fuel at something like a lowc carbon fuel standard
• > is<01:08:18.480> something<01:08:18.719> that's<01:08:18.920> been standard
• which is something that's been standard which is something that's been discussed<01:08:19.679> uh

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Transportation Working Group met on January 15, 2025, with Chair John Kosnik opening by saying the committee expected to pass a transportation bill this year and emphasizing efficient use of transportation revenues, maintenance of roads and transit, and safety. Members and staff introduced themselves, and several representatives noted their interest in roads, bridges, and regional transportation needs. Kosnik also said he had spoken with Representative Kel about leadership arrangements and stressed that bipartisan support would be needed for a transportation bill. House Fiscal Staff’s Andrew Lee and House Research’s Matt Burus then gave an overview of transportation finance, focusing mainly on highways and transit. Burus explained Minnesota’s highway funding structure, including the constitutional Highway User Tax Distribution Fund and the related Trunk Highway Fund, County State-Aid Highway Fund, and Municipal State-Aid Street Fund. He reviewed the main revenue sources: the motor fuels tax, motor vehicle registration tax, motor vehicle sales tax, portions of the general sales tax tied to auto parts, vehicle rentals and leases, and the retail delivery fee. He noted several changes from 2023 legislation, including indexing of the gas tax, creation of the Transportation Advancement Account, and the retail delivery fee, which began in July 2024 and therefore would affect fiscal year 2025 rather than the fiscal 2024 data shown. The presentation also covered how highway dollars flow through constitutional formulas, including the 95/5 split from the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, with the 5 percent set-aside used for town roads, town bridges, and flexible highway purposes such as turnbacks. Burus distinguished trunk highway bonds from general obligation bonds and explained that both are debt-financing tools for transportation projects, but with different repayment sources and uses. No votes or formal actions were taken at this informational meeting.

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• It is important to make sure our children are achieving success on those standards. standards.
• , or excuse me, testing the standards.
• Sometimes there are sort of validity standards and reliability standards that are required, which is
• We significantly exceed our reliability standards.
• It is designed to test state standards.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• Judiciary Address, a small percentage, approximately 2% of judges are failing to meet the highest standards
• Senate Bill 240, the Texas Women's Privacy Act, establishes a clear statewide standard.
• crazy but all of this stuff isn't in science or whatever your engine levels change, you know, people
• Read the Standards of Care 8 from Woodpath. They have some... research listed there.
• It would be great to have these standardized in buildings.

Bills: SB240, SB1183, SB1184, SB1577, SB2043, SB2051, SCR42, SJR68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• Judiciary Address, a small percentage, approximately 2% of judges are failing to meet the highest standards
• SB EB SN TB OP BB VS PB PB SB Lauren PB PB LT Coach PB alcohol service and existing operational standards
• Bill 240, the Texas Women's Privacy Act, establishes a clear statewide standard, so in public public
• crazy but all of this stuff isn't in science or whatever your engine levels change, you know, people
• happen to not be as good at sports because their bones are too too big or something, read the standards

Bills: SB240, SB1183, SB1184, SB1577, SB2043, SB2051, SCR42, SJR68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• <00:21:26.000> economy<00:21:26.559> and standard that undermines our economy and standard
• Maybe by Republican standards it is, but by most people's standards it isn't.
• Maybe by Republican standards it is, but by most people's standards it isn't.
• but by most Republican standards it is, but by most people's<02:38:34.640> standards<02:38:35.200
• And the people's standards it isn't.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The Governmental Accounting Standards Board prescribes the accounting and financial reporting for the
• The Governmental Accounting Standards Board prescribes the accounting and financial reporting for the
• And in preparation for moving to Workday, we standardized the list of sub-sub-objects and required them
• Eric talked about the Government Accounting Standards Board, and I thought maybe something that's unique
• Those would include things like computer science, engineering, nursing, et cetera.

Summary: The Joint Higher Education Committee met for a work session on higher education accounting practices and financial transparency. OFM Deputy Director Sarah Rupp explained how state accounting rules and higher education reporting differ, including what data is captured in AFRS today and what will move into Workday, with universities generally reporting summary-level fund data, mandatory codes, and most balance sheet and income statement activity, but not transaction-level detail or vendor payment information. Representatives from the University of Washington and Washington State University described the complexity of their own accounting systems, the many entities and business lines they must track for audits and compliance, and the need to reconcile university-level accrual accounting with state reporting requirements. The committee also heard from the Education Research and Data Center on the public four-year finance dashboard created under Senate Bill 5512; ERDC said the dashboard is based on publicly available data, is best used to examine institutions individually rather than compare them directly, and will be updated with additional metrics in 2025 and 2026. The committee then received a presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Workforce Education Investment Account (WIA). Joel Anderson reviewed WIA’s creation under House Bill 2158, its revenue sources, and its intended uses for higher education, financial aid, and workforce development. He said recent legislation significantly increased WIA revenues and that, in the 2025–27 budget, the account is being used in new ways, including to replace general fund support for University of Washington operations and to fund a larger share of the Washington College Grant and some faculty compensation costs. Anderson said roughly 98% of current WIA appropriations go to higher education, but the share used to supplant other higher education funding has grown, and he estimated about 60% to 70% of current spending still aligns with the account’s original intent. He also described a new effort to track WIA appropriations across biennia in more detail and noted the WIA Oversight Board’s role in recommending uses of the account and monitoring outcomes. No votes were taken; the committee ended by moving into executive session for staffing issues and then adjourned.

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• It adds language that ensures maintenance standards can be enforced.
• Number two, it also has. to be patently offensive to the prevailing standards in the adult community
• Do not believe that it would meet the prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole as being
• subjective based on community standards.
• and really more global. standards.

Bills: HB14, HB 106, HB146, HB267, HB274, HB 1127, HB1359, HB1393, HB1584, HB1640, HB1710, HB2152, HCR101, HJR8, HR51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund

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• Additionally, changing the substantive standard of the review. On when the review was requested.
• The amendments that we are also making to the bill clarify that the standard of review is whether the
• For many years, that standard was not followed in the context of gang databases.
• But we know that as the requirements of this job continue to evolve, the standards have not.
• But we know that as the requirements of this job continue to evolve, the standards have not.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

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• It's a standard practice that happens in other committees that have certain expertise on them, but it's

Bills: HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530, HB3940, HB3078, HB3043, HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246, SJR49, HB3281, HB4319, HJR1086, HJR1024, HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency