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• , and the test results shall be...
• Regulating the testing values like you... ...the testing values like you just mentioned.
• We do the full panel testing, but why are we holding hemp to a higher standard to test for pesticides
• We'll notify them to come and do testing on the plants for THC content, and you have three tests.
• So if you come back and say it tests hot, they can come and test it again.

Bills: HB194, SB87, SB237

Keywords: healthcare, advanced practice nursing, nurse collaboration, medical board, nursing board, committee structure, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery, licensure fees, professional liability insurance, complaints investigation, emergency care plan, out-of-hospital care, hemp, hemp beverages, psychoactive cannabinoids, psychoactive hemp products, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC

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• </c> we send those out to a lab for testing we send those out to a lab for testing um<00:37:19.440><c
• </c><00:38:48.839><c> and</c> culling of the herd and testing and culling of the herd and testing and
• That was the air speeds test. That was the airdrop test. We did the ballistics test.
• </c> That was the air speeds test.
• That was the airdrop test we did, the ballistics test.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• for and who should do that testing.
• for and who should do that testing.
• That can inform what should be tested, but the determination of what gets tested should be on a fire-by-fire
• That can inform what should be tested, but the determination of what gets tested should be on a fire-by-fire
• This is about the standards for which contaminants you are testing and which levels, after the testing

Summary: The Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard four measures and approved one consent item. AB 1617 was taken up on consent and passed to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 1604, which would phase out bisphenol A in paper receipts by 2027 and all bisphenols by 2028. The author and supporters from Breast Cancer Prevention Partners and Californians Against Waste argued receipts are a source of worker and consumer exposure and waste contamination, while no opposition testified. The bill passed to Judiciary. AB 1642, dealing with post-wildfire smoke and contamination standards for returning to homes, workplaces, and schools, drew extensive testimony. The author, a Caltech professor, and Eaton Fire survivors described heavy metals and other contaminants found in smoke-damaged homes and said California lacks clear science-based clearance standards. Insurance and real estate groups opposed or expressed concern, arguing the bill could overlap with insurance claims handling and add costs, while the author and supporters said it only sets scientific standards and does not regulate claims. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 5-2 vote. AB 1691 addressed copper-based anti-fouling paint on boats and conflicting state water quality and pesticide regulations. The author and the City of Newport Beach said the bill would require DPR and the State Water Resources Control Board to coordinate on studies and consistent standards, while boating groups warned about unintended consequences and the possibility of a de facto ban. The committee also heard AB 1744, a truth-in-labeling bill sponsored by a high school eco club that would prohibit sunscreen from being marketed as reef-safe or reef-friendly if it contains chemical UV filters; it passed unanimously to Privacy and Consumer Protection. After add-on votes, the committee confirmed the earlier actions and adjourned.

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• 3615, number three on the calendar for the day, an act relating to cannabis, extending laboratory testing
• This bill very simply changes the date on an in-state testing requirement from January 1, 2026, to May
• testing options at this time.
• c><00:02:40.959><c> is</c><00:02:41.200><c> still</c> testing market in Minnesota is still testing market
• </c> market more time to deliver this testing market more time to deliver this testing capacity<00:02

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is the test strip amendment.
• Mike DeWine announced that his office would distribute 1 million test strips, fentanyl test strips throughout
• And most states, I believe, do use test strips.
• Why wouldn't a state use a test strip? You'd have to ask the states that don't use test strips. Mr.
• Law enforcement also wants test strips.

Bills: SB331

Keywords: fentanyl, controlled substances, drug trafficking, public health, research regulations, law enforcement, S-331, Halt All Lethal Trafficking and Fentanyl Act, fentanyl crisis, public testimony, drug legislation, bipartisan support

Summary: In this committee meeting, the focus was primarily on S-331, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking and Fentanyl Act, aimed at addressing the fentanyl crisis. The bill's key components include making permanent the class scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, confirming existing sentencing penalties, and easing registration requirements for scientific research on Schedule I substances. Numerous parents shared heartbreaking testimonies about their losses due to fentanyl, which fueled an urgent call to pass the legislation without alterations. The committee members engaged in passionate discussions highlighting the urgency of the situation as overdoses continue to claim American lives.

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• </c><00:26:44.960><c> of</c> relating to terminating testing of relating to terminating testing of schools
• 1980 and not yet tested for PCBs test<00:28:43.520><c> for</c><00:28:43.760><c> them</c><00:28:44.240
• </c> the requirement to test out to 2035. the requirement to test out to 2035. for<00:29:14.399><c> this
• </c><00:30:03.120><c> school</c> the the requirement to test school the the requirement to test school
• </c> done on those schools that were tested done on those schools that were tested and<00:31:15.919><

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• PM test takers.
• Excuse me and clicks aren't test takers. We have fewer can collect. Aren't test takers in 2024.
• So you can see the number of test takers from 2020 through 2024. for our end and pn test takers.
• Where are those test?
• We do have test takers that are testing 61 plus months since graduation.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c> you take it off of the driver's um test you take it off of the driver's um test and<00:25:00.080
• </c> that have to do with taking the test that have to do with taking the test itself<00:25:57.760><c
• </c> driver's test. driver's test.
• Didn't they pass<00:44:46.400><c> the</c><00:44:46.560><c> test?</c> pass the test? pass the test?
• </c> &gt;&gt; They had to pass the test. &gt;&gt; They had to pass the test.

Bills: HB274, HB287, HB301, HB157, HB254, HB88, HB274, HB287, HB301, HB157, HB254, HB88

Keywords: Crenshaw County, county board of education, school board, board of education, term limits, term length, elected officials, local constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, education governance, local legislation, November 2026 election, ballot measure, constitutional amendment, school board elections, law enforcement, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation

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• </c> citizens test? citizens test?
• test.
• test.
• test.
• </c> test? Is that thousands? test? Is that thousands?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING TESTED.
• THAT TESTING IS ALSO ONGOING.
• LAYERS TO TESTING SO IT'S A MASSIVE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, RIGHT?
• WE STARTED TESTING WITH THE SYSTEMS READY TO START TESTING IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
• TESTING SESSIONS, THAT'S NEW, WE STARTED BACK IN OCTOBER.

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• Turning to the bill, House Bill 2542 prohibits animal testing facilities, contract testing facilities
• test method is available. ...from using an animal test method in a drug development process when an
• alternative test method is available, unless animal testing is requested by the federal regulatory agency
• I also Testing exists. Choosing not to use them only perpetuates that cycle.
• For example, we Are used to replace all forms of animal testing.

Summary: The committee held public hearings on several bills. House Bill 2542 would require drug developers to use validated non-animal testing methods when available, unless federal regulators request animal testing. The sponsor said the bill builds on prior Washington action on cosmetics testing and is intended to move toward more humane and modern science. Supporters, including students, animal welfare advocates, and biotech-related witnesses, argued that animal tests often fail to predict human outcomes and that alternatives are more accurate. A biotech industry representative said animal testing is still necessary for some research and warned the bill could deter local innovation, but said the industry was open to amendments. The sponsor said she was open to discussing changes to the enforcement mechanism. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. House Bill 2629 would address theft and vandalism of critical communications infrastructure, including copper and fiber lines. The bill would ban cash payments for nonferrous metal transactions, require electronic or stored-value payment methods, impose civil penalties for stolen copper used in telecommunications cable, and create a new Class C felony for destruction of critical communications infrastructure. The sponsor and industry witnesses described repeated outages affecting 911, hospitals, schools, and first responders, and said Washington has a high rate of these incidents. Recycling industry representatives supported the bill after negotiations, but a prosecutor and some others said the bill should focus more on law enforcement tools such as searchable transaction databases and holding periods rather than new penalties. No final action was taken in the hearing. House Bill 2394 would expand the Insurance Commissioner’s insurance fraud program and create a Class B felony for insurance fraud, including fraudulent billing, misrepresentation of repair costs, and misuse of coding systems. The bill also broadens who can be considered a victim for restitution and gives the commissioner additional investigative tools, while the substitute removed a reporting duty for certified public accountants. The sponsor and the Insurance Commissioner’s office said the measure responds to more sophisticated, technology-driven fraud schemes that harm both insurers and consumers. Insurance industry and fraud bureau witnesses supported the bill as a consumer protection measure. No vote was taken. House Bill 2361 would raise the maximum principal amount for small loans from $700 to $1,200, with annual inflation adjustments, while keeping the existing 30% of monthly income cap and other safeguards. The sponsor said the change would better reflect emergency costs and help borrowers avoid illegal lenders. DFI raised implementation questions about inflation adjustments and publication requirements, and opponents from AARP, SEIU 775, poverty advocates, and consumer attorneys argued the bill would increase debt traps and fees for low-income borrowers and older adults. MoneyTree supported the bill, saying the current cap is outdated and that the product remains a flat-fee, regulated credit option with existing consumer protections. The hearing also included testimony on House Bill 2294, which would prohibit negative use restrictions on real property that block grocery stores or pharmacies; staff described a proposed amendment adding notice and changing enforcement, and the committee then moved the bill out with a due pass recommendation.

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• What is this test? I'm so glad you asked.
• How can they judge whether the five-step test has been met?
• Like not even the five-step test.
• So I'm going to, you know, do the five-step test for my kids. Right?
• And so that's where the five-step test...

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee met and began without a quorum, first hearing AB 612 by Assembly Member Rogers and later AB 435 by Assembly Member Wilson. AB 612 would direct Caltrans to update the highway design manual so local jurisdictions consult with fire departments on major road improvements. Supporters, including the California Professional Firefighters and labor representatives, said the bill would improve emergency response and prevent road designs from hindering fire apparatus. County representatives said they were not opposed but wanted the bill narrowed to avoid mandatory consultation on minor maintenance projects or in areas without a local fire district. Several members praised the bill as common-sense safety legislation, and it was moved forward to Appropriations. The committee then adopted its rules and approved a seven-bill consent calendar. AB 435 would update California child passenger safety law to require children under 10 to be properly restrained in the back seat, require children ages 10 to 13 to remain in the back seat unless they pass the five-step seat belt fit test, and require the five-step test before a child may ride in the front seat. The author and supporters, including Safe Kids Greater Sacramento, Safety Belt Safe USA, AAA, the Automobile Club, and hospitals, argued the bill would align state law with national best practices and improve child safety. Committee members raised concerns about enforceability, implementation timing, pickup trucks, large families, and low-speed vehicles, and the author said he was open to amendments and additional data, including California-specific information. AB 435 was advanced to the Committee on Appropriations after discussion. AB 612 also received a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee held rolls open to allow additional members to add on, then later confirmed the votes and adjourned.

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• timing taken, tests taken, that they wanted to take.
• timing taken, tests taken, that they wanted to take.
• timing taken, tests taken, that they wanted to take.
• After two fails, the third test, the customer has to pay $10 before they can take the test.
• </c> uh with the ballpark of 20% of tests uh with the ballpark of 20% of tests going<00:25:27.000><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> year of our testing, our NAEP testing. year of our testing, our NAEP testing.
• . test. test.
• </c> standardized tests. standardized tests.
• . testing. testing.
• It should be a voluntary test test them?

Keywords: 916, all

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• No tests existed for graduating from a driver testing permit to a driverless testing deployment.
• Driver testing permit to driverless testing deployment.
• Today, 27 manufacturers hold driverless testing permits, six hold driverless testing permits, and three
• Today, 27 manufacturers hold driverless testing permits, six hold driverless testing permits, and three
• These were with AVs, and these would be testing with a driver, also testing without a driver.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard an informational hearing on California’s newly finalized autonomous vehicle regulations, with DMV and CHP officials describing the updated framework and committee members pressing them on safety, enforcement, and first-responder impacts. DMV said the rules, effective April 28, 2026, expand reporting, create a phased permitting system from testing to deployment, add requirements for safety cases, remote operations, and first-responder coordination, and open a path for heavy-duty AV testing and deployment while still prohibiting oversized loads and hazardous materials. CHP said it worked with DMV on enforcement tools, first-responder interaction plans, and training local agencies on the new notice of noncompliance process. Members asked about crash data, immobilizations, freeway and construction-zone safety, weigh-station enforcement, and whether foreign licenses can qualify for remote assistants or drivers; DMV and CHP said the rules are intended to keep AVs accountable and that heavy-duty AVs will be held to the same roadway standards as human-driven commercial vehicles. A second panel focused on data collection and enforcement. Consumer attorneys argued the prior rules were too limited because DMV stopped collecting meaningful data once AVs moved from testing to deployment, making it difficult for the public and litigants to understand incidents; they supported the new regulations but urged that the collected information be made public. The industry association said California now has the nation’s most robust AV oversight, with monthly or quarterly reporting of collisions, system failures, immobilizations, harsh braking, vehicle miles traveled, and notices of noncompliance, plus broad DMV authority to restrict or suspend operations. In response to questions, the industry said it generally supports the new framework, believes the regulations are clear, and does not favor full federal preemption of state AV rules, though it wants federal standards for design, construction, and performance. A third panel addressed first-responder interaction and remote operations. The San Francisco Fire Department described repeated AV interference with emergency scenes and said AVs have generated hundreds of “sleeper calls,” where passengers fall asleep and trigger 911 responses; the department said these incidents consume significant staff time and it wants better protocols to reduce unnecessary dispatches. Waymo said it has trained thousands of public-safety personnel, maintains a 24/7 emergency line, uses geofencing/avoid-the-area messages, and can allow first responders to manually override or move vehicles when needed. Committee members asked about sleeper-call prevention, remote assistant licensing and drug testing, communication redundancies during outages, and how manual overrides work for vehicles without traditional controls; Waymo said it is collaborating with responders and that its vehicles are designed to reach a safe stop if connectivity is lost. The final panel began with testimony on heavy-duty autonomous vehicles. A transportation researcher said freight is essential to California’s economy and that heavy-duty AVs pose distinct safety risks because of their weight, stopping distance, and the potentially severe consequences of crashes or immobilizations on highways. He said the new regulations are important because they create a regulated pathway for heavy-duty AV deployment, require a safety case, set mileage thresholds, and add reporting categories that can serve as leading safety indicators. The hearing was still in progress when the transcript ended, with additional testimony expected from labor and industry witnesses on heavy-duty AV deployment.

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• She thinks the current testing window is problematic and hence this bill.
• End-of-year testing measures mastery of grade-level...
• It also ensures that students are tested on material that they've learned.
• These students may be at a disadvantage for computer-based testing, she notes that paper testing boosts
• Another one was a student with autism who did great on paper tests.

Summary: The Committee on Education approved the minutes from February 18 and March 4, 2026, then took up several bills. HCR 2003, the “Protect Girls in Sports in Arizona Act,” drew extensive testimony. Supporters, including Superintendent Tom Horne, argued it would protect fairness, safety, and privacy in girls’ sports and locker rooms by requiring teams to be designated male, female, or co-ed and by limiting access to sex-designated private spaces. Opponents, including ACLU and transgender advocates, said the measure was discriminatory, would function as a bathroom ban, and could force schools to police students’ bodies and identities. The committee voted 4-3 to give HCR 2003 a due pass recommendation. The committee then advanced HB 2020, which lowers certain student threats or disruptions at educational institutions from a Class 6 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor, and HB 2032, which changes the statewide testing window so assessments begin later in the spring and scores are returned later, with supporters saying it would better reflect a full year of instruction. HB 2033, allowing school districts or charter schools to choose paper-and-pencil administration of statewide assessments by governing board vote, also received support from educators who said it would reduce technology barriers for younger students. HB 2318, as amended, would impose term limits on school district governing board members after eight consecutive years; school board groups opposed it as harmful to rural districts, but the committee adopted an amendment and gave the bill a due pass recommendation. The committee also approved HB 2378, which changes eligibility rules for School Facilities Oversight Board members who are architects or engineers so their businesses may not include school construction. HB 2313, which prohibits teacher strikes or organized work stoppages and ties funding penalties to districts or charters that violate the ban, advanced despite testimony that it duplicates existing law and could chill educators’ speech and worsen staffing shortages. Finally, HB 2249, a major expansion of the Parents’ Bill of Rights, passed after heated testimony. Supporters said it would prevent schools from socially transitioning minors without written parental consent and stop staff from encouraging children to hide information from parents; opponents warned it was vague, punitive, and would expose teachers and schools to massive liability and litigation. The committee adopted amendments on HB 2318 and HB 2249 and reported all of the listed bills out with due pass recommendations, with recorded split votes on several measures.

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• And that pond gets tested. We tested it every quarter for what could be in the water.
• capacity to test.
• capacity to test.
• How do we test the secondary effluent treatment? We've done testing for the primary.
• But because these tests are not cheap, we are only limited to do three rounds of testing.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology held an informational hearing on the role of biotechnology industries in wastewater treatment, hosted at Bakar Labs on the UC Berkeley campus. Opening remarks emphasized California’s water scarcity, the rising cost of wastewater infrastructure, and the need to reuse and clean contaminated water. Committee members framed the hearing as a look at both current treatment challenges and emerging technologies that could improve water quality, affordability, and resilience over time. The first panel focused on statewide wastewater challenges. BACWA Executive Director Laurie Fono described wastewater plants as part of a broader circular economy, noting their roles in recycled water, environmental enhancement, biosolids management, carbon sequestration, and renewable energy generation. She highlighted major challenges including aging 1970s-era infrastructure, nutrient reduction mandates, sea level rise, evolving regulations, and PFAS source control. She said Bay Area agencies face about $11 billion in nutrient reduction costs, with rate increases, state revolving funds, WIFIA loans, and bonds as the main financing tools. Members asked about regional differences, energy revenue opportunities, smaller decentralized plants, and agricultural collaboration. The second panel featured researchers and lab experts discussing biotechnology solutions. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Dr. Romine Chakarvati described using microbial communities and machine learning to help break down PFAS and treat produced water. CEL Analytical’s Dr. Yigi Dearborn explained pathogen testing for direct potable reuse, wastewater monitoring, and the need for larger sample volumes and more funding to validate methods for viruses and protozoa. Stanford’s Dr. Chunhung-Shin presented an anaerobic membrane system that turns domestic wastewater into clean water and energy with less biosolids and lower operating costs. Committee members asked about AI, assay development, scaling technologies, and funding priorities. Public comment from the California Association of Sanitation Agencies stressed the need to balance scalability, reliability, and affordability, and the hearing adjourned without any formal vote or action.

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• for and who should do that testing.
• for and who should do that testing.
• That can inform what should be tested, but the determination of what gets tested should be on a fire-by-fire
• There's testing that you want DTSC to do.
• This is about the standards for which contaminants you are tested and which levels after the testing

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Is there a standardized test? What's the process? Some of them have a standardized test.
• There's other municipalities that give their own test. I know St. Joseph, we give our own test.
• And it's not an open book test.
• And it's not an open book test.
• I believe in one statewide standardized test, just like we heard that the electricians test statewide

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• House Bill 8 is a transformational bill that will replace the STAR test with three. ...test at the beginning
• The last test will be a. ...test over Texas TEKS with the norm-referenced output from the Texas TEKS.
• Well, if you don't want to use these tests, they can use MAP or other assessments, but the three-test
• So we're going to have a beginning-of-the-year test, a middle-of-the-year test, and then an end-of-year
• It's not just the STAR test.

Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192

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