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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There are high standards. Let's let people choose.
- I don't believe there's an industry-wide standard.
- It has also upped our standards a lot as we went on.
- My understanding is that we would use Texas standards. Okay.
- The minimum standards are there.
Bills:
HB3000 , HB2622 , HB2283 , HB541 , HB1776 , HB1803 , HB1669 , HB2588 , HB220 , HB3415 , HB50 , HB1314 , HB 107 , HB220 , HB50 , HB107
Committee:
House Public Health
Keywords:
ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- All assets in the reserve will be managed under the same prudent investor standard currently followed
- These portfolios are managed in accordance with the Prudent Investment Standard, which is a legal standard
- that requires trustees, the trust company in this case, to act with the highest standard of care when
- assets but financial assets in general, uh, two, two-factor authentication and how digital, how standard
Bills:
SB 21 , SB 72 , SB 140 , SB 262 , SB 370 , SB 372 , SB 495 , SB 627 , SB 703 , SB 764 , SB 842
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver, consumer rights, business regulations, refund policy, telephone solicitation, telemarketing, text message marketing, SMS marketing, robotext, spam text, consumer protection, deceptive trade practices, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 01-31-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This testing is based on National Sanitation Foundation standards, but those are really expensive.
- This testing is based on National Sanitation Foundation standards, but those are really expensive.
- He's referring to the National Sanitation Foundation standards.
- </c><00:14:18.040><c> Foundation</c> it's it's National Sanitation Foundation it's it's National Sanitation
- </c> concern and also inserting standards concern and also inserting standards for<00:25:29.399><c> to
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1232, which would create a three-year wastewater technology testing pilot program at the University of Hawaiʻi Water Resources Research Center and coordinate testing with state and county agencies. The Department of Health, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and University of Hawaiʻi representatives supported the bill, saying it would help certify new wastewater technologies, lower costs for cesspool conversions, and provide data to the Department of Health. Testifiers said the prior testing effort ended after the departure of Dr. Roger Babcock, and that the new program would use National Sanitation Foundation standards, graduate students, and local wastewater facilities such as Wahiawa. Committee members asked about the $750,000 total cost, the scope of existing research, prior test sites, and whether the program would be tied to individuals or a permanent program. One member raised concerns about the fairness and data basis for sewer conversion decisions in local communities, and the University said it would follow national standards and share results openly.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 686, relating to a short-term management initiative for coconut rhinoceros beetle response and related appropriations. The Department of Agriculture and the University of Hawaiʻi testified in support, while a county representative and other advocates urged broader statewide coverage, including Kauaʻi, and asked that appropriated funds be usable on any island. Testimony emphasized the need for immediate action, outreach, tree-trimmer training, canopy treatments, K-9 inspections, container fumigation, and biocontrol research. A member summarized the bill’s funding components, including amounts for training, residential palm treatments, response teams, inspections, fumigation, and research, and noted the importance of directing money toward on-the-ground response. Committee questions focused on how much funding remained available, how the agencies would coordinate with DOA, whether the department was prepared to manage all the bill’s functions, and how infestations were being communicated to the public.
Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 657, which would appropriate funds for the University of Hawaiʻi School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology’s Center for Climate Resilient Development. The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in strong support, and the Department of Health also supported the measure, noting that it relies on the center’s data to inform decisions and recommendations on projects. The discussion on this item was brief in the portion provided, with no vote or final action shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/11/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- HF 3684 is a bill that sets standards for the use of competitive grants issued by the department.
- Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of HF 36 ad for a bill that sets standards for the
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Keywords:
veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The title is a form of public recognition of trust and safety and upholds the standards for a variety
- Those standards apply in hospitals, schools, and nonprofits in every space across the state.
- There should not be an exemption for a profession from its standards.
- If you were told a county doctor or nurse didn't need to meet education standards because they worked
- Title protection reinforces professional standards and recognition of expertise.
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
social work, licensure, employment titles, health occupations, professional standards, medication repository, drug donation, healthcare, Minnesota Statutes, pharmacy, public health, controlled substances, psilocybin, psilocin, psychedelic, psychedelic medicine, hallucinogen, mushrooms, magic mushrooms, therapeutic use
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1660 HD1, relating to county labor standards.
- </c> counties to pass county labor standards counties to pass county labor standards that<00:19:43.919
- So we're actually inserting that into our standard forms.
- </c> inserting that into our standard forms. inserting that into our standard forms.
- Next up, HB 1660 HD1 relating to county labor standards.
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Keywords:
cosmetics, returns, refunds, consumer protection, high-pressure sales, transparency, accountability, HB1660, Hawaii, county labor standards, counties, contractors, building permits, permit denial, permit suspension, permit revocation, wage theft, wages, benefits, hours
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 2614, which would require merchants selling cosmetics to accept returns of newer unopened goods within specified time frames and expand signage requirements for return and refund policies. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection strongly supported the bill, citing updated figures of 180 cosmetic complaints from 2020 to 2025, 54 still under investigation, 148 referred to class action litigation, and more than $1.3 million in consumer losses. Members questioned whether the bill was needed given the pending lawsuit and whether bad actors would comply, while the office responded that clearer signage would improve consumer awareness and could reduce complaints without limiting other remedies. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard HB 1660 HD1, which would allow counties to require contractors to disclose wage, benefit, hour, and employment-status information and to deny, revoke, or suspend permits for certain labor-law violations. DLIR, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Operating Engineers Local 3, and Pacific Resource Partnership testified in support, arguing the measure would help deter cheating contractors, protect law-abiding employers, and keep bad actors from undercutting wages and taxes. One member raised concerns about possible delays to affordable housing projects and whether owners should be held responsible for contractors’ misconduct; supporters replied that compliance is a minimum standard, that county action would be discretionary rather than automatic, and that the bill would not bar counties from working with affordable housing developers. No action was reported.
Finally, the committee took up HB 1704, adopting the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow telepsychology and temporary in-person practice across state lines. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans supported the measure, saying it would help fill major staffing gaps, especially for forensic evaluations and services in rural and neighbor-island communities. The Board of Psychology raised concerns about the compact’s scope, the need for a study focused specifically on psychologists, background-check requirements, possible loss of regulatory authority and revenue, and the need to update older statutory provisions. Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the immunity language in the compact, and Shawn Scanlon opposed the bill, arguing it could weaken cultural responsiveness and local control and suggesting the state instead improve temporary licensing and other in-state pathways. The committee also questioned the Department of Corrections about its vacancies and whether telehealth could be filled by local providers; no vote was taken in the excerpt.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026
Children, Youth and Family Services
Committee:
House Children, Youth and Family Services
Keywords:
immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy
Summary:
The Children, Youth, and Family Committee met for its first meeting, with the chair emphasizing a shared goal of improving outcomes for children and families and describing the bills before the committee as work in progress. The committee first adopted a working draft and heard House Bill 4422, which would require applicants for welfare benefits to be checked through the SAVE system to verify American citizenship; the speaker said amendments removed earlier child-only and WIC changes. The bill was reported out 7-1.
The committee then considered several DHS- and child welfare-related measures. House Bill 4117 would broaden the definition of family resource centers to better reflect Oklahoma organizations and support access to public and private grants, including faith-based and workforce-training efforts; it was reported due pass after discussion about the range of services such centers provide. House Bill 4298 would allow child care facilities to receive rule-change notices electronically instead of only by mail, while preserving mail delivery as an option, and House Bill 4300 would add a fingerprint requirement to child care background checks to align state law with federal Child Care Development Fund requirements; both were reported due pass. House Bill 2984 would direct DHS to seek a waiver limiting SNAP purchases to Oklahoma in order to reduce out-of-state card skimming and fraud; members discussed border-area concerns and possible radius exceptions, but the bill was reported out 6-0.
The final major measure was House Bill 3344, a foster care bill intended to improve placement and support for foster children and families. The author said the bill was only a starting point and that he had been working with DHS, judges, and other stakeholders; members raised concerns about a felony penalty in the bill, and the author said that provision would be revised as the bill moved forward. The committee passed the bill 7-0. Several members also used the discussion to stress the need for stronger funding for vulnerable populations and state agencies, especially foster care and mental health services. The meeting ended with plans for further revisions and a follow-up meeting the next Wednesday.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is about clarity and putting together a standard.
- So that’s the difference between this standard, clarifying what you actually are.
- So that’s the difference between this standard, clarifying what you actually are.
- So that's the difference between this standard, clarifying what you actually are.
- It is necessary to maintain public trust and professional standards.
Committee:
Senate Health Policy
Keywords:
nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, uterine fibroids, public records, health privacy, epidemiology, medical information, emergency department, physicians, privacy, personal information, sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia, pain management, controlled substances, prescribing education, continuing medical education
Summary:
The committee first considered SB 268, a public records exemption for emergency physicians. Senator Rodriguez’s strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and testimony from an emergency physician described threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute.
Members then heard SB 514, creating the Dula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women affected by substance use disorder. Senator Osgood explained the pilot would provide non-medical doula support and data collection, and an amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and complement medical providers. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute.
The committee also approved SB 36 on use of professional nursing titles after extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be allowed to use “doctor” in clinical settings, with concerns raised about patient confusion and the need for clearer identification. The bill was amended to align with the House version and then reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee next approved SB 864, a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data, after a technical amendment setting a July 1, 2026 effective date; Senator Sharif said the exemption is needed so the Department of Health can collect sensitive data for the related research bill. SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain licensed physicians and nurses, was also reported favorably after emotional testimony from patients and advocates describing delayed care and bias.
Later, the committee approved SB 1404 on memory care, after a strike-all amendment creating a new memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities that advertise or provide specialized memory care services, while allowing optional supportive services without the new license. Supporters from the senior living industry backed the clarification. The committee then passed SB 914, which clarifies that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling, after an amendment adjusting supervision and continuing education language. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad Medicaid and SNAP reform bill that would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose Medicaid work requirements for certain able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services, modernize drug purchasing and prior authorization, and require SNAP fraud-reduction measures. Several amendments were adopted, and members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, EBT card photo identification, and due process concerns; debate continued as the transcript ended.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Turning to literacy teacher endorsement standards, the PESB must adopt revised standards for teacher
- You indicated that the Professional Educator Standards Board has already adopted new standards for teaching
- So PESB has adopted standards for the literacy endorsement.
- . children were not reading at standard.
- Statewide, 40% of Washington students read below standard.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
reading instruction, structured literacy, early literacy, dyslexia, phonics, phonological awareness, language comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, oral language, orthographic knowledge, multi-tiered system of supports, MTSS, screening assessments, intervention, reading intervention, elementary education, kindergarten, first grade, second grade
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jan 27th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Service
Bills:
S2907 , H4890 , H4909 , H4879 , H4846 , H4848 , H3924 , H4740 , H4741 , H4267 , H4799 , S2750
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Keywords:
police, firefighters, retirement, civil service, credible service, public safety, H4890, Quincy, Quincy Retirement Board, public safety personnel, accidental disability retirement, Chapter 32, Section 94, Section 94A, Section 94B, pre-employment physical examination, medical records, retirement benefits, disability retirement, public employees
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 28th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03
Commerce Finance and Policy
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
foreclosure, mortgage postponement, homeowners, redemption period, Minnesota Statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
foreclosure, mortgage postponement, homeowners, redemption period, Minnesota Statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- These changes must be adopted by January 1, 2026, for Minnesota to meet NAIC accreditation standards.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- These changes must be adopted by January 1st, 2026, for Minnesota to meet NIC accreditation standards
- These changes must be adopted by January 1st, 2026, for Minnesota to meet NIC accreditation standards
- These changes must be adopted by January 1st, 2026, for Minnesota to meet NIC accreditation standards
- These changes must be adopted by January 1st, 2026, for Minnesota to meet NIC accreditation standards
- These changes must be adopted by January 1st, 2026, for Minnesota to meet NIC accreditation standards
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it the same as, you know, buying a standard home?
- But just what the standards are as far as 2x4 construction, that kind of material.
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
municipality, local government, Type A, Type B, Type C, change authority, emergency medical services, civil service status, municipal government, public safety, local government code, school funding, education, state budget, local control, equity, tenant legal services, eviction, low-income tenants, disability rights
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Keywords:
child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government. (2-4-26)
State & Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- , occupational license fees, inspections, advertising, hours of operation, and sanitation requirements
- , occupational license fees, inspections, advertising, hours of operation, and sanitation requirements
- , occupational license fees, inspections, advertising, hours of operation, and sanitation requirements
- ,</c><00:04:18.239><c> occupational</c> requirements and standards, occupational requirements and standards
- </c> hours of operation, and sanitation hours of operation, and sanitation requirements. requirements
Committee:
Senate State & Local Government
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- if the eggs are clearly labeled with specific identifying information and if record keeping and sanitation
- must still follow the same regulations used in direct to consumer sales, refrigeration, labeling, sanitation
- Improves local food security and builds resilient food systems without lowering any of the standards.
- aspects, as we've heard, makes them fall under the agency to make sure that they are following the sanitation
- So that that aspects and um the section D where you're holding different people to a different standard
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 5 February, 2026; 8:30 AM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- But to be able to do that follow-up to ensure compliance with the sanitation standards and keeping the
- But to be able to do that follow-up to ensure compliance with the sanitation standards and keeping the
- But to be able to do that follow-up to ensure compliance with the sanitation standards and keeping the
- But to be able to do that follow-up to ensure compliance with the sanitation standards and keeping the
- Be able to do that follow-up to ensure compliance with the sanitation standards and keeping the public
Committee:
Joint Appropriations