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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Legislators Call for Humanitarian Parole for Detained Minnesotan - 04/23/26
Transcript Highlights:
- It's why I helped introduce a bill in the House to establish standards for care for individuals in ICE
- In 2025 alone, 53 people died in ICE and CBP detention. bill in the house to establish standards bill
- in the house to establish standards for<00:04:41.520><c> care</c><00:04:42.480><c> for</c><00:04:42.680
- your members of Congress, especially Republicans, asking them to support HR 7335, the Humanitarian Standards
- Doctor, Senator Maye, can we ask you just kind of what this standard of treatment would be if someone
Summary:
The meeting focused on the detention of Andrea Pedro Francisco, a 23-year-old Burnsville resident and Minnesota constituent who was detained by ICE and transferred from Camp East Montana in El Paso to the El Paso Processing and Detention Center while awaiting surgery for a large ovarian cyst. Senator Lindsey Port, Congresswoman Angie Craig, and Senator Alese Matson argued that she has been denied adequate medical care, receiving only Tylenol and constipation medication despite an emergency room confirming she needs surgery. They said the delay could lead to severe pain, bleeding, loss of fertility, infection, or death, and repeatedly called for her immediate release on humanitarian parole.
Pastor Ellery Deikman described visiting Andrea in detention with other clergy and her lawyer, saying she appeared thin, in pain, and deeply distressed, though she brightened when told people in Minnesota were praying for her. He and others framed her situation as a humanitarian and human rights issue, criticizing the detention system as punitive and for-profit. Senator Matson, who is also a physician, explained that the standard treatment for a cyst of this size would be surgery and that waiting is medically dangerous. Participants also said Andrea had been in detention for close to 80 days, had limited access to legal and medical records, and had been separated from family and faith community.
The speakers tied Andrea’s case to broader concerns about immigration enforcement under the current administration, saying detentions and arrests have increased sharply and that many detainees have no criminal record. Vicki Schmidt of Abriendo Fronteras said detention numbers and costs have risen, conditions are often inhumane, and many people are being held in for-profit facilities. She and others urged support for HR 7335, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act, and called on DHS to grant Andrea parole immediately. In the question-and-answer portion, the physician-senator reiterated that surgery is the only treatment, that the condition could worsen at any time, and that prior practice generally allowed asylum seekers to remain in the community while their cases proceeded if they were not a danger.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- So I think that we need to create those standards that are required, that are common sense, that are
- So I think that we need to create those standards that are required, that are common sense, that are
- that Florida's trademark classification system continues to align with national and international standards
- If anything, the only change I would support is to make sure that the accuracy is meeting a standard
- So I think your feedback today is going to help me kind of set that standard, if you will.
Keywords:
transportation facility designations, road naming, highway designation, honorary designation, memorial highway, memorial boulevard, memorial interchange, airport naming, FDOT markers, Florida Department of Transportation, State Road 80, SR 80, U.S. 90, U.S. 41, A1A, Turnpike interchange, Kissimmee Park Road, Bobby Bowden, Donald Trump Highway, President Donald J. Trump Highway
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum and considered five bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson, Petty Officer Muhammad Hatham, and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing remembrance and support for the families.
The committee then heard CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. The bill would require riders on shared pathways to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating an e-bike safety task force and reporting requirements. Law enforcement, local officials, and school board representatives supported the bill and described safety concerns and data gaps, while several senators raised questions about enforcement and asked that e-scooters be addressed more explicitly. The bill was reported favorably.
Members also approved SB 880, creating a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate to fund scholarships and school programs, and SB 696, which allows online trademark registration applications and updates Florida’s trademark classification and verification procedures. Finally, the committee took up CS/CS/SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement cameras for red light, school zone speeding, and school bus violations. The bill and an amendment added guardrails on data use, hearings, reporting, signage, and contract limits; senators raised concerns about privacy, surveillance, and school zone enforcement, and a Hillsborough County sheriff’s representative testified that all-day school zone enforcement has improved safety. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after recording additional affirmative votes on SB 628 from Senators Martin and Smith.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Public Safety Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- committee, but will be taken in Judiciary with this bill's deal referred, removing the probable cause standard
- committee but will be taken in judiciary with this bill's deal referred, removing the probable cause standard
- I was concerned with starting to set standards that say it's automatic.
- The way it's been worded, the court may consider, which is a much different standard.
- It means age verification, licensing requirements, clear labeling standards, independent testing.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Public Safety heard two bills. SB 99 by Senator Blakespear, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, would improve coordination between civilian and military law enforcement in domestic violence cases involving military protective orders (MPOs). The bill would require courts to check for MPOs in the NCIC system when considering restraining orders, allow MPOs to be admissible evidence, require civilian officers to notify military law enforcement of possible MPO violations, and allow local agencies to enter MOUs with the military. Supporters said the bill would close jurisdictional gaps that can leave survivors unprotected; the ACLU opposed it unless amended, citing due process concerns because MPOs are issued by commanders without court process. The committee discussed amendments to make notification and MOU provisions less automatic and to broaden local agency participation, then passed SB 99 to Judiciary on a 5-0 vote.
SB 758 by Senator Umberg, as amended, would make the sale or distribution of products with unnaturally concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) a misdemeanor and would restrict nitrous oxide sales by tobacco retailers while preserving legitimate culinary and medicinal uses. Supporters, including local governments, law enforcement, and public safety advocates, described widespread misuse of nitrous oxide and 7-OH, especially among youth, and cited poisonings, injuries, and deaths. Opponents argued the bill would criminalize adults using kratom-related products for pain relief or harm reduction, questioned the scientific evidence, and urged a regulatory or public health approach instead of prohibition. Committee members largely agreed the issue raised public health questions and supported moving the bill forward with amendments; SB 758 passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And instead of the standard 80 cents per dollar that standard emergency insurance companies apply to
- maintain the consumer protection language in our statutes, and we still retain the accountability standards
- with respect to property insurance, which means property insurance in the general market and the standard
- with respect to property insurance, which means property insurance in the general market and the standard
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now with the meals that the state provides, the standards can vary depending on the program or
- nutritionists create nutrition care plans, counsel clients, and ensure our meals meet nutritional standards
- Second, eligibility changes related to immigration status, as we discussed, and the standard utility
- things that aren't necessarily relevant anymore, but also rewriting content to meet accessibility standards
- Procuring local allows us to maintain a high standard of nutrition and quality, all while supporting
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee met on the first day of the 2026 session and heard a briefing and public testimony on Senate Bill 5966 concerning medically tailored meals. Committee staff explained that the bill would define medically tailored meals and set statewide standards for meals provided through state programs, emphasizing medical guidance, dietary and cultural accommodations, and prioritizing Washington-based nonprofit providers when possible. Senator T’wina Nobles, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to create a clear baseline for quality and accountability without expanding benefits or creating a new program, but rather to streamline and standardize existing efforts.
Testifiers in support described existing medically tailored meal and food box programs already operating in Washington. Representatives from Meals on Wheels, Chicken Soup Brigade, Cascadia Produce, Emergency Food Network, and Meals on Wheels Spokane said these programs improve health outcomes for people with chronic conditions, support recovery, and help keep people stable in their communities. They also emphasized that local providers, volunteers, farmers, and food businesses benefit when state dollars stay in Washington. Several members asked whether the bill would create a new system; supporters said it would instead coordinate and standardize current waiver-based and contract-based services. Questions also touched on funding sources, delivery costs, and the role of Medicaid and other programs.
The committee temporarily set aside the bill to hear from newly appointed DSHS Secretary Angela Ramirez, who outlined the department’s reorganization into new administrations and said the goal is to reduce silos, improve customer experience, and make services easier to navigate. She also briefed members on federal HR1-related changes affecting SNAP and Medicaid, including work requirements, immigrant eligibility changes, and tribal consultation, and said DSHS is developing a verification hub to reduce administrative burden. Members raised concerns about implementation, data collection, and how to avoid benefit loss due to paperwork issues. After the secretary’s presentation, the committee resumed testimony on SB 5966 and then adjourned without taking a vote.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 7th, 2025
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- fire risk areas this only applies to high fire risk areas not to hold should water district as a standard
- 12 hours is the critical moment you need that generating capacity to be there but should this be standard
- service high fire risk areas they should do all three of the things described here it should be standard
- On the proposed site, if in a safe area and meets national safety standards, this information will be
- It is important to stay ahead of these developments by continually updating safety standards and conducting
Committee:
House Emergency Management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the noise ordinance or the, the noise decibels at the source can be anywhere from 48 to 71 as a standard
- So that's kind of the bracket of the standard.
- But up until some point in time in the future where that becomes more standard, as companies continue
- and, and just, I'm putting myself behind the wheel of that truck, um, The uniformity of a, a, a standard
- This bill standardizes the form required for police reports, getting rid of inconsistencies that placed
Bills:
HB 246 , HB 796 , HB 1056 , HB 1544 , HB 1846 , HB 2001 , HB 2618 , HB 2625 , HB 2869 , HB 2898 , HB 3069 , HB 3114 , HB 3157 , HB 3228 , HJR 98
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 26, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- They would still be required to give them those protections through OSHA standards, whether it be on
- next up, we have PCS for HB 291, Representative Blanco, personal mobility device battery safety standards
- by requiring all personal mobility devices sold in Florida to use batteries certified to an IPX-7 standard
- This bill is about public safety, consumer protection, and setting a smart standard for a growing industry
- Distributors also help track products to ensure they meet safety standards.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard seven measures, including four bills and three proposed committee substitutes. HB 6033, repealing the Labor Pool Act, was presented as a cleanup measure to remove duplicative regulation; supporters argued workers would still be covered by OSHA, wage laws, workers’ compensation, and liability insurance, while opponents raised concerns about losing specific protections for day laborers. The bill was reported favorably on a 4-? vote, with several members voting no over concerns about worker protections.
HB 453, dealing with pool and spa contractors, was described as a technical update to Chapter 489 that would better align licensing scopes with current industry practice and allow contractors to perform related work without stopping for additional licensed trades. An amendment making only drafting changes was adopted, and the bill passed unanimously. CS/HB 277 on veteran benefits assistance was also reported favorably unanimously after testimony focused on protecting veterans from predatory claims-assistance practices while preserving choice and requiring disclosures, fee limits, and data-security safeguards.
The committee then approved PCS for HB 291, which would require personal mobility device batteries sold in Florida to meet an IPX-7 certification standard, after the sponsor cited fire risks from lithium-ion batteries; the measure passed unanimously. PCS for HB 709, allowing valid pari-mutuel permit holders to lease facilities to nearby high-li permit holders, was amended to require a minimum of 59 live performances and then passed unanimously. CS/HB 4011, expanding who may serve as a building official on Palm Beach County’s Building Code Advisory Board, passed unanimously as a good-government fix to fill vacancies. Finally, PCS for HB 499, allowing small craft breweries under 31,000 gallons to self-distribute, drew extensive testimony from brewers and distributors about small-business growth versus the three-tier alcohol system; despite concerns about weakening distribution safeguards, the bill was reported favorably by a 13-2 vote. The meeting then adjourned with no further business.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 3rd, 2025
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Pretty standard language. I appreciate and have a copy of the Small Loans Act next to this.
- But Section 1, we start out with a short title that's pretty standard, and again I can slow down or go
- And then the final pieces, those last final pieces, are the pretty standard parts about, let's see...
- continue to reap the benefits of EWA while also being protected by policies in line with AFC's strict standards
- presents a pretty big loophole in our recent consumer protection laws that set us at a national standard
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/20/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:48:55.599><c> of</c> vague language and broad standards of vague language and broad standards
- </c> standard of a prepundonderance. standard of a prepundonderance.
- <c> requiring</c> setting objective standards requiring setting objective standards requiring notice,
- Clear and convincing is a pretty good standard.
- </c><02:42:53.760><c> or</c> misunderstanding of legal standards or misunderstanding of legal standards
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 27th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- You know how often you're going to need it, and it's a standardized service.
- So I'm going to have to start with some standard of known and some standard of reality to assume that
- The FDA standards are, bar none, extremely high for our manufacturers to have to meet 10 to 12 years
- But for the approval of a medicine by the FDA from the United States, we have rigorous standards that
- The strand is a category of topics within the standards.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- That's a loophole that lets people into SNAP without a true standard asset and means test.
- That's a loophole that lets people into SNAP without a true standard asset and means test.
- But the idea is that you want to have clear enforceable policy standards on the front end.
- They have to meet all the audit standards and requirements.
- Again, with those clinical standards. That is on track to be completed this summer.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/19/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Class 1 has been set to be at 15% essentially since the renewable portfolio standard was first passed
- Class 1 has been set to be at 15% essentially since the renewable portfolio standard was first passed
- Class 1 has been set to be at 15% essentially since the renewable portfolio standard was first passed
- Class 1 has been set to be at 15% essentially since the renewable portfolio standard was first passed
- Class 1 has been set to be at 15% essentially since the renewable portfolio standard was first passed
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The biohazard cleanup contractor told us that was not the industry standard for tear gas contamination
- and cleanup standards that we did.<00:03:35.760><c> After</c><00:03:36.080><c> my</c><00:03:36.319><
- You may not have the ability to fight over cleanup standards for months.
- There should be clear standards for cleanup, clear expectations for insurers, and a process that does
- c> clear</c> standards for cleanup, clear standards for cleanup, clear expectations<00:07:55.360><c>
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
homeowner's insurance, peace officer, property damage, just compensation, exclusion policy, corporate powers, entity law, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, cooperative, partnership, trust, foreign entity, campaign finance, election spending, political spending, ballot measure, ballot initiative
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (10/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So ultimately we need more harmonized standards across platforms.
- So ultimately we need more harmonized standards across platforms.
- </c> diligence and and credential standards diligence and and credential standards for<00:42:31.599><
- I do want to highlight also the importance of standards in addition to regulations.
- </c> agreements for for technical standards agreements for for technical standards for<00:45:50.079><
Summary:
The Stable Token Study Commission held its first regular meeting, welcomed all remaining appointed members, and completed brief introductions from legislators and agency designees. The chair outlined the commission’s plan to use the first part of the enabling legislation as a “level-setting” discussion, focusing this meeting on the basics of blockchain, the current landscape for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, and leaving blockchain-based trust for a later meeting. No votes were taken.
The main presentation came from Deanna Bario Zales of the Global Blockchain Business Council, who described stablecoins as increasingly converging toward fiat-backed or asset-backed models, with algorithmic designs viewed more cautiously. She said stablecoins are being used for payments, remittances, DeFi activity, cross-border transfers, retail use in high-inflation markets, and treasury functions, while noting risks such as peg instability, reserve transparency, counterparty and network risk, and possible capital flight from weaker banking systems. She cited growth in supply, wallet activity, and transfer volume, and said U.S.-pegged stablecoins dominate the market, with USDT and USDC leading.
Zales also discussed tokenized real-world assets, describing them as digital representations of physical assets that can enable fractional ownership, liquidity, and faster settlement. She said the market is growing quickly, with institutional participation from firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, and projected continued expansion. She closed with an overview of regulatory developments, emphasizing the new U.S. stablecoin framework under the Genius Act, the proposed Clarity Act, OCC guidance, and similar regimes in the EU, UK, UAE, Singapore, Japan, and elsewhere, all of which she said are shaping compliance requirements and market development.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The EHR will bring DSH up to modern hospital electronic standards.
- The HR will bring DSH up to hospital to modern hospital electronic standards.
- So there are some standard ratios that we used, debt service ratio and the like.
- So there are some standard ratios that we used, debt service ratio and the like.
- Meet standards that align with the National Institute for Medical Respite Care certification standards
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, May 15, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- When standard treatments were no longer enough, she refused to give up and enrolled in clinical trials
- When standard treatments were no longer enough, she refused to give up and enrolled in clinical trials
- When standard treatments were no longer enough, she refused to give up and enrolled in clinical trials
- that prohibits mid national standard that prohibits mid decade<01:54:40.560><c> redistricting.
- </c><02:18:44.960><c> of</c> celebrate and stand and a standard of celebrate and stand and a standard
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- In developing the 2026 proposal, we used our standardized framework based on our 10-year capital asset
- </c> proposal, we used our standardized proposal, we used our standardized framework<00:19:46.080><c>
- I suppose that's possible, standards?
- The purpose of this review was not to loosen standards or to expand borrowing, but to make sure that
- I'll walk through each of them. loosen standards or to expand borrowing, loosen standards or to expand
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/05/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to standardize the eligibility determination across all the benefit programs.
- We need to standardize and Minnesota.
- We need to standardize the<01:26:13.040><c> eligibility</c><01:26:13.680><c> determination</c><01:26:
- across these programs could standardize across these programs and<01:26:51.520><c> make</c><01:26:51.760
- </c><01:26:59.720><c> across</c> if if it can be standardized across if if it can be standardized across
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:31:40.399><c> So,</c><00:31:40.640><c> what</c> Fair Labor Standards Act.
- So, what Fair Labor Standards Act.
- Uh, the 1937 Fair Labor Standards<00:35:01.920><c> Act,</c><00:35:02.079><c> which</c><00:35:02.240><
- , was Standards Act, which you mentioned, was brought<00:35:03.440><c> uh,</c><00:35:03.680><c> in</c
- 37:13.200><c> currently</c> >> No, the federal standards currently >> No, the federal standards