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• 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

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• 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>

Bills: HF4133 , HF3419

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

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• 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><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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.

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• 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

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• 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

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, May 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• 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

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 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

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </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> &gt;&gt; No, the federal standards currently &gt;&gt; No, the federal standards

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Optometrists do not have that standard.
• Organizations that meet the required standards. It doesn't have to be...
• And it's that basically we're not adding new standards to the high school level.
• We're asking that in the standards you're already teaching, whether it be in social studies or math or
• They've said, we want to make sure that person economically still meets our standard.

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The Chair said the amendment addresses an issue relating to the standard adult high school diploma, and
• </c><00:20:06.320><c> adult</c><00:20:06.799><c> high</c> relating to the standard adult high relating
• to the standard adult high school<00:20:07.360><c> diploma</c><00:20:08.360><c> so</c><00:20:08.600>
• She said that when we look at how academic standards overlap with credit equivalencies and seat time
• and benchmarks for our of our standards and benchmarks for our students<01:01:40.760><c> doesn't</c>

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This fund, you'll see then on page three, shall be non-APS and used by the Police Standards and Training
• </c> uh the police and fired uh standards uh the police and fired uh standards Academy<00:52:04.280><
• Academy um and just training standards Academy um and just uh<00:52:09.880><c> for</c><00:52:10.200>
• My name is John Skipper, and I'm the director of New Hampshire Police Standards and Training.
• police standards and training and<01:01:15.720><c> I</c><01:01:15.799><c> am</c><01:01:16.000><c> here

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• She set a high standard for all of us, and particularly those of us on the Health and Human Services
• Shirley had standards that pushed all of us, Democrat and Republican.
• Shirley had standards that pushed all of us, Democrat and Republican.
• Her standard was what was right for people, regardless of where you came from.
• All this bill does is take standards towing companies are required to meet now under Act 110 of 2012

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, communications, committee reports, and leaves of absence. The journal was approved 50-0. The chamber then took up House Bill 1505, which drew extended debate over school funding and adequacy/tax equity. Senators Coleman and Keefer argued the bill continued to pour money into districts like Allentown without accountability or improved results, while Senators Costa, Miller, Haywood, and Anthony Williams defended the funding as a response to historic underfunding and the Commonwealth Court decision. A motion allowing Senator Coleman a third speaking turn was adopted 27-23, and the bill ultimately passed 45-5. The Senate then considered House Bill 2400, the General Appropriation Act. Supporters, including Senators Martin, Dush, Phillips-Hill, Costa, Ward, Street, Hughes, and Pittman, emphasized that the budget was balanced without using the rainy day fund or raising taxes, reduced the governor’s proposal, increased education and child care funding, supported nursing homes, rape crisis centers, infrastructure, and workforce programs, and shifted money from lapsed or unused accounts to current priorities. Opponents, including Senators Saval and Muth, said the budget failed to address structural deficits and omitted new revenue options, emergency services funding, and other major issues. The bill passed 44-6 with amendments and was returned to the House for concurrence. The Senate also passed a series of other bills, including House Bills 2412, 2413, 96, 858, 1042, 1286, 1646, 1851, 1862, 2017, 2024, 2401, and 2559, with varying margins, and sent them to the House, some with amendments. House Bill 1042 drew a negative recommendation from Senator Costa over a late amendment involving second-degree murder/felony language, but after reconsideration and vote changes it passed 30-20 with amendments. House Bill 1862, creating an Ignition Interlock Driver’s License, passed 45-5 after support from Senator Judy Ward. House Bill 1248 passed 43-7 and designates Pennsylvania rye whiskey as the official state spirit, with Senators Bartolotta and Robinson speaking in support. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 216, after defeating Senator Haywood’s amendment to narrow the scope of a proposed Legislative Budget and Finance Committee study of managed care organizations; the resolution passed 31-19. Several other bills were held over in their order, and the Senate later moved toward a condolence resolution.

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• And I think applying these kinds of standards does prevent... ...but it has not increased the number
• And I think applying these kinds of standards does prevent orphaning to begin with and ensures that the
• First, you're opening comments about other countries and their lesser environmental standards.
• Thank you. standards. You are channeling Senator Grove. She's not in the room.
• and the Coastal Commission standards and everything else to get mitigated appropriately.

Summary: The committee heard a series of natural resources bills, with several measures accepted on committee amendments and moved forward on party-line or near-unanimous votes. AB 2461 on oil and gas bonding and well-closure financial assurance drew strong support from environmental groups and some legislators, while an industry representative was neutral and warned about unintended consequences and reduced transfers. Senators Laird and Cabaldon supported the bill as a clarification of AB 1167, and the committee voted do pass as amended to Appropriations, with the bill placed on call. The committee also approved a consent calendar of 10 bills, which was moved and held on call. AB 53 by Assemblymember Ramos, as amended, would expand tribal eligibility for conservation grants and loans and express legislative intent to create a process for returning ancestral lands to federally recognized tribes. Tribal and environmental supporters argued the bill recognizes tribal stewardship and helps remove barriers to conservation participation, while county, farm bureau, and habitat league witnesses raised concerns about long-term land management, public accountability, easements, and jurisdiction if lands are transferred. Committee members emphasized the importance of preserving conservation protections and continuing work on the land-return framework; the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations and held on call. AB 2679 on Lake Tahoe corridor safety and access was supported by local officials and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, who described dangerous parking, pedestrian conflicts, and a successful shuttle pilot, and the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 1666, creating biomass innovation parks and other incentives for non-combustion uses of forest and agricultural biomass, received broad support from business, conservation, and local government witnesses, with senators framing it as a way to address wildfire debris and create rural jobs; it also advanced do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2494, which would modernize the demonstration state forest system and elevate biodiversity, recreation, carbon storage, and tribal stewardship over maximum sustained production, drew strong support from environmental and tribal advocates but significant opposition from forest industry, county, and research witnesses who warned it could undermine research, sustainable forestry, and local economies; the author said he would continue negotiations, and the bill was moved do pass to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2234, which updates the definition of geothermal exploratory projects, and AB 2521, which seeks to use the California Council on Science and Technology for watershed-wide water availability analyses to help identify excess water for groundwater recharge. Both bills had support from sponsors and some stakeholders, while AB 2521 drew concerns from agricultural water interests about agency reliance, public trust considerations, and funding. Both measures were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2410 would extend a CEQA exemption for certain fuels-reduction projects in high fire-risk areas; local government groups supported it as a wildfire-prevention tool, while environmental and other opponents argued the remaining exemption still weakens habitat protections and public review, and one witness sought to remove conventional herbicides from the exemption.

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• If those standards aren't followed and harm results, survivors and families who've lost loved ones to
• I wholeheartedly support Senate 1653 and House 2672 to create firearm industry standards of conduct.
• You're passing this bill to create firearm industry standards of conduct.
• This legislation is designed to address the criminal market in guns by setting standards for conduct
• A ruling that says that there's a standard for how we can make law on the Second Amendment and that you

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused heavily on firearms legislation, especially bills to repeal Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 (including H. 2618/S. 1671 and related repeal measures) and bills on firearm industry accountability (H. 2672/S. 1653). Supporters of repeal, including Senator Peter Durant, Rep. Ken Sweezey, gun owners, instructors, sportsmen, and women’s gun-rights advocates, argued that Chapter 135 overreaches, creates confusion in licensing and training requirements, burdens lawful gun owners, restricts pepper spray and semi-automatic firearms, and is being enforced in ways they said criminalize responsible conduct. Committee members defending the law said it was the product of years of work, public listening sessions, and multiple drafts, and argued that Massachusetts remains the safest state for gun violence and that implementation issues, such as live-fire training, had been delayed to allow time for regulations and infrastructure. Several witnesses also testified on H. 2672/S. 1653, which would create firearm industry standards of conduct and allow civil actions against manufacturers, distributors, and dealers that engage in unsafe or unlawful practices. Supporters from the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown, Brady, Giffords, and survivors described the bill as a way to hold the industry accountable, reduce the flow of crime guns, and give victims and the Attorney General a path to sue bad actors. They cited data on crime-gun traces, disproportionate impacts on communities of color, and examples from other states that have enacted similar laws. Opponents, including gun dealers and industry representatives, argued that existing law already punishes illegal sales, that most crime guns are stolen or diverted after lawful sale, and that the bill would improperly target manufacturers for the actions of others. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to remove the non-resident ban on semi-automatic firearms for hunting (H. 2710/S. 1676), with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers supporting the change as a way to restore access for returning residents, veterans, and hunting programs that had been displaced. Later testimony returned to repeal and related gun-law bills, with sportsmen’s groups arguing Chapter 135 was rushed, confusing, and harmful to youth hunting and lawful ownership. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing; it was a public testimony session with extensive questioning by committee members.

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• I don't think it is standardized enough.
• Outbreaks, how we standardize some of our workflow.
• I don't think you had cemented your conflict of interest standards at the time that we talked, but it
• So I think there is somewhat of an ambiguous standard that may exist in that, so...
• I think there is somewhat of an ambiguous standard that may exist in that.

Committee: Senate Director Nominations

Keywords: 1182, all

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• , passed by the voters in 2018, established the animal care program to enforce new minimum space standards
• It does include requiring that they justify that they meet the federal standards.
• , and they've been pretty clear that they're going to be reviewing that states meet all of those standards
• about security and privacy and egress... ...state standards about security and privacy and egress and
• So it's using the power of our partners, but the standards and control that the state has mandated are

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision proposals from the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Government Operations Agency, the Department of Technology, and the Franchise Tax Board, with public comment to come later and all items held open. CDFA presented funding for the animal care program implementing Proposition 12, including a one-time $5.2 million General Fund transfer to the Ag Fund and $2.8 million ongoing, and the LAO recommended approval while noting the Legislature should revisit the funding once litigation and federal preemption questions are resolved. CDFA also proposed ending state oversight of industrial hemp and moving to the federal USDA program by January 1, 2028, with an $8.3 million General Fund transfer to cover startup and transition costs; the LAO supported the transition. Additional CDFA items included $204,000 ongoing and one position to preserve agricultural statistics reporting after USDA reorganization, and trailer bill changes to clarify the department’s 5% indirect cost cap; both drew no objections from Finance or LAO. The Government Operations Agency and Cradle to Career items focused on implementing the new federal Workforce Pell program. Finance described trailer bill language establishing state eligibility processes, with the California Student Aid Commission as the authorizing entity in consultation with the Workforce Development Board, and proposed $1.3 million one-time General Fund for Cradle to Career to build data linkages. The LAO urged caution because federal rules were just finalized and said more information was needed on workload, costs, and whether existing data systems could support the work. Senators raised policy concerns about limiting the program to public institutions and about aligning the proposal with broader workforce and labor goals. The committee also briefly discussed SB 53/Cal Compute, with GovOps saying no appropriation had been provided for its consortium work, and Finance saying the administration was not proposing funding at this time. The Department of Technology presented a $30 million operational backstop for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative, intended to cover any shortfall if expected revenues from the Golden State Net third-party administrator do not materialize in time. The LAO initially recommended rejection over broad spending authority, then suggested amendments with stronger reporting and legislative review; committee members questioned the revenue assumptions, oversight, and whether the request could recur. CDT also sought $1 million for Poppy, the state’s GenAI digital assistant, to expand secure statewide use; the LAO had no concerns, and members asked about data security, model bias, training restrictions, and possible local-government use. Finally, FTB proposed realigning CalFile resources after the federal Direct File program was discontinued, retaining three ongoing positions and returning the rest of the funding and positions to the General Fund; the LAO said the reduced scope was reasonable, and members discussed keeping the free filing system user-friendly and ready for future federal changes. The committee also heard the administration’s digital pre-written software tax proposal, which would extend sales tax to electronically delivered software and SaaS beginning January 1, 2027, generating an estimated $450 million General Fund in 2026-27 and $900 million ongoing, plus local revenue. The LAO supported modernizing the tax base but recommended broadening the proposal to include more digital products while considering a business-use exemption or reduced rate, and flagged a newly added video game exemption as a revenue downside. Senators generally supported the goal of raising revenue and aligning California with other states, but questioned the local revenue distribution and equity effects, and one senator said they would not support expanding the tax to books, music streaming, and similar consumer products. All items were left open without votes.

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• I take the state standards, and like I said, we think about where we want them in May.
• We talked about teaching to the standards, not to an assessment, but we made the assessments clear.
• But setting standards, I heard one of you say that on my drive-in, which is very important.
• I think that's an area that we have lacked in where we don't set standards.
• And these specific requirements related to professional development... ...standards.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• And number three is our more standard approach, which was rescuing or restoring individual species.
• And number three is our more standard approach was, which is rescuing or restoring individual species
• Australian practices are the gold standard.
• California's ban Australian practices are the gold standard.
• This form still, to me, is not enough in terms of the balance and the standards and all of that.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water

Summary: The committee heard SB 1393, an omnibus update to the Fish and Game Code covering steelhead trout and Dungeness crab management. The author and supporters said the bill would strengthen the steelhead trout report card program, extend and refine Dungeness crab management, and clarify vessel transit rules in closed crab fishing areas. The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, and other supporters said the measure implements long-standing task force recommendations and supports both conservation and coastal fishing communities. There was no opposition, and the bill was moved forward on a 4-0 vote to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1250, which would require Caltrans to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation planning and asset management, set performance targets, and coordinate with wildlife agencies. Supporters from conservation, animal welfare, land trust, and local government groups said the bill would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, improve public safety, and better integrate crossings, culverts, and fencing into routine highway projects. The California Building Industry Association moved to a neutral position after amendments clarified the bill would apply to transportation right-of-way planning and not create exactions on private property. Members discussed the bill’s relationship to Caltrans planning authority and existing funding, and it was passed to Appropriations on a 4-0 vote. Senator Gonzalez’s SB 1268, which would codify the state’s Outdoors for All initiative, also received broad support from environmental justice, conservation, parks, and recreation groups. Testimony emphasized inequitable access to parks and nature, especially for low-income communities and communities of color, and said the bill would make the initiative more durable by placing it in statute. The chair and members spoke in favor of expanding outdoor access, and the bill was approved on a 3-0 vote with some members not yet voting. The committee then heard three Western Joshua tree bills from Senator Ochoa Bogh. SB 1061 would streamline relocation of limited numbers of trees without fees in certain cases; SB 1062 would require proportionate or tiered mitigation fees for public utilities and agencies; and SB 1063 would create an expedited, fee-free permitting path for basic residential utility and wildfire-hardening projects. Supporters, including local water agencies, counties, and farm and business groups, said the current law imposes heavy costs on desert residents and ratepayers. Opponents, including wildlife and conservation organizations, argued the bills would weaken protections for a species they said is threatened by climate change and habitat loss, and noted that existing administrative processes are already addressing fees and permitting. After amendments, opposition was withdrawn on SB 1061 and SB 1062, and both bills advanced on 3-0 votes to Appropriations; SB 1063 remained under discussion in the portion provided.

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• But when I was growing up, Walker High School was the absolute gold standard in this vein.
• the typical number for new teachers, and receiving strong evaluation scores by every measurable standard
• They just said, you've got to adhere to the standards that we have set.
• But my other question is about content, curriculum standards.
• Will this organization have their hands on content standards, curriculum standards, those types of things

Bills: HB28 , HB50 , HB196 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB316 , HB649 , HB807

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date

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• Page 59, third reading of Senate Bill 2999, Senate Draft 1, relating to a clean fuel standard.
• </c> fuel standard. fuel standard.
• It set the pathway to increase standard deductions to 24,000 by 2031 and adjusted brackets and multiple
• In addition, SB 3125 SD1 preserves the increases to the standard deduction through 2031.
• This is critical, as most working families take the standard deduction.

Keywords: 912, senate, all