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• Senator: I just want to make sure we're anchored to some standard.
• Recommendations also include standard conforming changes to the list.
• Turning to page five, recommendations include standard conforming changes to the listed riders.
• The first item makes standard conforming changes to rider 2. Item 2.
• The first item makes standard conforming changes to rider two. Item two, recommendation...

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

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• There have been shifts in planning. standards and funding across the state, but our target continues
• in the way we fund these assets, the way we administer policy, the way we develop and implement standards
• Third, we must continue reviewing and modernizing engineering standards that incorporate innovation,
• But I do not think, and we don't have a standard. it's that one of these categories is more emphasized
• to resilience codes. standards, appropriating funding to their source.

Keywords: Texas, Infrastructure Report Card, ASCE, population growth, climate change, investment, public safety, engineering standards

Summary: The meeting focused on the release of the 2025 Texas Infrastructure Report Card, highlighting key findings and recommendations for improving infrastructure across various sectors in the state. Julie Jones, Vice President of ASCE Texas, opened the session by introducing key speakers, including Dr. Art Wood and committee co-chairs Griselda Gonzalez and Austin Mazzarelli. Throughout the discussion, the report's grades were revealed, showing the state's infrastructure received an overall grade of 'C'—adequate but requiring significant attention and investment. Emphasis was placed on the rising challenges posed by climate change and increased population growth, underscoring the need for strategic investments in infrastructure to support Texas' economic growth and public safety.

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• These are just standards that are both accepted in the United States as well as Canada.

Bills: HB594

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensing, reciprocity, Alabama Board of Examiners, continuing education, professional standards, examinations, technical revisions

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• At the same time, the agency also loosened underwriting standards for loans of $500,000 or less.
• I would do things differently and go against the industry standard.
• Fitzgibbon, thank you. recently weakened underwriting standards in the SBA's 7A loan program.
• What I do know is about underwriting standards.
• We're required to maintain our underwriting standards, even when the rules change in the SOP, the Standard

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Keywords: SBA, 7A loan program, underwriting standards, loan defaults, Community Advantage Program, small business funding, testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on discussions regarding the SBA's 7A loan program and its implementation challenges. Members raised significant concerns about recent changes to the underwriting standards, which have been criticized for leading to an increase in loan defaults. Ranking members expressed a desire for a return to stronger guidelines to protect taxpayers and ensure the program remains a viable source for small businesses struggling to secure funding. Testimonies from community lenders highlighted their efforts to support underserved communities and stressed the importance of the Community Advantage Program.

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• We have to follow all the same standards.
• So, we have a little bit of flexibility within those standards, but we all follow the same standards.
• So, we have a little bit of flexibility within those standards, but we all follow the same standards.
• We should be meeting and making sure we're, you know, meeting standards.
• .<00:27:32.559><c> We're</c><00:27:32.720><c> practicing</c> standards.

Bills: HB31 , HB31

Committee: House Health

Keywords: absentee voting, disabled, blind, voter assistance, voting rights, SNAP, public assistance, nutritional standards, waiver, food regulation

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• The next bill on the list is Senate Bill 6274 concerning street standards and frontage improvements.
• The next bill on the list is Senate Bill 6274 concerning street standards and frontage improvements.
• The bill requires the county or city to evaluate whether local street, frontage, and right-of-way standards
• finally, the bill requires counties and cities to periodically review and, if necessary, revise street standards
• , frontage improvement requirements, and related public works design standards to ensure consistency

Bills: SB6181 , SB6154 , SB6211 , SB6234 , SB6242 , SB5633 , SB6279 , SB6291 , SB6274 , SB6309

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit, SEPA, environmental review, local government, county authority, agricultural irrigation

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• for reciprocity in Texas to ensure everyone practices. practicing as a CPA in the state meets our standards
• Their choice to close on Sundays, with no local limitations for that option, reflects the standards that
• Many members of TSPE are concerned... that HB 2418 could diminish the high standards that Texas engineers
• In designing the critical infrastructure that Texas relies on, we recommend that high standards must
• One of our central focuses of our organization is to maintain high standards for licensing. since Texas

Bills: HB679 , HB1764 , HB1788 , HB2186 , HB2204 , HB2418 , HB2885 , HB2983 , HB2996 , HB3250 , HB3352 , HB3756 , HB3816 , HB3913 , HB3928 , HB4077

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Keywords: environment, regulation, land use, public health, community development, alcohol, Sunday sales, local option election, Texas, business hours, alcohol sales, liquor, off-premise consumption, alcoholic beverages, CPA, Certified Public Accountant, licensing, accountancy, state regulation, continuing education

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• They could set other egregious standards.
• Those sorts of standards could also be set.
• Creating a Security Industry Standards Board will help establish clear statewide training standards and
• training standards and accountability.
• Application of employment standards, labor standards. There's nothing about safety.

Bills: HB2513 , HB2524 , HB2611

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: plumbing contractor, plumber, license suspension, credential suspension, administrative penalty, infractions, repeat violator, consumer protection, residential plumbing, construction licensing, Washington Department of Labor and Industries, advisory board of plumbers, plumbing certificate fund, code enforcement, professional licensing, trade regulation, security, regulation, employment standards, security guards

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• use public meetings, hearings, or review boards in order to grant a variance from design review standards
• point of contact, and policies... ...review boards in order to grant a variance from design review standards
• We think this helps create some statewide standards so that everybody is pulling their weight to make
• I believe that HB 2489 works because it establishes a single, uniform standard tied to shelter availability
• I think the standard, the bar, is set really high, that it's going to be very difficult for any city

Bills: HB2266 , HB2489

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, public space, local governance, life-sustaining activities, statewide standards, regulation

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• standards, or is it all our...
• Don't meet that standard? Or is it other standards? Or is it all our projects?
• Others are special conditions and standards applied only to step housing.
• It sets a clear statewide standard where today there is confusion and displacement.
• As you've heard, those standards are so rigid that almost no shelter would qualify.

Bills: HB2266 , HB2489

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, public space, local governance, life-sustaining activities, statewide standards, regulation

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• We would have to create sort of a standardized way that that information comes, and we would have to
• We would have to create sort of a standardized way that that information comes, and we would have to
• The bill before you is House Bill 2101, as you said, an act relating to standardizing city and county
• or cities in King County, for instance, and trying to manage all of those different development standards
• these areas are being developed, that being Franklin County, and as a result, we don't have the standard

Bills: HB2201 , HB2154

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: urban growth, city planning, county regulations, development standards, land use, land ownership, conservation districts, property rights, regulatory authority, environmental policy

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• The reasonable person standard acknowledges that in these circumstances, it should be clear that the
• To say that someone knows someone's intoxicated is actually a subjective standard, because what you're
• And that is a standard we use in things like self-defense.
• Now the thing about reasonable person standard is they're not described by the law.
• It would be up to a grand jury. ...who's receiving the evidence whether it meets that objective standard

Bills: HB75 , HB108

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice and public safety bills, with most measures focused on tougher penalties, victim protections, and procedural changes. Bills discussed included HB 75, requiring magistrates to make written findings when denying probable cause despite believing an arrestee committed an offense; HB 413, limiting pretrial detention so it cannot exceed the maximum jail term for the charged offense, with competency-related exceptions; HB 1422, expanding sexual assault survivor protections and increasing penalties for certain sexual offenses and voyeurism; HB 2073, increasing penalties for violating protective orders or bond conditions while armed; HB 2593, raising indecent assault penalties against elderly or disabled victims; HB 108, enhancing punishment when body armor is used during violent crimes; HB 3816, expanding cruelty-to-livestock offenses to include unlawful controlled-substance administration; HB 2854, requiring parole officers to notify hospitals or law enforcement when violent parolees visit hospital premises; HB 1871, increasing punishment for attempted capital murder of a peace officer and making such offenders ineligible for parole; HB 3463, clarifying notice methods in theft-of-service cases; HB 2348, allowing video-recorded depositions of elderly or disabled witnesses; HB 2594, expanding venue options for cybercrime and digital theft prosecutions; HB 2761, clarifying that children cannot be deemed to consent to prostitution-related offenses; HB 3185, authorizing administrative subpoenas in cybercrime investigations; HB 2017, increasing penalties for certain intoxication manslaughter cases involving undocumented immigrants with prior DWI convictions; HB 2306, making certain trafficking offenses ineligible for parole; HB 1607, allowing a rear-only license plate when a vehicle lacks a front bracket; HB 1828, creating a legislative leave pool for TDCJ correctional officers; and HB 3664, requiring prospective grand jurors to complete training and proposing additional changes to grand jury procedure in a future substitute. The committee also took up HB 3073, the Summer Willis Act, which would clarify consent in sexual assault law and address intoxication-related incapacity; the committee substitute narrowed the language to situations where the perpetrator knows the other person cannot consent because of intoxication or impairment, while removing withdrawal-of-consent and “reasonably should know” language from the House version. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes adopted, including HB 3463, HB 2594, HB 3073, and HB 3073’s substitute, and most bills were left pending after no invited or public testimony or after hearing testimony. Public testimony was especially extensive on HB 3073, with survivors, advocates, and prosecutors supporting broader consent language, while some prosecutors said the substitute was an improvement but still favored the House version’s broader protections. HB 3664 drew significant opposition from district attorneys, who argued that mandatory transcription or recording of grand jury testimony would be costly, chill grand juror questioning, and complicate timely presentations; concerns were also raised about new-evidence requirements and grand jury shopping. No final votes were taken on the bills discussed in the transcript, and the committee recessed partway through to return to the floor before continuing its hearing.

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• Home Standards Board.

Bills: HF1419 , HF500

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation

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• :25:24.160><c> standard</c><02:25:24.479><c> if</c> is an appliance efficiency standard if is an appliance
• This bill guts the appliance energy conservation standards programs at the Department of Energy.
• efficiency standards ensured "Appliance efficiency standards ensured that<04:40:18.718><c> any</c><04
• Energy conservation standards improve the efficiency of new appliances.
• And number three, energy efficient appliances and appliance standards save Americans money — more than

Bills: HB4626 , HR1075 , SB2503 , HB6329

Keywords: energy conservation, home appliances, affordability, Secretary of Energy, technological feasibility, consumer protection, economic impact, aviation safety, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, air traffic management, pilot training, regulatory compliance

Bills: HB586 , SB107 , HB619 , HB586 , SB107 , HB619

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: HB586, Cullman, Cullman County, City of Cullman, annexation, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, local legislation, boundary adjustment, city limits, municipal expansion, zoning, municipal services, property tax, land use, metes and bounds, Alabama Highway 157, Judge of Probate, SSUT, simplified sellers use tax

Bills: HB88 , HB314 , SB46 , HB332 , HB86 , HB363 , HB88 , HB314 , SB46 , HB332 , HB86 , HB363

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: driver license, English examinations, language requirement, immigration, testing standards, motor vehicles, window tint, law enforcement, prosecutors, vehicle regulations, medical condition, communication, first responder, invisible disabilities, anaphylaxis, day care centers, training, child safety, healthcare, parole

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• Okay, with that, we'll begin with our first item on the agenda, HB 1660, relating to county labor standards
• <00:12:40.000><c> to</c><00:12:40.320><c> county</c><00:12:40.720><c> labor</c><00:12:41.200><c> standards
• </c> relating to county labor standards. relating to county labor standards.
• First, uh, we have HB 1660 relating to county labor standards.

Bills: SB2141 , SB2593 , SB2824 , SB2135 , SB2115

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, pension, public safety, employee contributions, Law Enforcement Standards Board, LESB, civil service exemption, collective bargaining exemption, law enforcement certification, police standards, law enforcement training, officer certification, training and curriculum coordinator, lead investigative agent, administrative manager, administrator, Hawaii HRS 76-16, Hawaii HRS 139-3, personnel exemption

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• The study must define and evaluate essential student services standards, and a list of what the study
• This requires the development of a gainful employment standard for private for-profit four-year institutions
• institutions to participate in the College Grant or College Bound program if a gainful employment standard
• education to participate in the College Grant and College Bound scholarship if a gainful employment standard

Bills: SB6251 , SB6259 , SB6325 , SB5978 , SB6209 , SB6217 , SB6227 , SB6235

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: medical school, medical education, letter grades, grading system, pass/fail, tiered grading, student assessment, curriculum, University of Washington, Washington State University, School of Medicine, physician training, academic standards, coursework evaluation, RCW 28B, SB 6259, Washington, state financial aid, higher education, public college

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• We operate under strict rules of engagement, high standards, and real consequences.
• Not by lowering standards, not by cutting corners, not by creating shortcuts, but by recognizing equivalent
• They will still meet medical, physiological, and fitness standards.
• This legislation creates a uniform, statewide standard by prohibiting drones.
• This legislation creates a uniform, statewide standard by prohibiting drones within one mile, with the

Bills: SB1020 , SB1107 , SB1117 , SB1160 , SB1216 , SB1308

Committees: Senate Public Safety , Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy, law enforcement recruitment, public safety, community policing, background investigation, psychological fitness

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• For some quick background, there are federal appliance efficiency standards, and then federal law allows
• That index would consider appliance efficiency standards alongside the ease of maintenance, the availability
• as the feasibility of adapting the current appliance labeling standards.
• standards, right to repair, appliance manufacturing, and other areas that are defined in the bill.
• standard.

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on three bills. SB 5652 would require the University of Washington, Commerce, the King County Department of Public Health, and the Port of Seattle to study and mitigate aviation-related air quality and noise impacts around Sea-Tac, create a work group and grant program, address failed noise insulation “port packages,” and require a state auditor review. The sponsor and supporters from affected cities and community groups described serious health and quality-of-life harms from airport noise and pollution, while the Port of Seattle, Washington Public Ports Association, and AWB opposed the bill, arguing it would impose new mandates, raise cost and governance concerns, and interfere with airport operations. Testimony on the bill was reopened after other business and then closed; no vote was taken. SB 6124 would direct Commerce to study an appliance affordability index that would consider repairability, maintenance, recyclability, performance life, and related factors. The sponsor said the bill is meant to help consumers compare lifetime costs and repair options, drawing on family experience with durable appliances. Consumer and environmental advocates supported the idea as a way to improve transparency and encourage repairable products, while industry groups opposed a state-specific index, warning it would create a patchwork of standards and compliance burdens. The hearing closed after testimony, with no action reported. SB 5466 would create a Washington Electric Transmission Authority, give it powers to support transmission development and, in some cases, acquire property and own or sell transmission projects, and provide a SEPA categorical exemption for certain transmission upgrades with tribal and resource-protection conditions. Supporters from clean energy, labor, utilities, and state agencies said the bill is needed to expand grid capacity, improve reliability, speed clean energy interconnection, and create jobs, though many asked for bonding or financing authority and refinements to the exemption language. Some utilities and business groups supported parts of the bill but opposed state ownership or said the authority should focus more on permitting and coordination; others raised concerns about ratepayer risk and duplication. The hearing closed after extensive testimony, with no vote announced.