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

Bills: HB594

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensing, reciprocity, Alabama Board of Examiners, continuing education, professional standards, examinations, technical revisions, 1136, house, all

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• It is nationally standardized and designed to prepare graduates to deliver safe, high-quality, cost-effective
• It is nationally standardized and designed to prepare graduates to deliver safe, high-quality, cost-effective
• 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.

Bills: HB31, HB31

Keywords: absentee voting, disabled, blind, voter assistance, voting rights, SNAP, public assistance, nutritional standards, waiver, food regulation, 1136, house, all

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• The $0.60 per pound standard served as a minimum liability for movers.
• That would allow them to enforce the state's commercial motor vehicle safety standards? Yes.
• Across Texas, dedicated public servants are updating outdated standards and rethinking how we design
• roads, including significant updates to the TxDOT roadway design manual.
• In slip lanes and high-speed design actually put people at unnecessary risk.

Bills: HB341, HB469, HB971, HB1624, HB2721, HB2959, HB3365, HB3731, HB3793, HB3861, HB3946, HB3966, HB4348, HB4401, HB4402, HB4924, HB4966, HB5563

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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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

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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• Major food companies are already adjust their ingredients to meet strict standards overseas.
• Currently, there are minimal nutritional standards for meals provided.
• But when it comes to food standards, we're falling behind.
• It's about ensuring taxpayer funded meals meet the highest possible standards for safety and quality.
• Companies adhere to rigorous evidence-based safety standards established by the FDA to deliver safe,

Bills: SB 25, SB 314

Keywords: nutrition, health standards, food labeling, education, dietary guidelines, medical education, food safety, school meals, child nutrition, food additives, public health

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• And particularly the benefit rate that's designated by MAC and then there's some federal pieces there
• And particularly the benefit rate that's designated by MAC and then there's some federal pieces there
• <00:14:56.760> by<00:14:56.920> MAC rate that's designated by MAC rate that's designated
• And I'm Jessica Gros, I'm the director of the Labor Standards Division at DLI. Thank you so much.
• And I'm Jessica Gros, I'm the director of the Labor Standards Division at DLI. Thank you so much.

Bills: HF3878, HF4131, HF3796, HF4097

Keywords: airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, consumer rights, automated decision systems, Minnesota Statutes, suitable seating, employee seating, workplace seating, occupational safety, workplace safety, labor standards, employer requirements, chair, stool

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• And I think we also had amendments set that included design build, design bid build, Set that included
• design-bid-build for airports and vertical ports.
• So on the design-build aspect, how does that, is that not all, So on the design-build aspect, how does
• Each and every one must be considered and approved by the design professional and the owner.
• Number one, it's allowing design-build for airports. That's the section on page one.

Bills: HR275, HR282, HCR112, SCR62, SCR64, SB513

Keywords: highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, Utility Terrain Vehicles, UTVs, safety regulations, transportation, Louisiana, task force, vehicle operation, legislation, accidents, HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution 112, Louisiana Highway 1

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 with a quorum present and took up several resolutions and one Senate bill. SCR 64 created a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) in Louisiana public works; an amendment added representatives from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors, and the resolution was reported with amendments. HR 282 created a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with state agencies; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and it was also reported with amendments. The committee then considered SB 513 on public works project delivery methods. The bill originally included an average-bid award method for certain pilot projects, along with airport design-build provisions. Testimony from a Reason Foundation analyst and from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors raised concerns that average-bid contracting could encourage collusion, raise costs, and lacked supporting data or use by U.S. transportation departments, while airport design-build was supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to strike the average-bid provisions, leaving the airport-related design-build language in place, and SB 513 was reported with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses, including a fatal incident referenced by the author. HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were disposed of and the committee adjourned.

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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• I'll take questions. of low carbon standards. of low carbon standards.
• um, standard in place. um, standard in place.
• . standards. standards.
• uh uh certainly those standards at all. uh uh certainly those standards at all.
• , so there is no we had set no standards, so there is no low-carbon<01:15:33.720> standard<01:

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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• for the nursing home Workforce Standards for the nursing home Workforce Standards Board<00:01:04.400
• <00:09:26.000> um about is the initial wage standards um about is the initial wage standards
• Commissioners or commissioner designes Commissioners or commissioner designes we<00:32:16.240>
• and it was not designed to absorb staffing mandates like those that were finalized by the Workforce Standards
• Home Standards Board.

Bills: HF1419, HF500

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 1183, house

Bills: SB143, SB367, SB388, SB398

Keywords: bulletproof vests, body armor, peace officers, law enforcement funding, police equipment, officer safety, local police, sheriff's office, municipal police, parish law enforcement, grant fund, special fund, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, criminal justice, protective gear, NIJ standards, USMCA, small agencies, public safety, Act 739

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• The accountable 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.
• And that is a standard we use in things like self-defense, we use it in harassment cases, or stalking
• Now, the thing about reasonable person standards 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

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees, 1185, senate, all

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• Home Standards Board.
• The standards will impact Minnesota.
• wage standard wage standard which<00:09:30.040> is<00:09:30.240> updated<00:09:30.680
• <00:25:48.960> board Workforce board leg standard board Workforce board leg standard board
• so I thought that was a standard so I thought that was a standard practice<00:30:21.039> this

Bills: HF1419, HF500

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 500, which would require the legislature to fund the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s standards before they could take effect. An author’s DE2 amendment was adopted first; the amendment was described as pausing the board’s standards unless the legislature estimates and fully pays the cost for each nursing home. The bill author argued that mandates without money create serious consequences for seniors and providers, and said the measure would keep budget authority with the legislature rather than an appointed board. Supporters, including nursing home operators and the Long-Term Care Imperative, said the board’s holiday pay and minimum wage standards would create large unfunded costs, citing estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for individual facilities and more than $200 million statewide. They argued that some facilities could face debt, reserve depletion, or reduced access to care if the standards are not funded. Opponents, including SEIU workers and union leaders, said the board has improved staffing, recruitment, morale, and worker safety, and that caregivers deserve higher wages and holiday pay. They argued the bill would weaken the board’s ability to address chronic understaffing and would shift focus away from worker protections. Members also debated whether nursing home reimbursement rates have already risen enough to cover wages and whether the problem lies with how funds are used by providers. After public testimony closed, several members spoke in opposition and support. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted 9-7 to re-refer House File 500, as amended, to the Committee on Labor and Workforce and Economic Development Finance and Policy.

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• more experts: a revenue requirement expert, a class cost allocator, a rate allocation expert, a rate design
• highest priority exceptional item, which requests $125,000 in General Revenue to fund the initial design
• And one other thing I would add is that we oversee two-thirds of the workers' comp doctors. and designated
• the agency performs an important function for licensing skilled professionals who meet educational standards

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Moving on to the next page, section two, this is just a list of standard budgeting changes.
• expected continued growth at 4% annually, we will need additional resources to maintain current standards
• Aside from maintaining current standards, we want to improve services, which is why one of our exceptional
• These are just a list of standard budgeting changes.
• These require a significant administrative review to ensure minimum standards are met.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And transitioning and maintaining our standard and ad hoc reporting from our current interface. accounting
• So the question has to do with Memorial Highways designation.
• designed to help, and we look at the accident crash history there, the opportunity to mitigate those
• Our standard is two weeks from the time that you submit a claim.
• We are the state's federally designated protection. for people with disabilities, and I'm going to be

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• has been a major driving factor of increased cost of the plan, impacting materials, construction, design
• Coast Guard standards. I request funds to U.S.
• Coast Guard standards. oil spill incidences in fiscal year 2024 alone has been stranded multiple times
• We have special counsel on Army Corps of Engineers contracts. engineers who are working on the design
• It's to complete the engineering design of a certain segment.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• out in the basin I guess in general for determining beneficial use and ultimately possibly potable standard
• Of the 2,038 total dams there are 661 that are designated as high hazard.
• A large portion of the change here were required under the current nature and health standards.
• I was just going to suggest, members, first of all, TCEQ designates the.
• Those federal programs were designed to address enforcement issues, and so unfortunately while they are

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• They designate special education by where the student is placed.
• Where we have to have a standard. I love the national standard conversation, by the way.
• It's not an easy thing, but it bothers me that we have a standard here and a standard there, and it's
• If it's not, we need to be really careful when that becomes our standard, whether NAEP is the standard
• or STAAR is the standard.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• This initiative was designed and executed by using the resources we have in a more packaged and effective
• the law school, has advised that the Texas Southern Law Education Facility does not meet current standards
• The design of tests and standards offers students the chance to earn degrees from A&M system regional
• We had to basically start over with the whole design. So that is, we're very close.
• I mean, we're way into the final design. We're ready to get started. So three, four years then?

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all