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• That will all become part of the permit, be standardized, and be subject to public review and comment
• And you made a comment about lessened standards in your statement. Yes. Thanks for the question.
• So this will be the highest standard anywhere in the country.
• So we have the environmental community saying, well, you need a higher standard, and the middle, the
• As was articulated, there have been years of litigation over exactly what the standard should be.

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• Importantly, however, AB 2058 maintains all building and safety standards and preserves local land-use
• The labor standards in AB 130 are not the labor standards that we would have chosen to put into AB 130
• There was a minimum wage standard for construction workers, and we needed to get that out.
• The labor standards we do prefer, and it seems as though the Legislature has settled upon over the last
• 18 months, are the SB 423 labor standards.

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• Right now, those standards don't exist in New Mexico.
• Simply put, we would be flying blind and setting standards at this time.
• The existing water quality standards for, yeah, for potable as well as other things.
• Pretty much all but two constituents passed everything relative to those standards.
• And again, not necessarily seeing those standards as the be-all, end-all.

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bill 207, as amended, which would direct the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt rules for permits allowing certain beneficial uses of treated produced water, including industrial, commercial, energy-related, infrastructure, pilot project, and other approved uses. Representative Brown presented the bill as a science-driven response to New Mexico’s water scarcity, citing the state’s 50-year water plan and research from the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium. The committee adopted an amendment requiring the rules to be informed by credible scientific data and other evidence, including consortium research, before moving to public comment. Supporters argued the bill would create a regulated framework for reuse of treated produced water, preserve scarce freshwater, and support economic development, construction, and energy-related uses. Testimony in favor came from the bill sponsor, the consortium’s Dr. Zach Stoll, the chair of the Water Quality Control Commission, business and industry representatives, local economic development officials, and some residents. They emphasized recent peer-reviewed studies, pilot projects, and the need for the commission to act on updated science. State agencies, including the Environment Department, said the amended bill addressed some of their concerns and kept the focus on science-based rulemaking. Opponents said the bill would override the Water Quality Control Commission’s prior findings and force approval of uses that remain scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Many speakers from environmental groups, acequia and agricultural organizations, faith groups, and local residents warned about unknown contaminants, risks to groundwater, crops, roads, and human health, and the possibility of spills or long-term environmental damage. Several argued the bill would politicize a technical process and create liability or cleanup burdens for the public. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided; the committee recessed briefly after public comment and then returned to sponsor remarks and questions.

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• </c><00:21:43.919><c> are</c> And do you know what the standards are And do you know what the standards
• <c> of</c><00:26:17.840><c> care</c> This raises the standard of care This raises the standard of care
• Thank you. standards to the point where there is no standards to the point where there is no purpose<
• for</c><01:07:25.760><c> every</c> standards are are standardized for every standards are are standardized
• </c> the same standard of care. the same standard of care.

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• This establishes standard practices around frequency of each drill type and permits districts to continue
• and the students alignment standards and the students alignment under<00:15:14.079><c> the</c><00:15
• Standard response protocols focus on practicing protective actions: evacuate, secure, lockdown, shelter
• </c><00:24:21.440><c> Ultimately,</c> standard response protocols.
• Ultimately, standard response protocols.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• sufficient time for advancement in battery technology to reduce weight while maintaining high performance standards
• sufficient time for advancement in battery technology to reduce weight while maintaining high performance standards
• requires local jurisdictions to adopt policies governing operation, establish safety and training standards
• incidents on our many hiking and mountain biking trails, and during special events where use of standard
• arguing that the driver involved in the crash may have failed to meet the English language proficiency standard

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several measures, with most of the agenda taken up by AB 1944, AB 2453, and SJR 16 after a consent calendar of eight items was approved. AB 1944 by Assembly Member Alex Lee would delay the schedule for reducing the allowable axle weight limits for zero-emission buses while keeping the final cap in place, to give transit agencies and manufacturers more time to develop lighter buses with sufficient range. Supporters, including the California Transit Association and several transit districts, said the bill would help agencies comply with zero-emission bus mandates. Opponents, led by the League of California Cities, argued heavier buses would accelerate pavement damage and increase local maintenance costs. Senators raised concerns about infrastructure impacts and environmental tradeoffs, while others supported the bill as a practical adjustment to technology timelines. The bill passed on a 10-3 vote, with the roll left open and later completed. AB 2453 by Assembly Member Michelle Rodriguez would clarify authority for first responders and peace officers to use off-highway vehicles in official duties, including limited travel on public roads to reach remote areas. The author and supporters, including the Carlsbad Fire Department and the City of Ontario, said the bill would improve response times for beaches, trails, deserts, and special events and reduce burdensome workarounds. No opposition testimony was offered. The committee approved the bill unanimously and sent it to the Committee on Natural Resources and Water. SJR 16 by Senator Caballero urged Congress to act on federal actions affecting California commercial truck drivers after a fatal crash and subsequent federal scrutiny of California’s commercial licensing practices, including English-language proficiency standards and rescinded credentials. The author and Teamsters California said the federal response had unfairly harmed experienced drivers and the supply chain. No opposition was presented. The resolution passed on a 9-3 vote, with the roll also left open and later completed. The consent calendar items were adopted 13-0.

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• Really, it standardizes the information that's going to be provided.
• It standardizes the information that's going to be provided.
• And you can see on page one, lines 10 through 19, that shows you what the standardized information would
• So there was just a lack of standardization.
• So anyway, this is an attempt to get on the same page and make sure that everybody's standardizing the

Summary: The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee first approved a motion to print several RSs, then took up Senate Bill 1260, which was presented by Sen. Lakey as a clarification and strengthening of Idaho’s 2023 immigration-enforcement law. He said the bill, drafted with the Attorney General’s office, broadens and clarifies references to federal immigration law and adds an affirmative defense for people lawfully authorized to be present in the United States. Senators asked about DACA, asylum, and federal preemption; Lakey said the bill was intended to align with federal law and address litigation concerns. The committee then voted to send SB 1260 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, with Senators Wintrow and Rukti recorded as opposed. The committee next heard House Bill 520, which standardizes the contents of hearing notices under the Idaho Administrative Procedures Act for most state administrative agencies. Sen. Ruttey explained that the bill is meant to create consistent minimum notice requirements because agencies have not been uniform in what they provide. Chief Administrative Law Judge Brian Nichols said the bill does not address timing, only the required contents of notices. With no testimony in opposition, the committee passed HB 520 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 541, presented by Sen. Nichols, would expand the definition of “child” for electronic enticement of a minor cases to include 16- and 17-year-olds when the offender is at least five years older. She said the change was prompted by anti-trafficking concerns and supported by Idaho Children Are Primary and the Fraternal Order of Police. A Boise resident and former LAPD officer testified in support. The committee unanimously sent HB 541 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee also considered House Bill 581, which would require the Legislature, by House or Senate resolution, to formally notify the Idaho Supreme Court when it finds a court rule conflicts with statute or alters substantive rights. Sen. Nichols said the courts had no objection, but several senators raised separation-of-powers concerns and said they were uncomfortable with the Legislature commenting on court rules. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to send HB 581 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, with at least one senator requesting to be recorded as opposed.

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• It's going to be used to standardize the information that's going to be...
• Really, it standardizes the information that's going to be provided.
• And you can see on page one, lines 10 through 19, that shows you what the standardized information would
• So there was just a lack of standardization.
• And so anyway, this is an attempt to get on the same page, make sure that everybody's standardizing the

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• the result of the Department of Public Safety telling us that, instead of using the Peace Officer Standards
• change made and offered by them, because the Director of Public Safety oversees the police officer standards
• to make sure they're being consistent, where a complaint would be referred to the Peace Officer Standards
• So, but if they would make it to the training and planning standards commission there, is that different
• So if we stay within the standards of federal law and state law, these things that you're concerned about

Summary: The House Committee on Crime and Public Safety met in executive session and first took up House Bill 3105, which drew the most discussion. The committee adopted a House committee substitute and two amendments: one replacing references to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission with the Director of Public Safety, and another changing venue language to Cole County. Members debated the bill’s effect on cooperation with federal law enforcement, Second Amendment rights, and local control, with supporters saying it would protect law-abiding citizens and allow public safety agencies to work with federal partners, while opponents argued it was unnecessary, politically motivated, or could weaken local authority. The committee then voted the substitute do pass by 11 ayes to 6 noes. The committee also voted House Bill 1740 do pass without discussion. House Bill 3186, relating to sex offenders, received one present vote from Representative Anderson, who cited possible constitutional concerns, but it still passed 15-0-1. House Joint Resolution 124 also passed, 12-4-1. The committee then combined House Bills 3068 and 3049 into a single committee substitute on sex offender registry matters and approved it unanimously, 17-0. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 2868, which would expand DNA swabbing requirements for certain felony offenses. An amendment added several felony categories, including controlled substance offenses, forgery, fraud, auto theft, felony DWI, and felony evading arrest, while removing check forgery language after member concerns. Representative Seitz said the change addressed his concerns and referenced a recent local officer shooting as a reason for support. The committee adopted the substitute and voted the bill do pass unanimously, 17-0, then adjourned the executive session.

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• It's just trying to standardize government a little bit, a good efficiency bill. Please vote yes.
• So this one is basically making the same standards across the board, food handling standards all across
• We already have the safety standards across all of our centers, so urging a no.
• We already have the safety standards across all of our centers, so urging a no.
• that into their contract. standards on the private detention facilities.

Bills: HB2464

Keywords: detention facilities, law enforcement, reporting requirements, incidents, private detention, 904, all

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• Speaker, with no minimum standards in place for this type of training, consumers do not know what they
• This suitability standard review is important for the state to know how much of a presence private equity
• Minimum standards for home care agencies would also include coverage of workers' compensation and liability
• home care agencies they hire and home care workers coming into their home are held to the highest standards
• . coming into their home are held to the highest standards.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with routine ceremonial business, including the Pledge of Allegiance and adoption of several resolutions, such as congratulations to the Williamsburg Grange on its 125th anniversary and to Fire Captain Melissa Blodgett on her retirement. The chamber also concurred in a Senate petition to establish a sick leave bank for a Bristol County Sheriff’s Department employee and suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance local petitions, including one involving the Dalton Fire District and another renaming a Chelmsford bridge. The main floor action centered on several Ways and Means bills. The House advanced a bill amending laws relative to individuals with disabilities, replacing outdated and offensive terminology in the General Laws with person-first language; members spoke at length in support, emphasizing dignity, inclusion, and the bill’s non-substantive nature. The bill was engrossed by a roll call vote, 152-0. The House also took up and engrossed a bill to improve Massachusetts home care, which would create a licensing and oversight framework for private-pay home care agencies, establish standards for contracts, background checks, training, insurance, and consumer protections, and create advisory committees to guide implementation. An amendment establishing a Family Caregiver Commission was adopted 154-0, and the bill itself was then engrossed 153-1. In addition, the House passed or engrossed several other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer services to land in Sharon, a sick leave bank bill for a Trial Court employee, a Marblehead parking fines bill, a Hingham municipal property bill for a center for active living, and a Taunton bill allowing continued employment of Police Chief Edward J. Walsh. The chamber also handled numerous calendar items, holding or passing over many while advancing a few. The session ended with a special adjournment in memory of former Representative George L. Sacco Jr., and the House adjourned to meet the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• This proposed change does align with the federal standards.
• That standard is still applicable.
• And this doesn't change the standard for it leaving the field.
• And it doesn't change the standard for no THC in retail products.
• But this doesn't reduce the standard to leave the field.

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• The criteria must be consistent with and not duplicative of minimum standards or requirements established
• by the commissioner rather than standards and requirements established by the commissioner.
• or requirements established by the commissioner rather than standards and requirements established by
• of care, and it expands that authority by including rules relating to... ...adopt and enforce standards
• Safe care, clear standards, and professional autonomy. I urge our support. Okay.

Bills: SB5877

Keywords: anesthesiology, medical personnel, surcharges, licensing, healthcare regulations, 904, all

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• And in many cases, that serves us well, because we need standardized And in many cases, that serves us
• well because we need standardized solutions that architects, engineers, home builders, contractors can
• and certification, brought it to national standards.
• It was about creating standards nationally for not only housing, like how we build buildings, but how
• So those standards will be developed in the next couple of years, and in concert, essentially, they're

Summary: The committee held its first official work session with member and staff introductions, then received an update from the State Building Code Council on the current three-year code cycle and several legislatively directed code changes. Council staff said the council is moving toward CR-102 rulemaking and final adoption in the spring, with legislative mandates nearing completion on minimum dwelling unit size, emergency shelters, single-exit stairs for buildings up to six stories and 24 units, and sixplexes in the residential code. Members asked about how technical advisory groups are selected, and staff explained that the council advertises seats, reviews applications and recommendations, and approves members in public meetings, typically including firefighters, engineers, architects, and other subject-matter experts. A major portion of the meeting focused on the single-stair and sixplex work and on how fire safety, egress, and local service levels are being considered. Council representatives said the single-stair proposal includes emergency escape and rescue openings on all levels and is intended to provide more options for safe egress while reducing building footprint and cost. They emphasized that the recommendations are still entering the public rulemaking process and that cost-benefit considerations were part of the legislative intent. Members also raised questions about whether self-rescue devices or other builder options could be codified, and council staff said such ideas are considered through the advisory process, though not all become required code provisions. The second half of the session covered performance-based codes, prompted by a bill referred to as HB 2381. Todd Byrd explained the difference between prescriptive codes, which specify exact solutions, and performance-based codes, which set outcomes and allow designers and manufacturers more flexibility in how to meet them. He described the bill as a narrow proposal for low-rise residential buildings up to 24 units and under the high-rise threshold, with third-party or state certification and local jurisdiction approval still required. He cited international examples, especially Japan and Sweden, where performance-based approaches supported innovation and prefabrication, and said such systems can lower costs while maintaining safety. Members discussed seismic safety, builder participation, embodied carbon, and energy-code interactions, and council staff said the proposal could help align material, energy, and design optimization without changing the existing energy code. The committee took no vote and adjourned after the informational presentation and discussion.

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• These standards will help protect wild oyster populations.
• Needs to have clear standards for compliance.
• the standards that must be rigorously applied for the granting of injunctive relief?
• There's no substantive standards whatsoever.
• I mean that in is in and of itself a standard, is that right? Material impact is a standard.

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• requires multiple renovations to make the building compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act standards
• with whatever our accrediting organization would be for those standards, whether that's a JCO or a CARF
• the upgrade security features, all that stuff that would be needed to bring the property up to the standard
• The overall philosophy is we maintain our treatment standards along with the Joint Commission to make
• You can simply say this building is a public building providing health care and does not meet standards

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee held an invited-testimony hearing on LR 425, which examines the Whitehall campus in Lincoln and possible long-term options for youth currently served there. Chair Brian Hardin explained that Whitehall houses two separate programs for adolescent males: a substance use program and a youth-who-sexually-harm program. Testimony from DHHS officials described Whitehall as a Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) that provides about 40 hours of weekly programming, family involvement, school services, and community reintegration activities. Officials said the department is evaluating whether the programs should remain at Whitehall or move to another state-owned facility, with Hastings described as the department’s preferred alternative because it is more residential in design than a youth rehabilitation treatment center (YRTC).

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• Unfortunately, workplace standards have historically been designed without these realities in mind.
• Simply put, these entities are the gold standard of labor and management collaboration.
• Hassid because it compels access to private property by private actors without clear standards.
• Hassid because it compels access to private property by private actors without clear standards.
• What are those standards exactly that could subject an employer to a private right of action?

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• Lombardo, you're recognized to explain your bill, House Bill 635, Cybersecurity Standards and Liability
• The bill also preempts any prior local government. cybersecurity standards that process conflict with
• They just have to meet the standard that the state says minimally, right?
• The NIST standard covers these procedures, not just on paper, but in practice.
• I would say that NIST is probably the government's standard for best-in-class.

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• So why not create a model for private industry by holding the same standards in the state?
• So why not create a model for private industry by holding the same standards in the state?
• This would weaken the bill standard and I think would leave open a lot of opportunity for loopholes.
• , some uniform standard. ...to motivate the industry to come up with some standard, some uniform standard
• and, in this case, a reasonable professional standard.

Bills: HB2186, HB2351, HB1170

Keywords: economic development, federal funds, state funding, infrastructure, grants, local government, emergency responders, emergency response, disaster response, obstruction of law enforcement, gross misdemeanor, public safety, incident command system, emergency operation zone, emergency management, law enforcement restrictions, warrant requirement, search and seizure, civil liberties, due process

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• So why not create a model for private industry by holding the same standards in the state?
• So why not create a model for private industry by holding the same standards in the state?
• This would weaken the bill standard and I think would leave open a lot of opportunity for loopholes.
• , some uniform standard. ...motivate the industry to come up with some standard, some uniform standard
• and, in this case, a reasonable professional standard.

Summary: The committee first took executive action on House Bill 1170, which would require disclosures when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence and address provenance tools and enforcement. Staff described a proposed substitute and several amendments. The committee rejected amendments that would have applied the bill to public entities and tribal nations, added technical-and-commercial-feasibility language, and created a geo-blocking provision or a right to cure. It adopted amendments allowing comparable existing detection tools to satisfy the bill, protecting covered providers from liability when disclosures are unintentionally altered despite reasonable preservation measures, and setting a January 1, 2028 effective date. Members then debated whether the bill was ready for enactment, with supporters emphasizing transparency and consumer trust and opponents warning it was premature and could hinder innovation. The committee voted 7-4, with two excused, to report the bill out of committee with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 2186, which would expand state support for applicants seeking federal economic development funds, create a matching-funds account, and require a study of available federal grants. The prime sponsor said the bill would help Washington capture more federal dollars, especially for projects that require matching funds, and would expand the Fund Hub WA website beyond environmental grants. Testimony in support came from the Port of Seattle, the Washington Economic Development Association, the City of Pasco, a downtown Kennewick nonprofit, and the Department of Commerce, all saying the bill would improve competitiveness, help underserved communities, and leverage state dollars for larger federal returns. Commerce said it was still developing the fiscal note and technical edits. The hearing on HB 2186 was then closed. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 2351, which would protect emergency responders and emergency response operations. Staff explained that the bill would bar local governments and incident command systems from assisting enforcement actions targeting emergency responders based on protected status, create emergency operation zones with restrictions on law enforcement activity, and change the obstruction statute to cover obstruction of emergency responders. The prime sponsor and many local officials, firefighters, and advocates testified in support, citing incidents where federal enforcement actions disrupted wildfire response and other emergencies. Some witnesses raised concerns about administrative burden, ambiguity, and possible unintended consequences, including a proposed mental-health defense and clarification of responder identification. The Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs and the Association of Washington Cities said they supported the goal but wanted changes to avoid conflicts and reduce burdens. The hearing concluded without a vote.