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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So we've got the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
- We've got the Renewable Fuel Standard at the federal level.
- That’s true on the low-carbon fuel standard.
- “Yes, so to rely on the low-carbon fuel standard. All right.
- We also administer used EV programs for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The witness replied that there is no standard. The witness said there is no standard.
- No, there is no standard. >> No. No, there is no standard. >> Oh,<00:23:23.520><c> okay.
- set out by noted, there are uh standards set out by entities<00:25:29.679><c> such</c><00:25:29.840>
- The registry is based on national standards from the National Association of Recovery Residences.
- </c> national standards from National national standards from National Association<00:49:42.800><c> of
Keywords:
emergency funding, food assistance, healthcare, federal shutdown, Hawaii, DHS, jury duty, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, exemption, patient care, financial hardship, medication abortion, anonymous prescription, pregnancy rights, healthcare privacy, pharmacy regulations, chiropractic education, clinical training, student supervision
Summary:
The House Committee on Health held its first hearing of the session and opened with housekeeping notes, introductions of members, and an explanation that the agenda would be taken out of order to accommodate a sign language interpreter. The committee first heard HB 469, relating to parking for disabled persons. Testimony from the Disability and Communications Access Board and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill, explaining that a travel placard would help people with disabilities who must travel interisland or to the mainland for medical care. Members asked about emergency travel, misuse prevention, and how to distinguish the travel placard from existing disabled parking placards; witnesses said the bill would need to be tied to administrative rules, and agreed the placard should clearly show an expiration date and likely be a different color. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard HB 218, relating to hospital surgical smoke. The Department of Health supported the measure, and the Healthcare Association of Hawaii supported it with amendments, saying hospitals already follow existing standards but that any new policy should account for different procedures and provider safety. A committee member questioned the proposed amendment language and whether it was too flexible; the witness explained the intent was to allow case-by-case application because some procedures generate only brief exposure. Members also asked what surgical smoke is, and the witness explained it is produced when electrical or cauterizing tools are used on tissue and creates vapor or fumes. The bill remained under discussion with no final action reported.
The committee next took up HB 814, which would fund a public information campaign and related services on cannabis use among youth. The Department of the Attorney General said the bill should be amended to clarify whether the funding would be used for contracts or grants and to include proper grant standards if grants are intended. The Department of Health supported the bill and said the funds would expand prevention, treatment, recovery, and public education efforts, including social media outreach, PSAs, and school-based youth services. Multiple organizations and individuals testified in support, emphasizing the harms of youth cannabis use and the need for prevention and treatment resources. Members asked what the department currently does, whether it is fulfilling existing law on science-based cannabis information, and what kinds of treatment would be provided; the department said services would mainly be intensive outpatient, outpatient, counseling, and related youth-focused supports. No vote was taken during the hearing.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead, standard of any granite stator.
- . training, and professional standards.
- ><c> and</c> Through our police standards and Through our police standards and training<04:57:27.200>
- And ISIS's not our police standards.
- ><c> our</c><04:59:56.080><c> officers</c> are the standards that our officers are the standards that
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy Apr 9th, 2026
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/03/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:07.760><c> Consequently,</c><00:10:08.399><c> the</c> standard of practice.
- Consequently, the standard of practice.
- and finally repeals the rules standards and finally repeals the rules dealing<00:11:58.880><c> with<
- </c><00:48:57.760><c> and</c><00:48:58.640><c> um</c> foundational standards and um foundational standards
- Um, I was standards is is warranted.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/15/26
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> terms is is fairly standard. terms is is fairly standard.
- And the standard is for corrupt conduct in office or for crimes and misdemeanors, and that standard does
- </c> there's always a double standard. there's always a double standard.
- Standard across the board.
- just</c> standards, equal standards not just standards, equal standards not just Republican<01:46:07.040
Keywords:
permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- These types of policies are standard operating procedures for data development in states in order to
- These types of policies are standard operating procedures for data development in states in order to
- Our member owners shouldn't pay higher costs for an hourly standard that will likely not decarbonize
- Our member owners shouldn't pay higher costs for an hourly standard that will likely not decarbonize
- Our member owners shouldn't pay higher costs for an hourly standard that will likely not decarbonize
Keywords:
water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/25/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- used by public underwriting standards used by public and<00:04:17.079><c> private</c><00:04:17.600><
- </c><00:43:46.079><c> uh</c> should be uh uniform uh standards uh should be uh uniform uh standards uh
- They also include establishing conflict-of-interest standards in statute and applying those standards
- c> the</c> applying those stand standards to the applying those stand standards to the boards<00:50:28.119
- on fees and fines uh setting standards on fees and fines uh setting reasonable<00:52:40.559><c> standards
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Judiciary Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a major policy shift that lowers the standard of care.
- The New Mexico Medical Board... ...a major policy shift that lowers the standard of care.
- If surgical authority is expanded, accountability standards must be equivalent.
- Training for these procedures must be held to a high standard to ensure patient safety.
- Training for these procedures must be held to a high standard to ensure patient's surgery, or safety
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 120, which would revise New Mexico law on restraint and seclusion in public schools. The sponsor and supporters said the bill grew out of a year-long stakeholder working group and would clearly define terms such as chemical, mechanical, prone restraint, seclusion, timeout, de-escalation, and elopement; prohibit chemical, mechanical, and prone restraint; require continuous supervision during seclusion; update school safety plans and staff training; and improve reporting to parents and the state. Testimony from disability advocates, the Public Education Department, educators, and parents emphasized that students with disabilities are disproportionately affected, that clearer rules would help staff act safely, and that better reporting and de-escalation practices would reduce trauma. Committee members asked about the meaning of timeout, chemical restraint, data accuracy, and the juvenile detention facility exception, and the sponsor indicated an amendment on parent-notification timing would not be pursued to avoid delay.
The committee then began House Bill 213, which would expand the Optometry Act to allow trained optometrists to perform certain laser procedures, including treatment for capsular clouding and glaucoma-related procedures. The sponsor said the bill adds training, certification, supervised live-procedure requirements, adverse-outcome reporting, and an Optometry Board member qualified to perform the procedures. Supporters argued the measure would improve access to care, especially in rural areas, and that the procedures are already performed safely in other states. Opponents, including ophthalmologists and the New Mexico Medical Board, argued the bill would move surgery outside the Medical Practice Act, lower the standard of care, and create regulatory and malpractice-accountability concerns because optometrists would not be subject to the same oversight and emergency-care authority as physicians. The committee did not reach a final vote on HB 213 before the transcript ended.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Local Government. (2-3-26)
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It also ensures housing remains affordable for at least 15 years following federal HUD standards and
- least 15 years following<00:04:27.360><c> federal</c><00:04:27.759><c> HUD</c><00:04:28.160><c> standards
- </c><00:04:28.560><c> and</c> following federal HUD standards and following federal HUD standards and
- health, with objective building, fire, health, and<00:04:48.479><c> safety</c><00:04:49.199><c> standards
- </c> and safety standards. and safety standards.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Services (3-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- of care and abide by their professional ethics standards in order to not cause harm.
- conversion therapy are outside of those standards.
- Well, the American standards.
- </c><00:43:11.760><c> that</c> as part of their ethical standards that as part of their ethical standards
- </c><00:43:28.640><c> that</c> organization's ethical standards that organization's ethical standards
Summary:
The committee first took up administrative regulations, found no concerns, and then passed House Bill 389 with a favorable expression by a 9-0 vote. HB 389 was described as a cleanup bill for the CASPER prescription monitoring program: it clarifies that practitioners must have active CASPER accounts, exempts charitable health care providers from e-prescribing requirements, allows sharing CASPER data with certain federal entities such as military-base providers, and updates references to hydrocodone’s Schedule II status. The sponsor said there was no expected fiscal impact.
The committee then passed House Bill 392, also by a 9-0 favorable expression. HB 392 would streamline payment for non-elective medical care for patients in state mental facilities when the facility cannot provide the needed treatment, allowing care in community-based settings and payment to those providers. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve efficiency and would not have a fiscal impact on the cabinet.
House Bill 501 was next and likewise passed 9-0 with favorable expression. The bill would allow pharmacists, in their professional judgment, to refill certain prescriptions for up to 180 days when a physician has died, while excluding controlled substances and preserving pharmacist discretion to require follow-up care. Senators raised concerns that the bill does not require patients to seek a new provider during that period, but supporters said the longer window addresses rural provider shortages and access delays.
The committee then heard House Bill 495, as amended by a committee substitute. The substitute would prohibit Medicaid services and managed care organizations from covering cross-sex hormones above normal levels and gender reassignment surgery. Testimony on the bill was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers including a former senator, psychologists, advocates, and legal and social work representatives arguing that conversion therapy is harmful, that the substitute would deny medically necessary gender-affirming care, and that the measure could increase suicide risk and litigation. One witness from the Family Foundation of Kentucky spoke in favor, arguing the executive order on counseling limits free speech and that counseling should not be restricted by government. The transcript ends during testimony, with no final committee vote on HB 495 shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Stacking the cut with the underfunding of the minimum wage standard that they've adopted, it would appear
- <00:19:50.120><c> Board</c><00:19:50.360><c> for</c><00:19:50.480><c> nursing</c> Standards Board for
- nursing Standards Board for nursing homes<00:19:52.360><c> great</c><00:19:52.919><c> Gilman</c><00:
- The Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board does have an exemption or waiver process for those who are
- Board does have a um Workforce Standards Board does have a um exemption<00:20:22.960><c> or</c><00:20
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> does ensure uh consistent standards does ensure uh consistent standards throughout<00:04:09.400>
- Do you want to go ahead and just start with the... standards to qualify businesses and standards to qualify
- </c> We hold the industry to high standards We hold the industry to high standards to<00:13:13.400><c
- </c><00:13:26.640><c> that</c> We focus on key national standards that We focus on key national standards
- </c> new standards. new standards.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- and federal hazard orders; minimum safety space equipment and equipment standards; data and reporting
- Credit<00:10:12.720><c> standards,</c><00:10:13.480><c> competency-based</c><00:10:14.480><c> pass</c
- > Credit standards, competency-based pass Credit standards, competency-based pass pathways. pathways.
- standards and federal hazard<00:10:24.920><c> orders.
- Data and reporting equipment standards.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Conference Committee - SF0028, March 5, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it's kind of assumed in the bill, but, you know, it's standard practice. Yeah, right.
- I think the last piece where they talk about resealing, that's standard procedure.
- </c> talk about resealing, that's standard talk about resealing, that's standard procedure.<00:09:00.960
- Um that's that's standard resealed. Um that's that's standard standard<00:09:12.000><c> business.
- So uh so we standard business.
Summary:
The conference committee met on Senate File 2028, an elections-related bill concerning public logic and accuracy testing of voting equipment. The House explained its changes: extending notice from two to four days, removing language that limited the number of people in the room so the testing could be more open to the public, and adding language about resealing equipment after testing. The Senate side said the bill was largely technical but focused on balancing transparency with security and suggested a middle-ground notice period and a minimum number of people in the room rather than an open-ended crowd size.
County clerks Mary Langford and Julie Freeze testified in support of maintaining strong security and discretion during testing. They said clerks already notify party chairs and candidates through email, social media, and other means, and argued that two days’ notice is workable because election logistics can change at the last minute due to weather, missing materials, or equipment issues. They emphasized that testing should remain public, but that clerks need flexibility to manage room size and protect equipment and chain of custody, especially in smaller or more secure spaces.
Other members discussed whether the bill should be delayed, but witnesses said clerks would continue to make testing publicly available even without the bill and that the Senate version better preserved the balance between visibility and security. The committee ultimately moved to the Senate position, and the conference committee report passed on a roll call vote with all members voting aye, including Representatives Lock, Lucas, and Yen, and Senators Dockter and Erlandson; Senator Keiser was recorded as no.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Next is Senate Bill 6071, standardizing overpayment recovery requirements.
- We have Senate Bill 6071 before us, standardizing overpayment recovery requirements.
- These include the licensing board's ability to establish and enforce other standards of care, including
- We affirm our strong support for the important role of licensing boards, upholding professional standards
- There is no clear, standardized public way to see how mental health coverage compares to the rest of
Summary:
The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee first met in executive session and advanced five bills out of committee. SB 5999, as amended by a substitute, would let rural counties under 100,000 population appoint an APRN or physician assistant as an acting local health officer; SB 5185 would create a pathway for international medical graduates to physician licensure through a Washington Medical Commission pilot; SB 5845 would revise timely payment rules for health carriers, including longer acknowledgment and payment timelines and clarifications on scope; SB 6071 would standardize overpayment recovery timelines for carriers; and SB 6258 would create a non-disciplinary pathway for relinquishing Washington Medical Commission licenses. Each bill received a due pass recommendation and was sent to Rules, with the bills passed subject to signatures.
The committee then heard SB 6226, which would protect the clinical autonomy of audiologists and ensure hearing-instrument and communication-device rules are applied consistently across care modalities, including telehealth. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, emphasizing access for rural and mobility-limited patients and the importance of teleaudiology, though one association cautioned the bill could affect broader regulatory authority. The hearing closed with 54 pro, zero con, and two other sign-ins.
Next, the committee heard SB 6305, the Truth in Mental Health Coverage Act, which would require carriers to submit standardized annual data to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner on mental health and substance use disorder coverage, access, utilization, reimbursement, and network participation, with public posting in raw and dashboard form. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve transparency and accountability without changing benefits, while opponents argued it could duplicate recent parity reforms and add administrative burden. The hearing closed with 396 pro, two con, and zero other sign-ins.
Finally, the committee heard SB 5924, a proposed substitute expanding pharmacists’ prescriptive authority for certain limited conditions and products, including some preventive and minor-illness treatments, and allowing limited diagnosis within defined bounds. Supporters said it would improve access, especially in rural and underserved areas, reduce administrative barriers from collaborative drug therapy agreements, and align with the sunrise review; opponents, including the medical association, said the bill went beyond the review and needed more time, while some testimony raised concerns about psychiatric prescribing. The hearing closed with 279 pro, six con, and four other sign-ins, and the committee adjourned after concluding its business.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's why I think we should have it, and our POST standards collect that.
- Right now, we don't have a set standard. Whatever this little area here, that's the set standard.
- And for here, that's the set standard. And for this one over here.
- And if we don't have... ...training standards.
- So, this will set a standard. Yes, at least on this one. Yes.
Keywords:
law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice, Alabama law, youthful offender, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, juvenile offenders, delinquent acts, juvenile court, nonfelony offenses, water safety offenses, HB285
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 111 May 4th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> if they don't repair it to a standard if they don't repair it to a standard that<01:29:53.920><c
- </c><02:07:50.079><c> and</c> that they are following standards and that they are following standards
- </c> provision whereby if uh not a standard provision whereby if uh not a standard default<02:27:21.200
- </c> that can be used to meet the standards. that can be used to meet the standards.
- reasons is uh the review standard um reasons is uh the review standard um you<04:24:34.560><c> know</
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM, PSM DEFER, TCA-PSM Public Hearings 02-10-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , is to create minimum codes and standards.
- ><c> standards</c><00:02:41.440><c> what</c><00:02:41.599><c> the</c><00:02:41.720><c> bill</c><00:02
- :42.040><c> does</c> codes and standards what the bill does codes and standards what the bill does is
- You can exceed the minimum standards; you just can't reduce it.
- But you can exceed the minimum standards; you just can't reduce it.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 540, which would make the most recent state building codes supersede county codes beginning in 2028 and limit county changes without State Building Code Council approval. Grassroot Institute testified in support, while IBEW Local 1260 strongly opposed the bill as written, warning it could let counties weaken state minimum standards and create problems for fire code and sprinkler requirements. Members discussed the need for consistency in building codes and the impact of the State Building Code Council’s status, and the chair said the measure would be deferred indefinitely.
The committee also heard SB 626 on disaster preparedness, which would prohibit planting large trees along evacuation routes and require HEMA to identify and remove obstructive trees. Testimony included comments from DLNR, HEMA, and others, with HEMA opposing the measure. The chair said more coordination was needed between DLNR and HEMA and deferred the bill. SB 692, regulating retail and wholesale spray paint sales and assigning jurisdiction to the Department of Law Enforcement, drew opposition from the Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi, which said the bill would impose costly storage and reporting burdens on small retailers and raise identity-theft concerns. The committee deferred that measure as well.
In a separate decision-making segment, the committee considered SB 9 on fireworks and recommended passage with amendments. The amendments narrowed or removed several sections, increased certain penalties from $500 to $1,000, adjusted forfeiture allocations, accepted an Attorney General amendment, added an appropriation for community safety education programs, and changed the effective date to July 1, 2077. The motion to pass with amendments was adopted by a vote of 2-1. Later, in a joint hearing, SB 1102 on the aircraft rescue firefighting unit drew support from DOT but opposition from the Hawaiʻi Firefighters Association, which asked that the bill be held. SB 41, establishing Hawaiʻi Disaster Drill Day on August 8, received support from HEMA and a public testifier. SB 1570, addressing Molokaʻi air service disruptions and a possible runway expansion, drew strong public support from Molokaʻi residents and service providers, while the Attorney General raised separation-of-powers concerns about the emergency declaration language and DOT noted the high cost and feasibility issues of runway expansion.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Consumer Protection & Business
Transcript Highlights:
- the storage lease is terminated or not renewed so that there's a standardized amount of time before
- This bill just provides for standardization of processes and timeframes in situations where the storage
- lease is terminated or not renewed so that there's a standardized amount of time before the owner can
- That is standardized among all storage units across Washington.
- This standardization gives more information to consumers, who don't have to wonder how the process of
Keywords:
data broker, registry, consumer protection, privacy, data regulation, real estate, appraisal, business operations, regulatory compliance, email regulation, commercial communications, data privacy, electronic mail, public safety, insurance fraud, law enforcement, crime, penalties, real estate transactions, nonprofit