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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- boards, where peers and other professionals manage the licensing in that profession, is the gold standard
- boards, where peers and other professionals manage the licensing in that profession, is the gold standard
- Independent professional licensing is the gold standard in America.
- involve looking at whether or not the services that are provided are actually meeting professional standards
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
inhalants, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, possession, sale, misdemeanor, felony, criminal penalties, public health, public works, sealed bids, bid advertisement, procurement, government contracting, construction bids, municipal bidding, county bidding, state bidding, Department of Transportation
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Age-verification providers operate under strict privacy standards.
- Age verification providers operate under strict privacy standards.
- maybe a licensing mechanism, you know, if an entity or home or whatever is not living up to the standards
- maybe a licensing mechanism, you know, if an entity or home or whatever is not living up to the standards
Committee:
House Children and Families
Summary:
The Committee on Children and Families heard public testimony on House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015, all aimed at requiring age verification for access to online pornography. The sponsors argued the bills are needed to protect children from early exposure, exploitation, sextortion, and related harms, and said the measures mirror laws in other states and recent Texas litigation. Supporters, including the Missouri Children’s Trust Fund, pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners, child advocacy groups, the Missouri Catholic Conference, and the Attorney General’s office, testified that pornography contributes to child sexual abuse risk, addiction, and unhealthy sexual development. Committee members asked about privacy protections, enforcement, penalties, and whether third-party verification or website-based verification would be used; the Attorney General’s office said identifying information should not be retained and that enforcement would occur through court action. No one testified in opposition, and the hearing concluded with the bills remaining under consideration, with a committee substitute to follow for one portion of the legislation.
The committee then heard House Bill 2610, which would use the state legal expense fund to cover claims and judgments involving foster care, case management, and residential service providers under contract with the state. Representative Murphy and supporters said the private insurance market for these providers has become unstable and unaffordable, with some agencies facing large premium increases, repeated denials, or inability to find coverage at all. Testimony from the Missouri Coalition for Children, Missouri Alliance for Children and Families, Family Forward, and the Attorney General’s office described the issue as a market failure that could force providers to close and disrupt services for foster children. The Attorney General’s office explained how legal expense fund coverage would work, noted that it can cover negligence and intentional acts for covered entities, and said the bill would shift risk to the state in the absence of adequate private insurance. No opposition was offered.
Finally, Representative Terry briefly presented House Bill 24, describing it as the same as Representative Dolan’s grandparents’ bill and emphasizing that grandparents should have first consideration for custody if a child’s parents are unable to care for them. No testimony was offered on the bill. The committee then moved into executive session and voted do pass on House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1696, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2505 and 24, and House Bill 1772, each by unanimous 14-0 votes. The meeting then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Feb 3rd, 2026
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- processes to drive the best value for the Commonwealth and ensure that those bidding processes are standardized
- But when you have a private contract that needs to be able to keep a standard, when they don't... ...
- a private contract that needs to be able to keep a standard.
- When they don't keep that standard, what happens?
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll start here, and I debated on whether to put this slide in here or not, but it's become a standard
- I'll start here you know I debated on whether to put this slide in here or not but it's become a standard
- application review and decision process for proposed stream channel projects and establish minimum standards
- These minimum standards allow IDWR staff to expedite review and approval of these common-type projects
Summary:
The committee heard a series of presentations on Idaho water infrastructure and management projects funded through state and federal grants. Paul Arrington of the Idaho Water Users Association opened by describing statewide water challenges and emphasizing that recent legislative investments are being paired with private dollars to address aging infrastructure, improve reliability, and avoid future curtailment. He introduced presentations focused on Boise River Basin projects and Eastern Snake River Plain settlement-related work.
Lori Gray of Nampa Meridian Irrigation District described a $21 million Ridenbaugh headworks replacement project near Barber Dam and Barber Park. She said the project will replace 1930s-era infrastructure, improve employee safety, increase delivery reliability, improve efficiency, and include fish screens, automated crest gates, and an OG weir. She outlined funding from a state aging infrastructure grant, a regional water sustainability grant, and federal WaterSMART funds, and gave a schedule showing work through 2026 and 2027. Daniel Hoke of Water District 63 presented the Treasure Valley Water Supply Project, which is using new monitoring, modeling, and forecasting to track declining drain return flows in the Boise River Basin and develop mitigation options, including a planned Fifteen Mile drain project to stabilize return flows. Jay Barlowji of Twin Falls Canal Company described a large canal lining and automation effort to reduce seepage, improve delivery efficiency, and add real-time monitoring at return-flow sites; he said the project totals about $26.3 million and is about two-thirds complete. Alan Jackson of Bingham Groundwater District discussed groundwater-to-surface-water conversions, a district-owned drill rig and planned monitoring wells, and annual mitigation water purchases under the settlement agreement. Aaron Dowling of Fremont-Madison Irrigation District described telemetry for groundwater meters, a pipeline replacement, a long-running North Fremont Canal pipeline project, automation that has increased reservoir storage, and smaller canal-company infrastructure upgrades.
The committee then took up two rule dockets from the Idaho Department of Water Resources. It approved docket 37-0204-2501, revising the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Water Bank rules, after Mary Condon explained that the changes were the product of consultation with the tribes and stakeholders and mainly removed outdated or unnecessary provisions while clarifying rental applications, payments, and terms. Haley Johnson Wasco testified for the tribes in support. The committee also approved docket 37-0307-2501, revising stream channel alteration rules, after Aaron Gollart explained that the changes streamline the rules, add definitions and standards for bridges, culverts, permanent structures, rock riprap, and bioengineering, and reduce the overall word count. A third rule docket was postponed to another day, and the committee adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, I debated on whether to put this slide in here or not, but it's become a standard as I talk
- I'll start here you know I debated on whether to put this slide in here or not but it's become a standard
- application review and decision process for proposed stream channel projects and establish minimum standards
- These minimum standards allow IDWR staff to expedite review and approval of these common-type projects
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Jan 30th, 2026 at 03:13 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, Senator, those are standardized plans, but in, let's say, standardized Plan G can be offered
- Standardized Plan G can be offered by 12 different insurance companies, and the premiums would vary depending
- That's standard. Thank you. Thank you. Do you know other questions?
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
Keywords:
SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 22nd, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- What is the current length standard? Did you say that already? 40?
- The association works with federal and state policies as well as national standard-setting bodies to
- All of these are currently already under Washington's existing length standards.
- RV dealers to sell the same fifth-wheel models available elsewhere without changing road safety standards
Committee:
Senate Transportation
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
LHSAA Study Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But we're also in a position where we have a DOE that's excelling, we're moving up in national standards
- But we're also in a position where we have a DOE that's excelling, we're moving up in national standards
- We're moving up in national standards. And I don't want to let them take their eye off the ball.
- All you would be doing is administering oversight over a body that you give them standards that they
Summary:
The special legislative study committee met with seven members present, adopted the minutes from prior meetings, and heard public testimony from Terrell Butler and his father about a transfer-eligibility dispute affecting Terrell’s ability to play varsity sports after moving from Anacoco High School to Leesville High School in the same parish. They described the move as family-driven and in the student’s best interest, but said he was ruled ineligible for varsity athletics for a year despite strong grades and a positive adjustment to the new school. Several members responded that the current transfer rules can unfairly punish students for adult decisions and that the case illustrated broader concerns about student-athlete eligibility and consistency in enforcement.
The committee then discussed and adopted factual findings about the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), with members criticizing inconsistent enforcement, lack of transparency, limited accountability, and the association’s absence from prior meetings. Members noted that LHSAA has previously argued in court that it is a private corporation, which limits the legislature’s direct authority. Despite that, the committee adopted three recommendations: a structured transfer-eligibility process allowing one one-time transfer through junior year; making the House and Senate representatives on the LHSAA executive committee voting members; and adding a governor-appointed voting member to the executive committee.
The Speaker Pro Tem then presented broader policy options. The committee adopted a “Tier 2” recommendation calling for high school athletics to be managed through a cooperative endeavor agreement between the Louisiana Department of Education/BESE and a nonprofit administering organization, with legislative oversight, public-records compliance subject to privacy exceptions, audit authority, and the ability for nonpublic schools to opt in. The committee also included a “Tier 1” concept for a new state-run sanctioned athletics office under BESE, but only as a discussion item for future consideration, not as a committee recommendation. Staff was authorized to incorporate the adopted findings, recommendations, meeting details, technical corrections, and to send the final report to the House and Senate education committees and LHSAA. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair, staff, and one another, and then adjourning.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- They would still have to meet the standards for whatever service they were planning to offer.
- So they would still have to meet the standards for whatever service was being provided.
- They would still have to meet the standards for whatever service they were planning to offer.
- So they would still have to meet the standards for whatever service was being provided.
Committee:
Senate Healthcare
Keywords:
Alabama Athletic Commission, Attorney General, criminal penalties, unarmed combat, regulation, boxing, mixed martial arts, civil fines, Green County, racing, pari-mutuel wagering, gaming regulations, commission appointments, historical horse racing, local tax, SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of the legislature, I survived, but survival should not be the standard.
- This provides a uniform standard statewide by limiting judicial discretion for post-conviction release
- on the score sheet, they're going to get at least 13 months in the Department of Corrections as a standard
- So we're not dealing with situations where somebody is going to get... ...a standard sentence.
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- We can extend grace without abandoning standards. And Dr.
- We can extend grace without<00:12:24.399><c> abandoning</c><00:12:25.040><c> standards.
- </c> without abandoning standards. And Dr. without abandoning standards. And Dr.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- prohibits school management by for-profit companies, and another for PED to develop a performance standard
- framework specific to virtual schools and revoke approvals for schools that do not meet standards specific
- those virtual programs, though, are high quality, meeting the needs of the students. that there are standards
- We really need to know what's happening, and there does need to be specific performance standards.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We obviously do compliance with the number of standard see just as well as Presley, identifiable information
- And right now we have best practice standards that are recommended on when to use a digital court reporter
- Those that are hard to find, allow the standards that we have to focus on those more complex cases and
- They're our standards in chapter 27. That outline what indigent means.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 06/13/25
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- it's a good move, and few senators in this body have the interest of the Senate and its ethical standards
- it's a good move, and few senators in this body have the interest of the Senate and its ethical standards
- it's a good move, and few senators in this body have the interest of the Senate and its ethical standards
- it's a good move, and few senators in this body have the interest of the Senate and its ethical standards
Committee:
Senate Rules and Administration
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Jun 6th, 2025
Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The enhanced standard deduction. Also applies to New Mexico.
- So increases in the federal deduction will also increase our standard deduction, and those are temporary
- An increase in the standard deduction has an outsized reduction on our, our personal income tax collections
- So you can use this for a revenue fall, but if you want to spend it, you need much higher standards.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 13th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill gives Texas hospitals a payment standard for fairly billing uninsured patients.
- Ultimately, this bill isn't just about enforcement; it's about raising the standard of care, protecting
- While it is standard practice in the psychiatric hospital industry to ensure criminal background checks
- Currently, SSCCs are required to be licensed under the minimum standards for child-placing...
Bills:
HB35 , HB138 , HB754 , HB1314 , HB1612 , HB2254 , HB2510 , HB2789 , HB3560 , HB3597 , HB4224 , HB4273 , HB4643 , HB4783 , HB138
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, human trafficking, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Requiring charter sponsors to use the Department of Education standard for local revenue data to charter
- NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM SEEKING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF NURSING, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF STANDARDIZED
- THEREFORE, THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THESE SCHOOLS MEET THE STANDARDS FOR
- SO THIS PROGRAM CREATES ADDITIONAL AND DUPLICATIVE FROM SOME STANDARDS REGULATIONS WITHIN THE BOARD OF
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Rodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. Apr 30th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- to the San Diego Police Department was in accordance with his duties, the law, and professional standards
- Our standards of character could not have fallen so low that they can be dismissed as...
- And it was standard procedure? Yes, sir. And did you do anything in the investigation?
- The standard I'm asking you about is very, very clear.
Committee:
Senate Finance Committee
Keywords:
Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, border security, asylum, transparency, Hernandez Rojas, migrant treatment, public testimony
Summary:
The meeting centered on the nomination of Rodney Scott to serve as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Throughout the session, various senators expressed concerns regarding CBP's recent practices, including issues related to border security and the treatment of migrants. Questions were raised about Scott's involvement in previous incidents, particularly surrounding the controversial death of Mr. Hernandez Rojas while in custody, which sparked a heated discussion about accountability and transparency in current border policies. Senators emphasized the importance of balancing efficient border security with humane treatment of individuals seeking asylum.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We got standards here.
- take care of a county in in a non-competitive model, and the reason that is is because there's a standard
- of care and a standard of safety that needs to be upheld on our ports.
- door up to lengthening the process or somebody objecting to the process by putting a reasonable standard
Bills:
HB 2065 , HB 2462 , HB 2621 , HB 3187 , HB 3539 , HB 3563 , HB 3726 , HB 4164 , HB 4207 , HB 4368 , HB 4706 , HB 4916 , HB 4950 , HB 4967 , HB 5177 , HB 4429 , HB 5597
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Couldn't get in under today's standards.
- All lending decisions must be made on standard financial practices, not social engineering.
- The bill aims to improve the educational requirements for obtaining both a standard driver's license
- The bill aims to improve the educational requirements for obtaining both a standard driver's license
Summary:
The Senate convened with an opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance led by pages, and several introductions recognizing guests, family members, and a USF Day at the Capitol presentation. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar, where it first passed two Open Government Sunset Review bills: CS/SB 7010, preserving a public records exemption for certain Department of Financial Services receiver information, and SB 7008/HB 7003, preserving confidentiality for financial technology sandbox application records. Both measures passed unanimously.
The Senate also passed CS/SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings relating to terrorism, a bill intended to help victims enforce judgments against terrorist entities, and CS/CS/SB 910 on veterans benefits assistance, aimed at improving veterans’ access to benefits and transition support. Additional measures passed included CS/CS/CS/SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems, CS/CS/CS/SB 700, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, and several claims bills, including relief for Darlene Angerville and J.R., Eric and Jennifer Miles on behalf of EEM, and Marcus Button. SB 994 on driver’s license education requirements also passed after an amendment making texting while driving a moving violation with points and a distracted-driving course requirement.
The most extended debate centered on CS/CS/CS/SB 700, where senators discussed provisions on fluoride in drinking water, labeling of plant-based products, drone penalties, charity registration, agricultural housing, and other agriculture-related policy changes. Several amendments on fluoride were offered and defeated, while a technical amendment on financial institution definitions was adopted. Senators also briefly discussed the policy implications of the bill’s fluoride language and its relationship to local control and public health. Several other bills on the calendar were temporarily postponed, and at the end of the session the Senate adopted motions to certify passed bills to the House, retain postponed bills on the special order calendar, and remove CS/SB 7016 from the special order calendar. The Senate then adjourned until April 16.