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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Military and Veterans Affairs Jul 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We are doing the same thing for our standard undergraduate students.
- But we have changed our graduation standards in New Mexico, and I was wondering how, Mr.
- But then also, it standardizes those local practices across the state.
- However, we also show this because it is above the cleanup standard.
- So it's all above the cleanup standard.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (05/13/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- A and it's just a a different<00:36:20.400><c> set</c><00:36:20.560><c> of</c><00:36:21.520><c> standards
- </c><00:36:21.920><c> of</c><00:36:22.079><c> evidence</c> different set of standards of evidence different
- set of standards of evidence and<00:36:22.640><c> burdens</c><00:36:22.960><c> of</c><00:36:23.119><
- c><00:51:19.119><c> and</c><00:51:19.359><c> they</c><00:51:19.599><c> have</c><00:51:19.760><c> standards
- </c> Rochester DOW uh and they have standards Rochester DOW uh and they have standards that<00:51:20.960
Summary:
The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on a non-germane amendment to SB 302, a Senate bill originally requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners. Representative Patenza explained that the amendment was intended to preserve and separate out language developed for the governor’s budget proposal and HB 2 concerning a solid waste facility site evaluation committee, a moratorium, and related public-benefit/site-benefit provisions, so the policy would still have a vehicle if the budget language did not advance. He said the proposal reflects extensive work by the House, the governor’s office, and DES, and he was open to further changes to align with any budget conference committee outcome.
Dr. Adam Finkele testified in support of the amendment and the underlying site evaluation concept, arguing that landfill siting decisions should be based on cost-benefit analysis that includes public harms, local impacts, and regional impacts rather than only private benefits. He praised the committee process and prior legislation requiring agencies to respond substantively to public comments, and said the new language improves on the governor’s version by moving the committee’s review earlier in the process and requiring more complete application information, including alternatives and impacts on nearby wells and aquifers. He also supported a three-year moratorium on new landfill applications, saying it would give the state time to address leachate, PFAS, waste reduction, and weak siting rules.
Members asked about possible conference committee changes, the value of having a separate review body, and whether the new rules would invite litigation. Dr. Finkele said he would likely sue over the rules because he считает them too weak, but also said the legislature could fix the problems through other bills such as HB 77. He acknowledged that the site evaluation committee is not a perfect solution, but said it is a useful intermediate step between the agency and the courts and likely would meet only rarely if capacity need remains the main trigger for future landfill decisions. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- If the Senate supports this bill, you may want to consider using a standardized definition.
- So the standard definition is the cost per pupil that the Department of Education publishes.
- The benefits of a standard definition is it’s going to be a consistent measurement year over year.
- The standard definition is the cost per pupil that the Department of Education publishes.
- The benefits of a standard definition is it’s going to be a consistent measurement year over year.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, that's our standard practice.
- Uh that's our<00:09:37.600><c> standard</c><00:09:38.000><c> practice.
- Um, so I view our standard practice.
- And as to the special reviews, that's been a standard activity.
- </c> that's been a standard that's been a standard activity.<00:22:14.240><c> Uh</c><00:22:14.559><c>
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Compensation Council, salaries, state officials, judicial compensation, legislative process, public funds, misuse, law enforcement, accountability, state government, legislative auditor, compliance, transparency, retirement benefits, health insurance, dependents, state employees, Medicare, legislative studies, government oversight
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Every type of the fraud you mentioned in law enforcement, the gold standard is precluding crime.
- So, you know, with that, we're not trying to bring everyone in, but there's a standard.
- I mean, there's a standard of what a state trooper should be.
- >> Standard<01:26:02.080><c> operating</c><01:26:02.639><c> procedure.
- </c> >> Standard operating procedure. >> Standard operating procedure.
Committee:
Joint Judiciary
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We should be held to a completely different standard, but when a company can't come and even look and
- We should be held to a completely different standard, but when a company can't come and even look and
- ,</c> held to a completely different standard, held to a completely different standard, but but but when
- The secretary will take the roll for final passage on Senate File 1943. those high standards and that
- consumer those high standards and that consumer protection<02:10:28.960><c> that</c><02:10:29.080><c
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/7/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 3698 brings this sector back into alignment with standard public sector contracting practices
- and maintain IVO verification receive a form of legal clarity that they've reached a heightened standard
- </c> met a heightened standard of care. met a heightened standard of care.
- </c><01:34:23.840><c> They'll</c> safety and risk standards. They'll safety and risk standards.
- of care regarding heightened standard of care regarding the<01:35:47.440><c> safety</c><01:35:47.800
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And just on a bit of a standards.
- They would be built to Air Force standards.
- And those would be to<00:32:19.919><c> Air</c><00:32:20.080><c> Force</c><00:32:20.399><c> standards.
- The design for to Air Force standards.
- </c> proposal, we use our standardized proposal, we use our standardized framework<00:58:25.760><c> based
Committee:
House Capital Investment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- in some places in western Minnesota, we may not be meeting that first part of the sustainability standard
- > sustainability</c> that first part of the sustainability that first part of the sustainability standard
- that says we need to leave standard that says we need to leave groundwater<00:15:56.079><c> for</c><
- Its belief is that the evidence supports that it does not meet the sustainability standards in Minnesota
- standards in Minnesota statutes.<00:33:32.320><c> However,</c><00:33:33.679><c> as</c><00:33:33.919>
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 10, February 20, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:37:51.680><c> we</c> but I'm not sure that's the standard we but I'm not sure that's the standard
- Senate File 122, Medical Necessity Standard Timeline Amendments.
- </c> Necessity Standard Timeline Amendments. Necessity Standard Timeline Amendments.
- Senate File 122, Medical Necessity Standard Timeline Amendments.
- > Timeline</c> Medical Necessity Standard Timeline Medical Necessity Standard Timeline Amendment.<01:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/17/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've created and deployed standardized tools and templates to help the grant managers maintain compliance
- </c><00:40:10.520><c> tools</c> created and deployed standardized tools created and deployed standardized
- necessary for them to keep billing for State Medicaid services, saying that they didn't meet the standards
- </c><01:44:50.679><c> so</c><01:44:50.840><c> even</c> they didn't meet the standards so even they didn't
- meet the standards so even though<01:44:51.199><c> the</c><01:44:51.320><c> state</c><01:44:51.599><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- then allows election officials to correct ballots that do not conform to the ballots formatting standards
- Is there a procedure or a standard that we could make reference to in relationship to the word remove
- would be uh written somewhere I standard would be uh written somewhere I I<01:16:05.719><c> I've</c>
- that we could make reference standard that we could make reference to<01:16:17.199><c> in</c><01:16:
- of the day before current standard of the day before election<01:43:43.480><c> day</c><01:43:44.480>
Committee:
Senate Elections
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Clause six requires postsecondary institutions to apply a preponderance of the evidence standard in any
- </c> preponderance of the evidence standard preponderance of the evidence standard and<00:05:59.639><
- It structures cross-examination and hearings and implements a preponderance of the evidence standard
- </c> preponderance of the evidence standard preponderance of the evidence standard for<00:19:33.720><
- So let's break down barriers and make college access the standard. Thank you for your time.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 67 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Of this funding, $200 million will be distributed to all municipalities based on the standard Chapter
- The standard Chapter 90 program distribution formula is 58% for road mileage, 21% for population, and
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and first took up a Rules Committee report recommending adoption of a resolution honoring the 200th anniversary of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in New Bedford. The House suspended the rules and adopted the resolution. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then reported a series of local bills for consideration, including measures on legal notices, charter changes for Chicopee, Bridgewater, Wellesley, Weston, Somerville, and Watertown, as well as bills on firefighter residency, a checkout bag fee in Sudbury, senior tax exemption eligibility in Williamstown, and liquor licenses in Lexington. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the bills second reading, and ordered them to a third reading.
The House also considered a Ways and Means report on H. 4257, financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. The committee recommended an amendment in the form of a substitute bill, H. 4307, authorizing $1.185 billion in general obligation bonds. After suspension of the rules, the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading. Later, during floor debate on H. 4307, members spoke in support of the bill as a major transportation funding package, emphasizing Chapter 90 aid, road mileage-based distribution, culvert and small bridge repairs, congestion relief projects, and the bill’s fiscal and credit-rating benefits. A roll call was ordered, and the bill passed to be engrossed 156-0.
The House also passed to be engrossed a bill validating the results of a special election in Hardwick. In addition, the House adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and agreed to adjourn in memory of former Representative and Senator Matthew C. Patrick of Falmouth. The session included several guest introductions, including Mandela Fellows studying at Bridgewater State University, former legislator Vincent Dimacido, Bellingham Council on Aging guests, and interns in Representative Linsky’s office.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Clear standards now cover individuals who cannot meet basic needs for food, shelter, or safety, cannot
- What ends up happening is that they're not meeting the standards for civil commitment because of grave
Summary:
The Idaho Judiciary and Rules and Administration Committee approved the minutes from March 19, 2026, and recognized page Obregon for his service, including remarks about his college plans and interest in law and public service. The chair presented him with a committee gift and signed card.
The committee then heard House Bill 614, which Rep. Brandon Mitchell said would modernize Idaho’s mental health and developmental disability laws, update definitions to include neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, and create clearer pathways for treatment and civil commitment in cases where defendants are found incompetent and not restorable. Nez Perce County Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor Travis Hartshorn testified in support, explaining that the bill addresses gaps in current law that can leave such individuals without a commitment option, especially in rural counties, and that the added sexual-offense language was intended to cover cases where harmful conduct is not strictly physical. After questions about guardianship boards and the scope of the problem, the committee voted to send HB 614 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee also considered Senate Bill 1330 as amended, sponsored by Sen. Cody Galloway and Rep. John Schurz, which would raise Idaho’s small claims court limit from $5,000 to $15,000. Supporters said the increase would better reflect inflation and help small businesses and individuals resolve modest disputes without hiring attorneys. After a brief discussion, including a question about whether claimants could waive amounts above the new limit, the committee voted unanimously to send SB 1330 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The chair then thanked members for their work and indicated the committee’s session work was concluded.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Mar 12th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, the standardized ballot language is the only thing in this bill now. Thank you.
- Yeah, the standardized ballot language is the only thing in this bill now. Thank you. I too.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Mar 12th, 2026
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, the standardized ballot language is the only thing in this bill now. Thank you.
- Yeah, the standardized ballot language is the only thing in this bill now. Thank you. I too.
Summary:
The Special Committee on Property Tax Reform met in executive session and considered three measures. House Bill 3354 was amended to clarify language concerning the blind pension fund rate, with members discussing whether the revised rate would be 2.75 cents and whether the fund would remain adequately supported. The committee adopted the amendment, rolled it into a substitute, and then voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 3354 do pass by a 13-0 roll call.
The committee then took up House Bill 2925, which had been narrowed to standardized ballot language for property tax-related elections after removing the original November election scheduling requirement. Members discussed the purpose of the change, the different vote thresholds for bond issues in various election types, and concerns about whether the ballot language problem actually existed. The substitute was adopted, and House Committee Substitute Number Two for HB 2925 was voted do pass by 12-1, with Representative Hales voting no.
Finally, the committee considered House Bills 3253 and 3254 together, but the substitute focused on a smaller set of provisions: assessor training, monthly installment payments, partial payment during appeal, and electronic records/electronic communication options. The most detailed discussion concerned the revised appeal-payment process, which would let taxpayers pay last year’s amount while appealing, then settle the balance within 30 days after resolution, with interest tied to CPI or 5 percent and a $10 fee to offset revenue that would otherwise go to certain funds. The substitute was adopted, and the House Committee Substitute for HB 3253 and HB 3254 was reported do pass unanimously, after which the committee adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 16, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- This board will, over time, regulate its own standards, define its own scope, and return to this legislature
- regulatory system lowers the guardrails for the protection of patients and the integrity of medical standards
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So when we start our review, I want to use it basically as a four-standard review.
- This process will ensure every rule receives review and that the standards are applied consistently and
Committee:
House Administrative Rules
Summary:
The meeting was an opening orientation for the Administrative Rules Committee. The chair explained that, under recent legislation including the Raines Act, HB 20, HB 2728, Senate Bill 995, and Senate Bill 1024, administrative rules now require affirmative approval and must be reviewed more carefully and on a tighter timeline. He emphasized that the committee’s role is procedural and compliance-based, not to relitigate policy, and outlined four review standards: statutory authority, fiscal analysis and cost methodology, legislative intent, and compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act.
The chair also described new procedures for the session. Rules will be grouped into six oversight bundles: business and commerce, education, energy and natural resources, general government, health, and judicial and public safety. Members will be assigned packets based on workload, with an effort to balance page counts, and major rules must be flagged immediately because they must be reviewed by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency within 21 days. He said oversight chairs may provide input, but assigned members will make the recommendations back to him. Staff support and reference materials on Title 75 and the APA were also highlighted.
No formal votes were taken. In response to a question, the chair said new members would generally receive a heavier workload, consistent with prior years. He closed by noting that the committee had seven bills assigned for later consideration and that a committee meeting would likely be held the following week to begin substantive work on the rules and legislation.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Jan 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This empowers local decision-making rather than forcing every community to adopt uniform standards.
- There are minimum standards, I believe, from the state level, but again, I can't get into more detail
Summary:
The Housing Committee opened its 2026 session with introductions and brief remarks from members, with Chair Peterson noting a light workload and inviting members to submit bills and ideas for future work sessions. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2269, which would narrow last year’s middle-housing authority in limited areas of more intensive rural development to rural counties, while leaving urban growth area authority unchanged. The bill also clarifies that these developments may be served by publicly owned sanitary sewer systems and expands allowable wastewater systems to include large on-site sewage systems; the sponsor said a technical amendment would remove an unintended restriction on urban counties.
Representative Bernbaum said the bill was developed over the interim with Representative Engell, Futurewise, and WASAC to address ambiguity from last year’s middle-housing law, especially for small counties like Jefferson County that may need large on-site septic systems. Testimony in support came from Anthony Mixer, the Washington State Association of County Regional Planning Directors, the Association of Washington Business, the Building Industry Association of Washington, and Futurewise, all of whom said the bill would add housing flexibility, support local planning, and help address affordability and supply shortages. Futurewise and committee members discussed the difference between individual septic systems and large on-site systems, with questions about state versus local oversight and flood-prone areas.
Members also asked how the bill relates to prior middle-housing legislation, including House Bill 1110 and last year’s engrossed substitute 5471, and whether it would work alongside a separate rural ADU bill. The hearing closed without a vote or other action taken on the bill, and the committee adjourned after the testimony and questions.