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• provisions necessary to implement the Budget Act of 2025, including appropriating funding for zero-emission
• Efficiencies of the off-road vehicles and off-road engines, aftermarked parts, and emissions related
• modifies the federal match requirement for technical assistance for small businesses, creates a standard

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We've seen the world's largest oil and gas companies leading the world in reducing emissions.
• long-term relationships needed for U.S. companies, building upon our strong new culture with the highest standards
• I believe in American innovation around reducing emissions and how effectively we can produce energy

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• Recommendation adopted. acts or emissions arising out of the acts or emissions arising out of the repair
• Like to align the Department of Health's current THC limit on tinctures with the federal standard: 3%

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up a long decision-making agenda on numerous House bills, largely in the tax, appropriations, public safety, agriculture, and land-use areas. Early action included HB 476, which passed with amendments after discussion of tax impacts and a committee report change; HB 796 also passed with amendments to protect several individual income tax credits from the bill’s effect. Other measures were advanced with amendments or without changes, including HB 1059, HB 1145, HB 1173, HB 1439, HB 800, HB 934, HB 990, HB 101, HB 106, and a series of bills in the 1026–1055 range, many of which were passed unamended or with technical/effective-date changes. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1147, HB 807, and later items on the agenda. The committee also approved a number of policy and agency-structure changes. HB 430 was amended to create or expand an internship/workforce development program with reporting requirements; HB 505 and HB 506 were amended to adjust appropriations and FTEs; HB 774 added an appropriation section for two FTEs; HB 1052 limited use of universal service fund money; HB 1296 shifted a reporting requirement from BNF to the Department of Defense; and HB 1064 moved the State Fire Council and Fire Marshal Selection Commission to the Department of Law Enforcement and set the fire marshal salary. HB 427 made major biosecurity-related changes, including moving the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity in 2026 and adding new appropriations. HB 830 was amended to allow third-party historic preservation reviewers under ethics and conflict rules, with a two-year sunset and committee-report comments on vacancies. Public safety and regulatory bills also moved forward. HB 302 on cannabis drew opposition from Senator Awa, who said it would shut down a medical provider in his district; the bill nevertheless passed with amendments adding criminal penalties, enforcement authority, and a 2027 effective date for cultivator licenses. HB 306 on water code penalties passed unamended, HB 860 on liability for road resurfacing passed with amendments to limit liability to the work actually performed and eliminate joint and several liability, and HB 141 on public land leases passed with technical amendments. HB 1159 establishing a commercial harbor emergency evacuation working group passed as is, and HB 1482 on hemp passed with amendments exempting existing permit holders and certain retailers, aligning THC limits, and setting a far-future effective date. Most votes were adopted without recorded opposition, though several members noted reservations on specific measures.

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• </c> to the greenhouse gas emissions delay. to the greenhouse gas emissions delay.
• So, um, and I will turn the greenhouse gas emissions piece over to Chair Kosnick. Thank you.
• The greenhouse gas emissions, uh, I understand, is a little bit of a point of contention for many members
• Um, but we did not go to fully repeal uh the standards that were put in place.
• There are also changes to the certified public accountant standards.

Bills: HF2431, HF2438, HF2783, HF1943

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

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• </c><01:04:25.279><c> so</c> or carbon uh free emissions so or carbon uh free emissions so again<01:04
• That’s in the water quality standards.
• That’s in the water quality standards.
• That’s in the water quality standards.
• </c><02:45:47.880><c> objectives</c> the water quality standard objectives the water quality standard

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This amendment simply establishes that standard statewide.
• We have curriculum, we have standards. That's what we do.
• I think there needs to be a review about our standards. Do we have too many standards?
• I don't think we have too many standards. I'm sorry, I think we have too many standards.
• -based vendors that meet Department of Defense-level standards.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• committee about how to fund a mitigation, and we understand that transportation funds have to meet a standard
• ><00:03:59.680><c> a</c> transportation funds have to meet a transportation funds have to meet a standard
• </c><00:04:02.000><c> Often</c> standard for highway purpose. Often standard for highway purpose.
• deeper issues they are talking about are both systemic sustainability issues in terms of climate emissions
• as well as the funding climate emissions as well as the funding gap<00:26:10.159><c> identified</c><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There is a risk of land and water contamination, greenhouse emissions associated with all geothermal
• land substance water contamination land substance water contamination Greenhouse<00:20:02.320><c> emissions
• c><00:20:03.320><c> associated</c><00:20:04.080><c> with</c><00:20:04.320><c> the</c> Greenhouse emissions
• associated with the Greenhouse emissions associated with the with<00:20:04.799><c> all</c><00:20:05.000

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on April 1 at the State Capitol and heard four measures. HCR 45/HR 38 urged the Public Utilities Commission to support transferring regulatory authority over motor carriers, water carriers, and other transportation means to the Department of Transportation; both the PUC and DOT testified in support, and members discussed that the resolution was largely symbolic because statutory changes would still be needed. HCR 58/HR 54 requested a geothermal energy working group; the Consumer Advocate, PUC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and Life of the Land supported it, while Students for Justice in Palestine at UH opposed it, citing an active injunction, environmental risks, and the need to prioritize Native and local community voices. Members asked about the injunction and community representation, and the PUC said it would support including Hawaiian community members in the working group. HCR 91/HR 87 sought insurance coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices; a 14-year-old amputee testified in support, describing the need for sports prosthetics and arguing that coverage should allow people with limb loss to participate fully in school and athletics. HCR 102/HR 98 urged the Real Estate Commission to allow the salesperson exam to be administered in Japanese for timeshare sales; the Real Estate Commission opposed, while ARDA supported it, arguing there is a shortage of bilingual real estate professionals and that Japanese-language testing would help the timeshare industry and Japanese visitors. Members questioned the limited-license concept and public protection concerns, and the committee later amended the measure to a limited real estate salesperson’s license for timeshare sales, changing the target from Japanese-speaking visitors to Japanese nationals, before passing all four measures out of committee, with HCR 102 passing with amendments and the others passing as is.

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• Yes, I would like to point out that this hearing room clearly is supportive of my bill to make standard
• program that will prioritize California-based news organizations that meet our baseline program standards
• Through CA Rise, they standardized operations, reduced inefficiencies, and positioned themselves for
• It has strong accountability standards, strong metrics, so we would continue it as planned in large part
• Cal competes is one of the most important. ...computing, zero-emissions vehicles, and semiconductors.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Governor Landry and this department do not support the emission reduction goals in the 2022 Climate Action
• Governor Landry and this department do not support the emission reduction goals in the 2022 Climate Action
• Interior actually reviewed and said that the shell dredging in Lake Maurepas violated water quality standards
• It's more about, you know, science-based standards actually provide uncertainty and consistency when
• It's more about, you know, science-based standards actually provide uncertainty and consistency when

Summary: The committee first considered several local property-transfer and wildlife/fisheries bills, including SB 229 (Bojeur Parish property transfer), SB 71 (Lafayette Parish property transfer), and a series of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries measures. SB 203 simplified possession rules for fish on multi-day trips and remote camps; SB 429 created an administrative path to register “orphan” boats with lapsed registrations; SB 204 removed a residency-based restriction on certain commercial fishing gear licenses; SB 205 reduced duplicate registration requirements for federally documented boats; SB 213 clarified titling rules for vessels and outboard motors; and SB 257 removed Social Security number requirements from certain commercial fishing tags. Each of these bills was reported favorable, generally without objection, after brief explanations from sponsors and department counsel about reducing red tape, improving enforcement, or modernizing records. The committee also heard SB 214, which would allow the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District to stop pumping during an imminent flood threat identified by the National Weather Service or GOSEP, addressing liability concerns and giving local officials more flexibility in emergencies. SB 274, as amended, required lead hazard risk assessments for certain child care, early learning, and pre-kindergarten facilities and required hazards found in assessments to be addressed before licensing. Both bills were reported favorable. SB 379, a technical reorganization bill for the Department of Conservation and Energy, received two amendment sets: one changing investment language and another standardizing judicial-review procedures and online notice requirements; it was reported favorable after those amendments. The committee then adopted HCR 62, urging FEMA to review flood maps every five years instead of every ten and to better account for local flood-protection projects, with members discussing the burden of flood insurance and the need for FEMA to recognize levees, pump stations, and elevated homes. HCR 78 was also reported favorable, memorializing Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026 in support of Louisiana’s seafood industry. HB 662, as substituted, was reported favorable after being rewritten to codify the department’s internal protocol for seized sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife, prioritizing release, rehabilitation, placement, and euthanasia as a last resort. Finally, the committee considered two more contentious items. HR 216, which urged repudiation of the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022, drew extended debate over whether the plan had been adopted without legislative input and whether it could affect permits or future policy; after discussion, the sponsor voluntarily deferred the resolution to return with a revised approach focused on a legislative hearing or review. SCR 24, dealing with chronic wasting disease rules, was introduced with amendments that would raise the prevalence threshold, cap samples, allow zone removal after three years without new detections, and lift baiting/feed prohibitions above a higher prevalence level; the transcript cuts off before final action on that measure.

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• and certification, brought it to national standards.
• It was about creating standards nationally for not only housing, like how we build buildings, but also
• and certification brought it to a national standards so that was the goal of a project breakthrough
• in the 1970s project breakthrough had very ambitious plans it was about creating standards nationally
• To establish these standards that either can be adopted nationally under a preemptive code like HUD,

Keywords: 904, all

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• do this memorial had to do with the fact that I ran a bill recently with respect to the transport emissions
• And there's, without recounting the whole evidentiary trail, all of those emissions under one section
• talks about transport... ...under one section of the Clean Air Act, which talks about transport emissions

Bills: SB1041, SB1176, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SCM1004

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, irrigation rights, water duty, water allocation, management areas, Arizona beef council, beef promotion, agricultural marketing

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• Telework led to cumulative savings in nearly 393,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions across 121 state departments
• Remote and hybrid workplaces are becoming standard for a wide range of jobs.
• I'm an attorney for the Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, also
• I'm an attorney for the Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, also
• established youth apprenticeship as a state priority and directed the Division of Apprenticeship Standards

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So is there a standard now? Is there a standard now? Okay. It's unique.
• This bill, 1168, is essentially about setting standards.
• Sometimes you have different sets of standards, and you want to try to set up a fair playing field.
• It's about setting a standard in accordance with DOTD for precast concrete pilings.
• The standards are the standards. Do these people break the standards on cement piles?

Bills: HB1163, HB1168, HR252, HR253, HCR103, HCR108, SB80, SB131, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB384, SB414, SB468, SB469, SB496

Keywords: fireworks, retail sales, fire safety, legislation, holiday celebrations, construction standards, precast concrete, DOTD, building regulations, minimum requirements, public projects, private projects, consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction

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• urge and request BESE to incorporate the science of human growth and development into state content standards
• and request Bessie to incorporate the science of human growth and development into state content standards
• and this HCR requests BESE to incorporate the science of human growth and development into content standards
• What this HCR does is request updated content standards and provision of educational resources.
• And currently in the standards, the resolution notes that while current science and health standards

Bills: HCR26, HB28, HB195, HB283, HB316, HB319, HB363, HB380, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB636, HB738, HB807, HB905, HB992, HB1146

Keywords: human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board

Summary: The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific. House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments. The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.

Bills: SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

Bills: SCR173, SCR78, SCR114, SCR162, SCR48, SCR160, SCR87, SCR28, SCR74, SCR20, SCR32, SCR55, SCR69

Keywords: ticket scalping, task force, consumer protection, event accessibility, local economy, menstrual health, menstrual cycle, period education, period poverty, menstrual products, menstrual dignity, health education, sexual health curriculum, DOE, Department of Education, public schools, school health, reproductive health, puberty education, hygiene education

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• future education finance chairs can continue to set these priorities based on MDE, based on this as a standard
• future education finance chairs can continue to set these priorities based on MDE, based on this as a standard
• She also said she heard the LBO mentioned and that the national standard is to keep the subject matter
• 52.800><c> national</c> mentioned and that that the national mentioned and that that the national standard
• > keep</c><01:15:54.080><c> the</c><01:15:54.200><c> subject</c><01:15:54.680><c> matter</c> The standard

Bills: HF3489, HF3393, HF3785, SF856, HF4006, HF4615, HF3919, HF4591, HF3682, HF4240

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• It maintains strong standards and consumer protections.
• MFDA believes this bill strikes the right balance between maintaining high standards and addressing the
• Uh, this bill maintains strong<01:29:56.320><c> standards</c><01:29:56.719><c> and</c><01:29:57.040><
• c> consumer</c> strong standards and consumer strong standards and consumer protections.<01:29:58.320

Bills: HF4438, HF4467, HF4379, SF3402, HF4349, HF4064, HF84, HF85, HF3804

Keywords: healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care

Bills: HB527, HB563, HB580, HB579, SB190, HB15, HB390, HB527, HB563, HB580, HB579, SB190, HB15, HB390

Keywords: liability, off-roading, parks, participant safety, risk management, SNAP, food assistance, public assistance, income standards, Department of Human Resources, eligibility, HB580, Alabama Healthy Schools Act, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school meals, cafeteria, vending machines, fundraising sales