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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Aug 25th, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- However, California, including hospitals.
- Tim Madden, representing the California Rheumatology Alliance, the California Chapter of the American
- Ryan Spencer, on behalf of the California Orthopedic Association, the California Podiatric Medical Association
- , the California Society of Pathologists, the California Rheumatological Society, and the American College
- Damon Conklin with the League of California Cities, also representing the California State Association
Committee:
House Business and Professions
Keywords:
naturopathy, medical licensure, California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, healthcare services, fictitious-name permit, pupil health, albuterol inhalers, emergency medical aid, respiratory distress, local educational agencies, childcare programs, school safety
Summary:
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1347, which clarifies that stock albuterol may be authorized in all public schools, including preschools. The bill was presented as a technical cleanup to existing law and received support from the California Society for Respiratory Care and the American Academy of Pediatrics. There was no opposition, and the committee approved it on a due pass vote.
The committee then considered AB 2772, the sunset bill for the California Council for Interior Design Certification. Supporters said it would extend the council’s sunset date and recognize its quasi-public status by applying transparency and accountability requirements. Opposition came from the International Interior Design Association, which argued the council had not complied with open meeting laws and objected to expanded authority to levy civil penalties. The committee nevertheless concurred in the Senate amendments and passed the bill.
SB 1303, the sunset bill for the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, was heard next after major amendments removed disputed scope-of-practice language. The board and its supporters emphasized consumer protection, title clarity, and enforcement against unlicensed activity, while several medical and professional groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were removing opposition or moving to neutral. The committee passed the bill as amended.
Finally, SB 342, the Contractors Licensure Fairness Act, was presented as a measure to allow contractors to recover payment for work performed while licensed, even if there was a lapse in licensure during a long project, rather than forfeiting the entire contract value. Supporters said this would prevent unfair windfalls and reduce litigation; opponents, including Los Angeles Unified School District and local government groups, argued it would reward contractors who fail to maintain licenses and weaken consumer and public protections. The committee approved SB 342 as amended. The meeting also included extended thanks and farewell remarks for committee consultant Bill Lewis, who was retiring after many years of service.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Very quickly, as background, the State Building Code Council is a state agency that adopts the state
- building code.
- One such model code adopted in here is the energy code.
- There's a current energy code requirement that requires each new commercial building or addition larger
- But I am here to talk about the on-site generation requirements of the building code and ask for an exemption
Committee:
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology
Keywords:
environment, retail bags, sustainability, pollution, customer impact, plastic bags, retail, waste reduction, cookware safety, lead regulation, consumer protection, interstate trade, health standards, SB 5941, Washington State Energy Code, State Building Code Council, renewable energy, solar panels, school district exemption, public school construction
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- Montana, Indiana, North Dakota, Utah, and just recently, North Carolina has went to a weight-based tax code
- California is at 54.27%. New Hampshire is at 65%. Marilyn is at 60%. Washington DC is at 64%.
- Some of you may also know her dad Udrow, who you may have seen around this building from time to time
- Therefore, I represented regulated industries here in this building.
- When I first got elected to this building in 2016, the proteM asked if I wanted to work on occupational
Bills:
HB2933 , HB3041 , HB3048 , HB3081 , HB3297 , HB3338 , HB3673 , HB3790 , HB3983 , HB4105 , HB4139 , HB4203 , HJR1023
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords:
insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, insurance, nonadmitted insurers, surplus lines, Oklahoma, fire extinguisher, licensing, public safety, age qualification, State Fire Marshal, towing services
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- the fortified Because the difference between the standard roofing code and the fortified roof code,
- The building code, and I think Rep.
- And so this would allow any parish that wants to do so to exceed the current building code standards
- in a way that they met what are the fortified roof standards, the current building code standards in
- Anybody can propose code changes. Those are true standards. Those are true codes.
Keywords:
building codes, construction standards, state uniform construction code, local option, municipal ordinance, parish ordinance, resilient construction, FORTIFIED Home, IBHS, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, hurricane resistance, storm resilience, roof replacement, residential construction, certificate of occupancy, code enforcement, building resilience, home hardening, wind mitigation, residential roof
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 20th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- He said the same standard is found in the Safe Drinking Water Act, too.
- And President gold standard science.
- U gold standard science Alabama.
- This bill keeps these standards at harmful levels and keeps agencies from creating new standards unless
- </c><00:21:59.120><c> at</c> This bill um keeps these standards at This bill um keeps these standards
Bills:
SB23 , SB71 , SB105 , SB109 , SB115 , SB131 , SB148 , SB165 , SB23 , SB71 , SB105 , SB109 , SB115 , SB131 , SB148 , SB165
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
law enforcement, taser, restrained individuals, police procedures, civil rights, income tax, tax exemption, Alabama tax code, Section 40-18-3, civilian employees, Department of Defense, DoD, Armed Forces, military pay, combat zone, deployment, National Guard, Reserve components, emergency response, federal employees
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
County and Municipal Government Feb 18th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So I think there needs to be a shall because I think everybody needs to be held to that same standard
- What House Bill 3913 does is it allows municipalities to authorize single-stair apartment buildings up
- to six stories only when they meet strict modern fire safety standards.
Committee:
House County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
county officials, residency requirement, dereliction of duty, removal process, government accountability, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval, local government, municipal bonds, ballot proposals, voting process, fund allocation, county government, administration, local resources, public institutions, construction, maintenance
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 11th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It could be getting them familiar with their section of the Alabama Code, so maybe that's correct.
- they are wanting to clarify essentially that this deals really with Title 39 and not their design-build
- Don't try to be the health department or the building department.
- Don't try to be the building official unless you are—and then good...
- Once it's approved, that building goes down in a historic district; a glass building goes up completely
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They both are important steps in modernizing building code standards in our state.
- Building code advancements as stronger regulations improve building safety, resilience, and energy efficiency
- By modernizing the minimum state standard and acceptable residential and commercial building codes in
- Earlier about updating building standards.
- Do you know if the latest... building standards already would require this.
Bills:
HB407 , HB871 , HB882 , HB2011 , HB3572 , HB3578 , HB4038 , HB4866 , HB4897 , HB4978 , HB5380 , HB5555 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , SB673
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We appreciate your time and help us build more ADUs in Dallas. Thank you.
- You did it in 2019 when it came to building permit fees.
- Portable shed and all of a sudden color the existing building the next day. Absolutely.
- You could have two buildings right next to each other.
- The proximity to those build-out numbers is more important than even the population.
Bills:
HB407 , HB871 , HB882 , HB2011 , HB3572 , HB3578 , HB4038 , HB4866 , HB4897 , HB4978 , HB5380 , HB5555 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , SB673
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- This code establishes minimum requirements and standards for buildings and facilities constructed in
- The state building code is comprised of a number of model codes and standards developed and published
- by the The state building code is comprised of a number of model codes and standards developed and published
- building standards.
- in terms of how to meet the energy code and still meet our clean building standards.
Committee:
House Local Government
Keywords:
building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development, housing permits, affordable housing, local government, county planning, city planning
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added Apr 28th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Administrative Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- It has to do with the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission.
- the various regulating agencies, being the state fire marshal, the Oklahoma City fire marshal, the building
- We came to an agreement, got them to work with the code as it is established, with some delays in the
- It had no provision for what the standard of best interests of the state, and then they would then be
Bills:
HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1094 , HJR1095 , SJR49 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1094 , HJR1095 , SJR49
Committee:
House Administrative Rules
Keywords:
administrative rules, rule approval, joint resolution, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, Corporation Commission, Department of Environmental Quality, Liquified Petroleum Gas Board, water resources, wildlife conservation, tourism, zoning commission, energy regulation, agricultural regulation, agency rules, permanent rules, state agencies, Oklahoma Legislature, business and commerce, professional licensing
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 13th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- The Texas Occupations Code currently has a rigid rule requiring code enforcement training to work under
- It allows swift, affordable code enforcement amid Texas' booming population.
- It does; the trainees are still subject to state licensing standards.
- Standards that are established by TDLR and remain accountable to their employers.
- It does not lower certification standards, as trainees must still complete the training and pass exams
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Keywords:
lottery, prohibited sales, winning tickets, sales agents, license revocation, code enforcement, training requirements, supervision, registered officer, occupations code, advisory boards, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, public members, occupational regulations, professional standards, massage therapy, licensing, human trafficking, regulation, Occupations Code
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- First, it replaces residential buildings with single-family residences.
- The bill also requires building permit applications submitted by an RTA to be considered under the building
- code to be considered under the building permit ordinances in effect at the time the RTA board chooses
- code to be considered under the building permit ordinances in effect at the time the RTA board chooses
- code to be considered under the building permit ordinances in effect at the time the RTA board chooses
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit, SEPA, environmental review, local government, county authority, agricultural irrigation
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 28th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- , building up marsh lands, etc.
- </c><00:13:00.720><c> And</c><00:13:00.959><c> it</c> uh building up marsh lands etc.
- And it uh building up marsh lands etc.
- He said beneficial use includes erosion control, land and marsh building, and that the material could
- "The goal is that there's a pretty higher standard than just a majority, and we can continue to talk
Bills:
SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
SB115, Alabama, impersonating a peace officer, peace officer, law enforcement impersonation, police impersonation, unauthorized police officer, fake cop, certification revoked, certification suspended, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, APOSTC, Class C felony, law enforcement hiring, appointment of officers, federal law enforcement, arrest authority, public order, criminal offenses, Judiciary Committee
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 29th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's see, HB2450 changes how often elevators are inspected. in smaller buildings with four stories or
- This change keeps people safe but it helps reduce unnecessary costs for owners of small buildings like
- Labor Code and Occupation Code further complicates enforcement.
- One code defines a license holder as a person who is licensed while the other defines it as a person
- SB 1254 addresses these issues by making the definition of a license holder consistent across codes,
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Keywords:
elevator inspection, building safety, construction standards, health and safety code, regulatory requirements, SB 378, Texas Occupations Code, barbering, cosmetology, barber, cosmetologist, licensing, professional licensing, unauthorized practice, medical procedures, skin incision, dermis, injections, devices, consumer safety
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So, I think we made some assumptions about how much this would impact their ability to build.
Bills:
SJR50 , SJR51 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1094 , HJR1095 , SJR49
Committee:
Senate Administrative Rules
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
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- By way of background, the state building code establishes minimum performance standards and requirements
- , the model codes and standards.
- Building Code Council.
- Unlike building codes that apply at the point of construction, wildfire risk mitigation standards, particularly
- those additional building standards.
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
land subdivision, zoning, property development, local government authority, real estate, infrastructure, wildfire, wildland urban interface, WUI, building code, fire-resistant construction, defensible space, hazard map, risk map, state building code council, department of natural resources, fire marshal, regional fire defense board, roofing standards, exterior walls
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- By way of background, the State Building Code provides a set of statewide standards and requirements
- The State Building Code Council is responsible for adopting, amending, and maintaining the code.
- This is a small change in the code, but it's part of a larger movement to make our building codes more
- codes have become so... ...because over decades, our zoning and building codes have become so loaded
- The plans published by L&I must, among other things, meet all applicable building code and energy code
Committee:
Senate Housing
Keywords:
building code, scissor stairs, safety regulations, construction standards, statebuilding regulations, residential building, construction permits, housing development, planning efficiency, state regulations, wildfire, home hardening, fire-resistant materials, fire-hardened building materials, common interest communities, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, condo association, wildland urban interface
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Building Code to establish This bill directs the State Building Code Council to adopt a mandatory appendix
- Building Code as amended by Washington, and it requires the State Building Code Council to adopt rules
- subject to the International Building Code.
- Code as part of the appendix for performance-based building code.
- building code.
Committee:
House Local Government
Keywords:
building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, performance-based codes, building regulations, residential construction, energy efficiency, sustainable design, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill does not eliminate standardized education requirements.
- In fact, it standardizes. This bill is now. And consistent skill levels across clinics.
- In fact, it standardizes. This bill does not increase the risk of medical errors.
- First, the first question is: is that sort of the standard?
- It is within the legend code, is my understanding. I'd have to...
Keywords:
health profession, regulatory boards, criminal activity, notification, auditor general, investigations, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, ALTCS, providers, ownership change, healthcare, Arizona Long Term Care System, naturopathic physician, naturopathic medicine, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic physicians medical board