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• , they are particularly reliant on public charging infrastructure, either at retail centers, at workplaces

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 21, 2025, with 86 bills on the agenda. The committee first approved two consent motions covering a group of bills eligible for the Assembly floor consent calendar and another group of unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent. Several bills were then heard individually, with authors and supporters emphasizing that many had no or minimal state costs and were aimed at climate, health, or regulatory improvements. Among the bills discussed were AB 39 on local planning for electrification and EV charging infrastructure; AB 1129 allowing local health jurisdictions to opt into reporting birth defects and early-life health conditions; AB 1332 to allow narrow direct shipment of medicinal cannabis to seriously ill patients; AB 1056 phasing out transfer of certain gillnet permits except for a one-time family transfer; AB 408 creating a new Medical Board health and wellness program for physicians; AB 546 requiring health plans to cover portable HEPA air purifiers for vulnerable people during wildfire emergencies; AB 942 revising rooftop solar subsidy rules to reduce costs for non-solar ratepayers; and AB 967 expediting licensure for out-of-state physicians. Supporters generally framed these bills as improving access, equity, public health, or affordability, while opponents on AB 942 and AB 967 raised concerns about implementation, workload, contract issues, and impacts on existing programs. The committee took action on each bill after testimony and questions. AB 39, AB 1129, AB 1332, AB 1056, AB 408, AB 546, AB 942, and AB 967 were all moved out of committee on roll call votes, with some members voting no or not voting on certain measures. The suspense calendar was then read and deemed approved, and the committee opened general public comment, where speakers voiced support for bills including AB 715, AB 1138, AB 782, AB 98, AB 53, AB 258, AB 330, AB 650, AB 649, AB 1048, and AB 425. The meeting adjourned after public comment.

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• me the one-on-one support I needed and taught me the employment skills required to succeed in the workplace

Bills: SB750, SB2995, SB1716, SB2430, SB203, SB1679, SB2683, SB1414

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, public institutions, laboratory fees, education code, financial aid, education, student support, scholarships, nontraditional education, student enrollment, financial assistance, Texas students, foreign adversaries, trade secrets, research integrity, security measures, international agreements, student privacy

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• worker would have given birth, and the window to guarantee rights to pregnancy accommodations in the workplace

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• PLAN FOR, PROTECT VOTER RIGHTS COMPENSATE WRONGFUL INCARCERATION AND PROTECT PREGNANT WOMEN FROM WORKPLACE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Some 90% of our policyholders qualify for a dividend. way they qualify is by being a safe workplace.

Bills: HB406

Keywords: local economic development, notification, workforce development, municipal agreements, county contracts, 1184, house, all

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• they mean when they say DEI is a consultant coming in and showing a PowerPoint and dividing up the workplace

Keywords: tribal sovereignty, healthcare, education, public safety, Economic Development, Tax Parity Act, PROTECT Act, trust obligations, bipartisan support, Indian Health Services

Summary: The committee meeting focused on crucial issues facing tribal nations, particularly emphasizing the federal government's trust and treaty obligations. The discussions highlighted ongoing challenges such as disparities in healthcare, education, and public safety within Native communities. Chair Murkowski underscored the importance of listening to Native leaders and aligning congressional efforts with community needs, advocating for legislative actions that support tribal sovereignty and economic development. Various initiatives, including the Tax Parity Act and the PROTECT Act, aimed at addressing jurisdictional and financial disparities, were discussed in detail. A call for bipartisan support to alleviate the funding shortages affecting Indian Health Services was made several times during the meeting. Testimonies from tribal leaders and representatives emphasized the dire need for legislative support to enhance infrastructure, healthcare access, and public safety initiatives in tribal communities.

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• /c><02:13:11.040><c> our</c> share our tips with others in our share our tips with others in our workplace
• . workplace. workplace.
• I think that would be chaos in the workplace. >> I'm not talking about that.
• I think that would be chaos in the workplace. workplace. workplace.
• It's just a matter of tribal justice that will occur still in the workplace when something goes wrong

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened its labor hearing on SB 655 and outlined the day’s schedule, including a later working session on SB 416 and an executive session planned for 2:30 p.m. Senator Dan Innis introduced SB 655, describing it as a technical bill affecting employee leasing companies/professional employer organizations (PEOs), workers’ compensation coverage, and a Senate-added minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players covered by a collective bargaining agreement. He said the PEO change would let either the PEO or the client business hold workers’ comp coverage, while still requiring coverage, and argued it would align New Hampshire with most other states and reduce barriers for small businesses and multi-state employers. He also said the baseball provision would clarify wage treatment for minor league players and support the Manchester team. Justin Warell of Insperity testified in support of the PEO portion, explaining that PEOs provide HR, payroll, benefits administration, and workers’ compensation administration through a co-employment model. He said the bill would preserve mandatory coverage while allowing flexibility for the client or PEO to maintain the policy, which could help clients who already have preferred coverage or who face cost or administrative issues in multiple states. He noted that most clients would still remain under the PEO’s policy and said Insperity would submit written comments. Committee members asked about how the arrangement would work, whether the client or PEO would pay, and whether the bill would affect liability insurance packaging; Warell said the employer still bears the cost and that the bill mainly gives larger clients an option. One member asked him to remain available for possible follow-up after hearing from the labor department. Stephen Gonzalez of Major League Baseball testified in support of the minor league baseball exemption. He said MLB and the MLB Players Association negotiated a collective bargaining agreement that already provides players with salary, housing, meals, per diems, health and retirement benefits, disability continuation, tuition assistance, and signing bonuses. He argued that treating players as hourly workers creates impractical time-tracking problems because players do work-related activities on their own time, and said the bill would recognize them as salaried workers and avoid litigation over what counts as hours worked. Committee members questioned why the exemption was needed if players are already salaried and whether MLB could simply amend its CBA; Gonzalez said the bill would help prevent wage-and-hour lawsuits and noted that similar exemptions have been enacted in other states. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the chair indicated the bill would be considered for executive action later that afternoon.

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• I think that would be chaos in the workplace. I'm not talking about that.
• I think that would be chaos in the workplace. workplace. workplace.
• It's just a matter of tribal justice that still occurs in the workplace when something goes wrong.
• still<03:06:39.359><c> occurs</c><03:06:39.680><c> in</c><03:06:39.920><c> the</c><03:06:40.080><c> workplace
• </c><03:06:40.880><c> when</c> still occurs in the workplace when still occurs in the workplace when

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And is there like a required workplace poster or something that, or um, something that's been created
• <00:36:27.599><c> required</c> Um, and is there like a required Um, and is there like a required workplace
• 29.760><c> something</c><00:36:30.000><c> that</c><00:36:30.560><c> or</c><00:36:31.119><c> um</c> workplace
• poster or something that or um workplace poster or something that or um something<00:36:31.520><c> that's

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Unlike most workplaces, theirs is often just feet away from live traffic.
• are in danger every day.<00:58:19.440><c> Unlike</c><00:58:19.839><c> most</c><00:58:20.160><c> workplaces
• Unlike most workplaces, theirs is day.
• Unlike most workplaces, theirs is often<00:58:21.520><c> just</c><00:58:21.760><c> feet</c><00:58:22.000

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm sorry, the history of being discriminated against... against in the workplace, including the lack
• . aren't asking to attack the trans community; we are asking for equal pay, we are asking to end workplace
• acquiring credit, prohibited from attending educational institutions, being discriminated against in the workplace
• , your amendment is talking about making sure that women are not discriminated against... in the workplace

Bills: HB46, HJR35, HJR47, HJR182, HB 113, HB983, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB5151, HB265, HB1845, HB782, HB 108, HB1960, HB158, HB1954, HB1955, HB2512, HB605, HB2581, HB2803, HB627, HB2667, HB1738, HB636, HB3679, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB2438, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB2153, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3178, HB3182, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2132, HB2658, HB2413, HB2757, HB2080, HB3154, HB3063, HB3009, HB3448, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3946, HB3460, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB2060, HB4731, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2142, HB2673, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB5573, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB2203, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB139, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB2333, HB4630, HB4701, HB2583, HB2983, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5430, HB5561, HB5611, HB5043, HB5064, HB3733, HB3781, HB3219, HB32, HB4515, HB5348, HR559, HB4506, HB1646, HB3185, HB3388, HB2761, HB3233, HB1534, HB5129, HB5394, HB3619, HB2867, HB3672, HB2434, HB4903, HB3687, HB3675, HB4609, HB4582, HB3866, HB4534, HB2446, HB3984, HB700, HB4088, HB229, SB2419, SB842, SB1257, SB2550, SB996, HB 1186, HB4327, HB3221, HB2588, SB552, HB4870, HB2494, HB3940, HB4838, HB3177, HB1441, SB1841, HB3962, HB2225, HJR112, HB897, HB2695, HB4670, HB3602, HB3317, HB3717, HB3138, HB3704, HB1403, HJR218, HB4921, SJR37, HJR138, HJR144, HB3892, HB4, HB46, HJR35, HJR47, HJR182, HB4234, HB722, HB4136, HB4105, HB4413, HB170, HB551, HB2858, HB3053, HB3142, HB3180, HB3722, HB2200, HB1794, HB1784, HB1581, HB2530, HB4308, HB1896, HB2974, HB3359, HB4580, HB2458, HB2215, HB3332, HB2278, HB3015, HB3151, HB1368, HB40, HB 101, HB 112, HB146, HB168, HB214, HB413, HB1523, HB493, HB521, HB594, HB557, HB305, HB549, HB854, HB 1057, HB 1052, HB842, HB3174, HB3311, HB2486, HB3196, HB824, HB 1039, HB2529, HB2713, HB4936, HB4995, HB4830, HB4864, HB5219, HB5263, HB5154, HB2674, HB5525, HB5623, HB2545, HB2587, HB2625, HB5520, HB5436, HB4926, HB1573, HB5165, HB4811, HB5081, HB4755, HB3179, HB4310, HB4611, HB2159, HB4626, HB3637, HB3153, HB3066, HB2786, HB2966, HB638, HB640, HB876, HB497, HB5539, HB4809, HB5308, HB4687, HB4070, HB4421, HB4412, HB3284, HB3369, HB3420, HB3449, HB4098, HB4281, HB4120, HB4504, HB4370, HB 1106, HB2370, HB2404, HB3863, HB2407, HB2253, HB2273, HB2040, HB1586, HB3788, HB3993, HB4690, HB4309, HB4696, HB2308, HB 1142, HB1533, HB1621, HB2242, HB2012, HB2193, HB2442, HB2464, HB2348, HB2313, HB2289, HB1942, HB2011, HB1629, HB2993, HB3592, HB3824, HB4076, HB4535, HB4623, HB4773, HB 1091, HB5115, HB5515, HB3372, HB5659, HB 127, HB386, HB 115, HB2868, HB 1249, HB4766, HB3720, HB4656, HB4879, HB 105, HB5383, HB4621, HB5431, HB5678, HB5534, HB4174, HB4212, HB3954, HB3966, HB3636, HB3918, HB1422, HB4765, HB4732, HB4742, HB5122, HB4518, HB5084, HB3986, HB4045, HB4144, HB3911, HB3976, HB4473, HB3425, HB3641, HB3642, HB3475, HB3509, HB3424, HB3383, HB4744, HB4531, HB4539, HB3159, HB5228, HB5370, HB4359, HB4398, HB4443, HB4466, HB3861, HB3849, HB4240, HB4706, HB4685, HB5354, HB5141, HB5686, HB3629, HB3554, HB3567, HB2015, HB3575, HB5381, HB1431, HB3514, HB4614, HB4546, HB4683, HB5681, HB5673, HB5663, HB4271, HB4350, HB4035, HB3807, HB3812, HB3552, HB3540, HB3715, HB3710, HB3664, HB4196, HB4233, HB4173, HB1998, HB3333, HB3510, HB4222, HB2070, HB2854, HB2347, HB 113, HB983, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB5151, HB265, HB1845, HB782, HB 108, HB1960, HB158, HB1954, HB1955, HB2512, HB605, HB2581, HB2803, HB627, HB2667, HB1738, HB636, HB3679, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB2438, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB2153, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3178, HB3182, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2132, HB2658, HB2413, HB2757, HB2080, HB3154, HB3063, HB3009, HB3448, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3946, HB3460, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB2060, HB4731, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2142, HB2673, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB5573, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB2203, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB139, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB2333, HB4630, HB4701, HB2583, HB2983, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5430, HB5561, HB5611, HB5043, HB5064, HB3733, HB3781, HB3219, HB32, HB4515, HB5348, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559

Keywords: low-THC cannabis, dispensing organization, Texas Compassionate-Use Program, medical use, patient access, registration, healthcare, legislation, Grow Texas fund, economic stabilization, infrastructure, oil and gas, constitutional amendment, severance tax, Texas STRONG defense fund, funding, public health, workforce development, revenue transfer, Veterans' Land Board

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• Maybe not in your schools, in your workplaces, or your places of worship, but we are still here. public
• 00:59:51.280><c> your</c> Maybe not in your schools, in your Maybe not in your schools, in your workplaces
• ><c> your</c><00:59:52.880><c> places</c><00:59:53.200><c> of</c><00:59:53.359><c> worship,</c> workplaces
• , or your places of worship, workplaces, or your places of worship, but<00:59:54.559><c> we</c><00:59

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health, 1183, house

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• nonprofit that promotes safety<00:21:17.520><c> in</c><00:21:17.679><c> the</c><00:21:17.840><c> workplace
• /c><00:21:18.240><c> on</c><00:21:18.400><c> the</c><00:21:18.559><c> roadway,</c> safety in the workplace
• , on the roadway, safety in the workplace, on the roadway, and<00:21:19.520><c> at</c><00:21:19.679><
• The side of the road or even the center of it is our members' workplace nearly every day.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Not only is this venue a workplace for so many Minnesotans, it is an entertainment destination providing
• /c><01:06:39.200><c> this</c><01:06:39.440><c> venue</c><01:06:40.079><c> a</c><01:06:40.400><c> workplace
• </c><01:06:40.960><c> for</c> Not only is this venue a workplace for Not only is this venue a workplace

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• consider three other classes of person, specifically the other employees who must remain in the workplace
• in</c><00:57:15.720><c> the</c> employees who must remain in the employees who must remain in the workplace
• <c> customers</c><00:57:17.520><c> who</c><00:57:17.680><c> are</c><00:57:17.839><c> relying</c> workplace
• the customers who are relying workplace the customers who are relying on<00:57:18.359><c> the</c><00

Bills: HF1976

Keywords: paid leave, family leave, employment law, Minnesota statute, benefit eligibility, seasonal employment, workforce, labor rights, 1183, house

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• condos for workers—we heard from public employees who are driving two and three hours to get to their workplace
• condos for workers—we heard from public employees who are driving two and three hours to get to their workplace
• It does this by legalizing apartments and condo..." their workplace we have employees who we their workplace

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of respondents experienced discrimination or harassment in the last year, noting public spaces, workplaces
• :00.480><c> noting</c><01:16:00.880><c> public</c><01:16:01.199><c> spaces</c><01:16:01.800><c> workplaces
• </c><01:16:02.800><c> and</c> year noting public spaces workplaces and year noting public spaces workplaces

Bills: HF1867, HF1240

Keywords: lottery, retailer contracts, Minnesota Statutes, contract qualifications, public integrity, criminal background, legislative auditor, public funds, state government, compliance, transparency, 1183, house

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• I require 24/7 supervision in my living arrangement and my workplace. I'm very happy to have a job.
• Arrangement<01:25:13.719><c> and</c><01:25:13.960><c> my</c> Arrangement and my Arrangement and my workplace
• 01:25:16.679><c> to</c><01:25:16.880><c> have</c><01:25:17.040><c> a</c><01:25:17.320><c> job</c> workplace
• I'm very happy to have a job workplace I'm very happy to have a job I've<01:25:18.440><c> been</c><01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• part-time work options, flexible schedules, competitive wages and benefits, and has a supportive workplace
• > supportive</c> wages and benefits and has a supportive wages and benefits and has a supportive workplace
• c> culture</c><01:09:19.839><c> however</c><01:09:20.080><c> there</c><01:09:20.279><c> just</c> workplace
• culture however there just workplace culture however there just simply<01:09:20.880><c> isn't</c><01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• those remote workers still have to pay liability in the state of their headquarters, where their workplace
• 01:47:06.639><c> their</c><01:47:07.320><c> their</c><01:47:07.800><c> their</c><01:47:08.040><c> workplace
• </c><01:47:08.880><c> that</c> their their their their workplace that their their their their workplace

Keywords: 1187, senate, all