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WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Government Organization Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 09:03 am
Transcript Highlights:
- All three have code conflicts that prevent them from individually passing.
- Current code provides that no provision of the code can be construed to require the disclosure of standards
- This bill amends two sections of code and By July 1, 2032.
- This bill amends one section of code, 20-2-42, makes some minor code citation format updates, and adds
- a cross-reference to another code section.
Summary:
The Committee on Government Organization met with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then considered a series of House bills, most of them related to licensing, local government administration, and agency operations. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint a county commissioner as a voting member of a convention and visitors bureau board, including for multi-county CVBs; it was reported to the full Senate. House Bill 5087 would join the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing licensed cosmetologists to obtain multi-state practice privileges in compact states, and it was also reported. The committee then took up a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4793, which combined provisions affecting barbering/cosmetology apprenticeships and lowered certain age and education requirements; after adopting a Jefferson amendment clarifying the salon training language, the bill was reported as amended.
Members next approved a strike-and-insert for House Bill 5638, which clarifies the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, changes cyber risk review procedures, and updates references to the Office of Technology head as the chief information officer; it was reported as amended. House Bill 4483, dealing with the Board of Funeral Examiners, was amended to change the effective date for licensee-in-charge requirements and make technical corrections, then reported as amended. House Bill 5653, requested by the Department of Revenue, would expand confidentiality protections to cover audit manuals, guidelines, procedures, algorithms, and related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and it was reported. House Bill 4452 repeals acreage limits on church property ownership, and House Bill 4801 expands permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax funds to include demolition of unsafe structures and planning or improvement of public property; both were reported.
The committee also advanced House Bill 5622, which creates an expedited process for municipalities to conform local election terms and procedures to the state requirement that municipal elections be held with statewide primaries or general elections, and recognizes the Secretary of State as keeper of municipal charter rolls. House Bill 4546 would allow business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, with higher biennial fees and updated enforcement provisions; its strike-and-insert amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 5613 would define and regulate telematics for state fleet vehicles, require reporting on unsafe driving and corrective actions, and include cost-benefit information in annual reports; it was reported. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based restriction, and House Bill 4819 would revise criminal-record standards for certain non-Chapter 30 occupational licenses, shifting to a direct-relationship standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; both were reported. The committee then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 4th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Every medical code that can be funded out of that $80 million.
- Where we have energy codes coming from one department and building codes coming from another department
- We've got our certificate of occupancy for up to 50 beds.
- Codes are the first place to start with the best return in terms of housing costs.
- Can anyone comment on that with a model that we're looking at from Texas and so on? Yeah.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In Texas, only 9.4%.
- zip code.
- Under Texas Government Code 661.20, state employees are guaranteed 12 sick days per year.
- Because in our Texas Administrative Code, we rely on a medical diagnosis in order for these kids to get
- That is how these kids get their needs met, but the barriers in our Texas Administrative Code restrict
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 26th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's a very successful model that we see working in states, like Alabama, California, Texas, and I
- What is the average occupancy rate of your existing 280 beds?
- Henry Collins: Madam Chair, Senator Scott, we run at about 95% occupancy, which is, you know, you don't
- City Representative: It's called Urban Alchemy, and they work in California, Oregon, Alabama, Texas,
- One of them is, can we get this broken down by zip code in Bernalillo County? Thank you.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You are what makes Texas great.
- Welcome, Texas teachers.
- To honor Parker County, one of the greatest counties in Texas, today is Parker County Day in the Texas
- As the state of Texas has continued to grow and we welcome thousands of newcomers to our state, Texas
- Members, please join me in welcoming Texas Realtors. to the Texas House. Is there any objection?
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The procurement code is... you don't necessarily have to follow the procurement code.
- Of these 900 occupational therapists, 23 practice in rural New Mexico.
- New Mexico Occupational Therapy Association.
- New Mexico is facing a significant shortage of occupational therapy practitioners.
- Occupational therapy has also been linked to reduce hospital readmission rates.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- and Licensing Division the codes and Licensing Division the construction<00:22:12.440>
codes < - fund the work of the construction codes fund the work of the construction codes and<00:46:40.760
- , which includes the building code itself, the mechanical code, the energy codes, accessibility, and
- includes the building code itself, the mechanical code, the energy codes, accessibility, and plumbing
- <00:59:22.599>
are on code adoption uh before the codes are on code adoption uh before the
Summary:
The committee met under a new Senate power-sharing arrangement with co-chairs, began with member and staff introductions, and then received a jurisdiction overview from Senate counsel. The overview explained that the Labor Committee’s jurisdiction has not changed from the previous biennium and covers fair labor standards, minimum wage, workers’ compensation, occupational safety and health, and related agencies and boards such as the Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Mediation Services, PERB, and the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. It also noted that some topics, including paid leave, fall under other committees, while earned sick and safe time remains within Labor and Industry jurisdiction.
Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach and Josiah Moore then gave a detailed Department of Labor and Industry presentation. They reviewed the department’s funding sources, emphasizing that workers’ compensation funds and construction codes/licensing revenues make up most of the budget, while the general fund is a small share. They described the department’s major divisions, including workers’ compensation, construction codes and licensing, labor standards, nursing home workforce standards, and OSHA consultation and compliance, and highlighted practical examples of their work.
Examples included return-to-work assistance for an injured worker, compliance training that reduced penalties for self-insurers and claim administrators, and use of the Special Compensation Fund when an employer lacked workers’ compensation insurance. The labor standards section highlighted enforcement actions involving unpaid overtime, pregnancy and parental leave retaliation, wage deductions, and child labor violations, along with totals for 2024 collections and inquiries. The presentation also noted the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s adopted rules, the expansion of construction licensing exams statewide, and OSHA consultation programs such as Min-SHARP and MINSTAR, including a Minnesota employer that recently achieved MINSTAR status. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Government Organization Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 09:03 am
Government Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- Each deals with several of the same code sections, the language of the bills such that all three are
- Current code provides that no provision of the code can be construed to require the disclosure of standards
- There are churches that own more land than is listed in this code provision. Thank you, counsel.
- This bill amends one section of code, 20-2-42, makes some minor code citation format updates, and adds
- a cross-reference to another code section.
Summary:
The Committee on Government Organization met to approve minutes and then considered a series of House bills, most of which were reported to the full Senate with recommendations that they do pass. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint county commissioners as voting members of convention and visitors bureau boards, including for multi-county CVBs. House Bill 5087 would enact the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing multi-state practice for licensed cosmetologists in member states and authorizing criminal history checks. House Bill 5638 would clarify the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, shift cybersecurity oversight to annual program reviews, and add software licensing protections; it was amended and reported. House Bill 4483, concerning funeral directors and funeral establishments, was amended only to change an effective date and make technical corrections before being reported. House Bill 5653 would expand confidentiality for Department of Revenue audit-related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and House Bill 4452 would repeal church acreage limits in state code after discussion of constitutional concerns and current practice. House Bill 4801 would expand permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax revenues for demolition of unsafe structures and property planning or improvements, and House Bill 5622 would create an expedited process for municipalities to conform election terms and charter provisions to the requirement that local elections coincide with state elections.
The committee also adopted a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4546, which allows business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, extends the correction period for deficient reports, and adjusts fees and enforcement provisions; the amendment removed a conflicting section and made technical corrections. House Bill 5613 would define and expand the use of telematics in fleet management, require related reporting and rulemaking, and include a cost-benefit analysis in the division’s annual report. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based prohibition. House Bill 4819 would revise how criminal records are considered for certain non-Chapter 30 licenses, shifting to a “directly related” standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; members discussed that point before reporting the bill. The committee adopted all amendments presented, reported the bills, and then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Business and Labor Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Business and Labor Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- But the insurance code modifications, fire code amendments, construction and fire code amendments, House
- a regulated occupation, an individual making requests that an occupation become a regulated occupation
- the International Existing Building Code, International Fuel Gas Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code
- Fire code amendments.
- Code.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So California, Texas, and Georgia. Arizona and Georgia. California, Texas, and Georgia.
- Why would you put in code this kind of thing?
- It's not up to speech code.
- It's not up to speech code.
- There is no other source of discrimination code or protection of rights of minority code that talks about
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE Jan 21st, 2026
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Transcript Highlights:
- That I used to live in, I could literally take a rock and hit Texas.
- Texas does not have a five... Are set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Texas does not have a five mallard limit.
- There were two occupants in the boat. The boat struck a tree and ejected the...
- The occupant in the boat was able to regain and reenter the boat and navigate the boat to the nearest
Summary:
The committee first heard from Arkansas State Police leadership about the agency’s role in federal immigration enforcement. Colonel Mike Hager said State Police has completed 287(g) training for all but 12 officers and is authorized to assist ICE in limited circumstances, but is not an immigration enforcement agency. He emphasized that troopers only make immigration-related notifications after lawful stops or arrests for other offenses, and that the agency uses discretion and chain-of-command approval for any planned operation. Members asked about how immigration status is determined, whether stops are tracked, whether local agencies are participating, and whether there are costs or reimbursement mechanisms; Hager said the agency began tracking encounters in September and had 48 detentions since then, most tied to other criminal violations such as DWIs or domestic violence. He also said there were no current planned immigration operations beyond assisting federal partners.
The committee then received an update from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Doug Schoenrock on wildlife management areas, waterfowl habitat, and related infrastructure. He reported that most moist-soil units and green tree reservoirs were flooded or near normal, with one new pump not yet operational and a vandalized Ed Gordon/Point Remove pump back in service since December. He also said the Lake Conway dam and water-control work were progressing, with a public meeting scheduled at Mayflower High School. Questions followed about dock removal notices, maintenance on other water-control structures, and a recent fatal boating accident at Baumito WMA, which Schoenrock described as a high-speed collision in flooded timber and said the agency was working on a safety memorial effort with the victim’s widow.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on duck season, drought conditions, and criticism of the Flyway Federation’s push to restrict hunting over standing corn. Schoenrock said Arkansas remains the nation’s top duck-hunting destination, but drought and warm weather have reduced water availability and caused ducks to move north; he cited survey numbers showing 1.4 million ducks in the state at the end of December but a much lower January count. He argued that standing corn is legal and that federal habitat and water policy, not Arkansas law, drives long-term duck populations. Members raised concerns about changing migration patterns, the role of private clubs, federal regulation, and the possible effects of wind turbines and solar panels on waterfowl; Schoenrock and Commissioner Chris Caldwell said the commission is studying those issues, including a University of Arkansas at Monticello project on avoidance behavior, and that no immediate regulatory changes were announced. The committee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and questions.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas is overheated and.
- Texas and California, I think New York is up there, but Texas and California are the biggest ones.
- Texas and California, I think New York is up there, but Texas and California are the biggest ones.
- Texas and California, I think New York is up there, but Texas and California are the biggest ones.
- Texas and California, I think New York is up there, but Texas and California are the biggest ones.
Summary:
The committee held a study on the potential effects of living wage or minimum wage laws in Oklahoma, with the chair emphasizing that the discussion was not intended to advocate for or against State Question 832. The first panel focused on economic and workforce impacts. An Oklahoma Department of Commerce representative argued that living wage calculations vary by region and household type, that Oklahoma’s average wages are already near or above many living-wage estimates, and that higher mandated wages could lead employers to cut hours, reduce hiring, automate, or avoid expansion, especially in rural areas where childcare, healthcare, broadband, and infrastructure constraints also affect labor participation. Committee members asked about wage distributions, rural cost differences, training pathways, and whether higher wages might draw workers or businesses out of state; the witness said many low-wage workers move up over time and that Oklahoma has seen net in-migration. A State Chamber Research Foundation witness then testified that a $15 statewide wage floor would raise payroll costs substantially, especially for small rural employers, and cited examples from California and Seattle to argue that higher wages can reduce hours, jobs, and benefits while increasing consumer prices. She suggested alternatives such as expanding the state earned income tax credit and promoting upskilling through existing education and training programs.
A Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry representative described Missouri’s recent voter-approved minimum wage increase to $13.75, rising to $15, along with paid sick leave provisions. She said the chamber opposed the measure because it would raise business costs, hurt rural communities and youth employment, and force some employers to cut hours, reduce hiring, or close. She cited examples from Missouri businesses facing significant added costs and warned that a future ballot initiative could create a patchwork of local minimum wages. In response to questions, she said Missouri’s law did not distinguish by age or industry, that businesses had raised concerns about union contracts and compliance, and that the chamber viewed the measure as harmful to competitiveness.
Peter Hansen of NFIB presented the final major testimony, summarizing an NFIB study projecting that a higher Oklahoma minimum wage would produce some short-term GDP gains but longer-term losses, with GDP turning negative by the early 2030s and job losses growing over time. He said businesses respond to higher wage mandates by raising prices, trimming jobs, converting full-time positions to part-time, reducing benefits, and shifting investment toward automation or other capital. He argued that the burden falls most heavily on vulnerable workers such as young or marginal employees, who are less likely to be hired when labor costs rise. In questioning, he acknowledged that higher wages can improve pay for some workers and may have some short-term positive effects, but maintained that the long-term employment and investment effects are negative. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to bring up HF3405 on House Floor 2/19/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/29/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- um the people in this don't codes um the people in this don't actually<00:51:52.720>
have <00: - So there are inconsistent definitions for these words within the criminal code. people to to um take
- are inconsistent uh if you criminal code are inconsistent uh if you look<01:38:31.920>
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that <01:38:48.040>we Words within the criminal code that we already - <03:40:58.359>
protection driving enforcement occupant protection driving enforcement occupant
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We pray that you watch over and bless Texas.
- And now as we honor the Texas flag, honor the Texas flag.
- Welcome Texas teachers.
- As the state of Texas has continued to grow and we welcome thousands of newcomers to our state, Texas
- Members, please join me in welcoming Texas realtors to the Texas House. Mr.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/11/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, this says nothing about—they have to meet the code, but code is a pretty minimal thing.
- Uh, this says nothing about—they have to meet the code, but code is a pretty minimal thing.
- Uh, this says nothing about—they have to meet the code, but code is a pretty minimal thing.
- Uh, this says nothing about—they have to meet the code, but code is a pretty minimal thing.
- > they have to meet the code but code is a they have to meet the code but code is a pretty<00:52:22.880
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/11/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- So this bill would establish a web-based occupational license application portal.
- So this bill would establish a web-based occupational license application portal.
- So this bill would establish a<00:42:07.760>
web-based <00:42:08.400>occupational <00:42 - :09.119>
license a web-based occupational license a web-based occupational license application - Texas. Texas.
TX
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tax Reform Jan 15th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Special Committee on Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, occupancy is the operative word there.
- A few things here: Boone County is not an occupancy county, so we don't abide by one.
- Boone County is not an occupancy county, so we don't abide by 137.082.
- And the counties that are occupancy, which I... Wild West. Yeah.
- Now, in reference to 137.082, it's just not the occupancy permit.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe we should add occupational safety gear.
- It's in the code, so I think that's saying. Oh, they put it back in?
- Madam Chair, I think it's throughout code is what's happening.
- And so when they draft this, you have to draft with current code language.
- Throughout code as a bill.
Bills:
HCR3028
Keywords:
human trafficking, victim services, re-entry programs, legislative study, public safety, mental health, law enforcement, 908, all
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard and acted on several measures related to human trafficking, criminal procedure, and child protection. It first took up House Concurrent Resolution 3028, which would direct a legislative study of human trafficking victim services and re-entry programs. The sponsor and supporters emphasized helping victims rebuild basic life and workforce skills and better understanding existing services; YouthWorks and the North Dakota Catholic Conference described current programs and the trauma victims face. The committee discussed overlap with other interim studies, then voted unanimously to give the resolution a due pass, with Senator Braunberger designated to carry it.
The committee then considered House Bill 1263, concerning sealing criminal records, and moved it forward without changing the House version after members noted the House had removed presumption language and reduced the waiting period. That bill also received a due pass recommendation. Next, House Bill 1226, which revises the state’s mask law for public places, drew testimony from the sponsor and an expert witness who argued that masking to conceal identity during group criminal conduct undermines public safety and law enforcement. Members debated the House-added requirement that law enforcement request unmasking; the committee adopted an amendment to remove that language, then passed the bill as amended, with Senator Luick to carry it.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1410, a study resolution on criminal conduct against children, including child sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and the use of artificial intelligence in exploitation crimes. Supporters from the Child Sexual Assault Prevention Task Force, YouthWorks, and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Dakota said the study would help update outdated terminology, review AI-related issues, and improve investigation and prosecution tools. The committee approved the resolution with a due pass recommendation, and Senator Cory was assigned to carry it. The committee also received a brief report that, in a quick review, there were 82 active studies introduced, including 10 shall studies and 35 shall-consider studies, with limited overlap identified beyond the trafficking-related measures.