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• Because we also, as the chair of economic workforce development, people make decisions based on the tax
• and 224, when you're suspending or notifying someone of a suspension, you can be notified by the mobile
• compact law, that this information would also be sent on the Information would also be sent on the mobile
• If we could set 45 aside, that's actually an economic and workforce nomination. >> Okay. >> Picky, picky
• That concludes the work of the Economic Workforce Development Committee.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• directs the Director of the Department of Energy to identify and develop training resources to advance workforce
• House Bill 67 is a workforce development bill that prepares Virginia for our growing offshore wind workforce
• The Senate amendments clarify that in the case of a mobile home park owner planning to sell and the third-party
• The Senate amendments clarify that in the case of mobile home park owner plans to sell and the third

Keywords: March 11, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• of the very low income and the very low income, fixed-income individuals, our veterans, you know, mobility-impaired
• And I think another piece that's really integral to this is our business community, the workforce, that
• different partners arriving now, corporations that build big commercial spaces and have, you know, a workforce
• failure of the market to generate enough housing to meet the needs of the people who are in the middle—workforce
• But that affordability is coming at a tradeoff of economic mobility.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability held its first hearing of 2025 to examine California’s housing finance system, with opening remarks emphasizing the state’s severe housing shortage, high costs, and the need for practical recommendations to the Legislature and Governor. Co-chairs described the committee as an educational and problem-solving forum focused on financing housing production, first-time homeownership, mixed-income developments, and affordability across the income spectrum. Witnesses from state agencies and the development sector were invited to explain how housing is financed and where the system is breaking down. Panelists from the California Housing Partnership, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee/State Treasurer’s Office, CalHFA, and Related outlined the “capital stack” used to finance affordable housing, stressing that projects typically rely on multiple public and private sources, including federal and state low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, state subsidies, local funds, and rental income. Speakers noted that affordable housing rents generally cannot support full project costs without public subsidy, and that recent federal changes—especially the expansion of the 4% and 9% tax credit programs and the reduction of the bond financing threshold for 4% credits—should allow California to finance substantially more units. CalHFA also described its homeownership programs, including My Home, Dream For All, and disaster-related mortgage assistance, as well as its multifamily lending and bond issuance programs. Several witnesses and committee members emphasized that the system remains too complex, too slow, and underfunded. They pointed to the need for more state funding, a housing bond, a permanent funding source, and better coordination among agencies, while also citing recent streamlining efforts such as AB 434’s SuperNOFA, AB 519’s one-stop-shop working group, and the planned California Housing and Homeless Agency reorganization. Members raised concerns about equity, access, missing-middle housing, gender and racial disparities, and whether current programs adequately serve extremely low-income households and those at risk of homelessness. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing; the discussion ended with committee members and witnesses agreeing that both funding and administrative reform are needed to increase production and improve affordability.

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• risk from exposure to air toxics, which come from refineries, smaller sources like gas stations, and mobile
• Today, the state’s efforts Like gas stations and mobile sources like diesel trucks.
• I think that's something we need to have a discussion around how best to protect the workforce.
• ... ...and it needs to be done quickly, and also reinforce the fact that our workforce is highly skilled
• Another thing, too, is we got to keep all of our workforce here in California.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy, Transportation, and Natural Resources focused on California’s transportation fuels sector, especially the state’s response to refinery closures and the broader transition away from fossil fuels. Opening remarks emphasized the tension between climate and air-quality goals, fuel affordability, refinery jobs and local tax bases, and the need to avoid crisis-driven responses as Phillips 66 and Valero consider shutting refineries in Wilmington and Benicia. Professor Emily Grubert framed the issue as a long-term managed transition in which the public already bears much of the risk and should also capture benefits from a well-planned shift. CARB Chair Leanne Randolph reviewed the state’s emissions and fuel policies, including AB 32, the low-carbon fuel standard, clean vehicle programs, and the at-berth regulation for ocean-going vessels. She said California’s transportation sector remains the largest source of greenhouse gases and a major source of smog-forming pollution, but that the state has made substantial progress and still needs to reduce demand for fossil fuels while maintaining compliance with federal air-quality standards. Randolph also said CARB’s recent LCFS amendments had not caused the predicted spike in gas prices and explained that compliance pathways for the at-berth rule include emissions-reduction technologies or payments into a remediation fund. CEC Vice Chair Gunda described declining gasoline demand, shrinking in-state refining capacity, and growing dependence on imports, arguing that the state is in a “mid-transition” period that requires both support for legacy infrastructure and continued investment in cleaner alternatives. He outlined the administration’s petroleum market stabilization proposal, which aims to return California crude production to 125 million barrels a year through four components: codifying the ban on fracking, validating the Kern County oil-and-gas permitting ordinance, creating a temporary CEQA exemption paired with a two-for-one plug-and-drill framework, and strengthening pipeline and spill-safety requirements. Department of Conservation Director Jennifer Lucasey said the proposal is intended to stabilize crude supply and pipeline throughput while preserving health and environmental protections, and noted that CalGEM would still review permits and enforce other requirements. Mayor Steve Young of Benicia testified that a Valero closure would significantly reduce city revenue and leave the community facing years of cleanup and redevelopment challenges. He said the city supports environmental protection but is worried about the economic hit, the possibility that Benicia becomes a fuel-import terminal, and the lack of local influence over refinery decisions. Members pressed the panel on the CEQA exemption, tribal and habitat review, disclosure of closure liabilities, fuel-demand projections, and whether the proposal should include more demand-side measures. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and officials said some proposals, including a margin-cap pause and further transition planning, would be taken up later in the process.

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• These schools invest heavily in teachers, facilities, mobile classrooms, technology, but are consistently
• We are in the midst of an educator workforce crisis and housing affordability is a major driver. or even
• I also agree that we need to help our educational workforce live in the communities that they I also
• trifecta of bills coming out of the Assembly to address the housing shortage and the educational workforce
• Our mission is rooted in advancing educational equity as a pathway to social and economic mobility.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We've worked with this Legislature to expand community paramedicine programs and mobile mental health
• is held by a Medi-Cal enrollee, representing more than $20 billion in public spending tied to the workforce
• continue to report strong profits while relying on taxpayers to fund public programs that support their workforce
• profits while relying on the taxpayers, the taxpayers, to fund public programs that support their workforce

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• However, this should not come at the expense of critical labor protections for our construction workforce
• preserving the ability of local governments to set labor standards, to address the unique needs of their workforce
• We're talking falls, crushed limbs, and incidents where workers are taken out of the workforce, making
• This is a historic transit buildout, generational investments tied to mobility, cleaner air, good jobs

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• have ended enforcement of minimum wage enforcement for federal contractors, and Department of Labor workforce
• them in the Consumer Protection Act, Medicaid fraud, the new residential lease rent stabilization, mobile
• then 6% of those move into long-term disability, and they stay on time loss and stay out of the workforce
• then 6% of those move into long-term disability, and they stay on time loss and stay out of the workforce

Summary: The committee first received an update from the Attorney General’s office on a new workers’ rights unit and two request bills. The office said the unit will focus on wage theft and civil rights enforcement, using existing resources for a small staff. It also described a bill to expand civil investigative demand authority for labor, wage theft, prevailing wage, and discrimination investigations, and an Immigrant Worker Protection Act that would require employer notice when federal immigration authorities request employee records, limit access to nonpublic work areas without a warrant, and restrict disclosure of employee data without proper legal process. Senators asked about costs, funding sources, and the scope of the proposed authority, and the office said it would follow up with more detail. The committee then heard a detailed presentation on Washington’s workers’ compensation system from Labor and Industries, including how claims are filed, how the medical provider network works, and how treatment authorizations and utilization review are handled. L&I said the network was created to improve care quality and return workers to work, and explained that most routine care is automatically authorized while certain procedures require prior approval or review. A question from Senator Conway focused on the role of the medical director and the appeals process; L&I said decisions can be protested and reconsidered, with exceptions reviewed through a complex treatment unit and medical staff. An experience panel followed with testimony from labor representatives, physicians, and an injured-worker attorney, who argued that the medical provider network and treatment guidelines can delay or deny needed care, especially in complex cases such as PTSD, brain injuries, and serious orthopedic injuries. They described long appeals, utilization review barriers, provider shortages, and the impact on injured workers and families, while L&I’s presentation emphasized the system’s structure and review safeguards. The committee then heard a report from the Underground Economy Task Force in the construction industry. L&I summarized the task force’s findings on worker misclassification, unregistered contractors, and unpaid taxes and premiums, and outlined consensus and majority recommendations, including better interagency communication, stronger penalties for repeat offenders, more authority to address successorship, possible contractor notice requirements, and further study of cash payments. The Attorney General’s office, labor, and business representatives generally supported the report’s goals but differed on some recommendations, especially those affecting independent contractors, contractor liability, and administrative burdens. The chair and Senator Conway thanked participants and said the report would inform future legislation.

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• These insufficiencies hinder workforce entry and limit opportunities for economic mobility in the insurance
• Key benefits include increased accessibility, enhanced workforce development, and alignment with national
• adopting AB 943, California can support. a more diverse and economically self-sufficient insurance workforce

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And we know these child care positions are essential to getting women back into the workforce.
• Our positions are essential to getting women back into the workforce.
• Our positions are essential to getting women back into the workforce.
• Particularly of importance to my district, I'm happy to see the inclusion of the mobile crisis benefit
• We strengthened our commitment to public education, childcare, workforce development, and opportunities

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, and then completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge. Members observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Assemblymember Lackey’s district. The body then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees, suspending rules for committee notices, and taking up the budget bill, AB 109, without reference to file for concurrence in Senate amendments. Debate on AB 109, the 2026 budget act, centered on competing views of the state’s fiscal condition and policy priorities. Supporters said the budget balances the current and next year’s budget, reduces the structural deficit, builds reserves, protects health care, schools, housing, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and responds to federal cuts under H.R. 1. Opponents argued the budget increases taxes and costs, shortchanges schools, underfunds Proposition 36, relies on gimmicks, and does not adequately address public safety, cost of living, or long-term sustainability. Several members also highlighted specific provisions such as hospital support, Medi-Cal and IHSS protections, child care, immigrant legal services, prison closure, and funding for courts and victim services. A motion by Assemblymember DeMaio to return AB 109 to the Senate failed on a roll call vote, 13 ayes to 45 noes. The Assembly then voted on concurrence in the Senate amendments to AB 109; the measure passed, and the Senate amendments were concurred in without objection, with immediate transmittal to the Governor. Afterward, the Assembly moved to the daily file and took up SCR 89, a resolution affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion. Supporters from several caucuses framed DEI as a core California value and a response to federal attacks, while opponents criticized DEI as divisive. The transcript ends during debate on SCR 89, before any final vote is shown.

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• On slide 13, I would like to have Melissa talk about the workforce development project that we briefly
• We do have the workforce development project that we're working on, which Raja spoke a little bit about
• We're going to conduct a needs assessment: What is the true need of this workforce in New Mexico?
• Going as a whole in New Mexico with our cyber workforce.
• Direction with workforce: Advancing Centralized Cybersecurity in New Mexico.

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• Workforce development.
• That's larger than the unionized construction workforce, and I'd ask you to look into the numbers on
• So the workforce in housing will receive a decent wage—not anything near what they earn and they should
• But the premise is we're not cutting. wages; this is a non-union workforce in the private sector.
• I encourage you to support this; bring that workforce up. They will benefit.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In terms of where we're at as a workforce by 2030, we're going to be 30,000 social workers short, compared
• And I have been working really hard for the last couple of years to improve that workforce and increase
• And so finding the incentives to think about adding social workers to our workforce, grant programs,
• the reality is that, yes, in the negotiations we had some of those we don't want to decimate the workforce
• This would improve access for rural Minnesotans and mobility-limited patients, increase efficiency of

Bills: HF3454, HF3917, HF2906, HF3832, HF3769

Keywords: social work, licensure, employment titles, health occupations, professional standards, medication repository, drug donation, healthcare, Minnesota Statutes, pharmacy, public health, controlled substances, psilocybin, psilocin, psychedelic, psychedelic medicine, hallucinogen, mushrooms, magic mushrooms, therapeutic use

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• um like our population is Workforce um like our population is Workforce population<00:45:35.240>
• in totality in the state right Workforce in totality in the state right we<00:49:58.960> we<00
• so they could make make them more mobile so they could also<01:08:57.480> help<01:08:57.679><
• challenges and we do have Workforce challenges and we do have Workforce<05:02:09.400> challenges<
• /c><05:02:09.958> within<05:02:10.280> tags Workforce challenges within tags Workforce

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance received an informational briefing from the Department of Law Enforcement on its priorities following the January 1 transfer of law enforcement assets into the department, including the sheriff’s division, narcotics enforcement, criminal investigations, homeland security, and the inspector general’s office. DLE said its goals are to improve public safety, accountability, communications, training, and standards. The department outlined planned initiatives such as stronger federal partnerships, narcotics and gun-violence enforcement, an agricultural crime unit, traffic and commercial vehicle enforcement, an explosive/fireworks enforcement section, gun buybacks, new police facilities in the airport area, Aahu, and the leeward side, a state training center, upgraded law-enforcement IT, and efforts to narrow salary gaps with county departments to improve recruitment. A major portion of the discussion focused on illegal fireworks enforcement after the recent explosion tragedy. DLE said its current task force is small and relies on ad hoc support from HPD, the Attorney General’s office, criminal investigations, and sheriffs, which is not sustainable. The department requested eight FTEs for the effort—one administrator, two clerical staff, and six investigators—plus funding for a laboratory, equipment, storage, disposal, vehicles, safety gear, and a criminalist. DLE said the explosive enforcement section would use an existing facility and that the initial lab startup cost is about $2 million. Members asked for follow-up materials, and DLE said it would send the explosive enforcement forms and additional details to the Finance and Judiciary chairs. Members also questioned staffing vacancies, interagency coordination, and whether new specialized units could be filled. DLE said it has about 119 vacancies and that recruitment is hindered by a roughly $28,000 starting pay gap with county police departments; academy classes are down to about 12 to 14 recruits. The department said it is streamlining hiring, using QR-code recruitment, and hopes specialized units will attract applicants. On coordination, DLE said it works closely with HPD and other agencies on operations such as fireworks enforcement and public events, and that DOCARE remains a case-by-case partner but is not currently moving into DLE. The committee also received updates on the Silver Alert program, which is nearing rollout with county MOUs and a coordinator expected later in the month, the special duty officer program, which is being moved to a web-based vendor-managed system at no cost to the department, and the SaferWatch school safety system, which is being deployed statewide with annual software costs of $3,500 per school in the first year and $2,500 thereafter. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• They have mobilized; they're on site.
• <00:16:30.640> They<00:16:30.760> are mobilized, they're on site.
• They are mobilized, they're on site.
• <01:34:04.520> And development, add to our workforce.
• And development, add to our workforce.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with the pledge and prayer, a roll call established quorum, and members announced a Veterans Caucus meeting to follow the session. The committee also recognized distinguished veteran Joe Mash Masterson of Bardstown, who was praised for his Army service, long-time advocacy for veterans, and leadership in the American Legion and local veteran organizations. Masterson thanked his family, the American Legion Post 121, and the VA staff, and several members offered remarks honoring his service and the committee’s practice of recognizing veterans. The committee then briefly addressed a referred administrative regulation, 017 KAR 001 030, which leadership described as technical updates to existing policy; no vote was taken. After that, members heard testimony from KDVA and Finance and Administration officials on the ongoing HVAC replacement project at the Radcliffe Veteran Center. Officials said the system had been problematic for years, that design work began early to accelerate the project, and that the work was complicated by the need to replace the system in an operating nursing facility. They explained that the project was bid in March, awarded to Less Mechanical, and that protective measures, shop drawings, and equipment orders were underway. Committee members pressed officials on why the problem had taken so long to resolve, why the original system had been installed, whether the issue had been communicated regularly, and whether the state should be paying for a replacement in a relatively new facility. Officials said the original system’s components and warranties had failed, that they had tried to replace parts before moving to a full replacement, and that the system’s manufacturer and quality differed from a similar facility in Glasgow that had not had the same issues. They said the current phase one contract was about $6 million, with the remaining funds held for phase two to restore full occupancy; phase two design was nearly complete and could be bid later if funding is approved. Officials estimated phase one completion around January 2026 and full completion around March 2027, depending on funding and scheduling.

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• It's important for employers to have a stable workforce, and also it's something that will touch every
• It's important for employers to have a stable workforce, and also it's something that will touch every
• It's important for employers to have a stable workforce, and also it's something that will touch every
• It's important for employers to have a stable workforce, and also it's something that will touch every
• home parks and are buying up mobile home parks and raising<01:33:46.719> rents<01:33:47.000><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• but clearly had some legitimate mobility but clearly had some legitimate mobility issues<00:03:23.200
• But it's a question of mobility. If you don't have one of those, you're not mobile.
• <00:06:15.120> If<00:06:15.280> you it's a question of mobility.
• If you it's a question of mobility.
• >> you're not you're not mobile. >> you're not you're not mobile.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We found if we don't capture people in our workforce before age 25, essentially we don't keep them.
• We found if we don't capture people in our workforce before age 25, essentially we don't keep them.
• So physically, yeah, do I live with the aches and pains and the, you know, diminished mobility that,
• network and telecommunications in order to weaken our will and create chaos to distract us from mobilizing

Bills: SB1046, SB1317, SB1376, SB1416, SB1448, SB1471, SB1493, SB1498, SB1502, SB1504, SB1538, SB1544, SB1550, SB1579, SB1581, SB1584, SB1624, SB1673

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

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• We recently launched a mobile application that allows an excavator to create and submit a locate request
• . under five clicks on their mobile app.
• The older generation, they're. retiring, they're moving off the workforce.
• Our construction workforce is the lifeblood of this industry. state and it deserves to be protected and

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• House Bill 1266 addresses a critical workforce issue that's impacting...
• This is a practical solution that promotes workforce mobility, improves access to care, and protects
• communities, but it's also critical for those nurse practitioners and physician assistants to allow them mobility

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes