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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Dec 5th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Apprentices mostly Mentorship is a big component of registered apprenticeship.
  • This year we had over 4,800 new apprentice registrations and over 2,500 completions.
  • The council also regulates compliance review determinations and hears apprentice appeals.
  • First, an employer can join an existing program sponsor that apprentices in the occupation they need
  • They have the job with the utility as helpers for mechanics and stuff, but they're not apprentices yet
Summary: The committee heard a report on the Underground Economy Task Force in Washington’s construction industry. Labor and Industries said the task force, created by a 2024 budget proviso, met 11 times and developed consensus recommendations to improve enforcement against worker misclassification, unregistered contractors, and unpaid taxes and premiums. Consensus items included defining and regulating construction labor providers, improving interagency data sharing, increasing penalties for repeat offenders, expanding L&I authority over successor accountability, reviewing agency penalty rules, and exploring tracking of cash payments. Majority-but-not-consensus ideas included posting subcontractor notices at job sites, setting an independent-contractor threshold that would trigger L&I review, holding direct contractors liable for unpaid wages owed by subcontractors, and reviewing reporting requirements. Testifiers from labor, business, and the Attorney General’s Office generally supported stronger enforcement and transparency, while business representatives cautioned against overregulation and said any new rules should avoid burdening legitimate contractors or restricting lawful cash payments and independent contracting. L&I said the final report would be distributed by December 31 and the task force work group would be reconvened. The committee then reviewed the wage recovery work group report. L&I explained current wage complaint procedures and said the work group, made up of labor and business representatives, reached five consensus recommendations: allow L&I to prioritize wage complaints strategically, permit aggregation of related complaints, raise the minimum penalty under the Wage Payment Act from $1,000 to $1,500 and create a penalty matrix, improve employer awareness with materials for new hires, and establish a wage recovery fund. The fund would be seeded by penalties, would not require new employer assessments, and would allow limited early payments to eligible workers facing hardship, with a proposed cap of $2,500 and a later review of the program. Business and labor representatives both supported the overall framework, though business raised concerns about fraud safeguards and recovery of funds if a claim is later found invalid. Members also received an overview of Washington’s apprenticeship system. L&I described the state’s apprenticeship agency structure, the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, and the difference between Washington’s state apprenticeship standards and the federal Office of Apprenticeship system. The presentation highlighted current participation levels, program approval and objection processes, and strong post-completion outcomes, including median annual earnings above $100,000 and an estimated $7.80 return for every public dollar invested. Committee members asked about how apprentices apply, how sponsors work with L&I, and whether recurring objections could be addressed earlier in the process. Finally, the committee heard updates on wildland firefighter respiratory protection, federal cuts to NIOSH, and economic and federal policy impacts on unemployment insurance and workforce services. L&I said wildland firefighters face significant smoke exposure and cancer risk, but current rules do not require respiratory protection for that work because of technical and operational challenges; the agency is watching efforts in other jurisdictions and at the federal level. On NIOSH, L&I warned that federal staffing and grant cuts could weaken occupational safety research, training pipelines, and programs affecting Washington workers, including firefighter cancer tracking and Hanford exposure assessments. ESD reported rising UI claims, a stable unemployment rate, and pressure on the trust fund, while also describing technology and process changes that have improved claims handling. ESD also said HR1 will significantly increase demand on WorkSource services through new work-search requirements for SNAP and Medicaid recipients, creating an unfunded mandate that the agency is preparing to implement with partner agencies.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Thu Jan 29, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • If disconnected while presenting testimony, you may be allowed to continue if time permits.
  • Uh please note the House is not permits.
  • emerged from the IWS permitted emerged from the IWS permitted interaction<00:37:14.320> group
  • And then as far as the funding for that, if I could be permitted to ask a question?
  • And then as far as the funding for that, if I could be permitted to ask a question?
Summary: The committee heard several environmental and energy bills, beginning with HB 644 on single-use plastics. DLNR and DOH supported the measure, and environmental advocates said it would reduce plastic waste in oceans and landfills. Testifiers urged the bill to avoid weakening existing county ordinances, and some supported delaying implementation to use up inventory, while Upstream opposed compostable-plastic exemptions and urged prompt passage. Committee members asked whether reusable and refillable foodware could be added to the PFAS prohibition, and Upstream said that would be consistent with the bill’s goals. The committee then took up HB 1802 on conservation mitigation banks, HB 1569 on microfiber filters for newly manufactured washing machines, and HB 1619 on electric vehicle infrastructure. HB 1802 drew mostly agency testimony from DLNR, with opposition testimony noted from environmental groups, and members discussed whether suggested amendments would address concerns. HB 1569 received limited testimony, with support from the Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition and opposition from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. HB 1619 was supported by the PUC, Hawaiian Electric, the Department of Transportation, and several advocacy groups; Earthjustice said the bill was needed to address a widening EV charging shortfall and described the funding increase as relatively small compared with the benefits. The committee also heard HB 1620, which would increase the barrel tax to fund the EV charging rebate program. The State Energy Office and PUC offered comments, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the special-fund approach and said the bill should also address the non-petroleum fossil-fuel portion of the barrel tax. Earthjustice and youth transportation advocates supported the measure, and the chair asked for information on unused hydrogen fueling subaccount funds; PUC said no hydrogen program funds had been deployed and estimated the balance was likely around $2 million, with exact figures to be provided later. Finally, the committee heard HB 1730 on wastewater systems, which would create a wastewater technical advisory group and fund positions at DOH. DLNR, DOH, OPSD, UH, and several environmental groups supported the bill, emphasizing cesspool pollution, affordability, and the need for more staffing and technical assistance. Testifiers suggested amendments to create a separate cesspool conversion implementation working group and debated the size and composition of the advisory group, including whether to include outside engineers and whether SHIP should be on the panel. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Assistance license renewal surcharges are permitted to go into the fund.
  • So, what we've done is now this bill will rectify the issue by explicitly permitting the Texas Medical
  • I said, "Do you realize there is a more... and you're not permitted to do that right now?
  • It's okay if you have a facility." ...here in Texas, and they are Texas bodies, that is permitted.
  • Additionally, the substitute closes a loophole permitting students.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 16th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • the way it was written, only physicians' and physician assistants' license renewal surcharges are permitted
  • So what we've done is now this bill will rectify the issue by explicitly permitting the Texas Medical
  • Two years ago, when NADOs were permitted to come into the state to operate.
  • I said, do you realize there is a moratorium in place, and you’re not permitted to do that?
  • Right now, it’s okay if you have a facility here in Texas, and they are Texas bodies; that is permitted
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 2480, which would clarify that the Texas Medical Board may collect license renewal surcharge fees from all licensees to fund the Texas Physician Health Program and related administrative costs. The bill author explained the funding fix was needed after prior language was found to allow surcharges only for physicians and physician assistants. Witnesses from the Texas Physician Health Program supported the measure and described the program’s confidential monitoring and treatment services; members asked about the fee amount, which was described as capped at $15 per two-year registration cycle. The bill was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bills 1406 and 2721, both authored by Senator Parker, addressing the handling of human remains by non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, willed body programs, and related facilities. Senator Parker and several witnesses described alleged abuses involving unclaimed bodies, consent problems, body leasing, hotel-based dissections, and mishandling of cremains, and argued for strict licensing, inspections, transparency, and criminal penalties. Supporters included families of deceased veterans and other relatives, a biomedical ethicist, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, and some public safety and hotel industry representatives who said legitimate training should continue but bad actors should be shut down. Opponents or cautious witnesses from accredited donation organizations and bioskills labs said they support stronger oversight but warned the bills could unintentionally disrupt legitimate medical education and urged clearer language and implementation of existing law. Both bills were left pending. Senate Bill 1681, by Senator Menendez, would require counties and municipalities that regulate boarding homes to report facility standards and related information to the Health and Human Services Commission. The author said the bill is intended to improve state oversight of boarding homes that serve elderly and disabled residents and to address abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The bill was left pending after brief discussion. After the testimony portion, the committee returned to voting on pending business and unanimously reported Senate Bills 527, 912, 1580, 1952, and 2032 to the Senate with recommendations that they do pass and be printed, and each was also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 407 and reported the substitute favorably, with six ayes and three nays. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 500 as pending business.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 20th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The final thing also puts in an actual up to $10, no more, on a permit fee to actually help support the
  • Under previous guidelines, if you will, there was no way to even determine the number of building permits
  • But I can't honestly tell you at $10 per permit to be paid by the applicant, the user, if you will, how
  • The user, if you will, how much money this will bring because we don't have a definitive number of permits
Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee met on April 20, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then heard a series of bills and resolutions. It first advanced H. CR 66, which directs Louisiana Economic Development, working with the Governor’s Office of Rural Development, to study rural parish economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. The committee also moved HB 387, a clarification allowing the fire marshal to review architectural and engineering plans equally, and HB 1223, which seeks to promote clinical trials in Louisiana by having LED market the state’s research capacity and by adjusting internal review board procedures. HB 1228, a cleanup bill for hearing aid dealers that updates definitions, contracts, testing periods, licensing, and related requirements, was also reported favorably, as was HB 950, which would create an elderly consumer perception program through the Office of Elderly Affairs to help seniors recognize scams and fraud. The committee spent the most time on HB 617, a broad “hidden fees” consumer transparency bill. The author and supporters said it would require mandatory fees to be included in upfront pricing so consumers can make informed choices, while opponents from grocery, restaurant, hotel, housing, retail, and business groups argued the bill was vague, overly broad, and likely to create compliance burdens and litigation risk. Housing advocates objected to the bill’s housing exemption, warning it could weaken renters’ ability to bring claims over undisclosed fees. After extensive debate over variable pricing, sales taxes, enforcement, and the scope of the bill, Senator Morris moved to defer HB 617, and the committee agreed without objection. The committee also heard HB 797, which would create a “Bayou Gold” certification program for certain gold vendors and transactional gold products. The sponsor said the program would encourage vendors to keep gold insured, segregated, and closer to Louisiana consumers, with the Treasury administering the certification through participant fees. Several senators and an outside witness raised concerns that the state seal could be mistaken for an endorsement, could create liability or consumer confusion, and would favor a narrow set of vendors. Despite opposition, the committee reported HB 797 favorably, with members noting it still had to go to Finance. Later, the committee advanced HB 1186, which would create a more uniform statewide building code and licensing system for inspectors, add disciplinary authority, and impose a small permit fee to support the program, and HB 1222, which would let LED develop a grocery initiative to address food deserts and food insecurity. The meeting concluded with the committee hearing HB 1256 on abandoned digital assets, which would require dormant digital assets to be held in original form for three years so owners can reclaim them.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also permits reimbursements for these infrastructure improvements using...
  • program for mobile food vendors to have a countywide permit.
  • If a vendor has a county permit, cities cannot turn around and require a second necessary permit.
  • They're requiring a permit in every single city in the same county.
  • I currently hold permits in several North Texas cities, including Dallas and Highland Park.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chicago's attempting to use them, but they can't because they won't get permitted.
  • Developers pay the fees associated with fire code permits and inspections, which ensures structures are
  • Prior codes and enforcement jurisdictions have resulted in duplication of permitting efforts and billing
  • efficient and effective collaboration among authorities having... jurisdiction and simplify the permitting
  • This limit should cover all or most funding and not permit easy workarounds.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Feb 24th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under current law, peace officers, judges, prosecutors, U.S. marshals, and investigators are permitted
  • Members, current law permits children to accompany their parents to voting stations.
Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (06/04/2026)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Senator Apprentice, House Bill 1735.
  • >> Senator<01:29:19.040> Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice
  • >> Senator<01:42:51.920> Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice
  • Senator Apprentice? Apprentice? Apprentice? >> Nope.<03:15:57.439> Nope.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the East Gallery, we have directors and apprentices with the Florida Building Trades: electricians
  • So our apprentices graduate with a skill set and no college debt.
  • The bill analysis says that there have been no permits issued in the state of Florida in the last 10
  • In the first committee, it was mentioned that the federal government permits some of this activity.
  • It creates a free long-term anchoring permit program.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including state championship athletic teams, visiting chambers of commerce, apprentices, students, and other guests. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading calendar and special order calendar, with no committee reports or executive messages on the desk. A moment of silence was held for Walton County Deputy William Will May, who died in the line of duty. Among the major bills passed was SB 234, which strengthens restrictions on resisting law enforcement officers and increases penalties related to manslaughter of an officer; an amendment clarifying “good faith” in an officer’s duties was adopted, and the bill passed 37-0. The Senate also passed SB 7020 on open government review of certain cybersecurity information, SM 1488 urging Congress to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, SB 944 reducing the overpayment claim period for insurers/HMOs seeking reimbursement from licensed psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, SB 878 extending probation treatment options for misdemeanor offenses involving controlled substances, SB 538 updating the state court system, SB 480 expanding nonprofit agricultural medical benefit plans, SB 472 giving correctional education credit toward professional licensure, SB 86/House companion 421 expanding peer support for first responders to include support personnel, SB 164 on vessel accountability, SB 282 on warranty association financial requirements, SB 316 creating Series LLC rules, and SB 384 requiring notice to legislative delegations before municipal annexation of state-owned lands. The most debated measure was CS/CS/SB 56 on geoengineering and weather modification, which Garcia said would prohibit unauthorized atmospheric interventions, create reporting and enforcement mechanisms through DEP, and impose felony penalties; Polsky questioned the bill’s practicality, federal preemption issues, and agency capacity, while supporters said it would address public concerns and close loopholes. The Senate also passed CS/SB 166 on public school administrative efficiency after adopting several amendments affecting school purchasing timelines, third-grade retention exemptions, teacher contracts, certification, facilities planning, and an OPPAGA study of cost-per-student-station limits; senators debated testing, teacher evaluations, and school accountability. At the end of the day, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify all passed bills to the House, received budget process guidance from Appropriations Chair Hooper on SB 2500 and SB 2502 amendment deadlines, and then adjourned until April 9.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (05/14/2026)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Apprentice for a unanimous consent. Apprentice for a unanimous consent.
  • >> Senator<01:45:25.679> Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice
  • Senator Apprentice. Apprentice. Apprentice.
  • >> Senator<10:57:42.640> Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice
  • >> Senator<10:59:12.240> Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/19/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, uh, I know Senator Apprentice is—she has four bills that she has with us today, and I uh,
  • bringing their burial Transit permit bringing their burial Transit permit process<00:18:35.200><
  • <00:28:00.600> to I will recognize Senator Apprentice to I will recognize Senator Apprentice
  • <00:45:24.800> um and very grateful to sen Apprentice um and very grateful to sen Apprentice
  • Thank you to Senator Apprentice for working so incredibly hard to raise this important issue.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-03 (9:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Apprentices graduate with a skill set and no college debt.
  • Let's hear it for the apprentices who took time to travel and show us these valuable programs and great
  • Senator Polsky: There have been no weather modification permits issued in the last ten years to be able
  • Senator Polsky: The bill analysis says that there have been no permits issued in the state of Florida
  • Obviously, that is not permitted and it supposedly is not happening, or is it something else?
Keywords: 998, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • It was not permitted for this use. It was not permitted for this use.
  • Of those that responded, some told me no permit was required.
  • One sent me to an online permit portal that had no applicable permit.
  • A reassuring email is not a permit.
  • They already need to have these types of permits for storage.
Summary: The Committee on Emergency Management heard several bills related to public safety, wildfire preparedness, and fireworks regulation. SB 1299, by Senator Arreguín, would place in statute a certification and training framework for fire sprinkler fitters and apprentices after a court decision disrupted prior State Fire Marshal regulations. Supporters said the bill would protect life safety by ensuring qualified installation and maintenance of fire suppression systems, while opponents raised concerns about added costs, housing affordability, and labor-related effects. The committee passed the bill as amended to the Committee on Labor and Employment on a roll call vote, with DeMaio and Hadwick voting no. SB 1153, by Senator Caballero, would require urban retail water suppliers to incorporate wildfire-specific procedures into emergency plans and clarify that water systems are not designed to serve as wildfire defense systems. Supporters from water agencies and fire organizations said the bill would improve coordination, planning, and ratepayer protection while acknowledging infrastructure limits. Members discussed transparency, backup generators, and whether the bill should require more public disclosure; the author said he would continue working on possible amendments. The committee passed the bill as amended to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. SB 828, by Senator Cabaldon, responds to the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion by requiring fireworks licensees to disclose storage locations, verify local permits, and meet other compliance conditions. The author said the bill was developed with the State Fire Marshal and local public safety partners to close information gaps and improve enforcement. An opposition witness argued the permit-verification requirements could not be met in all jurisdictions, especially for hobby rocketry and small-scale uses, prompting discussion about clarifying different rocket categories and administrative implementation. The committee passed SB 828 as amended to the Committee on Local Government, and the meeting then adjourned after all bills were reported out.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 9th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • a permit, establish a fee, and provide for privileges conveyed by the permit.
  • An apprentice will have 2,000 hours... An apprentice will have 2,000 hours before he can test.
  • No, they would be an apprentice. That would be an apprentice.
  • An apprentice has to have 2,000 hours. How many hours would it be for apprentice?
  • But you could have some apprentices in your parish.