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• I mean, the highest cost of any amount of construction is labor.
• It's not for the, the, the lumber and, and, and framing out or the other skilled labor on site.
• That's why we have our skilled labor to do it.
• It only applies to the HVAC skilled labor.
• Is this any way like a, a workaround but to use our tax code to do that, Mr. Speaker, gentlemen?

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• the insurance commissioner the Labor the insurance commissioner the Labor Commissioner Commissioner
• The code has to do with child safety; it has nothing to do with curriculum.
• <00:38:56.319> of<00:38:56.839> conduct educator code of conduct educator code of conduct
• has to do with educator um the uh code has to do with child<00:39:07.400> safety<00:39:08.400
• Well, this applies only to the management side of the labor contracts, because a union local is not a

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 313 and, on motion by Representative Perez, voted to retain the bill because members felt it needed further work and was not ready for final action. The motion passed 18-0, and no further action was taken on the bill. House Bill 391, an anti-SLAPP measure, was then discussed; supporters said it addressed a real problem and should move forward, while opponents raised concerns that it was too broad, could affect criminal cases, and might create procedural complications. The committee voted 18-0 to retain HB 391 as well, and it was placed on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 462, establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential properties. Representative McFarland moved OTP, saying the bill raised First Amendment and property-rights concerns. The motion passed 18-0, and the bill was also placed on consent. The committee then turned to House Bill 509, which would require reporting on forfeitures. Supporters argued the information was useful for future legislation, while opponents said the reporting would be costly, duplicative, and potentially split data across fiscal years. The committee voted 11-7 to recommend OTP, with a minority of members opposed. House Bill 520, authorizing Department of Education hearing officers to issue subpoenas, drew the most extended debate. Supporters argued DOE needed the same tools other agencies have, while opponents said DOE already had access to needed information, the Attorney General could handle subpoenas, and the bill would create an unbalanced process and raise due process and student-record concerns. Representative Tur offered Amendment 0842H to shift subpoena power from DOE hearing officers to the Attorney General; after debate, the amendment failed 10-8. The transcript cuts off as the committee begins the roll call on the underlying bill after rejecting the amendment.

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• That's what this school code does. ...necessary, adequate, equal, and fair across this Commonwealth.
• And unfortunately, this education code bill compounds that issue, right?
• When we get to the fiscal code, Mr.
• President, I too rise and ask for an affirmative vote on this matter, on this fiscal code.
• And here's the truth: there's not one additional penny for Cites money in this fiscal code.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, communications, committee reports, and leaves of absence. The journal was approved 50-0. The chamber then took up House Bill 1505, which drew extended debate over school funding and adequacy/tax equity. Senators Coleman and Keefer argued the bill continued to pour money into districts like Allentown without accountability or improved results, while Senators Costa, Miller, Haywood, and Anthony Williams defended the funding as a response to historic underfunding and the Commonwealth Court decision. A motion allowing Senator Coleman a third speaking turn was adopted 27-23, and the bill ultimately passed 45-5. The Senate then considered House Bill 2400, the General Appropriation Act. Supporters, including Senators Martin, Dush, Phillips-Hill, Costa, Ward, Street, Hughes, and Pittman, emphasized that the budget was balanced without using the rainy day fund or raising taxes, reduced the governor’s proposal, increased education and child care funding, supported nursing homes, rape crisis centers, infrastructure, and workforce programs, and shifted money from lapsed or unused accounts to current priorities. Opponents, including Senators Saval and Muth, said the budget failed to address structural deficits and omitted new revenue options, emergency services funding, and other major issues. The bill passed 44-6 with amendments and was returned to the House for concurrence. The Senate also passed a series of other bills, including House Bills 2412, 2413, 96, 858, 1042, 1286, 1646, 1851, 1862, 2017, 2024, 2401, and 2559, with varying margins, and sent them to the House, some with amendments. House Bill 1042 drew a negative recommendation from Senator Costa over a late amendment involving second-degree murder/felony language, but after reconsideration and vote changes it passed 30-20 with amendments. House Bill 1862, creating an Ignition Interlock Driver’s License, passed 45-5 after support from Senator Judy Ward. House Bill 1248 passed 43-7 and designates Pennsylvania rye whiskey as the official state spirit, with Senators Bartolotta and Robinson speaking in support. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 216, after defeating Senator Haywood’s amendment to narrow the scope of a proposed Legislative Budget and Finance Committee study of managed care organizations; the resolution passed 31-19. Several other bills were held over in their order, and the Senate later moved toward a condolence resolution.

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• We consulted with CID to make sure they wouldn't have to renew any building codes or anything once we
• a strong point on is that the PS20 standards was referenced in the New Mexico residential Building Code
• and the New Mexico commercial Building Code, and those codes utilize the lumber grades or that standard
• Any program that doesn't meet that standard will make all those provisions in the codes unusable.
• And we're not going to have to change any building codes.

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• I found him in the Freedmen's Bureau records and labor contracts just after the Civil War.
• A blind, low-income senior in Oakland had $53,000 in code fines for yard waste and peeling paint.
• We went around and showed you that code enforcement is not done overnight.
• Elmer Lazzardi here on behalf of the California Federation of Labor Unions in support. Thank you.
• Elmer Lazzardi here on behalf of the California Federation of Labor Unions in support. Thank you.

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee without quorum at first, then later established quorum and continued hearing several bills. SB 27, the annual CARE Court cleanup bill, would require courts to consider CARE referral for certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial, combine some hearings, allow limited data sharing among licensed medical professionals, and expand eligibility to include mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would clarify the meaning of “clinically stabilized,” streamline the process, and help more severely ill people receive treatment; opponents argued it would expand CARE Court too broadly, strain county resources, and divert attention from housing and voluntary services. The bill passed to the Health Committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 82, dealing with so-called “infinite arbitration clauses,” would limit consumer contract arbitration provisions to disputes arising from the product or service actually purchased. The author and supporters said the bill would stop companies from forcing arbitration in unrelated claims and would not ban arbitration itself. Opponents from business and banking groups argued the language was too restrictive, could create litigation over related transactions, and should be clarified as prospective only. The committee approved the bill and placed it on call after a roll call vote. The committee then heard two reparations-related bills. SB 437 would direct CSU to develop a genealogical methodology and framework for verifying descendants of enslaved people, with oversight, reporting, and guardrails tied to recently allocated state funding. Supporters said the bill would create a fair, evidence-based process; opponents, including professional genealogists and reparations advocates, argued the work is already well understood, the bill is unnecessary, and it could delay action. SB 518 would create a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery within state government, with divisions for genealogy, property reclamation, outreach, and legal affairs. Supporters framed it as needed infrastructure to implement reparations recommendations; opponents objected to locating it in the Department of Justice, warned about data privacy and law enforcement control, and criticized the inclusion of broader communities. Both bills were moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 52, the End AI Rent Hikes Act, which would prohibit the use of algorithms to collude on and artificially inflate rental prices; the author and supporters described it as a response to AI-assisted rent fixing in California’s housing market.

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• re-referred to the committee on labor. re-referred to the committee on labor.
• So, Madam Chair, I the labor committee.
• <00:07:41.840> Cherrojusk the committee on labor. Cherrojusk the committee on labor.
• committee committee on workforce labor committee committee on workforce labor and<00:07:51.039><
• Expedited rulemaking and include some repealers related to, um, uh, outdated fire safety codes.

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• We talked to labor.
• We talked to labor.
• We talked to labor.
• > technology the business, labor, and technology the business, labor, and technology committee
• <02:35:36.720> requirements resistant building code requirements resistant building code requirements

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and received a series of committee and conference committee reports. Committee reports advanced several bills, including House Bill 106 from Education; House Bills 1312 and 1322 from Judiciary; Senate Bill 172 from Transportation and Energy; and a large group of bills from Appropriations, many of which were sent to the Committee of the Whole, some placed on the consent calendar. The chamber also received a conference committee report on House Bill 1410, the state budget bill, which was later taken up for repassage. A special order consent calendar was then considered and adopted, advancing Senate Bills 154, 156, and 157. Those bills were described as dealing with Colorado Channel Authority Board appointments, State Workforce Development Council practices, and abandonment of a town with critical water infrastructure. The Committee of the Whole report on those bills was adopted, and they were ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. The Senate also adopted the first conference committee report on House Bill 1411, which concerns health insurance benefits for certain low-income individuals who are ineligible for medical assistance due to immigration status and adjusts appropriations. The report was adopted 34-0, and the bill was repassed 32-2. House Bill 1410, the long bill, was then adopted from conference committee and repassed after extended debate on funding for the ID community and related developmental disability and transition funding; the final repassage vote was 23-11. During debate, senators discussed the difficulty of the budget decisions and the need to revisit the issue with better information in the interim. Later, the Senate considered Senate Bills 17, 45, and 91 in Committee of the Whole. SB 17, concerning out-of-network health care dispute resolution, received committee amendments and was adopted. SB 45, concerning workforce development opportunities in Colorado’s nuclear sector, was amended to include a one-year sunset if funding is not raised for the School of Mines program, then adopted. SB 91, concerning exclusion of certain printed news deliverers from employee definitions in labor and employment law, drew debate: supporters said it would help preserve local newspapers and independent contractor delivery models, while opponents argued it would weaken worker protections and favor large newspaper owners. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on SB 91.

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• I'm calling to order this meeting of the House Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and
• infrastructure to grow our labor force. infrastructure to grow our labor force.
• And we need to ensure that we're having our state policy match up with the labor laws on the federal
• I'm making the QR codes. I hand these out to businesses.
• I'm making the QR codes. I for Canva. I'm making the QR codes.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I support our labor brothers and sisters. I am not anti-data centers.
• of investment into their state while we're looking at driving billions of dollars out with our tax code
• of investment into their state while we're looking at driving billions of dollars out with our tax code
• of investment into their state while we're looking at driving billions of dollars out with our tax code
• of investment into their state while we're looking at driving billions of dollars out with our tax code

Keywords: 1183, house

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• BILL 262 PROVIDES TECHNICAL CLARIFICATIONS AND CHANGES TO SEVERAL THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA TRUST CODE
• NUMBER THREE, HE RECONCILES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PROBATE CODE AND TRUST REGARDING AN EXEMPTION BY
• THE BILL REQUIRES A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENT PERMIT DO NOT EXPIRE UNTIL THE CODE CHANGES WHICH IS EVERY
• IF THE GOVERNMENT CHECK TO MAKE SURE WE MEET TODAY'S CODE IT SHOULD BE GOOD 24 MONTHS FROM NOW UNTIL
• THE BUILDING CODE CHANGES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Those that are marked on this slide as not in the labor force are folks who can't be in the labor force
• We are written in North Dakota Century Code.
• and every U.S. codes and regulations, certain titles.
• The surveys will be based strictly on administrative code.
• of Federal Regulations, Century Code, Administrative Code, billing and policy manuals, the Medicaid

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Human Services Committee met in interim session and first approved the previous meeting minutes before receiving a series of presentations on homelessness and housing stability. Jennifer Henderson of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency updated members on the new Interagency Council on Homelessness, describing its executive-order mandate to review resources, gather input from stakeholders, identify gaps, and develop recommendations. She said the council’s first work is building a statewide program matrix of existing homeless services and funding sources, with attention to youth, tribal communities, and other vulnerable populations. Members raised concerns about youth homelessness, homeless veterans, and how the council will stay focused on a practical framework rather than getting lost in details. The committee also discussed possible connections to the rural health transformation grant and agreed to continue the topic later in the spring. Beth Olson of Presentation Partners in Housing described the organization’s housing-first model in Cass County and Clay County, including homeless prevention/diversion, housing navigation, and Cooper House, a 42-unit permanent supportive housing building in Fargo. She said the organization focuses on people with long-term and chronic homelessness, many with mental health, addiction, health, domestic violence, and Indigenous identity-related barriers, and reported strong outcomes: 85 of 86 people housed in 2025, 91% still housed after one year, and major reductions in emergency room use, ambulance rides, jail stays, detox days, and shelter use. She also explained that state funding has grown from a small share of the budget to about $1.1 million in state-connected funding for fiscal 2026, largely through contracts tied to supportive services. Members asked about vouchers, rent contributions at Cooper House, length of stay, and whether similar projects could be expanded elsewhere. Andrea Olson of the Community Action Partnership of North Dakota outlined statewide homeless and housing-related services delivered through six community action agencies in all 53 counties. She explained the Community Services Block Grant structure, said housing was identified as the top need in the most recent statewide needs assessment, and described programs including Supportive Services for Veteran Families, North Dakota Homeless Grant services, and Home ARP supportive services. She emphasized that the end of North Dakota Rent Help has increased pressure on the system, that the current $2 million annual homeless grant is far smaller than prior rent-help assistance, and that community action is using case management and financial assistance to move households toward self-sufficiency. Members asked about funding formulas, rural service delivery, and coordination with Presentation Partners to avoid duplication. YouthWorks then began a presentation on youth homelessness, describing services for ages 12 to 24, the special needs of youth and former foster youth, and the organization’s use of federal and state funds to support transitional housing, emergency shelter, maternity housing, and diversion services.

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• data already exists, then it's maybe just creating some sort of report, which maybe wouldn't be as labor
• They're going to have to write the code to do that, all of that kind of thing.
• intensive or as costly so be as labor intensive or as costly so there's<00:48:36.480> that<00
• have<00:48:48.040> to<00:48:48.160> write<00:48:48.359> the<00:48:48.520> code
• to do that all of have to write the code to do that all of that<00:48:50.160> kind<00:48:50.319

Bills: HF1234, HF1956, HF1025, HF1172, HF791

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, municipal finance, liquor store, audit requirements, state auditor, local government, historic flag, state flag, display standards, ceremonial, Minnesota Statutes, Ursa Minor, state symbol, Minnesota state laws, constellation, official state designation

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• The amendment is coded A3. I recognize the author of the amendment, Representative Heintzeman.
• I do know that the Department of Labor is ready to get this thing moving even quicker than that because
• want to acknowledge the agencies: the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Labor

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• taxes in the state, so I want my tax dollars to go to that and let us not create, let us not DEI be a code
• and even still, the progress that allowed me to thrive and make it to where I am today came from the labor
• We have to do the extra labor of fundraising thousands of dollars to cover our events and programming

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• One, the cost burden to farmers maintaining vegetation to meet new requirements can be costly and labor
• meet new requirements can be<00:09:17.320> costly<00:09:17.920> and<00:09:18.040> labor
• be costly and labor intensive especially for<00:09:19.519> small<00:09:19.800> scale<00
• Um, so they have the flexibility to do that already within the water code.”
• <01:06:11.480> so the water code so the water code so um<01:06:14.279> yes<01:06:14.680

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The hearing opened with committee procedures and then took up SB 1, relating to vegetation management near utility lines. DLNR opposed the bill, saying it would shift rights, responsibilities, and liability onto the state and private landowners. Hawaiian Electric supported the measure with amendments, describing it as a first step to address wildfire risk and improve public safety and system reliability. The Hawaii Farm Bureau and Command Schools both raised concerns that the bill could impose significant costs, liability, and access burdens on farmers, ranchers, and other landowners, especially where easements are old or unclear. Life of the Land argued the issue belongs before the Public Utilities Commission, and PUC staff explained that the commission is already reviewing Hawaiian Electric’s wildfire mitigation plan and vegetation management in a docket, with a decision expected by September and public meetings scheduled for April 23 and 24. Committee members questioned the need for legislation versus negotiated solutions, and witnesses said private parties could potentially renegotiate easements without statute. The committee then heard HB 1296, relating to disaster recovery. DLNR and OPSD supported the bill, saying it would ease regulatory burdens in post-disaster rebuilding and help speed permit review. Testimony and member questions focused on the bill’s five-year rebuilding timeline, the role of the coastal zone/SMA process, and how long permit reviews typically take; OPSD said SMA major/use permits generally take about six months, while minor permits are faster. Members also discussed whether the bill would apply to existing structures damaged in disasters and whether the amendments from the Attorney General’s office and OPSD were acceptable; no objections were raised. Finally, the committee heard SB 1170, relating to the expeditious redevelopment and development of affordable rental housing. HHFDC supported the bill, and testimony from a Maui affordable housing project said the measure is needed to rebuild the Weinberg Court Apartments, a 63-unit affordable project in Lahaina, using insurance funds rather than government money. Members asked whether the bill would help existing affordable rental projects damaged before the enactment of related coastal rules, and the response was that the bill is aimed at existing structures damaged during events and intended to speed rebuilding of affordable housing.

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• We also talk about laws that are being passed, labor laws, so we need to be able to have somebody in
• You know, I know you know building code, building permits, lake associations.
• Is that definition limited by the local building code?
• Under local, it'd probably be relevant to the local code.
• codes apply to structures that are over State submerged lands.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• For those wondering, my wife is still in labor, so I may have to run again.
• For those wondering, my wife is still<01:07:38.079> in<01:07:38.319> labor,<01:07:38.640
• enforcement officer or a zoning code enforcement officer or a planning<01:33:38.639> and<01:33
• Those types of houses are handled in a separate section of the fire code and wouldn't be covered under
• and wouldn't be covered under fire code and wouldn't be covered under this<01:46:15.440> piece

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 1915 will support California's neighborhood restaurants by modernizing California's food facility code
• At the same time, the cost of doing business continues to rise across the board, including food, labor
• It removes hidden costs embedded in outdated building and health code requirements that no longer reflect
• AB 1915 is also the result of meaningful collaboration with health regulators to identify where the code
• Elmer Lozardo with the California Federation of Labor Unions, in support. Thank you.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This adds a chapter to the health code of our statutes.
• That could happen is the chilling effect on labor.
• Imagine if they spent all that money on legal fees just to silence the voice of labor.
• Thank you. just to silence the voice of labor. Uh just to silence the voice of labor.
• the um exclusion or exemption for labor the um exclusion or exemption for labor was<00:53:40.000

Bills: SCR96, SCR164, SCR172, SCR166, SCR182, SCR7, SCR59, SCR58, SCR60, SCR89, SCR184, SCR11, HB2296, HB2315, HB2343

Keywords: electric reliability, renewable energy, interconnection, Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, Public Utilities Commission, capacity shortfalls, energy policies, critical infrastructure, foreign influence, local control, energy dependence, economic resilience, energy analysis, cost reduction, financial risk, Hawaii PUC, energy self-sufficiency, natural gas, energy transition, ratepayer protection

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• That allowed for accelerated labor force participation of mothers.
• That allowed for accelerated labor force participation of mothers.
• That allowed for accelerated labor force participation of mothers.
• And Minnesota has a high labor force participation rate.
• It will show up in the packet as coded as 068.

Bills: HF2582, HF2266, HF2518, HF2039, HF1941

Keywords: child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian