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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Dairy farming is labor intensive, particularly the way he was doing it.
- Programs like FBM give them financial clarity and business skills to weather that volatility.
- farmers are incredibly resilient and programs like FBN, give them financial clarity and business skills
Bills:
HF3692
Keywords:
Farmer-Lender Mediation Act, mediation, agriculture finance, debt relief, civil law, 1183, house
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- reasonably, manage their backlogs, which is essential to cash flow and business success, and deploy their labor
- Louis County where they might learn some of your skilled wisdom. ...where they might learn some of your
- skilled wisdom and application to the permit process.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - House Ways & Means
House Ways & Means Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- invest in manufacturing equipment, and of course somebody has to run that equipment, so you need skilled
- labor, you need skilled workers to run that equipment.
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 2785, a major Arizona tax conformity measure that would align state law with the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026 and apply retroactively to tax year 2025. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would make Department of Revenue tax forms legal, provide certainty to taxpayers already filing under those forms, and deliver about $440 million in tax relief through provisions such as no tax on tips and overtime, a larger standard deduction, a $6,000 senior deduction, and changes to deductions and the SALT cap. Opponents argued the bill would significantly reduce state revenue, disproportionately benefit higher-income taxpayers, and should not move forward without a broader budget plan. After an amendment addressing retroactivity and foreign dividend language was adopted, the committee approved HB 2785 on a 5-4 vote.
The committee then heard several Arizona State Retirement System technical cleanup bills. HB 2089, clarifying the health insurance premium benefit subsidy, passed 9-0. HB 2090, changing the disability timeframe for long-term disability benefits, passed 8-1. HB 2092, allowing certain employees over age 65 to waive ASRS participation within 30 days of eligibility, also passed 8-1. These measures were described by staff and the sponsor as simple corrections, with little opposition.
Finally, the committee considered HB 2477, which conforms Arizona’s 529 education savings plan to federal law, expands allowable uses, and adds rules for 529-to-Roth IRA rollovers and ABLE transfers. Supporters called it a cleanup bill that would simplify administration for families, while some members raised concerns about the Roth rollover and possible use of funds transferred from ESA accounts. The bill passed 5-3 with one member voting present. The committee then adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:35 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee - Afternoon Session Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- As you go through the skills and classroom portions, you find out that people have strengths in different
- and rely on their teammates whenever they're struggling. a little bit because in two weeks, your skills
- There have been an increase in international human trafficking victims in the fields of labor and commercial
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-03-28
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Our staff will be able to generate reports quickly and accurately, and our labor hours will be drastically
- They do tend to learn some skills that hopefully will transfer into employment to keep them out of the
- the statute and what needs to be addressed to see how we can get more people out here learning new skills
Bills:
HF2432
Keywords:
HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, Kelly Leonard, staff to the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee.
- Again, for the record, Kelly Leonard, staff to the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee.
- Kelly Leonard, staff to the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee.
- It does estimate an additional 240 labor violation complaints to investigate per year.
- The next largest anticipated costs from Labor and Industries is a one-time IT update of $350,820.
Summary:
The committee heard public hearings on several bills. HB 2675 would eliminate a number of state accounts and transfer remaining balances from two accounts to the general fund, while also changing how revenues in the Salary Insurance Contribution Increase Revolving Account are deposited; OFM testified in support and there was no public opposition. SHB 1903 would create a statewide low-income energy assistance program through the Department of Commerce, funded by the general fund and Climate Commitment Act revenues; supporters said it would address Washington’s underfunded and uneven energy assistance system, while utilities and rural co-ops raised concerns about cost, reporting burdens, utility authority, and implementation details. SHB 2384 would require actuarial reviews for certain continuing care retirement communities with prepaid life care contracts; residents and consumer advocates supported the added transparency, while providers opposed the added review costs and said they already pay for actuarial work. SHB 1982 would expand the ability of tribal members to vacate convictions tied to treaty rights, add OPD representation and a tribal liaison position, and then an amendment was described that would remove the liaison position and eliminate the fiscal impact; the sponsor and OPD supported the bill, and testimony emphasized correcting past treaty-rights convictions.
The committee also heard SHB 2389, a broad juvenile justice bill that would expand suspended disposition options, create midpoint review hearings, reduce some robbery ranges, and address juvenile rehabilitation capacity and transfers. Supporters argued it would reduce racial disparities, favor community-based rehabilitation when safe, and improve outcomes, while prosecutors, sheriffs, counties, judges, cities, victim advocates, and some tribal law enforcement warned it would weaken accountability for serious violent offenses, increase court and local government burdens, and shift costs without funding. Several witnesses and the bill sponsor discussed proposed amendments, including removing presumptions and the mid-sentence review. The committee then heard SHB 2439, which would raise tobacco and vapor product license fees, create a responsible vendor program, add manufacturer certification and enforcement provisions, restrict certain products and sales practices, and redirect tobacco tax revenue to public health, cancer research, and youth prevention accounts; public health and prevention groups supported it, while retailers and industry representatives opposed the fee increases and some of the new restrictions. Finally, HB 2681 would sharply increase cannabis license fees and index them to inflation; OFM supported the change as aligning fees with program costs, while cannabis businesses and associations opposed or sought changes to the fee structure and CPI indexing. The committee also heard a briefing on SHB 2215, which would require the Caseload Forecast Council to forecast SNAP and state food assistance caseloads in light of upcoming federal cost-sharing changes; no questions were raised at the briefing.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/12/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- It's also about inculcating civic dispositions and building civic skills.
- It values participation and real-world civic skills.
- </c> real world civic skills. real world civic skills.
- </c><00:10:52.880><c> They</c> engagement, and applied skills. They engagement, and applied skills.
- </c> more labor intensive to do that. more labor intensive to do that.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Commerce May 5th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, a big component of this, I think, too, is helping to develop the capacity and the skill, if
- You know, a big component of this, I think, too, is helping to develop the capacity and the skill, if
- , so I appreciate what you're doing and look forward to seeing the progress and the fruits of that labor
- We've got to skill, reskill, upskill so many of our people.
- all share in that responsibility to figure out how to get the word out there to equip them with the skills
Summary:
The committee first deferred House Bill 1102 without hearing it. It then took up House Concurrent Resolution 66, which urges Louisiana Economic Development and other state agencies to continue studying rural parishes’ economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. Representative Weible and Secretary Bougoir described the resolution as part of a broader effort to align state rural programs and create a strategic framework for rural development. Members emphasized infrastructure, workforce training, local coordination, and retaining young people in rural communities. An amendment requiring LED to report to the legislature by January 1, 2027 was adopted, and HCR 66 was reported favorably as amended.
The committee next considered Senate Bill 102, which would allow qualified trade associations for motor vehicle dealers to bring declaratory and injunctive actions against manufacturers on behalf of dealers. Senator Presley and the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association said the bill would consolidate similar disputes into one action, reduce costs, and help smaller dealers avoid retaliation or uneven litigation. Questions focused on standing, the limited remedies, and whether the bill would affect nontraditional sales models. Technical amendments were adopted, and SB 102 was reported favorably as amended.
Senate Bill 521, concerning banks’ continued use of a non-surviving bank’s name after mergers or consolidations, drew the most debate. Senator Boudreau and former Senator Fred Mills said the bill would preserve community-bank identity while following FDIC guidance on clear disclosure and consumer notice. Several members raised concerns about codifying federal guidance, future changes to federal rules, and whether the bill should instead set a fixed transition period; an amendment to limit use of the old name to 24 months was adopted after discussion. Another proposed amendment tying the bill to 1998 FDIC branch-name guidance failed on a roll call vote. The bill, as amended, was then reported favorably.
The committee also advanced House Bill 387, which narrows the scope of incidental engineering work by architects and clarifies the state fire marshal’s authority to review plans under both architecture and engineering laws, and House Bill 1228, which updates hearing-aid dealer licensing and consumer-protection rules, including testing periods, cooling-off rights, and refund/cancellation procedures. Both bills were reported favorably with technical amendments. The transcript then shifted to additional measures, including House Bill 975 on Public Service Commission reconstitution and several Senate bills by Senator Abraham on self-storage facilities and contractor licensing, but the provided text cuts off before those items are fully concluded.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, a big component of this, I think, too, is helping to develop the capacity and the skill, if
- You know, a big component of this, I think, too, is helping to develop the capacity and the skill, if
- So I appreciate what you're doing and look forward to seeing the progress and the fruits of that labor
- We've got to skill, reskill, and upskill so many of our people.
- all share in that responsibility to figure out how to get the word out there to equip them with the skills
Bills:
HB387, HB673, HB947, HB975, HB1102, HB1228, HB1229, HCR66, SB102, SB165, SB280, SB291, SB326, SB521
Keywords:
engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, security cameras, abandoned property, blighted structures, property management, digital assets, abandonment, custodian, escheatment, blockchain, cryptocurrency, unclaimed property, state treasurer, Department of Public Service, statutory entities, public administration
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- our state's communities, promote Missouri as an ideal place to visit, help develop a talented and skilled
- A lot of manual labor still involved in that, even in the 21st century. So quite a process.
- It was skills training. It was affordability.
- It was skills training, workforce, and then also other uses at the discretion of the secretary.
- It was things like digital equity, Digital equity, digital skills training, public safety, those types
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- standpoint, what's necessary if you think about commensurate jobs in the economy. about teachers, highly skilled
- that study, I'm very familiar with the concept, and yeah, if you think about an individual with like skill
- So out of the 1,200 skilled districts, how many of them are crossing?
- The curriculum does not teach itself, that you have to have highly skilled educators doing this.
- wage earning, and then make some comparison between the. jobs that are available in that particular labor
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 27th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- And so it's very labor-intensive.
- We have a wonderful college delivering excellent CTE skills to our students and other types of classes
- counties, cities, everyone that needs liquidity and wants to diversify their portfolio and have the skills
- civil litigation, that most of the people that we are trying to recruit, if they were to take their skill
- We have agents that are skilled in homicide investigations, sexual assault investigations.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So a different example is behavioral health, mental health skills training.
- You also run into labor laws, issues with labor laws in the states as well.
- With labor laws in the states as well.
- Home health would be skilled nursing. This would be something different.
- Home health care is, like I say, it's skilled nursing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm calling to order this meeting of the House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and
- I know, uh, when I'm serving on the MJSP board, the Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership Board, uh, before
- </c> board, the Minnesota Jobs Skills board, the Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership<00:35:09.599><c> Board
- in the state have yielded an unemployment rate that is below the national average, have yielded a labor
- </c> national average, have yielded a labor national average, have yielded a labor force<00:45:38.160
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- additional member appointed by labor organizations<00:20:52.919><c> and</c><00:20:53.039><c> the</c>
- Who's got the skills?
- and and then frankly they'd have skills and and then frankly they'd have to<01:19:29.600><c> take</c
- Um, I was going to say, Glenn, we can do the Labor and Industry one here.
- Um, I was going to say, Glenn, we can do the Labor and Industry one here.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- People who are skilled and diverse lose access to stable housing, healthy food, vital medications, and
- People who are skilled and diverse lose access to stable housing, healthy food, vital medications, and
- </c><00:39:17.079><c> nursing</c> going into places that a skilled nursing going into places that a skilled
- </c> access to intensive family therapy skill access to intensive family therapy skill building<01:24
- </c> equipped to provide long-term skill equipped to provide long-term skill building<01:48:48.840><c
Keywords:
HF2367, Community First Services and Supports, CFSS, personal care assistance, PCA, consumer-directed community supports, CDCS, home and community-based services, HCBS, direct support professionals, direct care workers, caregivers, support workers, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, collective bargaining agreement, retention stipend, health care cost stipend, training stipend, orientation program, retirement trust
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Number one, this reminds me from the work I did in human trafficking, labor trafficking, a U visa, where
- states throughout the country, creating policies that demand that our humanity be recognized over the labor
- That demand that our humanity be recognized over the labor that we choose to do with our bodies.
- Gaza, face the wrath of both co-workers and anonymous online campaigns that demand that these highly skilled
- I'm a resident of Watertown and a long-time labor, immigration, and human rights activist.
Summary:
The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law.
On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting.
The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services Mar 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We have partnered with our labor unions, including specifically SEIU, on changes in how we do our work
- We have a skilled nursing facility.
- We have a skilled nursing facility.
- We’re going to close a labor and delivery ward. We’re going to stop this service.
- I'm a member of Women's United and Activas and part of the Coalition of Laborers of the O'Gara.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Four - Monday, March 9
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- efforts to launch family courts in Missouri while supporting legislation key to uplifting schools, labor
- also allows for the Department of Corrections to work with the inmate to practice resume-building skills
- and also interview skills as well to help them get comfortable and prepared for when they do go before
- But if a teacher does not have that issue, if they've got good classroom management skills, there's no
- In labor law, we call that the Garrity protections.