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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/16/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails and opposed? Nay.
- The amendment motion does not prevail.
- </c> those high wage those high wage earners.<03:02:06.479><c> Our</c><03:02:06.800><c> inaction</c><
- But my siblings and I had living wage.
- </c> because she did not get a living wage because she did not get a living wage while<03:51:40.800><
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to the wages, there has to be a ripple effect.
- You've heard it before: good wages. What are good wages?
- Good wages are family-sustaining wages, wages that we can raise our families on.
- wage law.
- wage law.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development heard testimony on several workforce-related bills, with most of the hearing focused on ESOL and apprenticeship legislation, followed by testimony on a four-day workweek pilot and paid prenatal leave. On ESOL, witnesses including the Boston Foundation, Skillworks, MassINC, MIRA, JVS Boston, Eastern Bank, immigrant advocates, employers, and legislators supported H.2080/S.1326, arguing that Massachusetts has a large backlog of limited-English-proficiency residents waiting for classes, that ESOL is essential to economic mobility and immigrant integration, and that the state needs a coordinated, statewide strategy with more vocational and workplace-focused English instruction. Testifiers cited long waitlists, fragmented delivery across agencies, labor shortages, and examples of workplace English programs helping immigrants gain jobs, advance careers, and support businesses. Committee members asked questions about how vocational ESOL differs from standard classes, and witnesses explained that it focuses on job-specific language and workplace scenarios.
The committee also heard strong support for H.2085/S.1303, which would require more use of registered apprentices on public construction projects over $1 million. Labor leaders from the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and Massachusetts Building Trades, along with electricians and apprentices, said the bill would help apprentices complete training by ensuring enough job-site hours, expand access to good union careers, and strengthen the construction workforce for housing, infrastructure, and clean energy work. Several witnesses defended existing apprenticeship ratios and electrical licensing standards, warning against deregulation and emphasizing safety. Committee members asked about project thresholds and apprenticeship ratios, and witnesses said the bill’s phased apprentice-hour requirement was intended to cover most public projects under current cost conditions.
The committee then heard testimony on S.1330, a four-day workweek pilot program. Senator Dillon Fernandez and Representative Shirley Arriaga described the proposal as a response to burnout, affordability pressures, and changing workplace norms, arguing that a pilot would let Massachusetts study whether shorter workweeks improve productivity, retention, and worker well-being. Witnesses said the model could help families balance caregiving and commuting while maintaining or improving output. Finally, the committee took testimony on S.1361, establishing paid prenatal leave. Parents, health advocates, March of Dimes, and others said paid leave would help pregnant workers attend critical prenatal appointments, reduce missed care, and improve maternal and infant health outcomes. Several speakers shared personal stories about high-risk pregnancies, pregnancy loss, and the financial strain of taking unpaid time off. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked a limited number of questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF3030, the 'Minnesota Miners Relief Act,' heard in committee 4/2/25
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:32:06.039><c> need</c><00:32:06.799><c> and</c><00:32:06.919><c> so</c><00:32:07.120><c> to</c> wage
- benefits that folks need and so to wage benefits that folks need and so to get<00:32:07.720><c> I</c
- </c> get I this this bill um the wage get I this this bill um the wage extension<00:32:10.679><c> I</
- The chair, seeing seven ayes and seven noes, the motion does not prevail, and it will be laid on the
- and it will be laid on the table Prevail and it will be laid on the table Mr<00:53:35.000><c> chair<
Summary:
House File 3030 was taken up for discussion and amended with the A1 author’s amendment before moving forward. The bill was presented as an Iron Range package with three parts: a 26-week unemployment insurance extension for workers laid off by Cleveland-Cliffs, and two mining-related provisions dealing with safe storage of reactive mine waste and a site-specific sulfite standard. The authors said the bill was intended both to help laid-off workers immediately and to support the long-term future of mining jobs in the region.
Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive of the unemployment extension and the broader goal of preserving Iron Range jobs and communities. Representatives of affected workers, union leaders, a county commissioner, a tribal elder, and RAMS all described the layoffs as potentially long-term and warned of broader economic harm to families, local businesses, schools, and the region if mining jobs continue to decline. Several testifiers emphasized that mining is central to the Iron Range economy and argued that the bill would give workers time and hope while also helping keep people in the region.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency testified that it generally supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the environmental rulemaking language in Article 2, Section 2. MPCA said the provision would amount to a new major rulemaking, would require significant time and resources, and should be reviewed by the Environment, Natural Resources, Finance and Policy Committee. During member questions, one legislator said there was strong support for the UI extension in Article 1 but expressed concern about the environmental issues in Article 2 and asked why those provisions were not being reviewed by the environment committee. The meeting ended with public testimony closed and member questions beginning; no final vote was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/12/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment is motion prevails.
- The only problem is... prevails. The amendment is adopted. prevails. The amendment is adopted.
- </c><01:04:46.240><c> The</c> the motion does not prevail. The the motion does not prevail.
- The motion prevails. Any oppose say nay. The motion prevails.
- </c><02:32:19.680><c> The</c> the motion does not prevail. The the motion does not prevail.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Feb 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- . $50,000 appropriation is expected to go to administrative costs versus direct intern wages.
- But the last thing is: since it's wages, Madam Chair, do they pay FICA taxes and all that?
- Right now, Class A prevailing wage jobs are the only classification that do not have a $0.60 training
- wage work, even residential contractors, have to pay into this fund?
- wages anyway?
Summary:
The committee first addressed a procedural dispute over House Bill 280, with one member arguing it had already been heard and tabled in another committee earlier that day. The chair ruled the bill was properly before the House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee because it had been assigned there and published in the notice. HB 280 would create a three-year pilot program to support paid internships for students through grants to school districts, nonprofits, and tribal entities, with the Department of Workforce Solutions administering the program, collecting data, and reporting outcomes. Supporters said it would help build a sustainable funding source for school-year internships, expand access in rural and tribal communities, and connect internships to graduation credit and workforce pathways. Committee members asked about administrative costs, student selection, matching funds, program duration, and whether government entities and land grants could participate. The bill was described as flexible enough to allow different local program designs, including stipends or payroll arrangements. The committee voted do pass on HB 280.
The committee then heard House Memorial 46, which honors the Hurley family, especially Major General Patrick Hurley and his son Wilson Hurley, for military service and public contributions to New Mexico. The memorial highlighted Patrick Hurley’s service in World War I and World War II, his diplomatic roles, and his decorations, as well as Wilson Hurley’s military service and later career as an artist. There was no opposition, and the memorial received a do pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 270, a public works apprenticeship bill that would require contributions to apprenticeship and training programs or the Public Works Apprentice and Training Fund on most public works construction projects, while exempting trades with no approved program. Supporters argued the bill would close loopholes, strengthen workforce development, and ensure contractors benefiting from public projects contribute to training. Opponents from asphalt, utility, and contractor groups said they already support existing training programs, warned the bill could raise costs and create participation problems for contractors without access to suitable programs, and noted the Transportation Committee had already considered the bill earlier that day. Sponsors responded that the earlier Transportation action was a procedural glitch and that the bill was a cleanup measure to make the existing law more effective and fair. After extended debate over costs, workforce shortages, and the effect on highway contractors, the committee voted do pass on HB 270 by a 5-3 tally.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- production practices in 2024, with continuing education supporting nearly 63,000 jobs with an annual wage
- There being 6 ayes and 3 nays and 0 present not voting, the motion prevails.
- There being 9 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 present not voting, the motion prevails.
- There being 9 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 present not voting, the motion prevails.
Summary:
The House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock met with a quorum present and heard testimony on House Bill 5085, which would create a report on the impacts of seed banks and seed preservation, especially as they relate to food access, biodiversity, disaster recovery, and education. Representative Gervin Hawkins presented the bill, citing examples such as the Bastrop wildfire and the role of seed banking in restoring ecosystems and supporting food security. No one testified against the bill, and the author closed after questions.
The committee then voted to report HB 5085 favorably to the full House without amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion passed on a 6-3 vote. The committee also considered Senate Bill 1035, with a committee substitute adopted that made a minor wording change from "or" to "and." SB 1035, which creates a legal pathway for agricultural operators to challenge unlawful local regulations and recover court costs and attorneys' fees, was reported favorably on a 9-0 vote.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2155, which implements TDLR recommendations to modernize the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners by improving licensing, complaint resolution, and enforcement processes. The bill was reported favorably to the full House without amendment on a 9-0 vote. After disposing of these items, the committee adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- With continuing education supporting nearly... with an annual wage base of $1.2 billion.
- Seeing six ayes, three nays, and zero present not voting, the motion prevails.
- There being nine ayes, zero nays, and zero present not voting, the motion prevails.
- There being nine ayes, zero nays, and zero present not voting, the motion prevails.
Bills:
HB5085
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 21st, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails, and the House stands in recess to the call of the Speaker.
- Her numerous accomplishments over the decades in office include fighting for the minimum wage. wage for
- The motion prevails. The clerk will give the bill its third reading as amended by the Senate.
- Hearing no objection, the motions prevail. Announcements, Representative Long [ID: member_12260].
- The motion prevails, and the House stands adjourned until 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Labor and Employment
Transcript Highlights:
- Specifically, the bill requires a skilled and trained workforce and prevailing wage for workers at advanced
- wages to manage some of the most volatile public situations in the state.
- It reviews wages and working conditions.
- California offers a relevant natural experiment on the wage question.
- Current wage data can tell us how much someone has earned, but...
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation Apr 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- legally determined to be owed to them through the wage claim adjudication process.
- legally determined to be owed to them through the wage claim adjudication process.
- Those are generally low-wage industries that we prioritize, and we have about 1,500 in those.
- . ...and on the other issue, hire adequate staff to recover lost wages.
- Without this step in the wage claim process, wage theft judgments are often just a piece of paper.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Government Affairs May 30th, 2025 at 03:30 pm
Government Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They did have to follow the prevailing wage requirements and turn in the reports and all the rest of
- wage piece.
- wage piece.
- Person and that creates an incentive for the rest of it, which then would trigger prevailing wage for
- wage rates will be paid on this.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/08/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> minutes</c><00:02:02.799><c> are</c> motion prevails and the minutes are motion prevails and the
- </c> prevails and the amendment is adopted. prevails and the amendment is adopted.
- </c><01:06:58.079><c> and</c> pension plan along with fair wages and pension plan along with fair wages
- The motion prevails and oppose say nay.
- The motion prevails. The oppose say nay. The motion prevails.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- A prevailing plaintiff may recover actual damages, statutory damages of $1,500, and reasonable attorney's
- Additionally, a prevailing plaintiff may recover punitive damages if the defendant has previously injured
- A prevailing plaintiff protected area and prove damages and causation in the normal course.
- Yes, go ahead. of wages was willful.
- Generally speaking, punitive damages road users while operating a vehicle, a prevailing plaintiff may
Summary:
The House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 2095, which would create training requirements for law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges on negligent driving involving vulnerable users of public ways, and would establish a rebuttable presumption of negligence in certain civil claims when a vulnerable user is injured or killed in a protected area such as a sidewalk, crosswalk, bike lane, or similar designated space. Staff explained that the bill also allows recovery of actual damages, statutory damages, attorney’s fees and costs, and, in limited circumstances, punitive damages if the defendant has previously injured or killed three or more vulnerable road users. Members questioned the unusual nature of punitive damages, the burden-shifting presumption, the three-incident threshold, and whether the education component was tied to the bill’s purpose. The prime sponsor said the training is meant to improve reporting and understanding of existing vulnerable-road-user laws, and said the bill was intended to narrow liability to protected areas and could be amended further, including on the punitive-damages threshold.
Supporters, including a widow whose husband was killed while bicycling, Washington Bikes, trial attorneys, a bicycle commuter advocate, and a physician, argued the bill would better protect pedestrians and cyclists, improve police reporting, and reduce the burden on injured people and families who currently must prove negligence after serious crashes. They said the presumption would encourage safer driving and align Washington with similar frameworks used elsewhere. Opponents, including defense lawyers, the Association of Washington Cities, the Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, the Washington Trucking Associations, and the Washington Liability Reform Coalition, said the bill would expand litigation, create uninsurable risks through fee shifting and punitive damages, and could draw cities, businesses, and taxpayers into lawsuits. Some opponents also urged narrowing the bill to individuals and clarifying the protected areas and training requirements. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing and encouraged follow-up and amendment requests before executive session.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails and the A1 is adopted. Mr.
- The motion prevails and the A2 is adopted. Senator Hoffman, Mr.
- </c> despite the facility prevailing despite the facility prevailing throughout<01:58:31.560><c> the<
- You know, we are down more than half of the folks who are on subminimum wage.
- So I think what we have is good, and I don't think we should undo it. wage claims by wage claims by DLI
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-LBT, WAM-TCA, WAM-HHS Informational Briefings 01-16-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- is a continuous backlog of Chapter 104 HRS prevailing wage cases.
- is a continuous backlog of Chapter 104 HRS prevailing wage cases.
- </c><01:31:14.400><c> wage</c> 104 uh HRS prevailing wage 104 uh HRS prevailing wage cases<01:31:16.600
- </c><01:31:38.800><c> wage</c> of chapter 104 prevailing wage of chapter 104 prevailing wage cases<01
- </c> the you know on the 104 uh prevailing the you know on the 104 uh prevailing wage<01:42:14.080><c
NJ
New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Appropriations Jun 28th, 2026
Senate Budget and Appropriations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She writes, "Can you please explain to me how a 100% S corporation owner paying him or herself wages
- corporation owner paying him<00:01:54.480><c> or</c><00:01:54.560><c> herself</c><00:01:54.960><c> wages
- </c><00:01:55.320><c> is</c><00:01:55.520><c> not</c> him or herself wages is not him or herself wages
- I think the question is the actual wages that are paid and what that impact would be.
- </c> 6-7 vote, the motion does not prevail 6-7 vote, the motion does not prevail and<00:37:33.760><c>
Keywords:
workforce development, appropriations, nonprofit organizations, employment services, state funding, paid leave, S corporations, employment law, exemptions, Minnesota Statutes, cancer, healthcare, appropriation, Rural Cancer Institute, Minnesota clinicians, pilot program, nursing, education, University of Minnesota, equity
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 23rd, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- California already requires apprenticeship and the payment of prevailing wage.
- California already requires apprenticeship and the payment of prevailing wage.
- Despite the essential role they play, they often face widespread issues of wage theft and exploitation
- Also, I had to shorten my business hours, which means lower wages or hours for my employees.
- So there's a lot of... ...which means lower wages or hours for my employees.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes HF3023, a bill to extend unemployment insurance for Iron Range miners 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails. conversation. Thank you, Speaker. conversation. Thank you, Speaker.
- The<00:01:20.040><c> motion</c><00:01:20.520><c> prevails.</c> The clerk will report the bill.
- It's a partial wage replacement—half your wages up to six months when you're looking for other work.
- It's a partial wage through these times.
- Half your wages up to 6 replacement.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted.
- The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted.
- Um, and with that, uh, does not prevail.
- </c><01:30:04.159><c> earner</c> households where a primary wage earner households where a primary wage
- Um, more motans are renting than wages.
Keywords:
supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, eviction, rent, nonpayment of rent, landlord-tenant, residential tenant, notice to quit, unlawful detainer, housing, lease violation, late fees, rental assistance, legal aid, tenant rights, Minnesota Statutes 504B.321, pre-eviction notice