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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN-AEN, CPN-EDT, CPN-HOU, CPN-EIG Public Hearings 01-29-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- So to me, how is this in the long run going to benefit day-to-day, uh, minimum-wage hurting consumers
- going to benefit B daytoday<00:49:28.960><c> uh</c><00:49:29.520><c> minimum</c><00:49:30.000><c> wage
- </c><00:49:30.880><c> hurting</c> daytoday uh minimum wage hurting daytoday uh minimum wage hurting consumer
- </c> different families all minimum wage different families all minimum wage above<01:09:02.759><c> minimum
- </c> above minimum wage jobs they bought above minimum wage jobs they bought their<01:09:04.839><c> home
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 252 on invasive species, which would broaden the Department of Agriculture’s authority to inspect items moved into or within Hawaii, prohibit the sale of pest-infested merchandise, and allow quarantine, treatment, or destruction of affected materials with clarified penalties. Testifiers from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, the Farmers Union, and many others strongly supported the bill, emphasizing gaps in current inspection authority and the need to address high-risk non-agricultural commodities such as outdoor furniture and other cargo that can carry pests like red imported fire ants. Members raised concerns about staffing, inspection capacity, commerce impacts, and whether better manifest descriptions or scanners could help target higher-risk shipments. The chairs recommended passage with Department of Agriculture and technical amendments, and the committees adopted the recommendation.
The joint CPN/EDT hearing then took up SB 148 on combat sports, which would create a Hawaii Combat Sports Commission and regulate combat sports while prohibiting no-rules contests. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments on effective dates and later said other jurisdictions generally use a single commission for boxing and MMA. Supporters, including a professional fighter and a longtime advocate, argued the bill would help revive the sport in Hawaii, improve local opportunities, and reduce costs associated with separate commissions; one testifier initially appeared opposed but clarified he was actually in support. Committee members asked about safety, medical coverage, staffing, vacancies, and whether separate commissions could share staff. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including an Attorney General effective-date amendment, amendments from the Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses to increase health-care coverage at fights, and DCCA’s recommendation to unify boxing and MMA under one commission; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050, and the recommendation was adopted.
A later joint CPN/Housing agenda began with SB 69 on deposits of public funds, which would require the Director of Finance to consider the benefits of using in-state depositories, including favorable lending terms for affordable housing. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Hawaii Bankers Association offered comments, and no other testimony or questions were noted before the discussion moved on. The next measure introduced was SB 24 on limited profit housing associations, which would create a regulatory framework and a limited profit housing council; the transcript cuts off as testimony on that bill was beginning.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jul 2nd, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The ayes have it, and the motion prevails.
Summary:
The Senate took up several bills and conference matters, including a bill on the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District, which was amended by substitute draft Senate No. 3160 and then passed to be engrossed. The Senate also handled House Bill 464 on enhancing child welfare protection, where the House had rejected the Senate amendment and appointed a conference committee; the Senate voted to insist on its amendment and appointed Senators Comerford, Kennedy, and O’Connor as conferees.
The chamber concurred in House amendments to Senate No. 2967, concerning ownership and maintenance of the Town Line Brook and Linden Brook culverts and dam, and to House Bill 4359, which authorizes the town of Milford to expand an alcohol license from wine and malt beverages to all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises. The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to the appropriate committees.
The Committee on Rules reported and the Senate adopted orders extending the Education Committee’s reporting deadline on two matters: Senate No. 2934, relating to expanding access to family-friendly and neighborhood child care administered by the Department of Early Education, and Senate No. 2769, relating to education matters more generally. The Senate also adopted an order setting up future consideration of Senate No. 30, a bill protecting children from addictive social media feeds, with a new draft from Ways and Means, Senate No. 3164. The session adjourned in memory of Doe Kwong M. of Dorchester, after a moment of silence.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Mar 5th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Having voted on the prevailing side, I move to reconsider the following action taken by this body on
- Having voted on the prevailing side, I move to reconsider the following action taken by this body on
- Having voted on the prevailing side, I move to reconsider the following action taken by this body on
- I'm pleased to see that some reason prevailed here but disappointed that this question is in front of
- some reason prevailed here but disappointed<01:25:45.920><c> that</c><01:25:46.239><c> this</c><01:25
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-30 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- other interventions to improve the capacity of the state to have healthy, resilient communities prevailing
- other interventions to improve the capacity of the state to have healthy, resilient communities prevailing
- and I know many in the chamber understand that, which would be your hospital bills, could be lost wages
- This would be for the non-economic or... ...be lost wages, any quantifiable cost.
Summary:
The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work.
The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours.
The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns.
The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The response was yes: it can go to District Court and be used for wage garnishment or other collection
- up to 25% of wages and basically unlimited assets.
- ,<01:14:17.600><c> they</c><01:14:17.760><c> can</c><01:14:17.960><c> collect</c><01:14:18.880><c> wage
- </c> judgment, they can collect wage judgment, they can collect wage garnishment<01:14:19.800><c> up<
- and basically unlimited amount of wages and basically unlimited amount of<01:14:26.120><c> assets</c
Bills:
SB2041
Keywords:
land court, real property, legal documents, bureau of conveyances, judicial confirmation, property registration, working group, Hawaii Revised Statutes, reform, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committees heard SB 2041, which would repeal the Land Court, transfer its functions to the Bureau of Conveyances, and create a working group to recommend implementation. DLNR and Judiciary stood on their written testimony, while Realtors supported the bill and one testifier raised concerns about the loss of judicial authority, title disputes, adverse possession, and possible effects on Kuleana lands. Members questioned whether property could be deregistered and what the legal consequences would be, and the Bureau of Conveyances said deregistration is already available but burdensome. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted by both committees.
The Judiciary Committee then heard SB 2247, which restricts certain governor-appointed, Senate-confirmed executive branch employees from participating in campaign fundraising. The State Ethics Commission and Campaign Spending Commission supported the bill as a way to curb pay-to-play concerns and the appearance of undue influence, and several advocacy and civic groups also testified in support, with one person opposing. The committee agreed to amend the bill so the restrictions apply only after confirmation and continue until the person leaves the covered position. The committee voted to pass SB 2247 with amendments.
Finally, the Judiciary Committee heard SB 2143, which would make the Attorney General the interim Chief Election Officer if that office becomes vacant until the Elections Commission appoints a replacement. Supporters argued the bill would provide continuity, prevent delays in certifying election results, and protect election integrity; opponents argued it would politicize the office, create a conflict of interest, and was unnecessary because current law already provides a process for filling vacancies. Testimony was extensive and sharply divided, with many speakers on both sides. The transcript provided does not include a final vote or action on SB 2143.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Ways & Means Feb 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- credit carryovers, could sorely restrict small businesses' cash flow, threatening its ability to pay wages
- credit carryovers, could sorely restrict small businesses' cash flow, threatening its ability to pay wages
- What level of wage earners pay the most into the tax system now?
- The real cost of denying us the right to affordable health care is wasted in deductibles, lost wages,
- GoFundMe campaigns, Affordable health care is wasted in deductibles, lost wages, GoFundMe campaigns,
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee met on February 6, 2026, and first voted to suspend the five-day notice rule for all bills on the agenda. Senators Braun and Gildon objected, arguing the bill needed more public review and that the fiscal note had only just been released, but a roll call vote passed 15-9 and the committee proceeded to Senate Bill 6346.
Staff briefed SB 6346 as a proposal to create a 9.9% income tax on Washington taxable income above a $1 million per-household standard deduction, with a $50,000 charitable deduction, apportionment rules for nonresidents and certain professions, quarterly estimated payments, and credits for capital gains tax and certain business taxes. Staff said the tax would begin in 2029 and eventually raise about $3.5 billion annually from roughly 30,000 taxpayers. The bill also would expand the Working Families Tax Credit, create a sales tax exemption for grooming and hygiene products, increase the small business B&O tax credit and filing threshold, and end the B&O surcharge on high-grossing businesses one year early. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, its exemption from referendum, treatment of student athletes, natural-resource industries, and whether real estate gains would be captured.
Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including labor groups, educators, health care advocates, counties, child care workers, and some business owners and high-income individuals, said the bill would make the tax code more progressive and provide stable funding for health care, education, child care, public defense, and other services, while expanding the Working Families Tax Credit. Opponents, including many small business, construction, housing, and taxpayer advocates, argued the measure would function as a tax on pass-through businesses and retained earnings, harm housing production and investment, encourage wealthy residents and businesses to leave the state, and violate the state constitution or the will of voters. No final action on SB 6346 was taken during the hearing.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Public Pension Oversight Board (12-12-25) - Part 1
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:26:47.600><c> threshold</c> The personal individual daily wage threshold that we give them when
- So, there was discussion in 2002 about setting a standard minimum floor-based daily wage threshold.
- So, the recommendation here will be to very modestly adjust that minimum daily wage threshold rate.
- </c> daily wage threshold. We call it DWT. daily wage threshold. We call it DWT.
- </c> modestly adjust that minimum daily wage modestly adjust that minimum daily wage threshold<01:27:
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:12
Approval of Minutes: 00:01:34
Actuarial Valuation Update – KPPA: 00:02:10
Actuarial Valuation Update – TRS: 00:25:32, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call, confirmation of a quorum, and approval of the prior minutes. The main presentation was from KPPA officials Ryan Barrow and Erin Saratt on the annual actuarial valuations for the retirement and insurance systems. They said the systems’ funding status improved overall, with three of five insurance funds fully funded, CERS hazardous dropping from over 100% funded to 90.9% because of premium changes, and KRS receiving $650 million in supplemental funding over the biennium. They also reported strong investment returns above assumed rates, higher payroll and membership counts, and resulting actuarial losses tied to higher salaries and premiums, especially on the insurance side.
Members asked several questions about what drove the actuarial losses and whether legislation affected them. KPPA said the CERS insurance loss was driven by premium increases and Senate Bill 10, while the pension-side losses were largely due to higher payroll and benefits for Tier 1 and Tier 2 members. They explained that new Tier 3 employees are designed to add no additional unfunded liability, and that the state administers the systems but does not directly control all hiring. Questions also focused on retiree health premiums, which KPPA said rose about 15% for non-Medicare retirees and 38% for Medicare retirees, with the increase attributed to utilization, prescription costs, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
The committee then heard from TRS Deputy Executive Secretary and General Counsel Beau Barnes on the 2025 TRS actuarial valuation. He reported that the Retirement Annuity Trust and Health Insurance Trust both received full funding, the retirement trust’s funded ratio improved to 61%, TRS 4 remains well funded with no liability, and the health insurance trust improved to 89.1%. Barnes said TRS is on track to fully fund legacy liabilities within the amortization period, with 2044 as the point when the system reflects 100% funding and 2046 as the last year needing additional dollars for the legacy liability. He also explained that lower assumed investment returns and updated mortality assumptions increased liabilities, but that TRS uses direct rate smoothing for budgeting purposes.
At the end of the meeting, the chair circulated a proposed set of “do’s and don’ts of pensions,” emphasizing that future legislation should not create unfunded liabilities. Barnes also noted he would later discuss several legislative proposals for the 2026 session, but the transcript provided ends before that discussion or any votes on those proposals.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In the metro, the cost of living and low wages force people to choose between purchasing groceries, paying
- Motion<01:16:55.120><c> prevails</c><01:16:55.600><c> and</c><01:16:56.000><c> you</c><01:16:56.159><
- c> are</c><01:16:56.320><c> on</c><01:16:56.400><c> your</c><01:16:56.560><c> way</c> Motion prevails
- and you are on your way Motion prevails and you are on your way to<01:16:56.800><c> ways</c><01:16:56.960
Keywords:
HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/25/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, when you think about housing and around evictions and jobs and lost wages, people are afraid
- that people are afraid, and lost wages that people are afraid, whether<00:08:38.159><c> it</c><00:08
- /c><00:09:24.800><c> already</c><00:09:25.200><c> low</c><00:09:25.680><c> uh</c><00:09:25.839><c> wage
- </c> to them when they're already low uh wage to them when they're already low uh wage um<00:09:27.440
- </c><00:18:04.640><c> for</c> have been lost in terms of wages for have been lost in terms of wages for
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We always push for higher wages for our members. >> Thank you. Thank you. Uh, any other questions?
- </c><01:40:49.840><c> So,</c><01:40:50.080><c> I</c> wages for your members, right?
- So, I wages for your members, right?
- , but it also will increase higher wages, but it also will take<01:41:02.880><c> agreement</c><01:41:
- push for higher wages for our members. members. members.
Bills:
HB1769
Keywords:
criminal justice reform, rehabilitation, private prisons, racial equity, Native Hawaiians, community well-being, mass incarceration, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison.
Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails.
Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 101 Apr 24th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- sports betting in the state, and allowing the director of the Division of Gaming to approve optional wages
- 10 years, just taking the average if this were carried out over the next 10 years, if this vote prevails
- /c><02:01:31.520><c> if</c><02:01:31.760><c> this</c><02:01:32.000><c> vote</c><02:01:32.320><c> prevails
- </c> the next 10 years if this vote prevails the next 10 years if this vote prevails which<02:01:33.119
- Lifetime wages increase, prevents crime, and lowers incarceration rates.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 20th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- require a contractor submitting a bid for a public works construction project to disclose any history of wage
- For more than a year, the federal administration has waged an economic crusade built on unilateral tariffs
- the Tax Foundation, tariffs imposed by Trump reduced the GDP, hurt job growth, and failed to raise wages
- Assembly Member Gipson: ...failed to raise wages.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (3-19-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- unemployment benefits, workers' comp, employer contributions to Social Security and Medicare, minimum wage
- A decade ago, the Kentucky Labor Cabinet reported that the amount they collect in retribution for wage
- I'm going to just say, and companies that just don't want to pay people more or pay them a living wage
- I'm going to just say, and companies that just don't want to pay people more or pay them a living wage
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations. (3-17-26)
Licensing & Occupations
Transcript Highlights:
- They are only kind of paid through their minimum wage as well as tips.
- only kind of paid through their They are only kind of paid through their minimum<00:05:06.400><c> wage
- </c> minimum wage as well as uh, tips. minimum wage as well as uh, tips. and and and and<00:05:11.680
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on General Government (2-26-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- So it only applies to people who are full-time for wage and hour purposes.
- So it only applies to people who are full-time for wage and hour purposes.
- So it only applies to people who are full-time for wage and hour purposes.
- So it only applies to people who are full-time for wage and hour purposes.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Commonwealth’s Attorneys, County Attorneys, Prosecutor’s Advisory Council 00:00:18
Approval of Minutes 00:20:09
State Treasurer 00:20:33, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting began with testimony from representatives of the Prosecutor’s Advisory Council, including county and commonwealth attorneys, on their proposed budget. They described the scope of their work in district and circuit court, juvenile and dependency cases, specialty courts, guardianship, involuntary hospitalization, and the Rocket Docket program. The witnesses emphasized that their budgets are overwhelmingly personnel costs and warned that proposed cuts could lead to layoffs, reduced retention, and loss of recently added positions. They also said the General Assembly’s recent salary classification plan had improved recruitment and retention, and that underfunding could reverse those gains.
A major topic was the Rocket Docket program, which they said speeds lower-level cases through the system, reduces jail costs, and saves money for both counties and the state. They reported that in one circuit, average jail time for certain cases dropped from about 50 days to about 6 days. They also raised concerns that the Rocket Docket line item may not be clearly included in the committee substitute and asked for clarification on how the budget would treat it. In response, the chair said the intent was to move some of those items into the base budget, though the exact structure was still uncertain.
The presenters also discussed a 2022 subsidy for county attorney employees tied to retirement contributions, saying it totals about $1.3 million and should not be reduced because the obligation remains. They said the budget would need to support the salary classification plan extensions, House Bill 8 subsidies, and a new case management system that they described as essential to modernizing operations and improving communication with victims and law enforcement. The chair thanked them for the testimony and indicated the committee would continue reviewing the budget.
The committee then heard from Deputy State Treasurer Russell Weber, who reported that the treasury has now returned more than $90 million in unclaimed property to Kentuckians. He said the office faces ongoing fraud issues and requested funding for a dedicated legal counsel and a fraud investigator, along with outreach money to educate the public about unclaimed property. He also outlined several capital requests, including the final year of a printer-system lease and replacement of HVAC equipment in the treasury building. Members briefly joked with him about a mineral-rights bill and coal, but no votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and adjourning the meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative 2/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- c> Every time a cow is milked in Minnesota, it creates a ripple effect through our economy through wages
- 00:03:37.200><c> our</c><00:03:37.519><c> economy</c><00:03:38.159><c> through</c><00:03:38.400><c> wages
- </c><00:03:39.280><c> that</c> through our economy through wages that through our economy through wages
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- And then when they found a new job, they had to take a 30% to 40% pay cut because of the wage suppression
- You need to raise wages. We have constant complaints about affordability in this state.
- And it's because we're suppressing wages in the tech industry.
- Well, if this comes... ...this state, and it's because we're suppressing wages in the tech industry.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - House Ways & Means
House Ways & Means Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- FSA report just last week, or meeting last week, said, you know, our withholdings, which represents wage
- when we actually look at the individual income tax, you know, the flat tax isn't necessarily driving wage
- It's national... ...driving wage earnings potentially.
- So there can be higher wages for Arizona workers. This is good policy. It's the right thing to do.
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.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- to credit unions, they turned to other less predatory products like even employer-integrated earned wage
- Other things we know are harder to implement, like matching minimum wage to inflation, but also, I think
- We don't garnish your wages.
- We don't garnish your wages.
Keywords:
commercial email, spam regulations, online marketing, privacy, consumer protection, SB 6111, Washington Protecting Children Online Act, online child safety, minor privacy, age verification, parental consent, social media regulation, digital platforms, user-generated content, content moderation, online harms, youth protection, data privacy, geolocation, targeted advertising