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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Nov 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The state has got to put the box there and the conduit, with good IBEW labor, and they've been contributing
- electric infrastructure, managed shared electrical load, utility upgrades, and inconsistent local codes
- I've commended... ...and inconsistent local codes.
- It's also our labor unions, our community-based organizations, and our research institutions that provide
- our labor market data, not least of all, our community... ...that provide our labor market data, not
Summary:
The joint informational hearing of the Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure focused on California’s EV market, charging infrastructure, and the effects of recent federal actions. The chair opened by emphasizing California’s progress on EV adoption and charging reliability, but also noted ongoing challenges with affordability, access, interoperability, heavy-duty electrification, and federal headwinds. She highlighted interest in technologies such as inductive charging and thanked host organizations and staff before moving to the first panel.
State agency witnesses from Go-Biz, CARB, and the California Energy Commission described current programs and priorities. Go-Biz outlined its role in coordinating agencies, supporting permitting, and advancing the state’s ZEV market development strategy and equity action plan. CARB discussed federal attacks on its clean vehicle regulations, litigation to defend waiver authority, and the importance of incentives and regulatory programs such as Advanced Clean Trucks, Advanced Clean Fleets, Clean Truck Check, HVIP, and Clean Cars for All. The CEC detailed its funding and regulatory work on charging and fueling infrastructure, charger reliability, payment methods, roaming, and statewide planning, while stressing the need for more charging in multifamily housing and more public DC fast charging. All three agencies said federal rollbacks and permitting delays are major obstacles, but that California remains committed to expanding ZEV adoption.
The second panel featured advocates, local government, utility, and research perspectives. CalETC urged continuous state funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and emphasized the low-carbon fuel standard, multifamily charging, and managed charging. An EV advocacy group proposed a conquest-style state incentive for new and used EV buyers and argued that multifamily housing is a major untapped market, while also favoring Level 2 charging over Level 1 for most home and apartment settings. Los Angeles County and LADWP described large-scale local deployment of chargers, fleet electrification, workforce training, and the need for sustained funding, agency coordination, and streamlined permitting and grid interconnection. UCS recommended prioritizing replacement of older high-emitting vehicles, using fuel policy revenues to support cleaner cars, and expanding bidirectional charging. The chair closed by asking for more discussion on Level 1 versus Level 2 charging and noted the importance of education, affordability, and practical deployment strategies.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- You work, you labor, we live, we provide for families, we do everything.
- Our property rights is in exchange for our labor for something else.
- amending Title 41, Chapter 23, Article 3, A.R.S., by adding Section 41-2553, relating to the Procurement Code
- Procurement Code. You have heard the final read of House Bill 2170.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This is codified at Title 6 in the Code of Arkansas rules, and these standards all work to reinforce
- sure that these students are participating in pathways that are designated according to Arkansas's labor
- their H2 designation is high wage, high demand, but the credential is also demonstrating the Arkansas labor
- They are in a separate section of the Arkansas Code.
Summary:
The committee received a lengthy Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Arkansas academic standards, accountability systems, and adequacy requirements. Staff reviewed how state curriculum and standards have evolved from the 1997 Public Education Act through the 2003 Quality Education Act and the 2017 Educational Support and Accountability Act, including required coursework, standards for accreditation, career and technical education, graduation requirements, and recent additions such as computer science, personal finance, firearm safety, and fetal growth and development instruction. Members asked for a chart comparing the major laws and repeals over time, and staff agreed to provide one.
The presentation then turned to federal ESSA requirements and Arkansas’s state accountability system. Staff explained Arkansas’s long-term goals for proficiency, English learner progress, and graduation rates, and reported 2025 ATLAS proficiency results, which remained below the 80% goal across student groups. They also reviewed English learner progress, graduation rates, school support and improvement, and equitable access to educators. Data showed gaps by subgroup and by school poverty/minority concentration, with Title I and high-poverty schools more likely to have emergency/provisional teachers and less experienced staff. Members questioned the lack of recent data for some ESSA measures, including equity labs and school index calculations, and asked staff to follow up with the Department of Education.
The committee also discussed NAEP results, ACT scores, and teacher quality measures under the state accountability act. Arkansas’s NAEP performance remained below national averages in fourth- and eighth-grade reading and math, and ACT composite scores and benchmark attainment were also reviewed. Members asked for additional information on historical highs and lows, the number of assessments students take by grade, dropout data, and comparisons with other states. No formal votes were taken; the main action was agreement to request additional information from DESE and to schedule department follow-up at a future meeting.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Mehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Mar 25th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it the complexity of the tax code? Is it just inefficiency of the system? I mean what?
- social security security benefits deserves equal access to their benefits regardless of their zip code
- some of their questions around this because I have what I have found is that the union employees, the labor
- your emphasis will be on protecting those retirees and their payments and not on on protecting these labor
Keywords:
Social Security, Medicaid, Frank Bisignano, Elon Musk, benefit processing, office closures, public testimony, administration policies, health care, vulnerable populations
Summary:
The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine housing roadblocks, focusing on paving a new way to address affordability. Mar 12th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Nobel laureate Ed Prescott and two co-authors find that U.S. labor productivity would be 12.4% higher
- Factors driving the housing shortage, it seems to me, include outdated building codes, local land-use
- through the problem about local restrictions and how they, like exclusionary use or zoning or building codes
- That includes prevailing wage compliance, weekly certified payroll reporting, on-site labor interviews
Keywords:
affordable housing, government investment, barriers, legislative solutions, public testimony
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on addressing the significant issue of affordable housing in America. Members expressed concern over the persistent barriers faced in the housing sector, despite substantial government investment aimed at alleviating these issues. It was highlighted that government interference plays a critical role in complicating the housing landscape, and discussions revolved around potential legislative approaches to mitigate these challenges. Several witnesses provided testimony, contributing to a thorough exploration of the topic.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- So, it's not really that much of labor when you're enjoying it...
- Of a labor when you're enjoying it, and I enjoy it. So awesome! I enjoy being here also, right?
- So, if you have a small estate, currently, in the code, it's not in excess of $25,000, and such adjustments
- allowances under the Homestead allowance, the exempt property, and the family allowance that are in our codes
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 23rd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- recommendation will be in your volume 2, where you can look it up in that top right-hand page by agency code
- Chairman, if there are no questions, our next agency is... 3, 7, 9, the Public Employee Labor Relations
- PLURB serves as the decision maker of first resort for public employer and labor organization disputes
- Our next agency is the Board of Veterinary Medicine, agency code.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-21 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I was teaching at the time and was able to see the fruits of some of that labor. It was wonderful.
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It <00:41:36.800>was the fruits of some of that labor. - It was the fruits of some of that labor.
- Modern units are constructed according to a rigorous standardized national building code established
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, commonly known as the HUD code.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Virginia Commission to End Hunger May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Under the code, it requires public bodies to adopt a policy regarding remote participation by members
- commission members may participate in meetings electronically as permitted by § 2.2-3708.3 of the Code
- commission that it may hold all-virtual public meetings pursuant to subsection C of § 2.2-3708.3 of the Code
- is really guaranteeing access to no-cost school meals to all Virginia students, no matter their zip code
- and they were sharing that for about every meal that they serve at about $4.70, about $1.80 goes to labor
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Government, Labor, and Elections. >> Thank you, Madam. >> [clears throat] >> Excuse me.
- On Monday at 4:00 p.m., the Fire EMS Code will meet on the second floor of the Senate and...
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Summary:
The House met on February 24, 2026, with 110 members initially present and later 126 present after additional quorum calls. The chamber handled routine introductions and referrals, including House bills 1629-1631 and Introductory House Bond Initiatives 60 and 61, and received Senate Bill 9 and Supplemental Budget Number One, both of which were read and referred to the appropriate committees. The supplemental budget was submitted as an amendment to the fiscal 2027 budget and referred to Appropriations.
The House then took up third reading and final passage on several bills. House Bills 311 (public schools, individuals with disabilities, accessibility, and emergency planning), 359 (property tax credit for urban agricultural property alterations), 396 (residential child care programs and training), 430 (family child care providers and reserve component members), 735 (earned income tax credit assistance program implementation delay and study), and 851 (Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council legal status) all passed, with HB 396 receiving four negative votes and the others passing overwhelmingly or unanimously. House Bill 805, the Building Homes Act, also passed after brief floor questions about whether the tax credit would apply to nonprofits and what safeguards existed; the sponsor explained it was an enabling bill and that local governments could set their own requirements.
The floor session included several personal and guest recognitions, including visitors in the gallery, a doctor of the day, a birthday recognition, Women in Construction Week, African Advocacy Day, District 16 night, and a foster youth shadow day announcement. Members also discussed the addition of children’s books in the lounge and thanked the pages for their work. Committee and subcommittee announcements followed, and the House recessed until Monday, March 9, at 8:00 p.m. legislative day February 25.
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- As I said, it'll expire actually in 2027 so it doesn't stay in code.
- multimillion-dollar capital projects are the ones that put plumbers to work, electricians to work, laborers
- We don't have USC codes in Indiana.
- That means that this information is going to be evaluated based on whether or not it meets a federal code
- Because that's exactly what that USC code is put, was voted on and put in place for.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- It's now necessary to not only modernize the code with medication delivery system language changes as
- districts have even expressed confusion due to some unintended references in the current election code
- SB 568 simply modernizes the code with new terms for medication and clarifies the existing requirement
- opposed to the bill but appreciate the ongoing conversations thank you Yvonne Fernandez California Labor
- This bill ensures that all students no matter their location or their zip code have access to the same
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE AND HOUSE Feb 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- “You know, the Department of Labor estimated over $300 billion in fraudulent claims were filed—$300 billion
- what your bank will and won't ask, such as, you know, we'll never ask you for that one-time security code
- We enforce the Arkansas Insurance Fraud Act and the Arkansas Criminal Code.
- We enforce the Arkansas Insurance Fraud Act and the Arkansas Criminal Code.
- It puts a one-time code in there. Without that direct touch, it generates an algorithm.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Dec 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , North American Industrial Classification System codes.
- And then it has to fall under one of the NAICS codes specified in the CCA.
- The other was made up of representatives from labor, environmental, utility, port, and other groups,
- Quick follow-up: so the NAICS codes that are the most prominent will be listed, I assume, correct?
- And if you'd like the NAICS code list, we'd be happy to follow up with that. Yep, of course.
Summary:
The committee held a work session covering PFAS regulation and impacts, no-cost allowance allocation for emissions-intensive trade-exposed industries (EITEs), and regional resource adequacy and data center load growth. Senator Victoria Hunt was welcomed as a new member. The Department of Ecology reviewed Washington’s Safer Products for Washington PFAS work, including completed restrictions on PFAS in outdoor furniture, carpets, rugs, stain/water-resistant treatments, and newer rules adopted in November restricting PFAS in most apparel, cleaning products, and automotive washes, with reporting requirements for some other products such as cookware and firefighting gear. Ecology also described Cycle 2 PFAS reviews now underway, including artificial turf and paints, and answered questions about compliance, online sales, sell-through periods, and how Washington’s approach differs from broader bans in states like Maine and Minnesota. The Department of Ecology also presented on PFAS in biosolids, describing a 2024 sampling study, limitations in testing methods, and a 2025 statutory amendment requiring additional sampling between 2027 and 2028 and a report to the legislature in 2029. The Department of Health then updated the committee on PFAS in drinking water, reporting that most Group A public water systems have completed sampling, that 317 sources and 188 systems are expected to exceed new contaminant levels, and that treatment costs for public systems are estimated at about $970 million, leaving a large funding gap; members also asked about private wells, health effects, bathing exposure, and home filters. The Board of Health’s new state action levels are being aligned with federal MCLs, and the department said it expects to continue monitoring and notification under state rules. Ecology also briefed the committee on no-cost allowance allocations to EITEs under the Climate Commitment Act, explaining the leakage-mitigation rationale, the current allocation schedule through 2034, and a forthcoming report on policy options for 2035-2050; members asked about industry barriers, competitiveness, and whether facilities might leave the state. Finally, E3 presented a regional resource adequacy study showing rising load, retirements outpacing additions, limited winter reliability value from wind, solar, and batteries, and a projected shortfall beginning in 2026 that could grow to about 9,000 MW by 2030 if planned projects are not built. The presentation emphasized winter cold-weather events, hydro variability, the importance of permitting and transmission, and longer-term options including nuclear, geothermal, hydrogen, carbon capture, and long-duration storage. EPRI then introduced its DC Flex initiative, which is studying how data centers can provide flexible load through workload shifting, cooling optimization, and on-site backup or bridging resources to reduce grid stress and protect ratepayers.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- code of Alabama 1975 and section 28113 code of Alabama 1975 and section 28113 code of Alabama 1975 as
- of Alabama 1975. title 8 code of Alabama 1975. title 8 code of Alabama 1975.
- codes. currently authorized in state codes.
- So, the code section itself that does. So, the code section itself that does.
- And that's the code the code the code definition. A license, and we talked definition.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Working Group on Omnibus Human Services Bill - 06/05/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These are the provisions that effectuate the labor agreement between the State of Minnesota and SEIU
- provisions that effectuate the um labor provisions that effectuate the um labor agreement<00:53:
- It's a medical service that's built with a billing code that's medical.
- <01:17:54.000>
that's that's built with a billing code that's that's built with a billing - billing medical building billing codes. billing medical building billing codes.
Summary:
Members met to review a budget bill agreement using a nonpartisan spreadsheet and summary materials. Chairs and members thanked fiscal, research, revisers, and agency staff for the collaborative process, noting the bill had been difficult and that the final product reflected compromise. The chair also said only minor technical changes were expected before final enactment, and the spreadsheet walkthrough was then turned over to fiscal staff.
Fiscal staff explained that the agreement met the overall budget target and walked through major human services provisions. Key items included nursing facility payment changes, including a phased PDPM change, APS inflation, modified single-bed incentives, and a CPI-U capped payment cap; a nursing facility surcharge; workforce standards board rule costs; continuation of certain nursing facility property tax rates; regulation of for-profit acquisitions of nursing homes and assisted living facilities; repurposing assisted living special project funds; funding the SEIU self-directed worker agreement; CFSS reimbursement in acute care hospital settings; and multiple disability waiver rate and authorization changes, including CPI-U inflation caps, waiver authorization reforms, and a waiver reimagined advisory task force.
The agreement also included family residential service rate increases, a temporary extension of customized living disproportionate share payments, tribal eligibility for targeted case management, positive supports training changes, out-of-home respite modifications, swimming lessons as an allowable service for certain children with disabilities, a provisional EID provider license, and program integrity services funded by licensing fee increases. Additional provisions covered MinnChoices studies and assumed savings, behavioral health fund changes, substance use disorder treatment billing and rate changes, supportive recovery housing, housing support supplemental rates for specific providers, disability determinations, enteral nutrition payment timing, temporary funding for Boundary Waters Care Center, several one-time human services grants, senior nutrition funding, and grant reductions and extensions. No formal vote was described in the transcript; the discussion focused on explaining the agreement and its fiscal effects.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm talking more about the coding, you know, what the weights are, how to input into the program, the
- These student outcomes are merely a testament to the labor of love that is teaching.
- These student outcomes are merely a testament to the labor of love that is teaching.
- At this point, they do not receive that same pre-K funding; they are coded differently.
- Under Texas Government Code 661.20, state employees are guaranteed 12 sick days per year.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Should the Department of Labor have approved applications with fraud indicators on them, or should they
- Should the Department of Labor have approved applications with fraud indicators on them, or should they
- Should the Department of Labor have approved applications with fraud indicators on them, or should they
- It was rejected by the Department of Labor, and it failed on a party-line vote.
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of State agency employees are required to complete an annual code of ethical
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee met on January 9, 2025, to focus on internal controls, fraud prevention, and legislative oversight of state agencies. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall explained Minnesota’s internal control framework, based on the GAO Green Book, and described five core controls: assigning responsibility, separating duties, restricting access, maintaining policies and procedures, and keeping records. She tied each control to examples from recent audits, including DHS’s Medicaid provider debt recovery, the Minnesota State Academies’ travel reimbursement issue, privileged access at the Minnesota State Lottery, missing mileage-verification procedures at the Board of Firefighter Training and Education, and weak documentation in the Board on Aging’s senior nutrition program.
Deputy Legislative Auditor Jod Mson Rodriguez then presented a new follow-up report on implementation of prior recommendations from 2022 through 2024, including special reviews. She said the office gathers agency documentation, evaluates progress, and categorizes recommendations from implemented to not applicable, while noting that some items require more work to verify and that this reflects OLA capacity rather than agency performance. Examples included the Department of Commerce, where some policy changes were verified but further work would be needed to confirm consistent investigator compliance, and the Metropolitan Council, where more data analysis would be needed to determine whether bonus payments were properly earned. She also noted that a legislature-directed recommendation to require grant manager training had not been implemented.
Overall, OLA reported that state agencies had implemented or partially implemented close to 70% of its recommendations, while the legislature had implemented or partially implemented about 40% of recommendations from the last three years. Members generally praised the office’s work and discussed how agencies respond after reports are issued. Senator Westrom raised concerns about a recent media report on alleged fraud in CCAP, and Randall said OLA was aware of the issue but could not discuss details. Senator Draheim asked about post-report agency engagement, and Randall and Rodriguez said follow-up varies, with some agencies seeking private meetings and others engaging less, but that the follow-up process often prompts further discussion and improvement.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus K-12 Education Appropriations - 05/22/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-03-24
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, in some ways, we already subsidized our sales tax exemptions and our tax code.
- have been up for decades, where trees and brush have grown along the fence, making this an even more labor-intensive
- By the time you factor in labor, brush removal, and other costs for a very large farm, I understand some