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• House Bill 3024 is a new law that provides for transparency, accountability, and state employee pay.
• So my concern is how this could potentially trickle down to our state employees who haven't seen a raise
• Then instead, why couldn't we work on, or is there legislation in process to increase pay for state employees
• Employees across the board. Because that's the problem. That's the problem we really need to fix.
• Just walking through the process of each, every single employee will have a cap on their employment no

Bills: HB3310 , HB4311 , HB3841 , HB3024 , HB3075

Committee: House General Government

Summary: The committee met for its first General Government meeting of the second part of session and laid over several agenda items, including bills listed as numbers 3, 4, and 10. HB 3310, the Government Accountability and Budget Transparency Act, was presented as a procurement accountability measure to strengthen oversight, efficiency, and timely payment to private vendors doing business with the state. After brief questioning about whether late payment is a widespread problem, the committee voted 8-0 to pass the bill. HB 431, which would increase the treasurer’s share of the unclaimed property administration fee from 4% to 6%, was presented as necessary to cover higher operating costs such as salaries and IT. The author emphasized that the change would not cost taxpayers anything or reduce the amount returned to owners of unclaimed property. The committee approved the bill after questions about long-term impacts on the unclaimed property fund. The most extensive discussion centered on HB 3841, a major reform of tax increment financing (TIF). The author said the bill would not ban TIFs but would require voter approval, separate consent from affected taxing jurisdictions, more transparency, annual training for review committees, independent legal and financial opinions, and economic impact studies. Members raised concerns that the bill’s wording—especially the “majority of the eligible voters” language and removal of executive-session confidentiality—could make TIFs impractical or eliminate trade-secret protections, and they also questioned costs and effects on economic development. At the author’s request and with committee support, the bill was laid over for further work. The committee then passed HB 3024, which creates statutory limits and oversight for state employee pay increases and bonuses, including a 10% cap unless higher amounts are approved through cabinet secretary/OMES procedures. Supporters said it would add transparency and curb large, unreported raises, while questions focused on whether it would help address broader pay disparities. Finally, HB 3075, as amended by a PCS, was presented to authorize rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel for state agencies and local governments in response to the practical disappearance of pennies. The committee approved that bill as well, and the meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene the following week.

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• BUSINESSES OR THINGS LIKE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND CUSTOMIZED TRAINING WHICH HELP THEM UPSCALE THEIR EMPLOYEES
• BUSINESSES CAN STAY IN FULL CONTROL OF HOW THEY TRAIN, WHEN THEY TRAIN AND HOW THEY TRAIN THEIR EMPLOYEES
• THEY MANAGE THE EMPLOYEE FLORIDA SYSTEMS.
• STREAM AND THIS IS OUR MOST BROAD FUNDING PROGRAM AND IT INCLUDES SOMEBODY WHO CAN GO ON TO THE EMPLOYEE
• FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADOPT THESE TECHNOLOGIES INTO THEIR BUSINESS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY AND ALLOW THEIR EMPLOYEES

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• It affected 400 day shift healthcare employees, 126 senior living residents, 120 nursing home residents
• Its intent is to harm them further by creating public fear of transgender employees at institutions that
• and demonstrably in far statistically and demonstrably in far greater danger from the cisgender employees
• And Juneteenth in which... ...Jefferson Davis and Juneteenth in which employees would select.
• I will remind senators that the majority of our state employees are salaried.

Bills: SB320 , HB67 , HB247 , HB161 , HB165 , HB91 , HB90 , HB471 , HB363 , HB479

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: liquefied petroleum gas, safety regulations, public gathering places, cylinder storage, proximity regulations, parental rights, drag performances, public schools, public libraries, overnight programs, gender identity, minor safety, Gulf of America, name change, state compliance, educational materials, local resources, historical reference, building codes, standardization

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• We've worked really hard to consolidate and use the space the best way so that our employees aren't spread
• It is more useful space and more effective for the employees to not have to go all over campus.
• Useful space and more effective for the employees to not have to go all over campus, back and forth between
• So I don't know if it's an employee or... ...the outline of the plan.
• So I don't know if it's an employee or somebody from the community, but just it's clear that there's

Bills: SB2399

Committee: Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Summary: The committee reconvened and first reconsidered House Bill 1612, the aerospace medical and mental health support center bill. Senator Cleary offered an amendment to reduce the general fund appropriation from $500,000 to $250,000 and require the university or project sponsors to find the remaining funding from other sources. The amendment passed, and the bill was then recommended do pass as amended, with members citing concerns about university funding, but others supporting the project as a one-time seed investment. The committee also discussed a possible future FMAP increase beginning October 1, 2026, which could reduce general fund costs by roughly $9 million, though members noted the figures were still preliminary and could be addressed later if needed. The committee then returned to Human Services budget items, including early childhood and child care funding, a community cultural center grant, and several other adjustments. Members discussed reducing the “best in class” amount, changes to child care grants and quality/infrastructure funding, and clarifying that prior child care assistance appropriations were in fact being spent. They also agreed to reduce the 1915(i) Medicaid waiver line by $2 million, with the understanding that the entitlement would still be funded as needed. The committee also considered taking guardianship funding out of House Bill 1012 because a separate bill, Senate Bill 2029, would move that funding elsewhere; members agreed that removing it from the budget could help the overall bill and could be restored if the separate bill failed. Several study amendments were discussed. Senator Cleary proposed adding a maternal health study related to prenatal services, doulas, midwives, and Medicaid, and members expressed support. The committee also discussed a software/case-management study proposal, but the department said it had not requested it and would not support it as presented, so members leaned against advancing it unless the department first evaluated it. Another amendment would authorize the department to work with the city of Grafton on a long-term plan for the LSTC campus and require a report back to the legislature; members supported that as legislative intent. The committee also agreed to remove a truancy study section for later conference discussion, and it reviewed other possible study ideas, including assistive technology, before adjourning to await updated long sheets and bill text.

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• manufacturing in Hawaii is actually $1.68 billion in 2021, and that provided 12,000 manufacturing employees
• manufacturing in Hawaii is actually $1.68 billion in 2021, and that provided 12,000 manufacturing employees
• 12,000</c> 2021 and that provided 12,000 2021 and that provided 12,000 manufacturing<00:42:56.119><c> employees
• </c><00:42:57.200><c> veloping</c><00:42:57.880><c> Unique</c> manufacturing employees veloping Unique
• manufacturing employees veloping Unique Products<00:42:58.760><c> here</c><00:42:58.880><c> in</c><00

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• PLANS WHICH OVERTIME WILL BECOME PREVAILING RETIREMENT PROGRAM IS 70 PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
• COURTS HAVE RULED NO LESS THAN SIX TIMES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THE DISPLAY THE FLEX OF THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
• ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OF FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS.
• THESE ARE PLACES THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE ALL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OF RIGHTS ARGUMENT.
• AS IT IS RELATING THERE'S NO CONSTITUTIONAL LAW THAT SAYS TEACHERS ARE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HAVE THE

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• Some of the employees have knowledge.
• </c> the appointments of the public employees the appointments of the public employees retirement<02:
• </c><02:46:55.040><c> retirement</c> public in um employees retirement public in um employees retirement
• </c><02:54:03.279><c> Are</c> employees retirement benefits plan.
• Are employees retirement benefits plan.

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• So I also want to give a big shout out to our state employees who really work hard on our behalf.
• And one of them in eastern Washington actually has about 8,000 employees.
• Some plans, for instance, one in Moses Lake area, they used to have 250 employees three weeks ago.
• However, I don't know... ...for PEB and state employees.
• Speaker, with six employees, and I don't gross a million in a year.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2681 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SB5863 , SB5892 , SCR8406 , HB2487 , HB2711 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB6278

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government

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• in which case some give their employees?
• And then we also I have a employees.
• </c><01:15:12.480><c> or</c> for children of child care employees or for children of child care employees
• </c> have enough employees? have enough employees?
• We just don't have an employees.

Committee: Senate Finance

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• I spoke with someone claiming to be an employee of this company who even provided me with an employee
• The employee directed me to enter $200 for my refund.
• ><c> with</c><00:20:27.880><c> an</c><00:20:28.039><c> employee</c> provided me with an employee provided
• </c><00:20:33.960><c> I</c> reputable business and employee I reputable business and employee I allowed
• Cloud looks forward to hiring up to 200 employees upon implementation of this program.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• according to their numbers uh employees according to their numbers uh you<00:43:03.400><c> mentioned
• </c><00:52:02.319><c> or</c> DHS you know was that the employees or DHS you know was that the employees
• In regard to the second question, he said there have been a few employees who probably would prefer not
• In regard to the second question, he said there have been a few employees who probably would prefer not
• who probably would prefer not employees who probably would prefer not to<01:25:52.480><c> have</c><01

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

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• It limits the allowable cost of health insurance provided by nursing facilities to its employees.
• It limits the allowable cost of health insurance provided by nursing facilities to its employees.
• It limits the allowable cost of health insurance provided by nursing facilities to its employees.
• </c> state employee plan pays per employee state employee plan pays per employee which<00:48:33.680><
• . employee. employee.

Committee: Senate Finance

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• </c> um the Vermont State Employees um the Vermont State Employees Association,<00:19:59.600><c> the<
• </c><00:20:04.720><c> Association,</c> State Employees Association, State Employees Association, um<00
• </c><00:21:34.760><c> of</c> and the medical employees of and the medical employees of [clears throat
• Are the employees they are eligible going to be contributing to that fund?
• ><c> are</c><00:25:38.320><c> eligible</c> are the employees they are eligible are the employees they

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• We also hold them to a level of scrutiny which very few public employees are subjected.
• </c><00:40:20.000><c> are</c> which very few public employees are which very few public employees are
• So, I'm you're talking then about a<00:48:07.320><c> civilian</c><00:48:08.000><c> employee</c><00:48
• :08.520><c> who's</c> a civilian employee who's a civilian employee who's who's<00:48:10.359><c> driving
• </c><00:52:00.720><c> performing</c> non-POST licensed employees performing non-POST licensed employees

Bills: HF3547 , HF3651 , HF4043 , HF4282 , HF4095

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: fireworks, public safety, regulation, tax revenue, local government, sale, safety standards, fire safety, ethanol, fuel equipment, compatibility standards, law enforcement, peace officer, unauthorized practice, criminal justice, civics education, jail medication, correctional facility, detention, incarcerated persons

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• However, a state employee in their own office, not an elected official but a state employee, let's say
• The plan is to increase employer and employee contributions.
• The plan is to increase employer and employee contributions, eliminate vesting so that employees are
• It also eliminates a vesting schedule so that employees are vested 100% from day one.
• All we're allowing is for employees of all of tourism, and not just employees of Oklahoma Magazine, to

Bills: HB4319 , HB4317 , HB1225 , HB3076 , HB3081 , HB4226 , SCR17 , HB4432 , HB3304 , HB3411 , HB3435 , HB4339 , HB4331 , HB4341 , HB4342 , HB1770 , HB1016 , HB4113 , HB2950 , HB4141 , HB3277 , HB2988 , HB3029 , HB3338 , HB1889 , HB3834 , HB3831 , HB2939 , HB3045 , HB3657 , HB1739 , HB3759 , HB3755 , HB4484 , HB4486 , HB4108 , HB1250 , HB2961 , HB1219 , HB3025 , HB1782 , HB1907 , HB3718 , HB4459 , HB2976 , HB3548 , HB3545 , HB2952 , HB2929 , HB2956 , HB2973 , HB3055 , HB3086 , HB3040 , HB3794 , HB4336 , HB3151 , HB1590 , HB3581 , HB3313 , HB3429 , HB3448 , HB1752 , HB2650 , HB3584 , HB4202 , HB3586 , HB4321 , HB4280 , HB3650 , HCR1020 , HB2116 , HB2206 , HB4301 , HB3625 , HB3147 , HB3403 , HB3498 , HB3970 , HB3975 , HB3976 , HB3980 , HB4265 , HB4266 , HB3638 , HB3880 , HB3930 , HB3942 , HB3944 , HB4191 , HB3242 , HB3678

Summary: The House began with a quorum call, then moved into a series of special presentations recognizing guests and champions, including the Talihina state football team, the Hodgson Bulldogs state basketball champions, Sooner Start families and advocates, the Edmond Republican Women’s Club, Leadership Miami, and other visitors in the galleries. Members also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 17, honoring the long friendship between Oklahoma and Ireland and welcoming Irish Senator Aubrey McCarthy to the Capitol. The chamber then considered and passed several bills on third reading. Among them were HB 4226, creating a formal recusal/disqualification process for judges with timelines; HB 4432, addressing itemized deductions and gambling-related tax treatment; HB 3304, requiring Service Oklahoma to check the methamphetamine user database before issuing a commercial driver’s license; HB 3411, requiring PFOS testing and related safeguards for biosolids land application; HB 3435, creating a single-subject rule for municipal bonds; HB 4339, updating probate publication requirements for rural Oklahoma; HB 4341 and HB 4342, both CASA-related measures; HB 1770, directing OSU Veterinary Medicine to study the elk population in the northwest zone; HB 1016, setting up trust protections for minors featured in monetized online content; and HB 413, clarifying that people with felony convictions may vote once they have fully completed incarceration, parole, supervision, and probation. The House also passed HB 2950, removing an ACT requirement tied to Oklahoma’s Promise for homeschool students; HB 4141, funding a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator if money becomes available; HB 3277, cleanup language for VIN inspections on salvage vehicles; HB 2988, expanding the Terry Peach Act; HB 3029, requiring a four-year planning process for the State Department of Education; HB 3338, regulating the pool industry after reports of consumer losses; HB 1889, restoring benefits for a small group of police and fire retirees; HB 3834, authorizing ibogaine clinical trials for PTSD, addiction, and related conditions; HB 3831, seeking state support for Oklahoma Task Force One urban search and rescue; HB 2939, removing fax-machine references from election law; HB 3045, extending response-fee limits to municipal fire departments; HB 3657, modernizing OESC reporting and data sharing; HB 1739, reinstating a half-pay provision for OHP members; HB 3759, setting a June 30 date for temporary school allocations; HB 3755, clarifying juvenile detention medication funding and custody language; HB 4484, allowing certain state vehicles to be used between residences and work sites; HB 4486, creating a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at the Capitol; HB 4108, adding airports to the critical infrastructure trespass list; and HB 1250, creating a revolving fund for public safety technology tied to the Blue Jay app. Most bills passed with broad support, though a few drew significant debate, especially the homeschool/Oklahoma’s Promise bill and the pool regulation bill, which passed with narrower margins.

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• So, this is a position versus an employee.
• Commissioner, knowing the specific employee um and knowing the specific employee um and whether<00:07
• I'm looking here at your list of employees.
• I see the word grant listed 21 times, 21 different employees. Audit is listed nine times.
• OIG in some capacity or some form of an employee is listed twice. And same with monitor.

Committee: House Education Finance

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• we pay state employees that they can't find quality staff.
• we pay state employees that they can't find quality staff.
• what we pay state we pay state employees what we pay state employees<01:01:09.680><c> that</c><01:01
• </c> good neighbor authority employee good neighbor authority employee positions<01:47:46.000><c> requiring
• </c><01:47:46.480><c> employee</c><01:47:46.880><c> positions</c> positions requiring employee positions

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• Just trying to encourage employers to provide health insurance for their employees. explain the bill.
• It's a credit plans for their employees.
• It's a credit of<00:08:02.600><c> $400</c><00:08:03.400><c> per</c><00:08:03.760><c> employee</c><00:
• the first year, 200 of $400 per employee the first year, 200 in<00:08:05.680><c> the</c><00:08:05.760
• </c> other employee other employee that<00:53:06.880><c> gets</c><00:53:07.160><c> a</c><00:53:07.760

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• </c> coming in uh with a thousand employees. coming in uh with a thousand employees.
• I think at Keene State what I would say is we do not have an individual or part-time employee solely
• What we have are an employee at our institution as part of our institutional research team that helps
• to employee retention and satisfaction. satisfaction. satisfaction.
• attending to leave compared to employees attending to leave compared to those<01:36:45.440><c> who</

Summary: The committee heard updates from the chancellors of the state university system and the community college system on ongoing restructuring, collaboration, and enrollment trends. The university system said its office move to the NHTI campus is ahead of schedule and should save students about $250,000 a year while creating revenue for the community college system. Both systems described continued work on transfer pathways, direct-admit outreach, shared advising, and broader efforts to shrink footprints, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency in response to declining enrollment and demographic pressure. A major topic was a possible federal change to Pell Grant eligibility that would require students to enroll in at least 7.5 credits. The chancellors said most community college students are part-time because of work and family responsibilities, and that the change could affect roughly 2,000 current Pell recipients and make it harder for students to afford or sustain enrollment. Members also discussed how the state’s governor’s scholarship statute largely benefits full-time students, suggesting possible future statutory changes. The chancellors explained how credits typically work, noting most courses are three or four credits and that students would likely need to add an entire course to meet the proposed threshold. The committee also discussed the broader higher education landscape, including declining high school cohorts, competition among New England institutions, and the need to right-size capacity. One member raised concerns about the health of regional campuses such as Plymouth and Keene; the chancellors said incoming enrollment is down at UNH and Plymouth and holding at Keene, attributing the trend to demographics rather than one campus drawing students away from another. They emphasized the importance of community colleges, adult learners, and short-term workforce programs as part of the state’s future education mix. Finally, the committee touched on the value of the university system’s research enterprise. The chancellor said about $250 million a year flows into the university system in federal research grants, with about $9.5 million currently under stop-work orders from federal agencies. She said the immediate concern is not DEI-related but federal cuts and possible caps on indirect cost recovery. Members noted that the R1 research designation supports business partnerships, student opportunities, and economic development projects such as West Edge in Durham.

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• We have 367,000 alumni living in Minnesota, and our employment of more than 12,000 employees makes us
• of more in Minnesota and our employment of more than<00:02:02.479><c> 12,000</c><00:02:03.360><c> employees
• </c><00:02:04.360><c> makes</c><00:02:04.600><c> us</c> than 12,000 employees makes us than 12,000 employees
• and then we spawn uh just uh employees and then we spawn uh just about<00:21:43.799><c> a</c><00:21:
• </c> uh expected growth in employee uh expected growth in employee compensation<01:21:30.320><c> and<

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy