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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those are individuals that are employees of the State Department of Education.
  • Bill again, employer... ... contribution, employee contribution, their earnings of the fund.
  • I want to talk about... ... our state employees who are incredible public servants.
  • And so, when we look at this change, my big worry is we are underpaying state employees.
  • So to... ... me changing money from being dedicated to state employee pay.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • They require contributions to benefit plans that their employees may never invest in, and they impose
  • She expanded into her own storefront and immediately hired two employees.
  • and meet growing customer demand. ...her own storefront and immediately hired two employees.
  • And the first thing I always pay before anything else in my business is my employees.
  • Pay your employees. Thanks. Thank you, Representative Couture. Are there any further comments?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 19th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not really an appeal, but the bond status.
  • The ICE document will tell you their immigration status or citizenship status.
  • should have over determining immigration status?
  • Status is very important.
  • Now, we have SJR 1, which denies bail for anyone who has this type of status: undocumented status.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 14th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So do you guys view these athletes that are being paid, do you view them as employees of LSU?
  • There's a lot of debate about whether or not student athletes should be categorized as employees.
  • About whether or not student athletes should be categorized as employees.
  • Have they already moved forward and made them employees? No, sir. To your knowledge. No, sir. Okay.
  • to provide for laws relative to mandatory reporters to certain school employees, to provide relative
Committee: Senate Education
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 28th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Others were there in an expeditionary status, and we just want to honor them through this resolution.
  • attorney's office of the Third Judicial District pay health insurance premiums for eligible retired employees
  • attorney's office of the Third Judicial District pay health insurance premiums for eligible retired employees
  • No, let's see. district, pay health insurance premiums for eligible retire employees covered in their
Bills: HR2 , HR37 , HR61 , HCR11 , HCR64 , HB89 , HB183 , HB341 , HB371 , HB451 , HB480 , HB520 , HB541 , HB579 , HB597 , HB816 , HB1004 , HB1064 , HB1165 , SB44
Committee: House Judiciary
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 12:45 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're putting layer after layer after layer of taxes, regulation, everything else, and it's the employees
  • It's the employees. It's the people in this state that are getting the short end of the deal.
  • Speaker, and that is giving L&I the statutory authority to hire its own employees, which could be over
  • It's small businesses all across Washington State and employees who pay into those accounts.
  • So in a lot of, you know, even state employees, when they retire, they're going to retire at best at
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, I move to amend Senate Bill 1953 as follows on page 3 Line 21 by deleting after the word employee
  • On page four, line four by deleting after the word employee and before the word benefit the word welfare
  • On page five, line 16 by deleting after the word employee and before the word benefit the word welfare
  • And on page five, line 17 by deleting after the word employee and before the word plan the word welfare
  • I do not think this would deal with an employee.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • critical infrastructure, they not only run background checks but also get an attestation from an employee
  • Senate Bill 689 ensures that DEI is no longer prioritized when it comes to hiring and training employees
  • My name is Maggie DeSanza, and I am here representing both myself and the Texas State Employees Union
  • The bill may create a climate in which government employees and officials feel compelled to self-censor
  • Um, our public school employees do not check their First Amendment rights when they walk through the
Bills: SB231 , SB667 , SB689 , SB825 , SB965 , SB992 , SB1059 , SB1220 , SB2368 , SB2601
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 21st, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are strongly in favor of this bill because too often employees are denied not only their rights to
  • The department is down an employee, the employee is out of work for several months.
  • This is absolutely circumvented, and a much more expedited process is available to the employee should
  • So there's absolutely no involvement on the part of the employees.
  • So there's absolutely no involvement on the part of the employees.
Summary: The subcommittee on county and regional government heard a long agenda of county-related bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097, by Rep. Martinez, would let counties that opt in use an independent hearing examiner instead of a civil service commission for certain deputy sheriff discipline appeals; the bill drew support from CLEET’s Robert Leonard, who said it would be fairer and faster, and it was left pending. HB 4642, by Rep. Gonzalez, would require counties that contract with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas jail-standard protections and oversight; Gonzalez, detainee Jess Hampton, his wife, Texas Jail Project’s Krish Kundu, and TCJS director Brandon Wood all discussed deaths and poor conditions in Louisiana facilities, staffing shortages, and the need for guardrails and data collection. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, by Rep. Capriglione, allowing peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face targeted threats and should have protections similar to judges; a title industry witness warned about preserving the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687, by Rep. Harless, would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet training and certification standards within set timeframes; Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie Christensen supported professionalization, and the bill was left pending. HB 4105 would let very large counties give a local-bid preference for construction and infrastructure contracts, and HB 4205 would require pay parity for similar law enforcement ranks within large counties; both were supported by Harris County officials and constables and left pending. Later, the committee heard HB 5403, which would repeal a special rule limiting Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs’ control over commissary funds; the author said it would remove an outdated population bracket, and the bill was left pending. HB 4462 would require large counties to allow elected officials named in civil suits to seek outside counsel and have a role in settlement decisions; supporters argued county attorneys and commissioners court can have conflicts of interest, while questions focused on who qualifies and whether the bill could complicate settlements. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 240, by Rep. Swanson, would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively preventing tax action without all commissioners present and defaulting to the no-new-revenue rate if quorum is not met; urban counties opposed it as a potential budget obstruction, while supporters said it protects taxpayers and representation. That bill was also left pending. The transcript ends as the committee begins HB 3319, which would create a civil service system for constable department employees in large counties, but the discussion is cut off before testimony or action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have state-supported center ballots, employee ballots, people on employees.
  • And this is just another. example how our state employees that we ask to go to work every day in these
  • It's time to give the employees that sign up for these duties some love. level of assurance that they
  • We live in a very angry society, but our employees shouldn't be the brunt of that anger.
  • It is required to report within seven days of of firing or allowing an employee to resign.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice convened to address pressing issues surrounding oil field crime and safety on Texas highways. The meeting was initiated by Chair Flores, who emphasized the need for improved tools to combat repeat offenders having committed intoxicated driving, alongside tackling oil field theft that has escalated due to organized criminal activities. The committee heard public testimonies and engaged with various stakeholders, including law enforcement and industry representatives, who highlighted the complexities and dangers associated with these crimes. Notably, a significant focus was placed on Senate Bill 1320, which aims to establish a dedicated unit within the Department of Public Safety to investigate and address thefts specific to the oil and gas industry. This initiative seeks to strengthen coordination among various law enforcement agencies and improve training for local officers to combat these sophisticated theft operations more effectively.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3467 by Boles of the House and Ew of the Senate, an act relating to education employees.
  • Or what about if we stop juvenile detention centers from their employees molesting their own kids.
  • Supporters of the status quo often point to parental consent or judicial approval, but let's Be honest
  • Senate Bill 1827 makes a modification concerning what is an employee for the government towards claim
  • Senate Bill 1204 byey of the House and man of the Senate and An act relating to school employees.
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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 03:55 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting