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• You know, whether it was raising minimum wage or workers' compensation benefits or unemployment insurance
• There's wages, benefits, and conditions of employment, but certainly an issue.
• There are going to be housing issues again, labor standards and protections, PLAs, labor peace, prevailing

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Labor met for its second meeting of the 2026 session, with Chair Senator Ramos welcoming members and inviting Mario Celento, president of the New York State AFL-CIO, to speak. Celento thanked the committee for its past labor-related work and outlined the AFL-CIO’s priorities for the session, including fixing Tier 6 public pensions, responsible regulation of artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, child care, staffing ratios in health care, housing-related labor standards, prevailing wage and project labor agreements, and protecting workers from federal actions affecting unions, organizing, OSHA, and collective bargaining. The committee then took up six bills. It reported Senate Bill 372A, relating to labor law and establishing certain notices, by a vote with one nay and an abstention. Senate Bill 681, concerning fingerprinting or mandatory iris and retina scanning of applicants, was reported with one nay. Senate Bill 1514, relating to support orders for a police classification, was reported unanimously. Senate Bill 4424A, the anti-labor of women rights bill, was reported with abstentions. Senate Bill 4479, requiring the Workers’ Compensation Board and Department of Labor to publish a list of DRMDs as open data, was reported unanimously. Senate Bill 7776A, relating to an act for a thinkless servant form act, was also reported with abstentions. All six bills were moved to the calendar, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Um we're seeing dollars and lost wages.
• </c> assistance. $47 million in lost wages assistance. $47 million in lost wages for<00:25:57.200><c>
• The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted to your bill as amended. Chair Muller.
• The motion does not prevail, and the bill is laid over. Thank you for being here today.
• The motion prevails, and the A1 is adopted to your bill as amended.

Bills: HF3477, HF3480, HF3781, HF3357, HF3737, HF3664, HF3621

Keywords: civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, immigration enforcement, economic impact, Operation Metro Surge, study, appropriation, local government, Legislative Commission on Legislative Security, legislator security, elected official security, staff security, statehouse security, capitol security, legislative district safety, political violence prevention, threat assessment

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• </c> median wage. median wage.
• The &gt;&gt; All those opposed, motion prevails.
• </c><00:08:50.560><c> All</c> prevails. The amendment is adopted. All prevails.
• </c><01:12:59.760><c> The</c> the motion does not prevail. The the motion does not prevail.
• The &gt;&gt; The motion does not prevail.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Domestic workers are more likely to experience wage theft, outright exploitation, and unsafe working
• Domestic workers are more likely to experience wage theft, outright exploitation, and unsafe working
• The bill also recognizes apprenticeship training as a benefit of prevailing wage, affirming that workforce
• Wage, affirming that workforce investment and fair compensation go hand in hand.
• The most effective way to reduce poverty is to ensure that people are paid wages that are sustainable

Summary: The House convened for a floor session that began with routine actions, including suspension of the rules and adoption of several committee-reported resolutions and orders. Members adopted a congratulatory resolution for Yolanda Kruger’s 100th birthday and approved orders extending the Public Health Committee’s reporting deadlines on House documents 4984 and 4988. The chamber also moved through a number of local bills, including measures authorizing additional alcohol licenses for Hudson and Cohasset and a charter amendment for Plymouth, all of which were passed to be engrossed. The House then took up several major bills on third reading. House 3417, designating Domestic Workers’ Rights Day, was debated at length by Representative Sousa, who described domestic workers as essential but often invisible workers and argued the designation would raise awareness of existing protections and help prevent exploitation. The bill passed to be engrossed on a roll call vote of 156-0. The House also passed House 4992, authorizing Barnstable County and the town of Bourne to convey land, and House 4994, the “Paths Act,” which would require a phased-in apprenticeship participation standard on large public construction projects and establish a commission to study apprenticeship issues. Supporters emphasized workforce development, union apprenticeship pathways, and long-term economic opportunity. Another major measure, House 4993, the Preston Settles Every Minute Counts Act, would require automated external defibrillators and trained personnel at sporting facilities and events. Representative Decker described the bill as a response to the death of a young athlete from sudden cardiac arrest and said it would close a safety gap outside schools. Representative Frost offered amendments to create a state fund to help communities pay for AEDs and to allow exemptions for remote locations without permanent power, but both amendments were rejected on roll call votes. The bill itself later passed to be engrossed by roll call, and the House also enacted a Hingham land-use bill allowing municipal property to be used for a center for active living. The session included several recesses, introductions of visitors and constituents, and ended with the House adjourning to meet the next day at 11 a.m.

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• The motion prevails and the A2 amendment is adopted. under the bill um beginning in fall under the bill
• &gt;&gt; The<00:09:43.120><c> motion</c><00:09:43.440><c> prevails</c><00:09:43.839><c> and</c><00:09
• and the A2 amendment &gt;&gt; The motion prevails and the A2 amendment is<00:09:45.120><c> adopted.
• so many high wage earners in research<00:13:21.600><c> and</c><00:13:21.839><c> in</c><00:13:22.079>
• ><c> amendment</c><00:16:02.480><c> is</c> prevails and the A1 amendment is prevails and the A1 amendment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• work</c><00:08:35.120><c> where</c> low-wage uh workers, low-wage work where low-wage uh workers, low-wage
• :09:37.760><c> working</c> better wages and better working better wages and better working conditions
• Um thank you motion does not prevail.
• </c> folks are still working low uh low wage folks are still working low uh low wage jobs<00:46:37.440
• </c> proposal would set a new mandated wage proposal would set a new mandated wage and<01:15:14.159><

Bills: HF3889, HF2567, HF3878

Keywords: workforce development, grant program, employment, economic development, funding, employment contract, labor policy, employee rights, unconscionable provisions, public policy, legal enforcement, airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, 1183, house

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• Motion prevails.
• that is going to continually say we can't raise minimum wage, can't give people more money?
• that is going to continually say we can't raise minimum wage, can't give people more money?
• uh and leave it in elections to be waged uh and leave it in the<01:17:41.679><c> dust.
• The motion does not prevail.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• already successfully hosting a number of data centers in this state, reaping the benefits of family-wage
• this issue, which is permeating the... data centers in this state, reaping the benefits of family wage
• those benefits that we are seeing in communities that are currently hosting them, the good family-wage
• It puts prevailing wage and apprenticeship utilization requirements into private sector projects, which
• It puts prevailing wage and apprenticeship utilization requirements into private sector projects, which

Bills: HB2338, HB2367, HB2426, HB2606

Keywords: weatherization, energy efficiency, community projects, sustainability, environment, coal-fired plant, preferential treatment, energy policy, electric generation, regulatory reform, pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy

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• This conference report relates to prevailing wage rate for public works contracts, definition, civil
• One of the most important parts of this bill is it establishes a Virginia-based prevailing wage framework
• Speaker, having voted on the prevailing side by which we adopted the conference report to House Bill
• Having voted on the prevailing side by which we accepted the conference report for House Bill 110, we

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• Motion prevails and the minutes are adopted. We've got four bills on the agenda today.
• The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted.
• The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.
• Motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.
• Meanwhile, our customers are not experiencing corresponding increases in wages, especially our seniors

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• Domestic workers are more likely to experience wage theft, outright exploitation, and unsafe working
• The bill also recognizes apprenticeship training as a benefit of prevailing wage, affirming that workforce
• Wage, affirming that workforce investment and fair compensation go hand in hand.
• Too many low-wage jobs simply do not provide a realistic path to stability, no matter how hard someone
• The most effective way to reduce poverty is to ensure that people are paid wages that are sustainable

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with routine procedural business, including adoption of resolutions congratulating Yolanda Kruger on her 100th birthday and two orders extending the Public Health Committee’s reporting deadline on House documents 4984 and 4988. The chamber then moved through a series of local bills and calendar items, passing to engrossment measures including authorization for the town of Hudson to grant an additional wine and malt beverage license, authorization for Cohasset to grant five additional liquor licenses, and an amendment to the Plymouth town charter. It also advanced several other bills on second reading, including a land conveyance for Barnstable County and Bourne, a bill requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events, and a bill preparing apprentices through training and hiring in Massachusetts. The House took up House 3417, designating June 16 as Domestic Workers’ Rights Day. Representative Sousa spoke in support, describing domestic workers as essential but often invisible workers and arguing that the designation would raise awareness of rights and protections under the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The bill passed to engrossment by roll call, 156-0. The House also passed House 4992, authorizing Barnstable County and Bourne to convey certain parcels of land, and later passed House 4994, the Paths Act, which would require a phased-in apprentice-hours requirement on large public construction projects, condition bidding on participation in approved apprenticeship programs, and create a commission to study apprenticeship participation. The chamber then debated House 4993, the Preston Settles Every Minute Counts Act, requiring AEDs and trained personnel at sporting facilities and events. Representative Decker urged passage, citing the death of a young athlete and the need to close safety gaps outside schools. Representative Frost offered amendments to create a state fund to help communities pay for AEDs and to allow exemptions for remote fields without permanent power, arguing the bill could otherwise burden municipalities; both amendments were defeated on roll call. The bill itself then passed to engrossment by roll call, 154-1. The House also enacted a bill allowing Hingham to use municipal property for a center for active living, and the session ended with an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Domestic workers are more likely to experience wage theft, outright exploitation, and unsafe working
• The bill also recognizes apprenticeship training as a benefit of prevailing wage, affirming that workforce
• I'm going to... ...wage, affirming that workforce investment and fair compensation go hand in hand.
• Too many low-wage jobs simply do not provide a realistic path to stability, no matter how hard someone
• The most effective way to reduce poverty is to ensure that people are paid wages that are sustainable

Keywords: 1212, all

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• AB 247, Brian, incarcerated firefighters' wages due pass with author's amendments to set wages at $7.25
• With republicans not voting AB 1198, Haney, prevailing wage, two-year bill.
• AB 485 Ortega, unpaid wages enforcement, do pass, out with rehabilitation. Republicans not voting.
• AB 1138 Zubur, film tax credit due passes amended to equalize the independent film uplift for wages paid

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It is a percentage of your wages and it will vary depending on what your wages are.
• It is a percentage of your wages and it will vary depending on what your wages are.
• ><c> vary</c><00:58:06.960><c> dependent</c> of your wages and it will vary dependent of your wages and
• The motion does not prevail. Representative Fraser again...
• With six for the motion and seven against it, it does not prevail.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• By way of background, a worker owed unpaid wages may file a wage complaint with the Department...
• By way of background, a worker owed unpaid wages may file a wage complaint with the Department of Labor
• The bill creates the wage recovery program and a wage recovery account.
• All civil penalties under the Wage Payment Act and the Minimum Wage Act must be deposited in the new
• Each build employs between 80 and 120 operating engineers, all paid prevailing wage.

Summary: The committee first suspended the five-day notice rule and then heard House Bill 2521 on firearm background check fees. Staff explained that the bill would remove the $18 fee cap and allow Washington State Patrol to set fees based on actual program costs, which could be about $33 to $35 per check. Supporters said the change was needed to keep the background check system operating and avoid delays and layoffs; opponents argued it would burden lawful gun owners and amount to an unconstitutional tax or barrier to a constitutional right. No vote was taken in the hearing. Members then heard Substitute House Bill 2475 on language-accessible public programs, which would direct the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines, address interpreter and translator shortages, and require agency implementation reporting. Testimony was strongly supportive, emphasizing the need for consistent access for limited-English-proficient residents and the benefits for schools, families, and state services. The committee also heard Second Substitute House Bill 2479 on wage recovery, which would create a wage recovery fund to provide partial advance payments to low-wage workers with meritorious unpaid wage claims and adjust wage penalty provisions. Employers, labor advocates, and legal services representatives largely supported the bill as a bipartisan, worker-protection measure funded by penalties rather than the general fund. The committee next took up Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1960 on renewable energy tax incentives, which would replace existing property tax and excise tax provisions with a new state and local renewable energy excise tax structure and related grant programs for local governments and tribes. Counties, utilities, developers, and tribal representatives generally supported the bill’s goal of stabilizing tax treatment for renewable projects, though several witnesses said they wanted amendments to address rates, timing, and late-stage project impacts. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5932 on alternative jet fuel incentives, which would change the timing and duration of existing tax preferences; supporters said it would provide certainty for emerging sustainable aviation fuel projects, while one refinery sought clarification and a broader county threshold. Later, the committee heard Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2238 on statewide food security, directing the Department of Agriculture to monitor food system performance and develop a statewide food security strategy. Agricultural groups, grocers, anti-hunger advocates, and farmers supported the bill as a coordination effort to improve food access, affordability, and supply chain resilience. The committee then heard Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1903, which would create a statewide low-income energy assistance program through the Department of Commerce; supporters said it would address growing unmet need and complement existing utility programs, while opponents said it did not address the root causes of rising energy costs. Finally, the committee heard Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2416 on waste-to-energy facilities under the Climate Commitment Act and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2515 on large energy-use facilities (data centers), both of which drew mixed testimony centered on balancing emissions, ratepayer impacts, reliability, and environmental or tribal concerns. No final votes were taken in the hearing.

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• The motion does prevail, and Senate File 2868, as amended, is passed.
• And the conscientious objection, I think, must prevail. So, I'll be voting no on this bill as well.
• . prevail. prevail.
• So, I'll be voting no on must prevail.
• </c> receiving either some like small wages receiving either some like small wages or<02:09:23.880><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Quickly going to go to the prevailing fees portion.
• Florida leads the nation in minimum wage violations among large states.
• At the end of the day, we know adults who face wage theft.
• This one educates people about what wage theft is. It provides rates of pay.
• In the state of Florida, we are basically in the top five for wage theft.

Bills: HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2798, HB 107, HB 1587, HB 3684, HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 609, HB 630, HB 420, HB 767, HB 1708, HB 1404, HB 2457, HB 140, HB 227, HB 913, HB 2198, HB 2763, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB 1318, HB 2358, HB 2765, HB 2735, HB 3307, HB 1242, HB 2842, HB 333, HB 201, HB 694, HB 2415, HB 155, HB 272, HB 405, HB 519, HB 1136, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1990, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 3129, HB 3251, HB 3354, HB 3479, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3887, HB 4163, HB 4238, HB 1240, HB 1842, HB 2029, HB 2622, HB 3255, HB 654, HB 4643, HB 4945, HB 3611, HB 3724, HB 3623, HB 3810, HB 4127, HCR 78, HCR 12, SB 767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

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• By way of background, a worker owed unpaid wages may file a wage complaint with the Department of Labor
• The bill creates the wage recovery program and a wage recovery account.
• All civil penalties under the Wage Payment Act and the Minimum Wage Act must be deposited in the new
• Penalties under the Wage Payment Act are also modified.
• Each build employs between 80 and 120 operating engineers, all paid prevailing wage.

Bills: HB2521, HB2249, HB1796

Keywords: firearms, background check, gun control, public safety, legislation, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering

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• Motion prevails. We now have the bill as amended in the shape the author likes.
• This is how we ensure public services keep up with technology and public sector wages and keep reasonable
• How we ensure public services keep up with technology and public sector wages and keep reasonable pace
• Motion prevails. Thank you, Representative Smith. Representative Smith, any further questions?
• thank you representative motion prevails thank you representative Smith<00:28:53.760><c> any</c><00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• in House Workforce previously, we've already deployed components of the program, including employer wage
• 04:19.759><c> including</c><00:04:20.280><c> um</c><00:04:20.400><c> employer</c><00:04:20.799><c> wage
• </c> program including um employer wage program including um employer wage detail<00:04:22.199><c> um
• It's unfortunate that the amendment or that motion did not prevail.
• </c> uh or that uh motion did not uh Prevail uh or that uh motion did not uh Prevail um<00:31:22.120>

Bills: HF11

Keywords: Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement