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• By allowing nonprofit housing developers to join a risk-pooling joint powers authority that pools self-insurance
• The Port has had a project labor agreement for the last two years.
• It has a project labor agreement with the local laborers union, Local 89, and the plans for the subdivision
• The whole idea of building four large towers without wage and labor standards, or labor standards, is
• Labor and wage standards, yes, but there are safety standards.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.

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• it it is impacted by the cost of labor it it is impacted by the cost of labor which<00:57:02.520
• into account cuz we're talking in a pool into account cuz we're talking in a pool state<02:30:26.800
• and immediately move it to the pool and immediately move it to the pool account. account. account
• > agency<02:41:54.600> pool.
• into the state agency pool. into the state agency pool.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Many held jobs as day laborers, and eventually families pooled their money together to...
• Many held jobs as day laborers, and eventually families pooled their money together to purchase land
• Italian Americans have contributed to every corner of public life, arts, education, labor, science, and

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved procedural motions, and then moved through guest introductions and floor items. Members welcomed students from Futures High School’s Hydrogen Car Grand Prix team, family members and visitors from their districts, and former legislator George Runner. The chamber also took up several ceremonial resolutions recognizing Portuguese Heritage Month, Italian American Heritage Month, congenital cytomegalovirus awareness month, and World No Tobacco Day. ACR 185 by Assembly Member Macedo was adopted by voice vote after 51 co-authors were added, honoring Portuguese Heritage Month and the contributions of Portuguese Californians. ACR 197 by Assembly Member Stephanie was also adopted after 54 co-authors were added, recognizing Italian American Heritage Month and Italian American contributions to California. ACR 205 by Assembly Member Lackey was adopted after 55 co-authors were added, designating June as CMV Awareness Month, and SCR 177 by Assembly Member Connolly was adopted after 49 co-authors were added, proclaiming May 31, 2026, as World No Tobacco Day and reaffirming California’s anti-tobacco efforts. The session also included adjournments in memory for John Wesley Finney, Jr., a longtime educator and public servant, and Deputy Levi Vargas of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Assembly observed a moment of silence for Finney. The body then announced upcoming committee and floor schedules and adjourned until Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 9 a.m.

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• And by consolidating that, we have We can reduce the amount of labor required to go after this and redeploy
• Understanding that the you speak to the talent pool because that's quite quite an opening list.
• The majority of the savings does come from a labor reduction.
• consolidation of various agencies that we can do by cabinet level that should allow us to pull our labor
• pool down and actually provide cross-training and better service faster.

Keywords: 914, all

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• My page is Wit Pool and I forgot Bill's last name.
• Wit Pool is the youngest of the three Pools and we've had, I think, all of them.
• incentive if the incentivized company is found in violation of certain human trafficking laws or child labor
• would add to that, that if the company is involved in human trafficking or in violation of the child labor

Bills: HB46, HB379, SB22, HB487, HB273, HB525

Keywords: rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer

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• who are not sentenced to hard labor who are not sentenced to hard labor living<00:06:57.199>
• <00:07:35.360> in looking at a life of hard labor in looking at a life of hard labor in prison
• pool?
• labor according to the bill. labor according to the bill.
• in inmates in this um in this labor in inmates in this um in this labor pool. pool. pool.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• know, this funding further supports the operations of our parks, our rinks, our forests, beaches, and pools
• for DCR seasonals, who provide further support for safe operations of our parks, beaches, community pools
• Subjects, labor, and economic development can be found to the right of the rostrum. Thank you.
• The categories are labor and economic development. Fiscal note: $25 million, $56,000.
• She rose early, labored late, and never complained.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House met in a session centered on the FY26 budget, especially the Energy and Environmental Affairs and Labor/Economic Development sections, while also taking time to recognize several championship teams and other guests. Early in the day, the chamber adopted a set of commemorative resolutions, including observances for Apraxia Awareness Day, International Celiac Awareness Day, and Jewish American Heritage Month. Members also welcomed Franklin High’s cheerleading and boys basketball champions, Winthrop boys hockey champions, St. Mary’s of Lynn girls basketball champions, Holy Trinity School students, and later Boston Celtics guard Drew Holiday and Lauren Holiday. The most contentious debate involved amendments related to Massachusetts’ climate and clean-car policies. Representative Lombardo offered amendments to delay or repeal ACC2/zero-emission vehicle requirements and to convert climate mandates into goals rather than requirements, arguing the rules were unrealistic, costly, and harmful to dealers, consumers, and the economy. Opponents said the House had already addressed the issue, and that climate and energy policy should remain under review through a public process. The House rejected Lombardo’s ACC2-related amendments, including after a ruling of the Chair was upheld by roll call, and later adopted a consolidated Energy and Environmental Affairs amendment by a wide margin. The House then adopted a consolidated Labor and Economic Development amendment and ultimately passed the FY26 budget to be engrossed. Supporters highlighted major funding for environmental protection, parks, fish and game, clean energy, food insecurity programs, agricultural support, economic development, tourism, and an immigration legal assistance fund. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for Molly McGovern, and at the end of the session adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.

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• Chairman, annually. ...on outsourced labor.
• DPS were to hire 11 more mechanics that produce similar results, this would equate to $3 million in labor
• costs and would reduce the need for out-of-state labor. ...outsourced labor and maintenance.
• In the history of things, you know, we used to have the pooling board and I had to...
• This is not going to the pooling board anymore. That's not what we're talking about.

Bills: SB2199, SB2200, SB2201, SB2949, SB2332

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route

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• Senate Bill 1672 seeks to remove provisions of Florida law that are duplicative as it pertains to labor
• pools.
• Today, labor centers are subject to numerous state and federal regulations.
• Today, labor centers are subject to numerous state and federal regulations that will continue to apply
• That is a pool set aside. And if we don't use it, ...in the budget.

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee heard and favorably reported several bills. SB 1672 removed duplicative state provisions related to labor pools; CS/SB 940 prohibited third-party sale of restaurant reservations without the restaurant’s consent; and CS/SB 1820 made changes to motor vehicle manufacturer and dealer franchise law, including disclosure of performance measures, anti-retaliation protections, and limits on franchise termination or nonrenewal. The committee also approved CS/SB 324, creating a revolving loan program to help small businesses affected by prolonged public works construction, and SB 936, which creates a recurring three-year study of the effects of AI, robotics, and automation on Florida’s workforce and economy. SB 1322, the Florida Rural Jobs Act, was amended and reported favorably to encourage private investment in rural small businesses through a state tax credit program. The committee also reported favorably on CS/SB 910, which regulates for-profit veterans’ benefit assistance services, and CS/SB 656, which extends protections from extraordinary collection actions to all bill-of-care payment actions by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 1264, a broad Department of Commerce agency bill. The strike-all amendment added or revised provisions on Secure Florida, the RISE venture capital tax credit program, data center tax exemptions, business development classifications, military land transfers, and other economic development matters, while also repealing regional planning councils from statute. That repeal drew extensive opposition from local officials and regional council representatives, who argued the councils are important for emergency management, grant writing, planning, and support for small and rural communities. Supporters of the amendment said the councils could continue locally without state statutory involvement. After debate, the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, though Senators Davis and Smith voted no. The committee also considered CS/SB 1238, which would tighten reemployment assistance rules by disqualifying claimants who fail to meet job-search requirements or refuse work, and by adding verification and reporting requirements. Supporters framed it as adding guardrails and preventing fraud, while opponents argued Florida’s unemployment system is already difficult to access and that the bill would add unnecessary barriers and costs. Despite opposition from labor and advocacy groups, the bill was reported favorably, with Senators Smith and Arrington voting no. Finally, the committee unanimously recommended confirmation of Alexis Yarborough and John Gilbert to the Board of Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

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• Department of Labor.
• Department of Labor.
• exchange uh offices uh the state labor exchange uh the<01:11:29.600> employers<01:11:30.080><
• pool so New Hampshire<01:21:55.560> um<01:21:56.440> is<01:21:56.639> the<01:21
• pool of individuals<01:22:10.000> for<01:22:10.199> an<01:22:10.320> insurance<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt on the New Hampshire Insurance Department budget. He said the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers based on New Hampshire premium volume, with about $8 billion in premiums written in the state and a department budget of roughly $15.5 million. He explained that the department has 88 authorized positions, eight vacancies, and that three full-time positions were unfunded after the governor’s requested 4% reduction exercise. He also said the department is trying to balance staffing needs with not overburdening carriers during a hard insurance market. A major topic was the department’s $2.6 million rebate to industry from the prior fiscal year, which Bettencourt described as a credit against the next assessment rather than a direct cash payment. Members questioned why that credit was not reflected as a reduction in the upcoming budget, and Bettencourt and staff explained that the budget assumes full staffing and full spending, with any year-end surplus returned to insurers. The commissioner said the department had added staff in recent years for succession planning and to preserve institutional expertise, and that the rebate reflects careful budgeting rather than excess spending. Members also asked about staffing changes by division, including positions unfunded in fraud, property and casualty examinations, life and health examinations, and tax. Bettencourt said fraud investigations remain strong and that the department can use outside contractors for examinations, with those costs billed to the company being examined. He also described the department’s examination process, including periodic financial exams and targeted market conduct reviews triggered by consumer complaints or trends. Additional questions covered OIT transfers, the department’s oversight of fully insured health coverage, the insurance premium tax and fines going to the general fund, and the department’s limited role in auto repair reimbursement disputes, where he said complaints have recently declined.

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• Item E on page 25 is a request from OPM for the reinstatement of a labor market rate at the crime lab
• Item E on page 25 is a request from OPM for the reinstatement of a labor market rate at the crime lab
• Item F on page 29 is a request from ASU Jonesboro for 11 positions from the higher ed central growth pool
• . ...on page 29 is a request from ASU Jonesboro for 11 positions from the higher ed central growth pool

Keywords: 1204, all

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• The legislation was reported from the Committee on Labor and Commerce with an amendment in the nature
• I'd like to move adoption of the Labor and Commerce substitute.
• So with that, I move the Labor and Commerce substitute and ask that the House reject it.
• Delegate Hope [member_7691] moved the Committee on Labor and Commerce amendments.
• It relates to minimum wage for farm laborers or farm employees and temporary foreign workers.

Keywords: March 11, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• therapy pool. therapy pool.
• student into that pool. student into that pool.
• may need to expand our pool location. may need to expand our pool location.
• student center and the pool. student center and the pool.
• pool is on the blind school campus. pool is on the blind school campus.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• use and to be thinking about as the state thinks about other impacts on housing and workforce and labor
• The first is that in the U.S. overall, we're in the midst of shifting labor demographics.
• in the labor market, and that has declined over the years as well.
• There's no pool to bring it back to. There's no way to go backwards anymore.
• Some of them have central storage, but in pools.

Keywords: 908, all

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• The Labor Market Information Division at Job Service, North Dakota.
• I'll touch on a few important labor force points for this...
• DOT has information on its website about labor rates.
• Department of Labor.
• And you could see in the top right that there's a labor rate.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Net worth on that is set at $2 million, and the applicant does the majority of the labor on the farm.
• Net worth on that is set at $2 million, and the applicant does the majority of the labor on the farm.
• 42 and uh does the majority of the labor 42 and uh does the majority of the labor in<00:13:04.360
• <01:14:38.440> of<01:14:38.600> small program to a larger pool of small program to
• a larger pool of small retailers<01:14:40.400> the<01:14:40.520> benefit<01:14:40.840><

Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43

Keywords: HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B

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• They represent business, labor, education, and a community-based organization.
• Pickleball courts, swimming pools, parks, perimeter fences to maintain.
• a lot of buyers was. under the impression that they'd be able to utilize this wonderful community. pool
• Because they feel like they're not having the actual usage. of the nice pool, nice clubhouse, it was
• Texas workforce boards help ensure businesses are fully prepared to succeed with the labor force that

Bills: HB406

Keywords: local economic development, notification, workforce development, municipal agreements, county contracts, 1184, house, all

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• Welcome to the Senate Labor Committee.
• welcome to the Senate Labor Committee. welcome to the Senate Labor Committee.
• Welcome to the Senate Labor Committee. Welcome to the Senate Labor Committee.
• <00:40:23.640> their producers come together, pool their producers come together, pool their
• that, the Minnesota Senate Labor that, the Minnesota Senate Labor Committee<01:25:15.960> is<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Yes, we're still have Labor Day.
• Let's start before Labor Day.
• In 2025, Labor Day was September 2nd.
• So, 2025, Labor Day was September 2nd.
• pool of sort call substitute teachers. pool of sort call substitute teachers.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Perhaps nothing captured that spirit more than his Texas-shaped swimming pool that he... ...built proudly
• The clerk will read the bill, SB243 by Flores, relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing and
• Every day we literally consume the fruit of their labor.
• You understand that much of that history was because of the labor movement, that the accusations were
• Land seizures, show trials, concentration camps, forced labor, poverty.

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB4, SB23, SB1762, SB34, SB60, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB75, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB627, SB2037, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB646, SB3, SCR27, SB552, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SJR1, SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB546, SB647, SB648, SB1493, SB1709, SB2001, HB5669, HB3115, HB5655, HB5675, HB5689, HB5690, HB5653, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB2775, HB33, HB 12, HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education