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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- covering for others on leave.
- covering for others on leave.
- She worked for one week and then submitted for bereavement leave and then a medical leave.
- leave.
- </c> accumulated leave and these sick leave accumulated leave and these sick leave banks<00:46:56.280
Summary:
The committee opened by approving the January 16 and January 21 minutes. Members then heard testimony focused on the impact of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) and the proposed paid family and medical leave program on Minnesota school districts, with the chair framing the hearing as an opportunity to hear from major employers and school leaders about costs and operational effects.
Kimberly Lewis, speaking for the Minnesota School Boards Association and related school administrator groups, said districts generally already provide generous, locally negotiated sick leave and had initially adapted to ESST by separating vacation, sick time, and ESST into different buckets. She argued that a 2024 law effectively converted previously bargained sick leave into ESST, which she said undermines contracts, creates large unfunded costs, and may raise constitutional contract-clause concerns. Lewis cited large accumulated leave banks in some districts, increased sick leave use, and estimated significant costs from paid leave, including a reported $2.5 million impact for one large district. She urged flexibility such as prorating ESST for midyear hires and part-time staff and exempting coaches, short-term substitutes, and similar employees from ESST.
Superintendent Anarie Fuco of St. Michael-Albertville said her district expects about $400,000 in added fiscal 2026 costs from ESST and paid leave, plus indirect costs from substitute coverage and increased absenteeism. She said schools already have generous bargaining agreements, but the new laws reduce verification and require districts to track leave for temporary staff, creating what she described as a need for “substitutes for our substitutes.” Fuco said the district would face more than $211,000 in direct payroll costs from paid leave alone and asked for flexibility or exceptions for districts already offering comparable benefits. Members asked follow-up questions about how substitute teachers accrue leave and how many districts may be cutting budgets; Lewis and Fuco said many districts are making cuts and that substitute and staffing burdens are growing. A third testifier began by Zoom, but the transcript cuts off before her full testimony.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They just don't leave a don't eat.
- And in paid family medical leave.
- paid leave in our lifetimes.
- </c> paid family medical leave. paid family medical leave.
- </c> leave depends on what the worker needs. leave depends on what the worker needs.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on State & Local Government (3-3-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- This will also apply to annual leave and not allow that to be rolled into sick leave.
- This legislation will make sure that no annual leave is rolled into sick leave.
- The sick leave payout would be 30% of that total for sick leave, which would be $43 per day, and the
- The $121,000 sick leave, plus $8,769 annual leave, makes the final calculation for retirement add an
- Well, mine says maternal leave.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government first took up Senate Bill 193, a simple measure described as restoring wallet cards for jailers to carry when they are outside the jail. The sponsor noted the fiscal impact was essentially zero, there were no questions, and the committee approved the bill 9-0 for passage to the Senate floor.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 9, sponsored by Senator Higdon, which would change how the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) treats sick leave, personal leave, and annual leave in retirement calculations. The sponsor argued the bill is intended to address TRS’s financial challenges by standardizing leave rules statewide, limiting TRS retirement credit to 10 sick days and 2 personal days per year, preventing annual leave from being rolled into sick leave, requiring districts to pay the actuarial cost for any leave beyond the cap, and adding reporting and oversight requirements for participating agencies. He also said the bill would add 30 days of maternity leave, allow voluntary district contributions for tier four teachers, and direct the state auditor to audit TRS and report on agencies.
Committee members asked about how overages would be audited and billed, the cost of a sick day, and how the bill would interact with local leave policies, including paid parental leave in some districts. The sponsor clarified that existing accumulated leave would not be affected, that the bill applies going forward, and that districts could still offer more leave but would bear the added cost. Members also discussed whether the maternity leave language set a cap or a minimum, and one senator noted the bill was intended to preserve personal days while stopping annual leave from being converted into pension credit. No vote on Senate Bill 9 was shown in the transcript excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- types of leave that you might consider under family leave.
- types of leave that you might consider under family leave.
- bonding leave.
- bonding leave.
- > we</c><00:54:04.200><c> ask</c> taking leave for bonding leave we ask taking leave for bonding leave
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So this option put forth is to use accrued leave in accordance with the leave policy, meaning sick leave
- Madam Chair, Senator, so the leave policy legislative employees accrue leave.
- MLK holiday gets banked as leave.
- I mean, I think you leave as you leave, and you use it as you want it, Madam President, and Ms.
- leave.
Committee:
House Legislative Council
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:33:51.080><c> my</c> something like that of paid leave my something like that of paid leave my
- </c><00:37:33.880><c> is</c> that this uh you know paid leave is that this uh you know paid leave is
- ><c> you</c> have no maternity to leave policy if you have no maternity to leave policy if you don't<
- She said paid family leave helps all state workers and is much bigger than maternity leave.
- He said he was happy to answer any questions. leave um and in this case this could be leave um and in
Committee:
House Labor
SC
Transcript Highlights:
- Garrett has leave. Mr. Goldfinch has leave. Mr. Grooms: aye. Mr. Hembree: not voting. Mr.
- Garrett has leave. Mr. Goldfinch has leave. Mr. Graham: Not voting. Mr. Grooms: Aye. Mr.
- Garrett has leave. Mr. Goldfinch has leave. Mr. Graham: Not voting. Mr. Grooms: Aye. Mr.
- Garrett has leave. Mr. Goldfinch has leave. Mr. Graham. Votes aye. Mr. Grooms. Mr.
- Garrett has leave. Mr. Goldfitch has leave. Mr. Graham. Votes. Aye. Mr. Grooms. Mr.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- shall an employee be required to use, exhaust, or substitute any accrued vacation leave, sick leave,
- leave pursuant to sections 398-4.
- 25.680><c> sick</c> 3984 if the ACW vacation leave sick 3984 if the ACW vacation leave sick leave<00:
- leave sick leave or that acred vacation leave sick leave or other<00:53:38.799><c> paid</c><00:53:39.040
- </c><00:54:03.680><c> time</c> vacation leave sick leave or pay time vacation leave sick leave or pay
Committee:
House Labor
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Leave. You're recognized. Leave for Representative McElendon.
- Leave. You're recognized. Leave for Representative Henley.
- Leave. You're recognized. Leave for Representative McElendon.
- Leave. You're recognized. Leave for Representative Henley.
- For leave.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and granted several leave requests for absent members. After dispensing with the reading of the previous day’s journal and noting no committee reports or unfinished business, the chamber took up House Resolution 1002, which authorizes recesses of the House or Senate for four consecutive days or longer. The resolution was explained by Representative Walker, no one spoke against it, and it passed by voice vote.
During morning hour, the House recognized visiting guests, including law enforcement officers, Dr. James Hunt of Little Rock, and Nurse Lee Fasio. The chamber then moved to the budget calendar and considered House Bill 1002, the general appropriation bill required to be passed before other appropriation measures. Representative Johnson explained the bill, and it passed third reading with the emergency clause by a vote of 93 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 present.
The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Committee announcements included House Management meeting 15 minutes after adjournment on Tuesday, the Arkansas Code Revision Commission meeting at 1:30 p.m. that day, Joint Budget meeting Tuesday at 9:00 a.m., and Personnel Committee meeting Tuesday at 8:00 a.m.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Look, leave Birmingham alone. Just leave them alone. Just leave them alone.
- </c> leave home? leave home?
- Yeah, but kids leave, but when they leave, they're leaving their class blocks.
- Yeah, but kids leave, but when they leave, they're leaving their class blocks.
- Yeah, but kids leave, but when they leave, they're leaving their class blocks.
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports throughout the day. The chamber first took up House amendments to Senate Bill 19 on insurance, including a changed start date and a bill name honoring David McHanie and Roy Johnson. On a long roll, the Senate concurred 22-0 with one abstention. Senator Singleton then used personal privilege to present a Black History observance highlighting Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., and Mahalia Jackson.
Committee reports followed, with the Senate confirming Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission and Lynn Brewer to the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. Senator Singleton spoke at length in support of the trades-related confirmation, emphasizing the importance of skilled labor, contractor oversight, and workforce training, while also discussing the need to support such professions and the role of boards in protecting consumers. The Senate also received favorable reports from Judiciary, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Tourism, and Local Legislation on a range of bills, many with amendments or substitutes, and placed them on the next day’s calendar.
In motions and resolutions, Senator Elliott recommitted Senate Bill 310 to local legislation and introduced Senate Joint Resolution 50 honoring Coach Tim Carter, which was sent to rules. The Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 51 mourning Junior Harold Sorrells and several House resolutions from the Rules Committee, including recognitions for the Alabama State Games, Mack McCutcheon’s retirement, the Black pioneers of Macon County, Alicia Cannon, Joseph William Jones Jr., and Louis Vuitton the Pitbull Day. The chamber also recognized several school leaders in the gallery and then moved into local bills, beginning with Senate Bill 266, a proposed constitutional amendment regarding Covington County, for which a bill reading was requested using the previous roll.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- And charged with was leaving the scene.
- Gets back in the vehicle and leaves, gets scared, which is kind of understandable, but leaves the scene
- We're incentivizing them to leave the scene.
- </c> incentivizing them to leave the scene. incentivizing them to leave the scene.
- It also takes the leaving the scene of an accident.
Bills:
SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
Lieutenant Governor, vacancy, governor appointment, Alabama Constitution, state government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/17/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There's two types of Minnesota paid leave. There's the family leave and the medical leave.
- There's two types of Minnesota paid leave. There's the family leave and the medical leave.
- There's two types of Minnesota paid leave. There's the family leave and the medical leave.
- There's two types of Minnesota paid leave. There's the family leave and the medical leave.
- There's two types of Minnesota paid leave. There's the family leave and the medical leave.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And today there is a perception of delays or confusion about paid family leave assistance.
- Paid family leave is the state's most recent addition to its benefit programs.
- So the paid family leave program is intended to provide benefits for those who are...
- The duration for paid family leave is up to eight weeks.
- Same thing with paid family leave program.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Today, too many Massachusetts workers do not take the paid leave they have earned, the paid leave they
- Today, too many Massachusetts workers do not take the paid leave they have earned, the paid leave they
- , Massachusetts maternity leave, and Massachusetts paid family leave.
- Massachusetts maternity leave, PFML Massachusetts, PFML application, and Massachusetts paid family leave
- Neither mentioned paid family and medical leave.
Summary:
The hearing focused on employment rights legislation, especially the Protect Labor Act (H. 2086/S. 1327), which would create state-level labor protections if federal private-sector labor law is weakened or struck down, and would also add protections such as bans on captive audience meetings, virtual elections, stronger misclassification rules, and protections for health care workers and immigrant workers. Supporters from the AFL-CIO, nurses, SEIU, UAW, building trades, teachers, graduate workers, and policy groups argued that the bill is needed because of Trump administration actions, Project 2025, and threats to the NLRA and NLRB. They described the bill as a “trigger” law meant to preserve organizing and bargaining rights in Massachusetts if federal protections disappear or if the NLRB declines jurisdiction over certain workers.
The committee also heard testimony on bills to restore a limited right to strike for certain public employees (H. 2078/S. 1311 or related filings). Supporters, including a representative, educators, and labor advocates, said the current ban on public employee strikes weakens good-faith bargaining and leaves workers without leverage to secure wages, staffing, and student supports. They argued that strikes are used as a last resort and that legalizing them under defined conditions would improve negotiations and better reflect the realities of recent teacher strikes in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Municipal Association opposed the strike bills, warning that public employee strikes are already prohibited by state law, that strikes disrupt students and communities, and that local governments face budget constraints under Proposition 2 1/2.
The committee also took testimony on paid family and medical leave bills (S. 1351/H. 2110 and S. 1352), which would improve notice to workers, expand public reporting on claim denials and demographics, and fix a technical definition issue that has limited access for some covered contract workers. Witnesses from legal aid, policy organizations, and a small business owner said the changes would improve transparency, equity, and access to benefits without imposing major burdens on employers. Additional testimony supported a railroad sick leave bill and a private construction transparency bill, with Senator Keenan urging favorable action on both. No votes were taken during the hearing; members asked questions, and several witnesses and legislators requested favorable reports on the bills.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We heard this bill on January 13th, and the bill pertains to escorted leaves of absences.
- So with that, we are going to start with Senate Bill 5873, escorted leaves.
- situations where they're leaving to visit their families in times of need and to leave a facility to
- If an inmate is leaving the facility on one of these escorted leaves, they need to be wearing an ankle
- , especially in situations where they're leaving to visit their families in times of need, and to leave
Committee:
Senate Human Services
Keywords:
incarcerated individuals, escorted leaves, criminal justice, rehabilitation, state law, healthcare, incarcerated, extraordinary medical placement, criminal justice reform, medical care, children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- leave or annual leave that either sick leave or annual leave that either sick leave or annual leave
- This leave there? This leave there?
- leave donated leave.
- So this this leave strikes family leave from this leave strikes family leave from this leave strikes
- use all the leave, any unused leave of this kind of leave any unused leave of this kind of leave any
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And today, there is a perception of delays or confusion about paid family leave assistance.
- Paid family leave is the state's most recent addition to benefit programs.
- The duration for paid family leave is up to eight weeks.
- Same thing with paid family leave program.
- I do want to go back to the Paid Family Leave a few questions.
Summary:
The Budget Subcommittee on State Administration held an informational hearing on whether the Employment Development Department is ready for the next recession, with a focus on EDD Next, the department’s long-running technology modernization effort. The Legislative Analyst’s Office reviewed EDD’s major benefit programs, the history of prior modernization attempts, the current Integrated Claims Management System work, and the department’s remaining risks, including continued reliance on a COBOL-era mainframe and the challenge of adapting quickly to future federal or state policy changes during a downturn. The LAO also explained that most pandemic-era fraud was tied to temporary federal unemployment programs rather than California’s core UI system, and that the state’s UI loan repayment is not largely attributable to fraud. Members raised concerns about the cost of repeated modernization efforts, paper versus online claims, appeal overturn rates, WARN notices, and legislative oversight of the project.
EDD’s panel said the department has made substantial customer-service and processing improvements, including online self-service tools, improved call center features, identity verification, fraud controls, language access upgrades, and a new document management system. Officials reported that as of early 2026, about 83% to 85% of claims across programs were being processed timely within two weeks, and said paid family leave delays in 2024 were tied to the transition into the disability insurance online platform and seasonal workload patterns. They also said EDD is working with the Department of Technology on EDD Next and that the project will proceed in phases, with paid family leave and disability insurance first and unemployment insurance later.
Members pressed EDD on persistent paid family leave backlogs, the share of paper applications, response times for constituents, and whether the department tracks long-running cases and WARN notice trends. EDD said its service standard is generally immediate response through phone, chat, or callback tools, while more complex cases can take longer because the department may be waiting on claimants or medical providers. The department also said it tracks call outcomes and outstanding cases, and that it can provide additional data on WARN notices. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with plans to continue discussing EDD Next and paid family leave at a later March 10 budget hearing.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Administrative Rules Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Under annual leave, the chapter title and review, we updated the article to include new hire leave.
- Under annual leave, the chapter title and review, we updated the article to include new hire leave.
- New hire leave.
- Section 407.307, use of sick leave.
- Section 407.14, funeral leave and honor guard leave.
Committee:
Joint Administrative Rules Committee
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Public Pension Oversight Board (1-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I have a bill we talk about sick leave, and we've had discussions about sick leave in the past,
- :33:21.279><c> past</c> discussions about sick leave in the past discussions about sick leave in the
- </c> provide 10 10 days of sick leave provide 10 10 days of sick leave annually<00:34:46.480><c> but<
- </c> retirement cost for annual leave retirement cost for annual leave recruited<00:37:59.839><c> by<
- </c> reporting procedures regarding leave reporting procedures regarding leave with<00:38:58.480><c>
Summary:
The committee first approved the prior month’s minutes after a roll call established a quorum. It then heard testimony on a draft proposal from Senator Robbie Mills to increase CERS retiree health subsidies for members retiring on or after July 1, 2003. The bill would raise the non-hazardous subsidy from $14.63 to $40 per month per year of service and the hazardous-duty subsidy from $21.94 to $50, with employee contribution rates adjusted based on the health trust’s funded status. Supporters from sheriffs, firefighters, police chiefs, and the Kentucky League of Cities said the change would improve recruitment and retention, better align the subsidy with the cost of a single health plan, and preserve the system’s financial footing through shared employer-employee costs and funding triggers.
Committee members asked about the fiscal impact, the effect of funding levels above 150%, and how the subsidy would work for rehired retirees or employees who later take private-sector jobs. Mills and other witnesses said preliminary actuarial work was still forthcoming, that the bill was intended to be revenue-neutral or close to it, and that the subsidy would continue to be paid monthly; they also noted existing 2008 rules for rehired retirees and said the benefit would still be available even if a retiree later had other insurance. One member suggested looking at stable accounts as an additional option for special-needs planning in a later bill.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 58 from Senator Robin Webb, which would allow state employees to designate a Special Needs Trust as a beneficiary for retirement benefits. Webb said the measure would help employees provide for disabled dependents without jeopardizing SSI or Medicaid eligibility, and that the bill follows federal special-needs trust rules. He said the proposal could be revenue neutral, but actuarial analysis was still pending and KPPA had asked for electronic rather than paper transfer provisions. Members questioned whether the authority already exists, how the trust would work, and whether stable accounts should also be considered; Webb said he would follow up with additional information.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We heard this bill on January 13th, and the bill pertains to escorted leaves of absence.
- So with that, we are going to start with Senate Bill 5873, escorted leaves.
- , especially in situations where they're leaving to visit their families in times of need, and to leave
- That this is all based on the lowest risk and the appropriateness of their leaving.
- , especially in situations where they're leaving to visit their families in times of need, and to leave
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee met in executive session to review several bills, with one bill on the DCYF Oversight Board (SB 5942) held until the following week so additional stakeholder input could be incorporated. Staff briefed bills on escorted leaves for incarcerated individuals (SB 5873), extraordinary medical placements (SB 5895), financial stability for youth in DCYF care receiving Social Security benefits (SB 5911), an extended foster care housing pilot (SB 5940), changes to the persistent offender definition and resentencing (SB 5945), adding positions to the Office of Homeless Youth Advisory Committee (SB 5957), and medically tailored meals for Apple Health enrollees (SB 5966). Several of these bills had multiple proposed amendments, many offered by Senator Christian, addressing eligibility limits, monitoring, location restrictions, time limits, liability, victim notification, and funding contingencies.
In executive action, the committee adopted only the chair’s technical amendment to SB 5873 and rejected the other proposed amendments, then advanced the bill as a proposed substitute to the Rules Committee. SB 5895 also moved forward as a proposed substitute after most amendments were rejected and one was withdrawn; the committee sent it to Ways and Means. SB 5911’s amendment clarifying protected accounts for youth benefits was adopted, and the bill was advanced to Ways and Means. SB 5940 was also advanced to Ways and Means after adoption of the substitute. SB 5945’s proposed substitute was adopted and the bill was sent forward, while SB 5957 and SB 5966 were briefly discussed in briefing but not acted on during the portion of the meeting captured here. The chair noted that any remaining executive bills not completed would be taken up at the next meeting.