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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture. (6-4-26)

Agriculture

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  • > of<00:02:21.360> Agriculture Berdine for Department of Agriculture Berdine for Department
  • So, greetings from the UK Department of Agricultural Economics.
  • UK Department of Agricultural Economics.
  • We're an academic department, obviously, there at the university.
  • :03:48.319> at<00:03:48.480> the department obviously there at the department obviously
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

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  • To the Department of Agriculture.
  • Department of Agriculture. Department of Agriculture.
  • It was a Department of Natural Resources bill that affects Department of Agriculture statutes.
  • This bill came from the department.
  • Department of Agricultures policy bill. Department of Agricultures policy bill.
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  • Bill 3287 is a bill that would require hospitals to post in nonconspicuous areas such as an X-ray department
  • So, X-ray departments scans, maybe MRI, but it would be someplace nonconspicuous, bathrooms.
  • We know that the Department of Defense did this several years ago.
  • What it would be is I've discussed this with Director Reid over at the Department of Health.
  • the Department of Health since they could probably more easily access mental health records.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 30th, 2025

Corrections

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  • TDCJ to ensure that it simply codifies the veteran housing program as currently operated by the department
  • I am a Regional Director for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, testifying as a resource witness
  • I do believe that this is an important criminal justice reform and a workforce development bill, and
  • The Texas Department of Criminal Justice multidisciplinary team reviews every individual that has the
  • Department of Criminal Justice to include victim services and sex offender rehabilitation programming
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • We have to find some solutions that are going to be a meaningful solution for the people to work in our
  • We have to find some solutions that are going to be a meaningful solution for the people to work in our
  • We have to find some solutions that are going to be a meaningful solution for the people to work in our
  • We have to find some solutions that are going to be a meaningful solution for the people to work in our
  • <01:21:08.520> uh know that we have to find Solutions uh know that we have to find Solutions
Bills: HF656, HF655, HF633
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

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  • Jake Butay, Director of the Department Jake Butay, Director of the Department Labor<00:09:31.760>
  • c> Labor<00:22:48.360> and First up, Department of Labor and First up, Department of Labor
  • We also note that the bill does not define Department as Department of Health and that it amends the
  • <01:14:28.680> Department<01:14:29.120> of Department of Health.
  • Department of Department of Health. Department of Health.<01:14:29.560> Sorry.
Summary: The committee heard several administration bills related largely to workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. On HB 2323 HD1, which would modernize workers’ compensation notice and filing procedures, DLIR and other agencies testified in support of the original bill language but said HD1 removed key components and weakened the bill’s clarity and continuity. HB 2324 HD1, which would repeal state hoisting-machine certification requirements and the separate crane operator certificate, drew support from DLIR; members asked about whether the change would affect safety or local operators, and DLIR said OSHA-compliant certifications already exist and the union supported the change. HB 1509 HD1, which would require faster employer responses to treatment plans and impose penalties for nonresponse, received support from DLIR and others, while DHRD said it wanted an amendment. The committee also took up HB 2164 HD1 on compounded prescription drugs in workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill as a way to define compounded drugs and curb inflated pricing, but DHRD and a medical provider opposed it and asked for amendments. Testimony focused heavily on whether the definition should include 503B compounding facilities and whether physician dispensing should be limited to the first 30 days after injury. HB 2165 HD1, dealing with unemployment insurance eligibility and removing the two-year limit on recouping overpayments, was supported by DLIR but opposed by Unite Here Local 5, which argued it would make it harder for striking workers and other claimants. Members questioned the impact of changing reporting deadlines from calendar days to business days and raised concerns about future benefit offsets; DLIR said the bill was needed for federal conformity and that the committee would revisit the offset percentage and effective date. Later, the committee heard HB 2367 on pay transparency, requiring salary ranges in job postings and removing the small-employer exemption. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, AAUW, Hawaii Women Lawyers, and an individual testifier supported the bill, saying pay transparency promotes fairness, trust, and pay equity; one testifier described being underpaid compared with a predecessor and said posting ranges would save applicants’ time. HB 2619 HD1, concerning homemade food products and farm kitchens, received generally supportive comments from the Department of Health, which requested an amendment to preserve flexibility in future rulemaking. HB 1765 HD1, on spear-fishing safety warnings, drew support from a safety educator and comments from DLNR; supporters said warning labels would help prevent hypoxic blackout deaths and were low-cost and easy to implement. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI
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  • behalf of the Department of Education. behalf of the Department of Education.
  • , which is really the workforce behind the workforce.
  • , which is really the workforce behind the workforce.
  • , which is really the workforce behind the workforce.
  • So thank workforce behind the workforce.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 04:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • Memorial 62, introduced by Representative Small, a memorial requesting the Taxation and Revenue Department
  • short-term rental classifications, and the broader economic impacts of short-term rentals on tourism, workforce
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Part 2 Feb 12th, 2026 at 12:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • It is this year's tax cleanup bill for the department. There is no time for any questions.
  • So what I'm going to call it is workforce homes. Thank you.
  • So what I'm going to call it is workforce homes.
  • We need workforce homes. ...of the communities. It's all of the above. We need luxury homes.
  • We need workforce homes. And we need everything in between.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • Department of Labor, which rescinded its federal. IRAP framework in 2022.
  • Regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
  • Members, House Bill 2809 will require the Department of Education and the Department of Family and Protective
  • Department of Budget and Strategic Planning, Federal Committee on Corrections.
  • Association, and the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
KY
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  • <00:20:42.960> of advisory group to the Department of advisory group to the Department of
  • <00:25:44.000> of justice cabinet with the Department of justice cabinet with the Department
  • rebuilding that department as a whole. rebuilding that department as a whole.
  • > significant The department has made significant The department has made significant investments
Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council approved the minutes from its November 8, 2024 meeting and welcomed new member Representative Nick Wilson. The council also heard an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on a school attendance awareness campaign aimed at reducing truancy referrals to court, and a member requested a future, more detailed presentation on truancy trends. The council then received an update from the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board from Dr. David Frink and Elsie Berger. They described the board’s membership, meeting schedule, public access, annual report and three-year plan, and its role in helping Kentucky remain compliant with federal juvenile justice requirements so the state can receive Title II funding. They said the board reviews grant applications for community-based services, substance use, and early intervention programs, with about $584,000 in federal funds this year and a little over $600,000 expected next year. Members asked about participation, board vacancies, and how to engage with the board, and the presenters emphasized the importance of statewide representation and community input. The Department of Juvenile Justice then provided a broader update through Commissioner Randy White and Deputy Secretary Mona Wamik. White said DJJ is under an ongoing U.S. Department of Justice investigation focused on conditions in detention facilities, including use of force, isolation, abuse, mental health care, and special education, and said the department has cooperated with repeated information requests and site visits. He also reviewed recent legislative and administrative changes, including 2023 Senate Bill 162, regional detention planning, facility segregation requirements, staffing and salary investments, improved staffing levels, reduced mental health vacancies, and training efforts related to security threat groups. He said DJJ has made progress but continues to work on staffing, safety, and facility improvements.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Apr 9, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • > Health<00:09:54.720> to Requires the Department of Health to Requires the Department
  • I'm Matt Cronin, Department of Health, Department of Health Services Division.
  • I'm Matt Cronin, Department of Health, Department of Health Services Division.
  • <01:06:05.240> of language because Department of language because Department of Agriculture
  • <01:17:29.760> of today you can go on the Department of today you can go on the Department
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on April 9, 2026, and heard testimony on several measures. SB 3302 SD1 HD1, dealing with homemade food products, would require the Department of Health to adopt rules for farm kitchens producing homemade food products that are no more stringent than rules for home kitchens. The Department of Health said it supported the bill with technical amendments, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii also supported it. No opposition was heard. A lengthy discussion focused on SB 2061 SD2 HD1, which concerns a 99-year leasehold residential condominium project and HCDA’s rules for sales, income restrictions, and buyback pricing. HCDA supported the bill and said the House draft clarified unclear provisions and would help move the project to pre-sales. Testimony and committee questions centered on whether the project should remain owner-occupied in perpetuity or allow investor purchases after an initial sales period. HCDA explained that the bill was revised to make the project feasible in the market, that 60% of units would be income-restricted for buyers at or below 140% of area median income, and that the remaining units could be sold without owner-occupancy restrictions. Some members and testifiers expressed concern that the bill had shifted away from the original owner-occupancy vision and could become an investment property model, while others argued the changes were necessary for the project to pencil out and compete with fee-simple developments. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee also heard SB 2050 SD1 HD1, which would allow chiropractic students in accredited programs to engage in clinical practice beginning July 1, 2028. The Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the measure, and one testifier described personal experience with student chiropractic care in California. Members questioned why the board requested delaying implementation until 2030, and the board said it needed more time to develop rules because it meets only a few times a year and rulemaking is lengthy. Finally, SB 2102 SD2 HD1, on industrial hemp in commercial feed, was introduced; the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity offered comments, the Department of Health raised concerns about regulating pet food and possible jurisdictional conflict, and a farmer testifying in support suggested narrowing the bill to federally approved livestock feed rather than pet food.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Health Finance and Policy

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  • Delta and even the Minnesota Department Delta and even the Minnesota Department of<00:29:40.799>
  • <00:31:46.640> in good of health care workforce in good of health care workforce in Minnesota
  • less ability to hire the workforce less ability to hire the workforce needed<01:15:22.000> to
  • healthcare workforce, Minnesota's healthcare workforce, supports<01:17:58.800> metro<01:17:59.199
  • We cleared this with the Minnesota Department of Health. They have no issues with this repealer.
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  • This also expands workforce access without lowering professional standards and maintains the interstate
  • It adds a sentence that says the Department, being the Department of Labor, shall not retroactively apply
  • new rules and standards to existing structures unless the Department produces written findings supported
  • All who have roles in the economy and the workforce.
  • And so this bill is to help increase workforce in our grocery stores.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

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  • we're engaging with students on those campuses where they can engage in HudsonAlpha science and workforce
  • training without having to workforce training without having to leave<00:19:06.880> their<00:
  • That program is uniquely situated to try to broaden our workforce and create on-ramps for students into
  • That program is uniquely situated to try to broaden our workforce and create on-ramps for students into
  • And, um, so we need to work with Department of Education people like yourself to, uh, address that. >