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• bargaining because we need to increase wages, just get harder because we are bargaining over a shrinking
• bargaining because we need to increase wages is going to just get. and advocate for statewide bargaining
• Sixty-one projects were awarded this expansion funding and are proposed to create 3,100 beds and units
• CCE set an ambitious goal at the outset to create and preserve 7,000 beds and units for the CCE target
• There is no insurance in the United States that covers people who have disabilities for long-term care

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• We have found that the insurance companies, Uniteds of the world, that use AI and use...
• We need to be able to build economies of scale, and we don't have bargaining power.
• I can’t tell you there’s a perfect one in the country or in the United ...country or in the United States
• The way we've done it in the United States maybe is the worst we could have.
• They've actually got access to UC Health's bargaining power and benefit from that.

Committee: Joint Health Insurance Affordability Task Force

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• I will say of note, in some states unit.
• </c> United States basically. United States basically.
• </c> in New Hampshire and across the United in New Hampshire and across the United States.<04:08:52.479
• </c> that is committed through the United that is committed through the United States.<04:09:14.399><
• So, some charge bargaining that went on.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• Wade Lunberg from United Here Local 17, who is also set to offer some testimony and is here.
• </c> a nurse's right to collective bargaining a nurse's right to collective bargaining and<00:59:26.079
• The Twin Cities is one of SAG-AFTRA's 25 locals across the United States.
• union in the United States, representing 300,000 workers across America.
• /c> Hospitality Workers Union in the United Hospitality Workers Union in the United States<01:08:30.759

Committee: Senate Labor

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands

Bills: SCR12 , HB1259 , HB221 , HB509 , HCR117 , HCR58 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SB295 , SB312 , SB326 , SB348 , SB485 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR32 , HCR5 , HCR95 , HB75 , HB198 , HB244 , HB302 , HB325 , HB623 , HB719 , HB749 , HB755 , HB761 , HB797 , HB823 , HB1028 , HB1049 , HB1194 , HB1199 , HB1201 , HB1222 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB73 , HB140 , HB166 , HB181 , HB211 , HB223 , HB226 , HB271 , HB308 , HB337 , HB399 , HB410 , HB487 , HB690 , HB712 , HB730 , HB750 , HB759 , HB762 , HB775 , HB906 , HB966 , HB968 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1062 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1098 , HB1107 , HB1112 , HB1203 , HB1215 , HB1220 , HB1242 , HB1252 , HB1256 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB283 , SB300 , SB341 , SB382 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , SB408 , SB449 , SB469 , HB74 , HB119 , HB134 , HB368 , HB414 , HB552 , HB732 , HB776 , HB848 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1117 , HB1236 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB149 , SB441 , HB210 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB784

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, HCR117, House Concurrent Resolution 117, HOPE Committee, Homeowner Protection and Efficiency, Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

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• administration's radical ideology promoting authoritarian censorship and whitewashing the history of the United
• ideology promoting authoritarian censorship and of curriculum and whitewashing the history of the United
• </c><00:09:24.399><c> chip</c><00:09:25.399><c> motans</c> like it's a bargaining chip motans like it's
• a bargaining chip motans should<00:09:26.440><c> know</c><00:09:27.079><c> that</c><00:09:27.240><c>
• , I'd also have them read the Patriots' History of the United States to have that perfect balance.

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• And the third point here, we must, you know, boost the collective bargaining.
• And the third point here, we must, you know, boost the collective bargaining.
• The writers were able to stipulate in their bargaining, and this, of course, comes from the fact that
• The writers were able to stipulate in their bargaining, and this, of course, comes from the fact that
• The writers were able to stipulate in their bargaining, and this, of course, comes from the fact that

Committee: Senate Labor

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• specified health care facilities, and engrossed Substitute House Bill 2471, concerning collective bargaining
• specified health care facilities, and engrossed Substitute House Bill 2471 concerning collective bargaining
• Whereas the United States was founded on the idea that public discourse is a necessary part of democracy

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• I'm an executive director at Orange County Department of Education, and the unit I work...
• Because this is a matter of negotiations, bargaining.
• The bargaining unit at the table—these are things that could be bargained at the table, at the university
• This could be dealt with locally on the bargaining table.
• So what's prohibiting right now negotiating this at the bargaining table?

Committee: Senate Education

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• This program has been active in the United States since 1902.
• </c><00:22:44.480><c> for</c><00:22:44.720><c> exchange</c> are the result of a bargain for exchange
• are the result of a bargain for exchange that<00:22:46.080><c> furthers</c><00:22:46.559><c> legitimate
• This section does not impact collective bargaining agreements.

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• Every collective bargaining agreement is different.
• Every collective bargaining agreement is different.
• You can have collective bargaining.
• agreement already. ...in a collective bargaining agreement already.
• There's also collective bargaining agreements.

Committees: House Local Government , House Local Government, Elections and Pensions

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• The United States' most recent data for the southern region shows that the indemnity severity for Alabama
• But what we can't do is erode those benefits so much so that the bargain no longer makes sense.
• But what we can't do is erode those benefits so much so that the bargain no longer makes sense.
• It's a bargain that was made in the law to eliminate tort claims.
• That's the purpose of the bargain.

Bills: HB282 , HB293 , HB390 , HB456 , HB460 , HB561 , HB819 , HB1023 , HB1047 , HB1101

Committee: House Labor & Industrial

Keywords: employment discrimination, criminal history, rehabilitation, hiring process, human rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, workplace equality, labor rights, domestic abuse, unpaid leave, employee rights, workplace protection, mental health, survivor support, workers' compensation, employment benefits, claims process, fraud prevention, legal petition

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• And so typically in the public sector, collective bargaining agreements cover the layoff notice, and
• together here, if there is... ...what is put together here, if there is, when we have collective bargaining
• Hello, I'm Chris Henning with United Auto Workers, Region 6, in support.
• I would also like to register support on behalf of the following organizations, like Californians United
• co-sponsor of the bill, also here on behalf of the Machinist Union, the Amalgamated Transit Union, Unite

Committee: House Labor and Employment

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• And what have already bargained for.
• </c> collective bar bargaining collective bar bargaining agreements.<00:26:19.440><c> You</c><00:26:19.679
• </c> programs for collective bargaining programs for collective bargaining agreements,<00:26:36.799><
• </c> collective bargaining collective bargaining agreements.<00:26:51.760><c> So</c><00:26:52.080><c>
• </c><00:27:14.480><c> agreements</c> and the collective bargaining agreements and the collective bargaining

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• the guest are asked to remain standing and join with me in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• Also, the legislation ratifies seven collective bargaining agreements, which are very important to our
• There are 35 fellows being hosted across the United States for a full-week exchange.
• be elected and serve as president of the national AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United

Summary: The House took up several routine and ceremonial matters first, including a resolution honoring the Solomon Northup Committee and commemorating the arrival of the Solomon Northup sculpture in Boston, which was adopted. Members also adopted an order extending the Revenue Committee’s reporting deadline on House No. 4606, concurred in a Senate sick leave bank petition for Jeffrey Yatson, and suspended Joint Rule 12 for a similar sick leave bank petition for Jean McCarran. The House then advanced House No. 4413, a bill on the terms of certain Commonwealth bonds, to third reading and later passed it to be engrossed. The main floor debate centered on House No. 4601, the fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The bill was described as a $2.25 billion supplemental budget with a net Commonwealth cost of about $750 million, covering MassHealth, snow and ice deficiencies, Home Base, universal school meals, reproductive health care supports, a sports and entertainment fund, and other items. The bill also included outside sections on public health and finance, and it ratified seven collective bargaining agreements. The House adopted Amendment 70, which added Health Safety Net funding measures, including higher hospital assessments and a $50 million transfer from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, after supporters said it would help avert a projected shortfall and generate federal Medicaid revenue. A separate amendment on Home Base eligibility was rejected. The House also adopted a consolidated amendment that included provisions affecting western and central Massachusetts municipal health insurance costs and changes to violent injury benefit language for first responders, including clarifying the definition of a weapon and tightening the standard for covered injuries. Another consolidated amendment was adopted by roll call, and the bill itself was then passed to be engrossed by a recorded vote. The session ended with an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and a motion to adjourn in memory of former House members Thomas and George, which was agreed to before adjournment.

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• We do have plea bargains already.
• We do have plea bargains already.
• length of sentences, and Washington State is one of the states that has the longest sentences in the United
• length of sentences, and Washington State is one of the states that has the longest sentences in the United
• We already have the plea bargain, so they're already getting time off there.

Summary: The House Community Safety Committee met in executive session on February 2, 2026, to consider several bills. Staff summarized bills on reentry and earned release time (HB 1239), assault with sexual motivation (HB 2310), extraordinary medical placement (HB 2490), Office of Independent Investigations reporting rules (HB 2508), stalking supervision (HB 2510), nitrous oxide restrictions (HB 2532), and inmate funds/indigency thresholds (HB 2539). HB 2220 was bumped to the next day, and the committee later deferred action on HB 2490. On HB 1239, the committee considered multiple amendments. Amendments to require additional community custody supervision, reduce the earned release increase for serious violent and Class A sex offenses to 20%, and bar earned release from being used if parole is later established were all rejected. Amendments excluding sexual motivation enhancements from earned release calculations and adding a second DOC pilot program for incarcerated survivors at the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton were adopted. The committee then reported out the amended substitute bill on a 5-4 vote, with members debating public safety, victim impacts, sentencing fairness, and DOC workload. HB 2310, which elevates fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation to a Class C felony for offenders with specified criminal history, was reported out unanimously. HB 2508 was amended to narrow immediate reporting requirements for non-deadly force incidents and in-custody deaths, then passed unanimously. HB 2510, requiring DOC supervision for people convicted of stalking in community custody, also passed unanimously. HB 2532 passed unanimously after an amendment adding a veterinary-care exception to the nitrous oxide offense. HB 2539, which raises the inmate indigency threshold to $100 and, in the substitute, removes the telephone-services deduction exemption, passed on a 6-3 vote. The committee adjourned after stating it would return the next day to act on the remaining bills.

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• They bargain one collective bargaining agreement.
• They bargain one collective bargaining agreement.
• They bargain one collective bargaining agreement.
• They bargain one collective bargaining agreement.
• </c> can then can then bargain it. can then can then bargain it.

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1331, which would allow the town of Derry to incorporate the Derry Cooperative School District as a department of the town through a charter amendment. The prime sponsor and several supporters argued the change would increase local control, streamline overlapping town and school functions, and potentially help align school spending with Derry’s tax cap. Supporters also said Derry is large enough to warrant a structure more like Manchester or Nashua, and one witness cited a 2018 nonbinding Derry ballot question that passed 597 to 547 in favor of seeking authorization for this change. Opposition came from NEA New Hampshire President Megan Tuttle, who said the association and the Derry Education Association opposed the bill because schools are not simply another municipal department and because Derry voters had already rejected merging the district into town government. She argued the state should respect local control and the community’s prior decision. Committee members asked about the scope of the proposed charter change, the role of the school board, and the reported prior vote, and the sponsor clarified that the amendment would be limited to this specific purpose rather than opening the entire charter. The hearing then moved to House Bill 1374, which would change the procedures for withdrawing from a cooperative school district. Representative Mary Murphy said current law gives other cooperative towns too much control over a withdrawing town’s decision, and her bill would remove the requirement for approval by the other towns while raising the withdrawing town’s approval threshold to a supermajority. She pointed to Francis Town’s 2024 withdrawal vote and said the bill was intended to protect students and local decision-making. The sponsor asked for an ought to pass recommendation, and committee members asked follow-up questions about the prior withdrawal vote and the number of voters involved.

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• So, um, into a CBA collective bargaining into a CBA collective bargaining agreement<00:04:47.680><c>
• </c> our based on the collective bargaining our based on the collective bargaining agreement<00:04:56.560
• </c> an employer with a collective bargain an employer with a collective bargain agreement.<00:06:43.680
• Uh those are bargaining agreement.
• </c> within that collective bargaining within that collective bargaining agreement.<00:07:29.360><c>

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• States of America on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.
• Lucia to the United States. His Excellency Elizabeth Darius Clark, Ambassador of St.
• Lucia to the United States; His Excellency Tarley Francis, Ambassador of Grenada to the United States
• Lucia as its ambassador to the United States. And today, St.

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• Granville is the 2000 decision of the United States Supreme Court, which found that Washington's third-party
• What the United States Supreme Court made clear in Troxel v.
• What the United States Supreme Court made clear in Troxyl v.
• I'm an honorably discharged United States Marine. I'm a father.
• I am an honorably discharged United States Marine veteran with 11 years of service. Thank you.

Summary: The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2735, the “Troxel 2” bill relating to establishing a constitutional floor in family law cases. Staff explained that the bill would add legislative findings and intent to Chapter 26.09 RCW, emphasizing parental fitness, equal standing for similarly situated parents, and a duty to cooperate. The prime sponsor and public testifiers largely supported the bill, arguing that family courts too often restrict fit parents’ access to children without sufficient due process and that the bill would restore constitutional protections and reduce conflict. Some testimony also framed the proposal as a way to improve child safety, stability, and outcomes. No action was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then moved into executive session on multiple bills. It advanced bills on garnishment forms (ESSB 5865), child hearsay/testimony rules (SSB 5169, amended), immigration-enforcement policies for health care and related facilities (ESSB 5906, amended), compensation claims for wrongly convicted persons (SSB 5520), reinstating the Indigent Defense Task Force (ESSB 5912), preserving streamlined administrative and land-use review procedures (SSB 6009), authorizing court security threat assessments (ESSB 6086), adding superior court judges in Skagit and Yakima counties (SB 5868), requesting reinstatement of the limited license legal technician program (SJM 8006), expanding personality rights to digital likenesses (SSB 5886), and liability protections for certain children’s item donations, including car seats (ESSB 6087). Several bills were amended before passage out of committee. Votes were recorded on each measure, with most passing on strong bipartisan margins. Notable split votes occurred on SSB 5169 and ESSB 5906, reflecting concerns about balancing child protection, due process, and immigration-related enforcement issues. The committee concluded by thanking staff and adjourned after reporting all listed executive-session bills out of committee with do pass recommendations, some as amended.