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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Mar 5th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 5th, 2025
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/23/26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill does not lower the cost of 2x4s or lower the cost of labor for new construction.
- This bill does not lower the cost of 2x4s or lower the cost of labor for new construction.
- This bill does not lower the cost of 2x4s or lower the cost of labor for new construction.
- This bill does not lower the cost of 2x4s or lower the cost of labor for new construction.
- This bill does not lower the cost of 2x4s or lower the cost of labor for new construction.
Keywords:
public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- We also had written comments from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, written support from
- from the we also had written comments from the Department<00:42:26.480><c> of</c><00:42:26.720><c> Labor
- of Labor and Industrial Relations, Relations, Relations, uh,<00:42:29.680><c> written</c><00:42:30.079
- replacing assumptions with documentation because if the state allows its contractor to force unpaid labor
- Because if the state allows its contractor to force unpaid labor on people, that isn't caregiving.
Keywords:
disability, communication access, deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, healthcare, sign language interpreters, auxiliary aids, weight loss, GLP-1 drugs, obesity, Medicaid, healthcare costs, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HP 1972, which would create a nonrefundable family caregiver tax credit, and on a related tax measure to increase the existing dependent care tax credit. Supporters of HP 1972, including AARP, the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and others, said unpaid caregivers are essential to keeping kūpuna and other loved ones at home and described significant out-of-pocket costs. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation raised technical concerns, including the need to avoid overlap with existing credits and to prevent double-dipping. The department said taxpayers can claim credits to the extent allowed, but recommended explicit language barring the same costs from being claimed under more than one credit. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair moved the bill along after questions.
The committee then heard HP 1975, which would repeal the sunset on the state rent supplement program for kūpuna. AARP, Catholic Charities Hawaii, the Executive Office on Aging, and others supported making the program permanent, saying it helps low-income older adults avoid eviction and homelessness and allows them to remain in affordable housing. Catholic Charities described clients who were paying unsustainable shares of income for rent before receiving the supplement. Members also shared a constituent example of an elderly retiree who needed the subsidy to stay housed. Written support was noted from additional organizations and individuals.
Next, the committee took up HB 1706, which would expand Medicaid prospective payment reimbursement to include mental health services furnished in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics by mental health professionals under supervision. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, and DHS said it appreciated the intent to address workforce shortages and expand training, but cautioned that unlicensed professionals cannot currently bill Medicaid and that a state plan amendment would be needed, with limited precedent for approval. Members asked about the likelihood and timing of federal approval and whether the bill could help rural areas; DHS said approval is uncertain and the process can take time, though it saw possible alignment with the state’s rural health transformation efforts. The committee also discussed HB 546, a three-year health coverage continuity pilot program for people losing Medicaid coverage. DHS, the Attorney General’s office, DCCA, Catholic Charities, the University of Hawaii, and others testified, with DHS warning that federal changes could increase uninsured rates and that the state may need to act quickly. Catholic Charities and others emphasized the risk to Medicaid recipients, including homeless and near-elderly residents, while DHS explained the state’s existing premium assistance program for certain immigrants and compared it to the proposed pilot. The excerpt ends during discussion of that comparison, with no vote shown.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members, Sarah Flock, California Federation of Labor Unions, in support. Thank you.
- I'm proud to represent this bill on behalf of SEIU because it's important for labor to be involved in
- expertise, to coordinate accountability measures when labor violations rise to an egregious level.
- Chair, Member, Sarah Flachs, California Federation of Labor Unions, in support. Mr.
- Chair, Member, Sarah Flock's, California Federation of Labor Unions, in support. Thank you.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services.
Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards.
The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Beekeeper labor is double what it used to be.
- </c><01:27:20.960><c> Beekeeper</c><01:27:21.520><c> labor</c><01:27:21.920><c> is</c> 50 pounds per
- Beekeeper labor is 50 pounds per hive.
- Beekeeper labor is double<01:27:22.560><c> what</c><01:27:22.800><c> it</c><01:27:23.040><c> used</c>
- </c><01:29:44.159><c> number</c> used to be. um and that labor number used to be. um and that labor number
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Rashad further honed his leadership skills in the talented and gifted program, TAG, at Boston Latin School
Summary:
The Senate took up House No. 801, an act relative to the town of Cheshire’s special election, and advanced it through third reading and passage to be engrossed. The chamber also adopted resolutions congratulating George K. Halley on his retirement from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The Committee on Rules reported that joint rules should be suspended for several Senate petitions, and the Senate agreed to suspend Senate Rule 36 and Joint Rule 12 so the matters could be considered forthwith and referred to the appropriate committees. One House petition, filed by Mark J. Cusack, seeking authorization for automated curb enforcement and improved parking violation procedures, was referred to the Committee on Transportation.
The Senate also welcomed Councillor Karen Brogan, Mayor of the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District in Donegal County, Ireland, and recognized the ongoing Massachusetts-Ireland partnership in tourism, investment, culture, and sport. Later, the Senate agreed to adjourn in memory of Dr. Rashad Hardaway, with a moment of silence observed, and then adjourned to meet again on Thursday at 11 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- consolidation and competition from dominant national chains like Walmart and Amazon, steeply rising labor
- I know that there's some concerns from some labor organizations related to retail pricing technology
- Restrictions that slow responsiveness or increase labor costs ultimately put upward pressure on prices
- </c><00:43:08.600><c> costs</c> responsiveness or increase labor costs responsiveness or increase labor
- ,</c><01:12:48.000><c> based</c> which is just the price of labor, based which is just the price of labor
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then I also want to mention that this project will be built entirely with union labor and will feature
- I want to do it as a labor of love, not a necessity. I love doing it, but not like this.
- want to do<01:30:27.280><c> it</c><01:30:27.719><c> as</c><01:30:27.800><c> a</c><01:30:27.960><c> labor
- of love not a do it as a labor of love not a necessity<01:30:30.840><c> I</c><01:30:31.000><c> love<
- </c><01:37:39.679><c> Statistics</c><01:37:40.679><c> and</c> 31st by Bureau Labor Statistics and 31st
Keywords:
education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/21/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in our packet, uh one from the Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs, law enforcement labor
- Paramedics and EMTs, uh<00:59:32.840><c> law</c><00:59:33.080><c> enforcement</c><00:59:33.760><c> labor
- </c><00:59:34.200><c> services,</c> uh law enforcement labor services, uh law enforcement labor services
- a certain generation and remember the of a certain generation and remember the uh<01:13:25.760><c> Labor
- Day telethon, um we are at uh Labor Day telethon, um we are at about<01:13:28.720><c> somewhere</c><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's important to note that Minnesota's agricultural industry is already struggling with a tight labor
- <00:41:07.000><c> rely</c><00:41:07.320><c> on</c><00:41:07.440><c> immigrant</c><00:41:07.760><c> labor
- </c> which do rely on immigrant labor. which do rely on immigrant labor.
- Like entire critical sectors of our economy, hospitality, food, and construction rely on immigrant labor
- </c><01:27:32.080><c> to</c> construction rely on immigrant labor to construction rely on immigrant labor
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Limiting zoning authority of local governments over housing types 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Labor standards for registering apprenticeship programs. Happy to answer questions.
- Department of Labor standards, the registering apprenticeship programs. Happy to answer questions.
- Department of Labor standards for registered apprenticeship programs.
- You know, the effect of state statute on the short-term rental industry has been a labor of love.
- You know, the effect of state statute on the short-term rental industry has been a labor of love.
Bills:
HB2128, HB2255, HB2397, HB2429, HB2591, HB2680, HB2834, HB2868, HB2911, HB2951, HB2979, HB2991, HB2996, HB2999, HB4001, HB4011, HB4017, HB4020, HB4026, HB4086, HB4088, HB2244, HB2342
Keywords:
homeowners associations, condominiums, open meetings, governance, transparency, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, HOA, homeowners association, planned community, condominium, CC&Rs, covenants, conditions and restrictions, resale disclosure, association disclosure
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Health & Social Services, February 16, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the Labor, Health and Social Services Committee.
- Uh, again, good morning, uh, Labor, Health, uh, committee.
- </c><00:03:12.480><c> Good</c><00:03:12.720><c> to</c> Labor Health, uh, uh, committee.
- Good to Labor Health, uh, uh, committee.
- Welcome, uh, Speaker Nyman to Labor Act.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We provide certified payroll showing every employee that provided labor to the project, with Social Security
- data already exists, then it's maybe just creating some sort of report, which maybe wouldn't be as labor
- maybe wouldn't some sort of report which maybe wouldn't be<00:48:32.359><c> as</c><00:48:32.520><c> labor
- 33.880><c> or</c><00:48:34.119><c> as</c><00:48:34.319><c> costly</c><00:48:35.160><c> so</c> be as labor
- intensive or as costly so be as labor intensive or as costly so there's<00:48:36.480><c> that</c><00
Keywords:
payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, municipal finance, liquor store, audit requirements, state auditor, local government, historic flag, state flag, display standards, ceremonial, Minnesota Statutes, Ursa Minor, state symbol, Minnesota state laws, constellation, official state designation
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, members, per the request of the department, I would like, if the Department of Labor, if the labor
- department of not not the<01:50:46.119><c> Department</c><01:50:46.440><c> of</c><01:50:46.520><c> Labor
- </c><01:50:46.920><c> if</c><01:50:47.199><c> the</c><01:50:47.840><c> um</c><01:50:48.199><c> labor<
- /c> the Department of Labor if the um labor the Department of Labor if the um labor committee<01:50:49.159
- the employee benefits section; that's outside the scope of this committee, and it's more suited for Labor
Summary:
The Committee on Education heard several Department of Education-related bills and received extensive testimony on school meals and veteran diplomas. HB 628 would restore authority for the Department of Education to issue high school diplomas to veterans whose schooling was interrupted by World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The superintendent testified in support, explaining the authority had sunset in 2020 and describing the measure as a way to recognize veterans. No opposition or questions were raised, and the bill was left without further action in the excerpt.
The committee also heard HB 1074 and HB 110, both supported by the Department of Education and the School Facilities Authority. HB 1074 was described as a cleanup measure to clarify land-related language and make the statute more consistent across state agencies and DOE. HB 110 concerned benchmarking and the farm-to-school/local food effort; DOE and several supporters, including county councils, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the Hawaii Farmers Union, said the bill would help align metrics and support the 30% local food goal by 2030. Members questioned DOE about progress, and DOE said it was working on menus, procurement, and coordination with distributors and farmers. A Farm to School representative said the current bottleneck was poor communication with farmers and the need to bring them into planning earlier; DOE said it was still figuring out the process and that island-based procurement and separate RFPs were being explored.
HB 328, relating to school meals and local resource food and plant-based options, drew the most testimony. DOE testified with comments, and the Attorney General’s office suggested revisions to clarify that the bill would apply to both DOE and charter schools, to separate public and private funds if donations or grants are accepted, and to add standards if nonprofit or private entities receive public money. Supporters included HSTA, the Hawaii Public Health Institute/Farm to School Network, Climate Protection Hawaii, the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and numerous individuals and organizations. Supporters emphasized healthier school meals, student-requested plant-based options, support for local farms, and the 30% by 2030 goal. Some testimony urged more local purchasing and raised concerns about decentralization, while DOE said it was considering island-based procurement and separate contracts to better support local producers. No votes were taken in the excerpt.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- He was the chairman of the Labor Committee.
- Once stability is achieved in the hospital setting and acute care is no longer required, skilled nursing
- on SB 543 that millions of dollars worth of care provided by New Hampshire's 74 private and county skilled
- being determined, and if the availability of a revolving loan fund would improve the fiscal status of skilled
- Speaker. private and county skilled nursing private and county skilled nursing facilities<03:51:34.400
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The daughter of a steel worker, she went on to become a strong advocate for the labor movement and Speaker
- ><00:24:16.000><c> advocate</c><00:24:16.960><c> for</c><00:24:17.200><c> the</c><00:24:17.360><c> labor
- </c><00:24:18.000><c> labor</c> a strong advocate for the labor labor a strong advocate for the labor
- labor movement<00:24:19.200><c> and</c><00:24:19.919><c> speaker</c><00:24:20.240><c> Ammerita</c> movement
- Whereas Mary was passionate about women's rights, labor, and advocacy issues, health care, and criminal
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, the Medical Board and the Labor Code define... what major bodily function is.
- far as numbers are concerned, I don't have specific numbers from THA but in looking at the Bureau of Labor
- is as simple as going out and trying to find a place to grab food and while you're your wife is in labor
- There's no bill that anybody ever believed could not be amended by this labor.
- The state compels pregnant children to go through the very dangerous process of pregnancy, labor, and
Keywords:
HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE, WTL-HRE, HRE-LBT Public Hearings 03-18-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- No, I don't have the chair of labor either. Okay. excused. Senator Ashimoto I senator hi excused.
- Call to order the joint committees on Higher Education and the Committee on Labor, and Technologies,
- Labor and Technology Committee, same recommendation.
- </c><01:14:49.440><c> Labor</c><01:14:49.679><c> and</c> Madam Chair, thank you. Okay.
- Labor and Madam Chair, thank you. Okay. Labor and technology<01:14:50.400><c> committee.
Summary:
The committee heard three University of Hawaiʻi-related measures. HB 718 HD1 would appropriate funds for faculty and staff positions at the John A. Burns School of Medicine in cardiovascular, law, biology, tropical medicine, quantitative health/biostatistics, and environmental health and safety. Testimony was in support, including from university representatives and others who submitted written testimony. Members asked whether the positions were additional and how they would affect enrollment; the university said the hires would teach medical students and conduct biomedical research, helping increase the class size to about 77 and eventually 80, and noted a workforce paper requested by the committee would be provided soon.
The committee then discussed SB 1170 HD1, which would grant resident tuition at any UH campus to certain graduates of Hawaiʻi high schools enrolling in undergraduate programs. UH supported the bill and said it had adjusted its testimony in response to prior committee concerns. Members focused on the proposed four-year window, asking why that timeframe was chosen and whether the change was needed at all. UH explained that four years would allow students who left the state to return and still complete an undergraduate degree or prepare for graduate school, and said the bill would help students who come back after one or two years but otherwise would have to wait a year to reestablish residency under current rules. UH also said it was discussing possible administrative rule changes as an alternative if the bill did not pass.
Finally, the committee heard HB 1300 HD1, which would fund a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center pilot study on cancer disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and people living near landfills in Nanakuli, focusing on social determinants of health, lifestyle, environmental exposures, and resilience factors. Testimony from researchers and advocates strongly supported the measure, saying the study could help explain cancer disparities and support future research funding. Members questioned the cost, the reliance on future federal or foundation funding, and the practical outcome of the study. The Cancer Center said the pilot would cost about $500,000 per year for two years, with later funding sought from federal, nonprofit, or private sources; it said the study would produce longitudinal data that could help identify at-risk groups and provide evidence for policy decisions, though members expressed concern that the project needed a clearer end goal and stronger case for public investment.