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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 43 May 7th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- drunk off the premises; and House Bill 5399, establishing a sick leave bank for Carla Johnson, an employee
- 53 46 local approval received and the house bill establishing a sickly bank for carla johnson and employee
- House No. 5346, and an act establishing a sick leave bank for Carla Johnson, an employee of the Department
- those final passage, House 5245, an act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee
- Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children and Families.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee REVISED: SB1403 - Added Apr 8th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
A&B Finance Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires that someone participating in OPRAS allows them to be rehired as an employee after six months
- The assumption is if 2% of the current employees retire early and cause an impact of 0.02 or approximately
- So the OPRAS would remain fully funded at 2% of the employees go back, which is the point of the bill
- So as Representative, is there any particular area or group of state employees that you think this will
- Maybe county employees, county employees. Thank you. Are there any other questions?
Committee:
House A&B Finance Subcommittee
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, sales tax, tax exemption, tax refund, Oklahoma Sales Tax Code
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 4 Jan 15th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 4888, establishing a sick leave bank for Marnie Jean Goldstein, an employee of the Department
- House Bill 4888, establishing a sick leave bank for Marnie Jean Goldstein, an employee of the Department
- An act establishing a sick leave bank for Marnie Jean Goldstein, an employee of the Department of Children
- And an act establishing a sick leave bank for William Blaylock, an employee of the Suffolk County Sheriff's
- An act establishing a sick leave bank for William Blaylock, an employee of the Suffolk County Sheriff's
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by the Wellesley High School girls’ swim team, which was formally recognized for winning its sixth Division Two State Swim and Diving Championship. The chamber also received a resignation letter from Representative Natalie M. Blay of the First Franklin District, effective January 19, 2026, and placed it on file.
The House then acted on several committee reports and scheduling orders, including extensions of reporting deadlines for the Education and Public Service committees, all adopted by voice vote after suspension of the rules. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee recommended three local matters for consideration: H.4349, waiving the maximum age requirement for a Boston police officer candidate; H.4888, establishing a sick leave bank for a Department of Children and Families employee; and H.4908, establishing a sick leave bank for a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office employee. These bills were read, ordered to a third reading, and later advanced.
The House passed to be enacted H.4175, amending the Provincetown charter, and H.4379, amending the Greenfield charter. It also concurred in a Senate amendment to H.4363, authorizing a land conveyance in Wellesley, and engrossed H.4721, relating to the Dalton Fire District Board of Water Commissioners, and H.4813, authorizing Milton to grant on-premises all-alcohol licenses. H.4717, concerning Orange’s annual town meeting, was amended on the floor and then passed to be engrossed as amended.
Finally, H.1110, a consumer protection bill concerning subprime loans, was amended to discharge the bill from further consideration and then referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The House adopted a special adjournment in memory of former Representative Salvatore Semino and adjourned to meet the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in an informal session.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (03/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It is literally the plan offered to active employees.
- It is literally the plan offered to active employees.
- It is literally the plan offered to active employees.
- </c><05:09:48.798><c> And</c> employees from liquor licensing. And employees from liquor licensing.
- </c> are the um the group two employees. are the um the group two employees.
Summary:
The committee reviewed a handout comparing House Bill 2 to current retirement law and walked through the bill section by section with staff from the retirement system. The discussion focused on vesting, earnable compensation, average final compensation, compensation-over-base limits, special duty pay, normal retirement age, re-retirement, and maximum benefit rules for Group 2/Tier B members. Staff explained that some provisions would restore pre-2011 rules, including counting certain end-of-career payments such as unused sick and vacation time in earnable compensation and reducing the AFC averaging period from five years back to three. They also described how the bill would eliminate the current cap on compensation over base, which mainly affects overtime, and noted that the actuarial cost of the AFC-related changes is interrelated rather than easily broken out by feature.
A separate discussion covered the special duty pay limitation, which currently applies to Tier A and would be removed under the governor’s bill for both Tier A and Tier B members after their vested buy date. Staff said the actuary estimated that removing the special duty limitation would increase costs by about $13.9 million. Members also asked about the practical difference between overtime and special duty, with staff explaining that special duty generally involves work for a private third party, often police detail work, while overtime depends more on staffing and scheduling. The committee also reviewed the normal retirement age changes for Tier B and the possibility that some members would need to work longer to reach the new vested buy date.
Members raised concerns about an ambiguity in the bill that could allow already-retired Tier B members to return to work, then re-retire and claim the higher benefits, or allow vested deferred members to stop working and wait for the new vested buy date. Staff said the governor’s office did not intend to allow that result and requested clarifying language, noting that the bill as drafted does not expressly prohibit it. The committee also discussed part-time and seasonal work after retirement, with staff explaining that such work generally does not restore membership unless the person takes a full-time position requiring enrollment. Finally, the committee reviewed the maximum benefit provisions and noted that HB 2 in the current year does not change the maximum benefit date or include the 1.5% annual escalator that had been part of the 2023 proposal, making the current bill more costly than the earlier version.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 24, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Small Business Administration employees who work hard to support them, I thank you.
- You all, these wonderful federal employees, you all have been connecting with small businesses in our
- The Small Business Administration employees who work hard to support them, I thank you.
- You all, these wonderful federal employees, you all have been connecting with small businesses in our
- That's 99% of all New Hampshire businesses and more than 305,000 small business employees.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/18/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Employment and to improve Employee Employment and to improve Employee Engagement<00:02:52.000><c
- </c><00:03:05.000><c> Statewide</c> have reduced uh employee Statewide have reduced uh employee Statewide
- </c> full-time employees full-time employees our<00:03:30.480><c> work</c><00:03:30.720><c> at</c><00
- </c><00:07:27.680><c> Insurance</c> followed by employee Insurance followed by employee Insurance accounting
- ><c> to</c> employees requiring state employees to employees requiring state employees to report<01:43
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/10/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:37:33.040><c> but</c> participation of the employee, but participation of the employee, but
- </c> employees, their eligibility. employees, their eligibility.
- This slide is the enrolled employers by employee count as of yesterday.
- </c><00:46:17.160><c> that</c> by the employers or the employees that by the employers or the employees
- </c> surprisingly the five to nine employees surprisingly the five to nine employees we've<00:47:39.800
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session 6/9/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . employees. employees.
- </c><00:56:24.319><c> and</c> benefits to those public employees and benefits to those public employees
- </c> are right for those employees. are right for those employees.
- </c> things for their employees. things for their employees.
- </c><01:09:21.600><c> wants</c> the employee but if the employee wants the employee but if the employee
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Government Efficiency Apr 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- fiscal note was that this showed the Department of Revenue somehow needing an additional full-time employee
- have no idea why in the world that a problem in revenue would have to hire an additional full-time employee
- As a matter of fact, I think they probably would lay off or not fill an additional employee due to attrition
- have no idea why in the world that a problem in revenue would have to hire an additional full-time employee
- . lay off or not fill an additional employee due to attrition.
Committee:
House Government Efficiency
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
04/13/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #17
Transcript Highlights:
- How could, based on the study, could this negatively impact the health insurance plan that employees
- How could, based on the study, could this negatively impact the health insurance plan that employees
- And not to mention all of our state employees.
- You know, that could potentially help efforts to make sure we take care of our employees instead of doing
- Cruz, my understanding is a feasibility study is based on what it would cost for employees to leave our
Summary:
The House Democratic Caucus met on Minority Caucus Calendar items and reviewed several Senate-amended House bills. HB 2003 would lower the learner’s permit age from 15½ to 15 and increase supervised driving time; the Senate added a delayed effective date of December 1, 2026, and the sponsor was said to have refused the amendment after previously concurring. HB 2693 would allow chambers of commerce to set up insurance purchasing pools for small businesses, and the Senate added a third-party-funded feasibility study by ADOA on what it would cost for state health insurance to enter the marketplace; members raised concerns that the study could be used to undermine the state self-insured plan, but no action was taken. HB 2133, dealing with synthetic sexual depictions and online sexual material verification, had multiple Senate changes that removed the synthetic-depiction expansion, added parody/artistic-expression exceptions, altered verification and record-retention rules, and removed AG inspection authority; the sponsor was expected to refuse the changes, and members were directed to stakeholder emails outlining concerns.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee Feb 25th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
A&B Finance Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- We only have two full-time employees right now, so it's really like the two of us digging in.
- So, our biggest challenge is that we have again two full-time employees and we have 36 temps.
- So, but It is, we are definitely spread thin by only having two full-time employees.
- You're waiting on the next slide, which just goes over our full-time employees.
- And what is the cost for the additional employee, with benefits and everything?
Committee:
House A&B Finance Subcommittee
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a one one year employee in the non-commissions that's looking across the table He's been here
- So this is not an across-the-board Pay raise for non-commissioned employees.
- We have DPS employees all over San Antonio.
- At times, when I was there, we had employees. in San Antonio had to cover their computers with a tarp
- There's a lot of room for improvement and we have great employees.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- consider holding computer science funding steady this biennium at $1 million to support a full-time employee
- And on average, they serve significantly more English language learners, homeless and highly mobile youth
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So, because it says, you know, it, and then the entity means any employee, officer, director, or agent
- And then the entity means any employee, officer, director, agent, contractor, manufacturer, supplier,
- Sherry Morris, Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, president and would like to speak.
- In every improperly excluded employee case, an improperly excluded employee increases the burden carried
- the active employees were willing to pay their portion to purchase the service that they served.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary A
Summary:
The committee first approved the May 5 minutes and then heard House Bill 578, which would define sex in Louisiana law as biological sex, replace references to gender with sex in various statutes and forms, and direct the Law Institute to make conforming changes. Supporters from the governor’s office said the bill would bring clarity and consistency, while opponents argued it could create conflicts with existing law and weaken protections tied to gender identity. After debate, the committee reported HB 578 favorably.
Members then considered House Bill 1250, a measure aimed at aerospace-related litigation. The bill would allow a special motion to strike certain claims against aerospace flight entities when the claims are preempted by federal law. Senators raised concerns that the language was broad enough to affect airports, airlines, contractors, and even unrelated incidents, and the author said he was willing to work on narrowing amendments. The committee nevertheless reported HB 1250 favorably. House Bill 718, dealing with liability protections for private airstrips used for recreation, was amended to narrow its scope and then reported favorably, while House Bill 163, a narrower related airstrip bill, was voluntarily deferred so the committee could work from the other measure.
The committee also approved House Concurrent Resolution 61, which asks the Louisiana Law Institute to review possible conflicts between the constitution and statutes on expropriation. House Bill 180, defining foreign adversaries and agents of foreign adversaries for a proposed constitutional amendment, and House Bill 192, a constitutional amendment barring foreign adversaries from expropriating land in Louisiana, were both reported favorably. House Bill 1008, which sets out academic freedom and whistleblower protections for higher education, was rejected on a roll-call vote after concerns about its scope and limits on university discipline. House Bill 638, a prompt-payment bill for contractors, was set aside while amendments were being located.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 71, which would extend existing liability protections for justified use of force to properly trained armed security guards. The author and the Board of Private Security Examiners said security officers receive training and often face dangerous situations, but opponents argued the bill would give too much protection to personnel with far less training than law enforcement and could shield bad shootings. After debate, the committee voted to defer HB 71. The last measure discussed was House Bill 1082, which would change venue rules for lawsuits involving the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System so actions by the system would be filed where the employer is located; the author said the bill was meant to help small municipalities, and members indicated they were open to narrowing amendments.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So, because it says, you know, it, and then the entity means any employee, officer, director, or age.
- And then the entity means any employee, officer, director, agent, contractor, manufacturer, supplier,
- Actually, these disputes involve employee classifications, start dates, retroactive assessments with
- Sherry Morris, Municipal Police Employees' Retirement, president, and would like to speak.
- Sherry Morris, on behalf of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, I am the attorney who
Committee:
Senate Judiciary A
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:00.280><c> Majority</c><00:08:00.680><c> of</c> employees across the state.
- Majority of employees across the state.
- </c> employees, customers, and citizens. employees, customers, and citizens.
- employers, employees, and Minnesota employers, employees, and communities<00:09:46.040><c> are</c><00
- to monitor and the number of employees to monitor and enforce<00:32:16.480><c> that.
Committee:
Senate Labor
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, the medical costs that our state employee health plan is experiencing has gone up more than we
- Yeah, the medical costs that our state employee health plan is experiencing has gone up more than we
- And this is spread over, ballpark number of employees, 5,000. Okay, so 5,000 into 27— Of employees?
- But there are still some employees that are expected to. Absolutely.
- But there are still some employees that are expected to. Absolutely.
Committee:
House Budget
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Nov 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , state employees, and other employees across the state.
- into the same system as all other public school employees.
- for 300 employees.
- You all have already done this for all other state employees. Thank you.
- Like if it's an employee, it has to be this, this, this.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- A single employee negotiating Thank you. about what this means.
- A single employee negotiating alone with a large institution does not have the same power as employees
- It restricts communication between employee organizations and their members.
- Those were employees. Those were teachers. Those were employees. Those were teachers.
- My employees were union members. And when they had issues...
Summary:
The House convened, completed roll call, approved the journal, and took up several Senate bills and one Senate concurrent resolution through motions to reconsider, return bills for reconsideration, and refer measures to additional Committee of the Whole sessions for further amendment. Early actions included returning SB 1175 and SB 1198 to the Senate for reconsideration, rescinding passage of SB 1336 so it could be reconsidered, and referring SB 1111 and SB 152 to an additional COW. The House also recognized Representative Travers for a personal privilege statement honoring National Women Veterans Recognition Day and recorded attendance.
In Committee of the Whole, members adopted floor amendments and recommended passage for SB 1511, SB 1552, SB 1198, SB 1110, SB 1618, SB 1431, and SCR 1004, with some debate on SB 1110’s home-confinement/reentry program, SB 1618’s Military Affairs Commission changes, and SB 1431’s city and town authority over residential project standards and streetscapes. The House later adopted the COW reports and moved the measures to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. SB 1336 and SB 1519 were also advanced from committee, while SB 1004 was reconsidered and ultimately failed on reconsideration.
On third or final reading, the House passed SB 1127, SB 1180, SB 1428, SB 1198, SB 1336, SB 1511, SCR 1004, SB 1552, HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2114, HB 2311, HB 2729, and HB 4117. SB 1687, SB 1004, SB 1519, and SB 1502 failed. Members explained votes on several measures, including support for tax administration clarity in SB 1180, objections and support for the May primary proposal in SB 1687, concerns about sex offender monitoring in SB 1004, support for the Arizona Beef Council in SB 1198, and debate over the photo enforcement referral in SCR 1004. The session also included recesses for caucuses, lunch, and dinner, plus a brief technical outage of the live stream.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (3-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The senator responded that due process is still up to the employer to determine whether the employee
- </c><00:39:53.839><c> has</c><00:39:54.040><c> met</c><00:39:54.400><c> the</c> whether the employee
- </c><00:43:19.960><c> were</c><00:43:20.160><c> frauding</c> own unemployment employees were frauding
- own unemployment employees were frauding the<00:43:20.839><c> system</c><00:43:22.000><c> wow</c><00
- Chair, Senator, are we considered state employees? We are? Okay.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 00:52
SB 1 Discussion 01:33
SB 1 Vote 32:39
SB 76 Discussion 34:35
SB 76 Vote 36:20
SB 162 Discussion 37:04
SB 162 Vote 46:35, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 1, which would create a Kentucky Film Office and a Kentucky Film Leadership Council to promote film production in the state. Sponsors said the bill is intended to expand Kentucky’s use of film tax incentives, improve marketing and infrastructure, and attract productions that could generate jobs, tourism, and broader economic development. They noted a committee substitute made two changes: adding a salary cap for the film office executive director and correcting a date. Members asked about whether the office should instead be housed in the Economic Development Cabinet, how Kentucky’s refundable credit compares with Georgia’s transferable credits, the bill’s obscenity language, the size of the current incentive cap, and whether there should be reporting on the program’s results. Supporters cited a University of Louisville study estimating about $200 million in industry revenue in 2022 and argued the state is not fully using existing credits; an outside witness, Andrew McNeel, opposed the bill, calling the incentives subsidies, warning that Georgia’s uncapped program could lead to pressure to raise Kentucky’s cap, and arguing the bill could subsidize films with little lasting local benefit. After debate, the committee adopted the substitute and passed Senate Bill 1 as amended by House Committee Substitute 1 with an expression of opinion that it should pass. Several members explained their votes, including concerns about transparency, local hiring, and the need for further review.
The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 76, which would raise the threshold for a retainage/escrow requirement in certain real estate improvement contracts from $500,000 to $2 million. The sponsor said the change is meant to reflect construction cost inflation since the statute was enacted in 1990. The transcript indicates a motion and second were made, but the discussion was cut off before any final action on the bill is shown.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 162, a simplified bill on unemployment insurance fraud. The sponsor said it would require suspected fraud to be referred to the appropriate state or federal law enforcement authorities, including the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, county or Commonwealth’s attorneys, and, where applicable, the U.S. Department of Justice, to create a clearer process and accountability. The transcript ends during the presentation, before any vote or committee action on SB 162 is recorded.