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MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 21st, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The daughter of a steelworker, she went on to become a strong advocate for the labor movement and Speaker
  • Whereas Mary was passionate about women's rights, labor and advocacy issues, health care, and criminal
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Apr 10th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's been adopted and embraced by both labor and management. This builds upon that.
  • It's been adopted and embraced by both labor and management. This builds upon that.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard and advanced a large slate of bills, beginning with SB 978, which directs DEP to report on large sewage disposal facilities, rank them for wastewater treatment upgrades, and provide progress reports; it was reported favorably without public opposition. The committee also adopted an amendment and favorably reported SB 1388, which restricts vessel safety inspections without probable cause, creates a five-year safety decal, addresses spring protection zones, and bars FWC fishing licenses for commercial vessels owned by alien powers. Members raised some questions about spring protections and boating access, and one public witness urged further review of the spring-zone language. The committee then favorably reported SB 880, designating the American flamingo as state bird and the Florida scrub jay as state songbird, after testimony supporting both birds as symbols of Florida’s identity and conservation values. Several other measures were heard and passed. SB 830, dealing with lost or abandoned migrant vessels and aligning with House language, was amended and reported favorably. SB 1326, which requires local plans to maintain hurricane evacuation clearance times and allocates building permits in Monroe County and nearby municipalities, was amended to spread allocations over at least 10 years and then passed. SB 490, expanding off-duty concealed carry eligibility to correctional officers and correctional probation officers and exempting certain public safety personnel from the waiting period for rifles and shotguns, was reported favorably after support from the Florida PBA. SB 26, an uncontested claim bill for injuries from a 2022 crash, also passed, with one member suggesting future consideration of health insurance coverage for victims in similar cases. The committee additionally approved SB 98 on securities regulation and fingerprinting requirements, SB 1212 on firefighter health and safety, SB 196 on labeling food and cosmetics that contain vaccine materials or certain chemicals, SB 1300 restricting oil and gas drilling structures in sensitive areas, SB 1612 on financial institution assessment and stock offering timelines, and SB 492 on mitigation banking and wetland conservation easements. SB 1212 drew strong support from firefighters, while SB 492 drew both support and opposition from environmental and development interests, with concerns raised about wetland function, credit release timing, and conservation easement releases. Finally, the committee unanimously recommended confirmation of 12 appointees to water management district governing boards and adjourned after members recorded individual votes on selected bills.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Mar 18th, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I went to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Well, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics says that $100 in 1967 is now $966 Mr. President.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Feb 18th, 2025

Business & Commerce

AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is to try to address the labor participation that we're in the new stages of.
  • We also gave a Child Care Credit to try to address the labor participation issues.
Bills: HB188, HB52
Keywords: healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical treatment, access, affordability, income tax, CHOOSE Act, education funding, ABLE account, tax credits, poverty threshold, legislative funding, 1136, house, all
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRN Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's more labor intensive, I think that's why— >> ...more labor intensive, I would say so.
  • of the costs about that but that's one of the costs it's<00:45:13.760><c> more</c><00:45:13.920><c> labor
  • part</c><00:45:21.200><c> um</c><00:45:21.359><c> so</c><00:45:21.680><c> more</c><00:45:21.839><c> labor
  • </c> and effort on that part um so more labor and effort on that part um so more labor intensive<00:45
  • of Labor and Industrial Relations.<02:23:28.479><c> requires</c><02:23:28.880><c> Department</c><02:
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard SB 2694 SD2, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to create automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carriers, including a water carrier inflationary cost index, and to waive certain requirements under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Testimony was sharply divided. The Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and several shipping, harbor, labor, and business-related supporters argued the bill would modernize regulation, reduce the need for large catch-up rate cases, and help keep rates aligned with rising costs. Young Brothers said its current rate-setting process is expensive and delayed, and that annual adjustments with guardrails such as a 5% cap and periodic full reviews would support sustainable operations and the state’s supply chain. Some supporters also said the company’s less-than-container-load service and required inter-island routes create costs that are not fully covered by current rates. Opponents, including the Consumer Advocate, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, restaurant and chamber groups, and other businesses, argued the bill would lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses and should not move forward. Several testified that shipping costs already significantly affect pricing and that automatic increases would worsen the cost of living. The Consumer Advocate said Young Brothers should focus on cost control and implementing its business plan rather than automatic rate increases. The Maui Chamber and others pointed to a recent PUC decision that imposed a two-year stay on rate increases and said the bill would undermine that protection. Some opponents urged the committee to defer to the PUC’s regulatory authority. The PUC explained that it regulates water carriers as public utilities under existing statute and said it had recently approved a temporary rate increase while imposing a two-year stayout period on further increases, with emergency relief still possible. PUC members said they were still examining whether they have authority to adopt the proposed WICI mechanism by rule and wanted legislative clarity. In response to questions, the PUC said it prefers the current two-year stayout as reflected in its order. Young Brothers also clarified that it serves less-than-container-load cargo, that some routes and services are cross-subsidized because they are not profitable, and that an independent observer is being put in place to monitor implementation of its updated business plan. The transcript ended with the committee still taking questions; no final vote or disposition on the bill was shown.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Dec 8th, 2025 at 09:05 am

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the U.S. labor market, hiring is again slower but positive.
Keywords: 996, all
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 12th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And SB 703, from the Transportation Committee to the Labor Employment Committee.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/12/25 - Part 3

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • file: Senate File 1832, an act relating to state government, establishing a biennial budget for jobs, labor
Keywords: 1183, house
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 51 May 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma House Floor Meeting

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 51 May 4th, 2026

Oklahoma House Floor Meeting

Bills: SB1543, HB1933, HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, SB1859, HB2988, HB3016, SB237, SB2065, HB3418, HCR1027, SB1641, SB1589, SB44, SB563, SB1403, HB1979, HB3075, SB2045, SB1653, SB1655, SB2030, HB2951, SB2028, SB2071, SB206, SB1849, HB3755, SB1509, SB1314, SB1561, SB1217, SB1618, HJR1096, HJR1099, HJR1100
Keywords: driving under the influence, felony offense, ignition interlock device, community service, criminal assessment, nitrous oxide, Maddix Bias Act, intoxication, underage sale, misdemeanor, drug paraphernalia, enforcement, education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Colonel Stanley L. Evans, Oklahoma City Young Professionals, state contest winners for America’s 250th anniversary, and a long series of page introductions. The chamber then moved into floor action on a large number of measures, many of them Senate bills and House joint resolutions dealing with administrative rules and agency oversight, public safety, education, health, agriculture, business, and tax policy. Among the major bills discussed were SB 1543 on aggregating multiple DUI charges within one year into a single felony case, HB 1933 on nitrous oxide violations, SB 1859 creating an OSBI Cybercrimes and Fraud Unit, SB 237 on ad valorem tax NAICS code changes, SB 2065 designating pollinator-related state symbols, SB 44 extending nonprofit sales tax exemptions to contractors, SB 2030 updating automated expungement procedures, SB 2045 expanding the Grow Your Own education program, and several water and agriculture measures including SB 1509, SB 1314, and SB 2071. Members also considered multiple joint resolutions approving permanent administrative rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, health agencies, and building code rules, with Kendricks explaining that some major rules were separated out for transparency and, in one case, a cost mitigation agreement had been reached. Testimony and debate were generally brief and focused on clarifying amendments. Several authors explained that amendments were added to address constitutionality, remove outdated or incorrect language, or reflect negotiated changes with agencies and stakeholders. Notable discussion included concerns about forum shopping in SB 1543, questions about the scope of the Grow Your Own program in SB 2045, and clarification that SB 1618’s pretrial report language had been changed to a public safety report agreed to by sheriffs and district attorneys. The House adopted numerous amendments without objection and passed the bills by wide margins, including some unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a few measures drew more opposition, such as SB 1403, SB 1509, SB 2071, and SB 1618. The House also adopted HCR 1027 setting sine die adjournment for Thursday, May 14, and adjourned until the next day, May 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 26th, 2026

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Bills: HB1322, HB2015, HB2933, HB2941, HB2959, HB2977, HB2981, HB3040, HB3055, HB3062, HB3087, HB3115, HB3134, HB3244, HB3297, HB3298, HB3299, HB3304, HB3319, HB3321, HB3322, HB3323, HB3345, HB3407, HB3471, HB3497, HB3500, HB3505, HB3544, HB3581, HB3648, HB3755, HB3764, HB3765, HB3767, HB3906, HB3974, HB3982, HB4104, HB4105, HB4106, HB4107, HB4108, HB4126, HB4130, HB4139, HB4144, HB4170, HB4202, HB4226, HB4227, HB4236, HB4260, HB4343
Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, landlord, tenant rights, rental agreement, housing safety, tenant protections, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a large number of bills, mostly by unanimous or near-unanimous due-pass votes. Early measures included HB 34, expanding “zones of safety” to include places like skating rinks, youth centers, pools, arcades, amusement parks, and water parks to bar sex offenders from loitering; HB 3407 on abandoned personal property and manufactured homes; HB 43 on rates for court-appointed property appraisers; and HB 2981 requiring school board meeting minutes to be posted online. Members also considered criminal justice and public safety bills such as enhanced penalties for people on the DOJ terrorist list (HB 3764), updating controlled dangerous substances schedules (HB 3767), and a bill to allow first responders to notify law enforcement after responding to suspected overdoses, with immunity for good-faith reporting and a fentanyl-related presumption in fatal overdoses (HB 2941). Several bills were laid over, including HB 2015, HB 2959, HB 3087, HB 3581, and HB 4227. The committee also advanced bills affecting courts, property, and administrative procedures. These included HB 3321 ending cost-arrest warrants for unpaid court fines, HB 3322 codifying rules for interpreting multiple versions of statutes, HB 3323 moving notarization requirements for electronic documents submitted to Service Oklahoma, HB 3497 clarifying appeals of pretrial orders in criminal cases, HB 3500 removing a nine-month deadline for successor affidavits after transfer-on-death property transfers, and HB 3505 creating a uniform wage garnishment law. Other measures addressed workers’ compensation and public employment, including HB 4260 creating a rebuttable presumption for first responders in workers’ comp, HB 4202 aligning radiology reimbursement with other specialties, and HB 3055 and HB 315 setting qualifications for the CLEET and DOC directors. Later in the meeting, members approved bills on consumer protection, technology, and public safety. HB 2933 tightened insurance claim timelines and penalties and made mediation mandatory for carriers; HB 3544 targeted AI chatbots that simulate emotional relationships with children; HB 3299 created a criminal offense for creating or disseminating digitized or synthetic media using another person’s name, image, voice, or likeness; HB 4107 criminalized misuse of outdoor tornado sirens; HB 4108 expanded critical infrastructure protections to airports; and HB 4139 revised home service contract rules to require truthful offerings and qualified service providers. The committee also passed HB 1322 creating a public domestic violence offenders registry, HB 4104 adding certain voyeurism-related crimes to the sex offender registry, HB 4106 lowering the grand larceny threshold to $900 and making a third petty larceny offense a felony, and HB 3974 addressing liability in shared inmate housing facilities. The meeting ended with HB 4144, which revises Open Records Act language for arrest and incident reports, and the committee adjourned with plans to meet again Tuesday.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-HRE Informational Briefing 01-17-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • officers as well as a cohort of corrections officers to help serve in those capacities with those skills
  • job you think you want, but the six or seven other ones around it that don't require quite the same skill
  • require<01:16:42.360><c> quite</c><01:16:42.639><c> the</c><01:16:42.760><c> same</c><01:16:43.000><c> skill
  • </c><01:16:43.360><c> set</c><01:16:44.000><c> and</c> require quite the same skill set and require quite
  • the same skill set and what<01:16:44.400><c> they</c><01:16:44.520><c> earn</c><01:16:45.000><c> and
Keywords: 912, senate, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services (7-1-26)

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, these include parenting supports, mental health, substance abuse treatment, in-home skill building
  • health, substance abuse treatment, uh health, substance abuse treatment, uh in-home<00:08:41.880><c> skill
  • building,</c><00:08:43.000><c> um</c><00:08:43.159><c> and</c><00:08:43.280><c> together</c> in-home skill
  • building, um and together in-home skill building, um and together they<00:08:43.840><c> provide</c><
Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:19 DCBS 00:01:58, 958, all
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Transcript Highlights:
  • Which contributes to things like the citing challenge for having CRJ, and having more skills...
  • The teachers are corrections officers who either have that skill or have a professional license, or electrician's
  • The only component that might be tricky in the DOC is once they master the skill over eight weeks, maybe
  • The only component that might be tricky in the DOC is once they master the skill over eight weeks, maybe
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The commission opened an informal discussion focused on developing recommendations for its September report on correctional consolidation and cooperation. Chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasized that the group is still in an information-gathering phase, but should begin putting ideas on the table, including possible written recommendations, further hearings, and additional facility tours. Members discussed whether the commission should seek more input from frontline stakeholders such as sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, unions, and the judiciary, and whether recommendations should be organized around specific issue areas like medical costs, programming, reentry, and facility operations. A major theme was the need for a more integrated and consistent correctional system. Participants raised concerns about fragmentation across DOC, county sheriffs, probation, and parole, and suggested exploring step-down pathways, minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and regional reentry hubs to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism. Several speakers stressed the importance of uniform standards, evidence-based programming, better data on outcomes and spending, and clearer alignment between custody conditions and rehabilitation goals. There was also discussion of looking to other states and international models, as well as revisiting older reports and plans, including the 2009 commission report and the 2010 corrections master plan. Facility-specific issues were also raised, including the need to examine women’s facilities such as Framingham, Bridgewater, and restrictive housing practices in light of suicide concerns and mental health needs. Members discussed the relationship between correctional custody and behavioral health, the role of the judiciary in sentencing and reentry planning, and whether judges should be better informed about available programming and step-down options. There was broad agreement that collaboration, transparency, and accountability should be strengthened, with some members urging that recommendations be based on firsthand facts and data rather than opinion alone. The meeting also included presentation of a written set of eight high-level recommendations compiled by advocacy and legal organizations, which focused on clearer and more consistent programming, equitable application of rules, and reducing punitive conditions that function like solitary confinement. The chairs said the document would be shared with members and posted online. No formal votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended with plans to continue the conversation at a future session, including possible follow-up on reentry centers, restrictive housing, and other systemwide reforms.
CO
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 063 Mar 18th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • active-duty military and their families with 24/7 global support, and empowering individuals with skills
  • and empowering global support and empowering individuals<00:28:54.720><c> with</c><00:28:54.960><c> skills
  • c><00:28:55.279><c> like</c><00:28:55.600><c> first</c><00:28:55.840><c> aid</c> individuals with skills
  • like first aid individuals with skills like first aid and<00:28:56.320><c> CPR</c><00:28:56.880><c>
Keywords: 981, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 03/11/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • , as well as those AmeriCorps members who are using their AmeriCorps experience to increase their skills
  • 06.840><c> their</c> AmeriCorps experience to increase their AmeriCorps experience to increase their skills
  • 08.000><c> prepare</c><00:40:08.400><c> to</c><00:40:08.520><c> enter</c><00:40:08.840><c> the</c> skills
  • and prepare to enter the skills and prepare to enter the workforce. workforce. workforce.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

No entering into certain civil immigration enforcement agreements with the feds 3/3/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want them to focus on the things that they are skilled and trained to do, and in theory we should
  • have immigration officers who are skilled and trained in what they do.
  • Commissioner Schnell, state your name, officers who are skilled and trained in officers who are skilled
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm feeling very, uh, underqualified in terms of their speaking skills.
  • their</c> underqualified in terms of their underqualified in terms of their speaking<00:15:41.199><c> skills
  • ><c> do</c><00:15:42.800><c> want</c><00:15:42.959><c> to</c><00:15:43.040><c> thank</c> speaking skills
  • But I do want to thank speaking skills.
Bills: HF3580, HF3566
Keywords: agriculture, livestock, depredation, crop damage, wolf compensation, elk damage, state funding, agricultural protection, trespass, criminal penalties, farm equipment, agricultural land, 1183, house