Transcript Highlights:

• Between the farm and the processing plant, we share six employees.
• So Annie here has six employees and has about 800 acres of tidelands.
• Pacific Shellfish has 3,500 employees and 17,000 acres of tidelands.
• So Annie here has six employees and has about 800 acres of tidelands.
• Pacific shellfish has 3,500 employees and 17,000 acres of tidelands.

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5816, which would add juice grapes to Washington’s Agricultural Marketing and Fair Practices Act. Staff explained that the bill would allow juice grape producers to form an accredited association to negotiate with processors under the same timelines used for pears, and the prime sponsor said the measure was intended to help growers obtain fairer prices. A grape grower testified that Washington producers face a small number of buyers, little real negotiation, and prices far below New York’s, arguing the bill would give growers a way to bargain collectively. The public hearing closed with 47 people noted in support and one in opposition. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5971, which would create a green fertilizer incentive program for low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer production and use in Washington. Staff described the bill as directing WSDA to establish the program, adopt rules by 2028, and report to the Legislature, with costs shown in the fiscal note. The prime sponsor and several supporters, including Atlas Agro, a port representative, labor, NRDC, WSDA, the League of Women Voters, and the Washington State Potato Commission, said the bill could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support local manufacturing and jobs, stabilize fertilizer supply and prices for farmers, and help Washington compete for federal clean hydrogen tax credits. WSDA said the program was implementable with consultation and that the Climate Commitment Act could be a funding source, though it noted rulemaking costs. The committee then held a work session on commercial shellfish fee assessments after the Department of Health adopted major fee increases for shellfish licensing and certification. Shellfish growers and association representatives said the increases—described as ranging from roughly 233% to 789% overall, with some individual licenses rising much more—would hit small and family farms hardest, could force closures, and were based on a fee structure they said is outdated and not tied well to production. DOH explained that the program has long relied on general fund support, that federal shellfish safety requirements must be maintained, and that the new fees are intended to move the program toward full cost recovery after years without increases. The department said it had used a phased approach, reopened rulemaking to look for a fairer structure, and would continue working with industry and the Legislature; no vote was taken during the work session.

Transcript Highlights:

• At Interior, the Deputy Secretary helps oversee nearly 70,000 employees, a $14 billion budget, and it
• Geological Survey employees that work for the Hawaiian Volcano Institute.
• This move to terminate the lease with no clear plan on where these employees will work or store their
• I have been concerned and have expressed how many of these employees have been treated in this process
• And I look forward to working with a lot of the same experts career, excellent career employees that

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Keywords: nuclear energy, permitting process, energy production, public lands, national parks, uranium imports, legislative bills, infrastructure development

Summary: The committee meeting was dominated by discussions on a variety of legislative bills including major topics such as nuclear energy advancement, the effects of regulatory hurdles on energy production, and proposals to improve national park staffing and maintenance. Members expressed concerns over the federal government's handling of uranium imports and the necessity for maintaining a robust domestic nuclear supply chain. Efforts to streamline permitting processes to facilitate more efficient energy project development were also a focal point, alongside public testimony from stakeholders in the energy and environmental sectors. The meeting highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure development to meet rising energy demands while addressing climate change impacts.

Transcript Highlights:

• I am proud to present AB 2150 on behalf of Assembly Member Haney, which requires employees who are already
• The bill amends the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act to designate the Public Employment
• The bill amends the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act to designate the Public Employment
• are honored and prevents the CSU from backing out of its contractual obligations to its employees.
• are honored and prevents the CSU from backing out of its contractual obligations to its employees.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• whether or not that coverage determination of Blue Cross and Blue Shield has any impact on the state employee
• Wallace to try to get that confirmed, whether or not that coverage decision kind of helps state employees
• Not only does it impact those individuals who are working, but some of those individuals, employees.
• and we go to every county that we have the ability to, but being able to expand that will require employees
• I would love for that to be... ...that will require, you know, employees, funding, all of those things

Committee: All ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA ADVISORY COUNCIL

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The state higher education institutions are Public Employees' Retirement System employers, like other
• state agencies, and all eligible employees must be enrolled in PERS unless they're covered by another
• Until 2011, the Higher Education Retirement Plan law required that all new employees be enrolled in the
• The retirement plan law required that all new employees be enrolled in the HIRP plan rather than PERS
• this is an issue that was the subject of multiple bills from about the mid-'80s on, whether new employees

Committee: Joint Pension Funding Council

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is to provide for our dedicated long-serving members, sheriffs and employees who have served over
• They'd be joining in RS 11:6, the assessors, the clerks, municipal employees, and registrars who already
• The assessors, the clerks, municipal employees, and registrars already have this ability.
• Okay, my question is this: whether or not your bill can be amended to add retired employees, period,
• Okay, my question is this: whether or not your bill can be amended to add retired employees, period,

Committee: House Retirement

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• state agency, a municipality, county, or political subdivision of the state, its contractors or employees
• members, Senate Bill 1665 requires each state agency to adopt a standardized hiring process for all employee
• members, Senate Bill 1665 requires each state agency to adopt a standardized hiring process for all employees
• ' employee positions and allows a candidate to appeal a hiring decision to the state personnel board.
• Nguyen amendment dated March 6 at 3:30 p.m. adds an employee of a utility as defined in Section 40-491

Summary: The committee heard a long list of Senate bills, mostly on consent, covering appropriations, public records, workers’ compensation, state hiring, burial costs, military flags in HOAs, court-ordered treatment, mental health service of process, medical examiner authority, tribal MOUs for DCS, controlled substances scheduling, EMT privacy, mammography notices, assisted living referral disclosures, accommodation school GED eligibility, released-time religious instruction, school board and charter governance issues, firearm safety instruction, student eligibility for extracurriculars after criminal convictions, Celebrate Freedom Week, tax-credit scholarship administration, CPA and insurance licensing pathways, immigration-related arrest notifications, defamation standards, peace officer certification for veterans, mandatory child abuse reporting, attorney licensing, business emergency-call penalties, unlawful occupant removals, attorney discipline costs, fentanyl sentencing thresholds, concealed weapons on campuses, firearm muffling devices, utility-worker assault penalties, water planning, environmental review for power plants and SMRs, groundwater recovery, voter registration rules, campaign address privacy, and federal land acquisition notifications. Several bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including SB 1078, SB 1435, SB 1567, SB 1665, SB 1184, SB 1586, SB 1741, SB 1424, SB 1475, SB 1572, SB 1142, SB 1055, SB 1099, SB 1107, SB 1148, SB 1068, and SB 1069. Members raised concerns about constitutional issues, due process, school funding, public safety, and whether some proposals were unnecessary or duplicative. Supportive comments were also made on a few measures, such as expanded pathways for students in accommodation schools, child welfare coordination with tribes, and alternative certification or licensing pathways. The discussion included notable debate on SB 1166, which would allow some 11th graders and students over 16 in accommodation schools to receive GED preparation; members split between concerns about encouraging students to leave high school early and support for youth in detention, emancipation, or unstable situations. SB 1127 on mandatory reporting was clarified to require direct reporting of known abuse or neglect to DCS rather than delegation to another person. SB 1188 on controlled substances drew questions about how federal rescheduling would be mirrored in state law. The meeting ended with announcements and an “Affordability Award” recognizing Rep. Stahl Hamilton, followed by a request for guests to leave for a closed caucus.

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• For the 2025-26 school year, three employees, pupil service staff for the Lake Ponderay School District
• These are contracted employees, not on staff. Occupational therapists, $95 an hour.
• These are contracted employees, not on staff. Occupational therapists, $95 an hour.
• These are contracted employees, not on staff. Occupational therapists, $95 an hour.
• These are contracted employees, not on staff. Occupational therapists, $95 an hour.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The committee first disposed of Senate Bill 1291 with a due-pass recommendation to the floor. It then took up House Bill 816, which would adjust Idaho’s career ladder rules for career technical education and pupil service staff so prior relevant experience can count toward movement on the ladder, rather than leaving many employees stuck for years at the same level. The bill’s sponsors and LSO staff explained that the career ladder is an apportionment model, not a salary schedule, and that the change is intended to help recruit and retain educators who come from industry or clinical settings. Testimony in support came from a school psychologist, a school nurse, school administrators, and a CTE representative, all emphasizing shortages, recruitment problems, and the cost of contracting for these services. Despite support, a motion was made and approved to hold HB 816 in committee. The committee then considered House Bill 815, a narrow fix for Answer Charter School’s transportation block grant funding. Sponsor Sonia Galavis and Answer representatives explained that the school began full busing only in 2022-23, but its transportation funding was still being calculated from a small 2010 pilot program, leaving it far below comparable schools despite running multiple buses and transporting students daily. Testifiers, including a parent and the school’s executive director, said the current formula creates an unfair funding gap and limits access for families. The committee heard that the bill would correct an unintended anomaly without affecting newer charter schools, and it voted to send HB 815 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The committee also adopted an RS for House Bill 816, with a technical correction to the language, and sent it to the second reading calendar. Representatives Diger and Galavis were named to carry that measure on the floor. The meeting then adjourned after completing its work for the day.

Transcript Highlights:

• claims resulting from the indemnitor's own negligence or breach of contract, or those of its agents, employees
• In 2011, any injury to your own employees was exempted.
• So you can give a broad-form indemnity for any of your own employees.
• So if it's just one contractor who's getting injured, they're employees.
• And in carrying out this mission, PUC employees and contractors are entrusted with sensitive regulatory

Bills: HB431 , HB1522 , HB1922 , HB2467 , HB2468 , HB3228 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB4219 , HB4238 , HB4344 , HB4386 , HB4739

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, open meetings, public notice, transparency, government efficiency

Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several House bills without opposition, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061. Each was moved out of committee with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard HB 3306, which would extend existing construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management work for electric utilities and transmission and distribution utilities. The sponsor said the bill would reduce litigation and insurance costs for ratepayers, while construction industry witnesses argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity in a way Texas law has generally prohibited since 2011. HB 3306 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill to repeal an outdated Finance Code provision requiring remittance of a portion of certain delinquency charges to the state, and HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all Department of Banking-requested cleanup bills dealing with confidentiality and supervision rules for perpetual care funds, state banks, and trust companies. Those bills were briefly explained and left pending without testimony. HB 4219, aimed at improving Public Information Act compliance by requiring timely notice when records do not exist or are being withheld, allowing complaints to the Attorney General, and imposing training and fee consequences for noncompliance, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst and was also left pending. The committee then heard HB 4238 on coerced debt and identity theft. The sponsor explained that the committee substitute narrows the bill to court-ordered findings of identity theft/coerced debt, gives collectors seven business days to stop collection activity, and removes a section to avoid litigation over court orders. A law professor and a family violence advocate testified in strong support, describing coerced debt as a barrier for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors trying to rebuild credit and access housing, jobs, and utilities. The bill was left pending. HB 1522, which would require local governments to post meeting notices three business days in advance and make budget materials more accessible online and in physical form, also drew support, though a school business officials representative raised concerns about the timing language, proposed-budget wording, and taxpayer impact statements for school districts; the bill was left pending after discussion. Later, the committee heard additional pending bills, including a PUC background-check bill that would expand the commission’s authority to check current employees and contractors and obtain FBI criminal history information, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending HOA solar-panel protections to solar tiles, and HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance and recycler solvency. HB 3228 received support from a Sierra Club witness who said recycling and disposal plans are needed for end-of-life renewable energy equipment, and HB 3229 was described as requiring recyclers to show financial resources at 125 percent through a letter of credit or bond. These bills were heard and left pending.

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• And we have some amazing employees that deserve a lot more, and I would love to give more to them.
• 150 to 170 barrels a year the possibility of a few hundred extra dollars a week to help pay our employees
• Our brewery employs seven employees.
• One of the goals that I've had when we first opened this brewery was to give my employees health insurance
• Six of my seven employees have a second job or a third job.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up one bill, House Bill 499, which would allow malt beverage manufacturers producing less than 31,000 gallons annually to sell and deliver directly to vendors. The sponsor and several craft brewery owners and industry advocates testified in support, arguing the measure would help small breweries reach local restaurants, improve quality control, create jobs, and serve as a bridge into the three-tier system for businesses too small to attract distributors. Opponents, including the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, argued the bill would undermine the three-tier system, weaken accountability and tax collection, and create risks for consumer protection and market fairness. During debate, several members said they supported the bill as a small-business measure while noting they remained protective of the three-tier system. Some members raised concerns about tax tracking and long-term distributor contracts, but others said the bill appeared limited enough to preserve the existing system while giving small breweries a chance to grow. The committee then voted on the bill and it passed, with one recorded no vote. After the bill vote, the subcommittee revisited prior questions about Department of Lottery Secretary Davis’s travel reimbursements. Members reviewed updated documents showing more than $50,000 in travel reimbursements from January 2021 through November 2024, including about $27,840 tied to Orlando destinations, and expressed concern that some reimbursements may have covered commuting between Tallahassee and Orlando. The chair said the information would be sent to Secretary Davis for an explanation, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• , looking at actual, if we have vacancies, do we just take those outside as just contracted-type employees
• So I would suggest maybe, if we're just contracted-type employees, but we do have contracted outside
• , looking at actual, if we have vacancies, do we just take those outside as just contracted type employees
• So I would suggest maybe, if we're just contracted type employees, but we do have contracted outside
• We have FSU, FSU, there always TCC to me, but now TSC, and we go there and look for employees as well

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met for two workshops. The first focused on vacant positions in the Division of Early Learning and the Department of Education. Committee members reviewed vacancy reports, including long-vacant positions and positions that had received discretionary pay adjustments. Division and department officials said many vacancies were being filled, advertised, or under review, but acknowledged persistent recruitment and retention problems, especially for engineering, legal, finance, IT, and other specialized roles. Members questioned whether some long-vacant positions were still necessary, whether overtime and workload were being affected, and whether outside contracting, cross-training, combining positions, or eliminating some vacancies could help. Officials said they were considering those options and noted that hiring has become slower and more difficult since the pandemic, with lower applicant volume and more competition from other agencies and private employers. The second workshop addressed draft legislation related to school choice scholarships and the FEFP. The chair said the committee’s prior hearings raised concerns about student identification numbers, cross-checking between districts and scholarship organizations, duplicated FTE reporting, delayed district payments, scholarship payment timing, and inconsistent data sources. She said the proposed language is intended to standardize scholarship processing and improve accuracy and efficiency while preserving the long-standing FEFP principle that funds follow the student. She also said funding scholarship students below the line would not solve the identified problems and could create disparities. The draft would align processing for the Family Empowerment Scholarship and Florida Tax Credit Scholarship programs and would reduce add-on weights by 50% while keeping the current policy structure. No votes were taken. The chair invited further comments and said the draft budget and legislation would continue to be refined before rollout. The meeting adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Registration of Naturopathy, House No. 2402; and the House bill relative to the fifth member of the public employee
• The House bill relative to the fifth member of the public employee retirement systems, House No. 2813
• Relative to the fifth member of the public employee retirement systems, House No. 2813.
• An act relative to the fifth member of the public employee retirement systems, House No. 2813.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and first concurred in a Senate petition from Michael O’More seeking legislation to prohibit denials of certain health care payments, which was referred under suspension of Joint Rule 12 to the Committee on Financial Services. The Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling then recommended several bills for House consideration, including measures on privileged communication between labor organizations and individuals, the Board of Registration of Naturopathy, the fifth member of the public employee retirement systems, charter school procurement, and uniform fiduciary access to digital assets. The House suspended Rule 7A, ordered these bills to a third reading, and later took up engrossed bills on affordable car rentals (Senate 2616) and expanding Marblehead’s Board of Health (House 3912), passing both to be enacted. The House also considered House 4401, relating to certain special revolving funds in the town of Athol, after it was released by the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading. That bill was passed to be engrossed. No debate or recorded opposition was noted on the measures considered; actions were taken by voice vote with the ayes prevailing throughout. At the close of business, the House adopted an order to adjourn until 11 a.m. the next day, and then adjourned accordingly. A Democratic caucus was announced for 11 a.m. in rooms A.1 and A.2.

Transcript Highlights:

• To hold state employees at work under the guise of official responsibilities for the purpose of campaign
• Using the entire Senate, its employees, and support resources to support Senator Alvarado's campaign
• And it forces employees to assist and participate in her campaign.
• Every other Senate member and each employee is a prop to support Senator Alvarado.

Bills: SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB4 , HB1 , HB3 , HB20 , HB22 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , HB4 , SB2 , SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

Transcript Highlights:

• Again, I am an executive branch non-merit employee. They have no supervisory role over me.
• removed or that contractor employee removed or that contractor removed?
• Again, I I am an executive branch non-merit<00:30:20.520><c> employee.
• </c><00:30:21.640><c> They</c><00:30:22.160><c> have</c><00:30:22.680><c> no</c> non-merit employee.
• They have no non-merit employee.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Report of KCNA Board Meeting 00:00:09 KCNA Transition to COT 00:35:55 KCNA Request for Proposals 00:42:00 Kentucky Wired Operations Company 00:42:30, 958, all

Summary: The Information Technology Oversight Committee met, approved the January 12, 2026 minutes, and then heard testimony from KCNA Chair David Couch, KCNA Director Jim Barnhart, and KCNA General Counsel Adam Adkins about the ongoing dispute involving KCNA, Excelacom, and the implementation of House Bill 314. Couch said the board and vendor had recently shown some willingness to work toward a settlement, and he emphasized the importance of KCNA’s broadband service to K-12 schools, noting that litigation had already cost about $1.4 million and could cost another $1.4 million if it continued. He also said the board had identified five immediate goals, including reconnecting 38 K-12 sites, de-escalating disputes, better understanding KCNA finances, protecting the state’s bonding rating, and examining whether duplicate networking hardware could be consolidated. A major portion of the discussion focused on whether House Bill 314 changed KCNA’s authority and how much control the Finance and Administration Cabinet and KCNA’s legal counsel have over operations and contracts. Senator Williams argued that the board now has authority to set policy, implement policy, and approve budgets, and questioned why the cabinet appeared to be exercising operational control. Adkins responded that HB 314 changed the reporting chain from the general government cabinet to the finance cabinet but did not alter the board’s authority, and said budget work on the Ice Miller contract predated HB 314. Couch and other members disputed that interpretation, saying the board had not been properly informed about a recent extension or increase in legal spending and that the board’s directives were not being followed. Representative Hodgson asked why the board could not terminate a contractor if it was not carrying out the board’s wishes, and Adkins replied that Ice Miller was not a party to the board’s contract and that the Finance and Administration Cabinet signs such agreements. The exchange ended with committee members and KCNA representatives agreeing to disagree on the meaning of the statute and the extent of board authority. No formal action was taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• care assistance employee child care assistance partnership. partnership. partnership.
• c> child</c><00:05:08.280><c> care</c> It reforms the employee child care It reforms the employee child
• </c><00:25:44.240><c> It's</c> with the employer and the employee.
• It's with the employer and the employee.
• It is only for the employee child care assistance program, not the rest of it.

Committee: Senate Families & Children

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Affected employees were notified of these changes and directed to cease any and all DEI-related activities
• Uh last month employee affinity groups.
• in ways consistent with the employees in ways consistent with the law.<00:36:51.680><c> No</c><00:36
• For example, identity-based graduation celebrations have been discontinued, and university employees
• University employees are no longer permitted to host or attend DEI or identity-based trainings or events

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met to hear updates from Kentucky public universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System on compliance with House Bill 4, which restricts DEI-related activities and requires institutional and viewpoint neutrality. The chair emphasized that the hearing should focus on both compliance and the financial effects of the law. Eastern Kentucky University said its board adopted a House Bill 4 compliance resolution and an institutional neutrality policy. KCTCS reported systemwide reviews of programs, websites, scholarships, personnel, and admissions language, along with board actions removing a cultural competency course requirement, adopting institutional neutrality, and certifying compliance. KCTCS said about $2.5 million annually had been reallocated to other needs, and that no personnel were eliminated, though some roles were reassigned and DEI-related offices closed. Kentucky State University said it had already dissolved DEI offices before the bill passed, ended DEI-specific training, revised policies and gift acceptance rules, adopted a viewpoint neutrality policy, and was conducting ongoing reviews of programs, job descriptions, and web content. KSU said it had achieved substantial compliance, expected full operational integration by August 1, and had not terminated staff or closed academic programs because of the law. In response to questions, KSU said it was broadening outreach to all students rather than targeting specific populations and that its prior diversity finding was tied to not meeting a diversity quota. Morehead State University said it had no DEI office before House Bill 4, amended its non-discrimination statement to include political and social viewpoint neutrality and condemnation of religious and ethnic discrimination, and remained focused on serving its largely low-income student body. Murray State University reported reviewing scholarships, expenditures, training, and academic programs to ensure no differential treatment or indoctrination, revising its neutrality policy, and updating non-discrimination posters and training. When asked about a statement that DEI would “look different,” the university said it meant student support services would continue in a different form. Northern Kentucky University said it dissolved its diversity office and chief diversity officer position in 2024, reviewed programs, events, scholarships, and employee affinity groups, adopted a statement on intellectual diversity and viewpoint neutrality, and reviewed about 2,000 courses for compliance. NKU also said its new Center for Belonging would focus on first-generation and commuter students rather than rebrand prior DEI efforts. The University of Kentucky began its presentation by describing earlier changes made in August 2024, including disbanding its office of institutional diversity, removing diversity statements and mandatory training, adopting institutional neutrality, and ending race-based consideration in admissions and scholarships; the transcript cuts off before the rest of UK’s testimony and any committee votes or formal actions beyond receiving the presentations.

Transcript Highlights:

• employees in Minnesota senator<00:06:47.440><c> thank</c><00:06:47.599><c> you</c><00:06:47.840><c>
• ifed their employee as an independent<00:07:31.599><c> contractor</c><00:07:32.599><c> and</c><00:07
• and it allows employers their employees and it allows employers to<00:07:58.879><c> continue</c><00:
• It can still be determined to be an employee through other means that are done at the IRS level.
• If a person is tied forever as a contractor when we know it's an employee, it causes issues trying to

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Russell, an employee of the Department of Correction. House No. 4587.
• the adoption of an emergency preamble: An act establishing a sick leave bank for Jean McCarran, an employee
• An act establishing a sick leave bank for Jean McCarran, an employee of the Registry of Motor Vehicles
• An act establishing a sick leave bank for Jean McCarran, an employee of the Registry of Motor Vehicles

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several House bills out of the orders of the day. It passed to be engrossed a Somerset local option bill authorizing an additional wine and malt beverage license, a Marlborough bill creating a simplified procedure for subdivision road layout and acceptance, and a bill establishing a sick leave bank for David A. Russell of the Department of Correction. The chamber also handled House petitions referred under suspension of Joint Rule 12, agreeing to the suspension and sending the matters to the appropriate committees. Later, the Senate adopted an emergency preamble for a sick leave bank bill for Jean McCarran of the Registry of Motor Vehicles. On final passage, the Senate approved and sent to the Governor three bills: one extending residency requirements for certain Newton police and fire personnel, one authorizing investments for the Richmond Free Public Library, and one increasing the residency limit for Acton police and fire department members. It also enacted the Jean McCarran sick leave bank bill. The Senate then adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned.

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• town of Hanson; and House Bill 4962, an act establishing a sick leave bank for Sally DeRosiers, an employee
• town of Hanson, and House Bill 4962, an act establishing a sick leave bank for Sally DeRosiers, an employee
• town of Hanson, Senate Bill 2895, and an act establishing a sick leave bank for Sally DeRosiers, an employee
• An act establishing a sick leave bank for Sally DeRosiers, an employee of the Department of Correction

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I have employees that are going to be working. I had no choice. Okay. All right. Thank you, Mr.
• And I have employees that are going to be working. I had no choice. Okay. All right. Thank you, Mr.
• When it got to the Senate, Senator Abraham put on an amendment that dealt with school board employees
• But still, you don't, as chairman of the board, you don't let an employee write their own employment
• And look, as board members waiting to be confirmed, you can't have employees writing their unemployment

Bills: SR86 , SB491 , HB205 , HB210 , HB228 , HB813 , HB1045 , HB1177

Committee: Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Senate rules, Louisiana Senate, Senate Chamber, smart glasses, recording eyewear, audio recording, video recording, wearable technology, covert recording, legislative security, media access, chamber decorum, Senate President, internal rules, public access, lobbyists, official journal, public notices, competitive bid, Louisiana legislation