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• 00:20:58.880> in brought up the point that it it is in brought up the point that it it is in comp
• 00.080> complicated<00:21:00.720> in<00:21:01.039> that<00:21:01.919> um comp
• it's more complicated in that um comp it's more complicated in that um the<00:21:02.320> difference
• Uh, I can understand why a candidate and their campaign workers would want to enter a multi-unit housing
• <01:05:20.079> would<01:05:20.319> want<01:05:20.559> to their campaign workers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But it goes back to the workers in the hospital that pay charity care that they aren't going to get those
• But it goes back to the workers in the hospital that pay charity care that they aren't going to get those
• <01:26:46.159> the<01:26:46.320> Nurse<01:26:46.639> Compact<01:26:47.120> Comp
• think that the Nurse Compact Comp think that the Nurse Compact Comp Compact<01:26:47.760> Act
• the problem, which is that they, the employers, have created work environments that are unsafe for workers

Bills: HF1925

Keywords: nurse licensure, multistate license, healthcare, public safety, interstate compact, nursing regulation, 1183, house

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• Many are incredible entrepreneurs, educators, healthcare workers, and public servants, engineers, and
• These workers work hard, they earn their pay, and deserve to be paid properly, period.
• That aren't trying to rip off their workers, that aren't trying to be bad actors, and it still can happen
• And we see it not only in the wage area, we see it also with workers' comp, also involving employees

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with routine formalities, approved the journal, welcomed a SkillsUSA student delegation, and then moved into budget and policy business. The chamber accepted a Rules Committee report and took up a supplemental budget extender, Senate Print 9963, which would extend state operations through April 22 and authorize $12.7 billion, including about $5.1 billion in new funding for Medicaid, payroll, and school aid. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in the budget, the lack of public detail, and unresolved issues such as CLCPA changes, auto insurance, and SEQR reforms; the sponsor said negotiations were ongoing and that school aid would likely build on the executive budget. The extender passed 57-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 1887, sponsored by Senator Brisport, memorializing the Governor to proclaim April 2026 as Arab American Heritage Month. Senators Brisport, Fahy, Salazar, and Gounardes spoke in support, emphasizing Arab Americans’ cultural, civic, and economic contributions in New York and condemning anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias. The resolution was adopted by voice vote and opened for co-sponsorship. The chamber next considered several bills on the calendar, including a bill by Senator Cleare to prohibit state-chartered financial institutions from investing in private correctional facilities. Supporters framed it as a moral response to private prisons and rising federal use of detention facilities, while opponents argued it would overregulate state-chartered banks and affect private investment decisions. The bill passed 36-22. The Senate also passed a bill by Senator Krueger raising the nonprofit lobbying disclosure threshold from $5,000 to $10,000, after debate over transparency and whether the change would reduce oversight; it passed 35-23. Finally, the Senate passed Senator May’s bill on advanced transmission technologies and utility planning, after extensive debate over ratepayer costs, battery storage, and data center growth; supporters said it could lower energy costs through more efficient grid use, while opponents said it would raise rates and duplicate existing studies. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar.

Transcript Highlights:

• It has to do with how state workers are paid.
• In that industry, it is common for workers to be paid more than once a month.
• And so for TxDOT to compete in that. market, they would like to have the flexibility to pay their workers
• And then also on the workers' comp, we did it across the board.

Bills: HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252, HB1732, HB2221, HB2467, HB2468, HB2517, HB2518, HB2963, HB3016, HB3689, HB3960, HB4386, HB4490, HB4751, HB5247, HJR175, HB2213, HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252

Keywords: HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection

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• If you look at Title I of WIOA right now, there's adult, dislocated worker, and youth funds, and there's
• A lot of people say, “Well, why do I need to take Comp I?
• What is a case worker does? Or a case manager, do you call them all the same?
• We look at that down to the individual worker level.
• “Where the worker who made the error is, where is their work unit, what county is it in.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• I ask that this body keep his family, his friends, and his co-workers in your thoughts and prayers as
• > ask<01:02:56.120> that<01:02:56.280> this<01:02:56.480> body and co-workers
• and I ask that this body and co-workers and I ask that this body keep<01:02:57.000> his<01:02
• > your<01:02:59.640> thoughts<01:03:00.000> and<01:03:00.120> prayers co-workers
• in your thoughts and prayers co-workers in your thoughts and prayers as<01:03:00.720> they<01

Keywords: 958, all

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• For 60% of those workers, the rate of $36 applies, and for 100% of those workers, the rate of $24 per
• Then for all other counties, for 60% of workers, the rate is $28 per hour, and for 100% of workers, $20
• You're an older worker, you're a younger worker, your sexual orientation, You're an older worker, you're
• None of the people who got up here representing workers actually represent those workers.
• This bill will give us more authority to enforce the wage laws, the labor laws, the workers' comp laws

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the final three-party budget agreement and related trailer bills, with the Department of Finance outlining the major budget bill and omnibus measures. Finance described a package built around balancing the state budget amid economic uncertainty, preserving core health and safety-net programs, and making significant ongoing reductions in some state programs. The budget bill included major items such as shifting $1 billion from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for Cal Fire, funding universal transitional kindergarten, deferring some UC and CSU funding, supporting foster care and homelessness programs, providing Proposition 36 implementation funding, and achieving Medi-Cal savings through changes to benefits and eligibility. The committee also heard that votes on the budget bills were expected later in the week and the following Monday. Finance then walked through the trailer bills, including health, human services, early learning, education, resources, energy, transportation, labor, housing, tax, public safety, courts, general government, cannabis, and energy-related measures. Notable provisions included a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for certain adults, new premiums and benefit changes for some immigrants, child care COLA changes, education funding for literacy, teacher support, universal meals, and community college student support, as well as resource and climate measures affecting Cal Fire staffing and energy permitting. The housing trailer bill drew the most discussion, with provisions on CEQA streamlining, a vehicle miles traveled mitigation banking program, a renters’ credit trigger, and a six-year moratorium on new residential building standards. Members also discussed a film tax credit expansion, cannabis enforcement funding, a tribal police pilot program, and changes to tax policy, including military retirement income exclusions and wildfire settlement payment exclusions. Committee members largely praised the staff and the budget process, but several raised concerns and asked detailed questions, especially about the housing trailer bill’s new wage standards, tribal consultation provisions, and possible effects on prevailing wage protections. Finance explained that the housing language was intended to set wage floors for market-rate projects receiving CEQA streamlining, with different county-based tiers and a notwithstanding clause preserving existing prevailing wage laws. Members also questioned the size and timing of funding for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Clean Cars for All, Proposition 36, and the film tax credit expansion. Other members highlighted support for public safety, veterans’ tax relief, child care providers, housing production, and higher education, while some expressed concern that the budget’s policy changes were being negotiated too quickly or without enough stakeholder input.

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• We're making sure that drivers are better prepared to keep themselves workers safe.
• And it's critical that we do everything to protect both motorists and construction workers in these work
• You know, the driver's ed curriculum right now doesn't, it only matches his work zone. and workers twice
• safety for Texans. should be prioritized, and I believe that this bill increases safety for both workers
• We've got tobacco laws, the state comp.

Bills: HB679, HB1764, HB1788, HB2186, HB2204, HB2418, HB2885, HB2983, HB2996, HB3250, HB3352, HB3756, HB3816, HB3913, HB3928, HB4077

Keywords: environment, regulation, land use, public health, community development, alcohol, Sunday sales, local option election, Texas, business hours, alcohol sales, liquor, off-premise consumption, alcoholic beverages, CPA, Certified Public Accountant, licensing, accountancy, state regulation, continuing education

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• I think that salaries, particularly for our front-line workers, whether it's DDS case managers or APS
• And then, the balance of the 16% is made up by self-pay and then other things like workers' comp and

Keywords: 914, all

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• Should treat child care workers equally because I think every child care worker is valuable—almost every
• Of treating child care workers differently.
• To the caseworkers and social workers who work with these populations, thank you.
• , adopting recommendations from the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council.
• This will be an important thing that we'll cover with workers' compensation in the future.

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• . >> Um, actually, I haven't worked there, but what I'm doing right now is I'm helping the Wai Comp.
• Um, and the reason that I mentioned that is not only the residency at the Wai Comp., but also we have
• Um, so have you seen components of what the comp is doing and how it might help other rural areas, like
• c><02:23:46.880> but<02:23:47.120> also<02:23:47.439> we residency at the Wai comp
• 02:23:54.800> is<02:23:55.040> doing<02:23:55.680> and components of what the comp

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• In addition to subscriber savings, our community solar assets created jobs for local workers and generate
• In addition to subscriber savings, our community solar assets created jobs for local workers and generate
• and generate tax revenue local workers and generate tax revenue for<00:51:34.760> Minnesota<00
• um<01:12:54.320> we<01:12:54.440> are<01:12:54.600> not<01:12:54.840> comp
• realize um or um we are not comp realize um or um we are not comp compensating<01:12:56.480>

Bills: HF2103, HF2793

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset, 1183, house

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• The pole pole worker for another ballot. The pole pole worker for another ballot.
• The pole worker will then spoil your first ballot worker will then spoil your first ballot worker will
• So, there's confusion with pole workers. So, there's confusion with pole workers.
• national license and that pole worker national license and that pole worker and the pole workers in
• The pole workers might be able to get The pole workers might be able to get The pole workers might be

Keywords: 920, all

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• Some of the accomplishments is two thirds of all workmen's comp doctors are chiropractors.
• And so as a result, I'm involved with that, she is, and each one of my other workers have two or three
• So even if we want to reward our excellent workers, but even if we don't want to reward them, we want
• Students, psychologists, counselors, MFT, social workers, and then we police them. That's it.
• Now, one of the most pressing concerns is the growing unmet demand for social workers with a project.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• have Who, through no fault of their own, have suddenly lost their insurance company and their workers
• ' comp claim is no longer being covered, and then we are able to cover it under ours.
• this is merely laws that govern that this is merely allows<00:36:52.000> a<00:36:52.160> comp
• > it's<00:36:52.640> a<00:36:52.760> whole<00:36:53.000> process allows a comp
• it's a whole process allows a comp it's a whole process shareholders<00:36:53.760> vote<00:36

Bills: HF747, HF1014, HF320, HF400

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, MIGA, insurance guaranty fund, insurer insolvency, covered claim, net worth threshold, high-net-worth insured, financial information request, insurance claims, self-insured retention, deductible, commercial insurance, insurance regulation, Minnesota Statutes 60C.09, guaranty association

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• Our workers' compensation rates, we just approved the filing.
• <00:08:41.680> Um,<00:08:42.159> our<00:08:42.399> workers good news first.
• Um, our workers good news first.
• We plan to renew efforts to combat PIP fraud and abuse by applying the workers' comp fee schedule to
• We plan to renew efforts to combat PIP fraud and abuse by applying the workers' comp fee schedule to

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:15 Department of Insurance Update 00:01:39 Department of Financial Institutions Update 00:37:07 Insurance Industry Update 00:54:50 Credit Union Industry Update 01:10:53, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 16 minutes, and then received an update from Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark and staff on the Department of Insurance. Clark reviewed department activity, including growth in premium volume and licensing, consumer complaints and recoveries, and a rise in fraud referrals. She said the department has 66 open fraud cases and described common schemes such as staged auto accidents, inflated repair or cleanup charges, and roofing scams. She also said the department’s investigators often prepare strong cases but face reluctance from local prosecutors, especially in Fayette and Jefferson counties, to pursue them. Clark reported favorable workers’ compensation news, saying rates will decrease 9.7% next year for the 20th straight year. She contrasted that with a difficult property insurance market driven by storms, reinsurance costs, inflation, labor shortages, and litigation, but said Kentucky’s market remains relatively stable, citing the Kentucky Fair Plan’s small number of policies. She then warned of significant 2026 health insurance premium increases on the exchange: 16.1% for Molina, 23% for Anthem, and 37% for WCare, after CareSource withdrew. She said the rates were reviewed by actuaries and found fair, but that the biggest pressure point is the scheduled expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which she said could leave about 90% of exchange enrollees facing a compounded increase. Members questioned Clark about fraud prosecution, the number of people in commercial versus public coverage, and the impact of expiring subsidies. Clark said the prosecution issue is mainly with Commonwealth attorneys and that rural counties are more cooperative than urban ones. She also said the health market is individually rated and that older enrollees would be hit harder, while the loss of tax credits could push some people out of the marketplace. One member asked about the attorney general’s recent opinion on SB 188, the PBM bill; staff said attorneys were still reviewing it. Clark closed by noting that Kentucky’s fraud and towing/storage legislation has become a model for other states.

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill improves crisis response, expands access to care, and supports healthcare worker development
• miles of a hurricane track can't have a government that restricts their ability to rebuild through a comp
• One concern I do have about the bill is the moratorium on some of the changes to the comp plan amendments
• And I think about the need for workers for in-demand jobs.

Bills: HB 1500, HJR 7, HJR 112, HB 34, HB 133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB 132, HB 2756, HB 166, HB 406, HB 186, HB 271, HB 331, HB 380, HB 1583, HB 1584, HB 1819, HB 621, HB 303, HB 552, HB 366, HB 463, HB 1211, HB 1327, HB 1461, HB 923, HB 1760, HB 2043, HB 2467, HB 5333, HB 5265, HB 1592, HB 1576, HB 1552, HB 2018, HB 3511, HB 1781, HB 2013, HB 2340, HB 2349, HB 2508, HB 2970, HB 2520, HB 865, HB 2851, HB 3385, HB 3336, HB 3529, HB 3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB 1397, HB 4236, HB 1804, HB 1926, HB 4041, HB 1965, HB 1964, HB 2679, HB 2730, HB 3698, HB 3699, HCR 77, HB 3354, HB 163, HB 201, HB 272, HB 333, HB 405, HB 519, HB 569, HB 654, HB 694, HB 791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1842, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1894, HB 1943, HB 1990, HB 2029, HB 2061, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 2622, HB 2626, HB 2652, HB 2692, HB 2842, HB 2885, HB 2914, HB 3016, HB 3096, HB 3129, HB 3248, HB 3251, HB 3255, HB 3479, HB 3611, HB 3623, HB 3701, HB 3724, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3810, HB 3816, HB 3832, HB 3887, HB 4127, HB 4129, HB 4130, HB 4131, HB 4163, HB 4187, HB 4229, HB 4238, HB 4454, HB 4588, HB 4643, HB 4736, HB 4738, HB 4739, HB 4945, HB 5015, HB 5616, SB 767, SB 1619, SB 1738, HJR 5, HJR 2, HB 1399, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 1445, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2558, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 33, HB 144, HB 109, HB 103, HB 148, HB 3809, HB 2217, HB 220, HB 2421, HB 2363, HB 421, HB 2455, HB 3711, HB 2559, HB 2775, HB 3126, HB 3666, HB 3595, HB 3260, HB 3376, HB 3826, HB 3770, HB 1831, HB 2614, HB 3113, HB 322, HB 431, HB 869, HB 1203, HB 1244, HB 1875, HB 1950, HB 2152, HB 2341, HB 2809, HB 2856, HB 3012, SB 1415, SB 1058, SB 487, SB 1499, SB 513, SB 1697, SB 1197, SB 1437, SB 1809, SB 836, SB 1879, SB 1145, SB 963, SB 1038, SB 1147, SB 914, SB 711, SB 1409, HB 3707, HB 589, HB 1360, HB 2337, HB 2391, HB 718, HB 23, HB 2436, HB 1500, HJR 7, HJR 112, HB 34, HB 133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB 132, HB 2756, HB 166, HB 406, HB 186, HB 271, HB 331, HB 380, HB 1583, HB 1584, HB 1819, HB 621, HB 303, HB 552, HB 366, HB 463, HB 1211, HB 1327, HB 1461, HB 923, HB 1760, HB 2043, HB 2467, HB 5333, HB 5265, HB 1592, HB 1576, HB 1552, HB 2018, HB 3511, HB 1781, HB 2013, HB 2340, HB 2349, HB 2508, HB 2970, HB 2520, HB 865, HB 2851, HB 3385, HB 3336, HB 3529, HB 3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB 1397, HB 4236, HB 1804, HB 1926, HB 4041, HB 1965, HB 1964, HB 2679, HB 2730, HB 3698, HB 3699, HB 3354, HB 163, HB 201, HB 272, HB 333, HB 405, HB 519, HB 569, HB 654, HB 694, HB 791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1842, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1894, HB 1943, HB 1990, HB 2029, HB 2061, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 2622, HB 2626, HB 2652, HB 2692, HB 2842, HB 2885, HB 2914, HB 3016, HB 3096, HB 3129, HB 3248, HB 3251, HB 3255, HB 3479, HB 3611, HB 3623, HB 3701, HB 3724, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3810, HB 3816, HB 3832, HB 3887, HB 4127, HB 4129, HB 4130, HB 4131, HB 4163, HB 4187, HB 4229, HB 4238, HB 4454, HB 4588, HB 4643, HB 4736, HB 4738, HB 4739, HB 4945, HB 5015, HB 5616, SB 767, SB 1619, SB 1738, HCR 77

Keywords: Information Resources, Department governance, cybersecurity, state assistance, procurement training, technology resources, advisory committees, water fund, Texas water supply, constitutional amendment, state revenue, infrastructure, parental rights, child upbringing, government interference, Texas legislation, science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration

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• Senator Mchuan is bringing the work comp advisory council recommendations. It's also a late bill.
• As you noted, this is the workers' compensation advisory council bill.
• The council addresses issues and recommends legislation pertaining to workers' compensation, and only
• The council addresses issues and recommends legislation pertaining to workers' compensation, and only
• The council addresses issues and recommends legislation pertaining to workers' compensation, and only

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 14:53.400> secondly<01:14:54.239> farmers<01:14:54.560> are<01:14:54.719> comping
• production secondly farmers are comping production secondly farmers are comping comp<01:14:55.280
• 55.480> buffer<01:14:55.840> law<01:14:56.840> Bowser<01:14:57.239> has comp
• with the buffer law Bowser has comp with the buffer law Bowser has reported<01:14:57.719> a reported

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As a social worker of 30 years, I’m abundantly familiar with the mental health system in the state of
• While in the hospital, we always had a lifeline to our Fast Forward social worker through NFI and our
• of 30 years I'm abundantly social worker of 30 years I'm abundantly familiar<02:22:32.920> with
• hat on in order to navigate a worker hat on in order to navigate a comp<02:22:50.160> a<02:22
• a very complex mental health comp a very complex mental health system<02:22:53.520> while<02:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all