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ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jul 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- He was hired as employee number one at SpaceX, and he and Elon Musk, whose picture is also up there,
- Does that extend to university employees as well in universities? Oh, Mr. McCoy.
- But we have state employees. They don't know this.
- We do have policies in place, and employees, faculty, are trained on those every year.
- It's really hard when you have longtime employees and...
Summary:
The committee heard a presentation from University of Idaho representatives on the university’s land-grant mission and its role in federalism, followed by detailed overviews of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Natural Resources. Speakers described the Morrill, Hatch, and Smith-Lever Acts, the university’s history, and examples of research, extension, and workforce training in agriculture, engineering, law, forestry, fire science, and youth programs such as 4-H. They highlighted facilities and programs including research stations, the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, the deep soil ecotron, the Wildland Fire Center, the experimental forest, and the policy analysis group, while also noting the impact of federal and state funding delays and cuts on staffing and research capacity.
Committee members asked about several current issues, including quagga mussels, screw worm, chronic wasting disease, and the effects of funding cuts. University officials said they were not actively researching some of those wildlife and livestock disease issues but were willing to help if capacity and funding allowed. They also said budget reductions had caused real losses, including layoffs and reduced programs, and that federal grant delays had disrupted research timelines. The committee also raised questions about conflicts of interest and university employees’ outside work; the university said it has annual conflict-of-interest and conflict-of-commitment training and review procedures.
The committee then heard from Bonneville County Sheriff Sam Hulse and the Idaho Sheriffs Association on the federal 287(g) immigration partnership program. Hulse argued that participation should remain voluntary and locally controlled, describing the different 287(g) models, the training and liability concerns, and the distinction between local law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement. He said Idaho agencies already cooperate with ICE in other ways and that mandatory participation could create staffing, legal, and community-trust problems. Members asked about costs, liability, detention standards, and whether deputies lose local control under task force arrangements; Hulse said the answer depends on the specific model and operation, and he emphasized the need for local discretion.
Later, the committee took testimony on the long-running bighorn sheep and domestic sheep conflict affecting western Idaho grazing allotments. Idaho Wool Growers representatives and affected ranchers described the history of state legislation, federal litigation, and the closure of grazing areas after bighorn sheep transplants, which they said cut livestock operations in half and caused major financial and personal hardship. They argued that the state and federal agencies had not lived up to assurances that permittees would be held harmless, and they urged continued attention to the issue. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Hunter Stern with the Coalition of California Utility Employees and IBEW 1245 in strong support.
- One of them was employee compensation, for instance, that it could harm the ability for employees to
- by keeping employees' pay artificially low.
- California Coalition of Utility Employees.
- So it's discriminatory when you're using employees like that.
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 804, the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, from Senator Arreguín. He said the bill would designate the State Fire Marshal as the safety regulator for intrastate hydrogen pipelines and require hydrogen-specific standards, while not mandating any pipeline construction or bypassing environmental review. Supporters included labor groups, utility employees, and the City of Burbank, while Air Products opposed unless amended, citing concerns about the bill’s specificity, fee structure, and the need for a hydrogen-specific rulemaking process. The committee discussed safety, fees, and regulatory certainty, and later passed SB 804 on a 9-0 vote to Emergency Management with commitment to take amendments.
The committee then took up SB 905 by Senator Becker, aimed at reducing electricity rates by changing utility incentives. The bill would tie part of executive compensation to keeping rates below inflation, require more performance metrics, and allow the CPUC to consider lower returns on equity for certain lower-risk investments and alternative financing options. Support came from consumer, environmental, agricultural, and large energy user groups, while Southern California Edison, CalChamber, PG&E, and utility labor groups raised concerns that the bill could reduce investment, create regulatory uncertainty, and raise borrowing costs. After extensive discussion about utility affordability, wildfire costs, and capital markets, the committee passed SB 905 on a 7-1 vote to Appropriations.
SB 913, also by Senator Becker, would create a clearer pathway for distributed energy resources such as batteries and smart thermostats to participate in the resource adequacy market and compete with utility-scale resources. Supporters said the bill would better use existing grid capacity, lower costs, and build on the state’s Demand Side Grid Support Program; PG&E opposed unless amended, saying the use case was not yet proven and was already being addressed in other rulemakings. After the committee accepted amendments, one opposition group moved to neutral and another said it might do so after reviewing the changes. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations and was placed on call.
Several other measures were heard and advanced, including SB 1196 on faster utility hookups for small energization projects such as ADUs and EV chargers, SB 931 reauthorizing the Diablo Canyon Essential Services Mitigation Fund through 2028, SB 1158 reducing the frequency of joint reliability assessments from quarterly to twice yearly, and SB 1245 directing further study of California’s gasoline market and potential use of non-CARBOB fuel during supply disruptions. SB 1196 and SB 931 both passed with broad support and no opposition after amendments, SB 1158 passed without testimony, and SB 1245 drew strong support from consumer and environmental advocates but opposition from fuel industry and business groups concerned about costs, confidentiality, and fuel standards.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- One of them was employee compensation, for instance, that it could harm the ability for employees to
- by keeping the employees' pay artificially low.
- Scott Wedger, the California Coalition of Utility Employees.
- California Coalition of Utility Employees.
- So it's discriminatory when you're using employees like that.
Committee:
House Utilities and Energy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/03/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so in 2020, the governor ordered all state employees to go to teleworking 100%.
- Um, so in 2020, the governor ordered all state employees to go to teleworking 100%.
- I think that's space for employees. I think that's really<00:26:32.240><c> great.
- So, it's just creating, as Miss Guy said, options for our public employees to, um, to find the right
- but also to save uh to be employees but also to save uh to be efficient<00:35:55.040><c> and</c><00:
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division A - Room 216, 29 January, 2026; 3:00 PM
Judiciary, Division A
Transcript Highlights:
- private entity and you're contracting with a government employer, excuse me, you wouldn't be an employee
- </c> with a government employee with a government employee employer,<00:19:41.760><c> excuse</c><00:19
- You'd be a independent employee. You'd be a independent contractor.<00:19:45.120><c> Correct.
- </c> considered an employee? considered an employee?
- , you don't think contractor or employee, you don't think they<00:20:55.120><c> would</c><00:20:55.280
Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division A
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Commerce May 6th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd say 95 percent of our work is by Missouri companies and Missouri employees.
- For everybody's edification, whenever you have a crew of people, like 6,500-something employees, you
- For everybody's edification, whenever you have a crew of people, like 6,500-something employees, you
- But that's the reason, because we've got to keep our employees working.
Summary:
The Commerce Committee heard Senate Bill 916, sponsored by Senator Berger, which would limit certain liability exposure for contractors working on MoDOT projects when they are following approved plans and standards. The sponsor argued the bill aligns responsibility with control, prevents contractors from being sued for conditions they did not create, and stops the state from requiring indemnification as a condition of bidding or starting work. He cited examples of long-running lawsuits arising from highway work zones and said the bill would not protect negligence or defective workmanship.
Several supporters testified, including a general contractor, representatives of the Missouri Asphalt Payment Association, the AGC of Missouri, the Missouri Municipal League, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the American Council of Engineering Companies. They said contractors often face lawsuits and higher insurance costs for incidents outside their control, sometimes even before work begins or after a project is complete. The Municipal League also supported language clarifying that naming a public entity as an additional insured does not waive sovereign immunity. MoDOT’s deputy director and chief engineer testified for information, warning the bill could create unintended consequences by bringing the state into litigation during construction if contractor indemnification is removed.
After testimony and questions, the committee moved into executive session once a quorum was established. Senate Bill 916 was voted do pass by unanimous roll call, 8 ayes and 0 noes.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- under 23-910, Idaho Code, prohibits a liquor license from being issued to an officer, agent, or employee
- also under 23910 Idaho Code prohibits a liquor license from being issued to an officer, agent, or employee
- Now we look at this as being counterintuitive to what we would like to do. ...employee of a distillery
- So what we have asked is for an exemption to clarify that an officer, agent, or employee of the distillery
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee heard several bill introductions and memorials. Senator Zito presented RS 32969, a self-defense proposal modeled on anti-SLAPP protections that would create an early pretrial immunity hearing and allow reimbursement of reasonable costs for defendants found to have acted lawfully in self-defense; after questions about Idaho examples and scope, the committee voted to introduce it. Senator Nichols presented RS 33826, which would prohibit government from requiring digital ID, preserve acceptance of physical identification, protect access to personal devices, and limit digital ID to identity verification; it was also sent to print. She then presented RS 33333, a memorial urging the federal government to restore the tier two duty on imported sugar to protect Idaho’s sugar beet industry, and that too was approved for printing.
Senator O’Connowitz presented RS 33369, a revised measure to require Senate confirmation for remaining department directors and align them more closely with other department heads; the committee voted to introduce it. Senator Bernt presented RS 33388, which would allow breweries to operate two remote taprooms instead of one, and it was sent to print. Senator Den Hartog presented RS 33296, revising election rules for single-county highway districts to make them partisan on a delayed timeline and allow candidates to list party affiliation in the 2026 cycle; the committee approved introduction.
The committee also considered HCR 24, a resolution honoring fallen firefighters Frank Harwood and John Morrison Jr. and recognizing injured firefighter David Tisdell after a deadly 2025 attack in Kootenai County; members voiced support and voted to send it to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, Senator Shippy presented SB 1258, a liquor licensing bill for Koenig Distillery that would create a specialty license allowing a rural distillery to serve its own products by the drink, with testimony emphasizing agricultural tourism, small business, and competitive fairness; after supportive testimony from the distillery owner and representative, the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jan 12th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- the law, and I think this is a good way not only to protect the contractors, the consumer, but the employees
- the law, and I think this is a good way not only to protect the contractors, the consumer, but the employees
- And I suppose, secondarily, to the employees, where you've got, let's say you've got a five-year contract
- And I suppose, secondarily to the employees, where you've got, let's say you've got a five-year contract
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy Nov 18th, 2025
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a large amount of retirees and public employees in my district, and I care very deeply.
- myself and a few others here, we'll have to vote on this multiple times in the next session. public employees
- I want to hear from our representatives of employers, employees on not having a meeting if they could
- I want to hear from our representatives of employers, employees on not having a meeting if they could
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy
Summary:
The executive committee approved the October minutes and received brief updates from the Assistant Attorney General and the committee actuary. The actuary reminded members that OSA prepares actuarial fiscal notes during session and said staff would begin work soon on analysis for the upcoming session, including updates related to the COLA bill and other pension measures. Senator Conway asked that updated actuarial materials be shared with committee members as they are completed, and staff agreed to do so.
Most of the meeting focused on committee discussion of pension policy issues, especially the ad hoc COLA for Plan 1 retirees and the broader study work on Left 1/Plan 1 topics, including merger and termination-restatement bills such as Senate Bill 5084. Members discussed the need for a COLA, the overfunding of some pension plans, the role of the legislature versus the committee, and the importance of keeping the State Investment Board separate from pension policy recommendations. Several members said the interim work had clarified many questions and would make future legislative decisions easier, while also noting that the committee’s study role had been completed.
The committee also reviewed constituent correspondence, which included 15 items, with substantial public interest in the ad hoc COLA and related pension bills. Staff presented the draft interim work plan and proposed December agenda items, including possible education on excess compensation and an update on demographic experience studies. After discussion, members agreed not to hold a December meeting, with the understanding that any remaining informational items could be sent by email. The motion to skip the December meeting passed unanimously, and the committee then adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 28th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- commission is responsible for protecting fair employment practices by maintaining due process for employees
- For employment protections, employees covered under a civil service system would not need to requalify
- you my perspective and my experience, where that perspective comes from, I have been a government employee
- the grant-funded portion of the bill: This bill is not intended to affect civil service protected employees
Committee:
House S/C on County & Regional Government
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE BILL SEEKS TO PROTECT THE PERSONAL IDENTIFYING AND LOCATION INFORMATION OF CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES
- INCLUDES FORMER EMPLOYEES.
- THIS AMENDMENT LANGUAGE INCLUDES FORMER EMPLOYEES SO THAT IS CONSISTENT ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATUTE.
- NEED FOR THE PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTION PARTICULARLY AROUND SOME CASES THAT WE MAY HAVE SEEN AROUND EMPLOYEES
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 512 by Cortez relating to the establishment of state agency grievance procedures for state agency employees
- 512 by Cortez relating to the establishment of state agency grievance procedures of state agency employees
- HB 572 by Bella Montgomery relating to the purchase of military service credit in the Employees Retirement
- HB 596 by Troxclair relating to the use of public resources by a public school officer or an employee
Summary:
The House met for first reading and referral of a large number of bills and joint resolutions, with no substantive debate on the measures themselves. The filings covered a broad range of topics, including agency rulemaking and regulatory deference, occupational licensing reciprocity, business entities, eviction procedures, higher education, public education, health care, elections and voting procedures, criminal justice, property tax and appraisal issues, transportation, agriculture, energy, and local government authority. Several proposals also addressed constitutional amendments on matters such as Medicaid expansion, property tax limits, quorum and special-session rules, voting citizenship proof, parental rights, reproductive autonomy, and state funding allocations.
Many of the measures focused on education, public health, and election administration. Examples included bills on financial literacy in schools, school nurses and librarians, student meal debt policies, suicide prevention notices, menstrual products, and community-based learning programs, as well as election-related bills on voter registration, disability access, ballot corrections, political advertising, and voting equipment or procedures. Other notable bills dealt with housing and property issues, including evictions, homestead tax exemptions, and land ownership, along with criminal justice measures involving sentencing, juror challenges, trafficking-related nondisclosure, and firearm reporting or transfer restrictions.
The House also referred a set of resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars Committee. At the end of the proceedings, Mr. Bell moved that the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in memory of James Edward Cook of Eustace, Texas. There was no objection, and the House adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Environment Protection (6-3-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- I probably wasn't as worried about what my employees were paying in income tax as I was what's going
- </c><00:25:47.679><c> were</c> worried about what my employees were worried about what my employees were
- But I'll come back to kind of an overarching theme. they have the employees, making sure they have the
- employees, making sure they<00:45:52.960><c> match</c><00:45:53.280><c> up</c><00:45:53.440><c> to</
- ,</c><00:47:22.000><c> the</c> have been started, the employees, the have been started, the employees
Keywords:
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Summary:
The subcommittee met with Secretary Jeff Null and General Counsel Matt Wing of the Cabinet for Economic Development for an overview of the cabinet’s main economic development tools, strategy, and compliance practices. Null said the cabinet uses a data-driven approach focused on competitiveness, site readiness, wages, workforce training, and long-term assets such as roads, rail spurs, water, and sewer improvements. He emphasized that the cabinet tries to balance attracting new employers with supporting existing businesses, and said compliance is a core value of the agency.
Null walked members through several programs, including the closing fund, Kentucky Business Incentive (KBI), Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training support, and the KIA sales-tax refund tool for construction materials and equipment. He said the closing fund has received $80 million over two years for projects generally involving at least $10 million in investment, though some flexibility exists. He also explained that Bluegrass State Skills funding is typically about $2,000 to $3,000 per job and can be used flexibly for training, including sending Kentucky workers to be trained elsewhere or paying trainers to come to Kentucky. He described KBI as a pay-as-you-go, incremental tax credit tied to actual jobs and investment, and said the legislature’s tiered refundable credit structure allows more targeted use of incentives in heritage and non-heritage counties.
A substantial portion of the presentation focused on compliance and monitoring. Null said incentive agreements are written with commercial terms and spell out jobs, investment, wages, and training commitments. The cabinet requires regular reporting, invoices, and sampling, and can use clawbacks or suspend benefits if companies fail to meet obligations or lose required environmental permits. He said the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority reviews incentive applications in public meetings and often requires company representatives to answer questions before preliminary approval is granted. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, February 7, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But what is 40,000 federal employees times an average salary?
- But what is 40,000 federal employees times an average salary?
- But what is 40,000 federal employees times an average salary?
- But what is 40,000 federal employees times an average salary?
- </c> but what is 40,000 federal employees but what is 40,000 federal employees times<03:30:16.080><c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- However, our concerns are specific as it pertains to protecting employee data.
- If you were to look at the DLI certified payroll form, it has employee name, address, days worked, pay
- I think that it is obviously very important that we ensure that employee data is private to the extent
- <00:26:47.280><c> that</c> important that we ensure that that important that we ensure that that employee
- <00:26:47.840><c> data</c><00:26:48.200><c> is</c><00:26:48.560><c> is</c> employee data is is employee
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Nine - Monday, March 23
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- government shouldn't be penalized by the threat of unlimited litigation for the actions of their employees
- And I think it's important to be sensitive to the work... ...employee, not just teachers.
- So much of this bill is really asking for the employees in our schools to do more.
- So in the circumstance, then, when an employee becomes aware of bullying, then it's to be reported to
- Louis that developers don't want to come because their employees or folks feel unsafe.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
Transcript Highlights:
- getting ORP and keep getting all the high dollar value retirement benefits while every other state employee
- getting ORP and keep getting all the high dollar value retirement benefits while every other state employee
- getting ORP and keep getting all the high dollar value retirement benefits while every other state employee
- Retirement benefits while every other state employee has the same pool.
- This bill does the exact same, except it narrows the definition of CPS employees to only include those
Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The coalition works to protect the pensions of dedicated public employees who belong to the Arizona..
- This bill contains penalties that would make public employees forfeit their Arizona State Retirement
- Roosevelt opposed unions for public employees, stating that strikes and collective bargaining in the
- He said that elected should not negotiate against public employees.
- Employees. And so I wanted to make sure we correct the record on that. So you are outside.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a journal approval, and recognitions including the Doctor of the Day and guests. Members also adopted a proclamation honoring National School Social Work Week, with remarks emphasizing the role of school social workers in student mental health, crisis intervention, and family support. The chamber then moved through first readings and multiple Committee of the Whole calendars.
On the first calendar, the House considered HB 2123, HB 2140, and HB 2144, all dealing with gold and silver or child support beginning at pregnancy. HB 2123 and HB 2140 were amended and recommended do pass; HB 2144 drew debate over paternity, genetic testing, rape-related pregnancies, and whether support should begin before birth, but it also received a do-pass recommendation as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and engrossed those bills. On a later calendar, the House advanced HB 2492 on urban growth boundaries, HB 2875 with clarifying amendments, HB 2946 on housing affordability and construction costs, and HB 4115 and HCR 2051 on ballot initiative petition rules and disclosure. Supporters said those measures would improve transparency and ensure Arizona initiatives are driven by residents, while opponents argued they would make it harder for citizens to qualify measures and would burden direct democracy.
The House also considered HB 2175 on hate-crime law, HB 2270, HB 2416, HB 2495, HB 2557, HB 2697, HB 2940, and HB 4010. HB 2175 prompted a failed attempt to add a Garcia amendment that would have included gender identity and removed political affiliation from the hate-crime statute; the House later adopted the Committee of the Whole report without that amendment. HB 2557 was described as a medical-records bill changing timing from calendar days to business days, and HB 2697 was explained as a Good Samaritan-style measure extending protections for expired opioid antagonists such as Narcan. HB 2940 drew substantial opposition from Democrats and health advocates who said it would cut people off SNAP and Medicaid/Access and could violate pension protections, while the sponsor argued it would reduce ineligible enrollment and save money; it still advanced as amended. HB 4010 also advanced as amended.
In the final portion, the House took up HB 2324, HB 2573, HB 2601, HB 2876, and HCR 2004. HCR 2004, on photo enforcement, was amended to allow cities with photo radar to put the issue to local voters; supporters framed it as a compromise and a local-choice measure, while opponents argued photo enforcement saves lives and reduces speeding-related crashes. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, then reconsidered earlier failed bills HB 2055, HB 2150, HB 2426, and HB 2755. The chamber also passed several third-reading bills, including HB 2264 and HB 2373, while HB 2413 failed. The transcript ends amid debate and voting on HB 2862, a sentencing bill involving crimes committed while wearing a mask.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- in the coming year. ...to reach 10,000 employees.
- Yes, the city is not purchasing things such as groceries, but our employees are.
- It could also be 12 park employees with full equipment.
- So maybe a hundred new employees? Roughly, yes sir. Okay, all right. Thank you.
- It's the largest part of our cost for our employees outside of their wages.
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- Essentially, what this bill would do is take the most precious commodity that broadcast employees have
- Broadcasters invest enormous resources in recruiting, training, and promoting employees.
- Broadcasters invest enormous resources in recruiting, training, and promoting employees.
- close seven Commonwealth campuses, including Penn State Fayette in my district, abandoning students, employees
- staff, and they're not moving forward with a real strategy on how they're going to take care of the employees