Video & Transcript : 'Workers' Compensation Advisory Council' :

Page 48 of 500
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Feb 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this would allow a fund that could pay the workers that are the low-wage workers before the complaint
  • ' compensation.
  • committees, including the workers' compensation advisory committee.
  • And once we award a pension for a worker through the workers' compensation system, they're no longer
  • We award a pension for a worker through the workers' compensation system, they're no longer allowed to
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. Second Substitute House Bill 2479 would create a wage recovery program within L&I to advance part of unpaid wages to low-wage workers facing immediate hardship, funded by civil penalties, while also increasing and restructuring wage theft penalties and complaint prioritization. Supporters, including the prime sponsor, labor advocates, and employer representatives from the work group, said it would help workers get paid faster and was a consensus proposal; questions focused on how the current complaint process works and whether general fund money would be needed. Engrossed House Bill 1941, as amended, would allow licensed cannabis producers to form agricultural cooperatives, with the striking amendment limiting any cooperative to three producer licenses; supporters said cannabis producers should have the same cooperative tools as other agricultural sectors, while some testimony urged future changes for interstate commerce and warned against consolidation. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2476 would expand the spirits, beer, and wine theater license from 120 to 200 seats per screen and add stronger alcohol-control measures when minors are present; theater operators and LCB supported the change, and committee questions focused on youth access and enforcement. House Bill 1526 would allow snack bar licensees to sell wine by the glass in addition to beer; the sponsor said it simply modernizes the license, and LCB noted a likely fee alignment issue and a small revenue impact. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155 would void non-compete agreements and expand related notice and non-solicitation rules, with testimony split between labor and worker advocates supporting broader worker mobility and business and health care groups seeking narrower exemptions for executives, physicians, and financial institutions. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2303 would prohibit employers from requesting or coercing employees to accept microchip implants, with no testimony offered. Substitute House Bill 2405 would create a three-year pilot for earlier PTSD treatment coverage in workers’ compensation for eligible occupational disease claims, with L&I supporting it as a way to improve outcomes and reduce long-term costs. The committee also took public testimony on these bills, with strong pro and con positions noted on the wage recovery, cannabis cooperative, and non-compete measures. In executive action, the committee adopted a striking amendment and passed House Bill 1069, narrowing it to Department of Corrections employees and making supplemental retirement bargaining mandatory, despite concerns from one member about the change. The committee also adopted a striking amendment on House Bill 1347 concerning cannabis testing labs, then passed it to Rules; passed Second Substitute House Bill 1701 on liquor licensees sharing property; passed House Bill 291 on employee information for public employers to Ways and Means; passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2229 updating engineer registration provisions; passed House Bill 2264 on unemployment eligibility for workers in employer-initiated layoffs; passed Substitute House Bill 2472 adding enforcement for sprinkler contractors and fitters; and passed Second Substitute House Bill 2345 on paid family and medical leave premium allocation. A striking amendment to Second Substitute House Bill 1128 creating a child care workforce standards board was not adopted, and the bill then passed to Rules. The committee also announced it would hold House Bill 1066 for later action and planned to return the next day for its final executive session.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This update to the maximum board member compensation has been long overdue.
  • They should have the compensation, but the compensation is too low.
  • I cannot support this bill, given what we know the actual compensation is.
  • They're not doing it for the compensation, many of them.
  • Hi, Leander Wells with the California Family Council.
Keywords: 988, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, clearly, health care workers are at risk.
  • I spoke with a hospital worker related to this, and they are put last.
  • Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1621 establishes the obesity treatment and prevention advisory council
  • The bill outlines advisory council membership duties and reporting requirements, and with that I'm available
  • Number two, establish the obesity prevention and treatment advisory council.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Rules and Administration - 04/20/26

Rules and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator McEwen is here with Senate File 3720, which is the Work Comp Advisory Council bill.
  • Senator McEwen is here with Senate File 3720, which is the Work Comp Advisory Council bill.
  • </c><00:22:20.080><c> Council</c> which is the Work Comp Advisory Council which is the Work Comp Advisory
  • ' Compensation Advisory Council.
  • ' Compensation Advisory Council.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/12/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for hearing Senate File 3860, which is a compensation council date change.
  • But there's no change to the duties or the compensation, composition of the council.
  • council must submit, year, compensation council must submit, you<00:07:18.880><c> know,</c><00:07:19.040
  • </c> earlier on the compensation council. earlier on the compensation council.
  • council to fill in where the federal government has gutted our vaccine advisory boards.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 4/8/26

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And of course, this art sounds of the Heritage Council program.
  • Also served on the Arts and Culture Heritage Council.
  • City Council.
  • The assistant director before the Start Sands Council, the Start Council, follows the open meeting law
  • And so is this council by giving them the money to do it.
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee Apr 8th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • ' compensation or with a workers' compensation policy.
  • ' companies. canopy growth and those who are insured for workers' compensation or with a workers' compensation
  • Cal/OSHA, the Division of Workers' Compensation, and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
  • Will inform your viewpoints on the importance of worker safety? Is worker safety important?
  • Is proper compensation to workers important? Is keeping workers from being injured important?
Committee: Senate Rules
Keywords: 987, senate, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-05-12 - 10:00AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> years ago, we put in place an advisory years ago, we put in place an advisory committee<00:21:23.200
  • </c> talk with our um member of the advisory talk with our um member of the advisory committee<00:42:
  • </c> beneficiary advisory committee. beneficiary advisory committee.
  • Office of Legislative Council; Social Worker of Washington County Mental Health Services; Vermont Legal
  • </c><02:45:38.840><c> Compensation</c> on February 1, 2027. Compensation on February 1, 2027.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee Apr 8th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • ' compensation.
  • Canopy growth and those who are insured for workers' compensation or with a workers' compensation policy
  • ' compensation or with a workers' compensation policy, they have found that out of 97,000 employees in
  • Will inform your viewpoints on the importance of worker safety? Is worker safety important?
  • Is proper compensation to workers important? Is keeping workers from being injured important?
Committee: Senate Rules
Summary: The Senate Rules Committee approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Frank Damrow Jr. to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, Michelle Eddger to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, and David Galavis to the State Park and Recreation Commission, each by 4-0 vote. The committee also approved a rule waiver to allow SB 1447 (health) to be heard after the policy committee deadline, and took up floor acknowledgments before moving to appointments requiring testimony. The committee then heard from Clint Kellam, nominee to lead the Department of Cannabis Control. Members focused heavily on cannabis labeling, youth protection, attractive-to-children packaging, the SB 540 educational pamphlet, and the department’s efforts to steer consumers from illicit to legal products. Kellam said the department’s role is not to promote increased consumption but to move existing consumption into the regulated market, and he described enforcement against illicit cultivation and retail, consumer education efforts, and a possible AI tool to help licensees review packaging. He also said the department would consider tighter packaging rules, including one-serving packaging, but emphasized the need for research and legislative collaboration. The committee voted 4-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate. The committee next heard from Jennifer Osborne, nominee to direct the Department of Industrial Relations. Questions centered on DIR’s handling of Cal/OSHA audit findings, labor commissioner backlogs, PAGA enforcement, staffing shortages, IT modernization, and how her administrative background would help address those issues. Osborne said DIR is working on revised Cal/OSHA policies and procedures, additional staffing and intake changes, new IT systems, and possible use of outside administrative law judges to reduce delays. She also clarified that the Civil Rights Department is not under DIR, but said she would follow up on concerns raised. Public commenters from employer groups, labor, and industry largely supported her nomination, and the committee approved her appointment 4-0 to move to the full Senate for confirmation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 25th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will now take up the Health Professions Council.
  • I am the director of the health professions council.
  • And the discrepancy in compensation.
  • the appointed chairman of the council.
  • The next item is exempt position compensation.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-03-18 - 2:32PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • What this language change does is it asks the advisory council to include in their report suggested definitions
  • I urge all of us to be considering independence in all things as we consider advisory council membership
  • I urge all of us to be considering independence in all things as we consider advisory council membership
  • </c><00:25:23.640><c> councils</c><00:25:24.520><c> as</c><00:25:24.720><c> we</c> are on these advisory
  • councils as we are on these advisory councils as we seek<00:25:25.240><c> to</c><00:25:25.600><c> keep
Keywords: 926, house, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 29th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • It increases the compensation cap for the wrongful conviction compensation law.
  • And for those states, only Wisconsin compensates fewer years than what we do.
  • There are 41 states plus the District of Columbia that have a compensation statute.
  • At that point, the person then has to file for wrongful conviction compensation.
  • At that point, the person then has to file for wrongful conviction compensation.
Bills: HB146 , HB333 , HB517 , HB828 , SB87 , SB93 , SB98 , SB118 , SB125 , SB199 , SB277 , SB294 , SB306
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 21st, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today, election commissioners are not just poll workers.
  • Compensation should reflect the growing responsibilities and expectations that we place on our poll workers
  • precincts, and we have four poll workers for precincts over 300 voters and three poll workers for precincts
  • fairly compensated.
  • Lauren Scott with the Judicial Compensation Commission, and Edwin Murray with Judicial Compensation.
Bills: HB12 , HB42 , HB205 , HB222 , HB324 , HB325 , HB350 , HB416 , HB482 , HB610 , HB749 , HB797 , HB807 , HB821 , HB979 , HB992 , HB1193
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • committee substitute to House Bill 2688 restores a valuable benefit and component of the total compensation
  • Finally, the committee defines the consortium as an advisory entity to the Space Commission Board rather
  • The 86th Legislature passed House Bill 2384, which provided an increase in the compensation for members
  • I couldn't launch into the compensation program, which provides financial assistance to individuals who
  • They are definitely in need of assistance like victims' compensation.
Committee: Senate Finance
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 9th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • council, and early childhood care and education; repeals certain authority for that council and transfers
  • This is just about offenses directed towards the correctional workers.
  • Not saying that correctional workers never act inappropriately, towards the correctional workers.
  • This is not saying that correctional workers never act inappropriately.
  • So now the city council and the mayor take office in January.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer by guest minister Reginald Tate, and adopted the journal and several leave requests. The chamber received Senate messages, including concurrence in HCR 44 and Senate adoption of SCRs 19 and 26, and referred a number of Senate resolutions and bills to committee. It also reported and adopted several House resolutions honoring individuals, schools, and organizations, including H.R. 112, 113, 114, and 52, and referred HCR 51 to Appropriations for a study of assessor and clerk compensation. The House then processed many bills on second and third reading, with numerous measures reported favorably or amended and advanced without objection. Topics included criminal justice and public safety (including hit-and-run as a crime of violence, video voyeurism, intentional exposure to HIV, bail conditions for human trafficking defendants, and post-conviction custody rules), health and insurance matters (AI disclosure in health care, hearing aid coverage, anti-cancer medication parity, pharmacy benefit managers, Medicaid/SNAP integrity, and rare cancer treatments), education and governance (special education due process, school funding, campaign finance, public records, and legislative website transparency), and natural resources and transportation items. Several bills were substituted or renumbered, and many were engrossed and passed to third reading. Two floor debates drew extended discussion. HCR 15, urging Congress to pass the SAVE Act and require voter identification in federal elections, passed 65-32 after questions about voter roll purges and documentation requirements. HCR 14, supporting federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, prompted extensive debate over federal education funding, Title I, special education, student loans, land-grant institutions, desegregation oversight, and whether federal functions could be shifted to other agencies; it was adopted 59-28 with 23 coauthors. Later, HB 108, barring persons convicted of violent crimes or sex offenses from jury service, passed 68-32 after debate over jury pool size, second chances, and whether the bill would apply to civil and criminal trials. The House also passed HB 98 on penalties for unlawful release of victim information, HB 131 on custody pending appeal, HB 161 on bail conditions for human trafficking defendants, and HB 288 requiring “miscarriage” to appear alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical records and billing.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 9th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • council, and early childhood care and education, and repeals certain authority for that council and
  • This is just about offenses directed towards the correctional workers.
  • Not saying that correctional workers never act inappropriately... ...towards the correctional workers
  • This is not saying that correctional workers never act inappropriately.
  • So now the city council and the mayor take office in January.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • In addition, the bill establishes an advisory council to advise both the coordinating organization and
  • By way of background, the Governor's Indian Health Advisory Council, or GIAC, was created by statute
  • HB 2405 establishes a pilot program in the Department of Labor and Industries related to workers' compensation
  • The pilot will apply to workers who are eligible for workers' compensation coverage for PTSD that arises
  • workers' compensation claim.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 6th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • In addition, the bill establishes an advisory council to advise both the coordinating organization and
  • By way of background, the Governor's Indian Health Advisory Council, or GIHAC, was created by statute
  • HB 2405 establishes a pilot program in the Department of Labor and Industries related to workers' compensation
  • The pilot will apply to workers who are eligible for workers' compensation coverage for PTSD that arises
  • workers' compensation claim.
Summary: The committee first heard Substitute House Bill 1128, which would create a Child Care Workforce Standards Board within the Department of Labor and Industries to study child care workforce conditions and make recommendations on employment standards. Staff explained that the proposed second substitute narrows the board’s role from setting enforceable standards to making recommendations, with estimated ongoing costs for L&I staffing and smaller costs for board member stipends and possible DCYF support. Supporters, including child care providers, SEIU 925, and labor representatives, said the bill would help address understaffing, low wages, and retention problems; opponents, including child care industry groups and private schools, argued it duplicates existing work, adds bureaucracy, and creates unfunded costs. No vote was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 1634, which would direct OSPI and ESDs to develop a technical assistance and training framework to help schools coordinate student behavioral health supports. Staff said the bill aligns with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan and could largely be implemented with existing work and limited additional costs, though DOH would need some support. Testifiers from behavioral health and school counseling fields described severe youth mental health needs and urged passage, and OSPI said the work is doable with current resources. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2636, which would create a public education review advisory council to recommend K-12 policies and funding provisions for JLARC review; staff described JLARC, OSPI, and State Board costs, and no public testimony was offered. The committee next heard House Bill 1316, which would expand the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness program so additional university campuses can access funding. The sponsor said the program has strong retention outcomes, and student advocates testified that campuses such as UW Bothell need access to already appropriated funds for emergency aid, food pantries, and case management. Staff then briefed Substitute House Bill 2474, which would allow the Student Achievement Council Tuition Recovery Trust Fund to be used for refunds tied to broader consumer protection violations, with no expected fiscal impact; there was no testimony. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2365 on digital equity, which would expand the Broadband Office’s role, revise the digital equity forum, and rename the grant program; supporters emphasized rural access, affordability, and the loss of federal digital equity funding, while staff estimated significant Commerce staffing costs and some additional agency impacts. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2401, creating a Washington State Boys and Men Commission contingent on non-state funding, with staff outlining OFM startup and fundraising costs and an estimated operating budget if fully funded. Supporters said boys and men face mental health, education, and mentorship gaps and that the commission would improve coordination; the bill drew testimony from rural school leaders, nonprofit advocates, and community members. The committee then heard Substitute House Bill 2475 on language access, which would require the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines and a report on interpreter and translator shortages; staff said the office could absorb the work but other agency and local government impacts were uncertain. Substitute House Bill 2517, on permitting for high-capacity transit, would let regional transit authorities apply for permits earlier and streamline land-use processes; Sound Transit and the sponsor said it would speed delivery of major projects, while staff estimated Commerce technical-assistance costs and possible local government impacts. The last bill heard was Substitute House Bill 2145 on the 340B drug pricing program, which would bar manufacturers from restricting contract-pharmacy access and require reporting to DOH; supporters said it protects safety-net providers and patient services, while opponents warned of higher costs for employers, state health plans, and litigation burdens. No final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do not want my city council people to be in a bind, feeling like they have to raise taxes to fund priorities
  • amendment just does a name change that more accurately reflects the role of the committee from a council
  • Well, I found out that the city council was first made aware of this.
  • Well, I found out that the city council was first made aware of this six years earlier.
Bills: HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2219 , HB2245 , HB2283 , HB2343 , HB2406 , HB2501 , HB2574 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2156 , HB2188 , HB2206 , HB2478 , HJM4012 , HB1104 , HB1152 , HB1254 , HB1443 , HB1982 , HB2006 , HB2179 , HB2203 , HB2297 , HB2322 , HB2329 , HB2379 , HB2388 , HB2399 , HB2462 , HB2464 , HB2495 , HB2544 , HB2551 , HB2636 , HB2192 , HB2251 , HB2262 , HB2266 , HB2298 , HB2320 , HB2323 , HB2351 , HB2401 , HB2405 , HB2442 , HB2523 , HB2593 , HB2632 , HB2661 , HB1496 , HB1898 , HB2095 , HB2157 , HB2225 , HB2274 , HB2311 , HB2325 , HB2333 , HB2476 , HB2508 , HB2552 , HB1343 , HB1634 , HB1707 , HB1906 , HB1909 , HB2196 , HB2244 , HB2339 , HB2361 , HB2384 , HB2389 , HB2410 , HB2468 , HB2475 , HB2521 , HB2548 , HB2619 , HB2637 , HB2720 , HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB2125 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2245 , HB2283 , HB2343 , HB2406 , HB2501 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2188 , HB2206 , HB2478 , HJM4012 , HB1104 , HB1152 , HB1254 , HB1443 , HB1982 , HB2006 , HB2297 , HB2322 , HB2329 , HB2379 , HB2388 , HB2399 , HB2462 , HB2495 , HB2544 , HB2551 , HB2636 , HB2192 , HB2262 , HB2298 , HB2351 , HB2401 , HB2442 , HB2593 , HB2661 , HB1496 , HB1898 , HB2095 , HB2157 , HB2225 , HB2311 , HB2325 , HB2552 , HB1343 , HB1634 , HB1707 , HB2361 , HB2389 , HB2410 , HB2468 , HB2521 , HB2619 , HB2720 , HB1295 , HB1591 , HB2092 , HB2168 , HB2176 , HB2248 , HB2255 , HB2281 , HB2438 , HB2590 , HB2610 , HB2650 , HB2685 , HB1526 , HB1960 , HB2236 , HB2364 , HB2416 , HB1073
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 118 May 12th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They should not also have to carry the burden of fighting alone for basic workers' compensation after
  • Increased workers' compensation liabilities will likely translate into higher insurance premiums for
  • The result, this made it much harder for firefighters to win workers' compensation claims, prompting
  • claims means state costs will increase for additional workers' compensation claims and benefits.
  • By reversing these savings and increasing workers' compensation exposure, effectively eliminating the
Keywords: 981, all