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• For every dollar invested by the state for wage reimbursement, private employers contribute $322 in wages
• For every dollar invested by the state for wage reimbursement, private employers contribute $322 in wages
• The motion prevails.
• And again, we think we have information that is more beneficial, so we already track wage detail and
• </c><01:19:22.360><c> change</c> exit uh short-term work wage change exit uh short-term work wage change

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Cuts would do in providing wages and Cuts would do in providing wages and benefits<00:46:43.480><c> that
• In the last five years, as the median wages of occupations that are used to calculate the wages have
• There are now instances where the direct support wage figure is higher than the supervisory wage, and
• The supervisory wage is equal to the median wage for community and social service specialist occupations
• is equal to the supervisor your wage is equal to the median<00:50:16.400><c> wage</c><00:50:17.400><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The motion prevails.
• The motion prevails.
• The motion prevails.
• The motion prevails.
• The motion prevails. Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> There being seven ayes and seven nays, the motion does not prevail, and House File 4362 will not
• </c><00:29:58.159><c> and</c><00:29:58.559><c> house</c> the motion does not prevail and house the motion
• does not prevail and house file<00:29:59.200><c> 43682</c><00:30:00.640><c> will</c><00:30:00.960><c
• And with that, the bill is laid over and this meeting is adjourned. oftentimes higher wages than there
• have oftentimes higher wages than there have been<01:45:56.880><c> ever</c><01:45:57.119><c> before.

Bills: HF4362, HF4252, HF4440

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry

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• these training programs because basically under a job training center program, the entity provides a wage
• that that individual is hired based on that company, that business receiving money to pay for the wages
• The HCA expects to spend $23 million if Medicaid rates are used or $32 million if commercial rates prevail

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• Motion prevails. First order of business is House File 1366.
• Motion prevails. is correct. Uh Mr. Chair, I would like is correct. Uh Mr.
• Motion prevails.<00:18:52.720><c> Representative</c><00:18:53.280><c> Hudson</c><00:18:53.600><c> to<
• </c><00:22:07.520><c> theft</c><00:22:08.240><c> and</c> um issues like wage theft and um issues like
• wage theft and discrimination<00:22:09.360><c> and</c><00:22:09.600><c> our</c><00:22:09.760><c> human

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Motion prevails. Passed that one. Okay, so let's go to House File 179.
• Motion prevails.
• 44.159><c> say</c><00:21:44.400><c> I</c><00:21:45.200><c> I</c><00:21:45.440><c> I</c> The motion prevails
• , which she was for my father in our restaurant, you do not get paid minimum wage.
• time she was getting paid, it was like two bucks an hour, and her tips counted towards her hourly wages

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Motion prevails. Mr. Chair, members, thank you.
• They have been layered and built over years with good planning to integrate benefits, wages, sick pay
• They have been layered and built over years with good planning to integrate benefits, wages, sick pay
• out what is your pay, and two-thirds of your wage I think is a good, fair way to do this.
• out what is your pay, and two-thirds of your wage I think is a good, fair way to do this.

Bills: HF1976

Keywords: paid leave, family leave, employment law, Minnesota statute, benefit eligibility, seasonal employment, workforce, labor rights, 1183, house

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• Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious
• Take a look at the comparative wages from other states.
• Take a look at the comparative wages from other states.
• I know my local sheriffs are concerned with, obviously, competing with wages.
• It depicts sexual conduct that's patently offensive to prevailing community standards.

Summary: The Senate convened with 31 members present, approved the March 31 journal, and moved through committee reports, gubernatorial messages, and House messages before taking up several bills on final reading. Among the measures considered were House Bill 930 on campaign finance, House Bill 949 on consolidating the STEM Action Center with the Workforce Development Council, House Bill 950 providing a one-time appropriation for a consultant to support Medicaid review work, House Bill 952 revising the Secretary of State’s budget, Senate Bill 1444 for public school support, House Bill 940 revising Idaho Digital Learning Academy policy, Senate Bill 1438 funding the IDLA budget, House Bill 516 on parental rights and education, and House Bill 897 on the Idaho information technology equipment sales tax exemption. The chamber also received and referred additional bills, including House Bill 968 and several appropriations and committee reports. House Bill 930 passed after debate centered on campaign finance transparency, separate campaign accounts, limits on investments, and requiring self-loans over $1,000 to be deposited into campaign accounts. Supporters said it would improve accountability; opponents questioned enforcement and warned against weaponizing campaign reporting. House Bill 949 passed with discussion of consolidating STEM and workforce functions, shifting funds and staff, and reducing administrative costs. House Bill 950 passed as a one-time $200,000 appropriation for a consultant to assist the legislature’s Medicaid review panel. House Bill 952 passed with a small reduction to the Secretary of State’s ongoing general fund budget. Senate Bill 1444 passed despite objections that the school budget underfunds district health insurance and shifts costs to local districts; supporters emphasized federal fund authority and other budget adjustments. House Bill 940 passed after extensive debate on narrowing IDLA’s mission, ending state support for certain uses, limiting elementary and online participation, and reducing enrollments and costs. Senate Bill 1438, the companion IDLA appropriation bill, also passed after debate over the size of the cut, the use of the Public Education Stabilization Fund, and whether the budget should include a cap on enrollments; supporters said it matched the policy changes in House Bill 940, while opponents argued it was too restrictive and could harm students’ access to courses. House Bill 516, dealing with parental rights and education and teacher-union-related payroll and activity restrictions, passed after a lengthy and sharply divided debate over whether it protected taxpayer dollars or unfairly targeted educators and unions. House Bill 897, as amended, was then taken up for final consideration on the Idaho information technology equipment sales tax exemption, with the sponsor explaining that the bill narrows the exemption to internal server equipment and limits it to 20 years in response to changing data-center trends and water-use concerns.

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• This bill only applies to projects that would not otherwise be subject to prevailing wage requirements
• But they have never been paid a dignified wage for their labor.
• If... ...on the line for other people should earn any less than the federal minimum wage.
• This bill raises incarcerated firefighter wages over 700 percent.
• AB 247 is about more than just wages.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance recognizing 9/11. Members then moved through a long daily file and concurrence calendar, with many items passed without debate or temporarily retained. The chamber also took procedural actions, including re-referring AB 1152 to the Public Safety Committee, suspending rules for guest access and file-item handling, and later taking a roll-call vote to allow a late-filed journal letter request. Among the major Senate bills taken up on third reading, the Assembly approved SB 385 on peace officers’ rights, SB 753 on shopping cart recovery, SB 838 on housing and hotel projects, SB 643 on carbon dioxide removal grants, SB 645 on jury peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 761 on CalFresh access for students, SB 774 on real estate licensing sunsets, SB 400 on renewable energy labor tax incentives, SB 24 on utility spending transparency, SB 37 on attorney advertising ethics, SB 258 on spousal rape involving disabled spouses, SB 364 on outdoor advertising near new freeways, SB 403 removing the sunset from medical aid in dying, SB 770 on HOA barriers to EV charging, and SB 22 on gift certificate cash redemption values. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 403 and SB 770 drew more divided votes, while SB 24 was briefly delayed by a call before passing. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on Assembly bills covering a wide range of topics, including service of process (AB 747), local clean energy planning (AB 39), firearms (AB 1078), workers’ compensation (AB 1336), public health (AB 1487), survivor leave protections (AB 406), solid waste (AB 70), water reporting for data centers (AB 93), Diwali recognition (AB 268), wildfire workforce recovery (AB 338), educational equity (AB 419), civic education (AB 422), office-to-housing conversions (AB 507), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), privacy/browser opt-out rules (AB 566), housing element transparency (AB 610), tenant appliance requirements (AB 628), code enforcement penalties (AB 632), homelessness and LGBTQ-related policy (AB 678), energy (AB 740), DEIA review in state government (AB 766), inmate firefighter wages (AB 247), children’s health (AB 798), real estate (AB 851), COVID-era rehiring protections (AB 858), hazardous materials (AB 961), real property and housing covenants (AB 1050), aging (AB 1069), health care facilities (AB 1172), endangered species protections (AB 1319), CalWORKs modernization (AB 1324), cannabis access for seriously ill patients (AB 1332), foreign labor contractors (AB 1362), and downtown revitalization financing (AB 1445). Several of these passed overwhelmingly, while a few drew notable opposition, including AB 93, AB 403, AB 770, AB 851, AB 1050, and AB 1319. The transcript also included extended debate on SB 34, which was presented as a compromise measure on air pollution and port operations in the San Pedro Bay area. Supporters said it narrowed the scope to protect union jobs while preserving AQMD authority, while opponents and supporters alike noted the underlying distrust between labor and environmental stakeholders. The Assembly passed SB 34, SB 515 on disaggregated demographic data collection, and then began taking up AB 495 on immigration, with the sponsor describing family separation and immigration enforcement trauma before the transcript cuts off.

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• Um the bill the motion prevails nazs.
• The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted.
• The motion prevails and the say no.
• The motion prevails and the amendment<01:00:55.119><c> is</c><01:00:55.359><c> adopted.
• The motion does not prevail. The amendment is not adopted. We now are on the bill itself.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• name is Brianna Kemp, and I'm the executive director of State Action Fund, an organization of low-wage
• One in four construction workers experience wage theft, most often low-wage immigrant workers and workers
• or report you to ICE when you try to recover those wages.
• It's used as a way to keep workers quiet, to not raise questions about their wages or complain about
• There being six ayes and six nays, the motion does not prevail. &gt;&gt; Quam. No. Vice Chair Lee.

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

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• The motion prevails. The A1 amendment is adopted.
• They coupled that with labor protections such as wage theft protections, with the wages recovered last
• </c><01:25:26.800><c> theft</c> labor protections such as wage theft labor protections such as wage theft
• </c><01:25:29.040><c> recovered</c> protections uh with the wages recovered protections uh with the wages
• </c> somewhere and what their average wages somewhere and what their average wages were<01:35:42.800>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You're aware of prevailing wage; it's the law in Massachusetts.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of retirement classification and benefit bills affecting municipal and state employees. Much of the hearing focused on proposals to move various workers from Group 1 to Group 2 or Group 4, including municipal building officials (H. 2776), MassDOT highway workers (H. 2908/Sousa’s Law), DCF attorneys (H. 2771), probation officers, licensed electricians, drinking water operators (H. 3000/S. 1834), MWRA non-clerical workers (S. 1803), transitional parole officers (H. 2878), Plymouth BCI criminal investigator officers (H. 2975/S. 1863), Beverly fire alarm operators/public safety telecommunicators (S. 1876), Massport pipefitters and refrigeration technicians (H. 2788/S. 1829), and other public safety or hazardous-duty classifications. Witnesses generally argued that their work is physically dangerous, understaffed, or comparable to already higher-classified employees, and several said the changes would help recruitment and retention with little fiscal impact because the affected groups are small. The committee also heard testimony on H. 4508, a home rule petition to grant a disability pension to Boston principal Patricia Lampron. Supporters, including Representative Dan Hunt, Boston city councilors, and Lampron herself, described a severe 2021 assault at the Henderson Inclusion School that left her with lasting physical and psychological injuries and forced her into early retirement. They urged the committee to advance the bill quickly. One witness, Pamela McLaughlin, testified in opposition, arguing the bill would set the wrong precedent and describing alleged prior misconduct by Lampron, and asked that the bill be sent to study. Several witnesses and committee members asked brief questions, mainly about the scope of the bills, whether certain workers were already in higher groups, and the fiscal or precedent concerns. No votes were taken during the hearing. At the end, the chairs announced that testimony was complete, asked whether anyone else wished to speak, and then the committee voted to adjourn.

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• hours of renewable energy abundance and less energy during hours when dirty polluting energy sources prevail
• It includes planning, design, engineering, permitting, construction, equipment, and wages directly related

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The motion prevails. The minutes are approved. We'll just get started quickly.
• Information today or quickly just as to the donations and other grants that all pay for the wages.

Bills: HF1679, HF1019, HF2321, HF1740, HF2278

Keywords: public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation

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• The motion prevails. The Chair recognizes Chairman Craddick and Jim Garcia, who are present.
• Familiar with the low-level wage… ...based compact.
• The motion prevails.
• Motion prevails. You have to say motion prevails. Motion prevails.

Bills: HB48, HB49, HB 1169, HB1971, HB2584, HB2663, HB2890, HB48, HB49

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

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• :21:16.559><c> give</c><00:21:16.640><c> the</c><00:21:16.799><c> bill</c> prevails.
• The clerk will give the bill prevails.
• The clerk will give the bill prevails.
• Hearing no objection, the motions prevail.
• The motion prevails. Announcements. Representative Niska.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• our industry-based certifications match the needs of real-world employers for great jobs and great wages
• There being 71 ayes, 63 nays, the motion to table prevails.
• The motion to table prevails. Does anyone wish to speak for or against House Bill 8?
• The motion to extend time prevails. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Chairman, for the extension.

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14, HB 8, HB 12, SB 3, HJR 1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• our industry-based certifications match the needs of real world employers for great jobs with great wages
• There being 71 ayes, 63 nays, the motion to table prevails. You.
• If all have voted, there being 82 ayes, 52 nays, the motion to table prevails.
• The motion to extend time prevails. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Chairman, for the extension.

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround