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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-01-27 (10:45AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have avoided having to fire employees or shut down operations by using our cash reserves.
- We have avoided having to fire employees or shut down operations by using our cash reserves.
Summary:
The Florida House convened in Special Session 2025B after a quorum was established and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The Speaker announced that regular committee meetings were canceled for the week so the chamber could focus on special session work, including three select committees on illegal immigration that would hear HB 1B, along with a Rules and Ethics Committee meeting later that evening. Members were also told the bill filing deadline had been extended to Wednesday at 5 p.m.
The main floor business involved the House’s effort to reinstate vetoed legislative operating funds from HB 5001, the 2024 appropriations act. After the clerk read the governor’s veto message, Representative Kennedy moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2802 and its related proviso on page 412, described as legislative services support funding. Supporters said the veto had cut essential legislative functions such as IT, economic forecasting, auditing, and accountability work, and argued the reduction was likely an oversight or improper interference with legislative independence. The motion passed 111-0.
Kennedy then moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2803 and its related proviso, the second legislative support services line item. The House again approved the motion unanimously, 111-0. With no other messages, reports, or bills on the desk, the House adopted a motion to adjourn and reconvene on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10 a.m. or upon the call of the chair.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- you've heard, Minnesota campuses can currently ban students from carrying guns and they can ban employees
- </c><00:03:25.120><c> from</c> guns and they can ban employees from guns and they can ban employees from
- As a law-abiding concealed carry holder myself, I am also an exemplary Minnesota State College employee
- </c> organization with 95% of our employees organization with 95% of our employees are<01:24:27.760><
- Section two um employees to give blood.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/18/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Employees, whether county records title examiners, whether direct employees or contract employees of
- For instance, I've lived in my... job employees whether County records job employees whether County records
- </c> title examiners whether direct employees title examiners whether direct employees or<01:20:49.840
- ><c> contract</c><01:20:50.320><c> employees</c><01:20:50.760><c> of</c><01:20:50.880><c> the</c><01:
- 20:51.000><c> county</c><01:20:51.280><c> or</c> or contract employees of the county or or contract employees
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, foreclosure
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House lawmakers OK bill to bring Minnesota into compliance with 'One Big Beautiful Bill' 5/7/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:33:54.320><c> They</c> to any HR conformity employees. They to any HR conformity employees.
- You know, these employees sometimes do not work on single programs.
- You know, these employees sometimes do not work on single programs.
- Can you just lost a state employees.
- We have a lot of federally funded employees at the state and county level.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/19/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- rights provided under this employee rights provided under this chapter.<01:52:19.760><c> Um,</c><01:
- Chair and members, the way I read it, on line 1.8 to 1.9, it says notice of employee rights that are
- that would transfer with them employees that would transfer with them as<03:21:48.000><c> they</c><03
- Minnesota law has long required that when employees move between systems, they do so at the same grade
- </c> system has when employees transfer. system has when employees transfer.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- and to work with these insurance plans to provide pharmaceuticals for their employees at the lowest
- They're very comparable to what our state employees have, the same issues that I mean, in Mississippi
- , I mean, our state employees do.
- And that's a whole lot cheaper fee with their employees having access and being available. >> Right.
- </c> lot cheaper fee with their employees lot cheaper fee with their employees having<01:24:29.800><c
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:46:18.560><c> and</c> ensure and add public employees and ensure and add public employees and
- employees<00:46:19.359><c> in</c><00:46:19.599><c> our</c><00:46:19.760><c> state</c><00:46:20.079><
- c> agencies</c><00:46:21.280><c> uh</c><00:46:21.440><c> some</c> employees in our state agencies uh
- So if a if a employee of an statute.
- public employee in good faith agency or public employee in good faith is<00:46:29.920><c> reporting<
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (2-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- <c> School</c> insurance payments so legislators School insurance payments so legislators School Employees
- school districts and retirees Employees school districts and retirees came<01:02:32.319><c> together
- It's much less expensive for the employees than a pay-as-you-go system, which was basically what was
- than a pay expensive for the employees than a pay BYO<01:03:18.279><c> system</c><01:03:18.720><c> which
- today the legacy Public School Employees today the legacy of<01:04:40.200><c> the</c><01:04:40.400><
Keywords:
Meeting start 00:06:05
Roll Call 00:06:33
HB 152 Discussion 00:07:55
HB 152 PHS 2 Vote 00:10:12
HB 545 Discussion
HB 545 PHS 1 Vote 00:13:47
HB 606 Discussion 00:15:15
HB 606 Vote 00:16:32
HJR 30 Discussion
HJR Vote 00:19:07
HJR 32 Discussion 00:20:25
HJR 32 PHS 1 Vote 00:23:11
HJR 34 Discussion 00:25:04
HJR 34 PHS 1 Vote 00:28:50
HJR 46 Discussion 00:30:09
HJR 46 Vote 00:34:15
HJR 53 Discussion 00:35:40
HJR 53 Vote 00:38:55
HJR 54 Discussion 00:40:15
HJR 54 Vote 00:40:50
HB 546 Discussion 00:42:15
HB 546 PHS 1 Vote 00:46:15
HB 605 Discussion 00:47:38
HB 605 PHS 1 Vote 00:52:10
HB 694 Discussion 00:53:46
HB 694 Vote 01:07:47
HB 695 Discussion Only 01:10:20, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue met on February 25 and considered a series of bills and joint resolutions, mostly involving appropriations, capital projects, and local infrastructure funding. The committee first adopted PHS 2 and passed House Bill 152, which creates a Medicaid supplemental payment program for public ground ambulance providers; the sponsor said the substitute ensures no state general fund dollars will be used and that local agencies must identify a funding source for any required match. HB 152 was reported favorably on a 20-0 vote. The committee also passed House Bill 545, the annual claims bill, after members confirmed all executive-branch claims were included; it was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. House Bill 606, requiring reporting for general obligation bonds, also passed unanimously and was reported favorably.
The committee then took up several joint resolutions tied to capital and infrastructure spending. House Joint Resolution 30, concerning water projects, was described as implementing ranked projects under the Waters program administered by KIA and was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. House Joint Resolution 32, concerning school facilities construction, was amended by PHS 1 and advanced after discussion referencing the Auditor’s report and questions about a Johnson County Schools expenditure; it also passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 34, relating to contingent appropriations for KCTCS, was amended by PHS 1 and advanced after testimony outlining three projects in Somerset, Jefferson Community and Technical College, and Glasgow; it passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 46, for local road projects, was described as funding the highest-scoring local road requests from a larger pool of applications and passed 21-0.
The committee also advanced House Joint Resolution 53, authorizing release of funds for KSU’s Health Sciences Center project, after KSU officials said the building is needed for nursing and allied health programs and promised a business plan report by November 1, 2025; it passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 54, authorizing funds related to the State Fair Board, also passed unanimously. Later, the committee considered House Bill 546, which revises the local roads and streets program by adding a DOT-developed scoring system, monthly reporting, a match requirement, and a $500,000 project cap; members asked about the cap and were told larger projects should be handled through other mechanisms. HB 546 was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. Finally, House Bill 605, a technical corrections and update bill for the local economic relief grant program, was amended by PHS 1 and discussed as expanding eligibility, including to the Delta Regional Authority and certain local-affiliated applicants; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 605.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/24/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that do point happens with the employees that do point out out out fraud<00:31:46.799><c> what</c><00
- fraud what what's the next step after fraud what what's the next step after the<00:31:48.320><c> employee
- brings it to their the employee brings it to their supervisor<00:31:51.039><c> and</c><00:31:51.159>
- Just really quickly, so that I have a little bit better context: how many employees are there in the
- </c><01:09:15.839><c> are</c> better context so how many employees are better context so how many employees
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They include independent contractors, farmers, employees working for a small business that may not offer
- :05:00.320><c> farmers</c> independent contractor ERS farmers independent contractor ERS farmers employees
- working for a small business employees working for a small business that<00:05:03.080><c> may</c><00
- </c> contributions to their Employees contributions to their Employees Healthcare<00:54:00.520><c> every
- </c> sponsored Healthcare to their employees sponsored Healthcare to their employees so<00:54:06.680>
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Wellness in comparison to employee Wellness in comparison to civilian<00:13:33.040><c> staff</c><00:
- I think if the employees are also involved in helping to tailor what the priorities might be, then I
- </c><00:36:37.520><c> are</c> service I think if the employees are service I think if the employees are
- Civil Service employees get 168 hours of vacation a year and 168 hours of sick leave a year, plus nine
- gets 168 days of Civil Service employee gets 168 days of vacation<00:50:57.040><c> I</c><00:50:57.119
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Apr 7, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- the budget for this LNR program ID specific... it would also cover operating expenses for the one employee
- the budget for this LNR program ID specific... it would also cover operating expenses for the one employee
- the budget for this LNR program ID specific... it would also cover operating expenses for the one employee
- the budget for this LNR program ID specific... it would also cover operating expenses for the one employee
- an employee a significant salary.<00:56:59.560><c> One</c><00:56:59.720><c> of</c><00:56:59.800><c>
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard a series of resolutions and a few bills, with testimony largely in support across the agenda. Early measures included HCR 15/HR 17 supporting Kamehameha Schools’ admissions policy, and HCR 22/HR 22 urging Congress to pass federal kidney disease legislation; both drew support and no opposition. The committee also heard HCR 146 HD1/HR 138 HD1 on “excited delirium,” with testimony from advocates urging the resolutions be broadened to include related terms such as hyperactive delirium and agitated delirium, and from family members and disability-rights advocates describing the issue as harmful pseudoscience tied to police-custody deaths and calling for a ban on the term and better mental-health responses.
The committee then took up HCR 123/HR 115 on creating a coordinated support and stabilization task force for Native Hawaiians experiencing homelessness or extreme low income. Department of Hawaiian Home Lands testified in support, describing its transitional housing work and saying collaboration and data-sharing with the state homelessness office would help beneficiaries and others; members questioned whether existing entities already do similar work and whether the proposal would extend beyond beneficiaries. HCR 32/HR 32, which asks the governor’s senior advisor on mental health and the justice system to develop a plan to increase access to Hawaii State Hospital for certain criminal defendants, drew support from the Department of Health, the governor’s office, and disability-rights advocates, who emphasized coordinated planning, diversion from arrest when appropriate, and matching people to the right level of care.
Additional resolutions addressed a range of policy issues: renaming Leeward Community College to Puloulou Community College (with no testimony), creating an ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi pathway under the Niʻihau dialect at UH (UH noted existing courses already cover the dialect but not a degree pathway), moving to a demerit-point driver licensing system (support only), and coordinating transportation infrastructure planning for Hawaiian home lands (DHHL supported the measure and said an expired DOT memorandum of understanding had covered related collaboration). The committee also heard support for expanding DHHL financial literacy and homeownership-preparedness programs, a resolution asking the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to examine algorithmic discrimination, and a resolution urging the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Advisory Committee to follow its rules, comply with the Sunshine Law, review its executive director, and strengthen accountability; the last measure drew 11 written supports and no opposition. No final votes or decisions were taken in the portion provided, as the hearing focused on testimony and questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House public safety committee debate on HF16 - Pt. 2 3/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- It is information about, you know, you say, official employee, criminal justice agency, peace officer
- It is information about, you know, you say, official employee, criminal justice agency, peace officer
- um</c><00:04:22.639><c> you</c><00:04:22.759><c> know</c><00:04:23.000><c> criminal</c> official employee
- um you know criminal official employee um you know criminal justice<00:04:24.560><c> agency</c><00:04
- Section two, as I read it, applies not just to public safety officials; it’s any public employees.
Summary:
The committee heard extended debate on a bill requiring cooperation with ICE and reporting related to undocumented people in certain criminal contexts. Representative Rymer argued the measure was meant to align with federal priorities focused on violent offenders and to ensure local governments respond to federal inquiries, not proactively target immigrants. He also said the bill was intended to address serious crimes and protect victims, citing examples of violent offenders and trafficking-related cases.
Several members raised concerns that the bill’s language was broader than described and could affect family court matters, health care, elder care, and routine interactions with government agencies. Testifiers and members warned it could be used as leverage against undocumented people in custody, child support, domestic violence, and labor exploitation situations, and could discourage people from reporting crimes or seeking help. The sheriff’s association and county attorneys’ association letters were cited as raising due process, equal protection, civil rights, and public safety concerns.
The discussion also focused on the bill’s definitions and mechanics, especially whether section three would require reporting after arrests that do not lead to charges and how county attorneys would know when to report. Representative Pinto pressed on the bill’s reference to “violent crime” and whether drug possession could be swept in, while Rymer argued the bill was narrower than critics suggested. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided; the exchange remained at the discussion and questioning stage.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jul 14th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- this empowerment zone was set up for the city of Springfield, and so I have two of the original employees
- They just didn't go so far as to name the employees of ZEP to be eligible for the retirement board, and
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 11 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Scarsdale for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Greg Pinkerton, an employee of the Department
- An act establishing a sick leave bank for William Blaylock, an employee of the Suffolk County Sheriff's
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then received a message from the Governor filing a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill responding to recent federal actions, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The House also adopted several Rules Committee orders extending reporting deadlines for the Committees on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities and on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery to March 18, 2026, and it adopted resolutions congratulating Webster School on being named a 2025 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act Distinguished School and commending Daval Advoid for 50 years of service to the Plainfield Volunteer Fire and EMS Association.
The House suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow two petitions to proceed: one on further regulating state and local participation in federal civil immigration enforcement, and another on energy costs, transparency, and sustainability. It also concurred in a Senate order for a sick leave bank for a Department of Corrections employee. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then placed several House bills on the calendar, including measures exempting Hancock and Warwick schools, addressing homeowners insurance repairs, landlord notice of gas or electric shutoffs, locksmith notice requirements, retirement benefits, regional transit authority advisory boards, and naming an overpass in Sandwich for U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torval.
The House suspended Rule 7A and ordered those bills to a third reading, then welcomed Westborough High School law students and guests visiting to learn about the legislative process. Later, the chamber enacted Senate Bill 24 on the Great Barrington Fire District and House Bill 4589 authorizing Ludlow to pay an unpaid bill. It also engrossed House Bills 4235, 4349, 4701, and 4908, dealing respectively with Rochester’s fire chief employment, a Boston police age waiver for Lewis Cabral, expanding Orange’s select board, and a sick leave bank for a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office employee. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn until Thursday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- private-market insurance product that allows employers to offer paid family leave benefits to their employees
- private-market insurance product that allows employers to offer paid family leave benefits to their employees
Committee:
Senate Insurance
Summary:
The Senate Insurance Committee met on May 20, confirmed a quorum, and approved the May 13 minutes. The first bill heard was House Bill 591, which would create the Paid Family Leave Insurance Act as a voluntary private-market insurance option for employers, with no mandate, state program, or taxpayer cost. Senator Bass presented the bill, offered technical amendments, and after brief questions about why the framework was needed, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably with amendments.
The committee then took up House Bill 76, dealing with coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications. Representative Amy Freeman and former Representative Julie Stokes explained that the bill updates Louisiana’s oral chemotherapy coverage law, which had not been revised since 2012, and addresses insurer rejection of newer oral cancer drugs. They also explained Amendment Set 4063, which was intended to restore the bill to the proper posture after changes made in the Appropriations Committee and to prohibit copayment adjustment programs such as accumulator or maximizer programs from reducing credit for manufacturer assistance toward deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. Senator Bass raised a concern about prior authorization language and possible ERISA litigation, and department staff responded that the bill would not alter ERISA enforceability and that the fiscal note already reflected about $67,000 in OGB costs.
After the amendments were adopted, Senator Bass moved to report HB 76 favorably with amendments, and the committee did so without opposition. Senator Carter thanked the bill authors for their advocacy on cancer-related issues and offered to help during the interim. The committee then adjourned.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- private market insurance product that allows employers to offer paid family leave benefits to their employees
- private market insurance product that allows employers to offer paid family leave benefits to their employees
Committee:
Senate Insurance
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- to note my reservation on reducing barriers of entry strictly or simply to increase the pool of employees
- to note my reservation on reducing barriers of entries strictly or simply to increase the pool of employees
Committee:
House Business
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Blaylock, during the rulemaking process, the board determined that allowing this license for five employees
- During the rulemaking process, the board determined that allowing this license for five employees didn't
Summary:
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved the minutes from January 19, 2026, then took up several administrative rule dockets from the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. The first, docket 24-2301-2501 for the Speech, Hearing, and Communication Services Licensure Board, added a new video remote interpreting provider license created by prior legislation and set a $150 fee for up to five sign language interpreters per business. The agency said the fee would be the lowest in the country, drew no public comments, and would have no impact on the general fund. Some members questioned the cap and the fee level, but the committee approved the docket on a 5-3 roll call vote.
The committee then approved, by voice vote, two chapter repeal dockets tied to the merger of the Nursing Home Administrators and Residential Care Facility Administrators boards into the new Idaho Long-Term Care Administrator Board: docket 24-0901-2501 and docket 24-1901-2501. Both repeals were presented as necessary because the old boards’ rules were being replaced by a unified rule set under the merged board structure.
Finally, the committee approved docket 24-4101-2501, the new unified chapter for the Idaho Board of Long-Term Care Administrators. The presenter said the chapter combined previously approved rules from the two former boards with no substantive changes, only reformatting to fit the merged board. The committee also recognized visitors from A&A Idaho and Nurses Day at the Capitol before adjourning, with a budget presentation scheduled for the next meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And members, House Bill 2513 fine-tunes the statute that governs military leave for state employees,
- The military leave statute for Texas government employees grants 15 workdays of military leave.
Committee:
Senate Veteran Affairs
Keywords:
veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits