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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 15th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • groups to work on this.
  • As you know, electric cooperatives are not-for-profit, member-owned, and governed electric providers
  • First, I want to express our gratitude to Chairman King in the House for working with electric co-ops
  • TEC is the statewide association of electric co-ops representing the state's rural electric cooperatives
  • We've worked with their partners.
Summary: The committee first handled pending business, including reconsidering SB 715 and then voting out several measures. The committee substitute for SB 1978 was reported favorably, and HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 434, HB 1584, and HB 4739 were all reported favorably, many with objections sent to the local and uncontested calendar. HB 1522 and HB 4238 were adopted as committee substitutes before passage. The committee then moved into public testimony on HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics. Supporters argued it would reduce waste, lower costs, and help independent repair shops by requiring manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information on fair terms, while opponents said the bill was too broad and the automotive MOU exemption was problematic. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 2467, which would align State Fire Marshal Office investigators’ pay with other commissioned peace officers at TDI; testimony was strongly supportive, emphasizing the office’s arson-investigation role, and the bill was left pending. HB 252, a bill allowing certain state agencies flexibility to pay Schedule A employees twice monthly, was laid out and left pending after limited testimony. HB 2468, dealing with public improvement district notice in real estate transactions, would let buyers terminate within seven days if required PID notice was not provided before contract execution; it drew no public testimony and was left pending. HB 4386, an annuity exchange and surrender process bill, was presented as a consumer-protection measure with deadlines and penalties for insurer delays; it received support from industry witnesses and was left pending. The committee then heard HB 4751, creating the Texas Quantum Initiative within the Governor’s Office to coordinate quantum research, workforce, industry partnerships, and possible future grant funding. Witnesses from universities and industry supported the bill, while several senators questioned whether a new state structure was necessary; the bill was left pending. HJR 175 proposed a constitutional amendment protecting Texans’ right to use mutually agreed forms of exchange, including cash, bullion, digital currency, or private script, and was discussed at length in the context of central bank digital currency and barter; it was left pending after testimony. HB 2221, updating insurance anti-rebating laws to allow wellness and value-added services, drew supportive testimony from the insurance industry and discussion about incentives versus monitoring; it was also left pending. Finally, the committee heard a series of utility wildfire and infrastructure bills: HB 106, requiring oil and gas operators to maintain certain electrical infrastructure near well sites; HB 144, requiring electric utilities to submit pole inspection and management plans to the PUC; and HB 145, requiring wildfire mitigation plans and allowing self-insurance under certain conditions. Utility, insurance, and cooperative witnesses generally supported the wildfire-related bills while asking for clarifications and less burdensome reporting, and the bills were left pending.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce May 15th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • groups to work on this.
  • As you know, electric cooperatives are not-for-profit, member-owned and governed electric providers that
  • First, I want to express our gratitude to Chairman King in the House for working with electric co-ops
  • TEC is the statewide association of electric co-ops representing the state’s rural electric cooperatives
  • We work with families, family members of deceased. prior speaker, we work with families, family members
Summary: The committee first handled pending business, including reconsidering a failed vote on SB 715 and then reporting several measures favorably. SB 1978 was reported from committee on a committee substitute, and a series of House bills — including HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 434, HB 1584, and HB 4739 — were moved out of committee, most to the local and uncontested calendar. The votes on these items were overwhelmingly or unanimously in favor, with committee substitutes adopted where applicable. The committee then heard HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics. The author said the bill would require manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and documentation on fair and reasonable terms while preserving trade secrets and excluding certain categories such as medical devices, motor vehicles covered by an MOU, critical infrastructure, and commercial-only transactions. Supporters from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Environment Texas argued it would strengthen property rights, help small businesses, and reduce e-waste. Opponents, including representatives of SafeLight Auto Glass and LKQ, said they supported right-to-repair in principle but objected to the bill’s automotive MOU exemption and broader scope, warning it could create uncertainty and leave some manufacturers and repair shops outside the framework. The bill was left pending after testimony. Members also heard HB 2467 on salary parity for State Fire Marshal investigators, HB 252 on allowing some state agencies to pay certain employees twice monthly, HB 2468 on public improvement district notice and a buyer’s right to terminate, HB 4386 on annuity contract exchanges and surrender timelines, HB 4751 creating a Texas Quantum Initiative and related fund, and HJR 175 proposing a constitutional amendment protecting Texans’ ability to use mutually agreed-upon mediums of exchange, including cash, bullion, and digital currency. Testimony on HB 4751 was largely supportive but included questions about whether the state needs a new coordinating structure and funding mechanism for quantum research and commercialization. HJR 175 drew discussion about barter, taxes, and concerns over central bank digital currency. Each of these items was left pending after hearing testimony. The committee also heard HB 2221, which would update insurance anti-rebating laws to allow more wellness and value-added services in life and health insurance, with supporters saying it would encourage healthier behavior without requiring data monitoring. Finally, the committee took up a package of utility and wildfire-related bills from Chairman King’s portfolio: HB 106, requiring oil and gas operators to maintain certain overhead electrical lines; HB 144, requiring utilities to submit pole inspection and management plans to the PUC; and HB 145, requiring wildfire mitigation plans and allowing utilities to self-insure under certain conditions. Utility, co-op, and insurance representatives generally supported the safety and resiliency goals of HB 144, while asking for clarifications and less frequent reporting; HB 145 was introduced as a broader wildfire-risk and liability measure. These bills were also left pending after testimony.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Jan 28th, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, also I'd like to add that this is a work in progress.
  • And we've had various experiences working in the temp industry.
  • I work in both construction and warehousing.
  • No matter where you work, who you work for, or what you've done in your past, we all strive for a sense
  • These recommendations are not an attack on temporary work.
Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism considered several bills. SB 1338 by Senator Burton would strengthen enforcement of written endowment agreements for charitable gifts and require legislative approval for new filing or reporting requirements on charities. The sponsor and Philanthropy Roundtable testified in support, emphasizing donor intent and protections for nonprofits; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1324, which was expected to address principal offices of LLCs, was temporarily postponed. The committee also passed CS/SB 1080 by Senator DeSigley, which directs FDOT to adopt rules allowing direct payments to first-tier subcontractors in specified circumstances. A transportation industry representative supported the measure, saying the situations are rare but need a statutory remedy. CS/SB 1582 by Senator Yarbrough, as amended, requires secondhand dealers, secondary metal recyclers, and pawnbrokers to submit transaction data to FDLE for statewide sharing through systems such as LInX; the amendment and bill were both reported favorably, with one witness from the Florida Recycler’s Association opposing the amendment. Senator McLean’s SB 1672, creating a home buyer workforce tax credit for employer contributions to help employees with first-time Florida home purchases, was reported favorably with support from the Florida Chamber of Commerce. SB 1112 by Senator Garcia, relating to the Florida Labor Pool Act, drew extensive testimony from workers, reentry advocates, and supporters who argued it would prohibit placement fees when workers are hired permanently, require annual registration of labor pools, improve accountability, and support stable employment and reentry; the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned after recording votes and other closing business.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • under electronic supervision are working under electronic supervision are supervised<00:01:22.479>
  • >> Mark Kelly, executive director. >> Hisel, chair of Kentucky Board of Social Work. >> Mark Bringleman
  • gt;> Hisel, chair of Kentucky Board of Social >> Hisel, chair of Kentucky Board of Social Work
  • Work. Work.
Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a series of agency regulations, most of which had staff-suggested amendments. The Board of Pharmacy regulation on remote prescription processing was amended to make grammatical and KRS Chapter 13A compliance corrections, and the Board of Social Work regulation on continuing education, telehealth training, waivers, and related fees was deferred at the agency’s request. The Occupational Therapy Compact rule update and the Professional Geologists fee increase regulation both received staff amendments and were approved, with the geologists’ board explaining the increases were driven by rising oversight costs and declining revenue. The committee also reviewed emergency regulations from the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Transportation Cabinet, and the Department of Workplace Standards. The EMS package covered licensing classifications, compliance audits, ambulance service rules, and electronic forms; the Transportation Cabinet’s emergency rule established procedures for street-legal special purpose vehicles; and Workplace Standards’ emergency rules updated Kentucky requirements to align with federal standards and House Bill 398, including shortening the discrimination complaint filing deadline from 120 days to 30 days and adjusting appeal procedures. Staff amendments were approved where offered, and members asked several clarifying questions about the rationale and effect of the workplace and EMS changes. The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources explained rules on aircraft and drone use in taking wildlife and on reciprocal hunting and fishing agreements with neighboring states. The agency said the drone restriction was intended to align with federal law and address hunter complaints, while the reciprocal agreement rule was a cleanup of older agreements that had lapsed or been overlooked; the committee deferred the wildlife regulation 301 KAR 2:031 at the agency’s request. The Department of Education also presented multiple KHSAA-related and standards updates, including academic eligibility, sports timing, health and physical education standards, and career studies/financial literacy standards; staff amendments were approved, and members questioned the athletic forms and the designation of KHSAA as the state’s athletic agent. Finally, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented emergency regulations to support a pediatric teaching hospital expansion and related certificate-of-need changes, which the agency said were aimed at improving pediatric and neonatal access to care; staff amendments were approved, and the committee concluded by setting its next meeting for October 13 at 1:00 p.m.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Apr 7th, 2025 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll give it a second here and get our screens working. Thank you. Is the video working?
  • Is the video working? Is the video working? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right.
  • Well, I hate to get started and take a recess, but I want to get that working, so we'll take a 10-minute
  • Our first order of business this morning in committee work, we are going to take a look at House Bill
  • have a copy of the current version, though, that we did pass the amendment on so we can ensure we're working
Bills: HB1404
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with six members present and first took up House Bill 1404, which would update North Dakota scholarship eligibility language by allowing the NDA Plus assessment to be used in place of ACT scores in certain pathways. The Department of Public Instruction explained that the bill does not eliminate the ACT entirely, but removes outdated references tied to ACT accountability testing that will no longer apply after this year’s seniors graduate. Members discussed how the change affects public and nonpublic schools, then voted 6-0 to give HB 1404 a do pass recommendation. The committee then returned to House Bill 1363, a bill dealing with school emergency response planning and automatic external defibrillators. Members adopted an amendment clarifying that the requirements apply to school-owned facilities and grounds, replacing language about school events and venues, and revising the planning language for school-based events not held on school-owned property. The committee also debated whether the bill should be mandatory or permissive; a motion to change “shall” to “may” failed, with members noting the bill’s liability protections. The committee then voted 5-1 to pass HB 1363 as amended, with Senator Gerhardt carrying the bill. Before recessing, the chair noted that House Bill 1533 would be taken up later in the day after additional information from DPI was received.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So to that point, we're going to get some work done with Senator Zaffirini's bills.
  • I recognize and appreciate the work they're doing with the DOJ Committee.
  • So now we can work somewhere in between, Senator.
  • I'm happy to do that, and I'm happy to work with my team on that.
  • Yeah, the Senator's worked with us well on that, and I appreciate that very much.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's carrying on the continuity of the work that that group did.
  • I'm not sure my analogy worked, but I read...
  • plus one year of relevant work experience.
  • So, it still maintains two years of work experience.
  • So, I'd be happy to work with you.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I me commend you for working with ACH.
  • Uh we things that we worked out.
  • That’s something we can work with.
  • You’re working on them real well.
  • where my problems lie and he's working. where my problems lie and he's working.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • this bill to work on... gone into this bill to help our rural hospitals.
  • I know they have worked hard to support our discussions. ...being here.
  • I know they have worked hard on this and appreciate their willingness to work with us.
  • I don't know if you were chairman, but actually worked with... ...chairman, but actually worked with
  • , actually since before the beginning of session to kind of work this out.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • and work with members of this committee.
  • Contractors don't do the work; it's the subcontractors who do the work.
  • And that's something that we should work on.
  • So how do the mechanics work?
  • Let's let those things work first.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, he is working on a substitute and he's going to just refile as a new jacket.
  • Uh he is working on a substitute and he's going to just refile as a new jacket.
  • It's basically what it is doing is uh allowing the uh recruiters to have uh the school systems to work
  • with them to the school systems to work with them to set<00:07:41.840> aside<00:07:42.319>
  • And so, we'll keep working on them as long as they put them in front of us. All right.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, they were able to continue working. working. working.
  • They're behind me, if that<00:20:05.120> works. that works. that works.
  • they're<00:40:49.160> working<00:40:49.480> on, working what project they're working
  • And so, obviously, this remote work and in-house work, okay?
  • Both work and in in-house work, okay?
Summary: The committee received testimony from Personnel Cabinet Secretary Mary Elizabeth Bailey and Deputy Secretary Robert Long on the state’s telecommuting policy. Bailey explained that telecommuting in the executive branch is governed by a statewide policy requiring eligible employees to work in the office three days a week and telecommute up to two days a week. Eligibility depends first on the position, not the person: public-facing jobs, roles requiring special equipment or insecure document handling, and other duties that cannot be performed remotely are not eligible. Employees and managers must complete training, sign agreements, comply with safety and IT requirements, and telecommuting privileges can be revoked for poor performance or discipline. She said the cabinet audits compliance and that telecommuting has helped maintain services during inclement weather, disasters, and building renovations. Bailey also said about 33% of the workforce is hybrid, 11% telecommutes full-time, and 56% does not telecommute. Members asked about cost savings, eligibility, discipline, and technology requirements. Bailey said she did not have statewide cost-savings figures and referred that question to the Finance and Administration Cabinet. She said employees must have reliable connectivity and appropriate equipment, but there is no fixed broadband speed requirement; if an employee cannot connect, they must come into the office. She also said telecommuting postings indicate whether a position is eligible, and that performance issues are handled through progressive discipline rather than being ignored. Transportation Cabinet officials then described how their agency manages remote work. Deputy Secretary Mike Hancock, along with IT and human resources leaders, said the cabinet follows the executive branch policy and actively manages telecommuting employees through Microsoft Teams, VPN access, daily standups, project tracking, and manager oversight. They said more than 2,600 of the cabinet’s 4,000 employees cannot telecommute because their jobs are public-facing or field-based, while about 35% are eligible to telecommute up to two days per week. The cabinet also has 13 state employees and 94 contract employees working full-time remotely in IT. Officials said telecommuting has improved recruitment and retention, supported emergency response and weather operations, and allowed the cabinet to continue working during storms and other disruptions. Members asked about phone equipment, monitoring, and “mouse jiggler” devices; officials said phones are often forwarded to personal or state devices, Teams shows real-time availability, and managers rely on daily accountability and project management tools to monitor work.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • people that are working in the processing plants.
  • people that are working in the processing plants.
  • and then making sure that that's working and then making sure that that's working working<00:58:
  • <00:58:40.520> with workers um if we have to be working with workers um if we have to be working
  • again that's where continuing to work again that's where continuing to work with<01:24:04.880>
Bills: HF601, HF271, HF1101, HF979
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • public health, which is a good thing, because now it would really allow them to expand their scope working
  • <00:09:15.120> on them to expand their scope working on them to expand their scope working
  • I'm working with the Department of Health on that and some other issues right now.
  • ><00:11:15.680> the<00:11:15.839> current<00:11:17.040> I'm<00:11:17.360> working
  • let me look at the current I'm working let me look at the current I'm working with<00:11:17.680>
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-04-21

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will be working from today. Additionally, there are other columns.
  • Moving down to line seven, the state work-study program.
  • I serve and love most of the youth I work with.
  • We're here to tell you that FIG is working.
  • I think we worked really, really well. We had really good questions.
Bills: HF2312
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/21/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • we'll be working um from today. we'll be working um from today.
  • Um the the state work study program.
  • working with you. working with you.
  • fund the programs that are working. fund the programs that are working.
  • We are here to tell you that FIG is working. The data is showing that FIG is working.
Bills: HF2312
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We we would not be the work that we do.
  • that licensing and registration work that licensing and registration work work<00:08:35.120>
  • And I worked and I saved, and I didn't take a bunch of loans out. I worked full-time.
  • I worked and I saved, and I didn't take a bunch of loans out. I worked full-time.
  • And I worked and I saved, and I didn't take a bunch of loans out. I worked full-time.
Bills: HF4252
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:09:40.720> For work, and plan our careers. For work, and plan our careers.
  • the work that happens. the work that happens. >> Represent<00:40:02.000> Greenman.
  • say um where it works where it doesn't. say um where it works where it doesn't.
  • Thanks for your work.
  • But when the gaps in their work.
Bills: HF1316, HF4369
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 22nd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you're working on a project.
  • authorization to that consultant to work on.
  • For the work authorization, the same thing.
  • And they're working on a major work authorization, and all of a sudden it's slowed down.
  • How does that work?