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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider S.298, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, S.300, to improve accoun Feb 12th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- There is no direction as to what types of employees should be prioritized in relocation.
- There is no plan for how or where employees Should be relocated. The list goes on and on.
- In its ability to retain and recruit employees. This bill is anti-union and anti-worker.
- is harshly punitive towards employees.
- -based employees Did not move.
Keywords:
employee relocation, headquarters, Small Business Administration, Washington metropolitan area, telework, cost reduction, rural markets, geographic diversity, disaster loans, accountability, reporting, loan forgiveness, federal funding, SBA reforms, small business, disaster assistance, transparency, report publication, government accountability
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- may be construed to limit the rights of parties to a collective bargaining agreement to bargain employee
- may be construed to limit the rights of parties to a collective bargaining agreement to bargain employee
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
transparency, industrial insurance, insurance rate increases, financial disclosure, regulatory oversight, workers' compensation, medical care, healthcare access, employee rights, insurance coverage, security, regulation, employment standards, security guards, industry board, unemployment, electronic notices, compensation, digital communication, order processing
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County & Regional Government May 5th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- This Lodge is the largest union representing Harris County Sheriff's Office employees.
- HCSO is one of the largest sheriff's offices in the country, with 5,000 employees.
- HB 3648 lays the foundation for Sheriff's Office employees to earn meet-and-confer status.
- For eight hours, it is illegal to do this to your employees. Do the math.
- That means employees have more recourse than I do, right?
Committee:
House S/C on County & Regional Government
Keywords:
county jailer, jail training, veterans, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, TCOLE, criminal justice system, county jail, law enforcement training, mental health training, jail standards, correctional officers, veteran services, veteran interaction, occupations code, jailer licensing, parking, county courthouse, infrastructure, local government
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Transcript Highlights:
- 1216 repeals the delayed repeal date of the traumatic event counseling programs for public safety employees
- Additionally, the bill expands the definition of public safety employee to include crime scene and digital
- It's very well known out there now, and it does really help the employees that need it. Mr.
- That's the way a lot of employees are generally, and a lot of public employees.
- That's the way a lot of employees are generally, and a lot of public employees.
Committees:
House Public Safety & Law Enforcement , House House Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee of Reference
Keywords:
trauma, public safety, counseling, mental health, employee benefits, law enforcement, stress management, suicide prevention, workforce readiness, disciplinary action, appeals, termination, superior court, investigative process, reinstatement, immigration, data sharing, federal government, undocumented immigrants, visa overstays
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- no contribution to the public<00:25:37.120><c> coffers,</c> public coffers, public coffers, we<00:25
- Want to note, 75% of our members are small or medium-sized businesses with fewer than 100 employees.
- Without child care, those corporations and businesses wouldn't have employees.
- </c> wealthiest Minnesotans to contribute wealthiest Minnesotans to contribute more<00:57:52.880><c>
- </c> have been successful um are contributing have been successful um are contributing in<01:06:52.720
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
child tax credit, financial assistance, low-income families, state revenue, tax policy, net investment income, taxation, business income, self-employment, tax increase, wealth tax, fairness, public services, high-income earners, economic equity, Internal Revenue Code, employee classification, federal law, Minnesota statutes
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- It expands to include an employee who is a victim of a hate crime, and an employee whose absence from
- And it's expanded to include an employee who is a victim of a hate crime, and an employee whose absence
- from work is due. an employee who is a victim of a hate crime, and an employee whose absence from work
- I'm the president of the Washington Federation of State Employees.
- I'm the President of the Washington Federation of State Employees.
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
Keywords:
local representation, fair elections, government accountability, voter rights, transparency, foreign nationals, elections, Washington state, voter participation, government oversight, voting rights, uniform standards, overseas voting, civilian voting, state legislation, tribal relations, government, state policy, sovereignty, federalism
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill exempts from public disclosure agency employee personally identifying information for victims
Bills:
SB6084 , SB6044 , SB5950 , SB6046 , SB5763 , SB6215 , SB6160 , SB6123 , SB6049 , SB6164 , SB6313 , SB5784 , SB5046 , SB5489
Keywords:
elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This is about the well-being of my employees, the well-being of their families, the well-being of women
- I mean, I've seen all of this in my business over the years, where employees come to me.
- As an employer myself, I pay my employees top-notch hourly rates. We do other benefits.
- want and have asked that their employees want and have asked for<00:36:52.440><c> they're</c><00:36:
- </c> as an employer myself I pay my employees as an employer myself I pay my employees top-notch<00:37
Bills:
HF11
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Business owners care deeply about their employees.
- </c><00:34:24.000><c> and</c> for both employees and for both employees and employers<00:34:25.879><c
- Other states don't have it where it goes down to one employee.
- Other states don't have it where it goes down to one employee.
- Other states don't have it where it goes down to one employee.
Bills:
HF11
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- So many of us have added employee assistance programs to our health care plans, but giving people the
- to include private-sector employees and their unions.
- to include the private sector employees in their unions.
- I'm happy to answer any questions. the private sector employees in their unions.
- So are your employees unionized? No, ma'am, they're not. Okay, thank you. Any more questions?
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
mental health, PTSD, treatment program, research, pilot program, veteran support, trauma, healthcare funding, labor, communication, Department of Labor and Industries, workplace standards, modernization, collective bargaining, labor relations, employee rights, union representation, non-covered employees, wage enforcement, labor standards
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Association of professional employees Association of professional employees mape<00:04:20.400><c
- Classified employees in state government are protected from retaliation if the employee, in good faith
- Classified employees in state government are protected from retaliation if the employee, in good faith
- </c> just dealing with a concern employees just dealing with a concern employees have<00:09:37.519><c
- </c> fact what I hear from agency employees fact what I hear from agency employees is<00:10:30.760><c
Keywords:
whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 29th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Current law unnecessarily requires mobile protocols that delay. and rebuilding efforts. employees to
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Keywords:
elevator inspection, building safety, construction standards, health and safety code, regulatory requirements, SB 378, Texas Occupations Code, barbering, cosmetology, barber, cosmetologist, licensing, professional licensing, unauthorized practice, medical procedures, skin incision, dermis, injections, devices, consumer safety
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- The program will establish an automated enrollment IRA that allows employees to voluntarily contribute
- employees having the ability to opt out, choose contribution levels, and select investment options like
- Is this a contribution taken out pre or post-tax?
- new employees.
- It's an opportunity for state employees, say, the Alabama State Employees Association, in connection
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
State Auditor, property investigations, negligence, loss report, civil actions, Alabama Retirement Savings Program, state-facilitated retirement savings, auto-IRA, automatic enrollment, payroll deduction IRA, retirement savings access gap, private sector workers, small business retirement plan, portable retirement account, Roth IRA, traditional IRA, life-cycle fund, capital preservation fund, financial literacy, Department of Workforce
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I have a representative Schatzline relating to a policy prohibiting public school employees from assisting
- HB 1655 ensures that public school employees are prohibited from assisting or facilitating the social
- Well, but your bill says prohibiting school employees from assisting a student.
- Does that mean school employees would be obligated to treat her differently to discredit her?
- Any school employee from affirming a student's gender identity.
Bills:
HB1325 , HB1655 , HB3312 , HB5526 , SB13 , SB57 , SB207 , HB441 , HB591 , HB5019 , SB27 , SB843 , SB 13 , SB 27 , SB 57
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- parents of students enrolled in public schools regarding certain alleged criminal conduct by an employee
- Fix payroll deductions to employee support services like liability insurance and legal assistance while
- And the money you're paid is tax-deductible charitable contributions from the billionaires.
- So, the employee... Is the ones that you were talking about.
- It does ensure that parents and school employees involved in an incident can view it. that footage as
Bills:
SB 13 , SB 27 , SB 57 , HB1325 , HB1655 , HB3312 , HB5526 , SB13 , SB57 , SB207 , HB441 , HB591 , HB5019 , SB27 , SB843
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
lobbying, public funds, political subdivision, local government, county association, municipal lobbying, registered lobbyist, Texas Legislature, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, government finance, county dues, state association of counties, sheriffs association, law enforcement officers, legislative advocacy, bill tracking, legislative alerts, Government Code Chapter 556
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's dependent on the actual agency employee sometimes.
- Operations Transfer Agreement (OTA) and that OTA covers a variety of issues, from the transfer of employees
- He did not contribute any funds to her household or her finances at all, but somebody reported her for
- Mary Robinson with the Texas State Employees Union. Thank you for being here.
- I have you registered as Christy Carrington on behalf of the Texas State Employees Union and Yourself
Bills:
HB660 , HB4845 , HB3902 , HB5396 , HB4615 , HB1825 , HB1403 , HB4336 , HB4585 , HB4371 , HB863 , SB1589 , HB5223 , HB3195 , HB2734
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- have this clarifying bill that literally just adds, it says including surrendering a child to an employee
- These enhancements include mandatory criminal background checks for employees, disclosure of whether
- This police document will tell you the names of the Tradition employees that were aware of a trespasser
- It includes background checks on employees. Knowing who is on the property is common sense.
- It should be part of the contract to require that criminal history checks be completed on employees of
Bills:
HB660 , HB4845 , HB3902 , HB5396 , HB4615 , HB1825 , HB1403 , HB4336 , HB4585 , HB4371 , HB863 , SB1589 , HB5223 , HB3195 , HB2734
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- communities where required, and criminal background checks for referrals. agency staff, required employee
- Bill 3748 would allow the department to use existing resources to reimburse a present or former employee
- What if the person's not a client, but it was in the scope of the duty of the employee of DFPS?
- For an employee of DFPS doing work, it wouldn't be for any other reason, and we also have, I think, someone
- In summary, it sounded like it was just a client, but if somebody... their employees... the neighbor
Bills:
HB1531 , HB2667 , HB2809 , HB2865 , HB3589 , HB3151 , HB3748 , HB3750 , HB4419 , HB4643 , HB3597 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is intended to protect health care providers and employees from violent behavior. and threats
- I mean, all my employees want to be paid. I want to keep the lights on.
Bills:
HB1531 , HB2667 , HB2809 , HB2865 , HB3589 , HB3151 , HB3748 , HB3750 , HB4419 , HB4643 , HB3597 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs Apr 9th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Veterans and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- proposes new legislation authorizing the agency to hire part-time or as-needed staff as seasonal employees
- My one concern about this is that we currently are allowed to have seasonal temporary employees up to
- We want to do seasonal employees for those peak times when we have our veterans in our homes.
- Having these seasonal employees, lots of times, our veteran's homes' families check out their loved one
- I'm just concerned about increasing temporary employees and increasing folks who aren't getting benefits
Committee:
Senate Veterans and Military Affairs
Keywords:
Oklahoma National Guard, compensation, education assistance, career technology, military benefits, veterans, donations, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, state agency, executive branch, HB3043, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays