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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources Feb 10th, 2026

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The employees that are in these non-disclosure agreements, when they entered them, they entered them
  • If you're being dishonest with your employees, that's going to cascade into morale.
  • on the amount that the employee was supposed to be paid?
  • And I was curious if the author knows if they have been notifying employees. Thank you, Mr.
  • Absolutely, we need effective employee suggestion programs. And I...
Bills: SB1415 , SB1714 , SB1962 , SB26 , SB172
Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources
Keywords: nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives, performance awards, efficiency, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, state procurement, state purchasing, State Purchasing Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, OMES, exempt entities, purchasing exemptions, state contracts
Summary: The Committee on Retirement and Government Resources heard several bills dealing with state employment, purchasing, and retirement policy. Senate Bill 1415, by Senator Brooks, would prohibit nondisclosure agreements when a state employee resigns or is terminated, with exceptions for statutorily protected confidentiality such as physician or attorney privilege. Members questioned how the bill would interact with whistleblower protections and sensitive information, but the bill passed 6-1. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1714, by Senator Jett, which would expand an existing state employee suggestion/incentive program to encourage agencies to identify cost savings and efficiencies, require agencies to review recommendations in good faith, and report back on accepted or rejected ideas. Members raised concerns about open meetings, employee notification, written documentation of suggestions, and possible disputes over the value of savings. The author agreed to work on amendments, the title was struck, and the bill passed as amended 5-2. Senate Bill 1962, by Senator Bullard, would move certain purchasing exemptions out of statute and into the administrative rules process so exemptions must be periodically renewed and justified. Supporters said this would reduce personality-driven exemptions and improve oversight, while concerns were raised about ongoing needs and emergency situations. The bill passed unanimously 7-0. The committee also passed Senate Bill 26, which would allow retired teachers to return to work after a 90-day break with a salary set by local districts and a 3% contribution back to the retirement system, and Senate Bill 172, which would tie cost-of-living adjustments for pension systems to funding benchmarks and a rolling average, rather than legislative discretion; both bills passed, with SB 26 passing 7-0 and SB 172 passing 6-1. The chair noted the committee expected at least one more meeting and hoped to finish the following week.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Public Hearing - Wed Feb 25, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yasmin Cheney, executive director for the Commission on the Status of Women.
  • I stand on my the status of women.
  • Um, Jasmine Cheney for the Commission on the Status of Women.
  • We have the Hawaiʻi State Commission on the Status of Women in support.
  • And so one thing I want our employees.
Bills: HB1183 , HB1656 , HB1658 , HB1661 , HB1663 , HB1664 , HB1859 , HB2116 , HB2271 , HB2276 , HB2335 , HB2360 , HB2387 , HB2472 , HB1805 , HB2469 , HB1815 , HB1860 , HB2117 , HB2118 , HB2437 , HB2438 , HB2604 , HB1590 , HB2156 , HB2268
Committee: House Finance
Keywords: retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes, indebtedness, salary recovery, employee compensation, deductions, financial management, collective bargaining, employee relations, impasse procedures, arbitration, public employment, HB1661, cafeteria plan, Section 125, Internal Revenue Code, flexible spending account
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • excuse me, by putting in base unit as a definition and by putting in on page three that our physical status
  • This has to do with considering the status of the Patient's health before they are given the anesthesia
  • 1305 authorizes the OMMA to approve a third-party vendor that shall provide educational training to employees
Bills: SB1732 , SB1217 , SB1443 , SB1455 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1465 , SB1944 , SB1946 , SB1218 , SB1942 , SB1352 , SB2132 , SB1920 , SB1285 , SB1304 , SB1305 , SB1326 , SB1590 , SB1767
Committee: Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords: professional licensing, licensing fees, home inspection, home inspector, Construction Industries Board, CIB, contractor license, journeyman license, apprentice registration, alarm endorsement, code inspector, electrical license, plumbing license, mechanical license, permit fees, renewal fee, reciprocity, poultry house contractor, poultry house wiring, environmentally controlled poultry house
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 12th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Bills: SB2026 , SB1376 , SB1355 , SB2115 , SB1533 , SB1732 , SB1217 , SB1443 , SB1455 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1465 , SB1944 , SB1946 , SB1218 , SB1942 , SB1352 , SB2132 , SB1920 , SB1285 , SB1304 , SB1305 , SB1326 , SB1590 , SB1767
Keywords: military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, Oklahoma National Guard, education assistance, military benefits, dependents, CareerTech Assistance Act, burial grant, memorial headstone, eligibility requirements, funding, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, fiscal management, state law, veteran burial, burial assistance, indigent veterans
Summary: The Senate convened, a quorum was established, and Senator Yek delivered the opening prayer. The body then granted unanimous consent for an entourage to appear on the floor for a citation presentation honoring Oklahoma State Troopers Michael Patnode and Joy McLaughlin for their quick response and lifesaving assistance during a medical emergency at the Capitol on January 13, 2026. The citation praised their professionalism and noted that emergency responders arrived in less than eight minutes because of their actions. The floor leader also recognized the Senate staff and others involved in the incident, noting that the person who had the medical emergency was recovering and had returned part-time. Senator Nice introduced an intern, Cottrell Strain, a sophomore English major at Langston University with an interest in politics. Several announcements followed, including a Farm City Festival lunch on the second floor, a Veterans and Military Affairs Committee meeting, and a Business and Insurance Committee meeting. The Senate also adopted a motion to celebrate Senator Julie Daniels’ birthday. No legislation was debated or voted on in the transcript beyond the citation and the procedural motions, and the chamber adjourned until Monday, February 16, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 12th, 2026

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • those, by putting in base unit as a definition and by putting in on page three that our physical status
  • This has to do with considering the status of the patient's health before they are given the anesthesia
  • 1305 authorizes the OMMA to approve a third-party vendor that shall provide educational training to employees
Bills: SB1732 , SB1217 , SB1443 , SB1455 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1465 , SB1944 , SB1946 , SB1218 , SB1942 , SB1352 , SB2132 , SB1920 , SB1285 , SB1304 , SB1305 , SB1326 , SB1590 , SB1767
Committee: Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords: professional licensing, licensing fees, home inspection, home inspector, Construction Industries Board, CIB, contractor license, journeyman license, apprentice registration, alarm endorsement, code inspector, electrical license, plumbing license, mechanical license, permit fees, renewal fee, reciprocity, poultry house contractor, poultry house wiring, environmentally controlled poultry house
Summary: The Business and Insurance Committee considered a long agenda of Senate bills covering real estate, construction licensing, insurance, alcohol regulation, medical marijuana, and other business matters. Among the measures discussed were SB 1732, which preserves Oklahoma’s current rule that brokers are not required to enter into a buyer brokerage agreement before showing real estate; SB 1443, which codifies payment rules for anesthesia services and physical status modifiers; and several sunset-extension bills for boards and agencies including the architects and interior designers board, the Construction Industries Board, the Abstractors Board, and the engineering and surveying board. The committee also heard bills on workers’ compensation, dental insurance billing practices, salvage title thresholds, energy standards for state-funded buildings, self-storage lien modernization, and medical marijuana training and licensing issues. Testimony and debate focused heavily on consumer costs, market competition, and regulatory clarity. Supporters of the dental bill (SB 1942) argued it would keep insurers from setting prices for non-covered services and allow patients and providers to negotiate directly, while opponents warned it could raise costs for consumers; the bill passed 8-2. Similar free-market arguments were made for the real estate, anesthesia, and alcohol-related bills, while consumer protection concerns were raised on the self-storage and dental measures. SB 1590, which would expand a fortified-roof grant program to commercial buildings, drew discussion about funding and the state’s role in helping reduce insurance costs. SB 1767 sought stronger enforcement against out-of-state spirit shipping, with concerns noted about lost tax revenue and age verification. Most bills received committee approval, often unanimously or by wide margins, including SB 1732, SB 1217, SB 1443, SB 1455, SB 1457, SB 1459, SB 1466, SB 1944, SB 1946, SB 1352, SB 2132, SB 1920, SB 1285, SB 1304, SB 1305, SB 1326, SB 1590, and SB 1767. Several bills were amended in committee, often to update sunset dates or clarify language, and title-striking motions were adopted on some measures that were still being worked on. The meeting ended with the chair noting that 20 bills had been handled and the committee adjourned.
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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
Bills: HB2188 , HB2218 , HB2524 , HB2563
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
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Health & Welfare (2-9-22)

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Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • requires the state and its agencies to share any data requested by the federal government regarding the status
  • requires the state and its agencies to share any data requested by the federal government regarding the status
  • 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.
Bills: SB1216 , SB1391 , SB1493 , SB1520
Committee: House Public Safety & Law Enforcement
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
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Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the average length that an employee is staying. In Tier 3, in 2024, it was three years.
  • Tier 1 and Tier 2 are closed, so any new employees hired since 2017 are automatically placed into Tier
  • It's going to be, I think, five from the state, seven from the employee. That's what it is.
  • They give a retention bonus based on longevity to employees, so we believe that the money could come
  • Employee assistance unit. Mr. Chair, Mr. Clure, have you run any cost analysis on this?
Bills: SB1161 , SB1215 , SB1270 , SB1400 , SB1537 , SB1538 , SB1580 , SB1584 , SB1627
Committee: House Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Keywords: appropriation, public safety, Yuma County, funding exemption, family advocacy center, firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive
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Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • State employees' unions are not permitted to communicate with employees about that information through
  • And so other unions that represent other state employees, like school district employees, for example
  • issues in part by creating a pathway to legal status or citizenship for the employees who have been
  • And these are not bad employees; these are good employees they have to let go.
  • And these are not bad employees. These are good employees. They have to let go.
Bills: HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2218 , HB2107 , HB2137 , HB2243 , HB2264
Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords: public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, immigrant worker protections, immigrant rights, worker protections, I-9 audit, Form I-9, employment eligibility verification, workplace raid, federal immigration inspection, employer notice, anti-retaliation, retaliation, Attorney General enforcement, private right of action, labor law, workplace rights
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • as well as state employees employees as well as state employees employees as well as state employees
  • And bill for the education employees. And bill for the education employees.
  • Our state employees have it, but not our state employees have it, but not our state employees have it
  • The employee with the following. The employee with the following.
  • We just are kind of being employees. We just are kind of being employees.
Bills: SB199 , HB142 , SB86 , HB152 , HB297 , SB1 , SB1
Committee: House Ways and Means Education
Keywords: parental leave, state employees, local education agencies, adoption, work-life balance, family support, portable benefits, portable benefit account, independent contractor, gig worker, 1099 worker, freelancer, app-based worker, rideshare, delivery driver, worker benefits, health insurance, retirement benefits, life insurance, income replacement insurance
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • and renewal processes for employee organizations.
  • For public safety employee organizations, they may be certified or recertified by a majority of employees
  • by a majority vote of the employees in the bargaining unit.
  • Employees, their unions should have protections.
  • , but a public employee needs their union to bargain for this right?
Bills: S0332 , S0464 , S0576 , S0830 , S0964 , S0984 , S1096 , S1296 , S1298 , S1612 , S1656
Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Keywords: public records, public meetings, property rights, transcripts, settlement negotiations, Veterans Day, K-12 schools, holiday observance, education, Florida statutes, cybersecurity, local government, grant program, data-sharing, Florida Digital Service, ransomware protection, county administrators, city managers, exemption, privacy
Summary: The committee first heard a committee substitute for SB 332, which creates a narrow public meetings and public records exemption for certain pre-suit settlement communications in Bert Harris claims involving local governments and private property rights. The sponsor said the change is intended to allow confidential legal strategy and negotiation during the 90-day pre-suit period while keeping settlements and outcomes public. The strike-all amendment was adopted, supportive testimony was waived in, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved several other measures, including SB 464 requiring K-12 schools to formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday; SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention, which was amended to add a statement of important state interest and reported favorably after testimony from firefighters both supporting the bill and urging a longer benefit window; SB 576 on local government cybersecurity, which was amended to route the program through the Florida Digital Service and strengthen state-local coordination; SB 964 clarifying how certain gift and honoraria disclosures are filed with the Commission on Ethics; SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments with a delayed effective date; SB 830 creating public records exemptions for certain local government administrators and their families; SB 1096 clarifying the filing deadline for employment discrimination complaints; and SB 1656 designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship. All were reported favorably. The committee also considered a slate of appointments, including a separate vote on Jeffrey Aaron to the Public Employees Relations Commission, which was recommended favorably after Senator Polsky objected to the appointment and cited concerns about political ties and prior work. The remaining appointees on tabs 12 through 30 were also recommended favorably. After a recess, the committee took up SB 1296 on the Public Employees Relations Commission, as substituted by a committee PCS. The PCS would change union certification and recertification rules, require stronger showing-of-interest and voting thresholds, limit paid union leave in some cases, require equal access to employer communication spaces, and speed up impasse procedures for state-funded salary increases. The bill drew extensive testimony, with supporters arguing it would improve accountability, transparency, and taxpayer fairness, and opponents—many of them teachers, bus drivers, and other public employees—saying it would weaken collective bargaining, burden workers, and function as union busting. Members raised constitutional concerns about the single-subject rule and collective bargaining protections, and debate was ongoing at the end of the transcript.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/18/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> education based on immigration status. education based on immigration status.
  • ,</c> real or perceived immigration status, real or perceived immigration status, are<01:33:26.080><c
  • </c> actual or perceived immigration status. actual or perceived immigration status.
  • We don't ask immigration status. We don't ask political party status. So we educate Republicans.
  • We don't ask immigration status. We don't ask political party status. So we educate Republicans.
Bills: HF3435 , HF3409
Committee: House Education Policy
Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/7/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Want to note, 75% of our members are small or medium-sized businesses with fewer than 100 employees.
  • 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.
  • personal well-being and dignity of all Minnesotans, regardless of their race, age, or disability status
  • Having Ian at home also saves status.
Bills: HF4621 , HF4123 , HF4616 , HF1183
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, 1183
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 5 Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma House Floor Meeting

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-06-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-05-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1415 prescribes specified qualifications for salaried employees of insurers or managing general
  • This adjuster license is valid and renewable only while the licensee adjusts claims as a salaried employee
  • Don Isaacson, welcome. without taking the examination to only adjust claims as a salaried employee of
  • this adjuster license is valid and renewable only while the licensee adjust claims as a salaried employee
  • For State Farm, that's 5,000 employees in Tempe who all of a sudden need to be licensed.
Bills: SB1181 , SB1252 , SB1254 , SB1415
Committee: House Commerce
Keywords: certified public accountants, CPA certification, accounting regulations, professional standards, continuing education, assignment for benefit of creditors, ABC act, insolvency, creditor claims, debt liquidation, business wind-up, receivership, liquidation, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, proof of claim, voidable transactions, fraudulent transfer, wage claims, priority claims
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • thing to do for employees.
  • It allows staff time to for employees.
  • </c> and its effort to balance employee and its effort to balance employee protections<00:10:23.120><
  • </c><00:21:44.720><c> are</c> situations where employees are situations where employees are supporting
  • It's important that we take care of the employees.
Bills: HF4110 , HF4101 , HF4144 , HF3546
Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, medical assistance, data matching, eligibility, reporting, human services, assisted living, health regulations, inspection authority, vulnerable adults, local government, program integrity, high-risk providers, enrollment requirements, fraud prevention, compliance