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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Tue Jan 14, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Despite these efforts, the state continues to face challenges in our labor market.
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market that we have a very tight labor market that we have a very tight labor - For example, I believe Department of Labor is the highest vacancy rate, with 37%.
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and believe for Department of Labor and believe for Department of Labor and
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And so her at the Department of Labor.
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it.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So I had the privilege of partnering with women in the trades to move a bill that required the Labor
- It went to the labor agency, and they denied women the porta-potty this body had demanded they have on
- needed them to have experience to find out which trade they wanted to enter, whether or not it was a laborer
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then handled routine procedural business, including dispensing with the journal reading, re-referring AB 2022, and rescinding prior action on SCR 112. Several bills on the second reading file and concurrence file were passed and retained, while reconsideration items were continued. The chamber then moved to third reading items and consent calendar business.
The main substantive item was ACR 145, by Assemblymember Koloza, declaring March 1-7, 2026 as National Women in Construction Week. Koloza, Davies, Bauer-Kahan, and Arambula spoke in support, emphasizing the need to expand opportunities for women in the trades, improve apprenticeship pipelines, address barriers such as childcare, transportation, safety, and restroom access, and support women-owned construction businesses. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 67 co-authors were added.
On the second-day consent calendar, ACR 135 on School Breakfast Week was also taken up for co-authors, with 66 added, and the consent calendar passed 65-0, including ACR 135, ACR 144, and SCR 122. The Assembly also observed an adjournment in memory for Eileen Hubb, and the house adjourned until Monday, March 9 at 1 p.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Partners, labor, small businesses, and also members on this floor, and members in the Senate who have
- He has brought together an incredible coalition of labor, business, small business, and has really put
- union coalition Rebecca Ryan and motion pictures association Melissa Patak and a true coalition of labor
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- from small businesses, nonprofits, different organizations of government, as well as a lot of our labor
- Thursday, February 13, 2025. well as a lot of our labor unions down well as a lot of our labor unions
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call, then approved the previous day’s journal without objection. The clerk reported a large batch of newly introduced House files, numbered 26 through 308, for first reading. The chamber also received messages from the Senate announcing its organization and the election of Bobby Joe Champion as President of the Senate.
The main substantive action was a motion by Representative Gilman to recall House File 22 from the Education Policy Committee and re-refer it to Children and Families Finance and Policy, with the bill described as relating to families and creating a Parents’ Bill of Rights before returning to Education Policy. The motion was adopted. No further debate on the bill occurred in this meeting.
During announcements, Representatives Skraba and Johnson invited members to a St. Louis County delegation reception on February 12 in St. Paul, highlighting regional projects, businesses, nonprofits, government, and labor unions. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2025, and subsequently adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/19/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Labor unions? >> Who was your question to, Chief author, Mr. Chair?
- It essentially includes all entities who are not humans. >> So would include labor, uh, labor entities
- It essentially includes all entities who are not humans. >> So would include labor, uh, labor entities
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Labor <00:37:48.480>unions? - labor uh labor entities >> So would include labor uh labor entities uh<00:38:09.680>
nonprofits
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
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So, have um members of ECD and labor. - So, have um members of ECD and labor.
- For [clears throat] the labor >> All right.
- We're labor committee. Same >> All right. We're labor committee.
Keywords:
business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, Hawaiian culture, sense of place, land management, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting.
On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties.
On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote.
The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Are those things even broken for labor.
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costs adequacy monies to support labor costs adequacy monies to support labor - It hasn't arrived yet, but you also already have to hire your labor.
- It hasn't arrived yet, but you also already have to hire your labor.
- It may be labor association.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- agencies to act on the application within 45 days and directs the Department of Labor to digitize and
- Labor and others. Labor and others. Thank<00:32:33.760>
you, <00:32:34.000>Mr. - Seventy years ago, the AFL-CIO co-joined laborers with a bold vision.
- co-joined laborers with a bold vision. co-joined laborers with a bold vision.
- and listen for the threat of labored and listen for the threat of labored breathing,<02:53:33.920
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- and Department of Department of Labor and Department of Department of Labor and Department of Commerce
- But I I really I I I'm I'm labor.
- Because when I talked to the labor department when they did their the labor department when they did
- and by Senator Orur relating to labor and by Senator Orur relating to labor and employment.
- Um so you competitive with their labor. Um so you competitive with their labor.
Keywords:
occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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without <00:24:09.800>< - This bill has been informed by many stakeholder conversations with building owners and managers, labor
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utilities, owners and managers, labor, utilities, owners and managers, labor
Keywords:
Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- emergency medical treatment<00:14:04.240>
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required <00:14:07.880> - My name is Ursa Pula Ruth, and I'm a registered nurse and I've worked in labor and deliver...
- I've worked in labor and delivery for nearly 10 years. I'm chair of the Birth Equity Work Group.
- Thank you. our community through their labor our community through their labor families<00:30:04.919>
Keywords:
undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 18th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Black Americans had no ownership of their labor or the fruits of their work, and millions were denied
- So go ahead and tax software development, which is essentially taxing labor that develops a product.
- And so while we're at it, maybe we could consider taxing the labor on a major air conditioner repair
- Or tax labor on a replaced roof because that creates a product which includes the labor value.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Ways and Means Committee OKs bill to upgrade county-level human services IT 5/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, this has been a labor of love, folks.
- Uh, this has been a labor of love, folks.
- Uh, this has been a labor of love, folks.
- Uh, this has been a labor of love, folks.
- Uh, this has been a labor of love, folks.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 4808, as amended by a DE3, a human services technology modernization bill. The author described the measure as a multi-year effort to modernize outdated county systems, improve data integration, and strengthen program integrity and fraud detection. The bill would create a Human Services Modernization Fund with a $50 million cap, establish an advisory council with strong county and tribal representation, and create a legislative commission to oversee the work and receive annual reports. It also includes a $10 million county-focused grant fund and a $15 million appropriation for the Office of Inspector General’s technology needs.
Testimony from the Association of Minnesota Counties and related county groups strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the need for immediate modernization, the importance of county and tribal involvement, and the value of legislative oversight. Members from both parties echoed support, saying the bill would help county workers spend less time on outdated systems and more time serving clients, and that better system integration could reduce errors and fraud issues. One member suggested that audits should be considered in the future in addition to reporting requirements.
The committee adopted the DE3 amendment without opposition. After discussion, the chair renewed the motion to refer House File 4808, as amended, to the general register, and the motion passed on a voice vote.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force Apr 24th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- student at OU, and one of the big research projects I worked on while I've been a law student is Fair Labor
- between the Department of Human Services, which is where the VR program is housed, at the Department of Labor
- As of April 1st, the Department of Labor reported that we have 40 entities that utilize 14C. 35 of those
- listed there at the Office of Disability Employment Policies is actually part of the Department of Labor
- Because I just know from an employer's standpoint, labor cost is increasing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 04/20/26
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- It is made up of members from industry and also members from labor.
- Um, as often pushing the deadline right to the edge, and we did hear it in labor as soon as it was available
- allow us to proceed. right to the edge, and we did hear it in right to the edge, and we did hear it in labor
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was <00:23:25.840>available <00:23:26.440>at <00:23:26.560>our labor - as soon as it was available at our labor as soon as it was available at our first<00:23:26.920>
opportunity
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Education Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- We feel that the need for skilled labor is going to increase as the changes in technology increase.
- , we have a great need in our state to catch up and keep up and get ahead of the curve for skilled labor
- biggest impediment to business and industry continues to say is that we don't have enough skilled labor
- organizations that over time have needed more technical support, but it's really been a successful, very labor-intensive
- That has been very labor-intensive, but it's also been a great learning opportunity for us to understand
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jul 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We thank all the stakeholders, industry, labor, and our immigrant rights advocates working together to
- We thank all the stakeholders, industry, labor, and our immigrant rights advocates working together to
- Yvonne Fernandez, California Labor Fed, in support.
- Yvonne Fernandez, California Labor Fed, in support.
- Yvonne Fernandez, California Labor Federation, in support.
Summary:
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard several bills focused on AI, immigration-related health care protections, digital financial assets, and online cannabis/hemp sales. SB 69 by Senator McNerney would create an AI-focused team within the Department of Justice to build enforcement expertise on civil rights, public safety, and legal issues tied to AI. SB 81 by Senator Arreguín would codify hospital and health facility policies limiting disclosure of patient immigration status and restricting immigration enforcement access without a judicial warrant. SB 97 by Senator Grayson would update and clarify California’s digital financial assets licensing law. SB 243 by Senator Padilla would impose guardrails on AI companion chatbots, including disclosures, anti-addictive design limits, self-harm protocols, and a private right of action. SB 378 by Senator Wiener would allow civil penalties against online marketplaces that advertise illicit intoxicating hemp and unlicensed cannabis products.
Testimony on SB 69 emphasized that California needs in-house AI enforcement expertise at the DOJ; supporters said AG offices generally lack tech-policy specialists, while members asked about the Attorney General’s role and noted the office was neutral. SB 81 drew broad support from nurses, immigrant advocates, hospitals, labor, and community groups, who argued that hospitals should remain safe places for care regardless of immigration status; there was no opposition. SB 97 was described as a technical cleanup bill with stakeholder consensus, and the main public comment focused on ensuring blockchain-based nonfinancial products are not unintentionally swept into the law.
SB 243 generated the most debate. Supporters, including the mother of a Florida teen who died by suicide after interacting with a chatbot, urged stronger protections for minors and vulnerable users. Opponents argued the bill’s definitions were too broad and could capture general-purpose AI systems, and raised concerns about privacy, cost, and a private right of action. Committee members largely supported the bill’s intent and discussed the need for guardrails without stifling innovation. SB 378 was supported by cannabis workers, retailers, and local government representatives who said online sales of untested intoxicating hemp and illegal cannabis are harming public health and the legal market; opponents from hemp and tech groups argued the bill could sweep in lawful hemp businesses and that definitions need refinement. The committee ultimately passed SB 69, SB 81, SB 97, SB 243, and SB 378, with SB 81 and SB 243 amended, and all five bills were sent onward to their next committees.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 56 to allow the Labor and Employment Committee to
- AB 746, McKenna from the Public Safety Committee to the Labor and Employment.
- AB 1326, Aarons from the Labor and Employment Committee to the Health Committee.
- As a co-founder of the United Farm Workers, alongside Chavez, she has been a fearless advocate of labor
- Dolores' work laid the foundation for many of the labor protections we fight to uphold today.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a cost- and labor-intensive process for an airport to go through.
- That's, again, another cost- and labor-intensive process to go through as an airport.
- It's a cost and labor-intensive process for an airport to go through.
- That's, again, another cost and labor-intensive process to go through as an airport. environmental reviews
- That's, again, another cost and labor-intensive process to go through as an airport.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee met and first received an update from FDOT on the Sun Trail shared-use nonmotorized trail program. FDOT said the program, created in 2015 and expanded by 2023 legislation, now includes connections to the Florida Wildlife Corridor and received a one-time $200 million appropriation plus increased annual funding. The department reported programming about $180 million of that funding, completing 42 construction projects totaling nearly 95 miles in 21 counties, and installing trail counters and QR-code surveys to measure usage and economic impact. Members expressed support for the program and asked no substantive questions.
The committee then heard a presentation on FDOT’s locally administered state transportation funding programs, including SCOP, SCOPM, SCRAP, SIGP, and TRIP. FDOT explained these programs support local roadway resurfacing, bridge repair, drainage, paving unpaved roads, and safety or capacity improvements, with varying state match levels depending on the program and eligibility. FDOT said its adopted five-year work program includes more than $1.4 billion for local transportation improvement projects. A member asked whether toll revenues from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties fund these programs; FDOT said it would research the funding source and follow up.
The committee’s main discussion was a panel on advanced air mobility (AAM), including FDOT and industry representatives from Supernal, Joby, Atlantic Aviation, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, and Eve Air Mobility. FDOT described its AAM planning work, advisory committee, local government guidebook, and upcoming training, while panelists emphasized Florida’s leadership, the likely use of existing airport and heliport infrastructure first, and the expectation that private investment will fund much of the early vertiport buildout. Members raised concerns about community acceptance, privacy, zoning, airspace congestion, security, and lessons from scooters and drones. Panelists repeatedly stressed a “crawl, walk, run” rollout, local government coordination, multimodal connectivity, and public outreach. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the panel.