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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So you may think, well, okay, well, I'll add my wife as an employee.
- employee, you're good to apply in group situations.
- If the wife is truly a W-2 employee or in an LLC or a partnership is truly an employee, I don't know
- company that has many employees.
- Kansas didn't preclude a wife from being a second employee, a legitimate employee of the company, whereas
Committee:
House Commerce
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Delivery of Government Efficiency May 7th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of the bill we heard previously by Senator Perry, allowing current and former AG employees to
- House Bill 1225 aims to establish an optional bundle pricing program within the state employees group
- To reduce health care costs both inpatient and outpatient for state employees by offering consolidated
- Under this program, our employees would not be required to pay deductibles, co-payments, co-insurance
- Participation in this program would be voluntary for our employees and their families.
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The division often makes transfers into operating to cover contract employees or other operating costs
- First step increases for 223 state employees to provide pay parity with their federal counterparts.
- And to our airmen, soldiers, and state employees. But it's been a good run. I've enjoyed it.
- One of the downsides has also been employee morale and employee retention, where we've seen that when
- So are we truly preparing our long-term employees? And this plan is not for the wealthy.
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard budget presentations for the Idaho Military Division, the Division of Veterans Services, and PERSI. For the Military Division, analysts reviewed the agency’s structure, recent transfers of emergency medical services into the division, and the fiscal year 2027 request, which included hazardous materials response funding, a pay-parity adjustment for 223 state employees, a small enhancement for grant administration overhead, and rescissions tied to vacant positions and reduced tuition assistance and state match funding. General Donnellan said the division had absorbed the 3% rescission, but further cuts to state education assistance for Guardsmen would be concerning. Members also asked about the EMS transition, CEC-related pay parity, and the general’s military service.
The committee then reviewed the Division of Veterans Services budget. Analysts described the state veterans homes, cemeteries, and veterans assistance programs, along with ongoing staffing challenges and the use of a temporary nursing pool to reduce reliance on contract nurses. Administrator Mark Champal said the division is making progress on staffing, expects to save nearly half a million dollars through the new pool, and continues to manage near-capacity homes while the new Boise veterans home is under construction. He also highlighted outreach efforts for homeless and vulnerable veterans, the division’s high satisfaction rates, and recent gains in benefits claims, education certifications, and community support connections.
Finally, PERSI’s budget and operations were discussed. Analysts outlined the retirement system’s dedicated funding, the ongoing pension software upgrade, and requested one-time funding for the final year of that project, a continuity-of-operations and records management plan, and IT replacements. Director Mike Hampton reported strong investment returns, a funded ratio around 90%, and more than $1.3 billion in annual benefits paid. Committee members asked about retiree cost-of-living adjustments, the PERSI Choice 401 plan, the possibility of moving toward defined contribution or hybrid plans, and the meaning of “other” participating employers. Hampton said the board had recommended a retroactive retirement allowance adjustment through 2022, explained that PERSI’s structure supports retention, and noted that board meetings are now livestreamed. The committee adjourned until the next morning.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel & Public Retirement (10-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:32.480><c> Um</c><00:15:33.920><c> so</c> employees that work at this site.
- Um so employees that work at this site.
- Not seeing any. >> The only question I had was how many employees do you have?
- I know lock masters, you said they work weekends. >> Correct. >> Are they full-time employees?
- So, we have nine employees total. >> Okay. All right.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:30
Office of the Attorney General 00:01:50
Kentucky River Authority 00:12:50, 958, all
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met without a quorum at first, then heard an update on child exploitation enforcement efforts from the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Criminal Investigations. The presenters described the specialized investigation and prosecution unit funded in House Bill 6, saying the added resources allowed them to hire four staff members and expand work on cyber tips, search warrants, arrests, forensic processing, victim advocacy, and training for local law enforcement. They highlighted a recent rescue of a 5-year-old victim from a Discord-related case and said the office had also filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the platform lacked adequate age verification and allowed predators access to children. Senators asked about the lawsuit, and the presenters said Kentucky was one of only two states to sue Roblox and that the complaint was based on evidence collected by the office.
The committee then received an update from the Kentucky River Authority on lock and dam repairs funded in the 2024-2026 budget. The authority reported progress on three capital projects: upper guide repairs at Locks 2 and 3, design and repair work at Dam 7, and design work to reopen Lock 5 for navigation. Officials explained that river construction is limited by flooding and fish-spawn restrictions, and they described the engineering and safety issues involved in replacing guide walls and repairing Dam 7’s spillway. They also said the authority had demolished three obsolete lockmaster houses and filled a fifth lockmaster position, while continuing to work on pay retention for those employees.
Members asked about the transfer of the lock and dam properties from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the permitting process through the Division of Water, and the timeline for reopening navigation. The authority said the Corps had transferred the properties to Kentucky, that permits for river work are handled through the Division of Water and the Army Corps, and that Locks 1 through 4 are open seasonally from Memorial Day weekend through the end of October. Officials said Lock 5 would add 14 miles of navigation if reopened, but that it would still take a few more years before that project is complete.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> affiliation this past election employees affiliation this past election employees of<01:08:36.440
- </c> of pulling undertaken by UNH employees of pulling undertaken by UNH employees be<01:12:57.880><c
- </c> you're saying that no Public Employee you're saying that no Public Employee could<01:18:58.760><
- </c> position and thus not a public employee position and thus not a public employee under<02:43:29.120
- will</c><02:46:51.560><c> be</c> employees or public employees will be employees or public employees
Committee:
House Election Law
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Insurance Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- to their employees.
- Are you saying then by this bill that a cannabis dealer who had an employee—my concern is for the employee
- I would classify an employee as a W-2 employee.
- But if you're a 1099 employee or a cash-based employee, even an off-the-books employee, or in some cases
- But if you're a 1099 employee or a cash-based employee, even are off-the-books employee, or in some cases
Summary:
The Assembly Insurance Committee met as a subcommittee and heard several bills focused on insurance transparency, wildfire mitigation, market access, and workforce issues. AB 75 would require insurers to give homeowners 30 days’ notice before collecting aerial images of their property and allow homeowners to review those images; supporters said it would improve privacy and prevent inaccurate non-renewals, while consumer and industry groups both sought amendments. AB 234 would add the Assembly Speaker and Senate President pro Tem, or designees, as non-voting members on the California FAIR Plan governing committee; the Department of Insurance supported it as an oversight measure, while Consumer Federation of California said it was only a small first step toward broader transparency reforms. AB 428 would let water corporations join joint powers authorities for pooled insurance, with supporters citing rising insurance costs for small water systems and no remaining opposition after amendments. AB 943 would streamline producer pre-licensing education by removing the 20-hour per-line requirement while keeping ethics training; industry sponsors said it would reduce barriers to entry, while consumer advocates warned it could lower professional standards. AB 1209 would create a pathway for cannabis employers to secure workers’ compensation coverage and related services through a state-coordinated network; supporters said it would help bring the industry into compliance, while one member raised concerns about creating a special carveout for a federally restricted industry. AB 1 would require periodic review of the state’s Safer from Wildfire regulations every five years, and it drew broad support from the department, insurers, local governments, and industry groups as a way to keep wildfire mitigation incentives current.
The committee also took up a consent calendar including AB 69, AB 487, and AB 570, all of which were sent to Appropriations. The committee approved AB 75 to Privacy and Consumer Protection, AB 234 to the Assembly Floor, AB 428 to Local Government, AB 943 to Appropriations, AB 1209 to Business and Professions, and AB 1 to Appropriations. Most measures passed on strong or unanimous votes after members added coauthor requests and expressed support for the bills’ consumer protection, transparency, or wildfire-related goals.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Board Jun 8th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- We receive in-kind donations from Microsoft employees.
- They weren't enough to pay for employees.
- Employee meetings. Okay. Who was in attendance at these employee meetings?
- “Are you still an employee?” “We don’t have employees. What were the dates of your employment?”
- I'm technically—we don't have any employees.
Summary:
The hearing concerned a Legislative Ethics Board complaint against Representative Tara Simmons in Washington State OAH Docket 401-645. The judge outlined the process, the two issues on appeal—whether Simmons violated RCW 42.52.020 and RCW 42.52.070, and, if so, what penalty should apply—and admitted a number of exhibits by stipulation or prior ruling, while taking one exhibit under advisement pending an offer of proof. The board also moved to sequester witnesses, which was granted, and the judge deferred ruling on a motion to exclude three defense witnesses until after hearing the board staff’s case. Opening statements followed, with staff alleging Simmons used her position to benefit an outside organization and to secure special privileges, and the defense arguing the conduct was lawful, technical in nature, and consistent with prior ethics guidance.
Board staff then called Kimberly Gordon, an attorney and founding board member/treasurer of American Equity and Justice Group (AEJG), as its first witness. Gordon testified that AEJG used data dashboards to make justice-system data more accessible, received state proviso funding sponsored by Simmons, and also received two donations from Simmons—$10,000 and $40,000. She said the first donation was intended to help hire Antoine Coleman, whom Simmons had recommended and who was later identified as Simmons’s romantic partner, and that AEJG returned the $10,000 and declined the $40,000 after concluding there was a potential conflict of interest. Gordon also testified that AEJG believed Simmons’s involvement in the organization and her communications about Coleman created ethical concerns.
Gordon further testified about a second proviso intended to expand AEJG’s work into education data and its subcontract with Equity in Education Coalition (EEC). She said EEC did not perform the expected deliverables, prompting repeated communications with the Administrative Office of the Courts and a meeting involving Chris Stanley, where AEJG raised concerns that EEC was not complying and that Simmons had intervened in the dispute. According to Gordon, Stanley ultimately directed the parties to rewrite the subcontract and continue, but AEJG later moved forward largely without EEC’s assistance. The board staff introduced AEJG’s complaint and related timeline exhibits during her testimony. After direct examination, the hearing recessed for lunch, and cross-examination by Simmons’s counsel began when the hearing resumed.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- um starting in 2028 uh after employees um starting in 2028 uh after the<00:08:32.959><c> 2028</c><00
- My vision is not that we fight against UI, but that we give the opportunity for employees not to file
- Um, districts said they thought 100% of their employees would. The fiscal notes had deeds had 50%.
- Um, districts said they thought 100% of their employees would. The fiscal notes had deeds had 50%.
- Um, districts said they thought 100% of their employees would. The fiscal notes had deeds had 50%.
Bills:
HF1049
Committee:
House Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judicial branch, public defender budget requests to House judiciary and civil law panel 1/21/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I serve, along with my employees as staff to the Judicial Council.
- employee relations for a decade or so and have had it in the past.
- We have a whole bunch of unrepresented employees.
- We have a whole bunch of unrepresented employees.
- </c><00:30:09.679><c> um</c> one district has no Union employees um one district has no Union employees
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2432 5/8/25
Transcript Highlights:
- should be an employee whose somebody who should be an employee whose employer<01:00:30.240><c> controls
- speaking, employees as they've classified them.
- </c> determine whether someone is an employee determine whether someone is an employee or<01:01:51.280
- than an actual employee rather than an independent<01:04:05.680><c> contractor.
- </c> we keep seeing employer employee we keep seeing employer employee business<01:10:23.679><c> that
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, this will increase the cost of the employee here.
- So we all pay that into PERSI, both on employee side and also on the employer side.
- The employee side, EMS, and some others have, there’s three different buckets of employees in the State
- So they've had employees—I've heard of employees.
- So they've had employees—I've heard of employees.
Summary:
The committee first discussed a proposal to expand death benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty. Chairman Holtzclaw explained that the measure would replace the current $100,000 death benefit with a $500,000 one-time payment and an ongoing $75,000 annual pension for the surviving spouse or dependent children. Members asked how long the annual benefit would last, whether the payment was in addition to the lump sum, and how the cost would be funded through PERSI; Holtzclaw said the benefit would be paid through the retirement system and that the employee/employer contribution rate would rise, likely from about $70 to about $110 per $100,000 of covered salary. The committee voted to introduce RS 33349.
Next, Representative Cornelis introduced RS 33253, which would make it unlawful for an employer that offers sick leave to count properly used sick leave as an attendance occurrence or absence for discipline purposes. He said the bill was intended to stop employees from being penalized or terminated for using earned sick leave while still leaving employers free to decide whether to offer sick leave at all. Members raised questions about how the bill would affect employees with frequent absences and asked for more detail later, but the committee voted to introduce the measure.
Finally, Representative Hill presented RS 33243, the Foreign Adversary Divestment Act, which would require state public pension and university endowment funds to divest from countries of concern, especially China and Russia, to avoid supporting foreign military or surveillance capabilities. Members questioned the impact on PERSI returns, existing international investments, and the timeline for divestment, and asked that PERSI and the State Treasurer testify when the bill returns. Hill said the goal was to stop investing in adversary countries and that divestment would be sequenced to minimize disruption. The committee voted to introduce RS 33243 and then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Jobs, Labor and Economic Development - 05/27/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One, those categories of employees.
- </c> um to leave Minnesota's ban on employee um to leave Minnesota's ban on employee non-compete<00:08
- </c><00:09:01.519><c> that</c> communicate to those employees that communicate to those employees that
- 00:09:09.920><c> employees</c><00:09:10.640><c> ongoing</c> clear the employees ongoing clear the employees
- </c><00:12:59.680><c> Thank</c> employees without restriction. Thank employees without restriction.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:34:00.880><c> by</c><00:34:01.200><c> mutual</c> employee by mutual employee by mutual agreement.
- Um, and that an employee can use it.
- Um, and that an employee can excuse me. Um, and that an employee can use<00:35:24.000><c> it.
- </c><00:45:27.760><c> and</c> somewhat uncertain if employees and somewhat uncertain if employees and
- </c> also let's say I have a trouble employee also let's say I have a trouble employee I<00:50:53.359
Committee:
Senate Commerce
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 064 Mar 19th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Together, these plans serve approximately 226,000 active public employees.
- This was done to ensure these employees have plan portability with a guaranteed income option.
- And whereas PERA also offers employees.
- </c><00:33:42.240><c> who</c> Auditor found that public employees who Auditor found that public employees
- c> plan</c><00:34:05.240><c> portability</c> these employees have plan portability these employees have
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Governmental Organization Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to need telework for state employees and others.
- So it's really a great privilege to be working on this bill with so many state employees.
- Local 1000 is California's largest state employee union, and we represent nearly 100,000 employees across
- Employees face the same burden when their workplaces do not formally recognize Eid.
- And it's explicit about the ability of employees to be able to use public employees' existing leave mechanisms
Committee:
Senate Governmental Organization
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Administrative Rules Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 40-7-05.2, temporary employees and interns, we clarified that temporary employees and interns
- with regular and probationary employees.
- The term permanent employee was replaced with regular and probationary employee.
- with regular and probationary employee.
- We replaced the term permanent employee with regular and probationary employee.
Committee:
Joint Administrative Rules Committee
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Feb 4th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- It states two, but no more than 50 eligible employees.
- employee, you're good to apply in group situations.
- or in an LLC or a partnership is truly an employee.
- company that has many employees.
- Kansas didn't preclude a wife from being a second employee, a legitimate employee of the company, whereas
Summary:
The committee first went into executive session on House Bill 2099, adopting a House committee substitute and an amendment clarifying language about non-private, non-commercial property and authorized agents, including executors, administrators, trustees, and verified heirs. Members discussed the amendment as a way to prevent people from exploiting recent obituaries to occupy property without authorization. The committee then voted unanimously to do pass the House committee substitute for HB 2099.
The main public hearing was on House Bill 1791, which would set deadlines for political subdivisions to act on building permit applications and reduce fees if deadlines are missed. The sponsor and supporters, including the Missouri Municipal League’s critics from the construction industry, argued the bill would reduce costly delays, improve predictability, and help housing and business development. Opponents from municipal groups said the bill could create liability concerns, impose one-size-fits-all mandates on cities of different sizes, and interfere with local inspection and safety processes. Several witnesses said they were willing to work on the bill’s definitions and timelines, but no vote was taken in the transcript.
The committee also heard House Bill 2465, which would let sole proprietors and single-member businesses obtain group health coverage outside the ACA framework and would revise the employee-count threshold from two to one, with discussion about whether the upper limit should remain 50 or be changed. Supporters said the bill would help small businesses, especially family-run firms, access more affordable and flexible coverage, including out-of-network options; one witness described personal difficulty obtaining coverage for a spouse who works in the business. Members raised questions about federal implications and the impact of changing the 50-employee cap, but the hearing ended without a recorded vote.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2717, a storage-unit and public notice bill that would modernize notice requirements by reducing reliance on newspaper advertisements, allow electronic delivery of rental agreements, shorten certain notice periods, and address storage units being used as housing. Supporters said the bill reflects current business practices and improves communication and efficiency, while opponents focused on preserving newspaper notice and raised concerns about public awareness and process. The sponsor said the bill had been repeatedly introduced in prior sessions and was intended to update the industry’s rules; the hearing concluded without final action in the transcript.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/09/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:05.800><c> information</c> to obtain private employee information to obtain private employee
- </c><00:02:11.880><c> beliefs</c> predictions about the employees beliefs predictions about the employees
- 25.720><c> universally</c> can't monitor employees in universally can't monitor employees in universally
- </c> should an employee be aware? should an employee be aware?
- </c> keep an employee or to make an employee keep an employee or to make an employee violate<00:12:59.320
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and working conditions under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act.
- Employees' Collective Bargaining Act.
- I'm unfamiliar with the term employee-initiated layoff.
- And essentially an employee can raise their hand.
- Employees could apply, but ETS controlled who was accepted and how many positions.
Summary:
The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee held its first meeting of the session and heard four bills. HB 2107 would make permanent and slightly narrow a temporary L&I requirement that, after an on-site safety inspection at a building construction site, the agency make a good-faith effort to notify the owner or employer within 10 working days if an immediately identified hazard could injure a worker. Construction industry groups and L&I supported the bill and said the pilot had worked well, with L&I reporting it had been able to notify owners almost 96% of the time during about 1,400 inspections.
HB 2137 would remove the population threshold for binding interest arbitration for correctional employees in city and county jails. Teamsters representatives said the change would give corrections officers in smaller jurisdictions the same bargaining rights as other uniformed personnel and help address safety, staffing, and wage inequities. County representatives opposed the bill, saying it would increase bargaining and compensation costs for many counties, and asked for amendments requiring arbitrators to consider county finances and making awards nonbinding on county legislative authorities.
HB 2264 would clarify unemployment insurance eligibility for workers who opt into an employer-initiated layoff or reduction-in-force plan, even if they can rescind their decision, so long as the termination results from the employer’s plan. Supporters said current court rulings create confusing and unfair denials of benefits for workers who leave in good faith during layoffs; NFIB raised questions about severance, retirement, and UI solvency. HB 2243 would allow physical therapists and occupational therapists to serve as attending providers in the workers’ compensation system. Physical therapy and occupational therapy advocates said this would speed care and return workers to work sooner, while retailers, food industry representatives, NFIB, the Washington State Medical Association, and L&I raised concerns about diagnosis, scope of practice, added costs, and the possibility that all PTs and OTs would have to join the provider network. No votes were taken; the committee heard testimony and then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- There's no fee for employers to offer direct deposit for their employees, and we'll help them set it
- of $500 per employee per year.
- In 2025, 16 employers participated in the tax credit and contributed over $219,000 to their employees
- There's no fee for employers to offer direct deposit for their employees, and we'll help them set it
- of $500 per employee per year.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 1225, which would codify a more standardized, partially public process for university and higher education presidential searches. The bill requires a search committee, periodic public updates, and a 10-business-day public comment period after a sole finalist is named, while aiming to protect applicants’ current employment from being jeopardized by early disclosure. The sponsor said the bill passed the Senate 34-0. The Idaho Press Club testified in opposition, arguing the measure reduces transparency under the Public Records Act, though it acknowledged the search committee structure itself was reasonable. Members discussed whether alternative approaches, such as releasing multiple finalists, might preserve more public input, but the sponsor said that would still deter applicants. The committee then voted to send the bill, as amended, to the floor with a do pass recommendation.
The committee also received an informational update from Dawn Hall, executive director of IDEAL, Idaho’s 529 education savings program. She reviewed the program’s history, tax advantages, investment options, recent app updates, and expanded uses under federal changes, including broader K-12 and credentialing expenses. Hall said IDEAL accounts are growing, new accounts were up 11% over the prior year, and the program is working to increase awareness, employer participation, and contributions statewide. Members asked about the relationship between savings accounts and later educational attainment, and Hall said the accounts help start family conversations about higher education and are especially valued by lower-income families.
Finally, Representative Pickett presented RS 33205, a cleanup bill for the public school facilities cooperative fund. He said the proposal would clarify interest calculations, update language about when the state can step in on unsafe school buildings, and ensure any remaining funds are properly returned or redirected. A member asked who would pay a state-appointed district supervisor’s salary and whether the district would have input, but Pickett said he had not researched that specific point and would follow up. The committee voted to introduce the RS.