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• employees earn well over the minimum employees earn well over the minimum wage,<00:05:07.520>
• It's tough to work these minimum wage jobs.
• It's tough to work these minimum wage jobs.
• It's tough to work these minimum wage jobs.
• It's tough to work these minimum wage jobs.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3524 and House File 3525 and laid both over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill, with no amendments adopted and no vote taken at this stage. HF 3524 would conform Minnesota law to the federal overtime tax deduction, and HF 3525 would conform to the federal tip-income deduction. The author argued both bills would help workers keep more of their earnings, simplify tax filing, support labor-force participation, and provide relief to workers in hospitality, trades, health care, and other industries. The committee heard testimony in support from a restaurant owner, Sandra Weiss of the Finnish Beastro in St. Paul, who said the bills would help tipped workers keep more of their income and would support hospitality businesses. She described her staff as roughly half men and half women, including students and long-term employees, and said front-of-house tipped workers and back-of-house workers face different pay levels. She also said Minnesota’s tip rules and lack of a tip credit create challenges for the industry. During questioning, members discussed wage disparities, the makeup of her workforce, and the practical effects of the proposals. Opposition testimony came from Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project and Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota, both of whom argued the bills are regressive, poorly targeted, and costly. They said the deductions would mainly benefit higher earners, violate horizontal equity by treating similar incomes differently, and could encourage compensation restructuring. They also warned the combined cost would exceed $500 million over the 2028-29 biennium and could pressure funding for health care, education, and other public services. Mark Havenman of the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence similarly criticized the bills on tax fairness and administrative grounds, noting the federal tip deduction framework is still under development and could create enforcement issues. Nonpartisan staff provided revenue estimates showing HF 3524 would reduce general fund revenue by about $365.9 million in fiscal 2027 and HF 3525 by about $126 million in fiscal 2027, with smaller ongoing impacts in later years. Members also raised questions about how the bills would be paid for and what income would qualify under the overtime deduction.

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• We recommend increasing the state's three-tiered minimum teacher salaries.
• We encourage a minimum. Salary of $30,000 for educational and instructional assistance.
• Establish a long-term goal of fixing the minimum pay for these positions at 75% of the.
• Level 1 teacher minimum.
• increases to a percentage of level one teacher minimum salary, so the minimum salaries for school employees

Keywords: 996, all

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• of five years... ...that a person can be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of five years in prison for
• . ...charge gets them a mandatory minimum of five years in prison for something we normally consider
• How does this bill contemplate that as a potential mandatory minimum sentence, as resistance?
• Minimum sentence as resisting an officer with violence who's executing their duty. Thank you.
• misdemeanors that will now be enhanced to felonies with a five-year mandatory minimum sentence.

Bills: S0050, S0052, S0432, S0436, S0524, S0536, S0590, S0676

Keywords: veterans, treatment court, nonviolent felony, probation, mental health, places of worship, house of worship, church, mosque, synagogue, religious security, armed security, volunteer security, private security, security guard licensing, licensure exemption, Florida Statutes chapter 493, Class G license, Class C license, security services

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several criminal justice bills. SB 50 on Veterans Treatment Courts was amended to clarify that entry into the program requires approval of the state attorney and to make the bill prospective only. Supporters, including veterans advocates and crime survivors, argued the bill would expand access to treatment-focused diversion for veterans with nonviolent charges and service-related trauma. The committee adopted both amendments and reported the bill favorably. SB 52, which creates an exemption from security licensing requirements for unpaid armed volunteers providing security at places of worship, also drew support from law enforcement and faith leaders who said it would clarify a legal gray area for churches; the committee adopted a strike-all amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered SB 436 on felony battery and prison release reoffender enhancements. An amendment was adopted to align felony battery involving injury to law enforcement with the bill’s intent to address the disparity between battery on an officer and resisting with violence. Members discussed concerns about mandatory minimums and the scope of the enhancement, including how it might apply in cases involving older prior offenses or mental health crises, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably. SB 676, which creates graduated penalties for adults who involve minors in animal cruelty offenses and increases penalties for related conduct, was supported by animal welfare advocates and reported favorably and unanimously. Later, the committee approved SB 536 on criminal gang members after adopting an amendment clarifying the definition of gang-related conduct and requiring multiple criteria for gang membership. Members raised concerns about social media, neighborhood association, juvenile application, and overbroad labeling, but the sponsor said the bill was aimed at gang-related criminal activity and recruitment, not innocent association. The committee also reported favorably SB 432 on controlled substances, which adds concentrated 7-OH to Schedule I and creates penalties for xylazine products that resemble candy or food and for trafficking in xylazine; SB 524, an FDLE bill updating duties related to medical examiners, training, and complaint service procedures; and SB 590, which tolls the statute of limitations for failure-to-report child abuse offenses until the crime is known to law enforcement. All of these bills were reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned after a final vote correction was entered for SB 524.

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• For section one, a minimum fine of $250 and a maximum of $1,000.
• <01:33:58.639> statutory and establishing the minimum statutory and establishing the minimum
• California's minimum fine that as well.
• five section 286-61. establish a minimum five section 286-61. establish a minimum five of<01:
• And then just clarifying the minimum And then just clarifying the minimum fine<01:35:02.000>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard several vehicle and traffic safety measures. HB 2347, which would require the director of transportation to adopt rules allowing mobile vehicle safety inspections, drew support from DOT and individual testifiers who said it would add convenience and efficiency for passenger vehicle owners. Committee members questioned how home or driveway inspections would handle safety standards such as headlight checks and whether added convenience would come with higher costs; DOT also said it would follow up on inspection fees and audit procedures. HB 182, which would exempt motorcycles and passenger cars from safety inspections, received opposition from DOT, the Hawaii Police Department, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, with Grassroot Institute in support. HB 2022, which would equalize county and state annual vehicle registration fees, was opposed by the Hawaii Transportation Association because it would raise costs that would likely be passed on to consumers. The committee also took testimony on HB 1708, which would make operating a vehicle under the influence at a high intoxication level a class C felony and add probation requirements. Prosecutors, police, DOT, and the Honolulu customer services department supported the bill, while the Public Defender’s Office opposed it, arguing that it would increase court workload, require more defense resources, and create collateral consequences, including possible immigration impacts. Several witnesses and members discussed a proposed HD1 that would change the bill to a graduated penalty structure, making a first offense a misdemeanor and a second offense a felony, while also addressing deferred pleas and DUI deferrals. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill’s intent but warned that Oahu lacks a reliable electronic or telephonic warrant system, which could lead to more refusals and additional court impacts. HB 2086, which would amend negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, received support from DOT, county prosecutors, police, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office. Honolulu’s prosecutor supported the bill but recommended against the attached HD1, saying the current drafting better preserves negligent injury as a lesser included offense and avoids blending it with a separate statutory scheme. HB 2154, which would create a framework for intelligent speed assist technology and require a report to the legislature, was supported by DOT, county police, Smart Start LLC, AAA Hawaii, and others, with the Alliance for Automobile Innovation offering comments and proposed amendments. A testifier described the bill as a way to prevent repeat speeding by limiting vehicles from accelerating beyond the speed limit. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.

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• authorize that $20 million minimum authorize that $20 million minimum distribution<00:18:20.240>
• So how did we determine those minimum distribution amounts?
• So how did we determine those minimum So how did we determine those minimum distribution<00:19:52.400
• proposed level dollar minimum proposed level dollar minimum distribution. distribution. distribution
• So this was the proposed minimum distribution with the level-dollar $1.95 million per university.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its fifth and final Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education meeting, but did not initially have a quorum and approved the minutes later when enough members were present. The Council on Postsecondary Education, represented by President Aaron Thompson and Vice President Bill Payne, opened with condolences for the UPS crash victims and then presented higher education budget recommendations for the 2026-2028 biennium. Thompson emphasized the return on investment from state support for higher education, citing gains in retention, enrollment, persistence, graduation, reduced time to degree, lower student debt, and expanded dual credit participation, while noting that affordability and access remain priorities. Payne outlined CPE’s operating funds request, including $43.3 million in the first year and $86.6 million in the second year for inflation adjustments, plus $30 million and $45 million for performance funding. He said the inflation request would apply across the board to institutions to offset rising costs, and that the KSU land grant match would not need additional funding because the state has already met the matching requirement. He also explained that state support for educating students has not kept pace with inflation over time, creating pressure on institutional budgets and tuition, though tuition increases have been held to historic lows in recent years. A major portion of the discussion focused on the performance funding model and how it affects smaller institutions. CPE proposed two approaches to address institutions that have received little or no performance funding, especially Kentucky State University and Morehead State University. The first approach would create a $20 million minimum distribution pool, providing $1.95 million to each university and $4.4 million to KCTCS, with the goal of giving smaller and rural institutions a base level of support. The second approach would provide direct appropriations totaling a little over $5.6 million to Kentucky State, Morehead State, and five community colleges that have not been receiving performance funding. Members, especially Representative Tipton and Senator West, questioned how the model had treated small schools over time, and CPE officials explained that the original small school adjustment was not large enough to prevent KSU and Morehead from effectively being left out of the distribution. No votes were taken.

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• However, this bill prohibits minimum parking standards.
• large minimum lot size requirements<00:24:09.840> and<00:24:10.039> restrictions<00:24
• language that's being removed uh minimum language that's being removed uh or<00:32:49.720> that's
• I was also on the city council, and I saw how important and how vital having parking minimum mandates
• Representative Johnson said that without parking minimums, they ended up with basically chaos in the

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 1987, the Minnesota Starter Home Act, and first adopted the A1 author’s amendment, which made minor cleanup changes, removed sections two and three, adjusted ADU language, and tweaked density language. The bill authors described the measure as a bipartisan effort to address Minnesota’s housing shortage by allowing more starter homes, duplexes, townhomes, and accessory dwelling units, while also limiting some local zoning barriers and preserving city protections in certain sensitive areas. They emphasized that the state has a large housing gap, rising home prices, and that the bill is intended as one part of a broader housing package. Supportive testimony came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Housing First Minnesota, Habitat for Humanity, AARP Minnesota, and Americans for Prosperity. These witnesses argued that workforce and starter-home shortages are hurting families, employers, and economic growth; that restrictive zoning and lengthy approval processes raise costs; and that more middle housing and ADUs would expand options for older adults, caregivers, working families, and people seeking homeownership. Several supporters said the bill would reduce regulatory barriers, lower development costs, and help communities add needed housing supply. Opposition or cautionary testimony came from city and municipal representatives, including officials from Cambridge, Eagan, and Mankato, as well as the League of Minnesota Cities and related groups. They argued that local governments already are approving substantial housing growth and need flexibility to manage zoning, parking, infrastructure, stormwater, and community input. They warned the bill could weaken local control, remove practical standards, and create unintended impacts such as more rental conversion in some neighborhoods or development without adequate infrastructure. No final vote on the bill itself was shown in the transcript beyond adoption of the A1 amendment.

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• Many counties are imposing setbacks and minimum front lot frontages that are not justifiable.
• Going out to the county with minimum lot size changes and setback changes, we hear horror stories from
• They changed our allotment minimums four weeks after I went to them; they changed the allotment from
• a 50-foot to an 80-foot. an 80-foot lot minimum, in order to make sure that I didn't go in there and
• They recently changed to a 40-foot lot minimum.

Bills: SB840, HB2025, HB2512, HB3139, HB3798, HB3892, HB4373, HB4398, HB4582, HB4689, HB5187, HB5658, HB5666

Keywords: HB 2025, Texas Property Code, plat filing, replat, amended plat, condominium plat, subdivision, county clerk, tax certificate, ad valorem taxes, delinquent taxes, property records, real property, land use, local government, property development, subdivision recording, condominium recording, tax receipt, eminent domain

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• Next on the agenda: Senate Bill 15, an act relating to minimum wage exceptions.
• I was curious what the minimum salary or minimum wage under this collective bargaining agreement would
• I was curious what the minimum salary or minimum wage under this collective bargaining agreement would
• So at the Single-A level, the minimum salary is $920 a week. At Triple-A, it's $1,225 per week.
• What is the minimum salary or minimum wage under this collective bargaining agreement, which I assume

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:24 SB 3 Discussion 01:06 SB 3 Vote 04:51 SB 15 Discussion 07:14 SB 15 Vote 14:42 SB 103 Discussion 15:39 SB 103 Vote 33:53 SB 201 Discussion 35:44 SB 201 Vote 39:47, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met with a quorum and first considered Senate Bill 3, relating to student athletes and NIL. Senator Max Wise said the bill would modernize Kentucky’s NIL framework so universities remain competitive and student-athletes can benefit, noting the state’s earlier NIL law and the need to act before a pending national settlement. Several members supported the bill but expressed concern that NIL has changed college athletics and could eventually affect high school sports. The committee reported Senate Bill 3 favorably. The committee then took up Senate Bill 15, relating to minimum wage exceptions for minor league baseball players. Senator Amanda Bledsoe and MLB representative Josh Allen explained that the bill would align Kentucky law with the players’ collective bargaining agreement, treating the players as salaried rather than hourly workers and addressing overtime issues. Members discussed the minimum weekly salaries at Single-A and Triple-A, along with housing, meals, and health benefits under the agreement. The committee adopted a committee substitute, passed a title amendment, and reported Senate Bill 15 favorably. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 103, which concerns the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and services for people with disabilities. Senator Danny Carroll and provider advocates said the bill would add regulatory oversight, require reporting to the legislature and governor, and give preference to in-state services when available, while preserving access to out-of-state services when needed. Testimony focused on Kentucky’s low employment ranking for people with disabilities, unused federal funds, provider funding concerns, and an OVR order of selection that would limit services to the most severe cases. The committee adopted a committee substitute and reported Senate Bill 103 favorably after supportive comments from members about the program’s impact on employment and quality of life.

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• There's there's 5acre minimum lot size.
• There's no minimum setbacks.
• 00:54:45.920> or don't have aesthetic minimums or don't have aesthetic minimums or setbacks.<00
• So aesthetic minimums aren't there.
• bill where we're eliminating minimum bill where we're eliminating minimum parking<00:58:36.880><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• over 100 hours per week under the current New Hampshire minimum wage and overtime framework.
• <00:12:33.440> Um minimum wage and overtime framework.
• Um minimum wage and overtime framework.
• On line nine, number four will be changed to number five, preceding the words minimum wage.
• five, preceding the words minimum wage. five, preceding the words minimum wage.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We've been making minimum wage forever, and not today's minimum wage. A minimum wage from the 70s.
• We've been making minimum wage wage.
• <00:21:18.159> A forever and not today's minimum wage.
• A forever and not today's minimum wage.
• A minimum<00:21:18.640> wage<00:21:18.880> from<00:21:19.039> the minimum wage from

Keywords: 1183, house

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• SB 309 raises a mandatory minimum. DUI laws.
• SB 309 raises a mandatory minimum sentence for a second DUI offense from 10 to 20 days in jail.
• This DUI second-offense penalty increases the mandatory minimum sentence from 10 days to 20 days.
• This DUI second-offense penalty increases the mandatory minimum sentence from 10 days to 20 days.
• We're still talking around nine drinks in a setting minimum.

Bills: SB60, SB85, SB323, SB309, SB465

Keywords: elderly, vulnerable persons, criminal penalties, theft, civil penalties, criminal justice reform, traffic stops, law enforcement, data recording, public safety, racial profiling, SB323, Nevada, Department of Corrections, offenders, inmates, incarcerated people, prison phone calls, free phone calls, family communication

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• minimum, we need to have this process. minimum, we need to have this process.
• <00:30:04.320> security medium security minimum security medium security minimum security
• <00:30:16.000> security take one of the minimum security take one of the minimum security
• 02.000> require Minimum medium security inmates require Minimum medium security inmates require
• RAD recommendation or at the minimum RAD recommendation or at the minimum setting. setting. setting.

Bills: HB1769

Keywords: criminal justice reform, rehabilitation, private prisons, racial equity, Native Hawaiians, community well-being, mass incarceration, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails. Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.

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• PROHIBITS THE COUNCIL FROM WEAKENING MANDATORY MINIMUMS ON SENTENCING GUIDELINES ANY FURTHER.
• In nearly 80% of cases, judges impose a mandatory minimum sentence anyway.
• SLAPPED WITH LENIENT SENTENCES BELOW MANDATORY MINIMUMS.
• It would enable them to keep minimum wage and other protections. They're rolling that back.
• The federal minimum wage is $7.50. They were being paid below that.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• However, this bill prohibits minimum parking standards.
• However, this bill prohibits minimum parking standards.
• However, this bill prohibits minimum parking standards.
• The parking minimum language that's being removed, or that's restricting by removing parking minimums
• I've driven in enough... parking minimum mandates was in parking minimum mandates was in development<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Number of tickets written, you have to write a number of minimum tickets.
• tickets. write a number of minimum tickets.
• Um, no minimum tickets with the use of radar.
• Um,<00:15:47.199> no<00:15:47.519> minimum<00:15:48.000> tickets Um, no minimum
• <00:18:42.400> ability, this this address is minimum ability, this this address is minimum

Keywords: Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 30 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2269, the Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling Act. The bill was described as simply extending the repealer date to July 1, 2029. A motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass, and it passed without opposition. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2614, which would authorize county sheriffs and deputies to use radar on county roads, subject to county board approval and population-based limits on the number of radar units. Senator Thompson said the measure was intended to reduce Mississippi’s high rate of speed-related highway fatalities, not to create revenue or speed traps. He explained that fines would be directed to the Mississippi Department of Education to support driver’s education programs, and that the bill includes a 1,000-foot buffer from municipal limits and a definition prohibiting speed traps. Members asked about engineering reviews of speed limits, opt-in/opt-out authority for supervisors, quotas, body cameras, and how the bill would affect counties that already use radar. Thompson said the bill does not require roadway reassessments, that county boards must approve radar use, that he would not oppose a quota-related amendment, and that a body-camera requirement would be beyond the bill’s scope and could burden departments that cannot afford it. Several senators spoke in support, citing public safety and sheriff support, while one senator raised concerns about transparency and public trust. The committee then voted that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass, and the motion carried.

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• All throughout the state, requirements such as parking minimums and aesthetic mandates also increase
• Woodbury, the mandated 1/8 acre minimum Woodbury, the mandated 1/8 acre minimum lot<00:52:47.680
• <00:52:57.120> is<00:52:57.400> minimum<00:52:58.120> is as the proposed minimum
• is minimum is as the proposed minimum is minimum is more<00:52:58.440> than<00:52:58.760>
• > size<00:53:05.400> would A state-mandated minimum lot size would A state-mandated minimum

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He said the minimum wage is scheduled to rise from $12 to $14 and later to $16 and then $18, and that
• increase that came with the last minimum increase that came with the last minimum wage<00:26:02.559
• of 2024 we have a $2 jump in our minimum of 2024 we have a $2 jump in our minimum wage<00:26:11.279
• wage is scheduled to 2026 our minimum wage is scheduled to jump<00:26:34.159> to jump to jump
• <00:54:58.000> wage<00:54:59.000> as<00:54:59.319> I two 2028 Target minimum

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• foreign income was not adequately taxed in the foreign country, the federal government imposes a minimum
• It's supposed to encourage minimum wage earners to earn more than minimum wage.
• To earn higher, it's supposed to encourage minimum wage earners to earn more than minimum wage, and then
• What is the minimum build? What are the minimum requirements of the Affordable Housing Act?
• What is the minimum build? What are the minimum requirements of the Affordable Housing Act?

Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• Meanwhile, multibillion dollar companies like Uber and Lyft are doing the bare minimum while posting
• <00:02:34.400> while<00:02:34.800> posting<00:02:35.200> record bare minimum
• while posting record bare minimum while posting record profits<00:02:36.080> on<00:02:36.319>
• Madam Chair, the law that you passed last year requiring minimum compensation, occupational accident
• <00:15:00.560> compensation, requiring minimum compensation, requiring minimum compensation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all