Transcript Highlights:

• Still going to include a partial rollback of or a full or partial rollback of the non-compete ban.
• Your caucus, we definitely need changes to non-compete here in Minnesota.
• Is that something non-compete ban.
• <00:04:03.200> compete<00:04:03.599> is leaders are talking?
• compete is leaders are talking?

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: Legislative leaders said work on a special session was still ongoing, with no date set but a possibility of being called soon by the governor. They said negotiations had not broken down and were continuing in a bipartisan way, though there were still significant differences to resolve. Leaders also said that if a special session is announced, members would likely be called back on short notice, with enough time to return from their districts. Several bills were discussed as still being finalized, including the tax, health, human services, transportation, bonding, and non-compete measures. On health and human services, the main unresolved issue was how to handle the undocumented immigrant health insurance provision; one option discussed was moving it into a separate bill, but only if there were a guaranteed contingency to ensure passage and enactment. On taxes, leaders said the current skinny-down version had stripped out several provisions they wanted, including data center-related changes and sustainable aviation fuel language, so final language would determine whether they could support it. They also said discussions on a roughly $700 million bonding bill were still active, with no guarantees. On the non-compete ban, leaders said changes were still being discussed with committee chairs and the commissioner, and that their caucus wanted changes to Minnesota’s current policy. They also said they were not sure whether members were taking per diem during the delay, and one leader said he personally would not take it in a special session if the work was not done. Overall, the tone of the discussion emphasized continued negotiation and a preference for professional, cooperative talks rather than conflict.

Transcript Highlights:

• Today's hearing will focus on legislation related to unemployment insurance, non-compete, and wages.
• We have a vice chair who's quite competent and bright, and today is an opportunity for him to assume
• Thank you. ...attract and retain talent and finally compete with other private sector employers like
• My first observation is about Massachusetts non-compete law generally.
• The legislature worked for a decade to balance competing interests, and in so doing produced a truly

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid hearing on legislation concerning unemployment insurance, non-compete agreements, prevailing wage, and minimum wage issues. Committee leaders outlined the hearing process, asked witnesses to keep oral testimony to three minutes, and invited written testimony through November 20. No votes were taken during the hearing; it ended with a motion to adjourn and notice of the next hearing on November 20. Much of the testimony focused on bills to expand unemployment insurance for striking workers, including H. 2168 and S. 1319. Labor leaders, union members, and legal advocates argued that workers who are out on strike for more than 30 days should be able to receive UI benefits, saying the policy would help workers and families meet basic expenses, reduce employers’ ability to “wait out” strikes, and encourage good-faith bargaining. Speakers cited recent strikes, including the Republic Services strike, and said the proposal would not meaningfully increase strike activity or strain the UI trust fund. Another major topic was minimum wage legislation, especially H. 2107/S. 1349 to raise the minimum wage to $20 by 2029 and index it to inflation, and H. 2191 to create a $25 enhanced care worker minimum wage. Supporters said current wages are not keeping pace with housing, food, and childcare costs, and that care workers, direct support staff, and human service employees face chronic vacancies, burnout, and turnover. Testimony also supported H. 2126 on prevailing wage by adding apprenticeship and training contributions to the wage calculation, and H. 2159 and S. 1363 on prevailing wage-related issues. One witness, Russell Beck, testified against S. 1336, which would ban non-competes, and against H. 2118, arguing Massachusetts’ current non-compete law is a balanced compromise that should not be disrupted.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I want to bring up something about competency.
• With competency things, let me say one more thing about this.
• And I want to bring up something about competency.
• But I would reject the idea that competency tests should come with but I would reject the idea that competency
• With competency things, let me say one more thing about this.

Bills: S0132, S0418, S0442, S0646, S0748, S1326, S1332, S1660, S1734, S1742, S1750

Keywords: voting rights, felony conviction, database, Florida Commission on Offender Review, restoration of rights, autism spectrum disorder, law enforcement, communication, training, blue envelope, blue card, search warrant, remote appearance, drones, data privacy, drug paraphernalia, narcotic testing, fentanyl, controlled substances, civil forfeiture

Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 646, allowing the use of drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants, was presented as a harm-reduction measure and reported favorably after supportive testimony from advocates and criminal defense groups. SB 442, extending the return period for warrants involving digital evidence from 45 days to one year, also passed unanimously amid testimony from prosecutors and law enforcement about encryption, backlogs, and large volumes of child exploitation evidence. SB 418, creating autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope Program for traffic stops and other encounters, was reported favorably with support from police, disability advocates, and families. SB 132, creating a public database to help people determine eligibility for restoration of voting rights, and SB 748, requiring notice of voting-rights restoration information on sentencing score sheets, both passed with broad support from voting-rights and criminal defense advocates. The committee also approved SB 1734, recognizing juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under Florida law and extending related training and benefits, and SB 1660, designating June as Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month. SB 1742, which repealed the existing “unnatural and lascivious acts” statute and created a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor, was amended with a delete-all amendment and then reported favorably. SB 1750, a major overhaul of career offender registration requirements, was later reconsidered after a bill-number mix-up and then reported favorably as SB 1332, with FDLE and sheriff’s association support. The most contentious measure was SB 1326, which would eliminate the traditional insanity defense and replace it with a lack-of-culpable-mental-state defense, require malingering assessments in competency evaluations, and limit downward departures based on mental illness. Criminal defense attorneys and disability advocates argued it lacked a treatment component, raised scientific and cost concerns, and could worsen public safety by sending mentally ill defendants to prison without adequate care. Supporters, including the sponsor and the Attorney General’s office, argued it would close gaps and better protect the public. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote, with several members voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on some bills, and Senator Pizzo moved for reconsideration of SB 1326 for a future meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Scott Dossack, Deputy Director of the California Competes Program at Go-Biz.
• We are here today to talk about the renewal of the California Competes Tax Credit.
• So today we're talking about the California Competes Tax Credit.
• Cal Competes is not here to subsidize decisions that have already been made.
• We strongly support Cal Competes Tax Program.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration heard several budget proposals from CDTFA, the Board of Equalization, and the Franchise Tax Board. The first panel focused on cannabis, hemp, flavored tobacco, and related enforcement. CDTFA requested ongoing funding to implement cannabis tax changes, enforce the new intoxicating hemp restrictions and flavored tobacco seizure authority, and continue compliance work. The department said it is targeting illicit product, protecting licensed businesses, and using referrals from the public and lawmakers to focus inspections. The LAO supported some of the proposals but urged the Legislature to treat them as part of a longer-term enforcement strategy and raised concerns about the use of General Fund support for cannabis enforcement. Public testimony on the cannabis item largely supported stronger enforcement and funding for the legal market. The committee also heard CDTFA’s request to reappropriate funds for an upgrade to the CROS tax collection system, which would improve taxpayer services, security, and software maintenance without adding new money. A separate CDTFA proposal would make all delivery network companies, such as DoorDash and Uber Eats, marketplace facilitators for sales tax purposes. CDTFA said the change would reduce confusion for restaurants and improve compliance, while the LAO questioned whether the proposal functioned more like a tax increase because it would also capture service fees. Members raised affordability concerns, but the proposal was framed by the administration as a parity and compliance measure. The subcommittee then considered a governor’s proposal for a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit. Finance argued the credit would help decarbonize aviation and support in-state production, while the LAO recommended rejection, citing cost, uncertainty about environmental benefits, possible diversion of diesel excise tax revenues from transportation programs, and concerns about consistency with voter-approved transportation funding rules. Testimony from airlines, labor unions, airports, and refinery workers strongly supported the credit, emphasizing union jobs, refinery conversions, and emissions reductions, while fuel retailers and some others warned about fiscal risk and higher fuel prices. The chair and some members expressed support for the proposal despite the funding concerns. Finally, the BOE presented an IT modernization project for state-assessed property administration, saying the current system is outdated and manual and that a new system is needed to improve accuracy, cybersecurity, and workflow efficiency, especially with a likely increase in workload from new VoIP assessments. The LAO asked for more justification for the timing, but BOE said the urgency stems from aging systems and growing workload. BOE also requested modest funding to implement SB 293 changes to intergenerational property transfers and wildfire relief guidance, which the LAO did not oppose. The Franchise Tax Board began its presentation on the final phase of its Enterprise Data to Revenue modernization effort, describing the project’s rollout across audit, collections, legal, and filing enforcement workloads and noting it is now in a warranty period.

Transcript Highlights:

• Since 2014, allowing biological males to compete in girls' sports has had devastating consequences.
• But I never had to compete against someone with a biological advantage I could never overcome.
• Girls deserve to compete fairly and safely against other girls. Thank you.
• My son competes in CIF sports, and I strongly support this bill. Thank you.
• Girls don't just deserve the right to compete. Girls don't just deserve the right to compete.

Summary: The committee met on April 1, 2025, first adopting its rules and then taking up AB 89, a bill to require CIF to align girls’ high school sports with federal policy and restrict participation to biological females. The author and supporters argued the bill was needed to protect fairness, safety, privacy, and competitive opportunities for girls, citing individual student-athlete stories and examples of transgender participation. Opponents, including parents, athletes, advocates, and technical witnesses, argued the bill would stigmatize transgender youth, invite invasive scrutiny and harassment, and solve a problem they said was extremely rare or unsupported by data. After lengthy public testimony and debate, the committee rejected AB 89 on a 2-7 vote and sent it to the Committee on Education as a failed motion. The committee then heard AB 844, a related measure framed by the author as restoring competitive integrity, protecting student privacy, and bringing California into compliance with Title IX and federal directives. Supporters, including Matt Walsh and a student athlete who said she lost a varsity spot to a transgender student, argued that sex-based sports rules are necessary because biological males retain athletic advantages and that California risks federal funding if it does not change course. Opponents, including educators, parents, LGBTQ advocates, and trans youth, said the bill would increase bullying, harassment, and exclusion, and that existing policies have worked without evidence of harm from transgender athletes. Public comment was again heavily divided, with many speakers on both sides. The transcript ends during public testimony on AB 844, before any final committee vote or action is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Compete is something that we are still definitely talking about, and that work is going on with both
• We definitely need changes to non-compete here in Minnesota.
• partial roll back of the non-compete partial roll back of the non-compete ban?
• <00:03:48.560> compete ban? Is that something leaders? compete ban?
• definitely need changes to non-compete definitely need changes to non-compete here<00:04:04.560>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2014, allowing biological males to compete in girls' sports has had devastating consequences.
• But I never had to compete against someone with a biological advantage I could never overcome.
• I was a lifelong Democrat; my son competes in CIF sports, and I strongly support this bill.
• She was born with an advantage to compete athletically.
• Girls don't just deserve the right to compete. They deserve the right to be champions.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is something we can compete on, for example, against Texas.
• The evidence is there that we are ready to compete right now.
• We have all the tools we need to compete right now.
• We can still I hate, I hate losing, and I certainly hate not competing.
• We know what the geographies where we are competing.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :09:09.120> agreements non-competes and no poach agreements non-competes and no poach agreements
• Compete for where there's high demand.
• non-competes and everything else. non-competes and everything else.
• Finally, MSP competes in Minnesota.
• <01:29:02.000> um We compete with uh airports um We compete with uh airports um throughout

Bills: HF3889, HF2567, HF3878

Keywords: workforce development, grant program, employment, economic development, funding, employment contract, labor policy, employee rights, unconscionable provisions, public policy, legal enforcement, airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• United States of America and competing United States of America and competing before<00:36:20.800
• in the 2026 Olympic or competing in the 2026 Olympic or Parolympic<00:37:05.920> Winter<00:37
• staff, communities, and training facilities across Colorado that helped prepare these athletes to compete
• Be it further resolved that copies of this joint resolution be sent to each Colorado athlete who competes
• These athletes are going to compete on the world's biggest stage, but we know that their journeys began

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the February 4, 2026 journal as corrected, and received several committee reports and bill status updates. Committee actions included favorable reports on Senate Bills 12, 13, 14, and 16, with some bills amended before being sent to the Committee of the Whole, and notice that Senate Bill 32 had been correctly engrossed and was ready for final passage. The chamber also laid over the general order second reading calendar until Friday, February 6, 2026. The main floor action was final passage of Senate Bill 32, concerning the promotion of immunization access. Supporters argued the bill would help Colorado maintain a science-based vaccine policy, protect public health, and preserve pharmacists’ ability to provide vaccines amid concerns about federal instability. Several organizations were cited as endorsing the measure. The bill passed on a 20-12 vote. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 8, honoring Colorado’s 2026 Winter Olympians and Paralympians. Senators highlighted Colorado’s winter sports culture, training facilities, and the state’s many athletes competing in the Games, and one senator offered a tribute to a former Olympian in the chamber. The resolution passed unanimously, 32-0. In addition, the Senate confirmed governor’s appointments to the Department of Higher Education and the Private Occupational School Board on a 32-0 vote. The meeting ended with announcements, including committee schedules and birthday recognition for Senator Zamora Wilson, followed by adjournment until Friday, February 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• > peer<00:09:38.480> reviewers competencies are rated by peer reviewers competencies are
• <00:10:04.480> papers um updating two of our competency papers um updating two of our competency
• School districts aren't just competing with one another. We're also competing with other careers.
• We're also competing with one another.
• <00:36:01.440> Beyond competing with other careers. Beyond competing with other careers.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met for an information-gathering session and opened by clarifying that the subcommittee would not be voting on budget requests. Because there was no quorum at first, the committee did not take up approval amendments. The first presentation focused on a budget request to incentivize national certification for school social workers and school psychologists. Rep. Vanessa Gracal, along with Amy Oats and Leslie Gilpin, argued for a $500,000 annual appropriation to provide $2,000 salary supplements to nationally certified school social workers and school psychologists working primarily in their certification areas. They said the stipend would help recruit and retain professionals amid shortages, noted that current Kentucky certification numbers are low, and explained the rigorous certification and renewal requirements. In response to questions, they said there is currently no appropriation for this purpose in HB 500 and none they were aware of in HB 6 in 2024. The next topic was school facility funding needs, led by Rep. Bob McCool, Johnson County Superintendent Tom Cochran, Commissioner of Education Robert Fletcher, and other district representatives. They described the “gap funding” issue for school construction projects that had already started before COVID-era inflation sharply increased costs. Johnson County and Harrison County were highlighted as examples of districts that had already committed local funds, passed nickel taxes, and begun construction but now need additional state support to finish projects. Speakers emphasized that many projects were audited and approved, that the state has already funded about half of the gap, and that roughly $130 million more is being sought in HB 500 to complete the remaining work. They stressed that unfinished projects would leave districts with half-built schools and that completing them would bring long-term savings and better facilities for students. The committee then turned to testimony from KASA representatives on the impacts of HB 500 as introduced. The witnesses discussed the importance of school psychology and school social work certification, the benefits of advanced training for student services, and the need to recognize and support highly qualified staff. A member asked whether HB 500 or HB 6 included an appropriation for the certification stipend, and the witnesses answered no. The meeting also included a motion to approve the minutes from the prior meeting once a quorum was present, and the minutes were approved by voice vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill is about non-compete clauses.
• That's why four states have outright banned non-competes.
• It limits the time frame of non-competes to one year.
• I signed a non-compete with HCA Care Now Urgent Care locally.
• I don't like these non-competes at all.

Bills: SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034

Keywords: SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Luck. require competency services, the require competency services, the placement<00:18
• means for reporting e-filing competency means for reporting e-filing competency reports<00:23:07.440
• This legislation competency system.
• <00:55:13.720> uh We are restructuring our competency uh We are restructuring our competency
• <01:00:30.040> to per year, somebody who's competent to per year, somebody who's competent

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House first took a call of the House, locked the doors, and then raised the call after members were counted. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 149, concerning pathways for individuals with mental health disorders and an appropriation, along with House Bill 1307 being set as a special order. A recorded vote adopted the motion to make SB 149 and HB 1307 special orders, 50 ayes, 5 noes, and 10 excused. The House adopted the Appropriations and Judiciary committee reports on SB 149. Appropriations explained that its amendment corrected earlier deficiencies and left the fiscal note at roughly $30 million. Judiciary described an amendment resolving overlap with HB 1343 by moving a cash fund and electronic reporting provisions into SB 149. Members then debated the bill’s fiscal note and capacity estimates, with one member questioning whether the projected beds and costs would meet the need; sponsors responded that the bill is based on fiscal analysis, that capacity will be built over time through hardened facilities, new beds, and contracted beds, and that the issue should be monitored in future budgets. On the floor, the bill’s sponsors and supporters described SB 149 as a major reform to create a constitutional pathway for civil commitment and treatment of defendants found incompetent to stand trial and unlikely to be restored, especially in serious violent or sexual offense cases. They emphasized due process protections, counsel, hearings, judicial oversight, least restrictive placement, and treatment rather than punishment, while citing public safety concerns and victim cases. The House then adopted a series of mostly technical and conforming amendments, including changes to definitions, agency references, reporting and placement language, HIPAA-related disclosure language, and terminology such as replacing treatment references with restoration services. After the amendments, one member raised concerns about stakeholder positions, noting many groups were listed as “amend” rather than “support,” and the sponsor replied that the bill had broad stakeholder involvement and that amend positions reflected the complexity of the measure rather than opposition.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's why the Main Street That's why the Main Street Competes Act was introduced.
• Speaker, to those advocating in support of the Main Street Competes Act.
• I rise today in strong support of H.R. 8882, the Main Streets Competes Act.
• New Jersey's 11th Streets Competes Act.
• The Main Streets Competes The Main Streets Competes Act strengthens coordination between the Federal

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• restored to competency within a jail system.
• Yeah, the competency—we call it competency restoration in the Dallas County Jail.
• We're dealing with competency. Competency only, not insanity, yes, sir.
• Their competency is not restored in the time period.
• Whether he's competent or not competent, he's going to be getting out here in probably nine, ten days

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are competing interests, huge competing interests.
• There are competing interests, 315 huge competing interests.
• And so those are competing interests.
• And so those are competing interests.
• And so those are competing interests.

Bills: HB24, HB27

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bills 27 and 24 on groundwater issues in East Texas, with members and witnesses focusing on a proposed large-volume groundwater export project and the need for more science before major permitting decisions are made. HB 27, which was within the special session call, would direct the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a hydrogeologic study of the aquifers in the affected area and temporarily pause new export permits while the study is underway. HB 24, a separate bill that would limit certain production and export permits to 5% of modeled available groundwater, was laid out but the chair said it would not be moved out of committee. Testimony on HB 27 was largely supportive, though some witnesses were neutral. Supporters, including representatives from a water supply corporation, the Trinity River Authority, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said the region lacks enough hydrologic data, that the proposed pumping could affect private wells, surface water, and local economies, and that the state needs better information on sustainable yield and groundwater-surface water interaction. Several witnesses emphasized that groundwater conservation districts need clearer tools and better data, while also noting concerns about property rights and the rule of capture. Committee members discussed the scale of the proposed project, the absence of a groundwater conservation district in Houston County, and the possibility that the study should examine desired future conditions and maximum sustainable pumping rather than only modeled available groundwater. The committee adopted the committee substitute for HB 27 and voted it out favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass, be printed, and be sent to the Committee on Calendars. The roll call was unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays. After the vote, members briefly reflected on the complexity of the issue and the need to continue working on broader groundwater policy in the interim and next session. HB 24 was discussed later in the meeting, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:03:01.519> uh<00:03:01.680> we making sure that we can compete. uh we making sure
• that we can compete. uh we didn't<00:03:02.000> get<00:03:02.239> certainly<00:03:02.480
• I wish we would have had some information that we could have found clarity on the non-compete that I
• But non-competes are an important part when done right. We couldn't find the right balance.
• But non-competes are an important part when done right. We couldn't find the right balance.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• court with competent court with competent jurisdiction.<01:30:24.040> Um<01:30:25.040>
• uh so that there weren't two competing uh so that there weren't two competing expectations<01:34
• <01:36:25.920> jurisdiction court of competent jurisdiction court of competent jurisdiction
• It's not in the competent jurisdiction.
• <01:43:44.080> jurisdiction when a court of competent jurisdiction when a court of competent

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• No place else on earth competes with that.
• We can do that by consistently competing to advance the state's interests, knowing that the rest of the
• country and the rest of the world are now competing for what we have.
• I have the honor of serving as the Deputy Director of the California Competes Program here at GO-Biz,
• So this clause really is the overarching guiding principle behind California competes.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They know how to be competency reports.
• We can't send a juvenile to Las Vegas to be treated to competency.
• to make them competent or try to restore them to competency.
• No, this is a total, that's a whole other competency issue.
• to make them confident or try to restore them to competency.

Keywords: 996, all