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• </c> decreasing experience rating benefit decreasing experience rating benefit payments<00:07:45.560>
• </c> can continue to receive the benefits can continue to receive the benefits they they they deserve
• </c><00:41:29.680><c> in</c> arrangements and existing benefits in arrangements and existing benefits
• </c><01:14:53.960><c> greatly</c> violence victims will benefit greatly violence victims will benefit
• > shows</c> basic benefit benefits our data shows basic benefit benefits our data shows women<01:26:26.920

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We need to increase the use of public benefits, including CalFresh and CalWORKs systems, to bring those
• With our system as a partner, I think we can start to create opportunities to get them into workplace
• We're firm believers that this is an absolute benefit to students, especially those that...
• At the local level, that's a benefit to students because their programming at their school is aligned
• Participated in dual enrollment and were able to realize the benefits of those programs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In doing so, it extends protections against discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
• </c><00:25:00.080><c> It</c><00:25:00.240><c> also</c><00:25:00.600><c> aligns</c> the workplace.
• It also aligns the workplace.
• <00:32:10.080><c> entity</c><00:32:10.800><c> who</c><00:32:11.000><c> might</c><00:32:11.240><c> benefit
• </c><00:32:11.680><c> more</c> person or entity who might benefit more person or entity who might benefit

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• in</c><00:04:57.400><c> the</c> fighting for equal rights in the fighting for equal rights in the workplace
• 04:59.160><c> on</c><00:04:59.400><c> us</c><00:04:59.759><c> or</c><00:05:00.000><c> failed</c> workplace
• people gave up on us or failed workplace people gave up on us or failed us<00:05:01.360><c> we</c><00
• a privilege to be here with you this afternoon and share how the great work of the Bakken Museum benefits
• <00:24:34.600><c> all</c> benefits all benefits all motans<00:24:37.080><c> as</c><00:24:37.200><c> you

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• about 14,000 hours of volunteer labor provided to me each year, so I want to make sure I get all the benefit
• Recovery-friendly workplace initiatives are part of helping people achieve sustained momentum in their
• </c><00:40:08.720><c> initiatives</c> recovery friendly workplace initiatives recovery friendly workplace
• Finally, the recovery-friendly workplace initiative.
• One of the places to do that is in the workplace.

Bills: HF696 , HF1429 , HF1379

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF696, rural EMS, ambulance, emergency medical services, uncompensated care, payment pool, rural health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, public safety answering point, PSAP, nontransport, unpaid ambulance calls, EMS reimbursement, rural ambulance provider, general fund appropriation, Minnesota health finance, specialized life support, metropolitan counties, emergency response funding, HF1429

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• So, this is a significant increase in the benefits that are available.
• So, this is a significant increase in the benefits that are available.
• It is in our workplaces. It is in our homes. It is homicide. It is suicide.
• </c><03:01:08.720><c> It</c><03:01:08.960><c> is</c> workplaces. It is in our homes.
• It is workplaces. It is in our homes.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And the reasons cited were negative workplace environment, personality conflicts among management and
• The third benefit of that is if we're all hit by a bus on the way home, we have those policies and procedures
• The third benefit of that is if we're all hit by a bus on the way home, we have those policies and procedures
• The different levels of government are meant to coexist and work together to equally benefit our community

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee heard the Auditor General’s operational audit of the City of Mexico Beach, which identified nine findings. The audit cited significant turnover in key management positions, late filing of required annual financial reports, weaknesses in competitive procurement and purchase approval controls, a duplicate payment on stormwater repairs that was later largely refunded, issues with the city accountant’s contract and IRS classification, IT access control problems, and the lack of fraud-reporting policies. Committee members asked about corrective action, and the Auditor General said a follow-up audit is required by statute within 18 months, with no enforcement authority beyond reporting progress back to the committee. Mayor Rich Wolf and city staff responded that the city had experienced major turnover and was rebuilding its finance and administrative team. He said the city had hired a city administrator, financial director, city clerk, and accounting firm, and was working to create policies, procedures, forms, and review processes to address the findings. Members discussed whether the turnover and hurricane-related workload contributed to the problems, and city officials said some of the larger purchases were storm-related and tied to FEMA or emergency work. The committee then received a staff update on enforcement for local governments that have not filed required financial reports. Staff said 400 entities had been notified, and as of the meeting two counties, 33 municipalities, and 48 special districts still owed reports or audits. The committee adopted a motion to proceed under section 11.42, Florida Statutes, including possible withholding of state funds for municipalities and enforcement actions for special districts, with authority for the chair and vice chair to delay action if new information warranted it. Finally, the committee unanimously directed the Auditor General and OPPAGA to conduct the required 2024-2025 audit of the Department of the Lottery, with the Auditor General handling financial, internal control, and compliance issues and OPPAGA developing operational recommendations. Members also briefly discussed whether the committee had reviewed transportation surtaxes and expressed interest in improving the timeliness and transparency of the audit and enforcement process before adjourning.

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• . >> The parking space is for her benefit. >> The parking space is for her benefit. >> Yes. >> Whether
• And so that's my benefit is done. >> So, you know, I was listening to, um, I think Jackson, and he was
• ,</c> especially in the heavy workplaces, especially in the heavy workplaces, there<02:56:25.279><c>
• We need to bring a bill that deals with workplace highway safety.
• We need to bring a bill that deals with workplace highway safety.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Bills: HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HR275 , HR276 , HR279 , HR282 , HR286 , HR289 , HR292 , HR295 , HR302 , HR319 , HCR112 , HR307 , SCR59 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR68 , SCR69 , SCR70 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR64 , SCR75 , HCR79 , HCR104 , HB75 , HB410 , HB719 , HB750 , HB944 , HB1098 , HB1220 , HB1252 , HB359 , HB210 , HB468 , HB1117 , SB382 , HB368 , HB552 , HB732 , HB870 , HB1236 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB149 , SB208 , SB274 , SB300 , SB312 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , HR74 , HB998 , HB901 , HR20 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB123 , SB237 , HB36 , HB42 , HB74 , HB119 , HB159 , HB258 , HB259 , HB302 , HB414 , HB459 , HB848 , HB956 , HB1017 , HB1028 , HB1095 , SB217 , SB283 , SB469

Keywords: oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding, taxpayer liability, public liability, offshore wells, onshore wells, coastal erosion, Department of Conservation and Energy, natural resources

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• Resolution 389 by Representative Weibel to urge and request the Department of Revenue to study the benefit
• House Bill 1236 by Representative DeWitt provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy
• Senate Bill 387 by Senator Bass provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers.
• That bill provides relative to suit retirement benefits received from firefighters' retirement system
• That bill provides relative to suit retirement benefits received from firefighters' retirement system

Bills: HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HR275 , HR276 , HR279 , HR282 , HR286 , HR289 , HR292 , HR295 , HR302 , HR319 , HCR112 , HR307 , SCR59 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR68 , SCR69 , SCR70 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR64 , SCR75 , HCR79 , HCR104 , HB75 , HB410 , HB719 , HB750 , HB944 , HB1098 , HB1220 , HB1252 , HB359 , HB210 , HB468 , HB1117 , SB382 , HB368 , HB552 , HB732 , HB870 , HB1236 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB149 , SB208 , SB274 , SB300 , SB312 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , HR74 , HB998 , HB901 , HR20 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB123 , SB237 , HB36 , HB42 , HB74 , HB119 , HB159 , HB258 , HB259 , HB302 , HB414 , HB459 , HB848 , HB956 , HB1017 , HB1028 , HB1095 , SB217 , SB283 , SB469

Keywords: oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding, taxpayer liability, public liability, offshore wells, onshore wells, coastal erosion, Department of Conservation and Energy, natural resources

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• workforce development, unemployment insurance, fair wages, collective bargaining rights, paid leave, and workplace
• workforce development, unemployment insurance, fair wages, collective bargaining rights, paid leave, and workplace

Summary: The Senate took up several bills on final passage and enacted measures including retirement benefits for a former Attleboro firefighter, maintenance of private roads in Gloucester, expansion of a local board of health, and amendments to the Middleton town charter. It also adopted a series of Eagle Scout congratulatory resolutions and advanced a bill allowing Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation, a Fairhaven charter bill amended on the floor, a Boston easements/takings measure consolidated with a Senate bill, and local bills for Lancaster and Orange. The Senate additionally ordered to third reading and engrossment a bill concerning Dedham-Westwood Water District employees. The chamber approved extensions of reporting deadlines for the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development and the Committee on Transportation, after members asked how many bills were covered and the deadlines involved. The Labor extension covered 13 bills until July 30, and the Transportation extension covered 11 bills until July 31, 2026. The Senate also suspended rules to advance two public service committee reports establishing sick leave banks for Greg Pinkerton of the Department of Correction and Stephanie Rivera of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office. A motion was adopted for the Senate to adjourn in memory of Dorothy Bonfante, with a brief tribute read into the record describing her family, community involvement, and ties to Peabody and Salem. Later, the Committee on Ways and Means reported that House No. 5316, a bill titled to promote rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment, ought to pass with a new text amendment. The Senate adopted a special order setting the bill for second reading on May 7, 2026, with filing deadlines and procedures for amendments, then suspended the rules and adopted the order by standing vote. The Senate finally adopted an order to meet again on Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• However, all those laws were written after the CCPA, so they have had the benefit of learning from us
• has quietly embedded itself into nearly every corner of modern life and has made its way into our workplaces
• harms stemming from social media use, and we're certainly not claiming that AI use by children has no benefit
• Rather, we are asking ...not claiming the AI use by children has no benefit.
• build in appropriate guardrails around emerging technology that's going to affect members in the workplace

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• limitation for sexual assault claims and prohibiting non-disclosure agreements and settlements related to workplace
• The owner reaps the benefit of that 30 days.
• The owner reaps the benefit of that 30 days.
• Simply say, you know what, the owner reaps the benefit of that 30-day lapse, and so they get, as was
• already presented, a million-dollar benefit because of that 30-day lapse, and this eliminates that windfall

Summary: The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee heard three bills. SB 849 by Senator Weber Pearson would tighten restrictions on physicians and surgeons who committed specified sexual misconduct against patients by barring license renewal petitions, requiring automatic revocation in certain reinstatement cases, and making the changes retroactive to 2020. Support came from the California Medical Association and the American College of OBGYN; there was no opposition in the room. Members praised the bill as closing a loophole and protecting patients, and it passed 8-0 to the Appropriations Committee, placed on call for absent members. SB 96 by Senator Umberg would extend California’s ad volume rules to streaming services, podcasts, and similar content so advertisements cannot be louder than surrounding programming. The author said the bill was prompted by a child being awakened by loud streaming ads and was intended to mirror the federal CALM Act’s approach for television. There was no support or opposition testimony in the room. The committee discussed how the rule might work across platforms and states, then passed the bill 9-0 to Appropriations, also on call. SB 342 by Senator Umberg, the Contractors Licensure Fairness Act, would allow contractors to recover payment for work performed while licensed even if their license lapsed during part of a project, while still denying payment for unlicensed days and preserving penalties for starting work without a license. Supporters included the California Conference of Carpenters, State Building and Construction Trades, and several contractor associations. Committee members raised concerns about consumer protections, burden of proof, and whether the bill could create loopholes, but the author and staff said existing enforcement would remain and the bill would only limit forfeiture to the period of unlicensure. The bill passed 9-0 to Judiciary. At the end of the hearing, the chair announced all three bills were out of committee and thanked staff for their work.

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• </c> benefit Kentucky families and children. benefit Kentucky families and children.
• I wanted to benefit a this vote. I wanted to benefit a Kentucky<01:01:39.520><c> student.
• </c> would not benefit Kentucky students. would not benefit Kentucky students.
• </c> benefit from this this plan. benefit from this this plan.
• </c> kids are going to benefit. kids are going to benefit.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications. The Senate reported passage of Senate Bills 52 and 124, and several House committees reported favorable action on bills including HB 1, HB 2, HB 94, HB 246, HB 282, HB 299, HB 307, HB 519, HB 613, and HB 648. Most of those measures were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar; HB 1 and HB 307 were sent to the Rules Committee after having had two previous readings. The House then recessed briefly before returning to the orders of the day. The chamber took up HB 568, relating to public adjusters. The sponsor explained that the bill would prohibit new public adjuster licenses, allow current licensees to renew, impose conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, set a 5% fee cap, and bar public adjusters from negotiating claims, citing consumer protection concerns and legal opinions about the practice of law. After debate and a brief explanation of vote from a member citing local storm-related abuses, the House voted on roll call and passed HB 568 with one nay vote. The House then considered HB 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program. Supporters said it would allow private donations to scholarship-granting organizations to benefit Kentucky students without using state general funds, and argued it could help public, private, and homeschool families with education-related expenses. Opponents criticized the speed of the process, warned it could open the door to vouchers and charters, and argued it would mainly benefit wealthier donors while public schools remain underfunded. Members also questioned the bill’s waiver of 11th Amendment immunity and received explanations that the waiver was limited to federal-court jurisdiction over the federal program and would not create individual liability for state actors. A motion to table the bill failed with 19 votes in favor, and debate continued.

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• 30.160><c> community</c><00:04:30.639><c> resource</c><00:04:31.120><c> that</c><00:04:31.320><c> benefits
• </c> have a community resource that benefits have a community resource that benefits our<00:04:32.000
• </c> if you could explain that for the if you could explain that for the members<00:18:40.760><c> benefit
• and maybe the public members benefit and maybe the public also<00:18:44.280><c> uh</c><00:18:44.799>
• in your town or in your your workplace in your town or in your Community<01:05:26.720><c> that's</c>

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We appreciate and thank the sponsor for filing this bill because regulation of pharmacy benefit managers
• The reason for this support is simple: surgical smoke is a toxic workplace hazard produced in 90% of

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• potentially cost savings in that they can protect companies and governments from costs associated with workplace
• But I also want to focus that the benefits not just to the tribe or to the Native American community,

Summary: The Governmental Organization Committee met as a subcommittee because it initially lacked a quorum, then later established quorum and heard several bills. AB 445 by Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry would grant Colusa County 10 on-sale liquor licenses to address a long-standing shortage and support local economic development; the author said she would accept committee amendments. The bill was later approved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, with the roll held open for absent members before additional aye votes were added. AB 766 by Assemblymember Sharp-Collins would require state agencies and departments to conduct an equity analysis before implementing budgets or regulations, with the review performed by a DEIA coordinator or qualified equivalent. Supporters, including a college administrator and a nursing instructor, argued the bill would protect diversity, equity, inclusion, and access efforts and help address systemic barriers in education and health care. The committee voted 13-? on the measure after a due-pass motion to Appropriations, with the roll held open and later additional aye votes recorded. AB 971 by Assemblymember Alvarez would facilitate transfer of about 3.83 acres of city-owned land in San Diego to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, contingent on affirmative action by the City of San Diego. The author and tribal witnesses described the bill as a step toward correcting historical injustices and reopening a currently closed park as a tribal-operated historical park and museum. The measure passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, again with the roll held open for absent members before additional votes were added.

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• FAMILIES AND STUDENTS HAVE BENEFITED AND THE ACADEMIC BAR HAS BEEN RAISED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
• WE NEED CAP TO SO CALLED ESG IN THE PENSION FUND AND THE WORKPLACE AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND AS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Families and students have benefited and the academic bar has been raised throughout the state.
• We put a cap to so-called ESG in the pension fund and the workplace and financial institutions, and as

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• in multi-family homes are relying on public charging infrastructure either at retail centers at workplaces
• about how that would happen, how this would benefit non-solar customers, especially like mine in East
• get asked a lot about by my constituents, is for folks who are on the NEM and MBT program who are benefiting

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all