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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As a Marine who lost 10 of his Marines to suicide in a matter of three years, as someone who struggles
- Wage theft is a significant problem. Wage theft is a significant problem in California.
- amend the administrative fee provision further to do two things: put a 10-year time frame on past wage
- They have lost their lives. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- They have lost their livelihoods, their homes, and their loved ones in the catastrophic...
Summary:
The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file of bills. Early procedural motions included a failed attempt to suspend the rules for AB 1219, followed by consideration of numerous measures on housing, veterans, education, elections, energy, wildfire prevention, public safety, and consumer affordability. Several bills drew bipartisan support and passed overwhelmingly, including AB 878 on safety accommodations for survivors of violence, AB 948 on school district facility maintenance, AB 81 and AB 88 on veterans’ mental health and student aid, AB 640 on school board fiscal training, AB 660 on housing permit timelines, AB 1048 on workers’ compensation billing disputes, AB 1119 on dual credentialing, AB 1172 on inhalable anti-seizure medication access, AB 1227 on wildfire prevention, AB 1285 and AB 696 on lithium-ion battery safety, AB 1417 on offshore wind transparency, AB 1530 on disaster recovery assistance, and AB 353 on affordable home internet. Some measures drew opposition or more divided votes, including AB 704 on sealing certain misdemeanor records, AB 1249 on early voting access, AB 1280 on thermal energy incentives, AB 1448 on offshore oil protections, AB 380 on price gouging, AB 402 on Cal Grant increases, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification, and AB 1084 on expedited gender-change and name-change court orders. The Assembly also granted reconsideration on AB 435, a child passenger safety bill, and passed it after debate on the five-step safety-seat standard.
The floor debate featured recurring themes of affordability, housing, wildfire preparedness, election access, veterans’ services, and public safety. Supporters of the election bill AB 1249 argued it would simply add a Saturday early-voting option in non-VCA counties, while opponents raised concerns about verification and county staffing. AB 30, authorizing E15 gasoline in California, was presented as an urgency measure to lower fuel costs and passed unanimously on the urgency and the bill. AB 1466 on groundwater disputes was also taken up, with the author arguing it would reduce frivolous litigation and better represent all water users; the vote was 42 ayes and 17 noes. After completing the file, the Assembly recessed for lunch, later returned, and continued with additional file items, with many measures passing on strong bipartisan votes.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Sep 30th, 2025
Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- A tight labor market puts upward pressure on wages.
- wage jobs.
- Senator, someone mentioned $60 an hour or $60,000 a year for wages.
- So, is that a livable wage? Anymore, so what happens when you got a $21 wage?
- We pay back cities and counties to offset lost revenue from this deduction.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 111 May 4th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- And yes, over workers that we've lost.
- L009 is lost. Back to >> The nos have it. L009 is lost.
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compression increases, you'll get wage compression increases, you'll get wage - L15 is lost.
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal of Friday, May 1, 2026, on a voice vote after Representative Johnson offered a humorous Star Wars-themed motion. Members then made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, including Finance, Business Affairs and Labor, State Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources, and Appropriations, along with a few non-legislative notices such as open enrollment and a Cinco de Mayo potluck.
The chamber also received a committee report from Appropriations recommending House Bills 1016, 1272, 1326, 1428, and Senate Bill 5 to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. The Majority Leader moved to add House Bills 1054, 1272, 1327, 1016, and 1428 to the special orders calendar for May 4, 2026 at 9:18 a.m., and there was no objection.
The House then took up Senate Bill 160, concerning employee protections in the workplace, with a Business and Labor committee report. The bill’s sponsors said it would ensure meatpacking workers receive frequent bathroom breaks and that the cost of initial protective equipment is not deducted from paychecks. Supporters argued the bill protects basic dignity and health, while opponents said the issues are already covered by OSHA and that the measure is redundant, potentially preempted, and too specific to one employer. Representative Richardson offered amendment L002 to require coordination with OSHA before state action, but the amendment was defeated on a voice vote. Debate on the bill continued, with members divided over whether the legislation was needed or whether existing labor and safety rules were sufficient.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- We lost the vote in... The C.A.
- We lost the vote in... The limited space that we have.
- Lost months of rental income. Worse, I lost the chance to rent to a responsible family in need.
- In Mississippi, the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
- her business, and then we lost our house due to foreclosure.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a long public hearing focused mainly on two sets of issues: proposals to amend or repeal the MBTA Communities Act, and bills to allow local rent stabilization. Committee chairs opened by explaining the hearing would be tightly managed because of the very large number of speakers, with testimony limited to two minutes per person and written testimony still accepted by email. Members and witnesses were called in a mix of in-person and virtual order throughout the hearing.
On the MBTA Communities Act, several legislators and local officials argued the law is too rigid and should be revised to account for local conditions. Speakers from small, rural, or infrastructure-limited communities such as Hanson, Halifax, Marshfield, Winthrop, Dracut, Carver, Rehoboth, and others said the law’s one-size-fits-all approach does not fit towns with limited water, sewer, transit access, or buildable land. Some filed bills would repeal the law, exempt certain communities, or create appeals processes based on infrastructure, environmental, or historical constraints. Supporters of the law’s changes emphasized local control and the need to avoid forcing development where communities believe it is impractical or inconsistent with town character.
A large portion of the hearing was devoted to rent stabilization legislation, especially S. 1447 and related House bills. Supporters included legislators, city councilors, tenant advocates, labor leaders, housing nonprofits, public health organizations, and residents who described sharp rent increases, displacement, homelessness risk, and the strain on working families, seniors, students, and people with disabilities. They argued local-option rent stabilization would let municipalities cap excessive increases and prevent no-fault evictions while preserving flexibility for local conditions. Opponents, including small landlords and property owners, said rent control would discourage investment, worsen housing quality, burden responsible owners, and drive small landlords out of the market. Some witnesses also supported a Cape Cod/Island transfer fee bill and a suburban infrastructure fund, arguing those would provide local revenue for housing or roads. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/13/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
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- Those who exited programs as employed did so at an average wage of $20.38 an hour.
- Those who exited the program as employed did so at an average wage of $20.38 per hour.
- I was interviewed and was offered a livable wage, and I now have great benefits.
Keywords:
mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Texas State Employees Pay Raise Jan 27th, 2025 at 11:01 am
Transcript Highlights:
- This contributes to backlogs and resources lost to those who need them most.
- Senator Sarah Eckhardt: This contributes to backlogs and resources lost to those who need them most.
- The $24 billion surplus is an invitation for us to finally lift state employees out of starvation wages
- and into living wages in one session.
- Texas state employees are being asked to do some of the hardest jobs out there for wages that simply
Keywords:
Texas state employees, retirees, compensation, House Bill 343, House Bill 247, Senator Sarah Eckhardt, Representative John Busey, cost of living, workforce, legislative session
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on critical issues facing Texas state employees and retirees, highlighting the need for increased compensation and improved benefits. Senator Sarah Eckhardt and Representative John Busey presented new legislation aimed at addressing these longstanding problems, including proposed House Bills 343 and 247, which seek a $10,000 across-the-board pay increase for state employees. Senator Eckhardt emphasized the growing wage gap between public sector jobs and private sector offerings, which has led to high turnover rates and the loss of institutional knowledge. Public testimonies underscored the urgency of the issue as retirees shared their struggles with stagnant pensions amidst rising living costs.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Insurance Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- On January 7th, 2025, On January 7th, 2025, I lost everything.
- I lost my home, my belongings, and my personal work truck were all destroyed.
- I also lost both my weekday and weekend jobs.
- When my truck burned down in the fire, I lost that work, too.
- data file, but also assures that that wage data file matches up with the needs that we have today in
Summary:
The Assembly Insurance Committee heard several bills, with most of the discussion focused on insurance transparency, claims handling, privacy, and regulatory enforcement. SB 877 and SB 878 by Senator Pérez addressed post-disaster claims practices: SB 877 would require insurers to disclose original and revised loss estimates and related claim materials to policyholders, while SB 878 would add automatic interest penalties for delayed claim decisions or payments and require written identification of disputed items. Fire survivors, consumer groups, AARP, the Department of Insurance, and other advocates supported both bills, while insurer groups moved to neutral after amendments. Both bills were voted out on roll call and reported to the Committee on Appropriations.
The committee also considered SB 1054 by Senator Cabaldon, which would expand data sharing and reporting to improve workforce program evaluation and help counties verify work requirements for Medi-Cal and CalFresh using employer-reported hours worked. County officials, workforce advocates, and the Department of Insurance supported the measure, and no opposition was heard. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to the Committee on Labor and Employment.
SB 1209 by Senator Allen, presented with Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, would give the commissioner stronger enforcement tools to require insurers to carry out corrective actions identified in market conduct examinations, including fines and hearings for noncompliance. The commissioner and author said the bill would close an enforcement gap and improve accountability; there was no opposition testimony, but the bill was left on call after the roll. The committee also heard SB 354 on insurance privacy, presented by Senator Padilla on behalf of Pro Tem Limón, which would modernize insurance privacy rules by expanding consumer rights over personal data, limiting sale and use of sensitive information, and increasing disclosure requirements. Supporters said the bill updates outdated 1980s-era rules, while insurers, agents, and business groups raised concerns about scope, compliance burdens, and small-business impacts. Members indicated the bill was still being negotiated and would return in a revised form in the Privacy Committee.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- prevailing wage laws were already public data.
- for prevailing wage purposes. for prevailing wage purposes.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 24th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- These are our verified earned wages, including withholdings.
- We do not sell EWA debt, conduct no underwriting, but instead base wages on, uh, uh, base access on wages
- Now we're seeing earned wage access.
- That's wage assignment. Um, in Texas we have pretty strong, um.
- Frequently, these workers are in low wage industries that offer these earned wage advances to their employees
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Stay-or-pay provisions in employment contracts 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You make a minimum wage at groomer.
- work<00:06:51.520>
where low-wage uh workers, low-wage work where low-wage uh workers, low-wage - In low wages and bad working conditions.
- Immigration and visa fees lost profits.
- in a big company, especially a low-wage in a big company, especially a low-wage worker,<00:21:18.799
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Or Mexico, where the wages and the gap of wages is horrendous compared to our country?
- It's about honoring the fighters, the survivors, and those that we've lost.
- IT'S ABOUT HONORING THE FIGHTERS, THE SURVIVORS, AND THOSE THAT WE'VE LOST.
- Ansari: We will forever honor those lives lost.
- day as well as the lives lost in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the reliable living wage statuses would say in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, that wage should be
- How do we ensure that they are in a place to provide high wages, living wages?
- Our high wage.
- Don't offer programs where those wages are not livable wages.
- Because I think there is a way to provide higher wages, living wages.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Teachers also deserve a livable wage and benefits.
- Teachers also deserve a livable wage and benefits.
- are overt taxed and we have lost are overt taxed and we have lost so<00:36:25.040>
much <00 - We've lost over the last five years.
- That'll just get increased minimum wage.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Sep 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So when you look at the wages, that's really an indicator of the union building trades wages.
- They're getting partial wage replacement at that point.
- They're getting partial wage replacement at that point.
- There's a living wage job shortage.
- And to date, we've only lost 42 to cancellations.
Summary:
The work session focused first on Washington’s apprenticeship system, especially building trades programs and support services. Labor and Industries staff explained how registered apprenticeship works in the state, including the role of the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, the requirements for paid on-the-job training and classroom instruction, and the difference between apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship. Panelists emphasized that apprenticeship is tied to actual jobs and training agents, and that many waitlists reflect a shortage of job openings and employer participation rather than a lack of interest. They also discussed youth apprenticeship, the growth of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, and the use of Career Bridge and L&I’s database to help people find programs.
Representatives asked whether the state should expand apprenticeship programs and how people can find openings. Speakers said more programs alone would not solve the backlog without more employers signing on as training agents and more apprenticeship utilization on projects. The panel also highlighted the Constructed Career Initiative, a grant-funded navigation and support program that helps people enter and stay in building trades apprenticeships through outreach, case management, and wraparound aid such as transportation, tools, and work clothes. A related nonprofit, Build Up, described similar support services, including prison-based boot and PPE programs and assistance for reentry participants. The panel said these services are especially important because apprentices often face unstable income, housing, food, and transportation barriers.
The panel also discussed House Bill 2084 and the new Construction Training Pathway Oversight Committee, which is examining construction training in correctional facilities and how to create clearer pathways from prison-based training to apprenticeship, college, or work. Speakers said the committee is still in its early stages and will report to the legislature. The session ended with committee members thanking the panel and noting the importance of support services and referral networks for apprentices.
The meeting then resumed at Renton Technical College, where college leaders and faculty discussed serving non-traditional students. The college reported strong enrollment growth, a median student age of 30, a diverse student body, and high job placement rates, while also noting significant budget cuts and program reductions from the prior year. Health care and early childhood education programs were highlighted, including efforts to expand access through hybrid scheduling, evening and Saturday classes, Spanish-language offerings, and in-person wraparound support for admissions, financial aid, and registration. Faculty said these changes were driven by student data and were aimed at helping working parents, English learners, and other non-traditional students complete credentials and enter family-wage careers.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 28th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- On Wednesday, March 26th, Marysville Police Officer Osmer Rodarte tragically lost his life in the line
- The group that came to me, I'd ask them, have you ever lost a kid on your field, like in my district?
- but I get it it would be worth it and it would be worth it if I could bring the parents in who have lost
- Union rights, family security, wages, and benefits.
- Sometime they got over 600% of decent wages and benefits from the collective bargaining agreement.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-25 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, members, the city of Vito lost Officer Jimmy. Mr.
- And it's not lost on me that many of you feel the same.
- I lost my mom on a Saturday.
- Children are especially vulnerable to wage theft.
- This one just educates people about what wage theft is.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the Speaker announced schedule changes for the following week, including canceling the floor session on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
The main floor action centered on CS/HB 7033, the House tax package. Sponsor Rep. Duggan described broad tax changes, including reducing the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%, exempting certain bullion sales, repealing the aviation fuel tax, delaying the natural gas fuel tax, changing corporate income tax treatment for charitable trusts, reducing the pari-mutuel tax on card rooms, and major changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use. The bill would redirect most TDT revenue toward property tax relief, dissolve tourist development councils, and include related property tax and local tax administration changes. Several amendments were debated: a Driscoll amendment to preserve local TDT flexibility failed; Duggan’s amendment giving local governments 25% discretion over TDT revenues was adopted; Eskamani’s combined-reporting amendment failed; and a Duggan amendment requiring audit certification of compliance with the TDT/property tax relief provisions was adopted. After debate, CS/HB 7033 passed 78-29.
The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1221 on local option taxes, which was presented as a companion-style measure to give local governments more flexibility while redirecting TDT revenues toward property tax relief. Supporters argued the bill would provide immediate relief to property owners and restore accountability in local tax use, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism funding, infrastructure, and local services. An amendment allowing local governments to retain 25% of TDT revenues for general purposes was adopted, and the bill passed 62-45 after floor debate.
The final item shown was the reading of CS/CS/HJR 1257, a proposed constitutional amendment related to property tax exemptions and assessment limits, but the transcript cuts off before debate or action on that measure.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- um West Virginia has a higher wages um West Virginia has a higher minimum<00:44:45.079>
wage < so <00:44:47.839>I higher minimum wage than us um so I higher minimum wage than us um- Would it surprise you to know that when California instituted its minimum wage, it lost 16,000 jobs in
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, high wage in this case, we just look at median wage data and high wages above the median.
- Look, um, you know, not high wages, not.
- We lost it.
- That's just a frame of when they were doing their self-sufficient wage.
- Oh, we lost the chairman. There he is.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 2
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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her hospital stay and then she lost her hospital stay and then she lost her - It is a percentage of your wages and it will vary depending on what your wages are.
- It is a percentage of your wages and it will vary depending on what your wages are.
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vary <00:58:06.960>dependent of your wages and it will vary dependent of your wages and
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 099 Apr 23rd, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Multiply that times 14,000 dollars, that's 950 million per year in lost wages.
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wages. - wages.
- That's about a billion lost wages.
- dollars in per year in lost payroll. dollars in per year in lost payroll.
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved through a series of announcements and committee notices. Members highlighted upcoming events including Sportsman’s Day at the Capitol, Auctioneer Day, and an Earth Day press conference, and several committees announced meetings and bills to be heard later in the day. The Majority Leader also moved to make House Bill 1132, House Bill 1130, Senate Bill 136, and House Bill 1287 special orders for the next day, and the House agreed without objection.
The chamber then took up House Bill 1132, concerning increasing pollinator habitats on state lands. Supporters said the bill builds on years of work to support pollinators and encourages planting native species on public lands; they also explained that the fiscal note reflects use of existing continuously appropriated funds, including GOCO lottery money and oil and gas fee revenue. After committee reports were adopted and questions about funding were answered, the bill passed as amended.
The House next considered House Bill 1130, concerning baby diaper changing stations in public restrooms. An amendment was adopted that exempted local governments and expanded the small-business carveout to employers with 25 or fewer employees and no more than $3.5 million in annual revenue, while also clarifying restroom designation. Supporters argued the bill was the product of extensive stakeholder work and would improve access for families. Opponents said it imposed an unfunded mandate on businesses and raised concerns about contamination in public restrooms, including claims that some changing tables have been found contaminated with methamphetamine and fentanyl; after debate, the amendment was adopted, and discussion on the bill continued.