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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • and making these things work.
  • I'm members of the committee.
  • But this committee worked very hard and it's been very diligent over the years. And we...
  • But this committee worked very hard and it's been very diligent over the years. And we. George.
  • But this committee worked very hard, and it's been very diligent over the years in reviewing the public
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2333, House Bill 2176, House Bill 2120, and the opening staff report on House Bill 2244. HB 2333 would expand protections for elected officials, candidates, executive state officers, election officials, and criminal justice participants by allowing address confidentiality, redacting certain campaign, financial, voter, and property records, increasing some penalties related to threats against officials, and creating or expanding security-related funding and assessments. The prime sponsor and many supporters described rising political violence, doxxing, and threats at homes and workplaces, while opponents and agency staff raised concerns about constitutional issues, implementation burdens, costs, and whether the bill would be effective given other ways addresses can be found. Secretary of State, county auditor, PDC, and archives staff said the bill would create major administrative and fiscal challenges; the committee did not take final action during the hearing. HB 2176 would make collaborative drug therapy agreements confidential under the Public Records Act except when the agreement is the basis for a disciplinary order or stipulation, in which case only the relevant personal information would be disclosed. Supporters, including the sponsor, pharmacists, physicians, and health advocates, said confidentiality is needed to protect providers involved in reproductive health and other sensitive care from harassment, threats, and out-of-state legal pressure, while preserving disclosure when misconduct occurs. A media representative supported the bill’s narrow exception, and committee members later clarified that the agreement would not be publicly available absent disciplinary action. No vote was taken. HB 2120 would eliminate two JLARC reporting requirements: the biennial report on municipal lodging tax revenues and the periodic evaluation of the training benefits program. The bill sponsor and JLARC leadership said the reports are redundant or not being used, and that removing them would save staff time and allow more performance audits; the hospitality industry testified that lodging-tax reporting provides important oversight and transparency, especially where funds may be used for projects that do not directly promote tourism. The committee then moved on to HB 2244, which was introduced as a Sunshine Committee package making disclosure/confidentiality changes in 13 areas, including records involving long-term care ombuds procedures, donations to public institutions, grand jury reports, archaeological sites, toxicology blood analyses, accident reports, driver case records, child behavior data, financial institutions investigations, birthing centers, corporate interrogatories, family court files, and OFM efficiency surveys.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • committee with a due pass recommendation.
  • The committee will disregard that question.
  • The regulation works. House Bill 2205 builds on what is already working.
  • I suggest that loopholes work both ways.
  • Do you see that you can't count on regulation to work in one situation and not work in the other?
Summary: The committee began in executive session with staff briefing several bills and amendments. House Bill 2206 on uniformed and overseas civilian voting was discussed with multiple amendments, but it was ultimately pulled from consideration for the day. House Bill 2123 on foreign national donors was taken up with a proposed substitute and an amendment raising the certification threshold to $6,000; members debated transparency and burden on auditors, and the substitute bill was reported out with a due pass recommendation by a 5-2 vote. House Bill 2120, which would remove two JLARC reporting requirements, also passed out of committee unanimously. House Bill 2411, authorizing shared leave for state employees involved in immigration enforcement actions or who are victims of hate crimes, was amended for clarity and federal-law consistency and then reported out with a due pass recommendation by a 5-2 vote after some members expressed reservations about its complexity. The committee then opened hearings on House Bill 2309, which would prohibit state civil service job classifications from requiring a postgraduate degree as the only way to qualify unless required by law. The prime sponsor and OFM testified that the bill would reduce barriers to state employment and expand the applicant pool while preserving competency standards. Testimony was generally supportive, with witnesses describing the measure as consistent with broader efforts to use skill-based hiring and value lived experience. The committee also heard House Bill 2205 on sports wagering. The bill would allow tribal sports wagering to accept wagers from customers physically present at any tribal gaming facility, and would allow wagering on Washington college teams while continuing to prohibit bets on the performance of individual Washington student-athletes. The sponsor and tribal witnesses said the bill would bring existing betting activity into a regulated market, improve integrity monitoring, and support tribal collaboration; university and Washington State University representatives opposed it, warning of harassment, integrity risks, and expanded exposure for student-athletes. A taxpayer advocacy witness urged broader online sports betting access, while tribal and gaming witnesses emphasized regulation and consumer protection. No final action was taken on the hearing bills before adjournment.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Good afternoon, Senator and members of the committee.
  • So how do we get the samples of the work?
  • Madam Chair, Chair, members of the work group.
  • But I think that we had decided to... ...of the work.
  • You have a great work group here. I see. I see. You have a great work group here. I see. I see.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

FinanceAudio only. May 27th, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate committee will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. Huffman. I'm sorry.
Bills: HB1057
Summary: The Senate committee met, established a quorum, and took up House Bill 1057, sponsored in the Senate by Senator Adam Hinojosa. Hinojosa explained that the bill would expand the amount of prior industry experience that can count toward TRS and salary step credit for career and technology education teachers, increasing the cap from two years to five years. He said the change is intended to help recruit and fairly compensate skilled professionals such as electricians, nurses, welders, and programmers, and to address teacher shortages beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. No members asked questions, and no one signed up to testify. The committee then voted to report HB 1057 favorably to the full Senate. The motion passed unanimously, 13 ayes and 0 nays, and the chair announced the committee would stand recessed subject to call.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm asking you if you will work with me and with our committee on legislation. to make sure that the
  • When you compare right-to-work states with non-right-to-work states, you see that the right-to-work states
  • The right to work is a fundamental tenet of labor laws where states have a right to work.
  • do this important work.
  • to be a right-to-work state.
Summary: The meeting centered around an in-depth discussion of the PRO Act, with representatives expressing passionate opinions both for and against the legislation. Representative Chavez de Rimmer emphasized the importance of worker freedom, arguing that the PRO Act would infringe upon individual rights by coercing unionization. This perspective was strongly received by members from right-to-work states, who articulated their concerns about the potential erosion of workers' choices and protections. Speaker after speaker conveyed conflicting views on labor laws, indicating a deeply polarized environment surrounding labor issues at the moment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate committee will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. Huffman? Present. Oh, sorry.
Bills: HB1057
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 20th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • It's actually the antisocial work.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 10th, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll come to work. The clerk will call the roll. Ashby? Here. Hunter? Here. Schoolcraft? Here.
  • And please let our committee clerk, Madison Cooper, know, and we'll be glad to help you.
  • I have a bill to lay out in another committee. You can do it right here.
  • Good morning, committee members, Vice Chair Talarico. Good to be here.
  • Is it saying that for every year of work experience, so if someone's been Working for one year, let's
Bills: HB 1057, HB1876
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair and members of the committee, for the record, I'm Susan Jones, committee staff.
  • to support recovery and work performance when they return to work.
  • Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee. I'm Jared Sachs, staff to the committee.
  • Members of the committee, I'm Marlon Yannis, staff to the committee.
  • Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee. I'm Jared Sachs staff to the committee.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several labor and commerce bills. SB 6152 would add physical and occupational therapists as attending providers in workers’ compensation. Supporters said it would speed care, reduce delays and costs, and better reflect PT/OT expertise in musculoskeletal and functional recovery; opponents, including the Washington Retail Association, WSMA, NFIB, and L&I, raised concerns about diagnosis, scope of practice, network enrollment, implementation costs, and the need for a later effective date. The committee also heard SB 5337, which would void non-compete agreements and clarify non-solicitation rules. The sponsor and labor and physician groups argued non-competes restrict worker mobility and entrepreneurship, while business groups and some health care employers warned the bill was too broad, could affect current employees and executives, and should preserve stronger protections for business investments and customer relationships. No votes were taken on either bill during the hearing. The committee then heard SB 6058, which would give L&I discretion to decide whether to investigate wage complaints and would adjust timelines and tolling rules for wage-related civil actions. The sponsor and L&I described it as a way to improve enforcement within existing resources, and the bill drew broad support in sign-in testimony. SB 5944 would clarify that compensation for language access providers includes payment for missed or canceled appointments and would align bargaining rules across agencies; the sponsor and union representatives said it would create consistency and fairness, with no opposition testimony recorded. SB 6039 would allow L&I to use electronic communications for certain notices while preserving a non-electronic option; L&I said it was a permissive modernization measure with no fiscal impact, while labor and justice advocates warned against defaulting vulnerable workers into email for notices affecting benefits and rights. The final major bill, SB 6117, would place certain workers and employers not covered by federal labor law under PERC jurisdiction if federal coverage no longer applies, including provisions for certification, bargaining, arbitration, and pre-hire agreements. Supporters said it would preserve collective bargaining rights if the NLRB becomes unavailable or ineffective, citing delays and enforcement failures under federal law. Opponents, especially agricultural employers, farm groups, and small business advocates, argued it was too broad, could sweep in agriculture and small businesses, and would allow card-check certification and strikes that could disrupt harvests and other seasonal operations. The sponsor said the bill is intended to create a state framework only where federal jurisdiction has been ceded. The committee did not take final action in the hearing, but testimony was recorded on all bills.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I hope you all had a good summer and are ready to work.
  • Chairman and committee members.
  • Somebody that really wants to work... week.
  • So those... really trying to make it work.
  • So, suitable work is employment that is comparable to a job seeker's previous work in terms of wages,
Bills: HB93, HB160, HB29, HB29, HB93, HB160