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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- and increasing liability through private right of action.
- wage recovery processes without imposing broad and costly liability shifts on the entire industry.
- The other stuff that affects us would be liability and mandatory penalties, making it harder for small
- Liability and mandatory penalties make it harder for small firms to secure bonding and a line of credit
- joint and several liability, mandatory penalties, and personal liability for subcontractor violations
Keywords:
employee monitoring, workplace privacy, performance evaluations, notification, transparency, language access, collective bargaining, providers, healthcare, interpreters, social services, construction, wage theft, misclassification, independent contractor, employee classification, fringe benefits, prevailing wages, subcontractor liability, joint and several liability
Summary:
The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee heard testimony on several bills. House Bill 2303 would prohibit employers from requesting or coercing employees to receive microchip implants, with enforcement through L&I complaints, civil penalties, and private lawsuits; Rep. Thomas said it would prevent a practice not currently used in Washington. House Bill 2144 would require employers to give written notice before using electronic monitoring for employee performance evaluations, with L&I penalties and a private right of action; supporters said workers should know how they are monitored, while business, local government, trucking, retail, banking, and law enforcement representatives raised concerns about broad definitions, safety/security uses, and litigation exposure. House Bill 2190 would allow language access providers to bargain over compensation for missed or canceled appointments; interpreters and labor supporters said the bill would make bargaining fairer and help retain interpreters, while no opposition testimony was recorded in the excerpt.
The committee also heard House Bill 2345, a proposed substitute adjusting the employer/employee premium split for the state paid family and medical leave program to comply with IRS guidance and avoid federal tax treatment of benefits. The sponsor and supporters said the change is technical, intended to keep workers and employers harmless and avoid about $30 million in federal taxes, while some business and school district witnesses supported the goal but worried about preserving the current balance and the impact on employer costs. The hearing on 2345 was then closed.
House Bill 2191, concerning liability for unpaid wages in the construction industry, drew extensive testimony. Supporters, including workers, unions, some contractors, the Attorney General’s office, and minority builders, said wage theft is real, that upstream liability would improve accountability and help workers get paid, and that responsible contractors should not be undercut by bad actors. Opponents from contractor, business, city, trucking, and minority contractor groups argued the bill is too broad, could raise costs, discourage small subcontractors, create double liability for general contractors and property owners, and should be narrowed with safe harbors or right-to-cure provisions. Members asked about enforcement, alternative remedies, and comparisons to Oregon law; L&I said it has some existing tools but limited ability when firms go out of business. The committee closed the hearing on HB 2191 and adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- a right to cure that allows owners and direct contractors to avoid liability by correcting an alleged
- that owner and direct contractor liability arise only from unpaid wages to unrepresented employees.
- and the exposures and the carcinogens and just the job conditions.
- And the exposures and the carcinogens and just the job conditions of both of these professions.
- And I know we feel like we're crafting and chiseling away and trying to make this perfect economy that
Keywords:
transparency, industrial insurance, insurance rate increases, financial disclosure, regulatory oversight, unemployment, electronic notices, compensation, digital communication, order processing, workers' compensation, occupational disease, firefighters, fire investigators, law enforcement officers, first responders, heart disease, cardiac conditions, respiratory disease, cancer presumption
Summary:
The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee met on January 28, 2026, first taking executive action on several bills and then holding public hearings on House Bill 2563 and House Bill 2188. HB 1571, which makes heart conditions a presumptive occupational disease for certain firefighters and law enforcement officers, was advanced without amendment on an 8-1 vote. Supporters said the bill recognizes the stress, exposures, and hardships of those jobs, while the lone no vote was recorded by Representative Schmidt.
The committee then considered HB 2144 on electronic monitoring notice requirements. Members adopted Tang 189, which clarifies the bill does not override existing laws on recording private communications, but rejected amendments that would have removed the word “imminent” from the emergency exception and eliminated the private right of action. The bill, as amended, passed 6-3. The committee also advanced HB 2191 on construction wage enforcement after adopting amendments that removed the Attorney General as an enforcement authority and made other changes to liability and cure provisions; amendments to add public entities and subcontractors back into the bill were rejected. HB 2191 passed 6-3.
HB 2372, which requires workers’ compensation time-loss benefits to include the full employer-paid health care benefit amount, was also reported out 6-3 after the committee rejected an amendment that would have added notice and invoicing requirements and barred attorney fees from the health-care-benefit portion. Supporters said the bill ensures injured workers receive the full benefit needed to maintain coverage, while opponents raised access-to-counsel concerns. The committee then heard HB 2563, a pilot allowing the Office of Administrative Hearings to send unemployment-case notices electronically by default through July 2029. OAH said the change would save money and improve service, while the Unemployment Law Project warned it could harm claimants with limited digital access and make appeals harder to manage. Finally, HB 2188 was heard; it would require L&I to publish actuarial indicated workers’ compensation rates and explain when rate caps shift costs to other classes. Business groups supported the transparency measure, and L&I testified the information is already available internally and could be posted publicly without fiscal impact.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And if we know homes are vulnerable to severe wind, hail, or fire, we should build to those standards
- casualty and liability insurance coverage.
- Requiring unknowable and limitless liability for any possible adverse impacts from gender-affirming care
- I was dating a lovely woman; she happened to be a trans woman, and she was struggling with severe issues
- But I would point out that this again, and I should mention, doesn't affect liability.
Bills:
HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689
Keywords:
credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Right, and you and I are on the same page. Thank you.
- and excess general liability.
- We're down there, and we're writing wind and hail in addition to auto. and other coverages.
- to offer group coverage on both personal property and incidental liability risks.
- And as Dr.
Bills:
HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689
Keywords:
credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to evaluate the program and submit
- And it helps in holding bad actors accountable and helps with enforcement efficiency and fairness.
- repeat offenders and do so with a swift and appropriate penalty.
- came up several times in our discussions about how do we help workers under existing laws and structure
- And it was about the spirit of employees and employers being able to make contracts and negotiate in
Keywords:
unpaid wages, wage theft, wage recovery, labor standards, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, worker protection, low-wage workers, back pay, interest on wages, civil penalties, retaliation, immigration status coercion, gig workers, transportation network companies, rideshare drivers, app-based drivers, employment law, wage complaint, payroll enforcement
Summary:
The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2479, the Wage Recovery Act. Staff explained that the bill would create a wage recovery program and account to provide limited advance payments to low-wage workers facing immediate economic harm from unpaid wages, while also giving the Department of Labor and Industries more discretion to prioritize wage complaints and changing civil penalty rules for willful violations. Representative Fosse and several testifiers from labor, business, and legal groups described the bill as a bipartisan, consensus product of the Wage Recovery Work Group and said it would help workers recover wages faster while targeting repeat violators. No one testified in opposition, and the hearing was closed without questions from members.
The committee then moved into executive session and took action on several bills. It reported House Bill 291, 2105, 2107, 2151, 2190, 2303, and 2345 out of committee with due pass recommendations, and deferred action on 2191 and 2218. House Bill 2105, concerning employer notice of federal I-9 audits and related worker-record access, was amended with a technical correction and a revised penalty amendment before passing 6-3. House Bill 2151, on factory-built housing and commercial structures, was amended to exempt certain prefabricated enclosures for utility energy equipment. House Bill 2303, prohibiting employer requests for microchip implantation, was amended to remove administrative enforcement and passed 6-3. House Bill 2345, which adjusts paid family and medical leave premium allocations in response to IRS guidance, passed unanimously after members described it as a technical fix to avoid a potential federal tax liability.
Other bills passed without substantive controversy: House Bill 291 on employee contact information for bargaining representatives, House Bill 2107 on notifying employers of construction hazards, and House Bill 2190 on paying language access providers for missed appointments. The committee also heard briefings on proposed substitutes and amendments for the remaining bills before voting, and adjourned after completing its executive session actions.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 35 (2-26-26) - Reupload
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is a conversation the sponsor and I have had many, many times over the past several years, good
- And several of your members have availed themselves of that process and included completed the budget
- And several of your members have availed themselves of that process and included completed the budget
- times and I think communicated several times and I think we<02:22:50.960><c> have</c><02:22:51.120><
- </c><02:32:41.680><c> joint</c> from bullet 49 has passed several joint from bullet 49 has passed several
Keywords:
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Summary:
The House convened with 97 members present, declared a quorum, approved excusing absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal for February 25, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 98 and 122 and requested concurrence. The House then received second-reading reports on a range of bills, including measures on prison educational programs, respiratory care, dietitians, wildlife depredation, temporary structures, military families, civil rights, local boards of education, light pollution, controlled-substance prescribing licenses, youth health services, class sizes for exceptional children, the athletic trainer compact, limited commercial driver’s licenses, and Senate Bill 145 relating to the Department of Agriculture and Alcohol Beverage Control.
Committee reports moved several bills forward, including the main budget bills House Bill 500 and House Bill 504, along with measures on workforce investment, data centers, domestic violence, guardians ad litem, domestic relations, health delivery and “food is medicine” initiatives, state personnel, open records, and fish and wildlife resources. House Bill 500 and House Bill 504 were taken from the Rules Committee and placed on the orders of the day. House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill, was then taken up for third reading and explanation.
Members presented extensive floor explanations of House Bill 500 and House Committee Substitute 1, describing it as a “good first draft” of the executive budget. Supporters said the proposal emphasizes restrained spending growth, base reductions with exemptions for key areas, employee salary increments, and deposits to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future one-time investments. They highlighted funding for K-12 education, postsecondary aid and workforce training, Medicaid and behavioral health, public health infrastructure, pensions, veterans, public safety, economic development, tourism, and state technology and facility maintenance. The budget substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the discussion continued with detailed descriptions of the bill’s provisions; no final passage vote was shown in the excerpt.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Technology and Science, Joint Commission on May 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And being our first meeting of the 2026 joint commission, I would like to ask that Ms.
- And first up, we have the election of chair for the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.
- The delegate Hayes serve as chair of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.
- It's been moved and properly. of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.
- Favola, remain or serve as the vice chair of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- <c> and</c> limits and require testing and and limits and require testing and and certain<00:17:54.000
- Um and and that look into that. Yes.
- They actually synthesize, and so with that comes solvents and heavy metals and salmonella and all sorts
- They actually synthesize, and so with that comes solvents and heavy metals and salmonella and all sorts
- </c> and he struggled with alcohol and and he struggled with alcohol and foundratom<00:46:48.640><c>
Keywords:
First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- By designating the immunity as substantive and making the procedural provisions severable, the bill is
- </c><00:19:12.000><c> of</c> these, and every I looked at several of these, and every I looked at several
- There was a bloom of these anti-SLAPP laws several years ago, and they all followed a similar model,
- Before I propose amendments, and I do have several I would propose, uh, let me just—I want to kind of
- ><c> companies</c><01:38:38.080><c> and</c><01:38:38.400><c> also</c> to several American companies and
Keywords:
First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
A joint hearing with the House Committee on Small Business to examine prosperity on Main Street, focusing on keeping taxes low for small businesses. Apr 8th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I ask unanimous consent to hold today's joint hearing before the House Committee on Small Business and
- The resulting short-term financial hit from this artificially accelerated tax liability can be severe
- My name is Jerry Akers, and I am a franchisee business owner of Great Clips and the Joint Chiropractic
- And thank you both. And, Mr.
- And if there is no further business, without objection, the joint committee hearing is adjourned.
Keywords:
joint hearing, small business, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, economic recovery, tax relief, job creation
Summary:
In this joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the primary focus was on the importance of making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) permanent. The chair emphasized that small businesses are crucial for the nation's economic recovery, especially in the wake of current federal policies perceived as detrimental. Witnesses shared their experiences and highlighted how the tax cuts facilitated job creation and business expansion, stressing the need for continued support through ongoing tax relief measures. The meeting included discussions about the economic implications of the TCJA's potential expiration, with members voicing their concerns regarding how this could impact small businesses and the broader economy.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Assembly - 2025-02-20 - 10:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- conditions and and natures and what what conditions and and natures and what what our<00:20:48.400><c
- ><c> adults</c><01:02:50.760><c> and</c> our families and and our adults and our families and and our
- And if you're not familiar with vocational rehab, categories are basically the severity of your disability
- um it is simply um untenable schools and um it is simply um untenable for<01:29:08.480><c> several</
- We’re working with several districts from urban to rural communities, and the teacher apprenticeship
Keywords:
teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district, cooperative unit, teacher pipeline, alternative licensure, apprenticeship program, labor and industry, union representation
WY
Keywords:
foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- And citizens and with their governments.
- And this bill, and starting definitions.
- is acting inside another sovereign's borders and when they trigger liability.
- /c> judgment in any way and you know and in judgment in any way and you know and in >> we're<00
- Thank you for your help and your knowledge on several topics we've been talking about today.
Keywords:
foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits
WY
Keywords:
foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky Housing Task Force (6-24-24) - REUPLOAD
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UglDEcAYDJ8, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Reuploaded to restore several minutes that were lost during the meeting
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:01
Discussion regarding Kentucky Demographics with a focus on housing stock and needs 00:02:41
Discussion of regulations related to home building 0:1:22:56, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- And and like I said, I to did.
- and bombs and and the being shot at and and bombs and and the mess<00:52:28.559><c> our</c><00:52:28.800
- ><c> and</c> mess our nation is in and and mess our nation is in and and I<00:52:32.400><c> hate</c><
- :15.839><c> and</c> looked at hard and brought forward and looked at hard and brought forward and hopefully
- and and see the A-ball on this and and and see something<00:56:59.599><c> that</c> something that something
Keywords:
audit, transparency, government reporting, accountability, public access, firearm rights, restoration of rights, criminal justice, felony convictions, Wyoming law, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:08.800><c> heading</c> and he's dead and the plane's heading and he's dead and the plane's
- and and of the bedrock of this movement and and of the country.<00:09:04.320><c> And</c><00:09:04.720
- and courage and I think for independence and courage and I think we<00:14:06.560><c> ought</c><00:14
- Um, and the bill and I, um, several of the bills that have come before in past years do try to narrow
- and keep current and respond to people's needs and misgivings.
Keywords:
audit, transparency, government reporting, accountability, public access, firearm rights, restoration of rights, criminal justice, felony convictions, Wyoming law, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Governor's Inauguration (01/05/2023)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P2SebNSBew, 2026-07-02T03:39:36+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/calendars_journals/
0:00 House Session – Inauguration Day – January 5, 2023
9:23 Call the House to Order
9:25 Adjourn from Session of January 4, 2023
9:38 Leaves of Absence
11:20 Introduction of Guests
11:58 Resolution to form Joint Convention
16:51 Senate Message
17:19 Introduction of Senate and Senate President
18:45 Joint Convention called to Order
18:49 Report by Joint Committee
19:12 Introduction and Seating of Special Guests
28:27 Recess
40:56 Joint Convention called to Order
40:59 Introduction and Seating of Special Guests (Cont.)
42:35 Introduction of Governor Sununu and Mrs. Sununu
43:29 Invocation by Pastor Michael Worsley
48:22 Posting of Colors by New Hampshire National Guard
49:18 Pledge of Allegiance by Charlotte Cotti
49:46 National Anthem by Molly Dennehy
52:40 Administration of Oath to Governor Sununu
54:41 Administration of Oath to Executive Counselors
56:45 Inaugural Address by Governor Sununu
1:23:47 Benediction by Pastor Michael Worsley
1:28:25 Adjournment of Joint Convention
1:29:33 House called to Order
1:29:35 Adjourn from the Early Session
1:30:13 Recess to the Call of the Chair, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (5-23-23) - Reupload
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAYVTkQQYVE, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Reuploaded to restore several minutes lost during the live stream
00:00:00 Start Time
00:01:30 Approval of Minutes
00:01:41 Information Items
00:02:30 Action Items – Project Report from Postsecondary Institutions
00:13:37 Action Item – Lease Report from Postsecondary Institutions
00:17:38 Project Report from Finance and Administration Cabinet
00:32:10 Lease Report from Finance and Admin. Cabinet – Emergency Leases
00:34:48 Report from the Office of Financial Management
01:10:40 Remaining Calendar Year 2023 Meeting Dates
01:11:08 Adjournment, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47