Intern tells House Commerce committee Senate priorities include Bill S6, housing, workforce and data-privacy measures

Helen Ardrates, the legislative intern for the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee, told committee members on Jan. 17 that the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs is prioritizing housing, permit appeals, workforce development, data privacy and several bills — including one labeled S6 that is now in committee.

Ardrates said the information came from her week of following the Senate committee and that her written report is posted to the House committee’s documents for Friday’s meeting.

Ardrates summarized items she heard as highest priority for the Senate committee and noted which measures the Senate members said they planned to pursue this session. She reported that the Senate committee currently has one bill in committee, “Bill S6,” which she described as “an act relating to appealing the Commissioner of Labor’s…