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Committee carries several measures to next week after chair condemns racist public comments; schedules work sessions
Summary
The Senate Committee on Labor and Business carried multiple items to its next meeting after Chair Gerry Taylor condemned racist comments received about two bills. The committee carried over six work-session items and several public-hearing bills to the following Tuesday and noted continued stakeholder work on short-term disability and paid-leave
The Senate Committee on Labor and Business opened on March 27 and moved several agenda items to future meetings after the chair said some public submissions included racist language the committee would not tolerate.
Chair Gerry Taylor told colleagues that six items listed on the committee’s work-session calendar would be carried over until the next Tuesday because those measures were not yet ready due to outstanding paperwork and stakeholder work. The chair read the list of bills…
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