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Committee votes: breastfeeding, portal‑to‑portal, menopause and other labor bills move to the floor
Summary
The Labor and Public Employees Committee reported multiple bills to the floor on workforce policy and protections; several measures drew sharp debate, including a failed amendment on portal‑to‑portal workers' compensation and a contentious debate over breastfeeding language and menopause accommodations.
The Labor and Public Employees Committee voted to send a slate of labor bills to the House floor after debate that ranged from technical, procedural concerns to heated exchanges over gendered language.
What passed: By roll call the committee reported the following measures to JFS (Judiciary/Finance/Session) for the floor: HB503 (92‑page workforce omnibus), SB345 (breastfeeding and task force on heat safety), SB351 (teacher just‑cause and neutral arbitration), SB352 (cannabis minimum‑wage clarification), SB353 (reasonable accommodations for conditions related to menopause), SB358 (retention of service contract workers), SB442 (study of retirement health benefits for paraeducators), HB5493 (study on stipends for Civil Air Patrol), HB5494 (youth employment classification study), and HB5496 (workplace violence protections for…
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