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Senate Business, Labor, & Technology

Tuesday, April 21, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

Senate Business, Labor & Technology advanced two labor-and-consumer measures : a narrowly targeted meatpacking bill sailed toward the consent calendar on a unanimous vote, while a first-in-the-nation ban on surveillance-based pricing and wage-setting cleared on a party-line 3-2 split over how broadly it might sweep.

Key Actions

·Prohibit Surveillance Price & Wage SettingPassed

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Notable Quotes

Workers have learned to stop drinking water during their shifts, not because they're not thirsty, but because they're afraid of needing to use the restroom and not being allowed to go.

Deborah Rodarte (JBS worker, fabrication) · witnessA frontline worker describing the daily consequence of denied restroom access that the bill's restroom provision aims to address.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (3)Iman Jodeh, Nick Hinrichsen, Jessie Danielson
No (2)Larry Liston, Janice Rich
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (5)Iman Jodeh, Larry Liston, Janice Rich, Nick Hinrichsen, Jessie Danielson
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TranscriptPreview
Chapman, please call the Rollator. Judah Liston? Here. Rich? Here. Henriksen. Here. Madam Chair? Here. Okay, we have several confirmations up first, and then we'll hear two bills after that. Senate Bill 160 and House Bill 1210. So thank you for your patience today. For those who came to testify, let's bring forward the all the folks involved with the Board of Assessment. Welcome. Good afternoon, Madam Chair. And that would just be me in person. I'm Casey Stokes, the Administrator of the Board of Assessment Appeals. Is there a microphone? Sorry, we couldn't hear you guys. Now it is on. If I maybe lean a little closer? Is that better? Your name again, please. My name is Casey Stokes and I am the Administrator of the Board of Assessment appeals. Thank you, Ms. Stokes. Thank you, Madam Chair. Please proceed. Thank you. And we are being joined by video conference by six members of the Board of Assessment Appeals for whom we are seeking reappointment. Hang on one moment for the folks on the line. If you can mute yourselves or if you're not speaking, that'll help with the feedback. Thanks. Thank you all for your time today. Considering
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