by Chancen Flick
This week at the State Capitol was much slower. Last week was the deadline for most legislation to have passed committees in the opposite chamber (House Bills passed Senate Committees, Senate Bills passed House Committees). The exception to that deadline was Senate Bills being heard in the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. Those bills had to have passed committee by Wednesday, April 19th. Fortunately, OPEA did not have any endorsed Senate Bills still eligible in that committee.
Next week will be the deadline for bills to pass the floor of the opposite chamber. OPEA still has numerous bills eligible for hearings in the Senate and one in the House. Please be on the look out for Calls to Action and posts on OPEA social media feeds for updates as soon as these bills are scheduled. If you have any questions regarding legislation, please contact Chancen Flick at chancenf@opea.org
| HB 1396 | Hasenbeck, Toni(R) Floyd, Kay(D) |
Provides for an increase in to court reporter compensation and maximum salary and permits the Director of the Courts to use available funds for the acquisition and maintenance of court reporter equipment. |
| Last Action: | Voted from committee – Do Pass Senate Appropriations |
| HB 1794 | Osburn, Mike(R) Pugh, Adam(R) |
Specifies the responsibilities of the Human Capital Management Administrator within the Civil Service and Human Capital Modernization Act. |
| Last Action: | Voted from committee – Do Pass Senate General Government |
| HB 1798 | Osburn, Mike(R) Thompson, Roger(R) |
Establishes a system to gradually increase state employee pay to the level of 90 percent of comparable private sector positions by 2026 and maintain that threshold moving forward. |
| Last Action: | Voted from committee – Do Pass Senate Appropriations |
| HB 2026 | Wolfley, Max(R) Pemberton, Dewayne(R) |
Requires the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to provide an association representing state employees with a monthly reconciliation report with information related to opted in members. |
| Last Action: | Voted from committee – Do Pass Senate General Government |
| HB 2171 | Hilbert, Kyle(R) Montgomery, John(R) |
Provides for a conditional one-time retirement benefits increase for various state retirement systems for beneficiaries who have been retired for more than two years; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: | Voted from committee – Do Pass Senate Appropriations |
| HB 2376 | Kannady, Chris(R) Hall, Chuck(R) |
Adjusts provisions related to state employee benefits, providing a maximum of 640 hours of carryover leave and clarifying services which qualify for inclusion in benefits calculations; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: | Voted from committee – Do Pass as substituted Senate Appropriations |
| SB 193 | Garvin, Jessica (F)(R) Archer, Nick (F)(R) |
Provides for 6 weeks of paid maternal leave for state employees upon the birth or adoption of a child. |
| Last Action: | Set on the House Floor Agenda |
