04/23/2021 08:00 AM House LABOR & COMMERCE

        HB 125-MILITARY AND FAMILY EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:34:07 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS announced  that the next order  of business would                                                               
be HOUSE  BILL NO. 125,  "An Act  relating to private  sector and                                                               
state   employment  preferences   for  active   service  members,                                                               
veterans, and  spouses and dependent  children of  active service                                                               
members  and veterans;  relating  to  employment preferences  for                                                               
surviving spouses  of deceased service members  and veterans; and                                                               
relating  to employment  preferences  for  disabled veterans  and                                                               
former prisoners of war."                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:34:40 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SCHRAGE moved  to adopt  Amendment 1  to HB  125,                                                               
labeled 32-LS0602\A.1, Wayne, 4/22/21, which read as follows:                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "private sector and state"                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "a dependent child or"                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:34:43 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:34:46 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SCHRAGE  expressed his  support  for  HB 125  and                                                               
shared his desire to limit the  scope of the bill by removing the                                                               
hiring  preference for  dependents in  state employment  with the                                                               
exception  of  dependents  of  prisoner   of  war  or  Gold  Star                                                               
families.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:35:56 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE NELSON,  as prime  sponsor of  HB 125,  shared his                                                               
support  of the  intent of  the  amendment but  pointed out  that                                                               
having a job makes it easier for  a dependent to become part of a                                                               
community.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:37:07 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS withdrew  his objection.  There  being no further                                                               
objection, Amendment 1 to HB 125 was adopted.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:37:22 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  moved to  report HB 125,  as amended,  out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.   There  being  no  objection, CSHB  125(L&C)  was                                                               
reported out of the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.