Federal, state and local bills on the causes CSWH follows, found by our daily update. Each links to its official page; the status and latest action come from Congress.gov, Open States or the city's own records, and the official page is the final word. Find your legislators to write to them.
A City Council resolution orders a report pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9212 on the effects of the citizen sponsored initiative Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026.
An ordinance adopting the citizen sponsored Initiative Oakland Living Wage For All Act of 2026 to increase the minimum wage to $30 for Oakland employees by July 1, 2037 is in committee.
A resolution accepting the certification of the examination of the initiative petition proposing the Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026 minimum wage ballot measure, status in committee.
An Oakland city resolution to submit the citizen-sponsored Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026 to voters at the November 7, 2028 general municipal election or at a special election.
Briefing on Living Wages Audit, which looks at whether departments are monitoring their contracts to ensure compliance with living wage requirements, agenda ready for the Audit and Finance Committee.
PA SB 478, an act establishing an Office of Employee Ownership and providing technical and financial assistance to employee-owned enterprises, was referred to Commerce on 2026-10-05.
Latest action (Oct 5, 2026): Referred to Commerce Sponsor: Frank Farry (Republican)
Boston passed a $1,366,093 FY27 appropriation for its collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society Superior Officers Unit, with a 2% base wage increase.
PA HB 2189, an Act amending The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions, minimum wages and exemptions; a resolution to discharge committee was presented on 2026-09-30.
Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented Sponsor: Jason Dawkins (Democratic)
CA SB 1174 on public contracts, Department of Transportation bid preferences and employee stock ownership plans was held in committee and under submission at an August 13 hearing.
Latest action (Aug 13, 2026): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. Sponsor: Valladares (Republican)
WI SB 1171 relates to prohibiting retail dynamic price gouging of consumer goods and providing a penalty; on 2026-06-01 Senator Keyeski was added as a coauthor.
Latest action (Jun 1, 2026): Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor Sponsor: Roys (Democratic)
A congressional disapproval of the Department of Education rule relating to the Federal Student Loan Program was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 2026-05-21.
Latest action (May 21, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
PR PC 1256, referred to committee, would give the Junta de Gobierno of the University of Puerto Rico extraordinary faculties over 'negociación colectiva' and suspend Senados Académicos faculties.
Latest action (May 7, 2026): Referido a Comisión(es) Sponsor: Jorge Navarro Suárez (Partido Nuevo Progre)
PA HB 1964 would provide for a moratorium on the privatization of public water and wastewater systems and establish the Water Utility Reform Working Group; it was re-committed to Appropriations.
