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• Please note that AB 1020, Chiavo, has been added to today's referral list and will be referred to the

Summary: The Rules Committee was called to order, and the secretary called the roll; a quorum was present. The committee took up a consent agenda, noting that AB 1020 (Chiavo) had been added to the referral list and would be sent to the Utilities and Energy Committee. A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded. The roll was called, and the motion passed unanimously by the members present. With no further business, the Rules Committee adjourned.

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• referral bonuses by $500 as well. referral bonuses by $500 as well.
• So this is not new processes.
• So leveraging existing city processes.
• This is leveraging existing processes.
• > the processes um in the processes um in the selection<00:29:19.600> of<00:29:19.840>

Bills: HF3902, HF3895

Keywords: housing tax credit, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, qualified projects, taxpayer contributions, greater Minnesota, zoning, housing, local government, multifamily development, affordable housing, land use, urban development, 1183, house

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• concerns they'll processes without concerns they'll jeopardize<00:24:53.920> the<00:24:54.000
• , and case management to referrals, and case management to necessary<00:41:00.080> items<00:41
• And currently, the process takes over a month and a half with the 14-day notice.
• And currently, the process takes over a month and a half with the 14-day notice.
• Implementing geographic balance will create a fair process for developers and contributors statewide.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• So the staff was not able to get it on the referral as Ranking Member Block has expressed.

Bills: SJR7, SB261

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

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• And Senator Wiklund, you know, process.
• administrative fee for processing that. administrative fee for processing that.
• <01:12:28.760> in residence settings are processed in residence settings are processed in
• It can slow down time-consuming process.
• process issues here. process issues here.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Please note, SB 73 by Senator Svantez has been added to today's referral list and is being double referred

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Rules Committee met briefly and called the roll, establishing a quorum. The committee noted that SB 73 by Senator Svantez was added to the day’s referral list and double-referred to the Elections Committee and Public Safety Committee. One member requested that item 14 be removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The committee then approved the remainder of the consent agenda by roll call vote. Item 14, SCR 152, was also taken up separately and approved by roll call vote, with one member not voting on that item. After the votes, the chair announced the roll would remain open briefly for additional members to add on, and then the committee adjourned.

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• For The question is: Yes, the New Mexico Higher Education Department is involved in that process through
• Chair, I would have to look for that for you, but we're still in the rulemaking process, and I'm sorry
• And I'm a Lobo, but they are on waivers and it's an easy process.
• We can look into that process for you, Mr.
• I'm especially curious about where those referrals come from. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Every government official and institution has the duty to respect the rule of law, including processes
• In recent years, attempts have been made in Arizona to circumvent established processes for electing
• for electing government officials namely the process by which electors cast their votes for present
• Campaign finance plays an essential role in the democratic process. That is clear.
• It goes through a very extensive laundering process so that they try to cover it up, but it influences

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills and a memorial focused on foreign law, land ownership, presidential electors, and campaign finance/federalism. SB 1018 would amend Arizona’s foreign-law statute to explicitly include Sharia law; the sponsor and supporters said it was needed to prevent foreign legal systems from influencing Arizona courts, while opponents from the ACLU and others argued it singled out Islam, was unnecessary because foreign law is already prohibited, and would be unconstitutional. After debate, the committee recommended SB 1018 do pass by a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered SB 1075, which restricts conveyance of Arizona land to foreign entities deemed hostile to the United States and adds disclosure, penalty, and enforcement provisions through a five-page amendment. The sponsor said it was modeled on other states’ efforts to keep adversarial nations from acquiring land near sensitive sites; the committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill as amended do pass by a 3-3 vote. SB 1141, dealing with presidential electors, would require electors to vote for a properly nominated successor if a winning presidential or vice presidential candidate dies or withdraws before the Electoral College meets, and would deem an elector’s office vacant if the elector fails to vote. Supporters said it closes a gap in Arizona law and improves election continuity; it received a unanimous do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard SCM 1003, a memorial urging Congress to support federalism and a constitutional amendment affirming state authority over election processes and campaign finance. Supporters argued that money in politics and out-of-state or international influence have grown too large and that states should regain more control; some members noted concerns about the rhetoric around ActBlue and other groups but still supported the memorial’s general purpose. SCM 1003 received a unanimous do pass recommendation.

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• Please note, SB 73 by Senator Svantez has been added to today's referral list and is being double referred

Summary: The Rules Committee met briefly and called the meeting to order with a quorum present. The committee announced that SB 73 by Senator Svantez had been added to the referral list and double referred to the Elections Committee and the Public Safety Committee. Members requested that item 14, SCR 152, be removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The remainder of the consent agenda was approved by roll call vote, followed by approval of SCR 152 on a separate roll call vote. The committee then left the roll open briefly for additional member votes. No substantive debate on the measures was recorded in the transcript. After the votes, the committee adjourned.

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• respected in this whole process. respected in this whole process.
• Now we're using a community engagement process to identify barriers.
• And then we get into this engagement process that that makes less sense to me.
• And so, I was just activities process.
• <00:25:43.120> to process to process to identify<00:25:45.040> barriers.

Bills: HF1660, HF1824, HF1926, HF1002, HF994, HF1915, HF1336

Keywords: children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy

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• At this stage, we're well into the process.
• Just on page 9, you can see the process.
• right now we know it's a 12-step process right now we know it's a 12-step process we<04:35:22.520
• additionally customers can now process additionally customers can now process transactions<04:40
• into our system for claims processing into our system for claims processing that<05:37:56.000>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining how agencies assess facility needs, rank projects, and submit requests to the governor’s office. DAS described its Plant and Property division, which maintains 96 state buildings, and Public Works, which develops detailed cost estimates for selected projects. Officials said the governor’s office has traditionally narrowed requests into priority tiers, but this year all projects were estimated, creating more work and less detail. They also emphasized that the capital budget book functions as legislative intent and can be binding on how approved funds are used. On the substance of the request, DAS highlighted several priorities: continued funding for the state ERP system upgrade to the cloud, with about $5 million requested for sustainability and related Treasury functions; emergency fund and annex renovation work; a sprinkler replacement at DMV; and elevator repairs at the main building. Karen Rocky also identified maintenance projects that rose in priority after a facility condition assessment, including HVAC work for Portsmouth Circuit Court and Coos County Courthouse, boilers and controls for Carroll County and Lebanon Circuit Court, brick repointing at the main building and annex, window replacement at Spalding, and Brown building elevator replacement. Officials noted that the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and no projects for the Bureau of Court Facilities. The committee also discussed lapses and reprogramming of prior appropriations. DAS said the first eight projects approved in 2023 remain under construction and should be extended, while many 2021 projects are delayed because of ARPA-related workload and broader construction backlogs. Members reviewed a 2019 project list and agreed to lapse project number 49, the Spalding roof project, with about $81,000 remaining. DAS also said some small 2019 balances, including courthouse generators, a boiler, cooling and controls, roof and exterior repairs, and the State House Annex elevator, could be redirected through Capital Budget Overview toward the Hillsboro County South Cell Block project. The hearing ended with questions about project schedules, ARPA deadlines, and the division of authority between DoIT and DAS for the ERP system.

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• I can't emphasize how much the case managers help this process, and they've been critical to helping
• They again used case managers to process surge cases in the 11th Circuit.
• Through that workflow process, a very small number of the 60,000 county civil cases filed during the
• These workflow processes have resulted in the 17th Circuit currently having one of the lowest pending
• There is currently a statutory cap of $1500 per day when the court makes that referral.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• . process. process.
• streamline the current process.
• Is there process? is there paperwork? Is there process?
• facility until that process is done. facility until that process is done.
• <05:52:10.638> which and processing to the process for which and processing to the process

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They include the container ship terminal, a cruise ship terminal, seafood processing plants, residential
• Massport police officers are subjected to a rigorous process for exceeding traditional...
• Massport police officers are subjected to a rigorous process for exceeding traditional civil service
• career, and financial strain from student loans that made it far less likely that I could access or process
• Thank you to the committee for your support and referral to the House Ways and Means last session.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing on a wide range of credible service and retirement-related bills, with testimony largely focused on allowing public employees to buy back prior service time or receive more appropriate retirement classifications. Bills discussed included retirement buyback for Joint Base Cape Cod firefighters (H. 4317), clarification of call firefighter buyback rights (H. 2883/S. 1915), veterans’ buyback (H. 2957), a Bridgewater State University police death-benefit/heart-law issue (filed by Rep. Gallagher), unpaid parental leave buyback for municipal employees (H. 2946), school nurse creditable service (H. 2887/S. 1787), former private/parochial school teacher buyback (S. 1900/H. 2873), Massport police retirement classification (S. 1888), contract employee buyback (H. 2795), Retirement Plus late entry (H. 2792), CVTE/teacher-related buyback issues (H. 2762), Peace Corps/AmeriCorps creditable service (H. 2927), and institutional school teacher retirement fairness (H. 2757). Several speakers also referenced related bills for teachers and nurses that had been heard previously or were filed in parallel in the other branch. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bills. Speakers argued that the measures would correct inequities, recognize prior public service, and help recruit and retain workers in hard-to-fill public jobs. Firefighters described the unique federal-to-state transition at Joint Base Cape Cod and said some members were left out of earlier buyback opportunities. Veterans, teachers, school nurses, correctional educators, and Massport police all described service requirements, administrative gaps, or outdated statutory language that they said unfairly limited retirement credit or placed them in the wrong retirement group. Several witnesses emphasized that the proposals were fiscally responsible because employees would pay the cost of the buybacks, and some noted that similar bills had been filed repeatedly in prior sessions. Committee members asked a few clarifying questions, mostly about why certain employees had been excluded under current law or how the retirement provisions would work. No opposition testimony was presented. The hearing concluded after all scheduled witnesses testified, with the chairs thanking participants for their service and the committee voting to adjourn.

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• that in the appropriations bill the budget, that any of these concerns are shored up in the budget process
• .. actuarial effects that we've seen noted before in bills and it will be shored up in the budget process
• and so I would like to know what part of the bill is having the impact on TRS as we continue this process
• The deaf and hard of hearing flow through the same grant process that I oversee as well.
• Recess of the House. or during bill referral if permission is granted. Is there objection?

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Please note that AB 915 has been added to today's referral list and will be referred to the Utilities

Summary: The Rules Committee met in afternoon session, called the meeting to order, and confirmed a quorum. The committee noted that AB 915 had been added to the referral list and would be sent to the Utilities and Energy Committee. Members also requested that items 18 and 22 be removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The committee then approved the remainder of the consent agenda by roll call vote. Item 18, SCR 39 by Senator DeRzo, was taken up separately and passed on a roll call vote, with Assembly Member Flora voting no. Item 22, SCR 57 by Senator Reyes, was also approved by roll call vote. After completing those actions, the committee adjourned.

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• It establishes an allegation review process.
• It establishes an allegation review process. flaner sir if you raise your right hand flaner sir if you
• It establishes an allegation review process.
• Patrick Flannery continued: the allegation review process, investigations and prosecutorial referrals
• Why I think it's needed and why it's important is it makes the process process-dependent, not people-dependent

Keywords: Consideration of HB 373 02:30 Consideration of HB 455 10:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with opening prayer, pledge, and procedural reminders, then took up two election-related bills. House Bill 373, sponsored by Rep. Wade Williams, would modernize campaign finance law to allow campaign funds to pay for reasonable security measures for state candidates, officeholders, their families, and campaign or office staff. Williams said the bill uses campaign funds only, not state dollars, and is modeled on recently changed federal language. Members discussed whether the coverage included all state officeholders and close family members, and supporters cited increasing threats and harassment toward public officials; one member opposed the bill, warning about possible misuse and fraud. The bill passed with favorable expression. The committee then heard House Bill 455, sponsored by Rep. Patrick Flannery, which creates an Office of Election Investigations and Security within the Attorney General’s office. Flannery said the bill would codify existing practices, establish a complaint and allegation review process, create a voter fraud hotline, and provide for investigations, referrals, and legislative oversight. Members asked about cost and whether the office duplicated existing functions such as the Public Integrity Office; Flannery responded that the bill creates a statutorily defined office and is intended to make the process less dependent on who holds the office. Supporters said the measure could improve transparency and voter trust, while opponents argued it duplicates existing agencies, could increase government size and cost, and might expose people to harassment or retaliation. The bill also passed with favorable expression, and the committee then adjourned.

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• As part of the cabinet's cash management process, leadership meets monthly to manage cash to ensure the
• > leadership cash management process, leadership cash management process, leadership meets<00:
• dealer inventory inspection process. dealer inventory inspection process.
• and that that unit will not process and that that unit will not issue<01:32:12.400> referrals
• We've got the second tranche to the spring that's being processed now.

Keywords: 958, all

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• And this process was strengthened to require additional public notice of the procedure to meetings.
• What's good about that is I have a resident board and it was a resident driven process.
• But the current process is working well because the leverage sits with the residents.
• And we like that process and I would encourage you to continue it and I very much representative Bell
• costly administrative hearing processes, and is also to provide the ability for the. applicants more

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

Bills: HB149, HB2017, HB705, HB223, HB 1056, HB2854, HB4623, HB3000, HB46, HB 117, HB3619, HB4464, HB5646, HCR84, HB500, HB2963, HB5509, HB1973, HB3909, HB718, HB252, HB5666, HB 119, HB346, HB5624, HB5658, HB5677, HB1545, HB3073, HB4081, HB 121, HB4236, HB3848, HB4144, HB40, HB5682, HB3697, HB3333, HB3642, HB20, HB549, HB2731, HB4233, HB4690, HB 127, HB2525, SB1637, SB1, SB1198, SB509, SB13, SB15, SB30, SB268, SB331, SB441, SB447, SB457, SB568, SB650, SB763, SB1540, SB1610, SB1660, SB2018, SB2024, SB2217, SB2337, SB2753, SB2900, SB2972, SB3059, HB14

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, community supervision, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, municipality, procurement