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• Line Line Line 20<00:07:18.200> Line<00:07:18.520> 30<00:07:19.080> was<00:07:19.400
• that one line item. that one line item.
• Um,<00:15:15.320> line<00:15:15.640> 124 Um, line 124 Um, line 124 or<00:15:18.560>
• line 132 and 133. line 132 and 133.
• Same for line 154. Same for line 154.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The working group on the Omnibus Environment Bill opened with remarks from House and Senate co-chairs describing the agreement as a compromise with wins and tradeoffs for both sides, and thanking nonpartisan staff and administration agencies for helping negotiate the package. Staff then walked through the finance spreadsheet, explaining that the agreement met the group’s general fund target by combining new spending with cancellations and fund shifts across the Pollution Control Agency, DNR, BWSR, Metro Parks, the Zoo, the Science Museum, and other entities. Major fiscal items included PCA operating and permitting-efficiency funding, PFAS-related and mercury-related provisions, county feedlot reductions, closed landfill and remediation fund changes, groundwater and aquatic invasive species fee increases, DNR groundwater and AIS spending, ATV trail grants, watercraft enforcement, and several one-time appropriations and extensions for specific water quality and conservation projects. The policy walk-through covered Article 3’s community grants changes, including a requirement that grants benefit all regions of the state, permission to use some funds for trail maintenance and AIS management, prohibitions on awards to certain entities, and a DNR reporting requirement. Article 4 contained a range of natural resources and environmental policy provisions, including abandoned watercraft seizure and forfeiture authority, higher watercraft AIS surcharges, disabled veterans license fee reductions, a county-based replacement for the shotgun zone, a one-year crossbow extension, a continuous bass season, increased water use permit fees, PFAS sales exemptions for certain products, creation of the Sustainable Foraging Task Force, and a moratorium on DNR foraging rules shortened to July 1, 2026. Article 5 addressed state lands, including an additional Cass County land sale authority. Article 6 focused on PCA permitting reform, requiring more emphasis on complex Tier 2 permits in annual reporting, giving applicants five business days to fix deficiencies, allowing the PCA to decline expedited permitting when it lacks capacity, and letting the agency retain certain fees if expedited permits are completed early. It also included changes to environmental review procedures, feedlot permitting, and EQB rules. During member questions, Senator McEwen asked about the $952,000 ATV trail appropriation and whether projects must have permits before receiving funds; DNR Assistant Commissioner Bob Myers said no project list had been finalized and that grants would go through the existing process, with environmental review and readiness considered, but he said he would need to verify the exact permitting policy and follow up with the committee.

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• Then that's on line 15.
• 25 is really a consolidation on line 15. 25 is really a consolidation on line 15.
• Then that's on line division.
• increase on line 11. increase on line 11.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,<00:02:46.000> lines<00:02:46.480> 14<00:02:47.200> through other lines, lines
• 14 through other lines, lines 14 through 20.<00:02:50.319> Lines<00:02:50.959> 25<00:02
• Again that's on line 32. million. Again that's on line 32.
• On line 11.
• Um, on line 1897 is uh I'm sorry, line Um, on line 1897 is uh I'm sorry, line 471<00:32:15.519><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So we'll go from line... Exactly. Yeah. We'll go through line by line. Can you just clarify, Mr.
• We'll go through line by line. Can you just clarify, Mr. Chair?
• So page four, line 14. Representative, so page 4, line 14, DFA.
• here in line 16.
• Okay, yeah, so I’m going to go to line 40, line item 49, to— Okay, yeah, so I’m going to go to line item

Keywords: 996, all

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• line four is a $250,000 line four is a $250,000 one-time<00:20:49.600> appropriation.
• Uh, line 29 is blank at this point.
• Line 37 is from Senate File 4426.
• I mean on page 24, section 25 on line I mean on page 24, line<00:35:02.040> nine, line nine,
• <00:36:50.920> 26,<00:36:51.960> uh line 26, uh line 26, uh and<00:36:53.160> going<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They start on line 59. on line 52 in column N for FY25, which on line 52 in column N for FY25, which
• That's on line 105.
• That's on line 105. And those new That's on line 105.
• Syri could please tell us on<00:20:31.280> line on line on line 209<00:20:33.840> the<00
• <00:21:37.360> C I'll um on line 187 you'll see in line C I'll um on line 187 you'll see in

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

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• 24:49.600> lines<04:24:49.920> 1-8 page 14 lines 1-8 page 14 lines 1-8 the<04:24:52.239
• Page 135, line 19. After the entirety. Page 135, line 19.
• Page 135, line 20, delete the line.
• ; page five, lines 11-12 in their entirety; page nine, lines 24-27 in their entirety; page 10, lines
• ; page five, lines 11-12 in their entirety; page nine, lines 24-27 in their entirety; page 10, lines

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Line 18 is the Minlink gateway and... we'll begin on line number five.
• Um, but line 49—no, I'm sorry, line 48—the foster care grant wraparound services.
• That's on line 105.
• Um, but line didn't hear.
• That's on line 105. That's on line 105.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Um, lines 1.5 to 2.11 non-public data.
• Uh lines 2.26 to 2.27 of the Cloud.
• Um lines three through lines 29 on page Um lines three through lines 29 on page four<00:35:58.880>
• <00:47:16.079> Line provisions. I'm sorry, excuse me. Line provisions.
• lines 67 and 68 are new provisions. lines 67 and 68 are new provisions.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

Transcript Highlights:

• Pass the gas line bill.
• This is not a gas line bill. Well, okay. I knew it was not a gas line bill.
• This is not a gas line bill. Well, okay, I knew it was not a gas line bill.
• I'm going to vote for the gas line bill. And I'm going to call it a gas line bill.
• We want a gas line. We want a gas line.

Keywords: 905, all

Summary: The House met with a quorum, approved the journal, and received messages from the governor and Senate, including notice that the governor vetoed CSHB 16 and allowed HB 14 to become law without signature. The chamber then took up the conference committee report on HB 381, a major Alaska LNG-related bill that revises the project’s tax and regulatory structure. The conference report was explained as a compromise package that, among other things, changes required local contribution language, expands disclosure and notice requirements, adjusts foreign ownership reporting, extends the Phase 1 construction deadline, adds a $10 million workforce development/community impact fund, modifies project labor agreement provisions, and exempts the Alaska LNG project from the new pass-through entity tax while still requiring an informational tax return in 2027. The Speaker also announced the governor had issued a proclamation calling the legislature back into session on July 27, 2026, and said sine die would be moved after debate. Debate on HB 381 was sharply divided. Supporters argued the bill is necessary enabling legislation to improve the project’s financial viability, protect Alaska’s interests, and move the North Slope gas line toward final investment decision, while also adding transparency, foreign ownership safeguards, and labor and workforce provisions. Several members said the conference committee process was collaborative and that the bill reflects hard-fought compromise with the developer, AGDC, labor, and the administration. Opponents focused on the addition of the pass-through entity/S-corp income tax and related reporting requirements, arguing it is a separate tax policy issue that should have been considered in its own bill, creates uncertainty and litigation risk, could harm existing oil and gas and Cook Inlet production, and may discourage investment. Multiple members also criticized the process as rushed and insufficiently transparent, especially the limited opportunity for the minority and the absence of Department of Revenue testimony during conference. No final vote on the conference committee report is shown in the transcript excerpt. The debate continued with members alternating between support for the gas line project itself and opposition to the tax provisions and process used to advance HB 381.

Transcript Highlights:

• Line 14 is the Get Ready Program.
• Line 19 is the...
• Regarding line 49, no, I'm sorry, line 48, the Foster Care Grant Wraparound Services, it states $1,000
• This is on line 105.
• Two change items that I'll point out quickly on line 240 and line 241.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Uh on line 56, the tax court, adum.
• cannabis expungement board on line cannabis expungement board on line 107.<00:09:26.399> Um
• Um on line 114 107.
• <00:15:51.759> On<00:15:52.000> line Radio uh grants. On line Radio uh grants.
• <00:20:37.280> on<00:20:37.520> line Senate bill on the Senate floor. on line Senate

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:03:25.760> On<00:03:26.080> line added lease costs on line seven.
• On line added lease costs on line seven.
• Moving to line 30 for the costs.
• costs on line 66.
• 16 through line 24 which go from uh line 16 through line 24 are<00:11:48.240> representative<

Bills: HF2300

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Line 13, a new line at the end. Okay, yes. Thank you.
• What line is that, Senator?
• On lines 21 and 22, 19 and 20, line number 11, does it 19 and 20, line number 11, designate the proposition
• What line is that? It's in no line because it doesn't appear.
• "Page two, line 18, I believe. Or 20. Page 2, line 21, I believe.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Line 13, a new line at the end. Okay, yes. Thank you.
• On line 21 and 22, 19 and 20, line number 11, does it...
• Line 40. Line 40, page 1 of the act.
• What line is that? It's in no line because it doesn't appear.
• Page two, line 18, I believe. Or 20. Page two, line 21, I believe.

Summary: The committee met to review and adopt Legislative Council ballot measure analyses, with members repeatedly reminded that the hearing was limited to the accuracy, clarity, and impartiality of the summaries and not the merits of the underlying proposals. Steve Premack explained the statutory role of the analyses in the publicity pamphlet, and staff presented draft language for several measures. The committee considered and voted on multiple amendments, often debating whether proposed wording was clearer or instead crossed into advocacy or added unnecessary legal detail. For SCR 1004, members debated amendments to more closely mirror the measure’s text and to add language about electric vehicles and mileage, but several proposed changes were rejected. The analysis was ultimately adopted by an 8-6 roll call. HCR 2021 was then adopted without amendment by the same 8-6 margin. For HCR 2055, members debated whether the summary should say the Department of Homeland Security must “do everything” or “use all lawful means available,” and whether to add language about cartels acting “individually or collectively”; both amendments were rejected and the analysis was adopted 8-6. The committee next took up SCR 1004 on photo enforcement systems, where members proposed amendments to clarify that the measure would apply to red light cameras, to add “thereafter” regarding recurring voter approval, and to specify that approval would occur at the general election; those amendments failed, and the analysis was adopted 8-6. On SCR 1032, dealing with instructional expenses and classroom site fund reductions, members debated adding a definition of the Classroom Site Fund and spelling out the waiver process in more detail; both amendments failed, and the analysis was adopted 8-6. Finally, on HCR 2001 regarding citizenship identification and early voting, members rejected amendments that would have added background on current law, clarified that mail voting would be affected, added severability and revenue-source language, and struck the measure’s short title; the discussion was lengthy and at times contentious, but the transcript ends before a final roll-call vote on that measure is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Line 17 is related to the FY26.
• Line 53 is an appropriations.
• So, starting on line 82... On line 83, this is a House-only provision.
• So for the starting on line 82.
• seen on lines 102. seen on lines 102.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Agriculture Conference Committee met for an initial organizational and comparison session on House File 2446, the agriculture broadband and rural development bill. Members introduced themselves, noted that no conference target had yet been set, and agreed to begin with a side-by-side review of House and Senate positions. No oral testimony was taken; instead, the chair listed written testimony submitted by a wide range of agricultural, environmental, local government, food bank, and industry groups. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the major funding differences. Both bills included some shared items such as operating adjustments, wolf and elk damage compensation, and certain technical changes, but they differed on several major appropriations. The House generally proposed larger increases for meat inspection, local food purchasing, and the Board of Animal Health, and added items such as county inspector grants, biofertilizer innovation, a biosolids/PFAS-related study, a soil health study, broadband installation study funding, an Agri Works program, an Agri Support program, a milk grant program, and several House-only transfers and grants. The Senate included items such as a climate coordinator position, biofuel-related reductions and policy changes, livestock processing funding, farm-to-school and urban agriculture changes, MARL funding, cottage foods licensing updates, and several Senate-only pass-through grants and transfers. Staff also noted differences in the agriculture emergency account transfer approach and in how the two bodies handled the Second Harvest Heartland and related food distribution provisions. House Research then reviewed the policy language differences in the bill. The House language included provisions allowing more flexible use of grant administration funds, unpaid prior-year claims, county inspector grants, and updates tied to its own policy article, while the Senate language included the climate coordinator, PFAS-related commercialization language, cooperative development grant permissive language, and other Senate policy changes. The committee did not take any votes or final actions at this meeting; the session was informational and focused on identifying differences for later negotiation.

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• on line 34.
• Line 130 is the new line item for parental leave at $9.6 million.
• Remote learning hub is line 236.
• We did add on line 304 a line item… We did add on line 304 a line item for the Hinsky program.
• There you see on line 454 the workforce… ...you see on line 454 the workforce department.

Bills: SB113, SB114, SB305, SB111, HB600, SB112, SB150, SB109, SB122

Keywords: education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students

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• > lines Article 2, R20, line 17.
• , lines 93.22 to 100.29, on page R13, lines 102.13 to 103.13, and on page R75, line 96.10, which is the
• :41.760> on<00:13:42.040> line 100.29 on line 100.29 on line R13<00:13:44.880> on
• lines 24.15 to 25.2. lines 24.15 to 25.2.
• So I'm looking at line 36.5. contracted. So I'm looking at line 36.5.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The Senate comparable line is on line 291. I'll talk about it when I get there.
• The Senate comparable is on line 291. The Senate comparable is on line 291.
• The first is an aeronautics line, line 12, in airport development and assistance.
• Um line 52 um is a couple lines.
• Um lines 336 and 337. Uh these are the Um lines 336 and 337.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• in line.
• line 223 is the parks and trails fund. line 223 is the parks and trails fund.
• Uh, you'll see line 299.
• Uh, you'll see line 299.
• I do have concerns on line bill.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 2563, the Omnibus Legacy Bill, was presented as a roughly $779 million package funding projects across Minnesota through the four Legacy funds: Outdoor Heritage, Clean Water, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Chairs Vang and McDonald described the bill as a responsible one-time spending measure with no ongoing base funding, emphasizing habitat restoration, water protection, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage. Nonpartisan staff then walked through the spreadsheet, explaining that the bill largely follows the recommendations of the relevant councils and governor, with some additions such as a Wilderness Inquiry partnership, an Ash River sewer extension, competitive grant funding, and several arts and history projects. Staff highlighted the major allocations and structure of the bill: Outdoor Heritage funding for land and habitat projects, Clean Water funding for water-quality work, Parks and Trails funding following the traditional 40-40-20 split, and Arts and Cultural Heritage funding for the State Arts Board, Minnesota Historical Society, Humanities Center, Indian Affairs Council, Department of Education, and other recipients. They also noted policy provisions requiring Clean Water Council recommendations to be broken out by fiscal year, requiring recent 990 forms for arts grantees, limiting arts funds from being used for capital construction except in specified cases, and extending a prior appropriation for the Sunni Lee memorial project. Members asked about land acquisition, the new 990 requirement, and reduced funding for children’s museums; chairs and staff responded that Outdoor Heritage includes land acquisition, the 990 is simply a documentation requirement, and children’s museum funding is lower because more money is now placed in a competitive grant pool. The chairs said the bill reflects compromise and an effort to keep the bill relatively clean of earmarks, while also noting that a Department of Revenue transfer of more than $31 million from legacy funds affected available funding and forced difficult choices. After discussion, the committee laid the bill over, with the chair noting it was also being done in honor of Representative Mary Murphy.