Transcript Highlights:

• c><00:14:01.839><c> that</c><00:14:02.000><c> those</c><00:14:02.160><c> are</c><00:14:02.399><c> in<
• backgrounds<00:14:05.199><c> are</c><00:14:05.399><c> in</c><00:14:05.600><c> fact</c><00:14:06.000>
• /c><00:14:10.399><c> in</c><00:14:10.519><c> fact</c><00:14:10.680><c> there</c><00:14:10.800><c> is<
• <00:14:11.360><c> connection</c><00:14:11.839><c> there</c><00:14:12.600><c> and</c><00:14:12.800><c>
• motivation<00:14:16.839><c> I</c><00:14:16.959><c> know</c><00:14:17.079><c> that</c><00:14:17.199><

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• ] &gt;&gt; Blue<00:14:03.360><c> Line</c><00:14:04.280><c> is</c><00:14:04.440><c> not</c><00:14:04.680
• ><c> of</c><00:14:14.760><c> the</c><00:14:15.320><c> rail</c><00:14:15.560><c> line</c><00:14:15.959
• come to<00:14:31.360><c> the</c><00:14:31.480><c> businesses</c><00:14:32.200><c> and</c><00:14:32.560
• :14:39.240><c> I</c><00:14:39.320><c> know</c><00:14:39.520><c> I</c><00:14:39.600><c> know</c><00:14
• </c><00:14:55.200><c> when</c><00:14:55.440><c> when</c><00:14:55.640><c> you're</c><00:14:55.760><c>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on opposition to the proposed Blue Line light rail extension in the West Broadway/North Minneapolis corridor and support for alternatives, especially arterial bus rapid transit. Committee members and invited speakers argued that the rail project would cost about $3.2 billion to $3.5 billion to build, require roughly $57 million a year to operate and maintain, and could burden Hennepin County taxpayers if federal funding does not materialize. They promoted House File 3507, which would direct $30 million toward bus transit in the corridor, and House File 3441, which was described as highlighting the operating costs of light rail. Testimony from community leaders and residents emphasized concerns about displacement, business disruption, safety, and neighborhood impacts. Speakers said the project could require demolition of homes and businesses, reduce parking and traffic access on West Broadway, and harm a predominantly Black business district in North Minneapolis. Several compared the project to past rail impacts such as Rondo, and said bus rapid transit would be more flexible, less expensive, and better aligned with community needs. One speaker also raised concerns about the placement of stations and the effect on residents who rely on transit for work, shopping, and access to services. Representative Kristin Robbins and others framed the issue as a budget priority, saying Hennepin County should focus on transit options that cost less and on funding for HCMC, which they said faces a serious deficit. In response to questions, the bill supporters said the effort was bipartisan, that federal funding for the rail project was uncertain, and that the legislature should move money toward bus service now rather than wait for a future federal agreement. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the excerpt, but the members indicated they would continue making the case for the bills and follow up with the community.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><00:14:25.079><c> it</c><00:14:25.160><c> still</c><00:14:25.360><c> refers</c><00:14:25.720><c> to<
• ><c> in</c><00:14:38.240><c> support</c><00:14:38.560><c> Marsha</c><00:14:38.920><c> Kimble</c><00:14
• Michael older<00:14:41.920><c> in</c><00:14:42.079><c> support</c><00:14:42.519><c> Frank</c><00:14:
• ><c> on</c><00:14:47.880><c> HB</c><00:14:48.199><c> 408</c><00:14:49.160><c> sting</c><00:14:49.480>
• ><00:14:53.759><c> ahead</c><00:14:53.920><c> and</c><00:14:54.040><c> move</c><00:14:54.199><c> on</

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills covering criminal justice, elections, and wildfire-related settlement funding. HB 103 would raise the age cutoff for life-without-parole eligibility from 18 to 21; supporters included the Public Defender and others, while prosecutors and some others opposed it. HB 11 would allow civil claims against people or businesses profiting from sexual exploitation or sex trafficking; it drew mostly support but was not ready for a vote and was deferred for further questions. HB 132 would expand a state-initiated expungement pilot to include possession of any Schedule V substance; the Public Defender, ACLU, and oversight groups supported it, with one opponent, and committee questions focused on what substances and how many cases would be affected. HB 145 would require the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to transmit expungement orders to the Judiciary to implement Act 159; the Judiciary and Public Defender supported it, and members discussed technical issues involving multiple defendants and multiple charges. HB 369, a campaign finance housekeeping bill on excess cash contributions, and HB 408, which aligns voter registration-by-mail deadlines with current law, both received support and no opposition of note. The committee also heard HB 1175, which creates appropriations and a trust fund for Maui wildfire settlement claims; the Attorney General’s office, Maui County Council, and Tax Foundation supported it, while one senator said he would vote no because of concerns about House leadership. HB 386, which conforms drug possession thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine, was supported by law enforcement and prosecutors. HB 134 would require electronic filing of nomination papers; the Elections Office supported it but asked that any convenience fee be authorized in statute, while one witness opposed it over security and cost concerns. After testimony and questions, the committee took up decision-making and passed HB 103 with amendments, deferred HB 11, and passed HB 132, HB 145, HB 369, HB 408, HB 1175, HB 386, and HB 134, with HB 134 amended to clarify no additional charge for electronic filing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Oh,<00:14:44.880><c> now</c><00:14:45.040><c> you've</c><00:14:45.360><c> made</c><00:14:45.519><c> it
• &gt;&gt; Now<00:14:46.320><c> I've</c><00:14:46.480><c> made</c><00:14:46.639><c> it</c><00:14:46.800
• ><c> has</c><00:14:50.399><c> a</c><00:14:50.560><c> Dutch</c><00:14:50.880><c> last</c><00:14:51.120
• just</c><00:14:55.440><c> um</c><00:14:55.839><c> had</c><00:14:56.240><c> the</c><00:14:56.959><c> I
• ,<01:14:06.560><c> and</c><01:14:06.800><c> I</c><01:14:07.040><c> am</c><01:14:07.120><c> a</c><01:14

Bills: HF3900

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:14:01.360><c> And</c><00:14:01.519><c> I</c><00:14:01.760><c> just</c><00:14:02.000><c> like<
• </c><00:14:09.600><c> Want</c><00:14:09.760><c> to</c><00:14:09.839><c> move</c><00:14:10.000><c> for
• </c><00:14:12.480><c> All</c><00:14:12.560><c> those</c><00:14:12.720><c> in</c><00:14:12.959><c> favor
• </c><00:14:20.240><c> President,</c><00:14:20.639><c> have</c><00:14:20.800><c> an</c><00:14:20.880><
• </c><00:14:24.959><c> send</c><00:14:25.199><c> it</c><00:14:25.279><c> to</c><00:14:25.440><c> rule<

Keywords: 923, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• c> a</c><00:14:05.279><c> little</c><00:14:05.360><c> bit</c><00:14:05.519><c> more</c><00:14:05.600>
• </c><00:14:09.440><c> Thank</c><00:14:09.600><c> you,</c><00:14:09.760><c> Madam</c><00:14:10.000><c>
• And I I appreciate<00:14:12.639><c> that</c><00:14:12.959><c> when</c><00:14:13.120><c> you</c><00:14
• </c><00:14:21.760><c> So</c><00:14:22.079><c> there</c><00:14:22.399><c> I</c><00:14:22.720><c> think
• </c><00:14:30.160><c> And</c><00:14:30.399><c> and</c><00:14:30.800><c> this</c><00:14:31.040><c> is<

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3874, the Judiciary budget bill, and first moved it to the Ways and Means Committee. The bill was described as funding the judicial branch’s budget request, including courthouse and judge security measures, home safety for judges and staff, a $1 million courthouse safety grant program, and funding related to paid family and medical leave costs that the courts must absorb. A court administrator explained that some base adjustments were budget-neutral internal shifts within the court system, moving money from district courts to other courts to better meet overall needs. Members then debated several amendments. The A7 amendment, which reduced some of the requested security funding for administrators and aligned it more closely with legislative security levels while retaining flexible Supreme Court security personnel, was adopted. The A1 amendment, which would have deleted the additional operating adjustment for paid family and medical leave, failed on a 7-7 tie after debate over whether the courts should bear the employer share of that cost and whether the program itself was an unfunded mandate. The A2 amendment, also related to paid family and medical leave funding, likewise failed on a 7-7 tie after similar discussion about the judiciary’s ongoing employment costs and the branch’s inability to raise its own revenue. The committee then adopted the A4 amendment, which increased the courthouse safety grant program from $1 million to $4 million. Supporters said there was unmet demand for courthouse security grants and that the money would help with hardware such as screening equipment, while the court administrator said the branch would not spend more than it could use and that the grants would be reviewed by a committee including law enforcement and county representatives. The administrator noted the funding would be one-time money and would not cover staffing costs. The committee also discussed the judiciary’s ongoing need for funding, with members arguing both that the courts should be treated like other employers and that the judicial branch, as an independent branch of government, must be funded by the legislature. The final A5 amendment was then introduced, with staff noting it would delete a section already covered by the adopted A7 amendment and reduce an appropriation on page four, line 14.

Transcript Highlights:

• c> um</c><00:14:11.200><c> the</c><00:14:11.880><c> uh</c><00:14:12.000><c> National</c><00:14:12.400
• had</c><00:14:18.320><c> an</c><00:14:18.400><c> opportunity</c><00:14:19.240><c> to</c><00:14:20.200
• ><c> help</c><00:14:23.640><c> build</c><00:14:23.920><c> capacity</c><00:14:25.120><c> and</c><00:14
• /c><00:14:26.720><c> those</c><00:14:27.000><c> extra</c><00:14:27.560><c> reviews</c><00:14:28.200><
• Okay,<00:14:51.800><c> we're</c><00:14:51.960><c> moving</c><00:14:52.320><c> on</c><00:14:52.520><c>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Joint Fiscal Committee met on May 15 at 10:00 a.m. and first approved the April 17 minutes. It then took up a consent calendar covering tabs three through seven, with items 089 and 097 removed for separate discussion. The committee approved the remainder of the consent calendar and then adopted item 089, which involved Department of Safety/Homeland Security grant funding for active shooter incident management and school reunification training. Officials said the project is a mandatory Homeland Security grant set-aside, with training for public safety officials and school districts and internal social media used only to promote training schedules; members asked about marketing, outcomes, and how success would be measured. The committee next considered item 097 for the Division of Historical Resources. Agency officials said the request was driven by a decade-long increase in Section 106 and state historic preservation reviews, many tied to disaster-related infrastructure work such as culvert and road repairs, and that the grant would add capacity to handle roughly 1,000 to 1,500 reviews per year. The committee approved the item after brief discussion. Under the regular calendar, the Department of Transportation presented a fuel-related transfer. Members questioned the decline in the highway fund balance, which staff said was being affected by rising expenses, flat-to-moderate revenue, and a rough winter that increased maintenance costs. DOT officials said they were considering toll rate increases and noted the agency pays market wholesale fuel rates; they also discussed prior fuel hedging decisions and said they have authority to hedge again if it makes sense. The committee approved the DOT item, then approved a miscellaneous action item to fill a position at the LBA. Members also asked the chair to remind the Attorney General to appear at a future meeting regarding the YDC claims report. The committee set its next meeting for Friday, June 19 at 11:00 a.m., and adjourned after a brief note of appreciation for recent corrections and changes reported by the liquor commission.

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:14:05.560><c> periods</c><00:14:05.959><c> of</c><00:14:06.320><c> time</c><00:14:07.160><c> will<
• costs for<00:14:14.560><c> the</c><00:14:14.800><c> state</c><00:14:15.800><c> as</c><00:14:16.000><c
• </c><00:14:32.279><c> taxes</c><00:14:32.880><c> and</c><00:14:33.360><c> I</c><00:14:33.639><c> I</c
• </c><00:14:35.600><c> to</c><00:14:35.839><c> do</c><00:14:36.199><c> that</c><00:14:37.079><c> the</
• 14:51.760><c> any</c><01:14:51.920><c> jail</c><01:14:52.280><c> time</c><01:14:52.719><c> I</c><01:14

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> to</c><00:14:07.640><c> be</c><00:14:07.760><c> 50</c><00:14:08.080><c> million</c><00:14:08.440
• A<00:14:11.000><c> shortage</c><00:14:11.440><c> of</c><00:14:11.520><c> cash</c><00:14:11.840><c> has
• </c><00:14:14.120><c> purchases</c><00:14:14.680><c> in</c><00:14:14.800><c> recent</c><00:14:15.160>
• The<00:14:16.520><c> impacts</c><00:14:17.000><c> of</c><00:14:17.080><c> these</c><00:14:17.280><c>
• starting<00:14:51.400><c> in</c><00:14:51.480><c> 2028,</c><00:14:52.720><c> but</c><00:14:52.839><c

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• :14:05.120><c> to</c><00:14:05.279><c> drop,</c><00:14:05.519><c> but</c><00:14:05.760><c> there</c>
• </c><00:14:09.839><c> Um</c><00:14:10.480><c> and</c><00:14:10.639><c> we'll</c><00:14:10.880><c> get
• </c><00:14:14.720><c> That'll</c><00:14:15.040><c> help</c><00:14:15.279><c> tell</c><00:14:15.519><c
• Another<00:14:18.639><c> one</c><00:14:18.720><c> I</c><00:14:19.040><c> wanted</c><00:14:19.199><c>
• So what<00:14:36.160><c> is</c><00:14:36.399><c> driving</c><00:14:36.800><c> that</c><00:14:37.120><

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• ><00:14:25.399><c> uh</c><00:14:25.800><c> Dave</c><00:14:26.480><c> bent</c><00:14:26.839><c> rud</c
• <c> of</c><00:14:29.839><c> the</c><00:14:29.920><c> city</c><00:14:30.120><c> of8</c><00:14:30.519><
• > in</c><00:14:37.480><c> front</c><00:14:37.639><c> of</c><00:14:37.720><c> this</c><00:14:37.920><c
• > um</c><00:14:44.920><c> and</c><00:14:45.160><c> you'll</c><00:14:45.360><c> hear</c><00:14:45.560>
• <c> from</c><00:14:45.759><c> my</c><00:14:46.399><c> um</c><00:14:47.360><c> my</c><00:14:47.839><c>

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:14:27.320><c> have</c><00:14:27.440><c> passed</c><00:14:27.760><c> it</c><00:14:27.880><c> have</
• Ma'am.<00:14:37.160><c> What</c><00:14:37.360><c> states</c><00:14:37.680><c> passed</c><00:14:38.120
• </c><00:14:39.760><c> I</c><00:14:39.839><c> could</c><00:14:40.240><c> Earlier</c><00:14:40.480><c>
• </c><00:14:43.000><c> But</c><00:14:43.280><c> a</c><00:14:43.320><c> number</c><00:14:43.600><c> of<
• <00:14:47.200><c> I'm</c><00:14:47.440><c> sure</c><00:14:47.640><c> some</c><00:14:47.880><c> of</c>

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 14:25.519><c> was</c><00:14:25.680><c> not</c><00:14:25.760><c> a</c><00:14:25.920><c> part</c><00:14
• </c><00:14:27.199><c> So,</c><00:14:27.360><c> we</c><00:14:27.519><c> have</c><00:14:27.680><c> not<
• </c><00:14:32.480><c> We</c><00:14:32.639><c> we</c><00:14:32.880><c> we</c><00:14:33.040><c> have</c
• </c><00:14:40.560><c> all</c><00:14:40.800><c> talked</c><00:14:40.959><c> to</c><00:14:41.440><c> uh
• &gt;&gt; Yep.<00:14:44.000><c> We've</c><00:14:44.320><c> we've</c><00:14:44.560><c> gotten</c><00:14

Bills: SB209 , SB248 , HB122 , SB99 , SB209 , SB248 , HB122 , SB99

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: sales tax exemption, Consumer Price Index, local government, clothing, school supplies, emergency preparedness, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation

Transcript Highlights:

• Over and above the<00:14:03.279><c> 13</c><00:14:03.680><c> that</c><00:14:03.839><c> have</c><00:14:
• Out of the 13,<00:14:06.320><c> seven</c><00:14:06.639><c> have</c><00:14:06.880><c> funded</c><00:14
• &gt;&gt; Wonderful.<00:14:22.079><c> Thank</c><00:14:22.160><c> you</c><00:14:22.240><c> and</c><00:14
• </c><00:14:29.199><c> chairman</c><00:14:29.680><c> and</c><00:14:30.160><c> uh</c><00:14:30.560><c>
• ><c> you</c><00:14:32.079><c> very</c><00:14:32.560><c> much</c><00:14:32.959><c> for</c><00:14:33.279

Committee: House Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• grass and<00:14:06.320><c> back</c><00:14:06.480><c> and</c><00:14:06.680><c> forth</c><00:14:07.440>
• 00:14:09.920><c> uh</c><00:14:10.240><c> uh</c><00:14:10.399><c> reports</c><00:14:10.880><c> about</
• </c><00:14:12.560><c> having</c><00:14:12.800><c> an</c><00:14:13.000><c> impact</c><00:14:13.360><c>
• c> on</c><00:14:14.480><c> some</c><00:14:14.639><c> of</c><00:14:14.759><c> the</c><00:14:14.839><c>
• <00:14:17.800><c> if</c><00:14:17.920><c> you</c><00:14:18.000><c> could</c><00:14:18.160><c> give</c

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• c> of</c><00:14:11.199><c> of</c><00:14:11.279><c> the</c><00:14:11.440><c> tax</c><00:14:11.759><c>
• > would</c><00:14:13.680><c> go</c><00:14:13.880><c> to</c><00:14:14.560><c> you</c><00:14:14.680><c>
• ><c> know</c><00:14:19.240><c> who</c><00:14:20.240><c> it</c><00:14:20.399><c> just</c><00:14:20.600
• :21.399><c> uh</c><00:14:21.560><c> kind</c><00:14:21.680><c> of</c><00:14:22.480><c> even</c><00:14:
• intent</c><00:14:25.279><c> but</c><00:14:25.880><c> thank</c><00:14:26.040><c> you</c><00:14:26.160

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This is perhaps one<00:14:04.880><c> of</c><00:14:04.959><c> her</c><00:14:05.199><c> most</c><00:14:
• her to lead<00:14:11.839><c> a</c><00:14:12.079><c> brand</c><00:14:12.320><c> new</c><00:14:12.560>
• It was<00:14:29.600><c> through</c><00:14:29.920><c> this</c><00:14:30.160><c> lens</c><00:14:30.480>
• :38.000><c> saw</c><00:14:38.320><c> only</c><00:14:38.639><c> a</c><00:14:38.880><c> small</c><00:14
• Lety<00:14:41.040><c> saw</c><00:14:41.279><c> the</c><00:14:41.519><c> opportunity</c><00:14:42.079>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :00.160><c> as</c><00:14:00.240><c> you</c><00:14:00.399><c> all</c><00:14:00.560><c> have</c><00:14:
• released<00:14:03.639><c> in</c><00:14:04.160><c> 2023</c><00:14:05.160><c> related</c><00:14:05.480
• c> that</c><00:14:13.519><c> we</c><00:14:13.639><c> have</c><00:14:13.839><c> done</c><00:14:14.120>
• which</c><00:14:16.920><c> resulted</c><00:14:17.399><c> in</c><00:14:17.839><c> uh</c><00:14:17.959
• :23.240><c> a</c><00:14:23.519><c> number</c><00:14:24.360><c> I</c><00:14:24.440><c> think</c><00:14

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• :42.120><c> a</c><00:14:42.200><c> lot</c><00:14:42.400><c> of</c><00:14:42.480><c> work</c><00:14:42.640
• Yellow has<00:14:44.360><c> we</c><00:14:44.480><c> have</c><00:14:44.640><c> some</c><00:14:45.440><
• </c><00:14:52.600><c> And</c><00:14:52.720><c> I</c><00:14:52.760><c> think</c><00:14:53.000><c> that
• </c><00:14:54.320><c> um,</c><00:14:54.960><c> a</c><00:14:55.040><c> lot</c><00:14:55.200><c> of</c>
• </c><00:14:55.800><c> that</c><00:14:55.920><c> we</c><00:14:56.040><c> do</c><00:14:56.200><c> can</

Bills: HB389 , HB1166 , HB1510 , HB1541 , HB1605 , HB1661 , HB1663 , HB1678 , HB1769 , HB1785 , HB1801 , HB1802 , HB1815 , HB1824 , HB1838 , HB1840 , HB1853 , HB1860 , HB1891 , HB1952 , HB1960 , HB1969 , HB1970 , HB1972 , HB1976 , HB2050 , HB2094 , HB2104 , HB2158 , HB2165 , HB2171 , HB2208 , HB2246 , HB2271 , HB2300 , HB2310 , HB2315 , HB2319 , HB2338 , HB2339 , HB2343 , HB2443 , HB2498 , HB2551 , HB2599 , HB2606 , SB17 , SB83 , SB99 , SB148 , SB411 , SB709 , SB847 , SB874 , SB888 , SB1032 , SB1166 , SB2001 , SB2014 , SB2031 , SB2041 , SB2050 , SB2057 , SB2061 , SB2074 , SB2075 , SB2089 , SB2095 , SB2101 , SB2102 , SB2108 , SB2109 , SB2110 , SB2125 , SB2135 , SB2138 , SB2140 , SB2146 , SB2151 , SB2152 , SB2175 , SB2203 , SB2239 , SB2246 , SB2247 , SB2253 , SB2261 , SB2268 , SB2271 , SB2272 , SB2320 , SB2340 , SB2347 , SB2353 , SB2363 , SB2367 , SB2372 , SB2376 , SB2386

Keywords: HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes

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Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all