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• </c><00:45:29.920><c> we</c> make to say yes to homes and I hope we make to say yes to homes and I hope

Summary: The House considered the conference committee report on House File 1141, a housing bill, and moved to adopt the report and repass the bill as amended. Rep. Howard said the compromise would help build thousands of new homes, keep Minnesotans housed, and improve transparency and collaboration with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, while remaining budget-neutral. He highlighted investments in housing infrastructure bonds, greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured housing, EHPAP, supportive housing, and a new provision for greater public access at MHFA board meetings, while noting that some Senate proposals, including a manufactured housing bill of rights and a ban on private equity home purchases, were not included. Several members spoke in support of the compromise. Rep. Kozlowski emphasized the bill’s role in addressing housing instability, homelessness, and workforce shortages, citing investments in first-generation homebuyer assistance, supportive housing, and preservation of beds and units. Rep. Skraba and Rep. West also supported the bill, with Skraba praising the bipartisan process and West arguing the bill focused on supply-side solutions such as manufactured housing and easing development constraints. Rep. Schultz opposed the bill, arguing the money should instead go to school safety, fraud prevention, asset preservation, and lowering costs for taxpayers. After brief discussion, the House adopted the conference report and advanced the bill to third reading.

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• Welcome to the Taxes Committee.
• And I'm looking forward to seeing your name on a number of these bills coming to our committee, and hope
• <01:07:33.640><c> will</c><01:07:34.079><c> uh</c> committee and and hope you will uh committee and and
• I hope that you will ask them.
• Chairman, you may adjourn the committee. The committee is adjourned. [Music]

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• I'm a committee chair.
• I'm a committee chair.
• a vote of the committee.
• committee.
• The first committee is done with their work by mid-February for a two-committee bill.

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• They would be referred to committee, and then the committees would take their process.
• Again, bills introduced, referred to committee, passed through committees, and then back onto the House
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• ><c> passed</c><00:05:21.120><c> through</c> referred to committee, passed through referred to committee
• </c> the legislative committee process out. the legislative committee process out.

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• IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO REVIEW WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED OVER THE PAST TWO COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND REVIEW
• SOMETIME IN EARLY OCTOBER 2024 SATEEN WIRED $10 MILLION TO DCF'S DIRECT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION, THE HOPE
• THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE BOARD OF THE HOPE FLORIDA FOUNDATION ITSELF HAD NOT YET BEEN INFORMED
• BECAUSE OCTOBER 13th JOSH HAY THE CHAIR OF THE HOPE FLORIDA FOUNDATION BOARD RECEIVED AN UNSOLICITED
• THESE AMOUNTS FAR EXCEEDED THE HOPE FLORIDA FOUNDATION PERMITTED LIMITS ON EXPENDITURES FOR LOBBYING

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• I would also like to welcome some other guests to our committee.
• So, you know, I hope that we can have some more meetings, and I hope that, you know, we can build a better
• Committee, Representative Heilman?" "Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• I would be happy to answer any questions that the committee may have. Committee, I have one.
• Well, committee, we're going to go into committee discussion.

Committee: Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee

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• Hope that doesn't disappear when things get awkward or costly. Hope that stays.
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• </c><00:09:21.279><c> pursuant</c> referral to a money committee pursuant referral to a money committee
• So, we hope you can make it.
• So, we hope you can make it. ice cream. So, we hope you can make it.

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• Emily Poole, staff to the committee.
• bill is back before the committee.
• Samaya Hassan continued: We appreciate the sponsor's openness to feedback and hope that the committee
• We hope that the committee will make these changes and advance the bill.
• Chair and members of the committee, thank you for our members of the committee.

Summary: The committee held public hearings on three AI-related bills. HB 1170 would require large generative AI providers to offer provenance detection tools and include latent and manifest disclosures in AI-generated or altered content; supporters said it is needed to combat deepfakes and disinformation, while opponents raised First Amendment, technical feasibility, and compliance concerns, and the Attorney General’s Office said the bill needs clearer provider definitions and enforcement language. HB 2157 would regulate high-risk AI systems used in consequential decisions such as employment, housing, health care, and parole by requiring risk management, impact assessments, disclosures, and a private right of action; the sponsor said it is needed to address algorithmic discrimination and consumer protection, while industry and civil liberties groups warned it is overbroad, burdensome, and constitutionally problematic, and the AG’s Office supported the concept but asked for changes to enforcement and the right-to-cure provisions. HB 2225 would regulate AI companion chatbots by requiring disclosures, limits on manipulative engagement, and safeguards for minors and self-harm; the sponsor, governor’s office, AG’s Office, researchers, and several families testified in support, citing harms to youth and real-world suicides, while industry groups supported narrower protections but objected to the private right of action and scope. No votes were taken during the hearings.

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• Welcome to the Assembly Budget Committee.
• I hope you see reflected in this budget, colleagues, and again want to thank the staff, committee members
• a chance to weigh in on committee.
• I know our chair in that committee has been able to listen to those concerns... ...in that committee
• Chair and members of the committee.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• So we, if you, I'm hoping. I'm hoping.
• Chair and members of the committee. For the record, Lena Langer, counsel to the committee.
• Chair, members of the committee.
• The name of this committee is the Community Safety Committee. And this legislation, Mr.
• And I just love the name of this committee, Community Safety Committee. And that's...

Summary: The committee heard briefings and testimony on several bills, with members repeatedly noting limited time and that some measures were already familiar from prior hearings. Second Substitute Senate Bill 5880 would allow cities and counties to use ISO/IEC-accredited private toxicology labs for blood or breath testing, accept private donations for that purpose, and reimburse the State Patrol for evidence transport costs. Senator Wagoner said the bill is a temporary fix for a major toxicology backlog that delays justice; prosecutors, police chiefs, and the Seattle City Attorney supported it as a way to relieve the backlog, while defense representatives said it would not solve the problem and raised due process concerns about out-of-state labs and access to witnesses. Members discussed possible amendments on in-state/out-of-state labs and litigation logistics, and the bill was set for executive action the following Tuesday. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5436 would create a gross misdemeanor for willfully or recklessly interfering with access to or from a place of worship or disrupting religious services through obstruction, trespass, repeated calls or electronic communications, or threats. Senator Solomon said the bill responds to rising intolerance and is modeled on protections for health care facilities; supporters from the Anti-Defamation League, Faith Action Network, Jewish and Sikh community organizations described harassment, threats, and security costs at houses of worship. Defense and law enforcement groups raised concerns about overbreadth, possible impacts on peaceful protest, and unintended effects on law enforcement or immigration enforcement, and asked for clarifying amendments. The sponsor said he was open to changes, and the committee indicated it would continue working on the bill before executive action next Tuesday. Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5105 would expand child sexual abuse material offenses to cover digitally created or altered obscene depictions, even when the minor is not identifiable, extend the statute of limitations for those felony offenses from three to ten years, and broaden sexual exploitation of a minor to include knowingly causing a minor who is unconscious or unaware to be photographed or part of a live performance. Supporters including the Attorney General’s Office, prosecutors, and sheriffs’ chiefs said the bill is needed to address AI and other technology that can evade current law and to keep pace with rapidly changing digital abuse material. Opponents from the defense bar and the Sentencing Guidelines Commission argued the bill may still be overbroad and raise First Amendment problems under Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, especially where no actual minor is identified. The committee also heard and then quickly acted on other bills: Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5268, requiring one year of community custody for unlawful possession of a firearm, was amended and reported out due pass as amended; Engrossed Senate Bill 5272, addressing penalties for violence against referees and school volunteers, was reported out due pass; and Engrossed Senate Bill 5286, concerning reimbursement for costs in cities with state psychiatric hospitals, was also reported out due pass.

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• Representatives has passed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for
• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 902, a bill to
• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 902, a bill to
• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 902, a bill to
• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate

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• The Board of the Committee.
• The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the Senate order, Report of the committee.
• The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the Senate order relative to authorizing the Joint Committee
• on The Committee on Rules is reporting those to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means so that they
• And in turn, I hope the Committee on Ways and Means will give its best efforts to moving both of these

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee and floor matters. The Committee on Rules reported two municipal property tax relief bills, Senate Nos. 1933 and 1935, and both were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Senator Tarr emphasized the urgency of advancing the bills, describing them as measures to address property tax shocks and provide relief through a rebate or credit mechanism. The Senate then enacted House No. 3916, authorizing Westfield to set an age limit for original appointment as a police officer, and took a brief recess to sign the bill. On third reading, the Senate passed to be engrossed Senate No. 24, amending the charter of the town of Sandwich, after accepting a committee report recommending a new draft, Senate No. 2859. It also passed to be engrossed House No. 4173, further regulating appointments to the Acton Memorial Library, and House No. 4031, increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in Weston, after adopting an amendment offered by Senator Barrett. The Senate also considered House No. 3912, increasing the Marblehead Board of Health from three to five members, which had been returned by the Governor with a recommended amendment under Article 56. The Senate suspended its rules, adopted the Governor’s amendment, and returned the bill to the House for reenactment. Finally, a House petition concerning a special commission on perimenopause and menopause care was referred to the Committee on Public Health, and the Senate adopted an order to adjourn until Monday at 11:00 a.m.

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• The Committee on Education Postsecondary will now come to order. Secretary, please call the roll.
• And I hope that the governor and his team would just read those last three lines.
• And so I hope we all will support this bill today. Thank you so much, Madam Chair.
• I hope it makes it to the finish line again, so thank you.
• Hello, committee.

Bills: S0176 , S0372 , S0720 , S0816

Committee: Senate Education Postsecondary

Keywords: campus safety, higher education, university safety, college safety, student safety, threat assessment, violence prevention, credible threat, campus security, law enforcement notification, emergency response, public universities, Florida College System, student conduct, workplace violence, security escorts, incident reporting, title IX-like safety procedures, institutional safety policy, school violence

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• , the best committee ever.
• I, as the committee guidelines.
• Welcome, Cayenne, to the committee.
• , who's a member of our committee, and so very glad to have Chair Frazier on our committee as well.
• Mayor, welcome to the committee.

Bills: HF3393

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: unemployment insurance, iron ore mining, additional benefits, labor force, economic support

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• Order of the Executive Committee, so we can conduct our business.
• To the committee. Darren Painter is joining me.
• And so we do hope that the committee, again, will put a lot of emphasis into looking toward creating
• A report within the executive committee only.
• And with that, the committee is adjourned. Adjourned.

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy

Summary: The Executive Committee approved the April minutes by roll call vote, with members present voting aye and the minutes adopted. The committee then received an Attorney General update on several pension-related cases. Counsel discussed the newly filed Dawson class action, which seeks to invalidate Gross Second Substitute House Bill 2034 on federal and state constitutional grounds; she said the pleadings were unclear, the committee’s involvement was uncertain, and the case would need monitoring. She also reported that the Dolan case appears concluded after the Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s ruling on constructive payment of attorney fees, and that the Fowler case remains pending after an oral ruling for plaintiffs on retroactive interest and possible disgorgement of state gains, with a written ruling still awaited. The actuarial update said June would include the preliminary 2025 valuation results and contribution-rate discussion, along with commentary on the demographic experience study, and staff noted actuarial resources were limited for additional items until later in the summer or fall. The committee then discussed the interim work plan and correspondence, including letters supporting a Plan 1 COLA recommendation, retiree organization comments, and a request from Senator Robinson to study whether certain animal control technicians should be included in PERS. Members emphasized the need to keep working on an ad hoc COLA for Plan 1 retirees while also exploring a longer-term COLA mechanism, including possible budget proviso language to require COLA consideration each budget cycle. Staff also explained changes to correspondence handling: materials will no longer be posted publicly on the website, but will still be available through public records requests and distributed securely to members by email or form submission. The committee agreed to add a June briefing on the PERS animal control technician issue and an introductory discussion of Plan 3, and to bring back COLA proposals in July for further executive committee review. The agenda was approved as amended, and the meeting adjourned.

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• the committee room.
• I I hope that we can do that. into it. I I hope that we can do that.
• committees, health committees, judiciary committee, and other committees on an array of topics for the

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• With standing committees, committee members, including myself, presenting their bills probably last and
• Next, we'll hear from others hoping to express their opinion to the committee. Come forward.
• Chair and members of the committee.
• Chairman and committee.
• the committee amendments.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assemblymember Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and peace officer groups, said it would address a growing and dangerous drug trend, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can worsen health harms. The bill was approved on a due-pass-as-amended vote and sent to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assemblymember Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; judicial and law enforcement groups supported it as a response to rising threats, while ACLU and criminal justice advocates said existing law already covers threats and the bill is unnecessary. It also passed to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 938 by Assemblymember Bonta, which expands vacatur and affirmative-defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses. Survivors and advocates testified that the bill would allow people coerced into crimes to tell their full stories and seek relief, while district attorneys and sheriffs warned it could sweep too broadly and affect public safety. The chair and several members strongly supported the measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assemblymember Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and is tied to a broader effort to remove involuntary servitude language from the state constitution; supporters framed it as a rehabilitation and dignity issue, while one member objected to the premise and cited the defeat of a related ballot measure. The bill was voted out to Appropriations but left on call pending additional votes. Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 704, which would allow people convicted of low-level offenses before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records after a waiting period. Supporters said the bill addresses the limits of expungement in the digital age and recognizes young adult brain development; prosecutors and police groups raised Brady/disclosure concerns and objected to treating 18- to 25-year-olds like children. The committee debated those issues at length before sending the bill to Appropriations. Lowenthal also presented AB 812, which would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters who serve on conservation fire crews; supporters emphasized rehabilitation, wildfire response, and reduced recidivism, and the hearing continued with support testimony and the start of opposition testimony as the transcript ended.

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• >> What we will call the committee on Judiciary to Order.
• My hope is together we can bring change.
• But I hope that that Senator Passadomo will do what she is. >> Threatening to doing every committee which
• Committee members.
• I hope today, because I I I hope that this bill passes today and I hope that the folks in Walton County

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• Will Kane, Office of the committee.
• </c><00:14:28.639><c> Uh</c> committee. Markinoi from Par Hawaii. Uh committee.
• Thank you. committee. I'm Nicole Woo. We originally committee. I'm Nicole Woo.
• Thank you for this committee.

Summary: The committees took up several measures, with most action focused on SB 3125 relating to income tax changes. The chair explained a proposed SD1 that would preserve standard deduction increases and keep tax relief for working- and middle-class households while removing future bracket adjustments for higher-income filers. The Department of Taxation estimated roughly a $122 million gain from the bracket changes, about a $600 million loss from extending certain credits, and about $145 million in claimed credits under the repeal provisions, for a rough net gain of about $250 million. Testimony was mixed: the Governor’s office and DOTAX supported the intent with technical corrections; the Hawaii State Energy Office and several advocates supported the revenue approach; while Grassroots Institute and others opposed rolling back promised tax relief. Renewable energy and solar representatives opposed repeal of credits affecting their industries, and nonprofit witnesses urged preserving state capacity to fund housing, education, food security, and other services. The chair recommended adoption of the proposed SD1 with additional amendments, and the recommendation was adopted with reservations noted by some members. The committees also acted on SB 3169 relating to coastal resilience, SB 2001 relating to the Banyan Drive Community Development District, and SB 3334 concerning deputy superintendent positions. SB 3169 was amended to incorporate Oceanit’s recommendation regarding native burrow sites, make technical changes, and delay the effective and repeal dates; the recommendation passed. SB 2001 was recommended to pass with HCDA amendments, a July 1, 2050 effective date, and additional technical changes, with the committee report to note continued desire for community engagement from descendants; one member expressed concern that lineal descendants should have a more direct role, and the measure was adopted with reservations. SB 3334 was reconsidered to add a blank general fund appropriation to establish two FTEs in the superintendent’s office for deputy superintendent positions; members raised reservations about the role of the Board of Education in evaluations, but the recommendation was adopted. Several other bills were moved with little or no discussion. SB 2338, SB 2431, SB 2438, SB 2593, and SB 2671 were each recommended to pass unamended and were adopted. SB 2662 was recommended to pass with technical amendments based on SPO testimony, with the committee report reflecting concerns raised by the Attorney General and ERS; it was adopted. SB 2563 was deferred indefinitely after testimony from the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions said similar existing programs could address the bill’s concerns and the measure was not needed at this time. SB 3296 was deferred because a House bill on the same subject was already moving over.

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• Chair Tomkow: The Health and Human Services Committee will come to order.
• Joanne Heart: Thank you, Madam Chair, Vice Chair and committee members.
• Jeff Demond: Thank you, Madam Chair, Committee members.
• Thank you to members of the committee.
• Good afternoon to the committee.