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• We also had Representative Nash's bill on mandated reporter training.
• <00:32:23.760> Uh<00:32:24.080> the mandated reporter training.
• Uh the mandated reporter training.
• Then, on the fraud front, my two provisions from a bill I had, File 1916, reinstates the perjury for
• :13.040> two<00:34:13.280> provisions<00:34:13.679> from the fraud front, my two

Bills: SF1959, HF2444, SF2298, HF2445, SF2216, HF2443, HF2130, HF1943, HF2436, HF2442

Keywords: veterans, military affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military Affairs, omnibus veterans bill, appropriations, National Guard, state active service, armory, State Armory Building Commission, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, county veterans service office, Minnesota GI Bill, Gold Star families, Blue Star families, Secret War in Laos, Hmong veterans, Laos veterans, special guerrilla units

Bills: SF1959, HF2444, SF2298, HF2445, SF2216, HF2443, HF2130, HF1943, HF2436, HF2442

Keywords: veterans, military affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military Affairs, omnibus veterans bill, appropriations, National Guard, state active service, armory, State Armory Building Commission, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, county veterans service office, Minnesota GI Bill, Gold Star families, Blue Star families, Secret War in Laos, Hmong veterans, Laos veterans, special guerrilla units

Transcript Highlights:

• You have a lot of different reporting wells.
• First, You should have received a copy of our annual report.
• You should have received a copy of that annual report.
• They review almost 700 audit reports.
• Report on what that is.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted.
• This bill also requires the development of a standardized curriculum for child welfare mandated reporters
• It penalizes taxpayers. by allowing waste, fraud, and abuse in our welfare programs.
• Now, under the big beautiful bill, they have said that if a state does not get their fraud rate down
• So this, for the first time in history, creates a standardized training that all mandatory reporters

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So I also read they're supposed to give us a report.
• There's like some kind of report because I'm more interested in metrics and accountability when it comes
• I think the answer to your question is, and I think we've talked about this with the fraud that you're
• referring to, is that when we suspect there may be fraud or issues or we start to hear about it...
• The number one is going to be obtaining a licensure by fraud. The second one is MMA on premises.

Summary: The subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on reducing or modernizing professional regulation. HB 6015, by Rep. Oliver, repeals the word “reusable” from the wine keg statute to allow businesses more flexibility in container materials; members joked about the possibility of a Home Depot bucket, and the bill passed 16-0. HB 339, by Rep. Abbott, creates an alternative temporary licensure pathway for surveyors and mappers based on employer recommendation and exam passage, but members raised concerns about qualifications, liability, and oversight; Abbott said he was open to amendments, and the bill passed 14-1 with Rep. Overdorf dissenting. HB 139, by Rep. Lopez, allows pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms instead of only printed forms; a technical amendment added readability and placement requirements for digital forms, and the bill passed unanimously. HB 195, by Rep. Chambliss, lets the Department of Corrections coordinate with DBPR boards so inmates who complete licensure-related classes can receive credit toward professional licensure; supporters framed it as a second-chance and workforce bill, an amendment clarified that DBPR handles professions without boards, and the bill passed favorably 15-0. The committee then received a presentation from DBPR Secretary Melanie Griffin on the department’s role overseeing more than 1.7 million businesses and professionals across over 30 fields. She highlighted enforcement and complaint data, including more than 24,000 inspections and complaints handled in the last fiscal year, a preference for education and voluntary compliance over formal discipline, and the department’s alternative dispute resolution program, which returned $2.7 million to consumers and saved $270,000 in costs. Griffin also reviewed recent deregulatory and efficiency efforts, including endorsement/reciprocity reforms, fee waivers, reduced processing times, and shorter call wait times, and said DBPR is continuing to look for ways to cut red tape while protecting public safety. Members questioned Griffin about permitting, continuing education, complaint processing, board vacancies, fraud in cosmetology and construction, coordination with other agencies, and whether schools can block students from taking state exams over unpaid tuition. DBPR staff said complaints are generally processed within 60 days, schools cannot bar graduates from taking the exam because of tuition debt, and the department works with other agencies when issues cross jurisdictional lines. The panel discussion that followed featured industry representatives from landscape architecture, building/code administration, pools, roofing, construction, HVAC/electrical, and hospitality, who generally supported reducing local permitting burdens, standardizing requirements, improving reciprocity and training pathways, and using technology and clearer scopes of work to make licensure and inspections more efficient.

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• Clerk will report the resolution.
• protecting waste over purpose, fraud protecting waste over purpose, fraud over<02:20:02.960>
• To root out waste, fraud, and the same.
• The clerk will report the amendment.
• The clerk will report to the resolution. The clerk will report the<04:04:25.040> amendment.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• out to us, and so therefore, and may not..." "...reported out to us.
• 2023-24 savings of $114 million reported in the Governor's Budget.
• And is that the report we're going to be sending to CMS, or is it that we haven't completed the report
• to our Medicaid fraud control unit, which is the Department of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse inside
• This is the patient safety reporting systems reappropriation.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard May Revision items for child support, child care, and related human services. The Department of Child Support Services described two technical adjustments, which the LAO said raised no concerns. The Department of Social Services then walked through child care proposals, including a shift in how federal and Proposition 64 funding reductions would be absorbed, a 2.01% COLA, disaster-related child care infrastructure grants, an increase in in-contract administrative support costs for alternative payment agencies, reversion of prospective-pay implementation funding after a federal rule change, a one-time allocation to cover the first quarter of Cost of Care Plus payments in the next fiscal year, reappropriation for existing infrastructure grant closeout work, and estimates of unspent child care funds. The department also outlined trailer bill language on a single rate structure, site safety and emergency procedures, CalWORKs child care data sharing, and child care oversight. The LAO recommended that the Legislature seek more justification for shifting reductions from General Child Care to the Alternative Payment Program, noting that CAP reductions affect more slots and that General Child Care has had significant unspent funds. It supported removing prospective-pay funding, but recommended rejecting the administrative cost shift to a percentage-based rate because it could create future General Fund pressure. It also suggested the Legislature review alignment between the disaster grants and the child care infrastructure program. Senators and members pressed the administration on why the budget would reduce child care slots and COLA percentages while the state still has waitlists and unspent funds, and questioned the need for early funding of Cost of Care Plus payments and the move from a flat administrative amount to a percentage. Public commenters, including providers, advocates, county offices, and infrastructure partners, urged full COLA funding, preservation of child care slots, support for prospective pay, and continued investment in child care access and facilities. After a short recess, the committee moved to Part B on health and heard the Department of State Hospitals. DSH presented a May Revision budget of $3.2 billion and described proposals for a central utility plant replacement at Metropolitan State Hospital, an electronic health record implementation, reduced county bed billing authority due to phased-in LPS bed capacity, limited contract exemption authority for online clinical subscriptions, reversion of prior-year unspent operating funds, and a workforce development proposal shifting some costs to Behavioral Health Services Act funds, including support for an additional psychiatric training cohort at Napa. The department also outlined IST-related savings and a trailer bill to remove the sunset on the independent placement panel program.

Transcript Highlights:

• There have been several large-scale instances of fraud, waste, and abuse here in Minnesota in recent
• So when we talk about fraud, waste, and abuse at the state level, what are we talking about?
• We've been talking about this—CCAP, child care, Feeding Our Futures, Medicaid fraud.
• It's taking money away from people that need it, and it's frauding the system.
• were particularly mentioned in a fraud were particularly mentioned in a fraud case<00:01:39.040>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Republicans also appear to have made fraud one of their top issues this session.
• We're going to be leading on fraud. Fraud is really important to us.
• <00:03:56.239> and to help root out some some fraud and to help root out some some fraud and
• <00:04:03.519> Fraud<00:04:03.840> is going to be leading on fraud.
• Fraud is going to be leading on fraud.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House DFL leader Stevenson said the tied House will require cooperation, noting the caucus has tried to model bipartisan work through co-chairs and that he has a good working relationship with Speaker Damuth. He highlighted the three new DFL special-election winners—Xp Lee, Shelley Buck, and Meg Luger-Nikolai—as bringing health, tribal leadership, nonprofit, labor, and education experience to the chamber. On policy, Stevenson said DFLers want to push back against certain federal immigration enforcement tactics, including masked officers and warrantless entries, and tied the issue to the murder of former Speaker Melissa Hortman. He also said the caucus will pursue gun restrictions such as bans on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, binary triggers, and ghost guns, while acknowledging that Republican leadership would need to allow a floor vote for any bill to advance. He added that DFLers are open to and will lead on fraud prevention, especially in programs serving vulnerable Minnesotans, and said those who steal public funds should face prison. Looking ahead to the second year of the biennium, Stevenson said he hopes for a large bonding bill focused on statewide infrastructure needs, but warned he will not support using bonding as leverage for unrelated policy concessions. He also said affordability will be a major focus, especially food, energy, housing, and health care costs, and argued Minnesota should try to counter rising premiums and hold insurers and pharmaceutical companies accountable.

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• The Speaker pro tempore: The Clerk will report the bill.
• The Clerk will report the title.
• The Clerk will report the title.
• The Clerk shall report the title.
• THE CLERK SHALL REPORT THE TITLE.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• errors or if they're submitting fraud errors or if they're submitting fraud claims.<00:20:54.720
• gap. uh to to to uh um uh prevent fraud gap. uh to to to uh um uh prevent fraud against<00:24:11.039
• <00:25:40.960> so actually want to prevent the fraud so actually want to prevent the fraud
• motans and taxpayer dollars from fraud. motans and taxpayer dollars from fraud.
• conversation we're having about fraud conversation we're having about fraud here<00:30:48.960>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There are two committee reports to read at the desk. The secretary will read the reports.
• to combating workers compensation fraud to combating workers compensation fraud and<00:19:08.480
• move that the report from the Committee on<00:35:55.520> Labor<00:35:56.240> reported<
• foregoing report be now adopted. foregoing report be now adopted.
• President, is there a privileged report at the desk? There is a privileged report at the desk.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• about that report.
• about that report.
• Secretary will report the amendment. report, their evaluation from 2023 report, their evaluation from
• at reporting, and specifically when there's some concerns articulated, not issues of fraud, not issues
• We have reporting that we've reporting.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But in Minnesota, our fraud has been running rampant.
• But in Minnesota, our fraud has been running rampant.
• So, oh, then let's shift to fraud. Let's blame fraud for this. Okay.
• So, oh, then let's shift to fraud. Let's blame fraud for this. Okay.
• Um, and so unfortunately you fix fraud.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• reflect the community's outrage and the injury that's been caused by egregious gross negligence or fraud
• We had to do all that on our own, so with OCA's help, we've hired court reporters, we've hired court
• and companies, particularly in defense contract fraud and healthcare fraud.
• In the sunset report, we were tasked with improving our project review processes.
• The only thing we left have left of that report is to finish out the document management tracking system

Keywords: Texas Water Fund, water management, infrastructure funding, local governments, workforce development, community colleges, educational programs, sustainability

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial issues, including the Texas Water Fund and its implications for development in the state. Various members highlighted the critical need for effective management of water resources, discussing the role of the Water Development Board and their strategies for outreach to local governments. The committee engaged in a thorough examination of funding projects and the sustainable financing necessary for communities facing challenges in meeting their infrastructure needs. Additionally, there was notable discussion regarding promoting workforce development and the alignment of educational programs with the demands of the job market as indicated by recent trends in community colleges.

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• an internal reporting process very similar to the California law.
• So the Department of Commerce was charged with publishing a report.
• Fraud detection — credit cards are using it to detect fraud.
• Fraud detection — credit cards are using it to detect fraud.
• We're seeing a lot of scams and fraud that are computer-generated.

Keywords: 908, all

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• It's being copied in some other states, and the way we require the data centers to report their water
• It's being copied in some other states, and the way we require the data centers to report their water
• It's being copied in some other states, and the way we require the data centers to report their water
• And you've also called it common sense and a no-cost bill, and your testify or said it was anti-fraud
• , and we love all those it was anti-fraud, and we love all those things. things. things.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The program focused first on Minnesota’s energy and affordability agenda, with Senator Nick Frentz discussing the state’s clean-energy leadership, rising electricity demand, and the Senate’s 100% clean energy framework. He said Minnesota’s clean energy growth supports jobs, lowers costs for ratepayers, and includes recent wins such as sustainable aviation fuel tax treatment in the supplemental budget. Frentz also said the Senate passed an energy omnibus bill that continues clean-energy permitting reforms, promotes conservation and demand response, and includes a nuclear study rather than lifting the nuclear moratorium. Frentz spent much of the interview defending data centers as both a challenge and an opportunity. He said large hyperscale projects can create major construction jobs and substantial local property-tax revenue, while a 2025 law requires data-center companies to contribute to low-income energy assistance and report water use. He pointed to the Google data center planned for Pine Island as an example, saying it is air-cooled, will pay $5 million a year, and will fund 1,600 MW of clean energy at its own expense, which he argued could save Xcel ratepayers money over time. He also said climate change is already driving higher costs through homeowners insurance and storm damage. The second segment highlighted Senator Zach Duckworth’s housing and banking bills. Duckworth said Senate File 4168 would make it easier to finance investment properties by giving buyers more flexibility to roll closing costs and lender fees into payments, while keeping strong protections in place for primary residences. He emphasized that the bill is not about predatory lending and is intended to expand options for informed investors. He also described Senate File 4652 as an anti-fraud, no-cost measure that lets bank customers name a trusted contact so banks can alert someone if suspicious activity is detected. Duckworth said both bills passed unanimously in both chambers, and he credited quick action and good working relationships across the aisle for their success. The program closed with a broader reflection on the end of session and the Senate’s political climate. It noted that 15 senators are retiring and two are leaving for higher office, and that final floor votes often split along party lines, including one bill passing 34-33. Several retiring senators used farewell speeches to urge civility, compromise, and putting people first, while the segment emphasized that despite partisan conflict, quiet bipartisan cooperation still produced much of the session’s enacted legislation.

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• And so today we have a five-bill agenda, and all of these bills will be reports to the calendar.
• The bill is reported.
• The bill is reported.
• And the more we don't have chip technology, the more we have fraud.
• The bill is reported.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Social Services Committee met on April 20 with Senators Cleare, Kavanagh, Weik, and Murray present. The committee considered five bills, all of which were reported to the calendar. Senator Kavanagh introduced S.913, which would remove the requirement that a court proceeding be initiated before someone can qualify for rent arrears grants and ongoing rental assistance; members supported it as a way to avoid unnecessary eviction proceedings. S.2022 by Senator Cooney, which exempts certain income when determining eligibility for public assistance, was also reported without objection. The committee then discussed S.5807A by Senator Sepulveda, requiring EBT-related websites and mobile apps to be available in the 12 most common non-English languages. Several members supported the language-access goal but raised concerns that the bill could distract from or delay implementation of chip technology for EBT cards and fraud prevention; Senators Murray and Weik voted no, while the bill was still reported with concerns to be conveyed to the sponsor. S.7612 by Senator Martinez, establishing statewide co-shelter toolkits, was described as helping domestic violence survivors keep pets safe and together with victims, and it was reported unanimously. Finally, S.8045 by Senator Bino, requiring the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence to provide materials on removing accounts from smart home systems, was reported unanimously. Members noted concerns about tracking devices and smart-home-related safety issues in domestic violence cases. No other actions were taken beyond motions, seconding, and reporting each bill to the calendar.

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• in the Journal issue in the and reported in the Journal of<00:31:45.679> Safety<00:31:46.240>
• the bill, I wanted to ask in the letter of opposition that we did receive, it claimed that towing fraud
• Um just a little curious about that data. claimed that towing fraud and listening claimed that towing
• fraud and listening to<00:47:17.359> police<00:47:17.680> scanners<00:47:18.319> so
• more fraud. more fraud.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Kentucky Aviation Association on the importance of general aviation airports in Kentucky and their economic and public-safety role. Witnesses said the state has more than 50 general aviation airports that support jobs, agriculture, tourism, medical transport, disaster response, and law enforcement, and they urged continued support for aviation infrastructure and workforce development. They asked the legislature to again provide $200,000 per general aviation airport for operating and basic infrastructure costs, to route the money through the Kentucky Department of Aviation for accountability, to revisit a special-purpose governmental entity audit requirement they said is too costly for small airports, to create a long-term appropriations process for the roughly $100 million in unmet capital needs, and to fund the Arrow Act for aviation education and scholarships. Members asked about a dedicated aviation fuel tax and about local training partnerships, simulators, and school or community college programs; the witnesses said they preferred an appropriations-based solution and offered to help connect interested communities with aviation education resources. The committee then took up “Troy’s Law,” sponsored by Representatives White and Flannery, which would allow tow trucks to use blue lights while stationary and actively removing vehicles or debris from highways. Sponsors and tow operators said the bill is intended to improve worker safety after the deaths of tow operators Troy Cwell and Hubert Mosley in highway hit-and-run incidents, and they emphasized that tow operators often work in dangerous conditions at night, in bad weather, and near fast-moving traffic. They said the proposal would not apply while driving or towing and noted that other states have adopted similar measures. Witnesses from the towing industry, including Bubba Johnson and Barbara Maguire, supported the bill as an added layer of protection and described tow operators as first responders who help motorists in emergencies. Representative Flannery and other members expressed support for the safety goal and invited further discussion, but no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.

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• The clerk will report the motion. Mr. The clerk will report the motion. Mr.
• <03:11:42.479> reported<03:11:43.120> plans<03:11:43.760> to assault reported
• reported plans to assault reported reported plans to launch<03:11:44.479> dangerous<03:11:45.359
• quote cutting waste, fraud, and abuse. quote cutting waste, fraud, and abuse.
• so stunningly easy to commit fraud so stunningly easy to commit fraud against<03:43:04.880> the

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 8, 2025, 1012, house, all