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• </c><00:10:32.680><c> statute</c> to support modifying Minnesota statute to support modifying Minnesota

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 729, an omnibus policy bill, and walked through a series of amendments before moving the bill forward. Early amendments addressed adult maltreatment accountability, senior nutrition flexibility, MA provider enrollment and fraud prevention, Direct Care and Treatment data and staffing provisions, disability and aging policy changes, technical corrections from DHS, behavioral health language, and MDH policy updates. Most amendments were adopted without public opposition, and several members and testifiers described them as clarifications or technical fixes to existing policy. Testimony focused on the practical effects of the bill’s provisions. Direct Care and Treatment representatives said the changes would help with data sharing, governance, staffing, patient care, and longer return stays for certain patients. Several witnesses from the substance use disorder and health care provider community supported changes to discharge summary deadlines and claims recoupment rules, arguing that business-day timelines and limits on late clawbacks would reduce administrative burden and financial uncertainty. A disability advocate also urged passage of the bill, saying services for people with disabilities were at risk if it did not advance. After public testimony and member discussion, the committee adopted the DE2 amendment as amended and then approved the bill as amended. Chair Noor renewed the motion to re-refer House File 729 to the Committee on Ways and Means, and that motion passed.

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• Right Minnesota state statute uh clear.
• </c><02:02:39.480><c> Minnesota.
• We in Minnesota need<02:04:29.599><c> to</c><02:04:29.760><c> do</c><02:04:29.840><c> a</c><02:04:30.000
• cities in Minnesota, not just here in greater<02:28:26.720><c> Minnesota,</c><02:28:27.200><c> of</c
• greater</c><02:42:18.680><c> Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As you just heard, in 2023 the Legislature amended Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A, to require the budget
• to</c> Minnesota statutes chapter 16a to Minnesota statutes chapter 16a to require<00:30:04.880><c>

Bills: HF3

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: legislative auditor, reporting, accountability, state finance, executive agency oversight, 1183, house

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• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• is uh what's in current statute<01:02:50.240><c> about</c><01:02:50.880><c> the</c><01:02:51.880><c>
• legislative</c><01:02:52.880><c> approval</c> statute about the legislative approval statute about the

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use. The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item. After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.

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• Professional<01:02:25.280><c> Firefighters,</c><01:02:26.440><c> the</c><01:02:26.560><c> Minnesota<
• ><c> Chiefs</c><01:02:27.600><c> Association,</c><01:02:28.800><c> the</c><01:02:28.920><c> Minnesota
• Law enforcement<02:14:40.400><c> agencies</c><02:14:40.880><c> in</c><02:14:40.960><c> Minnesota</c><
• agencies in Minnesota need a clear,<02:14:42.160><c> consistent,</c><02:14:42.800><c> and</c><02:14:
• </c><02:28:34.000><c> Minnesota</c><02:28:34.400><c> Chiefs</c> I'm here to express the Minnesota Chiefs

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 02:51.280><c> uh</c><00:02:51.360><c> the</c><00:02:51.680><c> Senate's</c><00:02:52.160><c> concerns

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <01:02:25.920><c> out</c><01:02:26.000><c> of</c><01:02:26.160><c> statute.
• c><01:02:49.520><c> statute</c><01:02:49.920><c> with</c><01:02:50.079><c> one</c><01:02:50.240><c> of
• </c><02:04:18.800><c> Minnesota</c><02:04:19.280><c> rate</c><02:04:19.599><c> payers.
• bill for Minnesota.<02:16:11.440><c> I</c><02:16:11.760><c> cannot</c><02:16:12.159><c> vote</c><02:
• across Minnesota.<02:56:40.399><c> If</c><02:56:40.640><c> the</c><02:56:40.880><c> state</c><02:56:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Minnesota<01:02:21.440><c> DNR</c><01:02:22.160><c> on</c><01:02:22.400><c> a</c><01:02:22.559><c> real
• I am<02:00:35.920><c> in</c><02:00:36.400><c> Minnesota</c><02:00:36.880><c> DNR</c><02:00:37.360><c>
• :17:45.359><c> Minnesota</c><02:17:46.559><c> some</c><02:17:46.880><c> extensive</c> people of Minnesota
• ><c> in</c><02:21:57.439><c> Minnesota</c><02:21:58.160><c> and</c> balsam fur primarily in Minnesota
• And Minnesota with 10,000 lakes, we<02:28:13.600><c> also</c><02:28:13.840><c> have</c><02:28:14.720>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council met on May 27, 2026, approved the January 7 minutes and the day’s agenda, and reported no conflicts of interest. The executive director gave staff updates, including introductions of new staff member Cara Castanza and DNR liaison Jason Co., both of whom were welcomed by the council. Members were also informed about three minor easement/conveyance matters in the packet, including a small Bowser easement impact with about $1,600 returned to the Outdoor Heritage Fund, a Minnesota Land Trust easement request involving a DNR trout stream easement, and an access easement revision in Itasca County. The council also noted several upcoming dedication events and a June field tour in southeast Minnesota beginning in Winona on June 16, with visits to Whitewater WMA, bluff prairie and stream sites, and a river segment if a boat is secured. A major agenda item was a legislative session recap on the Outdoor Heritage Fund portion of Senate File 2077, the omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy, and Lands bill. Staff reported that all council recommendations were incorporated into the bill, which passed both chambers on May 17 and was expected to be signed by the governor. The fiscal year 2027 Outdoor Heritage Fund recommendations covered 53 programs totaling about $188.9 million, with the February forecast increasing the appropriation slightly so the final total was about $191.16 million; eligible programs were proportionately increased. Staff also highlighted a few changes made during the legislative process, including adjustments to the Roso Lake rehabilitation phase three project, the conservation partners legacy grant language, and statutory provisions affecting the council. The recap also covered policy changes in the bill: a public member term limit of eight years, with a short vacancy exception and transition rules for current members; a revised executive director hiring process allowing the Legislative Coordinating Commission to provide support while preserving the council’s final hiring authority and permitting closed meetings for candidate discussions; and an extension of the Upper Mississippi River invasive carp deterrent design deadline to June 30, 2027. Members discussed the Roso Lake amendment at length, with Senator Lang and Representative Burkel explaining that the added delay and injunction-related language were intended to address local concerns and preserve the council’s process while litigation proceeds. The meeting ended without any additional formal action beyond receiving the updates and discussion.

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• The bill contained provisions that amended Minnesota Statutes 211B.15 to bar so-called foreign-influenced

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The time is 3:02 p.m., and we are in room 1100 of the Minnesota Senate Building.
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• I'm with the Minnesota<01:02:33.760><c> Association</c><01:02:34.160><c> of</c><01:02:34.319><c> Townships
• </c><01:02:34.799><c> We</c> Minnesota Association of Townships.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• c> Eagan,</c> for the Veteran Village in Eagan, for the Veteran Village in Eagan, Minnesota<00:02:03.040
• </c><00:02:05.280><c> that</c> Minnesota here.
• Emergency funds are allocated for each emergency under Minnesota Statute 192.52.
• </c> Minnesota Statute 192.52. Minnesota Statute 192.52.
• <00:26:18.560><c> Statute</c><00:26:19.000><c> 192.49</c> Minnesota Statute 192.49 Minnesota Statute

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard an introductory presentation from Sam Daily of Believe It Canine Service Partners, a nonprofit that trains service dogs free of charge for disabled veterans. Daily described the organization’s work with veterans, including placements with MACV and a service dog at Veteran Village in Eagan, and said the group has placed 80 teams so far. Senator Howe asked whether the organization had pursued Support Our Troops grants, and Daily said it had received two SOS grants. The first bill taken up was Senate File 4172, as amended, which would expand eligibility for burial in Minnesota state veterans cemeteries to honorably discharged reservists, National Guard members, and Air National Guard members, and would allow some honor guard use for eligible people. Senator Howe said the bill corrects an inequity for Guard and reserve members who served honorably but are not currently eligible. Glenn Pence testified in support, saying the bill recognizes National Guard service and should allow those veterans to be buried with others they served alongside. MDVA’s David Swantek supported the concept but warned that expanded eligibility would increase demand, especially at Little Falls, and could shorten its projected capacity timeline from about 48 years to about 30 years. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and then laid the bill over for inclusion in the Veterans and Military Affairs Finance Omnibus Bill. The committee then heard Senate File 4026, which sets standards for MDVA competitive grants and adds accountability and residency requirements. Senator Koran said the bill would help the department review grants and ensure funds serve Minnesota veterans and families. MDVA chief of staff Dave Belfi supported the bill, saying it reflects agency feedback, aligns with existing residency rules, and does not affect CVSO, VSO, or Support Our Troops grants. The A1 amendment was adopted, and the bill was laid over for inclusion in the omnibus bill. Next, Senate File 4807 was heard, a bill to update pay for National Guard soldiers and airmen called to state active duty. MDVA and National Guard officials said the bill would simplify statute language and raise the minimum base pay for lower ranks to the E5 level, with future adjustments tied to federal pay tables. Senator Kunesh asked about funding, and staff explained the cost would come through an open general-fund emergency appropriation, estimated at about $30,000 annually but varying with activations. The committee adopted amendments to incorporate SF 4172 and SF 4026 into SF 4807, made technical corrections, and then recommended SF 4807, as amended, to pass and be referred to the full committee. Finally, the committee heard Senate File 3603, which would create a program allowing school districts to issue high school diplomas to Minnesota veterans who left school to serve during the Korean conflict or Vietnam War. Senator Rasmussen said the bill recognizes veterans who interrupted their education for service. MDVA’s John Kelly supported the bill, noting it reflects input from MDVA and the Department of Education and that similar programs exist in other states. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and refer it to the full committee. The meeting also began discussion of Senate File 4560, which would formalize the Commander's Task Force, but the transcript cuts off before that bill was acted on.

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Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• bill uh on Minnesota nursing Dibble's bill uh on Minnesota nursing homes<02:09:04.079><c> and</c><02
• Minnesota<02:21:06.960><c> is</c><02:21:07.280><c> not</c><02:21:07.439><c> immune.
• </c><02:21:08.319><c> 2025</c><02:21:09.280><c> elder</c> Minnesota is not immune. 2025 elder Minnesota
• ><02:22:29.840><c> Minnesota.
• </c><02:49:39.920><c> Minnesota,</c><02:49:40.319><c> in</c> and right now in greater Minnesota, in and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the vast majority of counties we have in Minnesota can file cases only if they are under statute,
• So the vast majority of counties we have in Minnesota can file cases only if they are under statute,
• It is the responsibility of the Minnesota Human Rights Act, by statute, to conduct a neutral fact-finding

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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Keywords: 1183, house

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• um<02:02:38.960><c> the</c><02:02:39.119><c> the</c><02:02:39.760><c> regulation</c><02:02:40.639><c
• <02:02:43.280><c> that</c><02:02:43.440><c> the</c><02:02:43.520><c> NIC</c><02:02:44.159><c> is</c><
• </c><02:02:50.639><c> uh</c><02:02:51.360><c> uh</c><02:02:51.599><c> you</c><02:02:51.840><c> know</
• in other jurisdictions not headquartered here<02:03:18.320><c> in</c><02:03:18.560><c> Minnesota.
• </c><02:03:20.480><c> this</c> here in Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Ed programs um in Minnesota U Matt<00:02:06.880><c> Dickus</c><00:02:07.880><c> and</c><00:02:08.239
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• the proposed amendments to Minnesota statute on school age care revenue as outlined in Senate File 1461

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all