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• </c> unlikely events that a Minnesota unlikely events that a Minnesota veterans<00:18:04.640><c> home
• </c><00:19:14.000><c> veteran</c> location so all eight Minnesota veteran location so all eight Minnesota
• </c><00:27:12.960><c> and</c> becomes law, Minnesota veterans and becomes law, Minnesota veterans and
• Minnesota Statutes 197.25, which requires the department to collect and maintain data about Minnesota
• Veteran</c><00:34:10.159><c> Service</c> Minnesota Association of Veteran Service Minnesota Association

Bills: HF3540 , HF3522 , HF3544

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: veterans rights, employment discrimination, human rights, Minnesota laws, protected classes, veterans, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs, Secret War in Laos, SGU veteran, Hmong veterans, Laotian veterans, honor guard, military funeral honors, state veterans cemetery, burial eligibility, veterans home, temporary closure, state active service, National Guard

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• </c> couple years ago um in Donley Minnesota couple years ago um in Donley Minnesota it<00:03:06.599>
• have to transport.
• </c><00:27:10.200><c> can</c> are the best steps that Minnesota can are the best steps that Minnesota
• </c> 2023 70% of Overdose deaths in Minnesota 2023 70% of Overdose deaths in Minnesota involved<00:31
• </c> use disorder in the state of Minnesota use disorder in the state of Minnesota and<00:36:04.160><

Bills: HF696 , HF1429 , HF1379

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF696, rural EMS, ambulance, emergency medical services, uncompensated care, payment pool, rural health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, public safety answering point, PSAP, nontransport, unpaid ambulance calls, EMS reimbursement, rural ambulance provider, general fund appropriation, Minnesota health finance, specialized life support, metropolitan counties, emergency response funding, HF1429

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• </c> along with all the students in Minnesota along with all the students in Minnesota to<00:09:29.680
• Multiple studies have across Minnesota.
• Yet, in Minnesota today, it still does.
• ><01:29:28.560><c> with</c> Minnesota school districts operate with Minnesota school districts operate
• </c> because I don't have transportation. because I don't have transportation.

Bills: HF3790 , HF3654 , HF3371 , HF3470 , HF1099

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• </c><00:29:56.760><c> from</c> throughout the state of Minnesota from throughout the state of Minnesota
• I'm the director of tax, fiscal policy, and elections for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
• I'm the director of tax, fiscal policy, and elections for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
• Thank you. ...their total Minnesota gross receipts from those same four years.
• So if we want to drive growth in Minnesota, we need to drive research and development here.

Bills: HF4 , HF173

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief, state surplus, fiscal forecast, wealthy taxpayers, high-income exclusion, 2026 ballot, referendum, surplus distribution

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• I'm bringing it forward because the governor is proposing to cut Minnesota nursing homes.
• The standards will impact Minnesota.
• </c><00:10:47.800><c> and</c> member of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and member of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota
• Next is Brian Elliott, SEIU Minnesota State Council. Thank you for having me.
• </c> employees International Union Minnesota employees International Union Minnesota state<00:14:39.399

Bills: HF1419 , HF500

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 500, which would require the legislature to fund the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s standards before they could take effect. An author’s DE2 amendment was adopted first; the amendment was described as pausing the board’s standards unless the legislature estimates and fully pays the cost for each nursing home. The bill author argued that mandates without money create serious consequences for seniors and providers, and said the measure would keep budget authority with the legislature rather than an appointed board. Supporters, including nursing home operators and the Long-Term Care Imperative, said the board’s holiday pay and minimum wage standards would create large unfunded costs, citing estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for individual facilities and more than $200 million statewide. They argued that some facilities could face debt, reserve depletion, or reduced access to care if the standards are not funded. Opponents, including SEIU workers and union leaders, said the board has improved staffing, recruitment, morale, and worker safety, and that caregivers deserve higher wages and holiday pay. They argued the bill would weaken the board’s ability to address chronic understaffing and would shift focus away from worker protections. Members also debated whether nursing home reimbursement rates have already risen enough to cover wages and whether the problem lies with how funds are used by providers. After public testimony closed, several members spoke in opposition and support. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted 9-7 to re-refer House File 500, as amended, to the Committee on Labor and Workforce and Economic Development Finance and Policy.

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• and the Minnesota Hospital Association, are they fine with the language in this bill?
• This bill is supported by the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, the Minnesota State
• Bar Association, and the Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defenders.
• The Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Criminal Law Section is the only organization in Minnesota
• By passing this bill, Minnesota reaffirms its commitment to justice and a fair labor market.

Bills: HF2233 , HF1999 , HF1995 , HF1614 , HF2781 , HF1775 , HF1316 , HF2127 , HF2521 , HF689 , HF2380 , HF1273

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• I do that we can pass it in Minnesota.
• </c> collaboration with Mogoji, the Minnesota collaboration with Mogoji, the Minnesota newspaper<00:09
• ,</c> executive director of NAMI Minnesota, executive director of NAMI Minnesota, the<00:25:54.640><c
• Minnesota Minnesota specifically<00:48:02.240><c> members.
• </c><01:42:54.239><c> All</c> here in the state of Minnesota. All here in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF2233 , HF1999 , HF1995 , HF1614 , HF2781 , HF1775 , HF1316 , HF2127 , HF2521 , HF689 , HF2380 , HF1273

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• In the region of Minnesota, the same one that Ms. Kaupp spoke to, the southeast.
• If it's banned or illegal in the United States or in Minnesota, I'll just talk about Minnesota, from
• Minnesota has been a leader in regulating social media.
• There were 61,000 live births in Minnesota in 2023.
• The Chief of General Pediatrics at Children's Minnesota.

Bills: HF2779 , HF1645 , HF1885 , HF1289 , HF1534 , HF2707 , HF1675 , HF3046

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• </c> to be ahead of that trend in Minnesota. to be ahead of that trend in Minnesota.
• </c><00:06:21.199><c> Our</c> Healthcare Minnesota, and Iowa. Our Healthcare Minnesota, and Iowa.
• communities in Minnesota. This communities in Minnesota.
• , I’ll just talk about Minnesota.
• about Minnesota.

Bills: HF2779 , HF1645 , HF1885 , HF1289 , HF1534 , HF2707 , HF1675 , HF3046

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• The changes must be adopted by January 1st, 2026, for Minnesota to meet NAIC accreditation standards.
• Adding them to Minnesota statutes would ensure that we maintain strong insurance solvency requirements
• Minnesota has traditionally had what was called the usury law, and that you realize that's a maximum
• The peg that the state of Minnesota was using is no longer valid or relevant; it kind of went away.
• There were two provisions that are in the bill for the University of Minnesota licensing.

Bills: HF2601 , HF2607 , HF2027 , HF2608

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: financial institutions, insurance regulation, insurance holding company, group capital calculation, liquidity stress test, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurer solvency, affiliate transactions, groupwide supervision, internationally active insurance group, lead state commissioner, policyholder protection, hazardous financial condition, deposit or bond, contract for deed, conventional loan, cooperative apartment loan, mortgage interest rate cap, average prime offer rate

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• </c> Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin. Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin.
• I think we heard Minnesota Farmers Union against, Minnesota Milk against this, Minnesota Pork Producers
• I think we heard Minnesota Farmers Union against, Minnesota Milk against this, Minnesota Pork Producers
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.

Bills: HF4740 , HF3940

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: financial assurance, feedlot permits, manure storage, environmental compliance, agriculture regulation, abandoned infrastructure, pollution control, environmental impact, animal feedlot, livestock, regulations, Minnesota Rules, 1183, house

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• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• My beloved Minnesota.
• </c> in the state of Minnesota. in the state of Minnesota.
• </c> in Minnesota. Ever before. in Minnesota. Ever before.
• </c> but is what has happened in Minnesota. but is what has happened in Minnesota.

Bills: HF3900 , HF1849

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

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

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• </c><00:13:27.320><c> Sheriff's</c> letter from the Minnesota Sheriff's letter from the Minnesota Sheriff's
• </c> from the Minnesota Sheriffs Association. from the Minnesota Sheriffs Association.
• </c> Minnesota and across the country. Minnesota and across the country. So,<00:47:38.400><c> why?
• ,</c><00:49:14.920><c> we</c> And it's not isolated in Minnesota, we And it's not isolated in Minnesota
• </c> we had an incident here in Minnesota we had an incident here in Minnesota with<00:57:51.480><c>

Bills: HF4810 , HF4597 , HF1082 , HF3230

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

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• He works for Gleno Light and Minnesota.
• If Minnesota meet an unattainable goal.
• First of all, we want to Minnesota.
• c> about</c><01:33:39.679><c> 8,500</c> In Minnesota, there are about 8,500 In Minnesota, there are about
• </c> SEAM and also from the Minnesota SEAM and also from the Minnesota Conservative<01:35:51.600><c>

Bills: HF3296 , HF3802

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

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• I did want to thank the Minnesota Bar Association, the Minnesota Credit Union Association, the Minnesota
• Network, the Minnesota Land Title Network, the Minnesota Land Title Association,<00:03:18.959><c> Minnesota
• </c> data to be handled in Minnesota. data to be handled in Minnesota.
• the</c><00:52:30.800><c> 2025</c><00:52:31.680><c> Minnesota</c> In 2025, Minnesota in the 2025 Minnesota
• Minnesota should protect youth online. Minnesota should follow<00:58:20.000><c> suit.

Bills: HF3479 , HF4205 , HF3782 , HF4081 , HF4138

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances

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• The Minnesota Juvenile distinctions.
• </c> partnership with the Minnesota partnership with the Minnesota Department<00:07:12.880><c> of</c>
• Second, a question was Minnesota.
• Um for our the state of Minnesota.
• They were Minnesota county jail.

Bills: HF3405 , HF3413 , HF3769 , HF3768 , HF3771 , HF3465

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers

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• 03:31.519><c> volunteer</c> Minnesota, uh, my wife volunteer Minnesota, uh, my wife volunteer does,<00
• Minnesota.
• Minnesota is an outlier.
• Minnesota is an outlier.
• Minnesota is an outlier.

Bills: HF3676 , HF2959 , HF3233

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• Colleges in southwest Minnesota, including Minnesota West Technical College campuses and Bridgewater
• Minnesota, as we all know, has a workforce shortage.
• Minnesota is a generous state, but for some...
• These realities to the state of Minnesota.
• There's a rock in northern Minnesota called olivine.

Bills: HF2634 , HF2241 , HF2649 , HF2520 , HF2610

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

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• </c> high demand. and fields in Minnesota. high demand. and fields in Minnesota.
• , but also to our technical colleges in southwest Minnesota, including Minnesota West Technical College
• , but also to our technical colleges in southwest Minnesota, including Minnesota West Technical College
• In so much as the in Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota, I would gladly sign that. Minnesota, I would gladly sign that.

Bills: HF2634 , HF2241 , HF2649 , HF2520 , HF2610

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

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• </c> million in tax revenue for Minnesota. million in tax revenue for Minnesota.
• </c> of the whole state of Minnesota. of the whole state of Minnesota.
• mission of Explore Minnesota.
• mission of Explore Minnesota.
• </c> to show what Minnesota is all about. to show what Minnesota is all about.

Bills: HF1007 , HF1152 , HF1671 , HF2258

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

Keywords: tourism, World Junior Hockey Championships, funding, economic impact, sports events, Minnesota, economic development, livability, marketing, partnerships, labor and industry, electrical licensing, electrical inspection, continuing education, online course approval, Internet continuing education, power limited technician, maintenance electrician, master electrician, technology circuits