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• Representative Feist: House File 104.
• Um, I am pleased to bring House File 104 to this committee.
• I'm here to share my strong support of House File 104.
• I'm here to share my strong support of House File 104.
• Today, I'm asking for your support of House File 104.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• c> File<01:57:33.520> 2433 Senate file House File 2433 Senate file House File 2433 as<01:57
• <02:02:53.440> 4476, going to pick up Senate File 4476, going to pick up Senate File 4476,
• Senate File 40 4476 Senate File 40 4476 as<02:39:45.920> amended<02:39:46.479> be<02:39
• Senate file 3298. you're ready for it. Senate file 3298.
• If not, Senator Senate File 3298?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The next bill on the calendar for today is Senate File 2511. The clerk will report the bill.
• Senate File 2511, an act relating to liquor, the unofficial engrossment.
• The file and bill before us, excuse me, Senate File 2511, is the annual...
• Third reading, Senate File 2511 as amended. Third reading. Discussion to the bill.
• Support of Senate File 2511.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chair, that's my motion: that House File 2995 be re-referred to the Ways and Means. Mr.
• Is there anyone in the public who wishes to testify on House File 2995?
• The motion is approved, and House File 2995 is re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
• Next, House File 2434. I will move that House File 2434 be laid over for possible inclusion.
• With that, I will renew that House File 2434 as amended be laid over. We are adjourned. You

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• Members, the next bill on the calendar for the day is Senate File 1714.
• Senate File 1714 intends to fix that.
• Senate File 1714 intends to fix that.
• Scott moves to amend Senate File 1714. The second and the gross one is as follows.
• Scott moves to amend Senate File 1714. The second and the gross one is as follows.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate File 1714, a bill on state government and payment transparency in public contracts. Representative Scott explained that the measure is intended to help Minnesota contractors and subcontractors know when public project payments have been made by requiring public owners, upon written request, to provide pay application and payment information within seven days at no cost. He said the bill had bipartisan support and backing from stakeholder groups, including trade associations and public entities, and that it would improve transparency for small businesses and workers waiting to be paid. The bill was amended with a technical change adding a missing word, and the amendment was adopted without opposition. During floor discussion, Representative Cleborn supported the bill, while Representative Berg asked whether trade unions supported it and noted that unions already have collective bargaining rights. Representative Sexton responded that IBEW and several trade unions had reached out and were very supportive. Scott later said he had received a text from Berg indicating support as well. After discussion ended, the House took a roll call vote. The bill passed as amended by a vote of 133 ayes and 0 nays.

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• <00:18:54.840> 3793 renews her motion that House File 3793 renews her motion that House File
• adopted to House File 3896. adopted to House File 3896.
• You have the House File 1426. I will move House File 1426 before the committee.
• > before<00:53:39.920> the move House File 1426 before the move House File 1426 before
• House File 1426 in front of us. House File 1426 in front of us.

Bills: HF3426, HF3896, HF1426, HF3793, HF4061, HF4246

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products

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• Um, I bring you the Senate file version of this bill.
• So, because I had to file it right away.
• Please come forward, sir. gross copy um Senate file gross copy um Senate file 101<00:09:14.240> on
• Senate File 101. Senate File 101.
• 101, and that cannot be laid to Senate File 101's feet.

Bills: SF0101

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all

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• Sam's wife was turning file two petitions seeking both temporary and permanent guardianship.
• They filed numerous motions, and each one of those costs $1,000. So on and so forth. All right.
• And I filed a complaint about what was happening.
• On 4/21, two petitions were filed for guardian conservator by Cynthia Scroggins' lawyer, Mr.
• Okay, you go to the state bar, you file your bar complaint, it's dismissed.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The bill does so by providing a complainant who chooses to file a civil action must file no later than
• We will now take up late-filed amendment barcode 195-182 by Senator Gates.
• As it has been filed.
• And we want to thank the senator for first filing the bill as filed. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Mr.
• And we want to thank the senator for first filing the bill as filed. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Mr.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with several probate, civil rights, and claims measures. Senators Burgess’s SB 326 on curators of estates was explained as a modernization of probate law; an amendment narrowing the bill was adopted, and the committee reported the bill favorably 10-0 after limited public testimony, including opposition from Ray Contreras. Burgess’s SB 1096, clarifying filing deadlines under the Florida Civil Rights Act, also passed unanimously 11-0. The committee then approved several claims bills, including SB 28 for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, SB 6 for a child injured after DCF’s handling of abuse allegations, SB 18 for the estate of McKenzie Navarre against the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata against FDOT, and SB 2 for the estate of Daniel Maudsley against DHSMV, with votes ranging from 10-1 to 11-0 and mostly no debate or opposition. The committee also took up trust and family-law related bills. Leader Berman’s SB 786 created a nonjudicial process for closing uncontested trusts and discharging trustees; after a technical amendment and testimony from Ray Contreras raising notice concerns, it passed 11-0. President Gates’s SB 50 expanded veterans’ courts statewide, drew broad support from veterans’ groups and advocacy organizations, and was reported favorably 11-0. Senator Simon’s SB 538 standardized extracurricular participation rules for public, private, virtual, and homeschool students; after multiple amendments on homeschool eligibility, fees, and coach compensation, it passed 11-0 with support and opposition from education-related groups. President Gates’s SB 1004, aimed at consumer protections in the sale of dogs and cats, also passed unanimously after testimony from humane organizations. The committee then considered broader policy bills. President Pro Tem Brodeur’s SB 1366 on claims against the government proposed raising sovereign immunity caps and adding CPI adjustments; local government, hospital, and school representatives supported the Senate’s lower-cap approach while warning against the House version, and the bill was reported favorably 11-0. Senator Jones’s SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, as amended, would let head coaches provide limited personal support to student-athletes and require reporting of assistance; it passed 10-0. Senator Grohl’s SB 1178 on foreign influence and foreign countries of concern drew extensive supportive testimony from national security witnesses and was reported favorably 11-0 after a technical amendment and withdrawal of another amendment. Finally, SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles prompted substantial debate and public testimony over domestic terrorism designations, Sharia law references, due process, and free speech concerns; the committee had not yet completed final action on that bill when the transcript ended.

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• Senator Klein's Senate File 1949, Senator Miller's Senate File 2425, Senator Miller's Senate File 3803
• <00:08:04.200> 3417, current one, Senate File 3417, current one, Senate File 3417, from<00
• If you have a copy of Senate File 4139, If you have a copy of Senate File 4139, it says in the title
• The concern with Senate File 2967 at the federal level is specific.
• Um, Madam Chair, I move that Senate File 3880 be recommended to pass.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Rules and Administration Committee met on March 19, 2026, to consider the referral path for Senate File 4139, the sports betting bill, rather than the substance of the proposal. Senator Franzen, the bill’s chief author, asked that the bill be referred first to the Commerce Committee, saying he had discussed the matter with the relevant committee chairs and that Commerce was the best place to address the bill’s consumer protection provisions. He emphasized that any final path to passage would still require the bill to go through State and Local Government as well. Senator Rasmusson objected and argued the bill should go first to State and Local Government, citing Senate jurisdiction rules, which he said assign gambling bills to that committee. He noted that prior sports betting bills had been referred there first and said a predictable referral process is important. Senator Maye Quade, Senator Dibble, Senator Bar, and Senator Jasinski also supported sending the bill to State and Local Government first, arguing that the committee has primary jurisdiction over gambling and that the bill’s consumer protection language does not change that basic referral. Senator Champion and Senator Miller supported the Commerce referral, saying authors may request an initial committee and that the bill’s consumer protection sections fit Commerce jurisdiction. Senator Marty moved to re-refer Senate File 4139 to the Committee on State and Local Government. Before the vote, members continued debating whether the bill’s structure and prior referral history justified Commerce or whether committee jurisdiction rules required State and Local Government first. The transcript ends with the motion pending and no final vote or disposition shown.

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• And establishes a pre-filing requirement for amendments offered to the following bill, Senate File Number
• Today in Minnesota, I would ask for your support for House File 2442 in light of what it potentially
• House File Number 2442. Third reading. Discussion on the bill.
• House File Number 2115, an act relating to human services. The message is signed, Thomas S.
• To House File Number 2434, an act relating to human services. Message signed, Thomas S.

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• I filed an act enabling local options for tenant protections.
• I filed an act enabling local options for tenant protections.
• This is a first-time file.
• Miro for filing this bill.
• In 2023, there were 35,000 eviction filings in Massachusetts, with about three out of four filings due

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of landlord-tenant and home rule bills, with most testimony focused on rent stabilization, tenant opportunity to purchase (TOPA), tenant fees, access to counsel, algorithmic rent fixing, and tenant protections in subsidized housing. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty outlined the hearing procedures and noted that written testimony could also be submitted. Several members and invited speakers emphasized that the committee was hearing from both local officials and residents affected by housing instability, especially in Somerville and other communities facing high rents and displacement. Supporters of rent stabilization and local-option rent control argued that Massachusetts needs tools to prevent displacement while new housing is built. Senator Eldridge, Senator Jalen, Somerville officials, tenant organizers, and residents described steep rent increases, no-fault evictions, and the loss of naturally occurring affordable housing. Somerville’s home rule petition was described as allowing annual increases tied to CPI plus 2%, capped at 5%, with exemptions for owner-occupied two- and three-family homes and a 15-year exemption for new construction. TOPA supporters said it would let tenants or their designees buy buildings before speculative buyers, preserving affordable housing stock; opponents, including small landlords and property managers, argued rent control would reduce supply, discourage investment, and that TOPA could delay sales and harm properties. The committee also heard testimony on bills to curb junk fees and regulate tenant charges, including limits on late fees, lease renewal fees, payment portal fees, attorney’s fees, and other add-on charges. Advocates said these fees can add hundreds of dollars a month and disproportionately harm low-income renters and renters of color. Another major topic was algorithmic rent fixing: Senator Moore and Representative Sabadoza said landlords should not use software such as RealPage to coordinate pricing, citing federal antitrust actions and arguing that competition is essential to lowering rents. Additional testimony supported a statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, with legal services providers saying representation dramatically improves outcomes and can save the state money, and a bill to create an office of tenant protections to better enforce sanitary code violations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• House File 4609 offers the solution.
• House File 4609 offers the solution. House File 4609 offers the solution.
• > 4609,<00:09:26.520> a Please pass House File 4609, a Please pass House File 4609, a bipartisan
• And it's in the Senate file.
• And it's And it's in the Senate file. And it's And it's in the Senate file.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 4609, the Minnesota Building Families Act, and laid it over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill. The bill would require insurance coverage for infertility diagnosis and treatment, including IVF-related care, and the author emphasized that it would not change Minnesota’s current surrogacy laws. She also noted the bill already contains a religious exemption and clarified that it had been referred through commerce but came to health first because of reviser delays. Supporters testified that infertility is common and financially devastating, describing personal experiences with miscarriages, cancer-related fertility loss, and large out-of-pocket costs such as second mortgages, retirement withdrawals, and fundraising. A physician testified that infertility is a disease, that delays in care can worsen outcomes, and that insurance coverage can improve health outcomes and reduce multiple births and costs. Supporters also argued that fertility coverage is already offered by some large employers and in other states without major premium increases. Opponents, including representatives of the Minnesota Catholic Conference and Minnesota Family Council, argued the bill would subsidize IVF and potentially surrogacy, which they said raises ethical concerns about embryos, commodification, and exploitation of women. They urged the committee to vote no and instead support restorative reproductive medicine or other approaches that address underlying causes of infertility. In member discussion, some legislators expressed sympathy for families affected by infertility and miscarriage but raised concerns about insurance costs, success rates, and the need for guardrails; others noted adoption as another way families are built. No vote was taken beyond laying the bill over.

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• A family from a similar socioeconomic background who files the FAFSA and also files our state aid application
• A family from a similar socioeconomic background who files the FAFSA and also files our state aid application
• A family from a similar socioeconomic background who files the FAFSA and also files our state aid application
• A family from a similar socioeconomic background who files the FAFSA and also files our state aid application
• A family from a similar socioeconomic background who files the FAFSA and also files our state aid application

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Without objection, show the late-filed amendment introduced.
• Late-filed amendment barcode 2966 by Senator Yarborough.
• Without objection, show the late-file amendment adopted.
• Late filed amendment barcode 2966 by Senator Yarborough.
• Late-filed amendment barcode 7-866606.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of introductions recognizing guests, visiting groups, and special honorees in the galleries. The chamber then took up committee and executive appointment business, adopting a report confirming 42 gubernatorial appointments by a vote of 36-0. The Senate next considered a long special-order calendar of bills, most of them passing with little or no opposition. Measures included public-records sunset reviews and trade secret/cybersecurity exemptions; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; commercial driving school oversight; human trafficking training for nurses; a new injunction for protection against serious violence and its related public-records exemption; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove protection; a chiropractic trust-funds cap repeal; specialty license plates; a waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill with multiple agriculture, biosolids, and enforcement provisions; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety reporting procedures for public postsecondary institutions; and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary critical-need practice certificates, and domestic animals. The floor debate featured the most discussion on the farm bill, the HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill, the autism law-enforcement bill, and the school athletics bill. The HCSM bill drew extended debate over whether licensed insurance agents should be allowed to market faith-based health care sharing ministries, with supporters emphasizing consumer choice, free speech, and religious liberty, and opponents warning about unregulated products and commissions; it passed 32-5. The athletics bill, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater/Miami Northwestern situation, would let coaches provide good-faith support to student-athletes while requiring reporting and FHSAA oversight; it passed 38-0. Most other measures passed overwhelmingly, including the autism bill 38-0, the campus safety bill 37-0, the public school patriotic displays bill 36-2, and the farm bill 38-0 after amendments addressing Everglades lands and biosolids timing were adopted.

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• So, the chair moves that Senate file So, the chair moves that Senate file 1750<00:01:59.160> be
• <01:12:49.200> 1606 that House File 1606 that House File 1606 Am<01:12:51.120> I<01
• House File 3356. So, the chair will move that House File 3356 be re-referred to Ways and Means.
• House File 3658.
• House<01:34:59.400> File<01:34:59.840> 3658. House File 3658. House File 3658.

Bills: SF1750, HF2700, HF1606, HF3356, HF3946, HF3970, HF3658, HF3875, HF2627, SF856, HF1268, HF1338

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

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• File item number two, SB 17, Laird.
• File item 4, SB 1195, Rubio.
• File item number four, SB 1195, Rubio. Valencia, aye. File item number five, SB 1228, Rubio.
• File item number nine. File item number nine. Valencia, aye.
• File item number nine, SB 1398, Rubio, Valencia. Valencia, aye. All right.

Summary: The Governmental Organization Committee met as a subcommittee for much of the hearing because a quorum was initially absent, and it heard several bills focused on nonprofit support, alcohol regulation, immigration-related funding restrictions, outdoor advertising, and green building standards. SB 1240 by Senator McNerney would create an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment to help nonprofits navigate state procurement, grants, and reimbursement processes; supporters, including the Child Care Resource Center and the Little Hoover Commission, said nonprofits provide essential services but face delayed payments and burdensome bureaucracy. Committee members raised accountability concerns, but the author emphasized the bill does not dispense grants and would cost about $1.7 million in the first year. The bill was later approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 917 by Senator Laird, which would remove the estate-grown grape requirement for wineries selling at farmers markets, allowing more family wineries to participate; winery and grape grower representatives said the change would help direct-to-consumer sales and local growers. SB 1171 by Senator Caballero would make private entities that contract with ICE ineligible for state-funded loans or grants; supporters from immigrant-rights groups described ICE detention and raids as harmful and inhumane, while some members spoke in favor of using state funds to avoid indirectly supporting ICE-related activity. Both bills advanced on party-line or near-party-line votes and were sent to Appropriations or Local Government as noted in the roll calls. Senator Rubio presented SB 1195, which would expand tied-house exemptions for certain entertainment, convention, and sports venues in specified counties, and SB 1228, which would allow a small number of existing outdoor advertising displays to continue operating despite a statutory sunset. Supporters said SB 1195 would create economic opportunity and clarify current law, while SB 1228 was described as a narrow fix to preserve legally permitted signs and local revenue; both bills passed the committee and were sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 1398, which would recognize Green Globes as an alternative green building certification for state projects alongside LEED; supporters argued it would add flexibility and competition, while the U.S. Green Building Council opposed bypassing the Department of General Services’ equivalency review. The bill was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also took up a consent calendar and adjourned at 2:55 p.m.

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• File item number two, SB 17, Laird.
• File item number two, SB 17, Laird. Alvarez, aye. Berman, aye. Carrillo, aye.
• File item number three, SB 1171, Caballero. The motion is due pass to the committee.
• File item number four, SB 1195, Rubio. Valencia, aye. File item number five, SB 1228, Rubio.
• File item number nine. Valencia, aye. File item number nine, SB 1398, Rubio. Valencia, aye.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Their files were flagged. Agencies attempted to hire them. They were required to call us.
• But again, if they resign, that file will get flagged.
• While they are pending decertification, we flag their file.
• I mean, there were other citizens that were filing reports on this particular person.
• Do we need to flag his file? So I'm kind of in on the backside of that.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• We are going to be hearing Senate File 3407, which is the Workers Compensation Advisory Council bill
• Department of Labor and Industry, and thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Senate File
• Sections five and eight contain technical changes to certain filing provisions in chapter 176.
• 00:02:43.160> 3407,<00:02:44.160> the<00:02:44.319> Workers support of Senate File
• 3407, the Workers support of Senate File 3407, the Workers Compensation<00:02:45.519> Advisory

Keywords: 1187, senate, all