Transcript Highlights:

• several property annexations the district has conducted in response to petitions to annex property filed
• to House Bill 5696, and we recognize Senator Birdwell explained the difference between the bill as filed
• shows up, 5696, and we recognize Senator Burwell explained the difference between the bill, uh, as filed
• Uh, the committee substitute and the bill as filed— that's it. All right.
• How late are we going to go? Don't know.

Bills: HB103

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee met to hear and act on a series of municipal utility district and municipal management district bills, most of them presented as template or cleanup measures. The committee first heard HB 5672, which redefined the boundaries of the Driftwood Conservation District in Hays County to match acreage added through landowner petitions; no one testified, and the bill was reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up HB 5696 for the Reserve Municipal Management District in Mansfield, where Senator Birdwell explained a committee substitute that conformed the bill to the standard MMD template; the bill was left pending subject to call of the chair. Similar template or technical bills followed, including HB 5680 (Bayou Bell No. 1 MMD in Liberty County), HB 5654 (Montgomery County MUD No. 263), HB 5662 (Fort Bend County WCID No. 12 with road powers), HB 5658 (Craver Ranch MMD in Denton County), HB 5661 (Fort Bend County MUD No. 286), HB 5699 (an exclusion/contract provision for Harris County MUD No. 405), HB 5679 (Hills of Walnut Creek MUD in Parker County), HB 5437 (validation language for Austin County MUD No. 1), HB 5665 (Waller County MUD No. 70), HB 5656 (Fort Bend County MUD No. 263), HB 5670 (Montgomery County MUD No. 259), HB 5651 (Montgomery County WCID with drainage powers), HB 5682 (Comina Ranch MMD No. 1 in McKinney), HB 5320 (merging Starr County drainage-related districts), HB 5677 (Pura Vida MMD No. 1), and HB 5666 (Fencey Road MUD in Harris County). In each case, the sponsor described the district, acreage, location, and powers, and committee substitutes were often used to align the bills with the chamber’s standard template language or correct drafting errors. Public testimony was repeatedly opened and closed with no witnesses appearing for or against the bills. The committee consistently adopted committee substitutes when offered, then voted to report the measures favorably, usually with recommendations that they do pass and be printed, and to place them on the local and uncontested calendar. Most roll calls showed 4 or 5 ayes and 0 nays, with some members absent or not voting. HB 5680 and HB 5682 were reported with committee substitutes in lieu of the filed versions; HB 5658 was reported with a do-not-pass recommendation on the filed bill but do-pass on the substitute; HB 5677 was handled similarly as a companion/template cleanup measure. The committee also noted a few procedural issues, including quorum concerns early in the meeting and a mislabeled bill number that required clarification. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted several motions in writing and then recessed to reconvene 15 minutes after adjournment of the floor, anticipating possible additional bills later in the day.

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 3630 and recognizes Representative Ashby to explain the differences between... the bill as filed
• In the original filed version of the bill, it requires sprinklers in agricultural barns, non-residential
• Just, sorry, I walked in late, so I probably missed a few things, but if I'm looking at this correctly
• As filed, HB 2561 applies only to MUDs, and it would mandate the MUD to move.
• Five residents have filed a petition, and if it's signed, the district must change the meeting location

Bills: HB1835, HB2561, HB3630

Keywords: manufactured housing, HUD-code, zoning, local government regulations, installation permits, municipal utility district, board meetings, public access, meeting location, transparency, fire prevention, agriculture, local government, fire safety, regulations, 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I apologize for being late. I hope this wasn't asked already.
• I've got an example that I'm gonna forward to you from one of our agencies that filed a rule with a fee
• forwarded to us. by the Secretary of State because it has to go through that process before they can file

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• WITHOUT OBJECTION LET'S TAKE UP LATE FILED AMENDMENT BARCODE 62506.
• THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BILL AND THANK YOU FOR FILING THE BILL AND WE HOPE YOU SUPPORTIVE AS WELL. >

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I believe that there is a set of amendments that I think was received late yesterday evening that I would
• Staff stayed here most of last night to draft your amendments that we received late, so they're getting
• And it would give us the ability to send an electronic notice to the email on file. We have a...
• And it would give us the ability to send an electronic notice to the email on file.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I believe that there is a set of amendments that I think was received late yesterday evening that I would
• Staff stayed here most of last night to draft your amendments that we received late, so they're getting
• And it would give us the ability to send an electronic notice to the email on file. We have a...
• And it would give us the ability to send an electronic notice to the email on file.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary B met on May 21 with a quorum present, approved the May 14 minutes, and then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions. It first reported Senate Resolution 125 favorably, which urged the Navy to expedite funding and implementation of medium-unmanned surface vessels, citing jobs and private investment tied to Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City. The committee then heard House Bill 1253, the Gracie Claire Rushing Act, from Chairwoman Butler and Crystal Romero, who described the painful history of Gracie’s death, exhumation, and discovery that her heart had not been returned after autopsy; the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee also reported favorably House Bill 89, a local retirement health insurance measure for the Third and 30th Judicial Districts; House Bill 1257, barring elected officials and immediate family members from owning interests in electronic monitoring companies; House Bill 1029, as amended, creating a moratorium on alcohol beverage licenses in House District 3 until 2027; House Bill 1011, making a juror-per-diem donation program for CASA permissive statewide; House Bill 1064, creating a domestic violence intervention court pilot in East Baton Rouge Parish with support from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and YWCA; House Bill 816, prohibiting foreign adversaries from buying land near military installations; and House Bill 940, creating a counter-unmanned aircraft system task force to coordinate law enforcement response to drone threats. The committee then heard House Bill 1247, which addresses the shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners by creating a statewide SANE coordinator in the Attorney General’s office and a response standards subcommittee; after adopting a technical amendment set, it was reported favorably with amendments. House Bill 335, expanding public-benefit eligibility verification to entities administering benefits and adding legislative auditor oversight, was also amended after concerns from food banks and disaster-response nonprofits, with members agreeing to work on additional floor amendments to protect essential services during emergencies. House Bill 623, a tobacco-related deadline fix, was voluntarily deferred to allow more time for drafting. The committee also reported favorably HCR 64, extending a report deadline for the Supreme Court drug and specialty court office. Later, the committee reported favorably House Bill 243, changing recusal procedures so cases go first to the Attorney General rather than a private lawyer; House Bill 451, allowing hearing notices to be sent more than 30 days in advance and electronically; House Bill 1251, reducing permit costs for very small in-state distillers; House Bill 1053, allowing salons, barbers, and boutiques to offer limited complimentary wine or champagne without a permit; House Bill 153, barring criminal-justice debt from being reported to credit agencies; House Bill 59, authorizing East Baton Rouge Parish to transfer funds to the public defender’s office; HCR 50, a task force request; HCR 102, continuing the Senior Task Force on Fraud Prevention; and House Bill 1098, part of the aerospace package addressing liability related to sonic booms. The meeting ended with adjournment after a brief exchange about LSU and McNeese football.

Transcript Highlights:

• So because of the late arrival of the fiscal note, this committee, I believe, is the one that makes—
• And actually, it wasn't a late arrival. It was expedited.
• It was filed today. It was submitted today. You do have it available on your computers.
• There was no fiscal note on file.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Keep in mind, folks, it's never too early or too late to take steps to protect it.
• HB 2598, campaign finance filings. HB 2603, veterans mobile service. HB 2607, veterans housing.
• willing to kidnap children and make schools war zones so that we don't continue to ask about the Epstein files
• I got here late because I went to visit the woman whose family was detained across from my home this

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer by Deacon Ernie Gonzalez, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of Dr. Pamela Murphy as Doctor of the Day. Members also introduced guests, including local officials, Arizona Game and Fish commissioners, and advocates from the Alzheimer’s Association. A proclamation was read designating January 26, 2026, as Arizona Aviation Day, highlighting the industry’s economic impact and the role of airports, aerospace, and aviation-related jobs in the state. The clerk then recorded a large number of bills and resolutions for first and second reading, covering water and energy policy, education savings accounts and school choice, elections and campaign finance, veterans issues, public safety, housing, health care, immigration-related matters, and land and natural resources. Representative Gress also read a resolution recognizing National School Choice Week and praising Arizona’s school choice programs, including charter schools and empowerment scholarship accounts. A lengthy portion of the meeting consisted of members’ personal privilege remarks responding to violence and immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota and Arizona. Many members condemned ICE tactics, described fear and harm in immigrant communities, and called for constitutional rights, due process, and accountability; several requested or observed a moment of silence. No substantive floor votes on legislation were taken during the transcript beyond the motion to adjourn, which passed, and the House adjourned until 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• was that, and this has been in housing development for many, many years, but for some reason we're late
• Subpoena Gainer to open a file for the legislation.
• to work If you can let us know your point person for each organization that we can include in our file
• For those who are late, we will have dinner at 6 p.m. at the Grill Restaurant.

Transcript Highlights:

• models, and so we're looking to try to make sure all the inputs are correct, all the links in the files
• Excuse me, for the governor's budget, it's usually locked in really late October, very early November
• gaps, and this was sort of summer leading into the development of fiscal 2027 budgets, essentially late
• Most states, in the late-pandemic to early-post-pandemic period, had these large budget surpluses.
• was sort of like summer of, like leading into the development of fiscal 2027 budgets essentially, so late

Summary: The committee held its first meeting, with co-chairs and members introducing themselves and staff outlining the committee’s statutory mandate under the 2025-27 supplemental operating budget. Staff explained that the Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability will receive technical assistance from a nonpartisan organization, with work split into two phases: first on revenue growth, spending assumptions, and cost drivers in the four-year outlook, and later on staffing, overhead, performance management, and public reporting. Members broadly said they hoped the committee would build a shared factual understanding of the state’s fiscal situation, structural deficits, and budget processes, and identify a sustainable path forward for the operating budget. Staff then gave a detailed presentation on operating budget basics. They reviewed the size and composition of the operating budget, noting that most spending is concentrated in grants/client services and salaries/benefits, with K-12, DSHS, HCA, DCYF, DOC, and higher education making up most NGFO spending. They explained the distinction between constitutional, federal, statutory, and discretionary spending, using examples such as K-12, Medicaid, collective bargaining agreements, court-driven obligations like McCleary and Trueblood, and one-time appropriations. They also walked through how the state uses incremental budgeting, carry-forward and maintenance-level calculations, caseload and per-capita forecasting, and the four-year balanced budget outlook, including reserve calculations and the budget stabilization account. Members asked extensive questions about what is and is not included in the outlook, especially future collective bargaining agreements, health care and compensation growth, tort and other liabilities, and whether the state could better distinguish mandatory from discretionary spending. Staff explained that current CBAs and other already-enacted obligations are included, but future CBAs are not; some liabilities are reflected as expenditures when appropriated, while broader long-term liabilities are not fully captured in the outlook because they depend on future policy choices. Staff also noted that the legislature and ERFC can adopt assumptions such as reversions and growth factors, and that an outlook accuracy report is produced every five years to compare projected and actual maintenance-level spending. The committee agreed to follow up on some of the more complex liability and assumption questions. After a short break, Josh Goodman of the Pew Charitable Trusts began a presentation on Pew’s role and approach to state fiscal sustainability. He described Pew as a nonpartisan organization with long-standing state fiscal research, emphasizing its 50-state comparative data, interviews with state officials and experts, and focus on long-term sustainability, reserve policies, and recession preparedness. The presentation was ongoing when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• We will start with House File 1722. I will move House File 1722 to the Ways and Means Committee.
• Next, in relation to the following bill, House File 747, on the same topic—I'm sorry, that is House File
• Chair. renew the motion for you house file 1722 renew the motion for you house file 1722 to<00:09:57.079
• We're going to file on this narrow track. We're going to move forward.
• House File 748, and we'd like to highlight a few elements of the bill.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We have House File 1346, so I will move House File 1346 before the committee to be re-referred to the
• agenda we have house file agenda we have house file 1346<00:01:21.920> so<00:01:22.079>
• <00:01:23.680> 1346 1346 so I will move house file 1346 1346 so I will move house file 1346
• support of house file support of house file 1169<00:24:04.520> um<00:24:04.679> I<
• It's House File 1424.

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

Transcript Highlights:

• It was filed in 2022.
• It was filed in not school districts.
• Before they filed a lawsuit in 2019, I filed a bill on behalf of the Gonicville School District to bring
• , $4,100 or when the case was filed, $4,100 or when the case was filed, $3,600<01:31:13.760> is
• We are 35 minutes late.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:01:09.280> some significantly late because of some significantly late because of some
• You can't really file a judgment against them effectively.
• should be an employer who hasn't filed should be an employer who hasn't filed anything<01:09:37.600
• filings from the Department of Revenue. filings from the Department of Revenue.
• <01:30:11.440> 3093 have a bill it's House File 3093 have a bill it's House File 3093 and<

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee met to discuss worker misclassification, beginning with approval of the March 4, 2026 minutes and a note that a late-posted bill would not be heard at this time. Chair Pinto opened the hearing by framing misclassification as timely and invited Lea Takapu of the Attorney General’s office to explain the issue. Takapu described misclassification as labeling workers as independent contractors when they are really employees, which can deprive workers of minimum wage, overtime, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and other protections while also reducing tax revenue. She said the Attorney General’s office and the MEAP partnership have been working on the issue and cited estimates that Minnesota workers lose billions annually and the state loses hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars in revenue, while noting that legitimate independent contracting is not the target. Members questioned how the committee could rely on estimates when the exact number of misclassified workers is unknown. Takapu responded that the figures were based on studies and complaint data, and that underground or undocumented work makes exact counts difficult. Chair Pinto noted the numbers were estimates and referenced a 2024 Legislative Auditor finding that Minnesota lacked an adequate, coordinated approach to proper worker classification, while saying progress had been made since then. Several industry witnesses then testified in support of stronger enforcement. Kevin Pranis of LiUNA said misclassification remains rampant in parts of construction, especially drywall, stucco, thin stone, and broadband installation, and argued it is tax, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation fraud that harms law-abiding contractors and taxpayers. Matt Wollers of Braxton and Sons said his company loses bids to competitors that misclassify workers, creating a labor-cost advantage of 30% or more, and asked for meaningful enforcement rather than new legislation, including regular unannounced jobsite visits. Jesse Madison of Purple Tally Productions said misclassification is anti-competition and described examples from live events and entertainment, urging front-end checks on workers’ compensation, unemployment coverage, and W-2 versus 1099 status before work begins. The next testifier, Ben Ballou of the Minnesota Nurses Association, began his remarks as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Numbers 11 and 23 and Senate File Number 1552.
• Third reading: House File Number 13. Is there any discussion?
• I rise to speak on House File 13 here.
• I'm asking for a no vote on House File 13. Thank you.
• I rise today in strong support of House File 13.

Transcript Highlights:

• Pass and retain on file item 39. File item 40 is AB 2418. File item 40 is AB 2418.
• Pass and retain on file item 176. Pass and retain on file item 176. It brings us to file item 177.
• Passed and retained on file item 347. File item 348. File item 347, file item 348.
• File item 363 passed and retained on file. File item 364 is AB 2321 by Assembly Member Ortega.
• Passed and retained on file. File items 374 and 375.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

Transcript Highlights:

• File item 6, AB 257 Gallagher. File item number 7. Yeah, AB 254 Gallagher. Item number 7, AB 415.
• File item number 8, AB 655. Item file number 9, AB 1232. Item file number 10, AB 1254.
• File item number 11, 1477. And file item number 12, HR 27.
• Consent calendar, file item number 10, AB 1254, Sharpe-Collins, do pass to Appropriations, file item
• File item number 2, AB 797.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's too late for her. Yes, ma'am. That's OK. I do understand that.
• I'm sorry it's late. I apologize. Thank you, sir. Please, I...
• Witness: I'll try to make this quick since I know it's late.
• I know it's late.
• I know it's late, so I'm grateful. Thank you. There's no objection.

Bills: SB 37

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate file 24. Senate file 24.
• Senate File 27, is Senate File 27.
• Senate File 48, is Senate File 48.
• File 10, Senate File 17, Senate File 32, Senate File 41, Senate File 52, Senate File 53, Senate File
• They're Senate File 58, Senate File 95, Senate File 61, and Senate File 107. Thank you, Chairman.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I move to have House File 3419 before the committee.
• House file 3419 elections in our state.
• That bill House File 3 into law.
• <00:21:08.400> a Minnesota Chamber of Commerce filed a Minnesota Chamber of Commerce filed
• <01:29:49.600> 34 I will move that House File 34 I will move that House File 34 be be be &

Keywords: 1183, house