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• This creates an eight-month, unmonitored window when millions of dollars can flow without public disclosure
• During this window, 36% of all contributions in the last 10 years, about $5.6 million per question, were

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House and Senate Election Laws committees held a hearing focused on campaign finance and several local election-related bills. Office of Campaign and Political Finance Director William Campbell testified in support of H. 848 and S. 515, saying the campaign finance law needs modernization and highlighting proposals for stronger Super PAC disclosure, more timely reporting, improved security for campaign participants, and other reforms. He said the bills would help update a 50-year-old system to reflect legal, economic, and cultural changes. A major portion of the hearing concerned H. 868/S. 507, which would require earlier and more frequent reporting by ballot question committees. Witnesses from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and others argued that ballot campaigns now involve tens of millions of dollars, much of it raised during periods with no real-time disclosure, and that moving these committees into the depository system would improve transparency without burdening grassroots signature-gathering. The committee also heard support for H. 811 and H. 812, which would allow municipalities to create citizen-funded election programs and require identifying information on political text messages, as well as S. 525/H. 875, which would bar political spending by foreign-influenced corporations. The committee also heard testimony on S. 2605, a Canton home rule petition to move town elections from April to November. Canton residents, a select board member, and a poll worker said the change would increase turnout, better align local elections with the November voting cycle, and give newly elected officials more time to prepare for town meeting. Senator Rausch also testified in support of S. 530, requiring presidential primary candidates to disclose recent tax returns. The hearing ended with no votes taken and the committee adjourning, with a note that the next hearing was tentatively scheduled for January 13.

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• To access the ASL channel, please click the More button, the three dots at the bottom of your Zoom window
• Please click the More button, the three dots at the bottom of your Zoom window, then select Interpretation

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities’ Long-Term Services and Supports and Health Equity Subcommittee met to hear a presentation from Colin Killick of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network on disability discrimination in crisis standards of care during COVID-19. He described how Massachusetts and other states initially used standards that prioritized longer life expectancy and, in some cases, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), which he argued devalued the lives of disabled people and older adults. He also discussed related issues such as denial of transplants, pressure on disabled patients to sign do-not-resuscitate orders, and inequities affecting communities of color. He said disability advocates, legal groups, and public officials pushed back through litigation, media, and organizing, leading to revisions of Massachusetts’ standards and the eventual inclusion of disability advocates in the drafting process. Killick also discussed vaccine rollout, saying disabled people were initially under-prioritized but later gained broader access and more accessible vaccination options such as ASL interpretation and in-home vaccination. He closed by urging support for S. 869, an act relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care, which he said would ban disability-based discrimination in crisis standards, prohibit QALYs in health care decision-making, and add protections against coerced DNRs. He noted the bill had been favorably reported out of the Health Care Financing Committee but still needed support. In questions, members asked why the bill had not advanced further; Killick said earlier opposition from QALY supporters had been resolved, and the main barrier now was lack of legislative prioritization. Members thanked him for the presentation and for the work on revising crisis standards. The subcommittee then completed roll call, approved the prior minutes, and adjourned, noting the next meeting would be August 31.

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• At one meeting we had in Window Rock or St.
• They have to chase the money to Window Rock to process whatever it's called, 184, 164.

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• Just a comment, and then I do have a question about the election window and the timeframe of that.
• Secretary, is obviously we're heading right into an election cycle, and I just want to give us a window

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• coming out to try to talk to me on Easter and cannot hear in the room with the doors closed and the windows
• The windows are literally vibrating.

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• THE TAX BILL THAT IS BEING REVIEWED TODAY IS A TAX BILL WINDOW FOR GUN AND AMMUNITION PURCHASES.
• THERE IS A TAX PORTION TO THIS BILL THAT DOES ALLOW THAT ALLOWS FOR A WINDOW FOR NO TAXES ON GUNS AND

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• the status of every building system, so the HVAC, the lighting, the building envelope, including windows
• Famously, I think four years ago, HHS wanted to do windows instead of doors.
• Somebody said to them, 'A door is not a window, and you need to get legislation,' because the item was
• and you need to get legislation window and you need to get legislation and<00:17:32.640> so<00
• to do windows for this purpose<00:17:42.600> you<00:17:42.760> change<00:17:43.039>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining how agencies assess facility needs, rank projects, and submit requests to the governor’s office. DAS described its Plant and Property division, which maintains 96 state buildings, and Public Works, which develops detailed cost estimates for selected projects. Officials said the governor’s office has traditionally narrowed requests into priority tiers, but this year all projects were estimated, creating more work and less detail. They also emphasized that the capital budget book functions as legislative intent and can be binding on how approved funds are used. On the substance of the request, DAS highlighted several priorities: continued funding for the state ERP system upgrade to the cloud, with about $5 million requested for sustainability and related Treasury functions; emergency fund and annex renovation work; a sprinkler replacement at DMV; and elevator repairs at the main building. Karen Rocky also identified maintenance projects that rose in priority after a facility condition assessment, including HVAC work for Portsmouth Circuit Court and Coos County Courthouse, boilers and controls for Carroll County and Lebanon Circuit Court, brick repointing at the main building and annex, window replacement at Spalding, and Brown building elevator replacement. Officials noted that the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and no projects for the Bureau of Court Facilities. The committee also discussed lapses and reprogramming of prior appropriations. DAS said the first eight projects approved in 2023 remain under construction and should be extended, while many 2021 projects are delayed because of ARPA-related workload and broader construction backlogs. Members reviewed a 2019 project list and agreed to lapse project number 49, the Spalding roof project, with about $81,000 remaining. DAS also said some small 2019 balances, including courthouse generators, a boiler, cooling and controls, roof and exterior repairs, and the State House Annex elevator, could be redirected through Capital Budget Overview toward the Hillsboro County South Cell Block project. The hearing ended with questions about project schedules, ARPA deadlines, and the division of authority between DoIT and DAS for the ERP system.

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• So the red border indicates where we're currently at in time with the three-month window that we anticipate
• So the red border indicates where we're currently at in time with the three-month window that we anticipate
• Voter approval sets a ceiling and dollars arrive over a four, A six-year collection window is used for
• They gave a 30-day window in case the parties wanted to Of prosecution over more than 180-day period.
• They gave a 30-day window in case the parties wanted to Reinstate.

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• How do you escape windows and insulation? In practicality, you really can't.
• How do you escape windows and insulation? In practicality, you really can't.
• How do you escape windows and insulation? In practicality, you really can't.
• You can't return a door or windows or stuff, and those, you know, things that are movable should be on
• You can't return a door or windows or stuff, and those, you know, things that are movable should be on

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• monthly window, you have to wait until next month.
• > narrow Or they'll alternatively set very narrow Or they'll alternatively set very narrow windows
• for submission of invoices that windows for submission of invoices that if<00:25:13.680> you<
• 00:25:14.000> that<00:25:14.280> super<00:25:14.560> narrow<00:25:14.840> window
• <00:25:15.200> on if you miss that super narrow window on if you miss that super narrow window

Bills: HF1234, HF3528, HF3672, HF3679, HF3680, HF1944

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, data transparency, Legislative Budget Office, state agencies, fiscal notes, public data, standard time, federal law, time zone

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• At the gas station one stormy day, a woman pulls up, cracks her window, screams, "How can you people
• c><00:24:45.720> up,<00:24:46.560> cracks<00:24:47.160> her<00:24:47.400> window
• , a woman pulls up, cracks her window, a woman pulls up, cracks her window, screams, screams, screams
• She<00:24:59.679> rolls<00:25:00.080> her<00:25:00.320> window<00:25:00.760>
• She rolls her window up tight. She rolls her window up tight.

Keywords: 916, all

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• It gives families a fair and realistic window to seek assistance, negotiate payment plans, or access
• Thank you for your time and consideration. families a fair and realistic window to families a fair and
• The windows in that building didn't open and temperatures reached the high 80s.
• The windows in that building didn't open, and temperatures reached the high 80s.
• and windows in that building didn't open and temperatures<01:32:24.159> reached<01:32:24.480>

Bills: HF3425, HF3424, HF1385

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, eviction, rent, nonpayment of rent, landlord-tenant, residential tenant, notice to quit, unlawful detainer, housing, lease violation, late fees, rental assistance, legal aid, tenant rights, Minnesota Statutes 504B.321, pre-eviction notice

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• But equity goes out the window when it's regional.
• Equity goes out the window when it's rural versus urban. That is bologna. Equity matters.
• <01:17:43.440> when<01:17:43.600> it's equity goes out the window when it's equity
• > out<01:17:45.440> the<01:17:45.600> window regional.
• Equity goes out the window regional.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• who are affected by this, they might not really be following all of this legislation, and this time window
• 48.440> uh<00:51:48.680> pass<00:51:48.960> them<00:51:49.240> by time window
• is going to uh pass them by time window is going to uh pass them by so<00:51:50.280> unless<00
• is<02:04:02.320> gives<02:04:02.559> us<02:04:03.000> a<02:04:03.199> window
• us a window to the future<02:04:05.040> of<02:04:05.280> what<02:04:05.480> will

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 13, 2025, and first announced that SB 1456 would be deferred to the end of the agenda and ultimately worked on later, with the chair indicating the bill would be deferred and revisited in a future measure. The committee then heard SB 841 on marine life conservation districts. DLNR supported the bill, saying it would fund carrying capacity studies to inform rules and policies. Testimony noted a pilot study already underway at the Puka Marine Life Conservation District and another nearing completion at the old Kona Airport MLCD. Members discussed costs, with DLNR estimating about $300,000 per year for one user-experience study, potentially more for ecological analysis, and also discussed possible funding from the Mālama Kai special fund. DLNR said it had no objection to consulting current operators and other users, and explained the program would be a new, ongoing adaptive-management tool. The committee next heard SB 411 on capital improvement projects at small boat harbors. DLNR supported the intent, saying the bill would help expedite use of special funds for CIP work, while the Department of Budget and Finance opposed it, arguing the draft could conflict with constitutional limits on appropriations. Public testimony from an industry representative supported the bill and urged more collaboration with commercial operators, while committee discussion focused on whether DLNR could already use special funds for repairs, how much engineering and bidding work is required before projects go out to bid, and whether the current process creates bottlenecks when bids exceed initial estimates. DLNR said it can do some repairs and maintenance within existing authority and funding ceilings, but that the bill as drafted could be too broad. The committee also heard SB 5 on historic preservation, where DLNR supported the measure and NAOP Hawaii opposed it, saying the bill’s broader definition could expand the scope beyond the stated goal of narrowing reviews and reducing backlog. The committee then took up SB 1462 on the state historic preservation income tax credit. The Department of Taxation said the revenue estimate assumes the cap would be reached each year the credit is available, and DLNR supported the bill. SHPD said the prior credit had sunset, outreach had previously been done in targeted communities such as Chinatown, and owners of eligible historic properties are notified during review. Finally, the committee heard SB 268 on island burial councils. DLNR supported the bill, and OHA strongly supported it, saying the councils have struggled with quorum and expertise and that the measure would restore the original intent of having lineal descendants and cultural practitioners as decision makers, while still allowing landowners and developers to testify and participate. OHA also said it would help provide technical support and urged continued involvement from SHPD and the Attorney General’s office.

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• The compliance is a two-part test. So our investigation focuses on two questions.
• The compliance is a two-part test. So our investigation focuses on two questions.
• Who's out there that is actually failing this test?
• Built and tested more than 50 nuclear reactors at our site in the high desert west of Idaho Falls.
• We use a hypothesis-testing framework for our analysis.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Um, the 5-day window that was identified was actually technical assistance that they advised, which we
• Um, but on the withdrawal management component, they did want to have a day window identified.
• And ideally, within that 6-month window of time, even if the criminal case was still in development,
• that could again by an 60-day window that could again by an administrative<02:13:29.040> law<
• of time, even if the criminal window of time, even if the criminal case<02:13:59.200> was<02:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 29, which on line 100 demonstrates that this proposal is budget neutral over the budget forecast window
• over the proposal is budget neutral over the budget<00:04:37.240> forecast<00:04:37.760> window
• c><00:04:38.280> And<00:04:38.440> that,<00:04:38.840> Madam budget forecast window
• And that, Madam budget forecast window.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on House File 1141, the Omnibus Housing Finance and Policy Bill, reviewed the fiscal spreadsheet and policy language for the agreement. Staff explained the major funding items, including appropriations for greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured home park infrastructure grants, family homelessness prevention, supportive housing, a tenant hotline, and housing infrastructure bonds, along with a cancellation of unused Tyler settlement funds and a reallocation of Housing Development Fund earnings. Staff said the package was budget neutral over the forecast window. The policy walk-through also covered provisions on livestreaming Housing Finance Agency board meetings, limits on administrative retentions for new grant programs, restrictions and reporting on Housing Development Fund transfers and earnings, clarifying language for local public housing, an exemption related to lived-experience engagement, and access for legislative fiscal staff to agency accounting information. Members then considered several amendments. The A12 amendment, allowing certain local governments to invest long-term funds in housing-related investments, was adopted after a roll call showed support from all three caucuses. The A16 manufactured housing bill of rights amendment, which would have addressed park-owner practices, purchase opportunities, enforcement, and rent increases, was not adopted. The A18 amendment to allow additional flags in HOAs and other areas was also not adopted. The A17 amendment to limit private equity ownership of single-family homes to 100 units was not adopted. The A13 amendment to preempt local rent control was not adopted. Members on both sides said some of the rejected issues warranted further discussion in future sessions, while supporters argued they were needed to address housing affordability and ownership pressures. In closing discussion on the bill as a whole, members from both chambers praised the bipartisan process, the staff work, and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s collaboration. Supporters said the agreement would help build thousands of homes across the state, assist vulnerable Minnesotans, and improve transparency and accountability in housing programs. They also noted the bill’s mix of single-family, multifamily, manufactured housing, homelessness prevention, and policy reforms. The committee expressed intent to move the agreement forward to the House floor and ultimately to the governor.

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• ICE broke the windows in his car.
• ICE broke<00:20:39.280> the<00:20:39.440> windows<00:20:40.080> in<00:20:40.400>
• <00:20:42.240> uh<00:20:42.320> they broke the windows in his uh car. uh they broke
• the windows in his uh car. uh they dragged<00:20:42.960> him<00:20:43.120> out,<00:20:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• still be able to submit for unclaimed property throughout the year, or would that be limiting the window
• would that be throughout the year or would that be limiting<00:28:41.760> the<00:28:42.000> window
• > to<00:28:42.799> that<00:28:43.039> week<00:28:43.200> in limiting the window
• only to that week in limiting the window only to that week in September?

Keywords: Consideration of HB 10 -- 00:03:22 Consideration of HB 456 -- 00:20:47 Consideration of HB 480 -- 00:31:24, 958, all

Summary: The House State Government Committee met and first considered House Bill 10, sponsored by Rep. Hodgson, as amended by a committee substitute. The bill was described as a transition-period ethics and accountability measure for statewide executive offices. It would require preservation of certain records such as emails and texts related to appointments, permits, pardons, contracts, and settlements; create whistleblower immunity for people providing credible evidence of wrongdoing; add extra review for large settlements and certain no-bid contracts; and extend probation periods for some employees who move back into merit positions near an administration change. Members raised concerns about constitutional issues, the Attorney General’s role, the whistleblower immunity provision, and the impact on merit-system employees and subject-matter experts. The committee substitute was adopted, the bill passed the committee 16-0 with four members passing, and a title amendment was also adopted. The committee then took up House Bill 456, sponsored by Rep. Freeland and presented with Deputy State Treasurer Russell Weber. The bill would designate the fourth week of September as Unclaimed Property Week, remove the requirement that the state treasurer live in Franklin County, allow mineral proceeds such as unpaid royalties to be reported as unclaimed property, and require more complete reporting information from holders. Supporters said the changes would help publicize unclaimed property and improve the return of funds to Kentuckians, noting that the office has returned about $88 million so far. Questions focused on why the residency requirement existed, whether the new week would limit claims, and whether the bill treated all constitutional officers consistently. The sponsor said the week was only promotional and claims could still be filed year-round. During discussion of House Bill 456, the chair asked the sponsor to look into a past $250,000 embezzlement reference mentioned in debate. The bill was then put to a roll call vote and passed the committee with 16 yes votes and four pass votes, and the committee moved a title amendment as well.

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• certain minimum amount of time outdoors, but given the way that it's drafted, it actually has a narrow window
• 24.000> narrow it's drafted, it actually has a narrow it's drafted, it actually has a narrow window
• 25.040> would<01:51:25.200> prohibit<01:51:25.600> less<01:51:25.840> than window
• So, it would prohibit less than window. So, it would prohibit less than 45<01:51:26.479> minutes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all