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• We're actually tearing out walls right now and trying to shrink offices as much as we can.
• Beyond the prison walls, the DOC provides correctional supervision of around 20,000 people across Minnesota
• Some of the things they do in my county include painting walls, taking care of the parks—whether it's

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• It goes to Governor Governor Governor Walls.<00:30:49.679> And<00:30:49.919> we're<00:30
• 50.080> going<00:30:50.080> to<00:30:50.240> be<00:30:50.320> spending Walls
• And we're going to be spending Walls.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 20:48.679> Advanced<00:20:49.240> think<00:20:49.799> double<00:20:50.159> walls
• somewhat Advanced think double walls somewhat Advanced think double walls things<00:20:51.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• taking certain actions, including raising the level of the substation or constructing flood protection walls
• Kevin Walls, Regional Manager of Operations for Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. Thank you.
• My name is Kevin Walls. I'm the regional operations manager at Chesapeake Utilities.

Summary: The committee met to hear invited presentations on storm recovery and storm protection from the Florida Public Service Commission, Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, Tampa Electric, Chesapeake Utilities, and the Office of Public Counsel. The PSC reviewed the history of storm restoration financing and utility hardening efforts after major storms such as Hurricane Andrew, the 2004-05 hurricane seasons, Irma, and Michael, explaining storm reserve funds, storm recovery bonds, and the current three-year storm protection plan process. The commission’s role in approving plans and later reviewing prudence of actual costs was emphasized, along with the types of work included in the plans such as vegetation management, pole replacement, undergrounding, feeder hardening, and substation flood protection. The utilities described their own storm-hardening investments and recent storm performance. FPL said it has spent about $4.9 billion on storm protection and recovery-related efforts, highlighted improved restoration times during Helene and Milton, and said it is expanding undergrounding, feeder hardening, and smart-grid technology. Duke Energy reported more than 40,000 hardened poles and structures since 2021, major gains from self-healing grid technology, and faster restoration during recent storms. Tampa Electric described a roughly $200 million annual storm protection effort, including vegetation management, undergrounding, substation hardening, and new storm surge protections, and Chesapeake Utilities discussed its smaller-scale hardening program, vegetation work, pole replacement, and rapid restoration after Helene in Nassau County. Committee members asked about how utilities prioritize neighborhoods for lateral hardening, whether maps of planned projects could be shared, how much each utility has spent on undergrounding and hardening, and how reliability comparisons are normalized against the national average. Public Counsel Walt Trierweiler argued that storm recovery and hardening costs fall too heavily on investor-owned utility customers, said the current framework lacks a meaningful cost-benefit or prudence check at the planning stage, and urged broader sharing of storm costs because the benefits extend to the whole state. Senators also discussed whether the commission can review the reasonableness of approved programs and whether future reports or recommendations from Public Counsel would be helpful. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• Um, you know, when you throw too much at the wall, it doesn't all stick.
• 54.159> you<01:34:54.320> know,<01:34:54.800> doesn't<01:34:55.120> all wall
• , it does, you know, doesn't all wall, it does, you know, doesn't all stick. stick. stick.
• the reason that the only really viable option at this point in time, which tends to be the concrete wall
• to build a burm versus a a sound wall. to build a burm versus a a sound wall.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The House and gallery, please rise for the invocation, which will be offered by Pastor Scott Wall from

Bills: HR33, HR138, HR200, HR243, HR267, HR307, HR353, HR383, HR443, HR446, HR449, HR451, HR453, HR457, HR459, HR460, HR461, HR462, HR464, HR466, HR467, HR474, HR475, HR477, HR479, HR481, HR482, HR483, HR484, HR486, HR487, HR490, HR491, HR497, HR502, HR505, HR509, HR510, HR511, HR512, HR513, HR515, HR516, HR527, HR531, HR532, HR541, HR542, HR547, HR548, HR549, HR550, HR555, HR557, HR564, HR568, HR574, HR575, HR576, HR577, HR578, HR580, HR584, HR586, HR587, HR588, HR589, HR594, HR595, HR597, HR599, HR606, HR607, HR608, HR609, HR610, HR611, HR612, HR613, HR615, HR616, HR617, HR619, HR620, HCR65, HCR119, HR434, HR447, HR450, HR454, HR455, HR458, HR463, HR476, HR478, HR488, HR489, HR492, HR496, HR499, HR522, HR523, HR524, HR533, HR534, HR535, HR536, HR537, HR539, HR546, HR552, HR553, HR554, HR556, HR579, HR582, HR598

Keywords: autism, neurodiversity, awareness, acceptance, public health, HR 138, H.R. 138, House Resolution, Texas House, 89th Texas Legislature, Susan Christian, Houston Mayor's Office of Special Events, MOSE, retirement resolution, congratulatory resolution, ceremonial resolution, Houston, special events, city events, civic events

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• have a strong suspicion that this bill will pass, and I hope our colleagues on the other side of the wall
• our colleagues on the other side of hope our colleagues on the other side of the<04:18:15.000> wall
• address<04:18:16.159> the<04:18:16.319> in<04:18:16.680> congruities the wall
• will address the in congruities the wall will address the in congruities in<04:18:17.880> this
• fundamental purposes of this body is to safeguard and ensure the well-being of all individuals within our borders

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The UK's view, and the EU's view, appears to be that because that server is accessible in their borders
• , that server is inside their borders for the purposes of their regulations, even if there are no other
• The UK's view, and the EU's view, appears to be that because that server is accessible in their borders
• , that server is inside their borders for the purposes of their regulations, even if there are no other
• Crossman. that server is inside their borders for that server is inside their borders for the<00:52:46.640

Bills: HB0070, HB0043, HB0103, HB0157, HB0092, SF0092

Keywords: foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits

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• can move on uh into the new vision that the new president is going to provide for us and for the border
• Shouldn't that plan also be with the border regions?
• Shouldn't the border regions be asking and wanting to find out before you folks approve this budget that
• come coming out in the border regions. come coming out in the border regions.
• regions need to things that the border regions need to really<00:30:10.480> look<00:30:10.720

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• ><00:30:56.320> has<00:30:56.440> raised<00:30:56.720> from<00:30:56.919> Border
• that um Mr Lao has raised from Border that um Mr Lao has raised from Border Water<00:30:57.519><
• 38.359> and at your house and you don't know it and at your house and you don't know it and border
• 48:39.720> sends<00:48:40.000> you<00:48:40.160> a<00:48:40.280> bill border
• <01:25:46.119> commission<01:25:46.520> it were to create a border commission it were

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 114, concerning employment in the State Historic Preservation Program, drew support from DLNR, which said the measure would help retain qualified archaeologists, architects, and other professionals by preserving current pay levels for a limited number of positions. Members raised concerns about expanding exempt positions and the effect on union coverage, and DLNR said it was also working with DEHRD on longer-term reclassification issues. No vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided. HB 12, relating to tort liability, drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, which argued the bill would create overly broad immunity for landowners, conflict with Hawaii’s comparative fault framework, and undermine existing recreational liability law. Supporters said it would reduce liability concerns and encourage landowners to allow hiking, hunting, search-and-rescue training, and firearms-related uses on private land. The committee then moved on without any recorded vote in the excerpt. The committee also discussed HB 29 on counties, but no county representative was present, and members questioned whether the proposal should instead proceed through condemnation if it involved a forced sale. HB 175 on property maintenance received DLNR comments that the bill should be narrowed to noxious weeds and that fire-related provisions were more properly handled by county fire departments and the State Fire Marshal. HB 331 on permits drew support from several state agencies, but the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed it unless “repetitive construction” was defined more clearly; members and agencies discussed narrowing the bill to avoid unintended impacts on water and utility infrastructure. The committee also heard strong support for HB 3 on North Shore beach management, HB 309 on fish ponds, and HB 306 on water code penalties, though the Board of Water Supply raised concerns about increased fines and suggested an alternative governor’s bill and clearer administrative rules.

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• is actually currently transacting a tokenized deposit network with immediate, instantaneous cross-border
• We've run proofs of concept cross-border, and we're currently testing our network with several banks.
• -Mexico border.
• businesses, but also critical infrastructure such as telehealth, research, education, and extensive border
• rural Americans and Texans, employ over 1,400 people, and since 2010 have invested more than... ...border

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Uh, my testimony does not constitute a border regions request and I have to make sure that that's clearly
• :03:25.840> uh my testimony does not constitute a uh my testimony does not constitute a uh border
• 00:03:27.519> and<00:03:27.760> I<00:03:27.840> have<00:03:28.000> to border
• regions request and I have to border regions request and I have to make<00:03:28.239> sure<00
• And all you have to do is look around to any of the other states that border Minnesota to see that that's

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a little bit different; it's not the same as a border crisis in the South.
• the<00:37:09.560> same<00:37:09.720> as<00:37:09.839> a<00:37:10.000> border
• c><00:37:10.400> crisis<00:37:11.280> in<00:37:11.440> the not the same as a border
• crisis in the not the same as a border crisis in the South<00:37:12.760> US<00:37:13.040>
• working perhaps with the state<00:53:01.280> and<00:53:01.400> the<00:53:01.520> border

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Let's imagine a port authority has the need to reconstruct 2,000 feet of dock wall and complete other
• c> and<00:24:38.920> complete<00:24:39.400> other<00:24:39.640> necessary wall
• Um, so we recently completed a dock wall project.
• We recently completed a dock wall project which was estimated to be about $11.8 million.
• When construction of the dock wall was completed in the spring of '25, we were happy to report that the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was triggered by an article that I read midsummer in the Wall Street Journal, actually saying that
• It was triggered by an article that I read midsummer in the Wall Street Journal, actually saying that
• Street Journal actually uh in the Wall Street Journal actually saying<00:01:19.840> that<00:01
• We build relationships that go beyond our school walls.
• We build relationships that go beyond our school walls.

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• This particularly affects our border communities.
• This particularly affects our border communities.
• This particularly affects our border communities.
• This particularly affects our border communities.
• This particularly affects our border communities.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3524 and House File 3525 and laid both over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill, with no amendments adopted and no vote taken at this stage. HF 3524 would conform Minnesota law to the federal overtime tax deduction, and HF 3525 would conform to the federal tip-income deduction. The author argued both bills would help workers keep more of their earnings, simplify tax filing, support labor-force participation, and provide relief to workers in hospitality, trades, health care, and other industries. The committee heard testimony in support from a restaurant owner, Sandra Weiss of the Finnish Beastro in St. Paul, who said the bills would help tipped workers keep more of their income and would support hospitality businesses. She described her staff as roughly half men and half women, including students and long-term employees, and said front-of-house tipped workers and back-of-house workers face different pay levels. She also said Minnesota’s tip rules and lack of a tip credit create challenges for the industry. During questioning, members discussed wage disparities, the makeup of her workforce, and the practical effects of the proposals. Opposition testimony came from Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project and Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota, both of whom argued the bills are regressive, poorly targeted, and costly. They said the deductions would mainly benefit higher earners, violate horizontal equity by treating similar incomes differently, and could encourage compensation restructuring. They also warned the combined cost would exceed $500 million over the 2028-29 biennium and could pressure funding for health care, education, and other public services. Mark Havenman of the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence similarly criticized the bills on tax fairness and administrative grounds, noting the federal tip deduction framework is still under development and could create enforcement issues. Nonpartisan staff provided revenue estimates showing HF 3524 would reduce general fund revenue by about $365.9 million in fiscal 2027 and HF 3525 by about $126 million in fiscal 2027, with smaller ongoing impacts in later years. Members also raised questions about how the bills would be paid for and what income would qualify under the overtime deduction.

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• In my district in Huntington Park, Border Patrol agents used a high-power explosive breaching charge
• In Huntington Park, a mother and her children were directly endangered when Border Patrol blew the windows
• real-life example to assembly member Lackey's point there are no examples this is one example of border
• We have seen this over and over again with ICE and Border Patrol and others, essentially wearing ski
• And what ICE and Border Patrol are doing right now is harming local law enforcement in so many ways in

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Because you're kind of a border city. >> That's another fantastic question.
• we are having some customers who are, or victims rather, who are being directed to go across the border
• /c><00:36:26.000> go<00:36:26.240> across<00:36:26.640> the<00:36:26.880> border
• <00:36:27.760> knowing directed to go across the border knowing directed to go across the
• border knowing that<00:36:28.560> uh<00:36:28.720> Wisconsin<00:36:29.280> does<

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard House File 3642, as amended by the DE1, which would prohibit virtual currency kiosks in Minnesota. The author, Chair Kaggel, said the bill is intended to stop scammers from using crypto kiosks to defraud vulnerable people, especially older adults, because the transactions are often irreversible and hard to trace. Representative Perryman spoke in support, describing local fraud cases and saying the issue had come to her attention through St. Cloud residents and police. The bill was laid over for further work with the Department of Commerce and other interested members. Testimony from law enforcement and advocates strongly supported the ban. A St. Cloud police sergeant said the problem is statewide and described a case in which a 78-year-old woman lost $80,000 after being directed to a kiosk. A Woodbury detective said current safeguards, including warnings, limits, and refund provisions, have not stopped weekly victimization and that scammers coach victims to bypass protections. An AARP Minnesota volunteer said kiosks are a preferred vehicle for scammers because they move stolen funds quickly and are especially harmful to older adults, and he noted that the 2024 consumer protections have not been enough. The Department of Commerce also supported the bill, saying crypto kiosks are a growing fraud vector and citing 120 complaints over three years, nearly $1 million in reported losses, and 70 cases with $540,000 in losses already in 2025. The department said many victims do not report losses, so the true amount is likely higher. In contrast, Coinflip’s general counsel opposed a ban and argued that fraud should be addressed through stronger regulation, refunds, blockchain analytics, and customer-service requirements rather than prohibiting a legal product. He said scams would continue through other channels if kiosks were banned. In discussion, members asked about the number of kiosks, how long they have been operating in Minnesota, and the scale of losses; the department said there are about 350 licensed kiosks operated by 8 to 10 operators, though the total number may be higher.

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• Ernie Border, Water Supply, we stand in support of this measure in addition to the study, including disposal
• thank you, Manager La, uh, thank you for your testimony on this, but also in follow-up to this is the Border
• to<01:18:39.639> this<01:18:39.840> is<01:18:40.000> the<01:18:40.080> Border
• <01:18:40.480> water in followup to this is the Border water in followup to this is the Border

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 534, a measure concerning development in Kakaʻako Makai involving the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chairs explained that the hearing was decision-making only and no testimony would be accepted, though members could ask clarifying questions. The chair outlined amendments to clarify HCDA’s approval process, require an environmental impact statement before residential development proposals are submitted, require Department of Health documentation on hazardous substances, and specify that only OHA-owned parcels would be eligible for certain residential development with a 400-foot height limit and maximum floor area ratio of 10.0. The amendments also addressed affordability, owner-occupancy, association fees, and a special fund, while noting Attorney General concerns that the fee could be construed as a tax and suggesting further review by Judiciary and Ways and Means. Members discussed the affordability threshold, with one senator suggesting 160% AMI instead of 140% due to high housing costs and concern that essential workers could be priced out. Others raised concerns about Native Hawaiian affordability, the long-term effect of perpetuity restrictions, and whether the process would protect OHA’s interests. An HCDA representative said 140% AMI was used in existing reserve housing rules and that lower thresholds could make development economically infeasible. OHA and other supporters said the proposal was still early in planning and emphasized the need for public hearings, community input, and compliance with environmental and remediation standards. The committees voted to pass SB 534 with amendments: Water and Land approved it 4-1, and Hawaiian Affairs also adopted the chair’s recommendation, with one member excused and one voting no. The meeting then moved to SB 3, relating to water resource management. The bill would authorize the Commission on Water Resource Management to retain independent legal counsel, create an executive director position, allow challenges to emergency orders under certain conditions, establish fines for water use offenses, and revise emergency and shortage declaration procedures; Red Hill-related provisions were noted as removed from this version. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DLNR, the Board of Water Supply, OHA, and Sierra Club, with OHA stressing the measure’s importance to Native Hawaiian water rights and past litigation. A Department of Hawaiian Home Lands representative supported the bill with amendments and recommended explicit language directing the commission chair or designee to advocate for water rights and reservations for homelands. The chair indicated the committees would use the prior Senate-passed version as the basis for further action, and the discussion then moved on to SB 130, a search-and-rescue reimbursement bill.

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• meaningful investments that will build more homes, both affordable homes to rent and to own, from border
• to border in all 87 counties.
• Representative Schultz, I mean, the answer is everywhere, border to border, all across our state.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 1141, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency supplemental budget bill. Representative Howard described it as a bipartisan housing package aimed at addressing Minnesota’s housing shortage by funding housing infrastructure bonds, Greater Minnesota workforce housing, homeowner education, a senior housing pilot, and family homelessness assistance and prevention. He said the bill is budget-neutral, using unspent interest earnings and other redirected funds, and includes transparency and accountability reforms for MHFA. Several members spoke in support, emphasizing housing supply, affordability, and the need for more homes across the state. The main floor debate centered on the Norris A6 amendment and the Igo A1 amendment to it. Norris proposed changing rent-increase limits in low-income housing tax credit properties from area median income to the lower of area median income or the consumer price index, arguing that seniors on fixed incomes were being priced out as rents rose faster than Social Security COLAs. Igo’s A1 amendment instead would have preempted cities, counties, and townships from adopting or renewing rent control ordinances statewide, with supporters arguing rent control harms development and affordability. Opponents said the proposal had not been fully vetted in committee and that public subsidies justify rent limits. Both the A1 amendment to the amendment and the underlying A6 amendment failed on tied 67-67 votes. After the amendments were defeated, the bill received its third reading and further discussion. Howard and other supporters reiterated that the bill would help produce an estimated 2,000 to 2,200 housing units, with HIB-funded projects historically spread across the metro and Greater Minnesota. Members also highlighted the bill’s support for first-time homebuyers, manufactured housing, senior housing, and homelessness prevention. No final passage vote is shown in the transcript excerpt.