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• CEE has supported policies and programs that improve the energy efficiency of Minnesota's building stock
• given our benchmarking data that we have, we can take a look at the energy efficiency of our building stock
• efficiency<00:53:23.160><c> of</c><00:53:23.240><c> our</c><00:53:23.320><c> building</c><00:53:23.600><c> stock
• </c><00:53:24.160><c> and</c><00:53:24.640><c> the</c> efficiency of our building stock and the efficiency
• of our building stock and the greenhouse<00:53:25.040><c> gas</c><00:53:25.240><c> emissions</c><00:

Bills: HF4560 , HF4559 , HF2317 , HF3179 , HF4880 , HF2862 , HF4374

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case

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• Then next year, then section 2 of subdivision 2, beginning January 1st, 2028, we could still use the stocks
• that year, the existing stocks, and then it would be banned, but farmers would have the product, they
• So in terms of the tools in the toolbox, it's fully stocked and it's getting bigger. Thank you, Mr.
• insight to things such as, you know, investors that, quote, buy farmland as a better return than the stock
• farmland uh as a better return<01:40:42.360><c> than</c><01:40:42.520><c> the</c><01:40:42.640><c> stock

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Competition for the existing stock of starter homes is driving up pricing.
• Competition<00:42:27.839><c> for</c><00:42:28.079><c> the</c><00:42:28.319><c> existing</c><00:42:28.960><c> stock
• </c><00:42:29.200><c> of</c> Competition for the existing stock of Competition for the existing stock
• Stock over the past 10 years by 53,000 homes.

Bills: HF3902 , HF3895

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing tax credit, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, qualified projects, taxpayer contributions, greater Minnesota, zoning, housing, local government, multifamily development, affordable housing, land use, urban development, 1183, house

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• SPGMI's forecast of the S&P 500 stock index is one determinant of our forecast for non-wage income.
• The increase in revenue in this forecast comes from the wealthiest few who had a great year in the stock
• great<01:27:19.520><c> year</c><01:27:19.920><c> in</c><01:27:20.159><c> the</c><01:27:20.320><c> stock
• ><01:27:20.560><c> market</c><01:27:20.800><c> and</c><01:27:20.960><c> they</c> great year in the stock
• market and they great year in the stock market and they cashed<01:27:21.440><c> out</c><01:27:21.600

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• in Kentucky, down in Logan County, called Cannonball, and they are making paper plates out of corn stocks
• but it's out are making u paper plates but it's out of<00:17:51.120><c> corn</c><00:17:52.000><c> stocks
• 52.720><c> are</c><00:17:52.880><c> left</c><00:17:53.039><c> in</c><00:17:53.200><c> the</c> of corn stocks
• that are left in the of corn stocks that are left in the field<00:17:53.919><c> that's</c><00:17:54.080
• grateful that you'll put that on your calendar and then Santa will put something special in your stocking

Keywords: This meeting was pulled from back ups and uploaded in it's entirety due to technical issues., 958, all

Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” work from Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Department of Agriculture leaders, including Jim Muser, Holly Harris, and Commissioner Jonathan Shell. The chair framed the discussion around personal wellness, injury prevention, and the broader goal of improving health through better sleep, nutrition, and activity, then asked the presenters to describe current initiatives and any policy changes needed. The witnesses described a partnership linking hospitals and Kentucky farmers to improve health outcomes while supporting rural agriculture. They said the effort has moved beyond the pilot stage and now includes more than 40 hospitals statewide, with programs such as healthier hospital cafeterias, grab-and-go options, farmers markets at hospital sites, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and medically tailored meals or groceries for patients with chronic conditions. ARH was highlighted as a leading model, with local food procurement, employee wellness efforts, and measurable outcome pilots, including a Russell County Hospital project focused on diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. They also emphasized barriers to scaling the model, including fragmented short-term funding, lack of reimbursement for food-as-medicine programs, and burdensome procurement and testing requirements that can make it difficult for small farmers to participate. The presenters said hospitals are using their own funds or temporary grants to sustain programs and argued that policy changes are needed to simplify sourcing, expand reimbursement pathways, and support clinical measurement of outcomes. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken during the portion provided.

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• destroyed, 400 were damaged, 400 were completely destroyed, and 260 units were removed from our rental stock
• c><00:40:36.000><c> lack</c><00:40:36.160><c> of</c><00:40:36.240><c> housing</c><00:40:36.560><c> stock
• </c><00:40:36.800><c> and</c> because of the lack of housing stock and because of the lack of housing
• stock and the<00:40:37.119><c> demand.
• "I don't know off the top of my head about the rental stock."

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from the previous meeting, and heard a presentation from Western Kentucky University’s Disaster Science Operations Center. WKU described its multidisciplinary disaster science effort, including meteorology, emergency management, the Kentucky State Climate Center, the Kentucky Mesonet, and the Disaster Science Operations Center, which was created in 2021 and serves as an operational hub for forecasting, emergency planning, crisis management, training, and decision support. Speakers emphasized applied learning, student field work, partnerships with industry and event venues, and a five-year NSF/UK-led research project focused on weather hazards, disaster preparedness, and building a statewide disaster database to improve mitigation and resilience. Members asked about flooding, the relationship to EKU’s program, Tennessee’s capabilities, and the timeline and goals for the research project; WKU said the data collection is underway and that the evidence suggests tornado risk is shifting east and occurring more at night. A WKU graduate student also described the value of hands-on storm-chasing and operational forecasting experience, saying it helped prepare her for work in forecasting and emergency management. Members asked about her motivation for joining the program and about the practical realities of storm chasing. The discussion also touched on whether Kentucky’s tornado risk is shifting east; WKU said the evidence from tornado observations and other studies points in that direction, with added concern about nighttime events and communicating warnings to vulnerable communities. The task force then heard from Amy Shaquinn of the Mayfield Graves County Long-Term Recovery Group, who outlined the county-level recovery process after the 2021 tornadoes. She said Kentucky ranks among the top states for federally declared disasters, has seen a high number of tornadoes in recent years, and also faces major flood risk and earthquake concerns along the New Madrid fault. Shaquinn stressed the distinction between immediate response and long-term recovery, explaining that response covers rescue, cleanup, temporary housing, and short-term assistance, while recovery is the longer effort to restore survivors to safe, sanitary, and secure housing through local long-term recovery groups. She said community-led recovery is essential and that preparedness and mitigation follow once immediate recovery needs are addressed.

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• the vulnerable We have an inventory of associations and the physical characteristics of the building stock
• So when comparison, you know, the market rates of insurance fluctuate just like the stock market, right
• So when comparison, you know, the market rates of insurance fluctuate just like the stock market, right
• So when comparison, you know, the market rates of insurance fluctuate just like the stock market, right
• So when comparison, you know, the market rates of insurance fluctuate just like the stock market, right

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• He said the third phase is the containerized stock, which is a little further out.
• He said the third phase is the containerized stock, which is a little further out.
• Um the third phase is the containerized Um the third phase is the containerized um<00:52:06.079><c> stock
• :08.720><c> that</c><00:52:08.960><c> is</c><00:52:09.119><c> a</c><00:52:09.359><c> little</c> um stock
• Uh that is that is a little um stock.

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We are seeing this currently with stock epinephrine in schools.
• We are seeing this currently<00:04:47.600><c> with</c><00:04:48.080><c> stock</c><00:04:48.560><c> epinephrine
• </c><00:04:49.360><c> in</c> currently with stock epinephrine in currently with stock epinephrine in
• u</c><00:05:26.160><c> related</c><00:05:26.479><c> to</c> We've seen bills proposed related to stocking

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In the last 50 days, the stock market has tanked, and more than 170,000 Americans have lost their jobs
• In the last 50 days, the stock market has tanked, and more than 170,000 Americans have lost their jobs
• last</c><01:15:34.639><c> 50</c><01:15:35.400><c> days</c><01:15:36.400><c> the</c><01:15:36.560><c> stock
• </c> Trump in the last 50 days the stock Trump in the last 50 days the stock market<01:15:37.120><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What good is knowing how to manage<00:07:24.400><c> a</c><00:07:24.560><c> stock</c><00:07:24.880><c>
• portfolio</c><00:07:25.520><c> if</c><00:07:25.759><c> you've</c><00:07:26.000><c> never</c> manage a stock
• portfolio if you've never manage a stock portfolio if you've never been<00:07:26.319><c> taught</c><

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 958, all

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• Semi-automatics typically feature collapsible stocks.
• vacancies, I think, is the latest number, why are we not allowing 18- to 21-year-olds to be able to stock
• So wasn't there some president or a law that challenged prohibition of bump stocks to Supreme Court?

Bills: SB48 , HB250 , SB17

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation

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• Maybe they don't have that drug in stock in a rural area.
• Maybe they don't have that drug in stock in a rural area.
• Maybe they don't have that drug in stock in a rural area.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2401, which would require physicians to complete continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health as part of the state’s rural health transformation effort. HHS supported the bill, saying it would help physicians better address chronic disease and preserve federal grant points tied to the state’s application. A member of the public also testified in favor, arguing that better nutrition education could improve diabetes outcomes and reduce costs. The committee then adopted an amendment to add the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to the background-check statute so the occupational therapy compact could proceed, and it passed the bill as amended on a roll call vote. The committee next heard House Bill 1621, which would require the Presidential Fitness Physical Fitness Test in elementary, middle, and high school physical education courses. HHS said the bill was part of the rural health transformation application and could help preserve federal funding, but members raised many questions about the test’s criteria, adaptive options for students with disabilities, equipment needs, and whether the bill should apply to non-public schools. Senator Clemens offered an amendment to limit the requirement to public schools, but it failed. Senator Hogan then offered an amendment to clarify exemptions and allow DPI to align implementation with federal guidance; that amendment passed. A further amendment adding language allowing DPI to establish criteria for and exceptions to the test also passed. The committee then approved the bill as amended on a roll call vote. The committee also considered House Bill 1622, which joins North Dakota to the physician assistant licensure compact. HHS said the compact would improve access to care, especially in rural areas, support military families, and help preserve rural health transformation funding. Members noted the compact had been discussed in a prior session and that many earlier concerns had been resolved. After brief discussion about the compact process and its consistency with other interstate compacts, the committee voted to do pass the bill. Finally, the committee began Senate Bill 2402, which expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution powers. HHS and the Board of Pharmacy supported the bill as a way to improve access to care and maintain rural health transformation funding. Senator Roers introduced a detailed amendment negotiated with the Board of Medicine and Board of Pharmacy to narrow and clarify the bill, including notification requirements, limits on certain drug categories, and patient-protection language for therapeutic substitution. The Board of Pharmacy then testified in support of the broader bill and explained the CLIA-waived testing provisions and the repeal of the older, narrower pharmacist-testing language. The hearing and amendment discussion were still underway when the transcript ended.

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• investing in our department, and we realized the science was not as sharp as it should have been, and the stocks
• Coast, the paper found mixed results for individual populations, but also that many of those listed stocks
• But none of those listed stocks have been delisted, which shows there’s a lot more work to do.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture

Summary: The Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture held its annual State of the Fishery forum, focusing on salmon, Dungeness crab, kelp, ocean conditions, and related aquaculture and committee reports. Opening remarks from committee leadership emphasized climate impacts, reduced federal NOAA support, state investments through Proposition 4, coastal resilience funding, and the importance of fisheries to rural economies and tribal communities. Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot described a decade of drought and climate stress, highlighted progress such as Klamath River dam removal, wetland restoration, and the state’s salmon strategy, and warned that federal funding uncertainty and staffing cuts could undermine restoration and fishery recovery efforts. Senator Cortese raised concerns about illegal cannabis cultivation damaging riparian habitat and water flows, and both Crowfoot and Fish and Wildlife Director Bonham said enforcement against illicit grows remains a major environmental priority but is constrained by resources. Director Bonham provided a broad update on California fisheries, reporting encouraging signs for salmon after several difficult years, including improved ocean conditions, stronger returns in some runs, and successful short recreational openings in 2025. He also noted major challenges, including reduced federal hatchery production at Nimbus, ongoing uncertainty around winter-run and spring-run recovery, and the need for continued habitat restoration, monitoring, and hatchery investment. On Dungeness crab, Bonham said the fishery remained valuable but constrained by whale entanglement risk, warming ocean conditions, and domoic acid concerns; he described new marked-line distribution, ropeless and alternative gear trials, and ongoing aerial and vessel monitoring. He also said the department’s unified cannabis enforcement task force had served numerous warrants and seized large amounts of illegal cannabis, but more funding is needed for sustained operations. In the salmon panel, Yurok Tribe fisheries director McCovey said the Klamath still faces low run sizes, climate-driven warming, wildfire impacts, and federal uncertainty, but he pointed to dam removal, restoration work, and AB 263’s river-flow protections as major advances. PCFFA president Bradshaw stressed that the three consecutive salmon closures have devastated coastal communities and argued for major reinvestment in aging Central Valley hatchery infrastructure and better broodstock management at Fall Creek. CalTrout’s Schneider said salmon remain at risk statewide, but cited Prop 4, habitat reconnection, floodplain restoration, improved water management, and monitoring as the main tools for recovery. In the crab panel, CDFW’s Schumann reported that the 2024–25 season produced record prices per pound and about $55 million in value despite delays and trap reductions, but he warned that three confirmed whale entanglements and elevated whale presence could force a conservative opener for 2025–26. PCFFA’s Domrash supported marked line, alternative gear, and a new gear-recovery network, while also criticizing the current ramp system as a response to a problem not fully grounded in science.

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• animal feed from Minnesota<00:47:04.640><c> grown</c><00:47:04.880><c> feed</c><00:47:05.200><c> stocks
• </c> Minnesota grown feed stocks. Minnesota grown feed stocks.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Would you issue stocks, look at selling off assets?
• Shareholders have lost three years of their investment already in the value of the stock.
• I think we saw a slight bump in the stock value. It's not doing anything for the credit rating.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on HB 982 HD1, a wildfire-related measure aimed at creating a wildfire recovery fund and a financing structure to address future catastrophic wildfire liability. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Division of Consumer Advocacy, and the Public Utilities Commission submitted comments and were available for questions. Supporters included IBW Local 1260, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Clearway Energy Group, Hawaiian Electric, Par Hawaii, and others, while Charter Communications and the Hawaii Association for Justice opposed or raised concerns. Life of the Land supported the bill but urged changes to the definition of a catastrophic wildfire and noted concerns about prudency review language. IBW Local 1260 asked to restore language from the original draft, and Charter warned the bill could impair existing contract and indemnity rights unless amended. A major focus of the hearing was Hawaiian Electric’s position on the HD1 version. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the original bill but objected to the HD1 requirement for an additional $500 million shareholder contribution, arguing it was not feasible and could delay or prevent the fund from operating. The company said the bill would help protect customers and improve credit ratings by creating a dedicated revenue stream and a bankruptcy-remote financing structure, which it said would lower borrowing costs over time. Members questioned how the $1 billion securitization amount was chosen, whether credit rating agencies had indicated it was sufficient, and how the bill would work in bankruptcy; Hawaiian Electric said the amount was a balance among interests, not based on a specific agency directive, and that it would follow up on bankruptcy questions. Opponents and skeptics raised concerns about liability caps, the new claims process, and unclear language on damages above the fund’s limits. The Hawaii Association for Justice argued the bill limits victims’ remedies and gives too much authority to the new entity without clear guardrails. Committee members also pressed Hawaiian Electric on comparisons to California, the feasibility of the shareholder contribution, and whether alternative capital-raising or divestiture options had been considered. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; testimony and questioning continued with follow-up information requested from Hawaiian Electric and others.

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• A lot of these states are looking at reimbursing at NADAC, which is the national average drug acquisition

Bills: SB25 , SB250 , HB22 , HB27 , HB33 , HB47 , HB233 , HB290 , HB308 , HB324 , HB382 , HB533 , HB559 , HB575 , HB980 , HB1157 , HB1207 , HB1236 , HCR45

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: registrar of voters, parish registrar, chief deputy registrar, confidential assistant, election administration, elections, salary schedule, compensation, merit evaluation, population-based pay, census-based pay, Department of State, Secretary of State, State Board of Election Supervisors, redistricting, senate districts, Senate District 33, Senate District 34, Senate District 35, precincts

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• One was the right-of-way acquisition cases.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• also reduce costs by requiring CalRx to enter into partnerships, resulting in the production or acquisition

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Summary: The Senate Committee on Appropriations met to consider a large suspense-file agenda, noting that 122 measures met suspense criteria and that several bills listed in the daily file were postponed to the following week. The Department of Finance did not attend because it had no comments on the bills. After establishing a quorum, the committee proceeded through the agenda, with most authors waiving presentation and public testimony limited to fiscal issues. Most measures were moved to the suspense file without objection after brief or no testimony. A number of bills drew support or opposition from outside groups on fiscal grounds, including SB 951, SB 947, SB 954, SB 1031, SB 1291, and SB 1368. Testimony highlighted concerns such as ongoing state or departmental costs, General Fund impacts, broadband and compliance burdens for small mutual water companies, and implementation costs for education, health, and transportation-related proposals. Supporters of some bills argued they would save money over time, such as SB 1067 on early math remediation and SB 1089 on obesity treatment and CalRx partnerships. The committee also heard an author presentation on SB 1089 by Senator Richardson, who said the bill would reduce CalPERS and broader health costs by expanding access to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs for eligible public employees and directing CalRx to pursue production or acquisition of a GLP-1 medication. No committee questions were raised on that measure, and it too was sent to suspense. The hearing concluded with all items heard being moved to the suspense file and the committee adjourned.

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• also reduce costs by requiring CalRx to enter into partnerships, resulting in the production or acquisition

Summary: The Senate Committee on Appropriations met to consider a large suspense-file agenda, noting that 122 measures met suspense criteria and that several bills listed in the daily file were rescheduled for the following week. The Department of Finance did not attend because it had no comments on the bills before the committee. After establishing a quorum, the committee repeatedly took public testimony on each item, with most authors waiving presentation and most bills drawing no questions or comments from members. A few measures drew substantive testimony. SB 951 and SB 947 received opposition from the Society for Human Resource Management, the California Restaurant Association, and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association, with opponents citing policy concerns, ongoing department and General Fund costs, and submitted amendments. SB 1067 was supported by EdVoice, which argued that early math remediation would save state costs and noted an implementation budget request. SB 1291 drew strong opposition from mutual water company representatives, who said the bill would create significant ongoing costs, duplicate existing state efforts, and impose internet and teleconferencing mandates on small systems in areas with limited broadband access. SB 1368 received support from hearing health care providers, who asked for technical amendments to align state law with federal hearing-aid definitions and education-provider recognition. Senator Richardson presented SB 1089, explaining that it would help reduce CalPERS and broader health costs by expanding access to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs for eligible state employees and directing CalRx partnerships to produce or acquire at least one GLP-1 medication. The committee took no action other than moving each suspense-file candidate, including SB 1089, to the suspense file without objection. The hearing then adjourned after the agenda was completed.