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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Supportive housing provider grant funding provided 3/2/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> uh purpose of of our supportive housing uh purpose of of our supportive housing providers.<00:01
- People in supportive housing stay housed and nearly eliminate their use of shelter.
- House fiscal. >> Um, thank you, Mr.
- House<00:05:24.160><c> fiscal.</c> House fiscal. House fiscal.
- </c> members support of House File 3425. members support of House File 3425.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Suspend House Rules to take up HF3412 3/2/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Long moves that the rules of the House be so far suspended so that House File 3412 be recalled from
- House File 3412 is Representative Finnegan's bill, which was heard in Public Safety and would prevent
- And the idea that a masked man in a truck is going to approach my house and I will give him some sort
- </c><00:04:56.560><c> and</c> truck is going to approach my house and truck is going to approach my house
- </c> his house. his house.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota Management and Budget Press Conference 2/27/26
Summary:
Minnesota Management and Budget officials presented the February 2026 budget and economic forecast, saying the state remains in a strong financial position but faces continued structural imbalance and significant uncertainty. Commissioner Aaron Campbell said the FY 2026-27 balance is now projected at more than $3.7 billion, up about $1.3 billion from November, and the FY 2028-29 planning period is projected to end with a $377 million positive balance. He emphasized that the improvement comes largely from higher projected revenues, especially individual income and corporate franchise taxes, but warned that the state is increasingly reliant on more volatile sources such as capital gains, interest income, and corporate profits.
State Economist Dr. Anthony Becker said the national outlook improved slightly, with stronger projected GDP, consumer spending, and investment, but weaker payroll growth and ongoing trade-policy uncertainty. He noted that the forecast was complicated by missing federal data because of the federal shutdown, and that tariffs, immigration policy, equity markets, and possible AI-related shifts all present risks. Revenue projections were raised for the current biennium, including individual income tax receipts, sales tax revenue, corporate franchise tax revenue, and other revenues, while Becker stressed that federal funding threats, especially involving Medicaid and other entitlement programs, could materially alter the outlook.
State Budget Director Anna Mingi said general fund spending in the current biennium is projected to be $68 million lower than previously estimated, but planning-year spending is up $152 million. The biggest spending changes came from education, where special education costs rose sharply after updated local spending data, and from human services, where a new prepayment review process for certain Medicaid benefits reduced projected spending by $133 million this biennium and $105 million in the next. She also said discretionary inflation is now estimated at $1.04 billion, up $104 million from November.
Campbell closed by saying the state’s reserve remains at a record $3.8 billion and that Minnesota’s AAA bond rating and reserve policy help protect against downturns. He cautioned, however, that the long-term structural imbalance remains about $3.4 billion in the planning years, or $2.3 billion excluding discretionary inflation, and urged policymakers to offset any new spending with reductions. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session on the forecast.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Tim Walz Media Availability 2/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate Republican Media Availability 2/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Lisa Demuth, Speaker of the House.
- House Republicans stand ready in three ways: federal tax conformity, we're also looking to take the pressure
- Uh, my name is Harry Niska, the Republican floor leader in the Minnesota House.
- With that, I think most of the other points have been covered very well with House leadership.
- We are still in a tie in the House.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 2/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Housing costs are up through tariffs and labor shortages.
- They advise taking out a 50-year mortgage to buy a house.
- </c> out a 50-year mortgage to buy a house. out a 50-year mortgage to buy a house.
- The House DFL will stand with those folks this session.
- </c><00:08:29.440><c> say</c> I heard the speaker of the house say I heard the speaker of the house say
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Auggie Basics Housing, a program to address emergency housing needs among our students, has seen a large
- Reports flooded in of plainclothes agents going from housing complex to housing complex, getting closer
- </c><00:47:42.600><c> Higher</c> Goldman, welcome to the House Higher Goldman, welcome to the House Higher
- So, I am a housing resource navigator.
- Um again, some had some, you the house.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Summary:
The committee adopted the minutes from its February 24, 2026 meeting after a motion by Vice Chair Coulter. The hearing then focused on the impact of federal immigration enforcement, referred to throughout as Operation Metro Surge, on Minnesota college campuses. The chair said the purpose was to document alleged abuses, campus fear, and racial discrimination, and to hear from testifiers about effects on students, faculty, and staff. Representative Novotny briefly objected to the framing, saying the committee should be finding facts rather than making a predetermined presentation, and the chair responded that members should remain respectful and that questions would be held until after all presenters testified.
Augsburg University President Paul Pribbenow described what he called relentless and unprecedented disruption, including student stops and interrogations, family separations, and an ICE operation on campus in which armed masked agents allegedly detained a student without a warrant and pointed weapons at students and staff. He said the campus received bomb threats afterward, increased virtual learning options, and saw spikes in student support needs, housing assistance, and leaves of absence. Jenna Chernega of the Inter Faculty Organization said faculty across Minnesota State universities reported widespread student and colleague stress, increased workload, disappearing students, and a need for clearer sensitive-location protections and academic freedom guidance. Mark Grant of Minnesota State College Faculty said community conditions inevitably affect classrooms, that campuses have not yet had an ICE incident but are bracing for one, and that faculty want to support students and may need financial help if enrollment declines.
Jennifer Irwin of AFSCME said fear from ICE activity extends beyond campus boundaries and is affecting attendance, work, and daily life for staff and students; she cited a member detained in St. Paul while trying to prove legal status. Student testifiers Brendan Frazier of Concordia University, St. Paul, Jonathan Fitzgerald of Minnesota State Mankato, Sudi Adow of Lead MN, and Will Luther of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities described panic, reduced attendance, food insecurity, disrupted classes, and fear of leaving home or commuting to campus. They urged stronger student privacy protections, support for international and immigrant students, emergency aid, and policies to keep campuses safe. No further committee action or votes were taken after the minutes approval.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Banning cryptocurrency kiosks 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're hearing House File 3642, virtual currency kiosk prohibited. >> And the motion is to lay over. >
- >> I move the DE1 to House File 3642. >> I move the DE1 to House File 3642. >> So members, the DE1 author's
- So, House File 3642, as amended, is a bill to prohibit crypto kiosks in Minnesota.
- The department strongly supports House File 3642.
- And then with that, House File 3642 is amended and laid over for further discussion.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tax Expenditure Review Commission annual report 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So nine members: four from the House, four from the Senate, and then the Department of Revenue commissioner
- </c><00:04:39.360><c> four</c><00:04:39.600><c> from</c><00:04:39.680><c> the</c><00:04:39.759><c> house
- ,</c> nine members uh four from the house, nine members uh four from the house, four<00:04:40.160><c>
- <00:30:26.399><c> colleagues</c><00:30:26.960><c> in</c><00:30:27.279><c> the</c><00:30:27.440><c> house
- </c><00:30:28.000><c> and</c> nonpartisan colleagues in the house and nonpartisan colleagues in the house
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Creating the Educator Group Insurance Program (Part 2) 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 2904 creates a statewide large health insurance pool for all public schools and their employees
- Thank you for your time today, and I ask for your full support of House File 2904 and the Educator Group
- He said House File 2904 requires employer contributions of 95% and 85% for family and individuals.
- House File 2904 requires employer contributions of 95% and 85% for family and individuals.
- House File 2904 requires employer contributions of 95% and 85% for family and individuals.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Expanding and modifying Medicaid fraud provisions 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill has bipartisan support, and it passed out of the House last year.
- This bill has bipartisan support, and it passed out of the House last year.
- Of Norris moves House File 2354 to be re-referred to Judiciary Finance Civil Law Committee.
- Across the country, AG offices house what are called Medicaid fraud control units.
- Chair and members, uh Ben Johnson from House Research. I'm going to walk through the A5 amendment.
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Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> have</c> housing and housing affordability have housing and housing affordability have really<00
- </c> housing infrastructure for 23 units. housing infrastructure for 23 units.
- </c> and affordable housing. and affordable housing.
- Public housing buildings.
- and housing housing authorities and housing redevelopment<00:42:47.599><c> authorities</c><00:42:47.920
Committee:
House Capital Investment
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assessment data in property tax litigation 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, we will hear from Chair Scott presenting House File 2959.
- House File 2959 makes Minnesota's property tax system fairer and more transparent by protecting taxpayers
- House File 2959 responds to the Minnesota Supreme Court's GNI 9 OIC LLC versus County of Hennepin decision
- House File 2959 makes Minnesota's property tax system fairer and more transparent by protecting taxpayers
- 00:32:00.240><c> address</c><00:32:00.720><c> the</c> um House Research could address the um House Research
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Medical Assistance provider enrollment processes 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So we will start with House File 3423.
- Representative Hicks moves House File 3423 to be laid over for possible inclusion.
- I'm Annie Mock with House Research. So, I'm going to walk through the DE1 to House File 3423.
- developer, for 10 years on a housing project downtown.
- Luckily, 72 new units of beautiful affordable housing will open in December of this year.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Student career pathways framework established 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair and members, to have in front of you House File 3650.
- </c> of you House File 30 uh 3650. of you House File 30 uh 3650.
- </c><00:05:27.360><c> File</c> EPC, speaking in support of House File EPC, speaking in support of House
- Please support House Bill 3650.
- </c> today to support in support of House today to support in support of House Bill<00:09:27.680><c>
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Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing no objection, the reports are adopted. >> Second reading of House files. >> Second reading, House
- reading of House files 3749 through 3813. >> First reading House files 3749 through 3813.
- House files have been offered for House files have been offered for introduction<00:09:49.760><c> today
- </c> >> Introduction of first reading of house >> Introduction of first reading of house
- gt;> First reading house files 3749 through 3813.
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Transcript Highlights:
- 56.640><c> open</c> beginning of the year, um, during open beginning of the year, um, during open houses
- ><c> Um,</c><01:01:58.000><c> lots</c><01:01:58.319><c> of</c><01:01:58.480><c> conversations</c> houses
- Um, lots of conversations houses.
- </c><01:13:10.320><c> in</c><01:13:10.560><c> two</c> haven't been out of their house in two haven't
- been out of their house in two months,<01:13:11.199><c> I</c><01:13:11.360><c> have</c><01:13:11.520>
Committee:
House Education Finance
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Creating the Educator Group Insurance Program (Part 1) 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is House File 2904. >> I will move House File 2904 to be laid over for possible inclusion.
- So, Representative Ston, >> Uh, Madam Chair, that was actually for House File 3422. >> Excuse me.
- I ask for your support on House File 2904.
- </c><00:06:38.160><c> Thank</c> your support on House File 2904.
- Thank your support on House File 2904. Thank you.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fishing with two or four lines 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll move that House File 624 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill.
- Once again, House File 624 is a pretty straightforward bill.
- Once again, House File 624, committee.
- And House File 624 uh the live well.
- </c> House File 624 be laid over. The bills light...