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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • that seniors have a right to housing that seniors have a right to housing care<01:05:14.279>
  • Simply put, supportive housing works.
  • I'm here today to briefly highlight two critical supportive housing programs: housing support and housing
  • We are adjourned. to the housing stabilization Services to the housing stabilization Services Program
  • Supportive Housing is an effective Supportive Housing program<01:41:51.560> I<01:41:51.719>
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Republican Press Conference 2/12/25

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  • I'm State Representative Christa Kuden from House District 5A, and I'm here to talk to you about a bill
  • It's House File 25, and this bill is a supporting women bill.
  • This had 17 years of bipartisan support between the Senate and the House, and the need exists today for
  • This had 17 years of bipartisan support between the Senate and the House, and the need exists today for
  • and the need exists today and the house and the need exists today for<00:01:22.479> children<
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

'Parent's Bill of Rights' bill advances in House committee 2/12/25

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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House higher education panel debates bill to restrict state aid for undocumented immigrants 2/11/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/11/25

Education Finance

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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 2/11/25

Taxes

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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25 - Part 1

Energy Finance and Policy

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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25 - Part 2

Energy Finance and Policy

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  • we sit in very close margins in our respective caucuses and we know nothing can be passed off the House
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  • Chair Murphy, thank you for the opportunity to present House File 9 before the Energy Committee.
  • With eight ayes and seven nos, the House File 9 will move on to the Committee on Taxes and is passed.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House panel hears bill proposing constitutional amendment to return surpluses to taxpayers 2/11/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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Summary: House File 4, as amended, was heard in committee. The bill proposes a constitutional amendment to create a Minnesota tax relief account that would capture projected general fund revenues exceeding 105% of projected expenditures and return those funds to taxpayers, primarily through property tax relief or income tax relief. The committee adopted an amendment to put the bill in the author’s preferred shape, and later adopted a technical amendment from Representative Smith to insert the word “projected” before “expenditures” on line 2.2. Representative Johnson presented the bill as an affordability measure meant to return surplus money to the people rather than create new spending, arguing it would help homeowners and taxpayers if a surplus occurs. Ranna Lee of Americans for Prosperity supported the concept of returning surplus funds to taxpayers but also urged broader tax and budget reforms, including triggers for rate reductions and changes to budgeting practices. Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project and Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota opposed the proposal, warning that embedding budget and tax rules in the Constitution would reduce legislative flexibility, weaken public investment, shift costs to local governments, and make it harder to respond to recessions or emergencies. Members raised questions about how the formula would work, who would qualify for refunds, whether corporations with property tax liability could benefit, and how the proposal would handle forecast-based calculations and unexpected events such as pandemics or federal policy changes. House research and committee staff clarified that the bill would need to go to Ways and Means and then Rules to satisfy House requirements for constitutional amendments, and that a fiscal note had been requested and was in process. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion of the transcript provided, but the motion before it was to recommend passage and send House File 4 to Ways and Means.
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House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

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Summary: The Minnesota House Commerce Committee held its inaugural meeting with Chair Tim O’Driscoll and co-chair Representative Greg Davids opening the session and inviting members to introduce themselves. Members briefly described their districts, business backgrounds, and priorities, with recurring themes including small business competitiveness, insurance and health care access, property and real estate issues, agriculture, and making Minnesota easier to do business in. Committee staff also introduced themselves and reminded members and testifiers about sign-in procedures and microphone use. The committee then heard an overview from Eric Toell, interim director of the Office of Cannabis Management, on the agency’s work and budget priorities. He said the office now oversees adult-use cannabis, medical cannabis, and hemp-derived cannabinoid products, has grown from about nine employees to 90 full-time staff plus temporary workers, and has been working with a Cannabis Advisory Council on testing, warning labels, and implementation issues. He also described outreach efforts, including webinars, newsletters, guidebooks for local governments, and office hours for applicants, along with enforcement of hemp-derived product rules through more than 3,000 inspections and an increase in compliance rates from about 35% to 75%. Toell also reported that the medical cannabis program has surpassed 51,000 patients and nearly 2,500 registered health care providers, and that a chronic pain report found more than a third of patients reported decreased pain. On the adult-use side, he said the office has posted proposed rules for public comment, plans to adopt them after review, and will open a licensing window from February 18 to March 14. He explained that the office is also managing community reinvestment grants and a technical assistance grant, with an emphasis on safeguards to ensure funds reach intended recipients. No votes were taken during this meeting.
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House Education Policy Committee 2/11/25

Education Policy

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Summary: The Education Policy Committee met to hear a delayed presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on MDE’s oversight of Feeding Our Future, a report released in June 2024. The chair framed the hearing as an oversight review of how the Minnesota Department of Education handled the nonprofit’s participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program, emphasizing that the hearing was not about criminal charges against agency staff. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Director of Special Reviews Katherine Tyson explained that their review focused on state oversight, not the underlying federal fraud case, which involved an alleged $250 million scheme and ongoing criminal proceedings. The auditors concluded that MDE’s oversight was inadequate and created opportunities for fraud. They said MDE failed to act on warning signs before the pandemic, did not effectively use its authority to hold Feeding Our Future accountable, and was ill prepared to respond to problems. Examples included approving applications despite concerns about internal controls and staffing, failing to follow up on earlier review findings, not adequately investigating at least 30 complaints, and in one case referring a complaint back to Feeding Our Future for resolution rather than conducting an independent investigation. They also said MDE deferred serious deficiencies without enough evidence that problems had been fully corrected and approved meal claims despite records showing major inconsistencies. Tyson said MDE had made progress on all eight recommendations in the report, though one recommendation to the legislature had not yet been addressed because the session had not convened since the report’s release. The auditors recommended that the legislature establish clearer statutory criteria or give MDE rulemaking authority for sponsor applications, and that MDE strengthen verification of sponsor information, focus more on high-risk sponsors, improve complaint procedures, and emphasize program integrity if waivers reduce oversight in the future. In response to member questions, the auditors said MDE’s reported progress was partial in some areas and that further review would be needed to fully confirm implementation. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.
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House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

State Government Finance and Policy

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  • I've been with the House now for 19 years, and I staff this committee as well as the Ways and Means Committee
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Summary: The committee met on February 11 and began with introductions from members and staff, who shared brief personal and district facts. Chair Jim Nash then outlined the committee’s goals for the session, emphasizing bipartisan cooperation, the need to address a looming structural deficit, and the committee’s role in moving legislation forward. The committee also reviewed its rules for the year. The main item was House File 3, authored by Chair Nash and referred to Ways and Means. The bill would require the Office of the Legislative Auditor to produce an annual report tracking whether agencies have implemented prior audit and evaluation recommendations, with the goal of improving internal controls, transparency, and accountability and helping legislators make funding decisions. Nash described the bill as a preventative measure to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, and said it was modeled in part on practices used in Colorado. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall testified that the office already produces similar update reports but lacks resources to independently verify many agency responses; she said the bill would provide a framework for more regular reporting and discussion, not a “shame tool.” Ranna Lee of Americans for Prosperity testified in support, saying the bill would increase accountability and transparency for how public agencies manage taxpayer resources. A letter from the Minnesota Council on Nonprofits was also noted in support. Representative Clardy offered the A7 amendment to add an appropriation matching the fiscal note; Nash accepted it, saying savings could be found later in the process. The committee approved the A7 amendment by voice vote. During discussion, Representative Quam supported the bill’s focus on accountability, and Representative Freiberg questioned the Legislative Auditor about the office’s expertise on a specific ambulance-services recommendation in the report. Randall responded that the office’s staff are policy research generalists who use standards, best practices, interviews, surveys, and site visits to develop recommendations, and that the goal is to prompt further discussion rather than require blind acceptance. The transcript ends during that exchange, with no final committee vote on House File 3 shown.