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• And then finally, the R86, adding some technical changes relating to the electrical code. Champion.
• uh making some technical um adding uh making some technical changes<00:09:55.040> relating<00
• this change at all um about adding this change at all um about adding county<00:42:46.640> labor
• That's adding much. And I was suggestion was made to have deed um comment as well.
• It feels like a added into the list.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > definition<00:02:56.959> of 28, adding a statutory definition of 28, adding a statutory
• <01:41:02.320> a council. 25.3 to 25.9 is adding a council. 25.3 to 25.9 is adding a section
• We've got ED, AD, and FC.
• We've got ED, AD,<02:04:18.159> and<02:04:18.400> FC.
• I'm wondering if you can AD, and FC.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The fact that these options are being added to the list of options is not a problem per se.
• <00:24:26.640> Represent um added and gained. Represent um added and gained.
• I don't know how adding that option to that list makes sense.
• <00:32:14.159> that there I don't know how um adding that there I don't know how um adding
• Um, I know the assessor should be added.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session on HB 302, which would add precious metals and digital assets as potential investment options. State Treasurer Monica Misipelli said she took no position on the bill and did not see an immediate fiscal impact or operational problem, but explained that the state’s operating funds and rainy day fund require liquidity and stability, so they would not be suitable for volatile assets like precious metals or digital assets. She said the only funds that might potentially use such investments would be certain trust funds held in perpetuity, which are managed by an outside investment advisor under a contract and investment policy. Members asked about the treasurer’s current investment practices, including the types of funds managed, the role and discretion of the investment advisor, the state’s risk profile, and whether the bill would affect existing authority. Misipelli said the office follows RSA 11 and related statutes, with different objectives ranging from conservative to aggressive depending on the fund, and that the advisor meets with the office regularly, with formal performance reviews on a quarterly basis. She also said the office recently centralized management of about 40 trust accounts totaling roughly $60 million into five combined portfolios under a five-year contract with an RFP-selected vendor. When asked whether precious metals or digital assets are already indirectly available through mutual funds, she said that was possible for some mutual funds, but she was not certain about digital assets. Representative Ammon, the bill’s sponsor, said similar legislation had passed the Oklahoma House, the Texas House and Senate, and had advanced in Arizona. He argued the bill was intended to give the treasurer more tools to help balance portfolios and hedge inflation, noting concerns about federal debt and inflation. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair ended the questioning after thanking the treasurer and asking her to remain available in case further questions arose.

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• and the income and resources of the child can be used to reimburse the cost of foster care, and we added
• a provision there that it can we added a provision there that it can only<00:03:42.920> be<00
• And, um, I kind of added the D.E. just for a conversation piece.
• He added, "I hope that is true. I will trust your judgment on that. Thank you for the bill."
• <01:19:39.719> some stakeholders and possibly adding some stakeholders and possibly adding

Bills: HF1855, HF102, HF1082, HF1354, HF2184, HF1792, HF2296, HF2429, HF2543, HF2566

Keywords: veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements

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• We've stopped adding new academic square footage.
• adding new academic square footage. adding new academic square footage.
• > any<01:10:37.840> new Minnesota State hasn't added any new Minnesota State hasn't added
• This request is not about adding.
• This request is not about adding.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:25:15.840> on<00:25:16.000> to<00:25:16.279> page think it should be added
• on to page think it should be added on to page three<00:25:17.159> is<00:25:17.880> we're<
• Although if the best interest of the child is crossed out on line four, it’s added in line eight, so
• I saw a full-page ad yesterday in a newspaper in this state recruiting into this program, like there,
• ad yesterday in<01:18:53.760> a<01:18:53.880> newspaper<01:18:54.400> in<01:18:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I am grateful that it's not prohibitive—you're about preventing adding additional language saying we
• <00:27:31.720> additional uh about preventing adding additional uh about preventing adding
• Ad Donnie, I can't see you up there, but I think you're there. Um, Adaia, I'm sorry. Sorry, sorry.
• My name is AD J, and I am a sophomore at AD High School.
• J and I a sophomore ahead my name is AD J and I a sophomore at<00:52:03.119> ad<00:52:03.520>

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• It is an author's amendment, and we're just adding the line for a veteran of the Secret War in Laos under
• THIS CHANGE IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF EXTENDING LEGAL I think that by adding this to our human rights,
• If this bill is passed into law, Minnesota would join five other states that have added veteran status
• Additionally, Minnesota state added veteran status to their policy on equal opportunity and nondiscrimination
• Additionally, Minnesota state added veteran status to its policy on equal opportunity and nondiscrimination

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Veterans heard a Department of Military Affairs presentation on bonding, tuition benefits, and cyber response. The department requested $3.5 million in design funding for a new hangar at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, citing safety problems with the aging 1950s-era hangars and the need to improve the wing’s competitiveness for future federal military construction funding. It also sought $2.5 million for asset preservation at Army facilities statewide, emphasizing that state dollars are often matched by federal funds. A National Guard lieutenant also testified about the State Tuition Reimbursement Program, describing how it helped pay for her undergraduate and doctoral education and reduce student debt. The committee also received an update on Minnesota National Guard cyber operations, including the response to the July 2025 ransomware attack on the City of Saint Paul. Testimony described the cyber coordination cell’s role in planning, interagency coordination, and support during the incident, including helping re-image about 500 computers and assisting with network recovery. Members heard that the Guard’s cyber teams conduct extensive partner engagement and are prepared to support state and local entities when civil resources are exhausted and the incident exceeds local capacity. Three bills were then heard and advanced. Senate File 4075, as amended, would implement recommendations from the task force on Special Guerrilla Unit and regular forces veterans from the Secret War in Laos, including eligibility and benefit changes; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill to the full committee. Senate File 3956, as amended, would clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs may partner with veteran-serving organizations using nonmonetary resources to address food insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention; it was also referred onward. Senate File 4056, as amended, would add veteran or military status as a protected class under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; testimony supported the change, including concerns about service members losing educational opportunities while on state active duty, and the bill was passed to the full committee.

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• that maybe pile, adding the training and the setting up the administration is actually what prevents
• It was a situation where uh an issue was caught before anyone was added to the roles, before anybody
• It was a situation where uh an issue was caught before anyone was added to the roles, before anybody
• It was a situation where uh an issue was caught before anyone was added to the rolls, before anybody
• It was a situation where uh an issue was caught before anyone was added to the rolls, before anybody

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We were meeting because the Senate had added an amendment to the work done by the House, which restored
• In the Senate, we added that there could be the land could be made available for residential and, um,
• The Senate had added an amendment to the work done by the House, which restored a land transfer potentially
• In the Senate, we added that there could be the land could be made available for residential, and I think
• In the Senate, we added that there could be the land could be made available for residential, and I think

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The conference committee met on House Bill 69, which concerns Department of Health land transfers involving property from the Wyoming Life Resource Center in Lander. Members reviewed the two main pieces of the bill: a transfer of land to WYDOT for a maintenance yard, and a separate parcel intended for possible residential development. Much of the discussion focused on clarifying that the residential parcel would still be subject to zoning and likely sold through a public process, while the WYDOT parcel would remain a state-to-state transfer. A central issue was whether the City of Lander should be specifically included in the consultation language. Committee members agreed the city should be consulted on both sections, but there was debate over whether the bill should say the department is “authorized and directed” to convey the WYDOT parcel or use more permissive language such as “may” or simply “authorized.” Members noted that the city would have zoning authority over the residential parcel, but not necessarily a veto over the WYDOT transfer. The discussion also covered the practical need for a new WYDOT facility because the current yard is too small. The committee ultimately agreed to add the City of Lander to the consultation language, keep the WYDOT transfer directed, and leave the residential section permissive. They also approved a reporting requirement so the legislature would be notified when the transfers are completed. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt the compromise and prepare a conference committee report for signing.

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• The reverse repealer has been added, and that bill will then be forwarded on to appropriations today
• The reverse repealer<00:01:40.079> has<00:01:40.240> been<00:01:40.400> added<00
• :01:41.040> and<00:01:41.280> that<00:01:41.680> bill repealer has been added and
• that bill repealer has been added and that bill will<00:01:42.159> then<00:01:42.479> be
• We've also added in some criteria in them that has to do with also looking at mortgages, real estate,

Keywords: Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 11:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first considered a strike-all related to the Mississippi Upskill Grant Program and a K-12 bridge bill tied to CTE and special purpose schools. Members discussed the alignment of workforce and career-technical education from pre-K through higher education. Senator Hopson moved to add a reverse repealer, which was adopted, and the strike-all was then passed as amended and forwarded to appropriations. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1488, which would authorize the University of Southern Mississippi to sell or enter into a long-term lease for university property in Hattiesburg. Senator Johnson explained that the roughly 600-acre tract, gifted in the 1920s and formerly used as a golf course, has a master plan for redevelopment; the bill would streamline the sale process while preserving requirements such as two appraisals and IHL approval. After questions about the acreage and safeguards, the bill was passed as amended and sent to appropriations. Members also approved a strike-all addressing financial literacy requirements for colleges and universities, including added content on mortgages and real estate, and then passed House Bill 1495, a companion to Senate Bill 2238, allowing Mississippi State University and the Oktibbeha County school district to co-mingle funds by mutual agreement for their partnership school/high school project. Finally, House Bill 1582 on community college energy performance contracts was discussed at length; the chair said it needed further vetting by the public property committee, so the committee added a reverse repealer and passed the bill as amended. The meeting ended with a rise and report.

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• We support adding vaping and marijuana to the provisions of the Florida Indoor Clean Air Act.
• were truthful or misleading, and in doing so, regardless of whether a plaintiff even saw the ad, much
• And you have people that are hearing these ads from the pharmaceutical companies claiming their vaccines
• are safe, incentivized. ...these ads from the pharmaceutical companies claiming their vaccines are safe
• Sometimes there's not even a disclaimer at all in the ad that you might see, hey, stop by, you can get

Bills: S0408, S0986, S0678, S0800, S1050, S0484, S1118

Keywords: vaccine advertisement, manufacturer liability, harmful vaccine, healthcare, court action, smoking regulation, public health, vaping, marijuana, public places, Florida Statutes, alcohol distribution, tax deductions, extraordinary losses, warehouse breakage, regulatory compliance, veterinary, prescription, pharmacy, client rights

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries considered several bills and took final action on each. SB 986, by Senator Gruters and presented by Senator Rodriguez, would prohibit smoking or vaping marijuana in public places and in certain indoor spaces; restaurant and lodging representatives supported adding marijuana and vaping to clean indoor air rules but asked to preserve designated smoking areas on private property, while cannabis advocates warned the bill was overly broad and could affect patients and property rights. The committee voted the bill favorably. SB 678, by Senator Mayfield, would restore statutory authority for DBPR to continue allowing alcohol distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise tax calculations; the committee adopted a strike-all amendment and reported the committee substitute favorably. SB 800, also by Senator Mayfield, increases penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and creates an engineering student loan assistance program for engineers working for state agencies and water management districts; after adopting an amendment clarifying eligibility, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard SB 408, by Senator Grall, which would create a Florida cause of action against vaccine manufacturers that advertise in the state, allowing injured individuals to sue in Florida courts. Supporters argued the bill would rebuild public trust and hold manufacturers accountable, while opponents from the Florida Justice Reform Institute, American Tort Reform Association, BIO, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, and several medical and business groups argued the field is largely preempted by federal law, that existing federal compensation programs already address vaccine injuries, and that the bill raises First Amendment and policy concerns. After debate focused on vaccine injury data, compensation rates, and liability, the committee voted SB 408 favorably. The committee also considered SB 484 and SB 1118, both by Senator Avila, dealing with data centers. SB 484 would preserve local planning authority, bar nondisclosure agreements that prevent disclosure of potential data center development, require the PSC to set large-load tariff requirements so data centers pay their own costs, and limit consumptive use permits for large-scale data centers absent no harm to water resources and compliance with local zoning; supporters emphasized ratepayer protection and economic development, while some witnesses urged flexibility for behind-the-meter projects and confidentiality in negotiations. The bill was reported favorably. SB 1118 would create a time-limited public records exemption for county or municipal information about data center siting and protect proprietary business information; Senator Pizzo raised concerns about how the exemption would affect disclosure of competing projects and local officials’ ability to speak, but the sponsor said he would work on clarifying the language. The committee also passed SB 1050, by Senator Calatayud, which requires veterinarians to provide pet owners with written prescriptions and information about pharmacy choice while preserving veterinary judgment and emergency dispensing authority. The meeting concluded after all bills were reported favorably and members recorded additional votes on prior items.

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• From there, what we just added in the amendment was that people do not have to buy new life jackets but
• can put reflective tape as an option for adding light to life jackets.
• continue discussion on the bill as amended, which will be dropping sections two and three and just adding
• Finally, the part that we just added on is one of the things that I've heard anecdotally from people,
• because the landfilling of metals in tens of servers every few years means that we're going to be adding

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• It means more than $200,000 in added medical costs. It means 20 missed...
• So it would be added to the routine.
• By the state health center, that’s where all the service is done, so it would just be added.
• Several states have already begun adding Duchenne to their newborn screening panels, and Texas is in
• I just wonder—it's really more of a comment—but I'd love for you to consider maybe adding that to what

Bills: HB321, HB 1027, HB 1295, HB1782, HB2295, HCR29, HCR56

Keywords: Medicaid, child health, express lane option, income verification, supplemental nutrition assistance, telepharmacy, healthcare access, remote dispensing, rural clinics, pharmacy regulations, health literacy, state health plan, health care, patient outcomes, public health, economic impact, healthcare, breast cancer, cervical cancer, insurance eligibility

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• I was also once a guardian ad litem in South Florida. So this is a topic near and dear to my heart.
• I have met so many selfless individuals in the Department of Children and Families in the Guardian ad
• partnership of professionals, adoption attorneys, even immigration attorneys and also our guardian ad
• We need those systems of attorney ad litems to support these children.
• I started my career working for the Guardian ad litem office and now I have my own state, my private

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• But in total, all added together, the program is around $633 million, with that funding being broken
• comments very briefly made by my colleagues that this has been a wildly popular element that we've added
• And then part of also our replacing, and we added this in 2022, Florida PALM, and then part of what we're
• And so that was then added back into the scope. It was in the original ITN.
• We added it back into the scope of work at that point. So that is also part of this release.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services on the My Safe Florida Home program, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot, and the Florida PALM financial system replacement project. For My Safe Florida Home, Stephen Fielder explained the wind-mitigation grant program, including its inspection-first process, two-to-one matching grants for most homeowners, low-income exemptions from the match, and eligible improvements such as roofs, clips/straps, water barriers, and opening protection. He reported roughly 109,000 initial inspections, nearly 59,000 grants approved, 31,000 final inspections, 25,000 reimbursements, and about $240 million paid out through the end of 2024. Members asked about premium savings, contractor pricing, fraud, owner-builder eligibility, reimbursement timing, and whether the program should have a dedicated funding source; Fielder said the program is currently closed, more than 40,000 people have signed up for updates, and the office has seen some price-gouging and impersonation issues but no major fraud trend. The committee also discussed the new prioritization rules that took effect July 1, 2024, which direct grant awards by age and income. Fielder said the program used a survey of existing applicants to implement the new priority groups and that the first group was over age 60 and low-income. Members raised questions about how premium reductions are measured, whether insurance company changes or rising insured values affect the data, and whether the program can track long-term outcomes after reimbursement. Fielder said the office reports raw premium changes based on declarations pages, knows the insurer for participants, and has validated results with multiple insurers, but does not track homeowners after they leave the program or enforce continued insurance coverage. For the My Safe Florida Condo Pilot, Fielder said the program is modeled on the home program but uses association-level applications, a maximum grant of $175,000 per association, and a similar two-to-one match. He said the application window opened briefly in November and was closed quickly because available funding could be exhausted and the department is prohibited from creating a waiting list. He identified several needed statutory changes, including better distinguishing condos from single-family homes, adjusting roof requirements for flat concrete roofs, and revisiting the unanimous unit-owner vote requirement, which he said has been a major obstacle. Chair Lopez noted the pilot is intended to be a learning process and thanked DFS staff for identifying implementation issues. The final presentation covered Florida PALM, the state’s effort to replace the 40-year-old FLAIR accounting system with a PeopleSoft-based financial management system. Fielder and PALM Director Jimmy Cox said the project began in 2014, the state contracted with Accenture in 2018, cash management went live in 2021, and the project was paused in 2022 for legislative review and remediation. They said the system is expected to go live in 2026, possibly in July rather than January, and that the project has spent about $225 million to date, with a current-year budget of about $60.9 million and a projected next-year request of about $64 million. Members asked about cybersecurity, cloud hosting, project scope, and whether the system is unique to Florida; staff said the system is not Florida-specific, access is credentialed through agency identity management, and the cloud host location is confidential. After the presentations, Chair Lopez assigned members to work with specific agencies on budget review meetings, asked them to discuss agency structure, priorities, staffing, waste reduction, and other budget issues, and set a deadline to report findings in the first week of regular session. The meeting then adjourned without objection.

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• I had a different version of it, but there was a little bit more added to it.
• Okay, so adding the word primary before all of jurisdiction. Yeah, all those jurisdictions.
• Chair, I thought we were adding primary before jurisdiction.
• <00:56:37.000> a just really struggling with adding a just really struggling with adding a
• The amendment has been added to the full bill, Senate File 2149, as amended. Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He questioned the amendment because Charter Public Schools were added.
• He added that there are multiple pathways in this commission that you are looking at.
• He added that there are multiple pathways in this commission that you are looking at.
• He added that there are multiple pathways in this commission that you are looking at.
• He added that there are multiple pathways in this commission that you are looking at.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first noted that House Bill 398, concerning Holocaust and genocide studies, and House Bill 131 had already been handled previously and were off the schedule. It then took up House Bill 740, which would require the Department of Education to maintain permanent records for closed charter schools. After brief discussion about overlap with another charter-school bill that already addressed closure and records, Representative Freeman moved to table the bill. The committee voted 16-0 to table/ITL the bill, and it was placed on the consent calendar. The main discussion centered on House Bill 557, which would require additional information on school budget ballots, including average cost per pupil, enrollment history, and teacher-to-administrator ratios. Members raised concerns that the bill was duplicative of existing law, overly detailed, costly to towns, and potentially electioneering or cumbersome on ballots. Supporters argued it would improve transparency and help voters who do not attend deliberative sessions or use online resources. The committee did not vote on the bill during the discussion; instead, members moved into caucus and later indicated they would hold the bill until Monday for further review. Later, the committee turned to House Bill 699 on special education definitions and considered Amendment 0606H. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed with the Department of Education after hearing testimony and was intended to align state definitions with federal law and incorporate recommendations from a prior audit, including changing “functionally blind pupils” to “students with visual impairments.” Some members supported the changes as responsive to the hearing and audit, while others objected that the amendment was still confusing, had not fully addressed stakeholder concerns, and should wait for a more comprehensive special education audit. The discussion also referenced House Bill 754 and another amendment, but the transcript ends before final action on HB 699 is shown.

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• it navigates the process to become added it navigates the process to become added to<00:43:03.400
• The money, $1.1 million, is not directly appropriated this year, but intent language is added so that
• The money, $1.1 million, is not directly appropriated this year, but intent language is added so that
• The money, $1.1 million, is not directly appropriated this year, but intent language is added so that
• <01:20:32.280> in<01:20:32.480> this added in this added in this >> [clears throat

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• And if you would reach out, or your staff reach out to a member of the DFL ad committee, I will—that
• And if you would reach out, or your staff reach out to a member of the DFL ad committee, I will—that
• committee uh of DFL member of the ad committee uh of DFL member<00:37:02.800> of<00:37:02.960
• > will<00:37:05.520> uh member of the ad committee I will uh member of the ad committee
• conference committee but uh of the ad conference committee but uh of the ad committee<00:38:13.119

Keywords: 1187, senate, all