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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

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  • things and gets the<00:02:57.280><c> bill</c><00:02:57.440><c> in</c><00:02:57.519><c> the</c><00:02
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/3/25

Capital Investment

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  • exports to 140 countries<00:02:56.959><c> and</c><00:02:57.280><c> owns</c><00:02:57.519><c> four</c
  • However,<00:02:59.200><c> due</c><00:02:59.360><c> to</c><00:02:59.519><c> the</c><00:02:59.599><c> runway
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Health Finance and Policy

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  • Under current Minnesota statute, patients are able to access physical therapy directly without a referral
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  • /c><00:54:19.680><c> are</c> current Minnesota statute, patients are current Minnesota statute, patients
KY
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  • /c><02:03:07.440><c> them</c><02:03:07.599><c> the</c> existing statute gives them the existing statute
  • :14.480><c> the</c><02:03:14.639><c> statute,</c><02:03:15.119><c> I</c><02:03:15.280><c> would</c><02
  • the statute<02:19:13.679><c> already</c><02:19:14.000><c> allows</c><02:19:14.960><c> uh</c><02:19:15.040
Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Health Services met to approve the June 18 minutes and hear introductory remarks from new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Family Services Dr. Steven Stack and new Department for Public Health Commissioner Dr. John Langfeld. Both described their backgrounds and emphasized a shared focus on using health data to improve quality, coordination, and outcomes across Kentucky. They highlighted the Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHI) as a central tool for connecting hospitals, labs, providers, public health systems, Medicaid, and other state and federal data sources, and said the system supports notifications, immunization records, surveillance, and care coordination. They also outlined priorities such as continued investment in KHI, stronger interoperability, privacy protections, and expanded analytic capacity to turn data into action. Committee members then asked about COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and informed consent, particularly for pregnant women and children. Dr. Stack said informed consent should come through a licensed health care provider, that Kentucky did not mandate the COVID vaccine, and that the evidence still supports vaccination for high-risk groups, including pregnant women, citing professional medical guidance. A follow-up exchange focused on concerns about past vaccine policies and the need for patients to receive full information before making decisions. Senator Heron asked how KIPRC/KIPR could be used to address firearm injuries. Dr. Langfeld said the key opportunity is to make data more real-time and usable for day-to-day response, while Dr. Stack said the department would continue its long-standing partnership with KIPRC and noted his view that gun violence is a public health emergency. He added, however, that because firearms are a deeply divided issue, the Department for Public Health’s current role is mainly to make data available for authorized research rather than to take a broader policy role. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • Whether<00:02:51.680><c> that's</c><00:02:52.160><c> public</c><00:02:52.480><c> safety,</c><00:02:53.040
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/18/26

Education Policy

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • </c> concerns for Minnesota employers and concerns for Minnesota employers and working<00:02:25.280><
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Bills: HF3388, HF400
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-04-21

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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  • That wraps up, Madam Chair, the changes for Minnesota State.
  • This partnership was established by the Minnesota Mayo Clinic, known as the Minnesota Partnership for
  • University of Minnesota.
  • Coming into this session, Minnesota State certainly understood the financial position the state of Minnesota
  • That places Minnesota residents; well, the school funding is for Minnesota students to go to medical
Bills: HF2312
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/21/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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  • . statute. statute.
Bills: HF2312
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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Bills: HF2090, HF982, HF2229
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

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Bills: HF192, HF268, HF1214, HF494
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-30

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our alumni are making Minnesota a better place to live.
  • Enrollment is growing in programs that matter to Minnesota and to St.
  • Our project is ranked No. 2 in the Minnesota State System.
  • , actually in northern Minnesota.
  • We have been working together with the League of Minnesota Cities, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/30/25

Capital Investment

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  • 02:15.920><c> are</c><00:02:16.080><c> deeply</c><00:02:16.400><c> committed</c><00:02:16.720><c> to<
  • are making state, and our alumni are making Minnesota<00:02:36.800><c> a</c><00:02:36.959><c> better
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • <01:02:12.600><c> including</c><01:02:12.920><c> I</c><01:02:12.960><c> know</c><01:02:13.120><c> one
Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the minutes from March 25 and March 26, then took up House File 4077, a bipartisan bill authored by Representatives Greenman and Roach. The bill would prohibit municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities that restrict disclosure about land development, economic development, or publicly funded projects, while preserving existing Chapter 13 data practices rules and trade secret protections. The authors argued the bill is needed to prevent secret agreements and backroom decision-making that undermine public transparency, and they moved that the bill be re-referred to the general register. Several local officials and residents testified in support, including a St. Louis County commissioner, the mayor of Lonsdale, and residents from Farmington and Hermantown. Supporters said NDAs had been used in connection with data center and other development projects to keep elected officials and the public in the dark, eroding trust and limiting community input. They described the bill as a common-sense transparency measure and said existing law already protects legitimate trade secrets. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Business Partnership, which argued that NDAs are often necessary in early-stage economic development discussions to protect sensitive business information and remain competitive with other states. They warned the bill could discourage investment, jobs, and tax growth, and said it would impose a one-size-fits-all state mandate that limits local discretion. Committee members then debated whether the bill was too broad and whether it should be narrowed to data centers; supporters responded that the issue extends beyond data centers to other forms of economic development. A roll call vote was requested on the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register, but the final vote result was not stated in the transcript excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • but we are the largest community in southwest Minnesota.
  • They made their way to America, to Minnesota, and they have woven themselves into the tapestry of Minnesota
  • Minnesota FFA Foundation.
  • Our celebration of 100 years of Minnesota FFA.
  • Minnesota FFA has a rich, long history in our state.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 3/26/25

Legacy Finance

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  • So, a cultural<00:02:33.680><c> center</c><00:02:34.000><c> would</c><00:02:34.319><c> offer</c><00:02
  • Um, the center would<00:02:41.760><c> be</c><00:02:41.920><c> used</c><00:02:42.080><c> to</c><00:02:
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  • :02:58.319><c> up</c><01:02:58.480><c> here</c><01:02:58.640><c> as</c><01:02:58.799><c> well?
KY
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  • Um, entertain a<00:02:02.799><c> motion</c><00:02:03.040><c> to</c><00:02:03.200><c> approve</c><00:02
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Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, welcomed new staff member Sean Parks, and announced that it would not meet in November. The next meeting was scheduled for December 8 at 10:00 a.m., with the chair noting that pension bills would be heard then and emphasizing that all pension bills must go through the full process and include actuarial analysis. Brad Gross of the Public Pension Oversight Board presented a detailed review of Kentucky retirement systems’ investments and funding. He said fiscal year 2025 ended with about $50.5 billion in pension assets and $12.52 billion in retiree health assets, both up from the prior year. He reported strong investment performance across the systems, with all Kentucky public pension funds exceeding their policy benchmarks and the median peer return of 10.4%. He also discussed long-term return trends, asset allocation differences among the systems, fee levels, and cash flow, noting that cash flow remains a key monitoring issue and that supplemental appropriations have improved the cash position of some funds, especially the Kentucky State Police and TRS systems. Gross also explained that assumed rates of return have generally fallen over time, which increases unfunded liabilities and required contributions, and said the systems’ current assumptions range from 5.25% to 7.1%. He noted that the committee’s materials included peer comparisons and historical charts, and that all asset classes were within target ranges. In response to a question from Senator Funky From, Gross was asked about pension spiking and whether supplemental general fund contributions could create a false sense of security in cash flow analysis; the question was raised but not resolved in the portion of the transcript provided.