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• But work with the Maas Indian Tribe, the Lower Creek Indian Tribe.
• They can only operate, you know, on the tribe or the reservation.
• 'Cause see, in some situations, based on whether it's the tribe or not, the state laws don't govern these
• I could remember a few years ago we gave another state tribe the same ability to be able to have their

Bills: HB43, SB81, SB178, SB138, SB89, SB183, HB27, HB188, HB199, HB190, SB117, HB43, HB27

Keywords: criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, custodial sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct, inmate abuse, prisoner exploitation, correctional staff, jail staff, detention center, probation officer, parole officer, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, sheriff, county jail, municipal jail

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• One of those is the tribes. So similar to the question, so it's a state veteran...
• The specifics of how that integrates with the tribes, I'll defer to Mr. Inamson on that point. Mr.
• The specifics of how that integrates with the tribes, I'll defer to Mr. and Vanzon on that point.
• Blackman, the same question regarding the tribes, the question regarding the language. Sure.
• I have spoken with all tribes actually about their veterans benefits and their issues.

Bills: HB2006, HB2165, HB2245, HB2348, HB2806, HB2901, HB2902, HCR2016

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2348, which would appropriate state general fund money in FY 2027 for Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs projects including wireless networking at training centers, a reimbursement program for service members without government computers, lodging and kind for service members, and HVAC upgrades and maintenance. Two amendments were considered: the Marquez Amendment, which filled in dollar amounts for the appropriations, failed; and the Gillette Amendment, which restricted certain networking equipment for national security reasons, removed the reimbursement program, revised the lodging language, and tied some funding intentions to compliance, passed. After extensive testimony from the sponsor and several Army Reserve and National Guard witnesses about lack of Wi-Fi, inadequate lodging, safety concerns from long drives, and poor HVAC at joint facilities, the committee approved HB 2348 as amended on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered HCR 2016, a ballot referral that would cap precinct size at 2,500 voters and eliminate county authority to use vote centers, emergency voting centers, and certain on-site early voting options. The sponsor said the measure was intended to restore precinct-based voting and let voters decide. County officials and election advocates opposed it, arguing that vote centers and early voting provide flexibility, are more cost-effective in many counties, and are necessary where geography, staffing, and facility availability make precinct voting difficult. After debate over local control, voter choice, and the practicality of precincting, the committee gave HCR 2016 a 4-3 do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2165, which exempts veterans from Arizona State Parks admission fees, and adopted the Marquez Amendment to extend the exemption to active military members, National Guard members, and reserve-unit members, with alternative ID options. Arizona State Parks testified in neutral, saying it supports veterans but is concerned about revenue losses; it estimated that even a modest share of veteran visits could reduce revenue by about $1.8 million annually. The sponsor said the bill was prompted by constituent requests and was meant to help veterans enjoy outdoor recreation and therapeutic opportunities. The committee then approved HB 2165 as amended on a vote of 4-0, with some members absent or not voting.

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• Aimed at enhancing Tribes' food sovereignty through projects that focus on irrigation and water infrastructure
• Twenty-three projects were delivered in partnership with California Native American tribes, including
• few key examples, although I could give you so many more: A $2.3 million grant to the Thule River Tribe
• and restoring sensitive or rare habitats for special status species, returning ancestral lands to tribes
• That program was created in 2023 through significant consultations with tribes and at least 27 hours

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It enables tribes to access the program, and it continues to fund the program.
• criteria that counties can use<00:01:44.040> it<00:01:44.200> enables<00:01:44.920> tribes
• uh<00:01:46.119> to<00:01:46.840> um<00:01:47.200> access use it enables tribes
• uh to um access use it enables tribes uh to um access the<00:01:47.759> program<00:01:48.439>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1478, a bill to continue and expand a grant program for locating Minnesota’s public land survey system (PLSS) monuments and survey corners. The author explained that many of the state’s 325,000 PLSS monuments have unknown locations, which contributes to boundary uncertainty, lawsuits, and inaccurate land records and taxation. The bill, as described, would add criteria for counties, allow tribes to access the program, and continue funding it. The committee also noted Senate authors and bipartisan support for the measure. An A1 amendment was offered by Representative Fryberg to put the bill in the desired form, and it was adopted without objection. Testifiers from the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors and county surveying offices supported the bill, saying better monument location improves maps, property transfers, land management, and tax accuracy, while reducing disputes and lowering survey costs for landowners and public projects. One testifier said the work is important but often underappreciated; another emphasized that more monuments can make surveys much cheaper and more accurate. Committee members expressed support for the bill’s goals, with several indicating they would sign on. The chair repeatedly referenced uncertainty around the budget forecast and said the committee would have to consider practical fiscal realities. In the end, Representative Fryberg renewed his motion, and House File 1478, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion.

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• and one member from each Dakota tribe.
• and one member from each Dakota tribe.
• different tribes.
• , one from the Dakota, and we've got 11 different tribes.
• Dakota and we've got 11 different tribes Dakota and we've got 11 different tribes and<01:23:44.960

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We will go to the House for a joint session beginning at 10:30 a.m. to hear the State of the Tribes address
• <00:24:50.320> state<00:24:50.480> of<00:24:50.640> the<00:24:50.799> tribes
• a.m. to hear the state of the tribes a.m. to hear the state of the tribes address.<00:24:51.520>

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, led the pledge of allegiance, and approved the January 15, 2026 journal as corrected. Senate Services was reported to have correctly printed Senate Bills 3 and 9 and correctly introduced and enrolled Senate Joint Resolutions 2 and 3; the president signed the two joint resolutions and Senate Resolution 2. During announcements, Senator Pelton promoted the upcoming morning prayer breakfast. Senator Sullivan then gave a lengthy personal privilege statement reflecting on the 704th Friday since his son Alex was killed in the Aurora theater shooting, describing his annual return to the theater, the support of President Coleman and others, and his view that returning is an act of defiance and remembrance for victims of gun violence. The majority leader announced that after recess and adjournment the House MLK joint resolution would be heard on the House floor, followed by a joint session at 10:30 a.m. for the State of the Tribes address. Members were reminded the Senate would be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day and would reconvene Tuesday, January 20 at 10 a.m. The Senate then adopted a motion to recess until 11:30 a.m. that day.

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• So this year, right now for FY26, we currently have two applications from Nations, Pueblos, and Tribes
• So first, we did directly to Nations, Pueblos, and Tribes.
• We got two Nations, Pueblos, and Tribes that have asked for funding for that.
• So if we also ensure that Nations, Peoples, and Tribes have access to DFA's trainings when they do those

Keywords: 996, all

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• I'm a member of the Hoopa tribe.
• I'm a member of the Hoopa tribe, and I have the opportunity to travel to 98 of the reservations in California
• So this thrusts the tribe into a position of having to develop our own grocery store and we did it first
• The tribe there has been really focused on food sovereignty and is working with them, partnered with

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Today in the gallery, we are joined by members of the Central Appalachian Cherokee Tribe.
• Members of the Central Appalachian Cherokee Tribe are joined in the gallery. I ask that they rise.
• Today, the Central Appalachian Cherokee Tribe, a 501(c)(3) community-based educational tribe, is handing
• this mission, police officers, EMTs, and first responders are carrying blankets donated by these tribes

Keywords: March 05, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• I'm also from the Mescalero Apache Tribe and the Pueblo of Laguna.
• So that's why I'm supporting it When you talk about our tribes, nations, and Pueblos, the sovereignty
• to be completely I do know there are some entities out there that do have the trust of our nation, tribes
• that exists within them, but that part too is it's very sensitive because they have the trust of our tribes
• actually we are going To put this component in with people who understand how to work with Pueblos and tribes

Bills: SM13, SM14

Keywords: land grant, Las Vegas, governance, self-governance, judicial management, forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs

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• curious as to, and I've talked with our tribal leaders and also our health care directors for the tribes
• tribal liaison will specifically work on implementation of rural health transformation activities with tribes
• I like that you have a liaison for your tribes. Can we get something like that in our zones?
• And in the same sense as we recognize that tribes... All the time.
• And in the same sense as we recognize that tribes have certain things that we need to be particularly

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Joint Policy Committee met to hear an overview of North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program before taking up the related policy bills. Department of Health and Human Services staff explained that the state received a $198.9 million CMS award, with funding focused on four pillars: strengthening rural workforce, bringing care closer to home, connecting technology and data, and improving population health through prevention. They emphasized that the program is intended to benefit rural and frontier residents statewide, including areas near urban centers when the project serves rural patients, and that CMS approval, provider readiness, and sustainability will drive what can be funded. Committee members asked about how the program would treat border communities, frontier counties, urban providers serving rural patients, multilingual outreach, tribal consultation, and whether there would be information sessions for applicants. HHS said the website will include sign-up and translation features, more listening sessions and training will be offered, and a rural health tribal liaison will work alongside the existing Medicaid tribal liaison. Members also raised concerns about reimbursement timing, cash flow for providers, and whether projects in urban areas could qualify; HHS responded that urban projects may be eligible if they clearly benefit rural residents. The department then outlined the four policy bills tied to the grant scoring: nutrition continuing medical education for physicians, the presidential fitness test, the physician assistant compact, and pharmacist scope of practice. HHS said these policy actions were incentivized in the federal funding opportunity and that failure to pass them could reduce future funding. The committee did not take final action on the bills in this portion of the transcript and recessed for lunch before moving on.

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• we would like to welcome you into the space by honoring the Indigenous people of the land: the 23 tribes
• We are honored to steward this resource built through the vision and leadership of tribes and Pueblos
• I'm also a non-enrolled member of the Salish Flathead Tribe from Montana, so diversity...
• How are you involved in SRMC and the 14 tribes of Pueblos in Sandoval County, the most of any county
• I can provide more information specifically about where we are represented within the tribes and pueblos

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• Those programs are the tribal food sovereignty program, aimed at enhancing tribes' food sovereignty through
• Twenty-three projects were delivered in partnership with California Native American tribes, including
• examples, although I could give you so many more, include a $2.3 million grant to the Tully River Tribe
• That program was created in 2023 through significant consultations with tribes and at least 27 hours
• of office sessions, so there was a lot of work that went through with the tribes that helped develop

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the administration’s spending plan for Proposition 4’s climate smart agriculture and biodiversity chapters, along with related trailer bill language. CDFA outlined proposed funding for existing programs such as SWEEP, Healthy Soils, Urban Agriculture, and invasive species work, plus new or phased-in programs including year-round and mobile farmers’ markets, tribal food sovereignty, and regional farm equipment sharing. The Department of Conservation described funding for the California Farmland Conservancy Program and Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program, while the Department of Finance and LAO discussed pending allocations and generally found the overall approach reasonable, though LAO suggested the Legislature may want more statutory guidance and reporting, especially for new programs. Members focused on implementation details, equity, and accountability. Questions covered how programs would serve vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, whether new solicitations would be reopened for previously oversubscribed grants, how outcomes are tracked, and how to structure guidance for new programs such as farm equipment sharing. The chair emphasized that the Legislature wants clearer direction on program design and noted that AB 2313 should guide implementation of the regional farm equipment sharing allocation. The committee also discussed the administration’s request to directly appropriate bond funds to departments and to exempt bond program guidelines from the Administrative Procedures Act; LAO supported the APA exemption with possible legislative guardrails for public notice and comment. The committee then heard on the farm-to-school proposal, with CDFA requesting $24.9 million General Fund for incubator grants, technical assistance, and network support. CDFA said the program has reached nearly half of California schoolchildren and has shown strong demand and positive evaluation results. LAO supported the core program but recommended rejecting the $3 million technical assistance component as too broad and suggested the Legislature consider using Proposition 98 for some of the funding. Members debated that point, with some expressing concern about using General Fund dollars for a new discretionary request during a tight budget year. The biodiversity and nature-based solutions chapter included funding for the Wildlife Conservation Board, state conservancies, and tribal nature-based solutions. WCB described major recent investments and proposed projects tied to 30 by 30, habitat restoration, tribal partnerships, and public access. Members raised concerns about long-term stewardship, the size of the WCB allocation, and whether the Legislature should receive more detail on how funds will be distributed. The committee also heard requests for Bolsa Chica wetlands maintenance and Rincon Island decommissioning funding from the State Lands Commission, with members questioning long-term liability, remediation costs, and the role of private oil operators. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with public comment from stakeholders largely supporting the APA exemption, farm-to-school funding, biodiversity investments, and related conservation programs.

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• Thanks to the Assistant Secretary and the work she's doing around the work we're doing with our tribes
• , nations, pueblos, and tribes.
• With regards to the tribes, how many of the tribes have childcare facilities in existence currently?
• Chair, Senator Shindo, across the board, that varies between each nation, pueblo, and tribe, but all
• Of course, the tribes are eligible for that as well. Have they also taken advantage of that? Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• This will become part of the university's repatriation process, working with tribes.
• I have the honor of serving as chairman for the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi tribe.
• Sadly, many individual tribal ancestors are still unclaimed or unidentified by any tribe or any NAGPRA
• We will ensure this bill allows plenty of time for tribes to identify their ancestors and bring them
• Pam Lopez, on behalf of the Tule River Tribe, in support. Thank you so much.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met with a quorum and first approved a consent calendar containing AB 341, AB 1098, and AB 1316, sending those measures to the Human Services, Judiciary, and Appropriations Committees respectively. The committee then heard AB 977, which would require CSU to audit surplus land and work with California tribes to identify three regional burial sites for Native American remains that cannot yet be repatriated. Supporters, including tribal leaders and archaeology groups, said the bill is needed to honor ancestors and address the large number of remains still held by CSU; CSU said it is committed to repatriation but had no formal position. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote. Members also heard AB 1093, creating a California-Mexico higher education exchange program, and AB 1035, expanding the California College Promise to cover tuition for students pursuing community college bachelor’s degrees. AB 1093 drew support for strengthening cross-border educational and economic ties, but some members raised concerns about border-region sewage problems and the bill’s budget implications; it was held for later consideration. AB 1035 received strong support from community college leaders and faculty who said it would help low-income and first-generation students complete workforce-focused bachelor’s degrees, but several members questioned whether it would stretch Prop. 98 funding and whether the state should prioritize broader affordability concerns. AB 1035 passed to Appropriations on a 3-2 vote. The committee next approved AB 922, which would let the University of California keep access to federal criminal-history information for hiring background checks, avoiding delays and added costs if statutory authority is required. UC said the bill is needed to maintain safety and hiring operations, and it passed to Public Safety on a 5-0 vote. AB 1346, protecting military dependents from losing in-state residency status because of family travel, also passed unanimously to Military and Veterans Affairs. AB 1212, allowing UC to use low-income housing tax credits to build affordable housing for faculty and staff on UC land, drew support from UC and labor groups but opposition from members concerned about preferential access to public resources; it was held for later action. Finally, the committee approved AB 500 and AB 684, both aimed at increasing transparency around UC admissions policy changes and UC BOARS decision-making, sending AB 500 to Education and AB 684 to Governmental Organization, each on 5-0 votes. The hearing then moved on to AB 1122 on dual enrollment, with the author and witnesses presenting the bill as a way to expand college access for high school students.

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• That doesn't include the tribes.
• That doesn't include include the tribes.
• They, like the tribes, are requesting huge built-in advantages over everyone else.
• They, like the tribes, are requesting huge built-in advantages over everyone else.
• They, like the tribes, are requesting huge built-in advantages over everyone else.

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• > to Received funding from the legislature to support their work and becoming an initiative tribe
• Currently, the commissioner is authorized to contract with private child-placing agencies and tribes
• <00:12:58.440> via child placing agencies and tribes via child placing agencies and tribes
• In addition, the recommendation includes modifications that allow tribes to determine the frequency of
• <01:15:34.560> tribal with each individual tribe tribal with each individual tribe tribal

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard a presentation from Department of Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner Tiki Brown on the department’s 2025 budget and transition plans. Brown said the governor’s budget pairs targeted reductions with modest investments, resulting in net general fund savings, while preserving core safety-net programs. Major proposals included funding for program integrity, modernization of the child welfare SSIS system, compliance changes for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), operating adjustments, and a transition account reallocation as the new department continues moving programs from other agencies through July 1, 2025. A large portion of the discussion focused on CCAP fraud prevention and oversight. Brown and Assistant Commissioner Diane Hy explained that the proposed statewide electronic attendance recordkeeping system would replace retroactive paper-based attendance reporting with more timely data, making it harder to falsify attendance and claim payments improperly. Brown also said the department is working with the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General and other partners on compliance and fraud controls. Senators pressed for more detail on current enforcement, whether payments can be withheld for violations, and whether recent media reports showed gaps in oversight; Brown said payments can be stopped for false attendance records, suspended or revoked licenses, or fraud allegations, but not for health and safety violations alone. The committee also reviewed other budget-neutral policy changes, including expanding permanency support services for relative foster care and tribal equivalents, strengthening tribal child welfare grants, updating TEACH scholarship rules for early childhood educators, and adjusting the Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program to create a special revenue fund and extend a 10% payment increase to tribally licensed programs and programs on tribal reservation land. Brown also described a $1.5 million annual reduction to restorative practices grants, leaving a smaller ongoing base. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• troopers that are certified to be BIA officers and they can take federal arresting authority on a tribe
• If a trooper doesn't have that certification and we come across a member of the tribe on a state highway
• If a trooper doesn't a tribe member.
• on a state across a member of the tribe on a state highway<00:18:00.240> that<00:18:00.480>
• be in violation of a federal law tribe be in violation of a federal law and<00:18:56.080> if<

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• she kind of talked about the issue or the entities who were at the table: environmentalists, the tribes
• So I think my other question is: Have you spoken with tribes, environmentalists, and other taxpayers
• she kind of talked about the issue or the entities who were at the table: environmentalists, the tribes
• So I think my other question is: Have you spoken with tribes, environmentalists, and other taxpayers
• <00:43:19.760> and their agreement between the tribes and their agreement between the tribes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• elected officials of the Agalasu tribe elected officials of the Agalasu tribe and<01:26:54.000><
• federally recognized tribe.
• are also military veterans and my tribe are also military veterans and my tribe has<02:31:54.080
• The four Oglala Sioux tribe members.
• The four Olgala Sue tribe Khloe.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The hearing of the Minnesota Senate Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability focused on federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, especially ICE and CBP operations, and their alleged constitutional and civil-rights impacts. Opening remarks from both parties emphasized the need for calm, cooperation, and public safety, though they sharply differed on the causes of the current situation. Republican members argued that violent criminal undocumented immigrants should be removed and that state and local officials should cooperate with federal authorities. Senator McEwen and other Democrats described the federal presence as abusive and terrorizing, citing deaths, family separations, and community fear, and called for accountability and truth-telling. The chair also held a moment of silence for Renee Mlin Good and Alex Prey before testimony began. Testimony from the ACLU of Minnesota and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota described what they said was a large-scale federal enforcement operation, including Operation Metro Surge, with widespread alleged violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and other constitutional amendments. Witnesses cited alleged racial profiling, warrantless arrests, excessive force, denial of counsel, detention out of state, and failure to comply with court orders. They referenced specific cases involving Susan Tinure, Abdi Khadir Nure, Victor Manuel Diaz, and others, as well as reports of journalists and community members being threatened or detained while documenting ICE activity. The witnesses also said the federal government’s lack of transparency makes it difficult to know how many people have been detained or deported and argued that the harm extends to both immigrants and citizens. Committee members asked questions about ICE entering homes without judicial warrants, federal claims about constitutional limits, and access to counsel for detainees moved out of state. The witnesses said that out-of-state detention, poor locator systems, paid phone access, and lack of privacy make legal representation difficult or impossible, and that civil-rights remedies often come too late because people are removed before cases are resolved. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the committee moved from opening statements into testimony and member questions.