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• Today is Wednesday, May 6th, and this is a hearing of the House Insurance Committee.
• Members, this is House Resolution No. 196 by Representative Owen.
• This resolution creates a special study committee of the House of Representatives to examine and make
• I'm seven years in this house.
• Members, this is House Bill No. 625 by Representative Jordan.

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Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on May 6 with a quorum and first reported favorably House Resolution 196 by Rep. Owen. The resolution creates a special study committee to examine the impact of fallen trees on residential property, property values, daily life, and the insurance market. Rep. Owen said the goal is to study whether homeowners who remove risky trees should be considered for incentives or discounts, and members discussed whether homeowners association restrictions on tree removal should also be examined. The committee next reported favorably Senate Bill 100 by Sen. Jenkins, which requires transportation network company drivers to provide the correct proof of insurance after an accident and disclose whether they were logged into the ride-share app or on a prearranged ride. Supporters said the bill would ensure the proper ride-share-specific coverage is produced and reduce administrative problems when accidents occur. House Bill 408 by Rep. Jordan, dealing with homeowners insurance cancellations after a homeowner timely mitigates risks, drew opposition from the insurance industry. Opponents argued the bill addressed a problem they said does not generally occur and could create confusion or litigation, especially given existing notice rules. After discussion, the committee adopted a committee amendment changing a notice period from 90 days to 60 days, and Rep. Jordan voluntarily deferred the bill. The committee then took up House Bill 625 by Rep. Jordan on peer-to-peer car sharing programs. Members adopted technical amendments and a substantive amendment requiring a state-admitted or approved physical damage policy when no contractual protection package is in place, with a deductible cap and subrogation rights. Enterprise representative Ryan Haney said the company supported the broader effort but disagreed with the amended approach; the committee nevertheless reported the bill favorably as amended. The meeting then adjourned.

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• establishes proactive consumer protections for rent now, pay later financial products used for rental housing
• is looking for ways to get key infrastructure projects to the public faster, and by the San Diego Housing
• Raymond Contreras with Lighthouse Public Affairs, on behalf of the San Diego Housing Commission, as a
• Raymond Contreras with Lighthouse Public Affairs, on behalf of the San Diego Housing Commission, as a
• Nicole Cignoners on behalf of the House... Good morning.

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Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 6, 2026, with a quorum present and began by approving two large groups of bills on consent: a due-pass-to-consent set and a due-pass set for bills eligible for the floor consent calendar. The committee then heard a series of author presentations, generally focused on bills with minor, absorbable, or no state costs, and most measures were reported out with due-pass recommendations, often on roll call and sometimes with members not voting or bills held on call. Among the bills discussed were AB 1792 on updating health guidance to address AI-related digital safety risks for students, AB 1843 on removing barriers to hepatitis C treatment, AB 2350 on consumer protections for rent-now-pay-later products, AB 2780 on technical changes to teachers’ retirement law, AB 2117 on restructuring K-12 education governance, AB 1913 and AB 2706 on emergency equipment authority and cannery law modernization, and AB 1914 and AB 1820 on child care planning and EV charger permitting. Other measures included AB 2417 on retirement information for community college faculty, AB 2506 on cannabis commerce involving tribal licensees, AB 2200 on greenhouse energy-code compliance, AB 1664 on notice to state officials when election records are seized or subpoenaed, AB 2135 on nursing home discharge notices, AB 2697 on allowing drive-through cannabis sales with local approval, AB 2518 on a San Diego County energization-delay pilot, AB 1665 on mental health training for school coaches, AB 2532 on cannabis beverage safeguards and labeling, AB 1627 on disqualifying certain federal immigration enforcement personnel from becoming peace officers, AB 2121 on community college funding safeguards, AB 2771 on extending the Bureau for Postsecondary Private Proprietary Education sunset, and AB 2120 on preserving LAUSD’s selected certification hiring practice. Most witnesses and sponsors described the bills as low-cost, technical, or modernization measures; a few bills drew opposition or “oppose unless amended” testimony, including AB 1820 and AB 2706-related items, but no major floor votes were taken in the transcript beyond committee recommendations. The committee also heard AB 2541, a presentation-only suspense-file bill to create a lowrider specialty license plate that would generate revenue for community and youth programs. The bill drew enthusiastic bipartisan comments and requests to be added as coauthors, but it was sent to suspense for later consideration. Afterward, the committee approved a lengthy suspense calendar and opened general public comment, where members of the public voiced support or opposition on various other bills, including telework, physical therapy licensure, pesticide restrictions, data disaggregation, and other measures not heard that day. The meeting then adjourned.

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• and the house itself, leading to large structure loss.
• the house and other attachments.
• It kept houses from burning right next to a house that was on fire just because they were hardened.
• It kept houses from burning right next to a house that was on fire just because they were hardened.
• And I support it and I'm doing it at my house.

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Summary: The hearing focused on home hardening and defensible space as wildfire mitigation tools, with members and witnesses emphasizing that California’s wildfire losses, insurance costs, and affordability pressures require a broader strategy than the status quo. The chair framed the issue as a tipping point for the state and asked witnesses to discuss how to scale mitigation, improve coordination, and make programs more effective and sustainable. Early testimony from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety explained how embers, flames, structure density, and combustible materials drive community conflagrations, and described the IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home standards, including a base “Prepared” level and an enhanced level. IBHS said California is ahead of other states but still needs standardized, verified mitigation, and noted research suggesting home hardening can reduce losses and improve insurability. The Legislative Analyst’s Office highlighted key policy questions for lawmakers, including the state’s role, intergovernmental coordination, cost-effectiveness, program design, long-term sustainability, and barriers to implementation. Members pressed for practical, lower-cost approaches, and witnesses repeatedly stressed that the first five feet around a home is critical, that many mitigation steps are DIY or relatively low-cost, and that financing will be necessary because many homeowners cannot afford full retrofits. Megafire Action argued that home hardening is a market adoption challenge, not something the state can fully pay for, and recommended a blended model of education, low-interest loans, smaller grants, and insurance discounts to drive mass adoption. Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council and Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority described local programs using assessments, neighborhood-based Firewise efforts, grants, and resident participation, while also calling for better marketing, clearer standards, workforce development, and stronger links between mitigation and insurance benefits. In the later panels, Cal Fire and the State Fire Marshal described the state’s layered approach: parcel-level hardening, defensible space, and neighborhood-scale mitigation. Cal Fire said its defensible space inspection program needs ongoing funding and staffing to remain permanent, and the LAO said the proposal has merit but could be modified depending on budget conditions and alternative funding sources. Cal Fire also described a forthcoming defensible space financial assistance program focused on Zone Zero and vulnerable communities, estimating about $8,000 per home and roughly 3,125 homes served with the proposed funding. The State Fire Marshal clarified that local Zone Zero ordinances cannot be less restrictive than state minimum standards, though local governments have flexibility above that floor. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses returned to the need for a coordinated statewide marketing campaign, consistent standards, targeted incentives, and sustained funding to move from pilot efforts to mass adoption.

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• development. theater, fieldhouse, playgrounds, retail spaces, spurring affordable housing development
• counsel, no in-house engineers.
• They pass their resolutions.
• I was amazed at the apartment rental spaces and the houses they had over there.
• And so now, about 100 percent of our houses, of residents, have this ability.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Welcome to the House.
• You’ve adopted House Amendment 1 to House Amendment 20. Further discussion on House Amendment 20.
• Adopted House Amendment Number 1 to House Amendment Number 24.
• You have adopted House Amendment 2 to House Amendment 24.
• You adopted House Amendment 1 to House Amendment No. 26.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So those were very well vetted in the House, or in the Senate.
• I also carried the House version, and those two went through legislative review, and we had seven yes
• The other one, my House Bill 3092... What was the other one?
• I have a House Committee substitute to offer ending in 0.06C.
• You have adopted the House Committee substitute.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Last year, our emphasis was transportation and housing. And we took testimony on those points.
• I would say that the convention is to go back and forth between House and Senate, House and Senate, House

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• The Missouri House of Representatives Legislative Rules Committee shall come to order, even though it
• I'll start with our first witness in support of House Bill 2243.
• And with that, we're going to move on to the next witness in support of House Bill 2243.
• And with that, we're going to move on to next witness in support of House Bill 2243.
• He again is addressing it through House Bill 2243.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This is, uh, this House File 4110 is a fix to a bill that passed in 2024, which was House File 5247.
• <00:08:55.600> here, only in the house here, only in the house here, uh uh uh but<00:08:57.480
• and Speaker Johnson in the house and Speaker Johnson in the house they they they as<00:29:51.320
• He said that is not how the House operates.
• , reasons, but in a tied house, reasons, but in a tied house, I<02:13:19.520> think<02:13:

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 3732, the Department of Employment and Economic Development appropriations bill, was presented as a package of budget and policy changes from the Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Committee. The author described it as a set of practical fixes, including changes to reporting requirements, repealing unused programs, recommendations from a Governor’s Workforce Development Board subcommittee on direct appropriations, and creation of an Office of Community Investment within DEED. Members also noted the bill had been revised after earlier floor debate and included a modified version of a previously contentious proposal. The first major floor debate centered on Amendment A12, offered by Representative Zeleznikar, which would create an exemption from meal and break requirements for certain 24-hour care settings such as disability group homes and home care. Supporters argued the current break law does not fit the realities of one-on-one or overnight care and could force providers into unsafe or impractical staffing models. Opponents, including Representatives Johnson and Pinto, said the amendment would weaken or repeal worker break protections and remove clear standards and remedies. After debate, the House took a roll call and the amendment failed on a 67-67 tie. A second amendment, A13 by Representative Tabke, proposed a $150,000 state aviation fund-backed loan fund to help TSA and other airport workers who had gone without pay during a federal shutdown, by backstopping bank loans for affected families. Tabke framed it as worker relief tied to the aviation system, while Representative Niska argued it was not a serious proposal, had not been vetted, and unfairly used state money to address a federal dispute. Debate on the amendment became highly partisan and included a point of order over personalities in debate before the Speaker ruled the point well taken and returned discussion to the amendment.

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• The House will come to order. Prayer by the chaplain. Let us pray.
• Introduction and first reading of House files 5112 through 5118.
• Motions and resolutions.
• I move that the house do now Niska.
• All those in the house do now adjourn.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and approved the previous day’s journal. It then moved through routine business including second reading of Senate File 4612, first reading of House Files 5112 through 5118, and a Senate message stating the Senate would not concur in House amendments to Senate File 4760, a public safety bill, and requested a conference committee. Representative Novotny moved that the House accede to the Senate’s request, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker appointed Representatives Novotny, Witty, Moller, and Feist to the conference committee on Senate File 4760. The House also approved non-controversial motions on the desk. During member announcements, Representative Buck marked National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Day, citing state data on missing Indigenous persons and homicides and noting Minnesota’s Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and related license plate funding. Members were encouraged to wear red in recognition of the day. Representative Long announced Democratic caucus plans after session, and Representative Niska announced the Rules Committee would meet after adjournment and moved to adjourn until 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2026; both adjournment motions prevailed.

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• We're going to move ahead to House File 4017.
• Representative Johnson, if you would approach the testifiers table. >> I will move that House File 417
• be brought before the committee and I will also move that House File 417 be referred to the general
• The DE1 is adopted to House File 417. >> One more chance for member discussion. >> Seeing none, I will
• renew the motion that House File 4017 as amended be referred to the general register.

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Summary: The committee took up House File 4017, with Representative Johnson presenting a delete-everything amendment that substantially changed the bill from a regulatory approach to a study. Johnson explained that the issue involves improper disposal of medical waste by hospitals and surgery centers, including items such as blood, gauze, syringes, and body parts, which he said has been occurring statewide despite an existing separation law dating back to 1989. He described the problem as a safety, operational, and cost issue for waste facilities and workers, saying facilities have had to shut down, bring in cleanup crews, and investigate incidents when contaminated waste is found in general trash. Johnson said prior efforts to address the problem with hospitals and other locations had only temporary success, and that the amended bill would instead create a study to determine why the violations are happening, how widespread they are, and who needs education. The chair noted the amendment was a compromise that could move forward now, even if it was not a complete solution. No member questions were raised. The committee adopted the DE1 amendment by voice vote, then renewed the motion to refer House File 4017 as amended to the general register. That motion passed by voice vote, and the bill advanced. Johnson thanked the co-authors and others who worked on the measure.

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• So, I looked into it, and I was not able to find them, so with the help of our exemplary House Librarian
• help of able to find them, so with the help of our<00:04:17.560> exemplary<00:04:18.840> House
• <00:04:19.120> Librarian our exemplary House Librarian our exemplary House Librarian [clears
• The I feel like we've had a lot of conversations, especially on the House floor, about in fact from many
• conversations, especially on the House conversations, especially on the House floor,<00:10:12.960

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Summary: The committee debated whether to issue a subpoena to Representative Ilhan Omar for documents and communications related to the Feeding Our Future investigation and the federal U.S. v. Aimee Bock trial exhibits. The chair argued that Omar’s office had been named in trial exhibits, that prior requests for testimony and documents had gone unanswered, and that the committee needed the materials to understand the role of the Meals Act and related communications in creating conditions for fraud. Supporters said the request was part of a broader effort to examine Minnesota’s larger fraud problems and to obtain records they believed were relevant and public despite a court protective order; opponents questioned the timing, the committee’s need for the information, and the precedent of subpoenaing a sitting member of Congress, while also arguing federal authorities could pursue any wrongdoing themselves. Members discussed whether the committee had first requested the materials in April 2026 or earlier, whether the documents could be obtained directly from the court or the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and how the information would be used given that the committee was nearing the end of its work. The chair said staff had tried PACER and the federal court, but that the exhibits themselves were under a protective order binding the parties, not the legislature or Omar. Critics said the subpoena was unnecessary and politically motivated; supporters said it was needed for transparency and accountability in the Feeding Our Future probe and related fraud patterns. A roll call was taken on the motion to issue the subpoena. The committee voted 5-3 in favor, but the chair noted that Minnesota law required a two-thirds vote, so the motion failed and the subpoena was not issued. The chair said she would continue trying to contact Representative Omar’s office and hoped for a response.

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• I will move House File 2354 before the committee.
• The motion is that House File 2354 be referred to the general register. We do have an A9 amendment.
• Any questions for uh uh uh the<00:04:10.120> bill<00:04:10.440> House<00:04:10.800>
• File 2354 as amended from the bill House File 2354 as amended from members?
• I will renew my motion that House File 2354, as amended, be referred to the General Register.

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Summary: The committee heard House File 2354, a bill by Representative Norris to strengthen Minnesota’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and combat medical assistance fraud. Norris explained that the bill, previously part of a broader Human Services program integrity package, was being converted into a standalone measure through the A9 amendment. The amendment made conforming changes and shifted the appropriation to ongoing funding from a special revenue fund, which Norris said was important to secure a three-to-one federal match for additional staff. As amended, the bill would increase investigative and prosecutorial capacity, create new penalties for Medicaid fraud over $100,000 and over $1 million, align prison time with other theft laws, extend the statute of limitations, and include medical assistance fraud under the state racketeering law. Norris and supportive members emphasized that Minnesota’s fraud unit is smaller than comparable states and that the added funding would help hire more staff. Members Pinto and Cleborne, along with Representative Koznick, offered supportive comments about the importance of the bill and broader legislative efforts to address fraud. The A9 amendment was adopted by voice vote, and after discussion the committee voted to refer House File 2354, as amended, to the General Register. The motion passed by voice vote, with no opposition recorded.

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• Um so BIA housing supply coalition.
• Um, and I I think a housing issues.
• going after that middle market housing. going after that middle market housing.
• it came through the house. it came through the house.
• house members >> or<01:54:05.520> just<01:54:05.679> three<01:54:05.920> House

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• <00:02:59.360> Bill replacement of the bill with House Bill replacement of the bill with House
• throat] House passed the bill. bill. bill.
• , the original bill in the House, the original bill in the House, I<00:16:07.959> do<00:16
• house races, that's a lot. house races, that's a lot. Thank<00:31:54.920> you.
• campaigns even for the house campaigns even for the house I<00:34:06.679> don't<00:34:06.920

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• So, but I'm going to write concur and send this back to House Clerk, and we'll be all good to go.
• To House Clerk, and we'll be all good to go. All right.
• Bill 1766, which passed the House overwhelmingly, onto this bill.
• <01:46:41.119> of best committee in the House of best committee in the House of Representatives
• where it goes from there on the House where it goes from there on the House floor.<01:47:35.920>

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• of the house.
• we've already permitted housing. we've already permitted housing.
• did not support House Bill 1526. did not support House Bill 1526.
• >> House Bill 1505. >> House Bill 1505.
• House Bill 1505.

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