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• who are dying by suicide as a result of their interaction with these platforms, sex trafficking, purchasing
• platforms, sexion,<00:24:41.760> sex<00:24:42.080> trafficking,<00:24:42.720> purchasing
• sexion, sex trafficking, purchasing sexion, sex trafficking, purchasing illegal<00:24:43.760>
• <01:40:27.440> increased<01:40:27.760> from<01:40:28.159> 18 Humra purchases
• increased from 18 Humra purchases increased from 18 million<01:40:28.719> in<01:40:29.040>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 11, 2026 minutes, then heard House File 4048, which would exempt chiropractors from Minnesota’s provider tax if they are no longer eligible to provide chiropractic benefits under Medicaid/MinnesotaCare. Representative Robbins said the bill corrects an unfair situation because chiropractors still pay the tax even though the benefit was eliminated. Testifiers from the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and a longtime chiropractor supported the bill, arguing that most chiropractors are small-business owners and should not pay a tax for services they can no longer provide. Several members said they supported restoring chiropractic coverage instead of changing the tax, and there was discussion about whether the tax applies to all providers and whether it is effectively passed on to patients. The committee adopted a motion to recommend HF 4048 to the Committee on Taxes. The committee then took up House File 3893, as amended, a bill to restrict artificial intelligence from engaging in psychotherapy or counseling with humans. The author and supporters said the bill is intended to prevent AI chatbots from posing as therapists or counseling vulnerable people, citing reports of suicides and other harms linked to chatbot interactions. The A2 amendment was adopted; the author said it reflected stakeholder concerns and added informed-consent language. Testifiers in support, including a psychologist and a suicide-prevention nonprofit leader, urged strong safeguards and said AI should not replace licensed professionals in crisis settings. Other testimony raised concerns about overbreadth and unintended effects. TechNet and a rural mental health provider said the bill should be narrowed so it applies to clinical therapy rather than wellness or educational tools, and should allow supervised AI uses such as transcription and administrative support. Members discussed rural access, existing licensing-board authority, privacy laws, and whether the bill should target AI companies directly rather than licensed clinicians. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HF 3893, with no final committee action shown in the excerpt.

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• An act relating to the Wyoming lottery, authorizing debit card payments for lottery ticket purchases,
• ,<00:16:28.520> and<00:16:28.640> providing lottery ticket purchases, and providing
• lottery ticket purchases, and providing for<00:16:29.200> an<00:16:29.280> effective<00
• ,<01:15:01.040> cars,<01:15:01.840> you He has one for big purchases, cars, you He
• has one for big purchases, cars, you know,<01:15:02.640> one<01:15:02.880> for<01:15:03.000

Keywords: 916, all

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• The second paragraph there on that page, this requires districts to purchase additional assessments and
• The second paragraph there on that page requires districts to purchase additional assessments, and they
• The second paragraph there on that page requires districts to purchase additional assessments, and they
• This requires districts to purchase additional assessments, and they will be required to give exactly
• the districts don't have the required curriculum that WDE is mandating, they will be required to purchase

Keywords: 916, all

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• With that, you also said that there's the average age has gone for purchasing homes has gone up to, I
• c><00:18:01.679> has<00:18:01.840> gone<00:18:02.400> for<00:18:02.640> purchasing
• average age has gone for purchasing average age has gone for purchasing homes<00:18:03.280> has
• 18:16.720> out<00:18:17.440> to<00:18:17.679> that<00:18:17.919> age purchase
• a home out to that age purchase a home out to that age differently?

Bills: HF3425, HF3424, HF1385

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, eviction, rent, nonpayment of rent, landlord-tenant, residential tenant, notice to quit, unlawful detainer, housing, lease violation, late fees, rental assistance, legal aid, tenant rights, Minnesota Statutes 504B.321, pre-eviction notice

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• If you buy experiences, experiences, experiences, you end up happier than you were prior to the purchase
• you were prior you end up happier than you were prior to<00:25:44.960> the<00:25:45.120> purchase
• So, think of the to the purchase.
• Because I think we're going to find out that it's the experience that you have after you've purchased
• the ticket when after you've purchased the ticket when you're<02:01:45.920> betting<02:01:46.239

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

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• Now, I had somebody from Kansas purchase the property to the north of me.
• Now, I had somebody<00:18:06.080> from<00:18:06.320> Kansas<00:18:06.799> purchase
• c><00:18:07.120> the somebody from Kansas purchase the somebody from Kansas purchase the property
• The cost of this tax will be passed on to renters, service providers, and products purchased for those
• for those that can products purchased for those that can pass<01:07:27.760> it<01:07:27.920><

Bills: SF0099, SF0116, SJ0006

Keywords: easement, electricity delivery, public utility, prescriptive easement, landowner rights, surface water, drainage utilities, municipality, elections, environmental management, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to watch the extra professional development, the training that he has received, the books that he purchases
• They were able to purchase land and then lease it out for 99 years to a multifamily housing developer
• Those are pretty significant capital purchases, but administration building... ...capital purchases,
• but an administration building, a domed football stadium, purchasing land to put it into a long-term
• So what this bill says is that if you're going to include a major purchase like that, a performing arts

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And then after the word purchase on line 19, add the words 'and maintain the.'
• So it would read as to purchase and maintain the equipment necessary.
• <00:58:59.760> on<00:59:00.000> line And then after the word purchase on line And then
• after the word purchase on line 19,<00:59:01.040> add<00:59:01.280> the<00:59:01.440><
• and maintain the equipment purchase and maintain the equipment necessary.

Bills: HB0103, HB0070, HB0091

Keywords: First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Well, you all funded it a couple years before we actually were able to purchase it thanks to CO.
• But the minute they had it, then we did actually purchase it and it is doing just fine.
• <01:10:46.640> But<01:10:46.719> the<01:10:46.960> minute purchase it thanks
• But the minute purchase it thanks to CO.
• purchase it and it is doing just fine. purchase it and it is doing just fine.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 13 January, 2026; 1:45 PM, 925, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard first from the Office of State Public Defender, which said its core budget request was essentially level funding, with attorney and investigator pay raises already included because of the DA pay raise linkage. The main discussion focused on two initiatives: a rural public defense pilot in four counties and a Hinds County/Jackson public defense expansion. The pilot, funded last year with capital expense money, has formed a nonprofit, hired a director and staff, opened an office in Kosciusko, and began taking cases on October 1; most of its 44 cases involved day-one jail visits. The office said the project is intended to improve early representation, reduce jail time, and generate data, while not displacing local public defenders. For Hinds County, the office said new data show about 31% of cases originate from state-agency arrests, and it is seeking roughly $525,000 more to fully fund positions, bringing the total request to about $952,972 for five lawyers, an investigator, a legal secretary, and office expenses. Senators asked about funding sources and workload standards; the office said the pilot request had been submitted as general funds rather than capital expense, and that it is using weighted workload measures rather than strict national caseload standards. The committee then heard from the Attorney General’s office, represented by Deputy Attorney General Doug Miracle, who presented the FY 2027 budget request. The office requested $45.48 million total, including $35.31 million in general funds, which is a reduction from the prior year’s appropriation, but also requested a $1.58 million increase in salary funding. Miracle said the office is losing attorneys to other state agencies and district attorney offices because of salary caps and pay disparities, noting the Attorney General’s statutory salary cap of $150,000 and that more than 18 attorneys left last year. He said HB 1509 created higher pay levels for district attorneys and assistant district attorneys, making retention harder for the Attorney General’s office, and asked for either the salary increase or authority to move funds between budget lines. Miracle also highlighted the office’s work on child welfare and human trafficking, noting that federal HHS officials were visiting Jackson to discuss foster children and that the office administers the state’s human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation fund. He said the office is working to reduce time children spend in state custody and support services for trafficking victims and foster youth. The committee discussed statewide youth court reform as well, with Miracle explaining that the office supports expert recommendations and a plan that could create 25 youth court positions in 20 chancery districts at an estimated $10 million, based on DHS and AOC data and a model using state-employed and contract lawyers. No votes were taken during the excerpted meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and we recently had a tribal nation in northern Minnesota, Boyfort, who purchased many, many tens
• of thousands of acres of land, who only made that purchase because of the SFIA program.
• many, many tens of thousands purchased many, many tens of thousands of<00:53:27.040> acres<00
• 53:29.200> that of acres of land, who only made that of acres of land, who only made that purchase
• purchase because of the SFIA program. purchase because of the SFIA program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• think it would be effective upon passage because we do know that there are hundreds of approved purchase
• and sales agreements out for units that have been approved by the bureau but not yet entered into purchase
• <00:56:22.319> and hundreds of uh approved purchase and hundreds of uh approved purchase and
• <00:56:28.400> and<00:56:28.559> sales yet entered into purchase and sales yet entered
• into purchase and sales agreements.<00:56:29.359> Okay.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up HB 164, dealing with homeowners and certain service agreements tied to residential real estate. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be framed as prohibiting “service agreements” or more specifically as banning “future right to listing” agreements, and whether the bill should mirror Maine’s newer law. Mike Padmore of AARP New Hampshire presented suggested edits, including clarifying that the agreements are unenforceable, striking a provision at Roman 6C, and adding language making clear that registry of deeds staff are not liable when they record documents they are statutorily required to file. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors said the bill and Maine’s law reach the same result, but he preferred simpler wording and argued the bill should not include a two-year time limit because legitimate listing agreements should not create liens at all. Members and witnesses debated whether the bill should simply make the practice illegal outright, whether the Consumer Protection Act is the right enforcement vehicle, and whether the lien-removal process should be modeled on the recent undischarged mortgage bill. A consumer protection official said the bureau supports the statute and explained that under RSA 358-A, consumers could seek damages and equitable relief to strike a lien, while also noting that the bureau often uses the Consumer Protection Act as an enforcement tool. The committee also discussed narrowing the bill to residential real estate, with the sponsor and witnesses saying the problem has been seen in residential transactions and that commercial property was not the focus. The testimony described the underlying problem as companies, often national rather than New Hampshire-based, using long-term or future listing agreements to impose liens or penalties on homeowners, sometimes in connection with estate transfers or home sales. Witnesses said legitimate real estate listings do not normally place liens on houses, but these arrangements can include hidden or unclear penalties, including a reported 3% charge on home value. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the committee appeared to be working through possible amendments and whether to adopt Maine-style language or a simpler New Hampshire-specific approach.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1806 by Sparks relates to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and
• Speaker and members, lunch is available for purchase in the members' lounge.
• Dinner is available for purchase in the members' lounge. It's meatloaf and mashed potatoes tonight.
• SB 2073 by Zaffirini, relating to the authority of an appraisal district to purchase and finance the
• purchase of...

Bills: HB1500, HJR7, HJR112, HB34, HB133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB271, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB1819, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2043, HB2467, HB5333, HB5265, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2349, HB2508, HB2970, HB2520, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3529, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB1804, HB1926, HB4041, HB1965, HB1964, HB2679, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HCR77, HB3354, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB333, HB405, HB519, HB569, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1888, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2626, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB2914, HB3016, HB3096, HB3129, HB3248, HB3251, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3701, HB3724, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB3832, HB3887, HB4127, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131, HB4163, HB4187, HB4229, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HJR5, HJR2, HB1399, HB388, HB 114, HB205, HB2789, HB2791, HB499, HB2960, HB3163, HB3135, HB2427, HB1672, HB1722, HB2618, HB879, HB 1126, HB4134, HB3513, HB1445, HB1893, HB1734, HB3229, HB3306, HB 1276, HB3516, HB4145, HB1585, HB4810, HB2558, HB2742, HB1695, HB33, HB144, HB 109, HB 103, HB148, HB3809, HB2217, HB220, HB2421, HB2363, HB421, HB2455, HB3711, HB2559, HB2775, HB3126, HB3666, HB3595, HB3260, HB3376, HB3826, HB3770, HB1831, HB2614, HB3113, HB322, HB431, HB869, HB 1203, HB 1244, HB1875, HB1950, HB2152, HB2341, HB2809, HB2856, HB3012, SB1415, SB1058, SB487, SB1499, SB513, SB1697, SB1197, SB1437, SB1809, SB836, SB1879, SB1145, SB963, SB1038, SB1147, SB914, SB711, SB1409, HB3707, HB589, HB1360, HB2337, HB2391, HB718, HB23, HB2436, HB1500, HJR7, HJR112, HB34, HB133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB271, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB1819, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2043, HB2467, HB5333, HB5265, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2349, HB2508, HB2970, HB2520, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3529, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB1804, HB1926, HB4041, HB1965, HB1964, HB2679, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HB3354, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB333, HB405, HB519, HB569, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1888, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2626, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB2914, HB3016, HB3096, HB3129, HB3248, HB3251, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3701, HB3724, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB3832, HB3887, HB4127, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131, HB4163, HB4187, HB4229, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HCR77

Keywords: Information Resources, Department governance, cybersecurity, state assistance, procurement training, technology resources, advisory committees, water fund, Texas water supply, constitutional amendment, state revenue, infrastructure, parental rights, child upbringing, government interference, Texas legislation, science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration

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• Falls School District in section 15: the Little Falls School District’s grant clarifying that the purchases
• Falls School District in section 15: the Little Falls School District’s grant clarifying that the purchases
• Falls School District in section 15: the Little Falls School District’s grant clarifying that the purchases
• Falls School District in section 15: the Little Falls School District’s grant clarifying that the purchases
• Falls School District in section 15: the Little Falls School District’s grant clarifying that the purchases

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• of the sales tax implications just to quantify the amount of sales tax rebate based on projected purchases
• break to the purchase to figure out the tax policy? No, sir.
• We will provide an incentive for Texas restaurants to purchase Texas farm-raised oysters.
• Due to the need to move quickly the city utilized reserve funding to purchase land and began We began
• We would like to be able to help them purchase the higher quality tools at the beginning so that they

Bills: HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

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• One widow purchased her Manchester home in 1958. I think it was about a $2,600 purchase.
• Um, purchased her home in 1976 here in Manchester. Um, husband passed.
• Um purchased<00:41:00.400> her<00:41:00.640> home<00:41:00.800> in<00:41:01.040>
• 1976<00:41:01.920> here<00:41:02.079> in purchased her home in 1976 here in purchased
• My purchase price was 200,000. You know, those homes are 400,000 now.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• opportunity to enhance our services, the ability to obtain, receive, and distribute both donated and purchased
• receive and distribute uh both donated receive and distribute uh both donated and<00:04:29.880> purchased
• disaster<00:04:31.720> supplies<00:04:32.720> uh<00:04:32.840> not and purchased
• disaster supplies uh not and purchased disaster supplies uh not just<00:04:33.680> uh<00:04:34.160
• <01:00:24.960> of to to evaluate whether the purchase of to to evaluate whether the purchase

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This protection helps curb the practice of private equity and other for-profit companies who purchase
• other for-profit profit<00:03:19.280> companies<00:03:19.680> who<00:03:20.000> purchase
• <00:03:20.319> and<00:03:20.560> take profit companies who purchase and take profit
• companies who purchase and take over<00:03:21.040> facilities<00:03:21.760> and<00:03:
• city. food cost, gas cost, purchasing city. food cost, gas cost, purchasing the<01:17:58.239>

Bills: HF2216, HF1978, HF2354, HF1963, HF1994, HF1995, HF1894

Keywords: assisted living, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, resident rights, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services, elderly, seniors, older adults, disability rights

Transcript Highlights:

• Article 3, section 10, beginning on line 27.3, adds some more detail regarding purchases made in conformance
• made in conformance or out of purchases made in conformance or out of conformance<00:57:29.200> with
• statute to explicitly state that<00:57:39.200> if<00:57:39.440> a<00:57:39.599> purchase
• <00:57:39.920> with<00:57:40.160> state<00:57:40.400> dollars that if a purchase
• with state dollars that if a purchase with state dollars does<00:57:41.119> not<00:57:41.280>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Is that an incentive for people to purchase these types of electric products?
• So the intent of this measure, it appears, is to widen electric bike purchases, make them more available
• <00:29:04.200> and<00:29:04.399> using<00:29:05.200> uh purchasing and using uh
• purchasing and using uh electric<00:29:06.960> transportation<00:29:07.960> oh<00:29:08.159
• First up, we have DCCA Consumer Advocacy with comments. purchases more available to a greater purchases

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 48 SD2 HD1 relating to combat sports. The Attorney General offered a technical comment on the bill’s effective date, and several testifiers from the combat sports community strongly supported the measure with amendments. They argued that boxing and MMA should be treated separately, that the current regulatory structure has made events too costly and reduced opportunities, and that more local oversight would help revive the sport and give youth a constructive outlet. Committee members questioned whether the bill’s medical staffing requirements would apply to boxing, MMA, or both, and whether the added requirements would increase costs and reduce access. The witness from the combat sports community said amateur boxing is already regulated through USA Boxing, that the DCCA should focus on professional boxing, and that for safety he would support two physicians and one ambulance for boxing and MMA events. The committee then took up SB 117 SD2 HD1 relating to transportation. The Department of Transportation and the Ulon Initiative testified in support, and the bicycling community was listed as supporting as well. Members focused on the bill’s rebate program for electric transportation devices, asking how successful it had been and whether removing the rebate would affect use. DOT said the program began in February 2023 and had issued about 500 rebates totaling roughly $166,000, aimed at helping people without vehicles access transportation options. The department explained that the bill would broaden access and increase the rebate amount, including additional assistance for low-income applicants. Finally, the committee heard SB 897 SD3 HD1 relating to energy and wildfire liability. The Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Public Utilities Commission, the Attorney General, Clearway Energy Group, Ulon Initiative, Kawai K, IBEW Local 1260, and Hawaiian Electric all testified in support, while the Hawaii Association for Justice was listed as opposed but not present. Supporters said the bill would help finance wildfire mitigation and infrastructure improvements through securitization, reduce wildfire risk, and address utility cost and credit concerns. Hawaiian Electric emphasized that the bill is forward-looking, would help protect customers from future wildfire-related cost increases, and requested amendments including a study on a future wildfire recovery fund. In questioning, members pressed Hawaiian Electric on the liability cap, asking whether it would have applied to the Maui wildfires and whether it would cover personal injury or wrongful death; the witness and company counsel clarified that the aggregate cap applies only to qualifying property damage, not personal injury or wrongful death, and said they would follow up on how the cap would calculate in a Maui-type event. Hawaiian Electric also said it would seek financing under the bill if enacted and updated members on settlement funding efforts, including raising the first $550 million in equity and divesting assets to help meet its obligations.

Transcript Highlights:

• cover the cost of an e-platform that shares over 300,000 electronic materials and to make select purchases
• ><00:14:43.600> to<00:14:43.800> make<00:14:44.040> select<00:14:44.519> purchases
• materials and to make select purchases materials and to make select purchases where<00:14:45.600
• Other expenses that you'll note is that purchase services is about 12%, supplies 5%, but generally speaking
• Other expenses that you'll note is that purchase services is about 12%, supplies 5%, but generally speaking

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities presented an overview of the system and several budget riders. Board Chair George Soul described the system’s structure, noting 26 colleges and seven universities governed by a 15-member board, and emphasized that Minnesota State serves about 270,000 students annually, including many students of color, adult learners, Pell-eligible students, first-generation students, and veterans. He highlighted the system’s workforce role, saying it offers more than 4,000 programs, extensive employer partnerships, and that 86% of graduates find jobs in their field or a related field. He then turned the presentation over to system staff to discuss specific funding requests. Associate Vice Chancellor Kim Lynch focused on the Z-degree textbook program, which supports zero-textbook-cost courses and degrees. She said prior legislative support has produced about $3.1 million in savings in academic year 2024 and more than $12.6 million in aggregate savings, with 10 colleges now offering Z degrees and 12 more on track or exploring implementation. She described the program’s use of open educational resources, instructional design support, and library resources to fill gaps where free materials are not available, and said students save roughly $7 to $10 for every $1 invested. Members praised the program and asked about its expansion. Associate Vice Chancellor Paul Shepard discussed student support funding, including a centralized basic needs resource hub, the Mantra Health mental health platform, and the emergency grant program. He said student surveys showed significant food, housing, and homelessness insecurity, and that the basic needs hub has served over 2,400 students with a 97% positive response rate. He said Mantra provides telecounseling, peer support, self-paced courses, and crisis support, and clarified in response to questions that it is not AI-driven and does not sell student data; general usage data is collected, and follow-up with campus counselors occurs only at the student’s request. He also said the emergency grant program has distributed over $3 million to more than 4,800 students, with grants averaging just under $700, and that campuses use application review and recordkeeping to manage repeat requests. Members asked about counselor staffing, data privacy, and grant safeguards. The final item addressed sexual assault reporting and prevention funding. System staff said the appropriation supports technology infrastructure for statutory reporting, case management for investigations, campus prevention training, and professional development for Title IX coordinators and related staff. They noted that the statutory student training requirement is funded by individual colleges and universities, not by this appropriation. No formal votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.