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• Uh, when we were first here with you last, it also included electronic waste.
• Uh when we were in the electronic waste.
• We are a business association for electronics recyclers here in Minnesota.
• Um, it creates a lot of efficiencies by creating kind of a milk-run system.
• Um, it creates a lot of efficiencies by creating kind of a milk-run system.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Non-voting member.
• And did I miss anyone online on Zoom that if you're a member, whether you're voting or non-voting?
• >> Oh, electronic medical records. Yeah. >> Oh, electronic medical records. Yeah.
• You vote on a bill, where our vote is.
• And you can send it to all the members of the working group, voting and non-voting.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The working group on restrictive housing met with a quorum present, approved the August 21, 2025 minutes, and adopted a procedure to take public testimony on each agenda item with a two-minute limit per testifier, with some flexibility for follow-up questions. The main presentation came from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on restrictive housing policies and a recent outside assessment of mental health care practices at HSCF and OOTC. DCR said the assessment found strengths such as consistent medication administration and staff commitment, but also identified major problems including outdated workflows, staffing shortages, inadequate physical plant conditions, overuse of suicide/safety watch for personal safety issues, and a need for more individualized treatment plans. DCR described several corrective steps already underway: filling a long-vacant high-level mental health administrator position, adjusting evening medication passes, working with DOH on transfer and referral workflows, planning a new electronic medical records system and revised screening tools, and pursuing additional training for ACOs and mental health staff. For OOTC, DCR said the facility is overcrowded and decrepit, needs a better screening tool, and requires more mental health-specific training and staffing. For HCF, DCR said the layout limits confidential assessments and provider access, and that the proposed consolidated healthcare unit would add 43 beds, private exam rooms, and a de-escalation room. DCR also said the new unit could serve acute and chronic suicide/safety watch needs and possibly some inmates with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or significant cognitive impairment. The discussion then focused on Act 292, which DCR said is difficult to implement as written. DCR said the bill aligns with DOJ, NCCHC, and ACA guidance in defining restrictive housing, limiting duration, requiring reviews, identifying vulnerable populations, and using step-down units, but raised two major concerns: a requirement to refer vulnerable people to DOH for confinement, and a requirement for clinical assessments every 12 hours by a provider. Members responded that the law should be matched with funding and staffing, and asked what resources are needed. DCR said it submitted a request for 35 positions at a cost of about $8.6 million, and also said funding may be needed for community-based beds and contracted medical services. Members also asked about the current MOA/MOU between DOH and DCR, the working group membership, and the timeline for revisions. DCR said the group includes DCR, DOH, and governor’s office medical advisors, that a first draft is complete, and that the revised agreement should be in place by the end of the year. On staffing, DCR said ACO recruitment classes increased from five to eight, vacancy rates dropped from 34% to 24%, but OOTC still faces a projected $7.1 million shortfall and heavy overtime costs, forcing post closures and program reductions. The meeting ended with continued discussion of screening tools, including DCR’s explanation that current broad questions may over-identify people with substance-use-related symptoms as having serious mental illness, and that a more discrete tool is needed to better identify those with acute needs.

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• We vote. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Based on the error rate that you are trying...
• There is a connecting system, for example.
• That's the system that I'm talking about. You recognize?
• Specifically, but I'll say part of the problem is our antiquated system still.
• Yes, that's the system that I was referring to.

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• And so I think many in the industry have been advocating for a better system, a more safe system.
• We are embracing tools and systems that allow us to work the human error out of the system.
• This kind of system, Vantis and other traffic management systems that will also come out are going to
• OMB received some funding for a systems mechanic because that is quite a mechanical system over there
• We could make it available electronically.

Summary: The committee began with roll call, introductions of a new fiscal analyst and a new member, and approval of the March 19 minutes. The first major presentation was from the Office of Management and Budget on the state’s general fund and special fund status through May. OMB reported general fund revenues were running below the legislative forecast by about $76 million, driven largely by weaker individual income tax and sales tax collections, though the projected ending balance remained positive and above the budgeted level. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap and would transfer excess earnings to the general fund, and the legacy fund balance continued to grow. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing revenue variability. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analyses, followed by discussion of a bill draft for the fixed-route city transportation network study. The draft would create a $15 million general fund grant program with a formula-based distribution to eligible fixed-route transit cities, intended to support operating and capital needs and help match federal transit funds. Transit officials from Minot and Fargo testified in support, explaining local fare and match structures and the difficulty of replacing aging buses and securing federal matching dollars. Several members questioned whether the program should be limited to the current four cities or broadened to future eligible urban areas, and whether local funding sources should be explored further. The committee did not finalize the bill draft at that point and planned to continue discussion at a later meeting. The committee also approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to approval of a bi-state authority with South Dakota, after staff explained that no agreements had ever been implemented and the provision appeared outdated. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried. Later, the Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site presented updates on uncrewed aircraft systems initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and efforts to build a revenue model for Vantis. Test site officials said FAA approval had been secured for the radar data program, replacement of noncompliant drones was underway, and future revenue could come from state and external users once pricing and intellectual property arrangements are finalized. Members asked about Chinese-made drones, supply chain issues, automation, and how the system would manage beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation then presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and a reentry housing study. Officials said the proposed facility would relocate the minimum-security prison to the penitentiary campus, reduce costs from an earlier estimate, and provide more beds and programming space, with construction potentially beginning in 2027 and opening around 2031. They also described staffing needs, the planned move of women to the New England facility, and possible expansion of men’s housing there. The parole and probation chief described a reentry housing task force studying housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with a goal of developing data-driven recommendations for subsidies and support services; a representative from Protection and Advocacy closed by expressing general support for fixed-route and paratransit funding.

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• Chair Quam voted yes. Vice Chair Altendorf voted yes. Representative Acomb voted no.
• Representative Coulter voted no. Representative Davis voted yes. Representative Gordon voted yes.
• Co-Chair Quam voted aye. Vice Chair Altendorf voted aye. Representative Acomb voted no.
• Representative Lee voted no. Representative McDonald voted aye. Representative Roach voted aye.
• We've got a system at the federal level that the Help America Vote Act set up to where you can verify

Bills: HF484, HF483, HF1447, HF1496, HF554

Keywords: natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption, municipal regulation, county ordinance, electrification, climate policy, housing development, building codes, energy source, utility infrastructure, Minnesota Statutes chapter 326B, propane, utility service, building permits, local government, energy choice

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• The vote is about to open. No. The vote.
• The vote is now closed by a vote of 62 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative.
• The vote is now closed by a vote of 61 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative.
• The vote is now open. The vote is about to close.
• The vote is now open. The vote is now closed by a vote of 59 in the affirmative, 5 in the negative.

Bills: HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• And so the committee voted ITL on it.
• <00:51:02.400> to online we had 37 people who voted to online we had 37 people who voted to
• <01:30:53.480> so people alter the emissions system so people alter the emissions system so
• It has to do with voting, actually.
• to everybody and it's in the electronic to everybody and it's in the electronic submission<03:26

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee opened its public hearing with HB 249, sponsored by Representative Seth Miller, which would allow bicycles, human-powered vehicles, and electric bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs in certain situations. Miller argued the bill would improve cyclist safety and traffic flow at no cost to the state, citing Idaho and Delaware as examples where similar laws were associated with fewer injuries and crashes. He emphasized that the proposal would remain optional for cyclists, who would still be required to yield to cross traffic and obey right-of-way rules, and said the bill is intended to help riders maintain momentum and avoid the instability that comes from repeatedly starting from a full stop. Committee members raised concerns about uncertainty for drivers and pedestrians, liability, and whether the bill would create a special class of road users with different rules. Representative Crawford asked about the red-light left turn language, and Miller explained it was included because bicycles may not trigger some traffic signals. Representative Hill questioned how other road users would know what a cyclist intended to do at an intersection, and Representative Gon noted the bill did not appear to address liability the way some motorcycle-related laws do. Miller responded that cyclists would still be expected to yield appropriately and said he would be open to an amendment if liability language was needed. Representative Emble also questioned whether the bill would create a special vehicle class, and Miller replied that bicycles already have different roadway rules and that the bill was meant to improve safety and flow. Several supporters testified in favor of the bill. Michael Frank, a cyclist and League cycling instructor from Spofford, said he regularly rides a cargo bike for errands and that stopping fully at intersections leaves him exposed longer and makes it harder to restart on hills. He said the bill would let cyclists slow, assess traffic, and proceed safely while maintaining momentum, and noted that he had not personally received a ticket for rolling through a stop sign, though he had been warned by police. Tim Blagden, former head of the Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, said the bill reflects how many people already ride, saves energy, and helps bicycles move through intersections faster and more safely. No vote or committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• The Health Care Facilities and System Subcommittee will come to order. Anola, please call the roll.
• I look forward to voting up on your bill. Anyone else in debate? Great.
• The challenge with that is we are putting more people into the system faster than we can build the system
• This will actually go into the system.
• Anola, please call the roll on HB 431 and announce the vote. Vice Chair Michael? Yes.

Summary: The Health Care Facilities and System Subcommittee met and heard three bills, all of which passed favorably. HB 229 by Rep. Oliver would update the Health Facilities Authority Act to reflect modern health system structures, allowing not-for-profit LLCs and not-for-profit parent corporations of health systems to use the financing authority, and clarifying that authorities may use loan agreements as well as lease financing. An amendment narrowing and clarifying the not-for-profit definition was adopted without objection. AdventHealth testified in support, and the bill passed 17-0. The committee then heard HB 527 by Rep. Trabulsi, which creates a public records exemption for current and former AHCA personnel who investigate complaints, Medicaid fraud, abuse, waste, or inspect licensed health facilities. The sponsor said the exemption is intended to protect investigators and their families from retaliation. There was no public testimony, and members discussed balancing transparency with safety. The bill passed 17-0. Finally, the committee heard HB 431 by Rep. Trabulsi, which extends by one year the requirement for athletic coaches and similar youth sports volunteers to complete Level 2 background screening through AHCA’s clearinghouse, with the sponsor saying the delay would give the system time to expand and reduce costs over time. Public testimony from youth sports organizations supported the goal of screening but raised concerns about cost, implementation details, and age thresholds for screening. Members generally supported the bill as a child-safety measure, and it also passed 17-0. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Lee votes no. McDonald votes aye. Nado votes aye. Olson votes aye. Perez-Vega votes no.
• Schultz votes no. Myhra votes no. Sleznikow votes aye. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Lee votes no. McDonald votes aye. Nado votes aye. Olson votes aye. Perez-Vega votes no.
• Schultz votes no. Myhra votes no. Sleznikow votes aye.
• . systems. systems.

Bills: HF4277, HF3819, HF3489, HF4408, HF3901, HF4316

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

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• The Senate will now be recorded by electronic roll call. Thank you.
• The Senate will now be recorded by electronic roll call. Thank you. Thank you, Don.
• The Senate will now be recorded by electronic roll call. Thank you. Well, gladly.
• Those in favor vote aye. Opposed vote no. The ayes have it. Do you have it so ordered?

Keywords: 1182, all

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• , water and wastewater systems.
• all in one system.
• Tracking System.
• , the class system that I mentioned, which is, um, I'm sorry, the care system that I mentioned. which
• When these systems detect that unreported change, we flag... that as a system-reported change.

Bills: HB150, HB869, HB876, HB 1043, HB1494, HB1522, HB150

Keywords: cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, information technology, classification officer, job descriptions, state positions, competency-based, information sharing, government efficiency, public sector, private sector, distributed ledger, title registry, real estate, property liens, pilot program, healthcare

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• That's just a clue to thinking about the systems changes that need to...
• They follow our highway system: 95, 84, 91, 691.
• I don't know if it's enough time for that to trickle through the system.
• Now, if we were to have a vote with CMS, we would say, If we were to have a vote with CMS, we would say
• System to record all relevant exemptions for each case.

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The Care Management Meeting opened with a DSS update on the PCMH program. Staff reported the program remained steady at 124 practices, 553 sites, and 2,548 providers, with some month-to-month fluctuation driven by practice consolidation, retirements, and a few practices leaving the program because NCQA requirements were burdensome. Members asked about declining provider and site counts, member attribution trends, and whether PCMH practices overlap with behavioral health homes; DSS said attribution changes are largely due to members becoming ineligible, moving, or getting other insurance, and that PCMH and behavioral health homes are separate programs that coordinate informally. The committee also discussed why some smaller practices leave the program and whether the requirements could be made easier to support retention. The committee then resumed a detailed presentation on the Husky Dental program. The presenter described the dental benefit’s history, the importance of preventive oral health, workforce and consolidation pressures in dentistry, and the lack of interoperability between dental and medical records. Network data showed year-over-year declines in enrolled dental practitioners and service locations, with access gaps concentrated in rural and eastern parts of the state. Appointment availability surveys showed average waits of 38 days for adults and 23 days for children, but much longer waits at FQHCs than private fee-for-service practices. The presenter said Connecticut remains above the national median on CMS pediatric dental quality measures, though sealant rates remain a concern, and noted that preventive care is associated with lower per-member costs. Members raised concerns about provider participation, large practices dropping Medicaid, mobile dental care, and whether the public directory accurately reflects which dentists are actually accepting new patients. The presenter said the plan uses secret-shopper calls, tracks appointment availability, and has begun using place-of-service coding to better identify school-based dental care. She also noted a new MOU with 20 Head Start programs to share data and provide oral health literacy and navigation support. The final major topic was implementation planning for HR1. DSS said CMS guidance was expected in early June and proposed using upcoming meetings to cover medical frailty, communication strategy, and data integration/ex parte verification. Committee members urged the department to create a dashboard to track disenrollments and other impacts of HR1, to build a process for complaints and problem resolution, and to think through cost-sharing, caregiver verification, exemptions, and notices. Members also asked about using existing eligibility structures such as the working-disabled program as a model. The committee agreed to move the next meeting to June 10 by Zoom, with the agenda to be circulated in advance and any PCMH Plus quality data shared if available.

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• Please silence all electronic devices.
• What where is the system breaking down where people running into roadblocks?
• The treatment outcome system capacity performance and more.
• Chair Grall. >> By your Vote CS for SB 1310, is reported favorably.
• And by Your Vote CS for SB 614, is reported favorably. Now let's take Up Tab.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Please silence electronic devices and turn your microphones on and off.
• for Municipal Service Taxing Units and Independent Special Districts must be approved by unanimous vote
• This is an existing sales tax exemption when people do alarm system installs on their property and they
• Under the current system, the property Rep.
• Chairman Duggan having closed on the bill, please call the roll on PCB WMC 2601 and announce the vote

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• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 152 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 264 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 342 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 294 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO BE LISTED AS VOTING ON THE BILLS BEFORE COMMITTEE? >> Sen.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Okay, on a vote of four to one, you have a due pass on Senate Bill 38. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• On a vote of four to one, you have a due pass for Senate Bill 101.
• Okay, on a vote of four to one, you have a due pass for Senate Bill 101.
• And so what this does is it creates a tier system based on the crime.
• federal system, it's sort of comparing apples and oranges.

Keywords: 996, all

Bills: HB145, HR1, HB80, SB29, SB37, HB206, SB193, SB58, SB64, HB153, HB195, HB234, HB248, HB255, HB279, HB287, HB292, HB303, HB309, HB371, SB30, SB35, SB40, SB43, SB48, SB96, SB143, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM59, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County, public accountability, government oversight, impeachment power, children and vulnerable persons, public funds

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• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 296 REPORTED FAVORABLY, CONGRATULATIONS.
• BY YOUR VOTE SHOW SENATE BILL 356 REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• IT IS NOT A DEFAULT SETTING IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. IT IS A CHOICE.
• BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEM AND WE LOOK AT P.M.
• AND IT CONTINUES TO ADD TO THE RED TAPE THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• . >> Chair Anderson: I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TO SILENCE YOUR PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND I WANT
• IN THE SYSTEM BILL, IT WAS A MATTER OF ADDING THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING HOMES.
• ASSISTED DEVELOPMENT WE STARTED OUR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING WITH OUR IT STAFF RIGHT AFTER THE
• THE SURVEY RESULTS HOME BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING THE CONSUMER SATISFACTION SURVEY DATA FILE,
• MY QUESTION IS ON IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING IS ELECTRONIC SURVEYS AND SOMETIMES DEALING WITH FOLKS WHO

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• Senator Brandt votes yes. Senator Campos? Yes. Senator Campos votes yes. Senator Gonzalez? Yes.
• Senator Woods votes yes. Senator Shendo? Yes. Senator Shendo votes yes. Senator Munoz? Yes.
• Senator Lanier votes yes. Senator Padilla (member_12481)? Yes. Senator Padilla votes yes.
• Senator Trujillo votes yes. Senator Woods (member_12618)? Yes. Senator Woods votes yes.
• Senator Shindle votes yes. Senator Muñoz? Yes. Senator Muñoz votes yes. Having passed.