Bills: HF3321

Keywords: legislative corrections, technical errors, legal consistency, Minnesota statutes, overhauling laws

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• </c> coordinator for legal voters Minnesota coordinator for legal voters Minnesota uh<00:16:23.000><c
• </c> Ive director for common cause Minnesota Ive director for common cause Minnesota we're<00:20:01.679
• <00:26:16.440><c> nonpartisan</c><00:26:17.200><c> nonprofit</c> Minnesota nonpartisan nonprofit Minnesota
• </c><00:26:41.320><c> Constitution</c> amendment to the Minnesota Constitution amendment to the Minnesota
• </c><00:29:06.960><c> an</c> also work at take action Minnesota an also work at take action Minnesota

Bills: HF550

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

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• He said food insecurity is rising in Minnesota.
• I serve on the Human Services Committee, and honest to goodness, there is an air of bipartisanship that's
• It's a trend toward the viewpoints that we have in the state of Minnesota.
• Representative Gander said he serves on the Human Services Committee, and there is an air of bipartisanship
• Representative Gander said he serves on the Human Services Committee, and honest to goodness there is

Bills: HF1704, HF2052

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• </c> and location and providing a service and location and providing a service that<00:02:47.320><c>
• </c> of Minnesota. of Minnesota.
• </c> that calls us to provide for services that calls us to provide for services like<00:42:34.880><c
• </c><00:55:11.320><c> Gro-</c> Wilkie from the Greater Minnesota Gro- Wilkie from the Greater Minnesota
• </c><01:38:28.440><c> and</c> especially in greater Minnesota and especially in greater Minnesota and

Bills: HF4110, HF2113, HF4569, HF4414

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, paid leave, small employers, employment law, Minnesota Statutes, workforce development, HF4569, Minnesota Paid Leave Law, protected leave, seasonal employee, seasonal worker, hospitality, hospitality industry, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer certification

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• </c><00:02:33.840><c> in</c> metan Numa virus arrived in Minnesota in metan Numa virus arrived in Minnesota
• </c> of animal health and the Minnesota of animal health and the Minnesota Department<00:08:39.120><c
• human human health next issues with uh human human health next slide<00:21:25.360><c> please</c><00:21
• , Minnesota.
• , and according to the 2024 USDA Wildlife Services wolf conflict in Minnesota management report, there

Bills: HF601, HF271, HF1101, HF979

Keywords: agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, skills path program, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, postsecondary options enrollment, apprenticeship, apprenticeship readiness, dual training, work-based learning, career pathways, skilled trades, workforce development, high school to career

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• Um, he's just your service work jobs.
• Um as a 23B in Austin, Minnesota.
• </c> investment in Minnesota. investment in Minnesota.
• And right now, they are consistently passing Minnesota by because we all want Minnesota to be the best
• <c> supportive</c><01:10:09.199><c> of</c> Education Minnesota is supportive of Education Minnesota is

Bills: HF3650, HF1791, HF3489, HF4231, HF4232, HF4269, HF4270, HF3490

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways

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• Welcome to the House Early Learning & Human Services Committee.
• services provided by a contracted agency with the Department of Social and Health Services.
• Direct support professionals under state-contracted services.
• Welcome back to the Early Learning and Human Services Committee.
• It involves so many aspects of our humanity and our social and human services and our children and foster

Bills: HB1873, HB2600, SB5957

Keywords: child care, Working Connections Child Care, WCCC, graduate students, professional students, higher education, full-time student, affordable child care, subsidized child care, child care subsidy, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, income eligibility, state median income, copayment, copay waiver, family support, workforce participation, working families, special needs child care

Summary: The House Early Learning & Human Services Committee held public hearings on House Bill 1873, which would expand Working Connections Child Care eligibility to full-time graduate and professional students with household income at or below 85% of state median income. Staff explained the bill and its copay rules, and Rep. Janice Zahn said the measure would help student parents avoid choosing between graduate school and child care. Student advocates from the University of Washington and Washington State University testified in strong support, describing high child care costs, stipend limitations, and the impact of child care on degree completion and workforce entry. Some members raised questions about likely uptake, cost, and return on investment, and the sponsor said she hoped to gather more data for future versions of the bill. The committee also heard House Bill 2600, which would require DSHS to update the supported living cost report template and convene a work group to develop Medicaid rate recommendations aimed at improving direct support professional wages. Supporters, including SEIU 775 and several direct support professionals, said the bill would add transparency and help ensure state funding reaches frontline workers, citing low wages and high turnover. Opponents from provider organizations argued the current cost report is already detailed and transparent, and warned the bill would add administrative burden and costs without addressing the underlying funding gap. No vote was taken on either House bill during the hearing. In executive session, the committee advanced three Senate bills. It adopted a striking amendment and passed Substitute Senate Bill 5911, which limits DCYF’s use of extended foster care funds and raises the threshold for conserving client funds, by a 9-1 vote. It then passed Senate Bill 5957, expanding the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee, by a 10-0 vote, and passed Substitute Senate Bill 6184, updating Office of Homeless Youth programs and language, by a 7-3 vote. The meeting ended with an interim planning discussion in which members raised priorities including critical incidents and imminent risk definitions, juvenile justice and rehabilitation, homelessness, developmental disabilities, child care funding, and possible committee tours and stakeholder roundtables during the interim.

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• Uh commissioner of Minnesota Housing.
• </c> internally we created a new Minnesota internally we created a new Minnesota housing<00:22:11.120
• So banks are regulated by the Minnesota Department of Commerce and Minnesota State Charter.
• </c> appropriated programs at Minnesota appropriated programs at Minnesota Housing.<00:52:58.800><c>
• </c><01:06:44.799><c> Housing</c> the commissioner of Minnesota Housing the commissioner of Minnesota

Bills: SF2434

Keywords: housing, development fund, affordable housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, expenditure provisions

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• , the Minnesota Housing Partnership, Greater<00:09:40.480><c> Minnesota</c><00:09:40.959><c> Housing<
• . service. service.
• um uh Fidley, Minnesota in uh Clerks<01:04:59.119><c> Grove,</c><01:04:59.520><c> Minnesota.
• </c> ownership uh in the state of Minnesota. ownership uh in the state of Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota. That's 900. Minnesota. That's 900.

Bills: HF4234, HF484, HF483, HF2614

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption

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• </c> external affairs for the Minnesota external affairs for the Minnesota Pollution<00:29:14.559><c>
• </c> coming here to Minnesota. coming here to Minnesota.
• Association of Minnesota.
• </c><01:37:37.199><c> Pollution</c> identified by the Minnesota Pollution identified by the Minnesota
• </c> Control Agency in a 2025 Minnesota Control Agency in a 2025 Minnesota nutrient<01:37:40.400><c>

Bills: HF4253, HF4257, HF3236, HF4264, HF4149, HF4019

Keywords: boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR

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• </c><00:03:12.200><c> in</c> Education capacity in Minnesota in Education capacity in Minnesota in 2021
• </c> life liced care and in rural Minnesota life liced care and in rural Minnesota it's<00:30:00.760>
• Paul, or greater Minnesota.
• </c><00:52:34.240><c> healthc</c> us to have emergency services healthc us to have emergency services
• </c> Children and Families here in Minnesota Children and Families here in Minnesota but<01:19:27.440

Bills: HF656, HF655, HF633

Keywords: child care, childcare, day care, daycare, licensing, variance, licensed capacity, capacity limit, staff qualifications, staffing, child care center, family child care, provider flexibility, Minnesota career lattice, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, licensing rules, enrollment, indoor space, professional development

Bills: HF3321

Keywords: legislative corrections, technical errors, legal consistency, Minnesota statutes, overhauling laws, 1183, house

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• The previous version, we had major discussion about what was Section 4 about the Department of Human
• Services and their response and what they were to do.
• respond to legislative management, and that we took that whole section out about the Department of Human
• Services shall respond so it feels less like an audit than an evaluation.

Bills: HB1119

Keywords: child care, childcare, day care, daycare, early childhood education, child care licensing, provider licensing, child care regulations, administrative rules, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, licensing advisory committee, child care providers, group child care, preschool programs, child to provider ratios, square footage requirements, staff training, certification requirements, child care funding

Summary: The Workforce Development Committee reconvened to consider House Bill 1119 with amendment version 02005. Senator Hogan explained that the amendment removed a section requiring the Department of Human Services to respond to legislative management, in order to make the bill feel more like a program evaluation than an audit and to avoid placing an unreasonable burden on the executive branch. The amendment also clarified that the Child Care Advisory Committee would provide an update and that the committee would dissolve after the rewrite of licensing standards, making it a time-limited body. Committee members discussed the bill as a novel approach to forming a group to study an issue and then disbanding after reporting back. Senator Larson noted the concept was similar to broader performance-review ideas, and Senator Hogan said the Legislative Council program evaluation effort was parallel to, but separate from, other performance-review proposals. The committee then voted 4-0-1 to adopt the amendment. Afterward, the committee moved to give House Bill 1119, as amended, a do pass recommendation. That motion also passed on a roll call vote, and the committee adjourned.

Bills: HB 44, HB 2200, HB 1612, HB 2747, HB 2038, HB 3717, HB 1431, HB 3800, HB 3801, HB 3560, HB 3246

Keywords: cremation, natural organic reduction, health and safety, environmental concerns, funeral services, medical licensing, physician graduates, healthcare access, occupational licensing, foreign medical graduates, cell-cultured protein, food safety, human consumption, agriculture, food labeling, healthcare workforce, advisory board, Texas Workforce Commission, resource guide, education collaboration

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• I'm from Perham, Minnesota.
• </c><00:02:15.640><c> egg</c> difficult to sell retail and service egg difficult to sell retail and service
• The Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association, the University of Minnesota, and the USDA have all been
• The biggest thing is getting vets to move into rural areas, Northern Minnesota, Central Minnesota.
• was the Minnesota southeast Minnesota was the Minnesota Department<01:33:08.920><c> of</c><01:33:09.520

Bills: HF2446, HF2878, HF2667, HF1795, HF2683, HF2916

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• So we use other data, including human services data and motor vehicle registration data, to identify
• So we use other data, including human services data and motor vehicle registration data, to identify
• So we use other data, including human services data and motor vehicle registration data, to identify
• sharing agreement with Human Services and the Department of Children, Families, and Learning.
• sharing agreement with Human Services and the Department of Children, Families, and Learning.

Bills: HF331, HF916

Keywords: school supplies, sales tax exemption, use tax, sales and use tax, back-to-school, classroom supplies, education tax relief, tax holiday, retail exemption, Minnesota sales tax, school materials, binders, calculators, notebooks, pencils, backpacks, book bags, local tax revenue, taxable sales base, income tax

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• In the health and human services world, when comparing Medicaid programs, there is a similar difficulty
• Services.
• It's going to find itself into our Human Services programs and into other social safety networks that
• </c><00:31:31.760><c> Services</c> to find itself into our Human Services to find itself into our Human
• ><c> a</c><01:20:36.520><c> Minnesota</c> this is a Minnesota this is a Minnesota problem<01:20:38.960

Bills: HF837

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, 1183, house

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• The Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
• , substance use services, housing, and domestic violence.
• Again, thank you for your service.
• these services.
• case, you can be ordered into service.

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB116, HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
• This bill was requested by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
• I also want to give a shout out to Health and Human Services as well as DFPS that I see in the corner
• The bill also requires a Health and Human Services agency to...
• This letter was from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744, HB18, HB37, HB116

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388

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• The stadium was built thanks to the financial commitments of the Minnesota Vikings, the state of Minnesota
• </c><00:02:16.640><c> Sports</c> Veich and I chair the Minnesota Sports Veich and I chair the Minnesota
• </c> deposit wagering and races in Minnesota. deposit wagering and races in Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota needs help and the Minnesota Minnesota needs help and the Minnesota HBPA<01:21:30.880>
• Representative Ston. continue in Minnesota. Minnesota racing continue in Minnesota.

Bills: HF4912, HF4664

Keywords: electronic pull-tabs, pull-tabs, tipboards, gambling tax, Minnesota Racing Commission, Thoroughbred, horse racing, Minnesota-bred horses, breeders, owners, racing purses, industry subsidy, gambling revenue dedication, problem gambling, compulsive gambling treatment, general fund appropriation, state affiliate National Council on Problem Gambling, racing incentives, equine industry, public officers