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• of the aisle, Millionaires, many of them themselves, may bemoan this, but for the working folks in Iowa
• I talked to an Iowa farmer who continued their legacy of the family farm because they didn't have a death
• Smith: I yield one minute to the gentleman from Iowa, Mr. Feenstra.
• President Trump promised a manufacturing revival in our country, and Iowa will be the first to deliver
• America's Border Patrol agents, and we said that isn't Going to happen, and give them tools, night-vision

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• We'd like to get to 35% by 2035, and we even have a vision by 2050.
• The long-term vision for the Minnesota SAF hub includes as many as five facilities across the state.
• leadership in this industry the state's leadership in this industry the long-term<01:09:52.839><c> vision
• for the Minnesota saf long-term vision for the Minnesota saf Hub<01:09:54.719><c> includes</c><01:09
• know that we are in a global and national race to develop these facilities, from Canada to Europe, Iowa

Bills: HF1277 , HF1006

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision

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• I travel nurse for four years throughout Alaska, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
• I travel nurse for four years throughout Alaska, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
• I travel nurse for four years throughout Alaska, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
• I get my Alaska, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
• In Iowa, I had up to eight with it.

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• Representative Robbins addresses this issue by having Minnesota join other states like California, Iowa
• Representative Robbins addresses this issue by having Minnesota join other states like California, Iowa
• Representative Robbins addresses this issue by having Minnesota join other states like California, Iowa
• We are incentivizing them to go pick California, Texas, Iowa, Massachusetts, or Wisconsin to do their
• We are incentivizing them to go pick California, Texas, Iowa, Massachusetts, or Wisconsin to do their

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• I border Iowa and Wisconsin, and they do not have an estate tax at all.
• there are 17 states that currently have an estate or an inheritance tax, and as I recall, I believe Iowa
• ><c> tax</c><00:03:25.319><c> at</c> claiming does Iowa have an estate tax at claiming does Iowa have
• </c><00:03:48.400><c> is</c><00:03:49.000><c> phasing</c> um as I recall I believe Iowa is phasing um
• Clayman gave me this that Iowa, theirs goes away 2025, right? Oh, in estate or inheritance?

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• Democrats have a different vision, a vision rooted in fairness, rooted in the words of Franklin Roosevelt
• Democrats have a different vision, a vision rooted in fairness, rooted in the words of Franklin Roosevelt
• Democrats have a different vision, a vision rooted in fairness, rooted in the words of Franklin Roosevelt
• Vision a vision<07:42:06.798><c> rooted</c><07:42:07.280><c> In</c><07:42:07.958><c> fairness</c><07:
• </c> we're here today to highlight our vision we're here today to highlight our vision and<07:42:36.600

Bills: HJR35 , HR695 , HR469 , HR250

Keywords: environment, EPA, waste emissions, petroleum, natural gas, environmental protection, methane, regulatory disapproval, Charlie Kirk, political assassination, free speech, First Amendment, public safety, official photography, House of Representatives, session, government transparency, public engagement, payment system, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

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• These states include Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Florida, and South Carolina.
• empowers cities and continues to build vibrant, welcoming communities with fiscal tools to support that vision

Bills: SB209 , SB529 , SB1265 , SB1592 , SB1728 , SCR37 , SCR38

Committee: Senate Economic Development

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• Uh, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you had them in Wisconsin. These should be coming to Minnesota.
• Uh, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you had them in Wisconsin. These should be coming to Minnesota.
• Uh, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you had them in Wisconsin. These should be coming to Minnesota.
• Uh, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you had them in Wisconsin. These should be coming to Minnesota.
• Uh, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you had them in Wisconsin. These should be coming to Minnesota.

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• Let's compare it to a couple other states: Iowa, 109 days compared to Minnesota's 656; Wisconsin, 121
• Let's compare it to a couple other states: Iowa, 109 days compared to Minnesota's 656; Wisconsin, 121
• Let's compare it to a couple other states: Iowa, 109 days compared to Minnesota's 656; Wisconsin, 121
• Let's compare it to a couple other states: Iowa, 109 days compared to Minnesota's 656; Wisconsin, 121
• Let's compare it to a couple other states: Iowa, 109 days compared to Minnesota's 656; Wisconsin, 121

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• Our overall mission, our vision related to that is to solve critical challenges with practical solutions
• Our overall mission, our vision related to that is to solve critical challenges with practical solutions
• Our vision is to lead the world in developing solutions to energy and environmental challenges, which
• is an absolutely enormous, ever-changing vision that we carry out every single day.
• And it's a truck coming from somewhere down in Sioux City, Iowa.

Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of Minnkota Power Cooperative before hearing presentations on large energy consumers and related infrastructure issues. The first presentation, from the North Dakota Transmission Authority, focused on the need for better local decision-making tools for counties, townships, and planning and zoning boards facing major projects such as transmission lines, pipelines, data centers, wind, solar, and large-scale agriculture. The speaker urged more objective, data-driven analysis, noted that local officials often have limited time and resources, and said the state should support training and tools through groups like the League of Cities and the Association of Counties. Members asked about proactive outreach, data center ordinances, and how to avoid subsidizing large loads or causing reliability problems. The Division of Air Quality then discussed environmental oversight of data centers, emphasizing that North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the country and that the agency’s role is limited to air, water discharge, stormwater, and waste—not zoning or water use. The presentation explained that data centers generally have low direct emissions but may rely on diesel backup generators when the grid is unavailable, which creates air-quality concerns; the department said it is requiring air monitors at some projects to collect real-world data and guide future decisions. Members asked about generator emissions, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession, and the agency said permit applicants pay for the monitors while the state handles some QA work. The Department of Water Resources followed with an overview of North Dakota water law and data center water use. The director explained the state’s prior-appropriation system, the public-interest review for permits, and the large overall water supply available from groundwater and the Missouri River. He said most proposed data centers use closed-loop cooling systems and generally request relatively small amounts of water compared with other uses such as power plants, irrigation, and oilfield operations, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use only a tiny fraction of Missouri River flow. Questions focused on downstream impacts and comparisons to fracking water use, and the director said the state’s use is too small to materially affect downstream users. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd-Erickson testified online about data center zoning and permitting. He asked the committee to have Legislative Council gather information on how other states handle data center permitting and to keep the topic on the interim agenda. He argued that local zoning should remain local, but said counties lack the technical and legal resources to manage complex reclamation or bonding requirements and that state-level enabling legislation may be more appropriate. He also recommended eliminating tax incentives for data centers. The committee chair said staff would prepare a document on other states’ zoning and permitting approaches. After a lunch recess, the committee reconvened at the EERC, where CEO Charles Gorecki gave an overview of the center’s 75 years of work and its role in oil and gas, carbon management, and other energy technologies, highlighting enhanced oil recovery and carbon dioxide utilization as major opportunities for future production and tax revenue.

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• The current governor of Iowa just completed reverse auction.
• Governor Reynolds in Iowa just completed a reverse auction, and I would like to just read to you very
• The state of Iowa conducted a pharmacy benefit manager.
• The state of Iowa conducted a pharmacy benefit manager reverse auction 25.
• That's a new world for Iowa. I won't bother to read.

Committee: Senate Insurance

Summary: The Senate Insurance Committee met on May 13, 2026, adopted the May 6 minutes, and then took up several bills dealing with pharmacy benefit managers, prescription access, behavioral health coverage, and Citizens Property Insurance. HB 938, as amended, was the main PBM reform measure. After the committee adopted a large amendment set that narrowed the bill, members heard extensive testimony in support from Mark Bloom, Justin Joseph of Capital Rx, and Kathy Ue of Pontchartrain Cancer Center, all emphasizing transparency, pass-through pricing, reverse auctions, and patient access. Supporters described savings from reverse auctions and administrative models, while the cancer center testified that PBM-owned specialty pharmacy requirements can delay cancer medications and create financial hardship. The committee reported HB 938 favorably with amendments. The committee also heard HB 1154, which prohibits prior authorization for certain generic medications prescribed by qualified physicians, with a $250 cap discussed as a safeguard against higher-cost generics. The bill was supported by representatives from Ochsner Health and the Louisiana State Medical Society and was reported favorably. HB 909, which requires commercial coverage for behavioral health crisis services, was amended to clarify the insurers covered and then reported favorably with support from the Office of Behavioral Health and several outside groups. Testimony on HB 909 focused on reducing emergency room and law enforcement burdens and expanding crisis response capacity across the state. HB 1187, dealing with excess emergency assessment funds from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, was explained by the Insurance Commissioner as a way to transfer remaining Katrina-era assessment funds to the Fortified Roof Program. The committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, SB 511 and SB 512 were deferred and converted into a study resolution approach because there was not yet consensus on the underlying issue. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Governor Reynolds in Iowa just completed a reverse auction, and I would like to just read to you very
• The result was... the current governor of Iowa just completed reverse auction.
• The state of Iowa conducted a pharmacy benefit manager.
• The state of Iowa conducted a pharmacy benefit manager reverse auction 25.
• That's a new world for Iowa. I won't bother to read.

Bills: SB511 , SB512 , HB591 , HB909 , HB938 , HB1154 , HB1187

Committee: Senate Insurance

Keywords: automobile repairs, insurance transparency, repair shop liability, non-OEM parts, policyholder rights, automobile insurance, appraisal process, insurance policyholders, dispute resolution, claim valuation, behavioral health, crisis services, mental health care, insurance coverage, healthcare access, pharmacy benefit managers, reimbursement standards, local pharmacies, drug pricing, regulation

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• There actually going to Iowa—Iowa is actually a major importer for Illinois.
• </c><01:02:57.000><c> Iowa</c><01:02:57.359><c> is</c> there actually going to Iowa Iowa is there actually
• Iowa is an example where Iowa used to be a student loan guarantee agency.
• Iowa is an example where Iowa used to be a student loan guarantee agency.
• Iowa is an example where Iowa used to be a student loan guarantee agency.

Committee: Senate Higher Education

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• The gentleman from Iowa is recognized. &gt;&gt; The gentle lady reserves.
• </c><05:53:32.080><c> And</c> long vision in making this happen.
• And long vision in making this happen.
• Speaker, I'm proud to ask my friend from Iowa, Mr.
• ,</c> my colleague, the gentleman from Iowa, my colleague, the gentleman from Iowa, Mr.<06:32:22.718>

Bills: HB3351 , HB3095 , HB1450 , HB1716 , HB1764 , HB3395 , HB2384 , HB3357 , HB3339 , HB1469 , HB3343 , HB3382 , HR1043 , HR131 , HR183 , HR672 , HB2625 , HB2170 , SB201 , SB423

Keywords: small business, capital formation, financial regulation, Securities Exchange Act, Paperwork Reduction Act, ZIP Code, postal service, community designation, local governance, postal infrastructure, OFAC, Office of Foreign Assets Control, sanctions, licensing, investigators, private sector firms, nominal transactions, financial transactions, pilot program, FinCEN

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• </c> could be teaching in Wisconsin or Iowa could be teaching in Wisconsin or Iowa or<00:53:08.799><c
• I'm just wondering what happened with South Dakota and then why only one institution in Iowa, if you
• I'm just wondering what happened with South Dakota and then why only one institution in Iowa, if you
• I'm just wondering what happened with South Dakota and then why only one institution in Iowa, if you
• What happened with South Dakota, and then why only one institution in Iowa?

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

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• She earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Iowa and a B.S. in neuroscience from North
• I rise today to honor 11 incredible California women founders and CEOs whose leadership and vision has
• Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Ken was one of 36 community leaders selected for Vision Santa

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• to go and work in another state, one of the criteria that they need from that Secretary of State in Iowa
• A deaf-blind individual has dual sensory loss, both vision and hearing.
• A deaf-blind individual has dual sensory loss, both vision and hearing, and with two major sensory losses

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 135-1. Members then observed a moment of silence for a constituent killed in a roadway tragedy, and several members introduced guests, including family members, veterans, students, and a child celebrating his birthday on the dais. The chamber then considered a series of bills. HB 2944, dealing with automatic continuation of a senior property tax freeze without annual reapplication, passed 145-0. HB 2230/2978, addressing school instructional methods by limiting excessive screen-based instruction and promoting cursive writing, passed 143-10 after extended debate over technology use in elementary schools. HB 1825, removing sheriffs and prosecutors from county salary commissions with a Boone County carve-out, passed 152-0. HB 1840, creating a Purple Alert system for missing individuals with developmental disabilities, passed 153-0, and its emergency clause was adopted 143-8. HB 1623, allowing emergency suspension or restriction of licenses for massage therapists and chiropractors, passed 103-48. HB 3279, moving the Community Service Commission to the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, passed 151-0. HB 2508, clarifying certificates of good standing for series LLCs and making them searchable, passed 152-0. HB 1963, allowing social workers to supervise after three years of practice, passed 151-0. HB 2408, removing the appropriation cap for grants serving the deaf-blind community, was perfected and printed. HB 3113, requiring Narcan in public buildings, designating October as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month, and expanding school-law enforcement prevention efforts, was perfected and printed after discussion about funding and Narcan shelf life. HB 3000, fixing signature requirements for local audits based on population at the start of petitioning and adding a fire district surplus-sale amendment, was perfected and printed as amended. HB 2898, reviving and refining land bank authority and Chapter 141 judicial foreclosure tools, was perfected and printed after debate about neighborhood cleanup and title clearing. HB 1740, renamed Melanie’s Law, increasing penalties for intoxicated driving and strengthening ignition interlock requirements, was perfected and printed following emotional testimony from members and the sponsor’s explanation of the bill’s origins. At the end of the session, the House moved to announcements, including committee meetings and a fish fry notice. A member also issued a correction and apology regarding an earlier false report about Willie McGee. The House then adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

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• And so with that we have our vision of success-ready graduates that, again, in September we discussed
• families so that they can hit the ground running by the time they enter sixth grade, because the vision
• here in the state of Arkansas and across the United States, and with other state workforce agencies: Iowa

Summary: The committee first approved the November 3 minutes, then received an extensive update from Arkansas Division of Higher Education and Division of Career and Technical Education officials on LEARNS and ACCESS implementation. Witnesses said the state’s goal is for students to graduate employed, enrolled, or enlisted, and described expanded career pathways, student success plans, merit and distinction diplomas, and school accountability measures tied to pathway completion and tangible credentials. They reported increases in K-12 CTE enrollment and concurrent enrollment, and explained that some secondary career center programs were reduced or eliminated because they no longer aligned with state workforce demand. Members asked detailed questions about how merit/distinction affects school letter grades, how AP, concurrent credit, CTE completers, apprenticeships, and work-based learning fit into the system, and whether homeschool and private school students can access the same opportunities. Officials said multiple pathways can satisfy the requirements, including AP Scholar, concurrent credit, technical certificates, and apprenticeships, and that counselors are being trained to advise students. They also discussed scholarship changes: ACCESS broadened eligibility for the Arkansas Academic Challenge and Governor’s Scholar awards, with diploma of merit or distinction now qualifying students for additional aid, while the Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship itself remained unchanged. Questions were raised about whether homeschool and private school students can meet the new diploma-of-distinction criteria; officials said the intent is to make them eligible if they meet the same standards, and that guidance is being finalized. The discussion also covered workforce scholarships and grants. Officials said the Workforce Challenge was expanded to include vocational-technical schools and increased funding, and that the Division is reworking policy around “professional skills training” to support shorter-term, stackable programs. They reviewed the new federal Workforce Pell Grant, noting its narrow hour and duration limits and the need for programs to meet completion, placement, and earnings thresholds. Members also asked about the state lottery scholarship fund balance and whether more aid should be directed to students; officials said the fund remains healthy and that ACCESS has already increased awards and expanded eligibility, with more implementation data still to come. The final presentation came from the Director of Workforce Connections on a $35.8 million U.S. Department of Labor cooperative agreement for the American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund. Arkansas will administer the national fund, which is aimed at expanding advanced manufacturing registered apprenticeships across the country through a pay-for-performance model. Officials said the program will support occupations in aerospace, automotive, biotech, maritime, nuclear, semiconductors, supply chain, and automation, and that applications will open soon. Members asked who can apply and how the money will be distributed; the answer was that registered apprenticeship sponsors—sometimes companies, sometimes colleges, sometimes intermediaries—will apply, with Arkansas setting eligibility criteria, vendor requirements, and outreach efforts.

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• I'm the one that borders Iowa and borders Illinois up in the very northeast corner.
• The Iowa program was tax credits, and this is a revolving fund.
• The Iowa program was tax credits, and this is a revolving fund.
• They're in Lancaster, north of, you know, 10 miles from Iowa or somewhere up there.
• I want to thank you for coming down from Memphis, what, 10 minutes from Iowa this morning.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

Summary: The Committee on Economic Development met in executive session and first approved House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2151 by a vote of 11-0. The substitute removed CPI language so the measure would not allow a year-over-year increase, and the committee then voted the bill do pass. The committee then heard House Bill 2474, which would add progressive design-build as another procurement option for municipalities and other local political subdivisions. The sponsor and supporters said it would give local governments more flexibility, speed, and cost control on major projects by allowing a collaborative, multi-stage process before final pricing is set; no one testified in opposition, and the hearing was closed without a vote. The committee next heard House Bill 2693, a port authority bill that the sponsor described as clarifying port authority creation, districts, operations, and partnerships while preserving limits on state liability. Testimony from Port KC and the Missouri Port Authority Association focused on public safety needs, including authority for port rangers with arrest powers in Kansas City’s port district, board appointment and removal provisions, and the need to keep ports competitive for development. Questions also touched on labor standards, housing authority funding, and whether the bill affected data centers; the hearing ended without opposition testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1716, which would create a Department of Economic Development grant program for rural workforce housing through nonprofit regional partners. The sponsor and Northeast Missouri witnesses said the program is already working in northeast Missouri through a revolving fund, with homes built and sold at cost to help attract and retain workers such as teachers, nurses, and tradespeople; supporters from housing, business, utility, and economic development groups backed the bill, while one witness opposed government involvement in housing. Committee members questioned eligibility, nonprofit-only administration, local contractor use, affordability, and whether the program could crowd out private builders. The sponsor said an amendment would be needed before a vote, and the committee adjourned after the hearing without taking final action on HB 1716 or HB 2693.

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• get license and comparing it to what we are with our surrounding states, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa
• I live 10 miles away from Iowa. Their gas tax is currently lower than Minnesota's.
• I live 10 miles away from Iowa. Their gas tax is currently lower than Minnesota's.
• I live 10 miles away from Iowa. Their gas tax is currently lower than Minnesota's.
• I live 10 miles away from Iowa. Their gas tax is currently lower than Minnesota's.