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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/10/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing<02:02:21.599><c> that</c><02:02:22.000><c> there</c><02:02:22.320><c> are</c><02:02:23.280><c>
- /c><02:02:31.440><c> prevail</c><02:02:32.320><c> and</c><02:02:33.280><c> um</c><02:02:33.520><c> Senate
- ><c> 2621</c><02:02:35.440><c> as</c><02:02:35.679><c> amended</c><02:02:36.400><c> is</c><02:02:36.719
- and referred<02:02:37.679><c> to</c><02:02:37.840><c> the</c><02:02:38.000><c> committee</c><02:02:38.239
- </c><02:02:41.199><c> And</c><02:02:41.520><c> with</c><02:02:41.760><c> that</c><02:02:42.400><c> um
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes veterans policy and supplemental finance bill 5/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- And<00:02:07.520><c> I</c><00:02:07.560><c> think</c><00:02:07.760><c> we</c><00:02:07.880><c> all</c
- <00:02:11.080><c> state</c><00:02:11.280><c> of</c><00:02:11.360><c> Minnesota.
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- </c><00:02:21.680><c> So,</c><00:02:21.960><c> if</c><00:02:22.240><c> you</c><00:02:22.640><c> are</
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <c> City,</c><00:02:09.399><c> and</c><00:02:09.720><c> Minnesota.
- Our<00:02:11.480><c> research</c><00:02:11.880><c> center</c><00:02:12.600><c> uh</c><00:02:12.720><c
- we learned that SEIU Minnesota<00:02:41.760><c> was</c><00:02:41.960><c> embarking</c><00:02:42.520>
- <c> on</c><00:02:42.720><c> an</c><00:02:42.840><c> ambitious</c> Minnesota was embarking on an ambitious
- Minnesota was embarking on an ambitious effort<00:02:43.800><c> to</c><00:02:43.880><c> transform</c
Committee:
Senate Labor
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes omnibus tax package, HF2438 - Part 2 5/17/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Sometimes</c><00:02:23.760><c> I</c><00:02:23.880><c> fear</c><00:02:24.720><c> that</c><00:02:24.920
- Sometimes I fear that the state<00:02:25.200><c> of</c><00:02:25.280><c> Minnesota</c><00:02:25.800><
- c> is</c><00:02:26.000><c> forgetting</c><00:02:26.600><c> about</c> state of Minnesota is forgetting
- about state of Minnesota is forgetting about my<00:02:27.480><c> disabilities."
- Members,<00:02:29.959><c> this</c><00:02:30.320><c> year,</c><00:02:31.160><c> the</c><00:02:31.280><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Proposed $3 million grant considered to study turning waste water heat into energy 4/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- What this<00:02:00.880><c> bill</c><00:02:01.080><c> targets</c><00:02:01.640><c> is</c><00:02:01.760
- The thermal<00:02:03.200><c> energy</c><00:02:03.560><c> in</c><00:02:03.680><c> the</c><00:02:03.760
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- /c><00:02:32.280><c> question</c><00:02:32.680><c> for</c><00:02:32.800><c> Minnesota</c> challenging
- The question for Minnesota is<00:02:33.560><c> where</c><00:02:33.840><c> and</c><00:02:34.000><c> how
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/13/25
State and Local Government
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- </c> Minnesota the Minnesota hbpa believes Minnesota the Minnesota hbpa believes that<00:26:20.559><c
- ><01:02:07.440><c> support</c><01:02:07.799><c> of</c><01:02:08.279><c> sort</c><01:02:08.520><c> of<
- you Mr chair<01:02:17.640><c> and</c><01:02:17.760><c> I</c><01:02:17.839><c> think</c><01:02:17.960
- :02:19.319><c> the</c><01:02:19.440><c> whole</c><01:02:19.640><c> thing</c><01:02:19.920><c> right</
- </c><01:02:20.319><c> lose</c><01:02:20.559><c> Revenue</c><01:02:20.960><c> because</c><01:02:21.160
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/28/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- In New Hampshire, we currently have no statute<02:03:44.800><c> that</c><02:03:45.040><c> requires</
- c><02:03:45.520><c> firearms</c><02:03:46.320><c> to</c><02:03:46.560><c> be</c> statute that requires
- pursuant to whatever the statute<02:49:16.000><c> who</c><02:49:16.240><c> hold</c><02:49:16.479><c>
- It shows you<05:02:53.360><c> the</c><05:02:53.600><c> current</c><05:02:54.000><c> statute.
- it shows you the current statute<05:02:58.320><c> that</c><05:02:58.560><c> this</c><05:02:58.798><c
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Uh I spent<00:02:33.519><c> the</c><00:02:33.680><c> last</c><00:02:33.840><c> three</c><00:02:34.080
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- in uh driving<00:02:50.160><c> forward</c><00:02:50.480><c> and</c><00:02:50.640><c> some</c><00:02:
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House veterans panel OKs bill to aid struggling American Legion, VFW posts 2/12/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- thank</c><00:02:05.600><c> you</c><00:02:05.840><c> very</c><00:02:06.079><c> much</c><00:02:06.799><
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- cvos to 1% and<00:02:36.760><c> that</c><00:02:36.920><c> was</c><00:02:37.120><c> helpful</c><00:02:
- <00:02:46.920><c> pandemic</c><00:02:47.920><c> so</c><00:02:48.200><c> I</c><00:02:48.280><c> do</c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment and natural resources committee hears HF8 - pt. 2 2/13/25
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- ><c> a</c><00:02:18.000><c> Statewide</c><00:02:19.000><c> 100</c><00:02:19.360><c> issues</c><00:02:
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Summary:
The committee heard extended discussion on House File 8, a bill aimed at changing Minnesota’s permitting and environmental review process. Supporters said the bill is intended to help small and medium-sized businesses and projects that face long delays, and argued that the proposal does not lower environmental standards. They described the bill as modeled in part on provisions used in other states, including a staggered permitting process and an expedited option, and said the goal is to improve transparency, reporting, and real-time public access to permit information.
Members raised concerns about whether the bill could also benefit large corporations and major industrial projects, including mining and other large facilities, rather than just smaller businesses. Several lawmakers questioned the use of county-based public input, the lack of tribal consultation, and how the bill would interact with treaty rights and communities outside the affected county. Others argued that the bill could create risks by speeding permits for bad actors or by allowing larger entities to pay for expedited treatment. Testimony also referenced examples from the Minnesota Chamber’s report, with a witness disputing the claim that permitting alone drove companies out of Minnesota and saying those cases involved more complex facts.
The committee first considered a motion to lay the bill on the table, but that motion failed on a 5-7 roll call. The committee then voted on a motion to re-refer House File 8, as amended, to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee. That motion passed 7-5, and the bill was sent on to that committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- me um and he is the president and CEO of the<00:02:06.360><c> Minnesota</c><00:02:06.880><c> Hospital
- </c><00:02:07.800><c> Association</c> the Minnesota Hospital Association the Minnesota Hospital Association
- having<00:02:27.480><c> um</c><00:02:27.760><c> the</c><00:02:27.879><c> Minnesota</c><00:02:28.440>
- <c> Hospital</c> having um the Minnesota Hospital having um the Minnesota Hospital Association<00:02:
- :02:40.120><c> Minnesota</c> across our great state of um Minnesota across our great state of um Minnesota
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/16/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- :47.720><c> Minnesota's</c><00:02:48.240><c> values,</c><00:02:49.240><c> and</c><00:02:49.959><c> the
- the member from<00:02:50.520><c> Scott,</c><00:02:50.959><c> Representative</c><00:02:51.600><c> Bakeberg
- Whereas,<00:02:54.040><c> the</c><00:02:54.120><c> House</c><00:02:54.320><c> of</c><00:02:54.440><c>
- :55.800><c> the</c><00:02:55.880><c> responsibility</c><00:02:56.720><c> to</c><00:02:56.840><c> promote
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Student career pathways framework established 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Prioritizing Infrastructure Projects | Senator Sandy Pappas Mar 27th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- It's aging.<00:02:17.040><c> Um</c><00:02:17.599><c> it's</c><00:02:18.000><c> and</c><00:02:18.319><
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Tim Walz's tax policy proposals heard in House Taxes Committee 4/23/26
Transcript Highlights:
- 02:31.680><c> child</c><00:02:32.040><c> care</c><00:02:32.280><c> expenses,</c><00:02:32.880><c> a</
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- </c><01:02:03.320><c> in</c><01:02:03.400><c> Minnesota</c> auditing that takes place in Minnesota auditing
- that takes place in Minnesota starts<01:02:04.280><c> with</c><01:02:04.440><c> information</c><01:02
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House File 5055, the governor’s supplemental tax budget. Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart outlined the proposal as a balanced budget package that would leave a positive bottom line in the current biennium and beyond. He emphasized family-focused tax relief, especially a new refundable young child credit for children ages 0 to 4, which would provide up to $3,000 for one child or $6,000 for two or more, benefit about 104,000 families, and phase out at higher incomes. He also described federal conformity changes, including updates to business interest deductions, dependent care credits, and Section 179 expensing, along with omitted federal items such as research expensing and opportunity zones due to cost and policy concerns.
Marquart also defended broader tax modernization proposals, including expanding the sales tax to selected consumer services such as accounting, banking, brokerage, and legal services while lowering the statewide sales tax rate, and creating a social media tax on consumer data collection that would fund an AI readiness special revenue fund rather than the general fund. He said these changes would make the sales tax less regressive and better aligned with the modern economy. Additional provisions mentioned included a gun-related gross receipts tax on firearms and ammunition, cannabis tax technical changes, historic structure rehabilitation conformity, and added auditors for tax compliance.
Testimony from outside groups was mixed. Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project supported the governor’s approach as a response to federal tax and spending changes, praised the decision not to conform to opportunity zones or federal no-tax-on-tips/overtime provisions, and urged even stronger revenue measures. Brian Lake of the Minnesota State Bar Association strongly opposed the proposed sales tax on consumer legal services, arguing it would burden low- and middle-income people in sensitive cases and create unfairness when individuals litigate against the state. Tanner Fritsinger of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the sales tax base expansion and the social media tax as ways to broaden revenue without raising the base rate. The committee chair thanked the commissioner and then began hearing public testimony, with additional testifiers queued up.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 2438 - Transportation Omnibus - 05/09/25
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL Caucus Members Discuss Work Ahead in 2025 Session - 02/10/25
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- <00:02:30.319><c> we</c><00:02:30.519><c> started</c> across the state of Minnesota we started across
- the state of Minnesota we started this<00:02:31.080><c> session</c><00:02:31.840><c> working</c><00:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Um net net<00:02:03.280><c> it's</c><00:02:03.600><c> still</c><00:02:04.320><c> uh</c><00:02:04.479>
- <c> and</c><00:02:04.640><c> no</c><00:02:04.880><c> still</c><00:02:05.200><c> no</c><00:02:05.439><
- ><c> the</c><00:02:06.079><c> state</c><00:02:06.880><c> and</c><00:02:07.200><c> so</c><00:02:07.439
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/12/25
Health and Human Services
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- ><c> Minnesota</c><00:02:12.720><c> as</c> joined the University of Minnesota as joined the University
- of Minnesota as its<00:02:13.120><c> 18th</c><00:02:13.599><c> president</c><00:02:14.040><c> I</c><
- 31.440><c> Minnesota</c><00:02:32.200><c> we</c><00:02:32.319><c> are</c><00:02:32.440><c> at</c><00:
- 02:32.599><c> an</c><00:02:32.800><c> inflection</c> in Minnesota we are at an inflection in Minnesota
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House workforce panel considers HF661 2/25/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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