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• We would truly like to look at opening up a distillery trail, much like some of our neighboring states
• They like the concept and are looking forward to joining the trail in the future.
• week, we want to be able to support our smaller distillers across the state and try to create that trail

Bills: SB311, SB322, SB304, SB313, SB315, SB316, HB489, SB90

Keywords: electric transmission, public highways, permit processing, economic growth, infrastructure, rural development, condemnation actions, state regulations, community development district, CDD, annexation, municipal annexation, wet municipality, dry county, wet county, Sunday alcohol sales, ABC Board, alcohol licensing, on-premises consumption, golf course

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• this grant program, in addition to two other categories that were added relating to AIS and local trail
• resources that otherwise may not be substantially impaired or destroyed in any area of the state; trail
• maintenance and improvement on state, regional, or local trails, not including new trails or trail segments
• Um, and I'd say we're... including new trails or trail segments including new trails or trail segments

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, if you fraudulently created a trail pass to ride in Minnesota, that would take care of that.
• Section seven is for trail passes such as cross-country ski horse passes.
• So, if you fraudulently created a trail pass to ride in Minnesota, that would take care of that.
• <01:32:53.160> pass Wisconsin, you need to get a trail pass Wisconsin, you need to get a trail
• Section seven is for trail passes such as cross-country ski horse passes.

Bills: HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• dedicated funds: the Clean Water Fund, the Outdoor Heritage Fund, which is the topic today, Parks and Trails
• Representative Heintzeman we toured that land uh right by uh the airport there and we were on the trails
• ><01:00:16.480> and<01:00:16.720> we<01:00:16.880> didn't and we were on the trails
• and we didn't and we were on the trails and we didn't see<01:00:17.119> any<01:00:17.359>
• The Parks and Trails Fund has about $1.8 million positive balance there that could be appropriated if

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, e-signatures also provide strong audit trails and security controls.
• “E-signatures also provide strong audit trails and security controls.
• “E-signatures also provide strong audit trails and security controls.
• <00:37:58.480> while authentication and audit trails while authentication and audit trails
• > through<00:38:34.400> submission provide audit trail through submission provide audit

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It is 1,080 acres with public beaches, playgrounds, parks, water features, hiking trails, and has 4,700
• It is 1,080 acres with public beaches, playgrounds, parks, water features, hiking trails, and has 4,700
• <01:23:55.040> or<01:23:55.360> roads other projects such as trails or roads other
• projects such as trails or roads on<01:23:55.840> a<01:23:56.080> new<01:23:56.239>
• just as one example, I worked on a trail just as one example, I worked on a trail project<01:24:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ordinances to make the community more bicycle-friendly, and it has created an extensive system of bicycle trails
• and on-street bike routes. including the historic Battlefield Trail, designated as a National Recreational
• Trail by the US Department of the Interior.

Bills: SB2959, HB3096, HCR29, HCR56, HCR12, HCR55, HCR74, HCR78, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6, HCR50, HCR107, HCR80, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR75, HCR93, HCR12, HCR6

Keywords: firearm safety, awareness month, public safety, responsible ownership, storage, recreational use, profound autism, awareness day, caregiver, disabilities, support, counseling, mental health, awareness, support services, community health, necrotizing enterocolitis, premature infants, breastfeeding, health awareness

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• Out to try and share that information with different communities, tournament trails, and different groups
• On the fishery, some tournament trails do a better job than others on fish health and mortality.
• So I'm hoping that through this conversation, some of those fishing trails and fishing circuits will

Bills: HB1, HB143, HB1, HB92

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• So, u that's all I've got, Senator, and ride Chris's ATV trails up. >> Absolutely. Well, very good.
• <00:04:22.560> ride<00:04:22.720> Chris's<00:04:23.120> ATV<00:04:23.600> trails
• >> and ride Chris's ATV trails up. >> and ride Chris's ATV trails up.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 01:17 SB 19 Discussion: 02:23 SB 19 Vote: 16:41, 958, all

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• there isn't any sort of sunlight, the parking lots and buildings are lit up, but walking past the trails
• I walked through our Arboretum Trail with an arborist, and they started pointing out all the issues with
• So I think at some point we have to refresh the Arboretum Trail and the grove of trees on the west side
• Arboretum Trail with an arborist. And they started pointing out all the issues with that path.
• And so I think at some point we have to refresh the Arboretum Trail and the grove of trees on the west

Summary: The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum present and approved the March 18 minutes. The committee first heard an update from the Petroleum Council on oil and gas activity, which described North Dakota production as holding steady around 1.1 to 1.2 million barrels per day despite lower prices and market volatility. The presentation emphasized that efficiency gains, longer laterals, and improved completion technology are allowing operators to sustain output while activity shifts north in the Bakken. Members asked about gas taxation, natural gas liquids, flaring, and enhanced oil recovery; the witness said gas is taxed by volume, most liquids are handled through oil lines or gas processing, and the state’s EOR pilot projects and new gas infrastructure are intended to help hold production flat and expand future recovery. The committee then received a presentation from the Tax Department on the federal “big beautiful bill” and its effect on North Dakota income tax collections. The department explained that most of the federal changes were extensions of existing Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions, but several items — including the larger standard deduction, senior deduction, tip and overtime exclusions, auto loan interest deduction, and business expensing changes — affect state collections. Revised estimates showed a smaller-than-expected impact on individual income tax, with the department suggesting a net cash effect in the range of roughly $30 million to $35 million when business and individual effects are combined, plus a possible one-time distortion from large oil-field transactions in fiscal year 2025. Members asked which provisions apply to standard versus itemized returns, and the department clarified that most of the individual provisions apply broadly, while the SALT-related item is itemizer-specific. OMB then reported on major capital projects and facility funding. Updates included Capitol grounds improvements such as 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding, augmented reality displays for the Rough Rider Hall of Fame, tree management and lighting studies, and restroom and parking reconfiguration in the tower. OMB also described security upgrades at the governor’s residence, where human remains were discovered on site and are being handled with historical and legal review. The state hospital project in Jamestown remains on schedule for substantial completion in winter 2027 and opening in spring 2028, with costs currently estimated a little over $292 million and a line of credit expected to be drawn in April 2027. The North Central State Office Building in Minot is under construction, with a $5.6 million line of credit already accessed. OMB also reported on the State Facility Maintenance Fund, noting about $1.1 million spent so far on projects such as the Liberty Memorial Building roof and foundation work, Capitol window replacement, boiler replacement, and kitchen remodeling. Finally, Legislative Council staff reviewed the interim compliance report on legislative intent and state trust funds. The report highlighted the status of multiple lines of credit, including those for the state hospital and Minot office building, and noted that the executive budget will likely need to include repayment planning for about $350 million of expected outstanding balances. Other updates included the Bank of North Dakota profit transfer schedule, litigation pool spending, the new Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship, the Missouri River Correctional Center planning effort, HHS items such as FMAP and child care assistance, Job Service’s unemployment insurance modernization project, and DPI school aid turnback estimates. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• deliver from fraud, and to make sure that we're no longer operating on green screens and the Oregon Trail
• screens<00:02:51.600> and<00:02:51.720> the<00:02:51.800> Oregon<00:02:52.080> Trail
• <00:02:52.959> for screens and the Oregon Trail for screens and the Oregon Trail for important
• When you take this to the campaign trail, are you going to be emphasizing things like, "Hey, we addressed

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy said the 2026 session ended with major accomplishments despite frustration over what did not pass. She highlighted a $1.2 billion bonding bill, housing and rental investments, property tax reductions, support for HCMC and distressed hospitals, public safety and crime victim funding, IT modernization, and fraud-prevention measures. She also said the Senate pushed a tab fee holiday, though she criticized Republicans for delaying its start until January, and described the session as focused on a “fair deal” for Minnesotans facing higher costs. Murphy said some of the most difficult work involved human services and fraud oversight. She said lawmakers created an independent inspector general office, funded the Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud unit, added training and electronic visit measures, and included payment-withholding language with due-process protections and continuity-of-care safeguards. She said the Senate tried to balance fraud enforcement with preserving access to Medicaid-funded services, and emphasized that legislators must continue oversight and follow audit recommendations. She also expressed deep disappointment that a comprehensive gun violence prevention package did not pass the House, saying it included prevention, intervention, harm reduction, school safety, and mental health provisions. She said the package was rejected by House Republicans and that she would keep fighting for it. On immigration enforcement, she said the Senate proposed protections against ICE actions but could not get them enacted. She also discussed campaign strategy, saying Democrats would defend frontline seats and emphasize health care, housing, jobs, and affordability, while continuing to support roads, bridges, and transit.

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• Uh, this establishes role-based access audit trails and moves the adds to a license inspection, a audit
• This bill, you know, I actually didn't give as much thought to the data and the security and audit trails
• They have many different logging systems that can work on compliance with this audit trail amendment
• So with the role-based access and audit trails, and now with the inspectors also checking that these
• I appreciate all the audit trails and data, the data nerds in Judiciary. Appreciate you for that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We looked at using three- versus five-year trailing averages and inflationary growth.
• And once again, that three-year weighted trailing average gets more BHSA funding into the BH system sooner
• to the five-year trailing average, which lowers the minimum expenditure level and requires counties
• It's our understanding that they'll use the methodology they described—the three-year trailing average
• I mean, we have it in the report, what we would look to use with the three-year trailing average and

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of State Hospitals (DSH), the Commission for Behavioral Health, and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on budget proposals and implementation updates. DSH outlined its proposed 2026-27 budget, including funding for patient operating expenses, IST solutions savings, conditional release program costs, LPS bed allocation changes, electrical infrastructure projects at Napa and Patton, SB 380 transitional housing feasibility work, and expanded dental services at Metropolitan and Patton. DSH also reported that it has met court-ordered IST treatment benchmarks in the Stiavedi v. Clinton case, with average time to initiate treatment down to about five days and pending placements reduced to roughly 250, while noting that Proposition 36 could increase referrals and SB 1323 may divert some individuals earlier into community-based treatment. Members asked about rising outside hospitalization costs, Medicare enrollment, the timing and structure of capital projects, and whether IST solution funds are being fully used; DSH said the savings reflect slower-than-expected ramp-up of community programs and that the Central California FACT replacement program is still on track for January 2027 activation. The Commission for Behavioral Health described its role under the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), including data, evaluation, grantmaking, technical assistance, and transparency work. It highlighted the new statewide Innovation Partnership Fund, a five-year, $20 million-per-year program with small and large grant categories; the first RFA drew strong interest, with more than 400 questions and over 1,000 bidders’ conference participants. The Commission also discussed a proposed extension to spend down about $4.1 million remaining for the Alcove Youth Drop-in Center grants so sites can finish implementation and Stanford can complete the final evaluation. Members asked about grant duration, whether projects can be renewed, what qualifies as innovation, and whether the fund could support service delivery rather than awareness campaigns or training; the Commission said awards are expected to be three-year contracts and that proposals must be new or meaningfully expanded approaches that support BHSA priority populations. DHCS reviewed major behavioral health changes under CalAIM and BH Connect, including peer support, mobile crisis, contingency management, traditional health care practices for tribal members, updated specialty mental health access criteria, and new substance use treatment standards based on ASAM’s fourth edition. DHCS reported strong contingency management results, with more than 13,000 members served and 95% testing negative for stimulant use during treatment, and said 21 Indian health care providers have been approved to offer traditional health care practices. It also described BH Connect initiatives such as the $1.9 billion access reform and outcomes incentive program, workforce investments, evidence-based practice expansion, IMD participation by four counties, and transitional rent services. On BHSA implementation, DHCS said it is not tracking individual county contract cuts but is monitoring county plans and statewide outcomes, while stakeholders raised concerns about local prevention and service gaps. DHCS also outlined its H.R. 1 implementation strategy, including outreach, streamlined renewals, exemptions for disabled, substance use, and medically frail individuals, and proposed clinic navigator and outreach funding; it said it has not yet produced a focused estimate of H.R. 1 impacts on behavioral health populations. The discussion ended with DHCS noting that B-CHIP bond funding has supported 437 infrastructure projects, creating 546 new or expanded facilities and more than 9,500 residential beds across the state.

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• It also allows the use of trail cameras on WMA land if the trail cameras are properly identified, conforms
• <00:12:28.000> cameras<00:12:28.320> on Allow for the use of trail cameras on Allow
• for the use of trail cameras on WAS<00:12:29.279> if<00:12:29.440> the<00:12:29.600>
• > trail<00:12:29.760> cameras<00:12:30.959> are<00:12:31.120> properly WAS if
• the trail cameras are properly WAS if the trail cameras are properly identified.<00:12:32.720> Conform

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met in August with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes without objection. The committee then reviewed several regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection, and heard brief explanations from agency representatives on each item. The Board of Pharmacy regulations would clarify what registered and certified pharmacy technicians may do under supervision and what certified technicians may not do, while updating registration applications. The Board of Cosmetology package included changes to executive director authority, licensure and reciprocity rules, school requirements, training hours, instructor ratios, sanitation and disease-related rules, complaint procedures, and permit terms; members asked about straight razor language and the increase in student-to-instructor ratios, and the board explained that cosmetologists are not permitted to use straight razors and that the higher ratio was intended to give schools flexibility, especially for part-time students and schools with wait lists. The Occupational Therapy emergency compact regulation added four compact rules adopted in April 2025, and Senator West raised a technical question about certification requirements under House Bill 6; the agency said it had been instructed to file the regulation as submitted. The Department for Fish and Wildlife Resources presented a package covering wildlife management area rules, a northern pintail bag limit increase, reportable disease reporting, and a repeal tied to boat registration fees. After a brief explanation of the new wildlife disease reporting rule, the agency requested and received a deferral of 301 KAR 2:031 to avoid a gap while replacement language is finalized. The Economic Development Finance Authority explained an emergency regulation for the Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program, saying it was needed because the program had become oversubscribed and because administration was shifting to a new film office and council; members also asked about certification issues under House Bill 6, and the agency said it had filed the regulation as directed. The Department of Workplace Standards emergency PPE regulation was also discussed, with members asking about HB 6 certification language, and the agency gave the same response. The Department of Insurance regulation would create a $10,000 registration fee and a $1,000 annual licensing fee for pharmacy benefit manager licenses, with an agency amendment exempting PBMs that solely serve workers’ compensation plans. Members asked how many PBMs would be affected and why workers’ compensation PBMs were carved out; the agency said there were 70 registered PBMs total, four solely workers’ comp, and that workers’ comp rates are set by statute and could not absorb the fee. Finally, the Public Service Commission’s pole attachment regulation was summarized as a broadband-expansion measure that speeds application review, increases the number of poles allowed in a single application, and shortens dispute timelines; the commission explained it grew out of earlier legislative direction and subsequent emergency amendments, and the committee adopted the staff amendment.

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• At the bottom of page three, you'll see the Parks and Trails Fund. and then from the laws of '22, the
• You'll see the Parks and Trails Fund.
• And then Article 2 is the Parks and Trails Fund.
• Same with the Parks and Trails and the other components of our bill.
• Parks and trails was one. Parks and trails was one.

Bills: HF3879

Keywords: outdoor heritage, conservation, habitat restoration, natural resources, wildlife management, 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3879, the Legacy Finance Outdoor Heritage bill. The committee adopted the DE1 author’s amendment, which incorporated the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council’s revised recommendations and made technical corrections, and staff explained that the bill appropriates about $191.081 million in Outdoor Heritage funding, plus carryforwards and an extension for a carp deterrent project at Lock and Dam. Staff also noted the bill makes no changes to the Clean Water Fund or Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and the bill was moved to the Committee on Ways and Means. A large portion of the meeting focused on the Roseau Lake rehabilitation/Roseau River restoration project and related concerns about landowner impacts, eminent domain, drainage, and whether Outdoor Heritage dollars are being used on private property. Landowners and their attorney testified that the project threatens private farmland, that they do not consent to easements or takings, and that funding should be paused until litigation and legal questions are resolved. They described flooding, drainage problems, financial burdens, and long-term harm to family farms, and asked the committee to suspend funding for the project. Supporters of the project, including Roseau Mayor Dan Fabian and farmer/watershed district manager Jason Bratton, said the project is part of a broader flood-mitigation effort following the 2002 Roseau flood and would help control water, reduce flood damage, and improve conditions for downstream farmers. After testimony, the committee considered the A5 amendment, offered by Representative Heintzeman, which would delete the Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Project Phase 3 from the bill. Members debated the amendment, with some emphasizing landowner concerns and pending litigation and others defending the project and the council’s vetting process. The transcript cuts off during continued discussion, and no final vote on the A5 is shown in the provided text.

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• We all know that state parks and trails.
• , because for state parks and trails, because for state parks and trails, right,<00:41:22.000>
• You'll see the very first percentage is 45% to the parks and trails system.
• You'll see the very first percentage is 45% to the parks and trails system.
• So they are parks and trails system.

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• Getting these systems into this century, getting them out of the Oregon Trail era and into the modern
• them out of into this century, getting them out of the<00:18:09.440> Oregon<00:18:09.919> Trail
• and<00:18:11.120> into<00:18:11.360> the<00:18:11.520> modern the Oregon Trail
• era and into the modern the Oregon Trail era and into the modern day,<00:18:12.640> uh,<00:18

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And then we will take ourselves out into the campaign trail and make our cases to the people of Minnesota
• will take ourselves out into the will we will take ourselves out into the campaign<00:12:20.079> trail
• 20.720> our<00:12:20.959> cases<00:12:21.279> to<00:12:21.440> the campaign trail
• and make our cases to the campaign trail and make our cases to the people<00:12:21.760> of<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• beloved father that modeled what Cuban leadership looked like during the pandemic, during this campaign trail
• :10:42.079> during<00:10:42.399> this<00:10:42.640> campaign<00:10:43.120> trail
• ,<00:10:44.079> to pandemic, during this campaign trail, to pandemic, during this campaign
• trail, to all<00:10:44.560> those<00:10:44.880> essential<00:10:45.279> workers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• When I was there in the election office, we made sure that we had an audit trail on all of the ballots
• It was a complete audit trail, and we were checking ourselves as we went through the election to make
• Do you think that what the bill prescribes with regard to knowing who it is, the trail that's there,
• But just make certain there's adequate paper trail on the employee personnel.

Bills: SB801, SB1200, SB1410, SB1717, SB1862, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB506, SB2626, SJR63

Keywords: SB 801, birth certificate, birth record, certified copy, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, vital records, state registrar, local registrar, county clerk, fee waiver, identity documents, ID access, housing insecurity, shelter, transitional housing, Health and Safety Code, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on several bills, with most measures left pending after public testimony closed. SB 801, by Sen. Menéndez, would require DSHS and local clerks to issue birth certificates at no cost to people experiencing homelessness. The author and Maria Benavides of SA Youth said the fee and mailing requirements are major barriers to obtaining ID, housing, and work, and Benavides described clients who were able to secure housing and employment after getting birth records and IDs through her program. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard a set of bills related to the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America naming issue: SB 1410 would require state agencies to use “Gulf of Mexico” in official documents, SB 1717 would conform state law to the federal renaming to “Gulf of America,” and SJR 63 would amend the Texas Constitution to match that change. Support testimony for the latter two emphasized alignment with federal action and the use of different geographic names by different countries. All three measures were left pending. Members then heard SB 1200, which would require plaintiffs suing defense contractors to disclose in discovery whether they are receiving litigation funding from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, or Cuba. The author and Texans for Lawsuit Reform said the bill targets third-party litigation funding and foreign influence on lawsuits, especially those affecting defense contractors; the committee substitute narrowed the definition of defense contractor and expanded applicability to actions involving defense contractors’ activities. SB 2626, which requires continuing medical education on pregnancy-related emergencies for OB-GYN physicians and nurses, drew support from witnesses who said it would reduce confusion about Texas abortion law and improve care in emergencies. SB 506, SB 2681, SB 1862, SB 1863, and SB 2216 all focused on elections, including ballot language standards, voter registration challenges, interstate voter-roll cleanup, procedural audits, and election equipment security; testimony split between supporters who said the bills improve transparency and integrity and opponents who warned of vague standards, added costs, and possible voter disenfranchisement. Each of those bills was left pending after testimony.