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• So, for right now, for today, we'll keep it here in the committee, and if we visit and talk and feel
• 33.720><c> we</c> it here in the committee and uh if we it here in the committee and uh if we uh uh uh visit
• :36.600><c> feel</c><00:06:36.840><c> it</c><00:06:36.919><c> should</c><00:06:37.120><c> move</c> visit
• and talk and feel it should move visit and talk and feel it should move on<00:06:37.440><c> to</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• . >> For more information on the Minnesota Youth and Government Program, visit ymcorth.org or call 612
• 01.303><c> [music]</c> Youth and Government Program, [music] Youth and Government Program, [music] visit
• <00:05:02.080><c> ymcorth.org</c> visit ymcorth.org visit ymcorth.org or<00:05:04.800><c> call</c><00

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The transcript is a promotional overview of Minnesota Youth and Government, a four-day mock state government conference held each January at the Minnesota State Capitol Complex and the Hilton in downtown Minneapolis. It explains that eligible 8th through 12th grade students from Minnesota and western Wisconsin participate through school or community delegations, which meet during the year to prepare for the conference. Participants described the program as a hands-on way to learn how state government works and to build skills in public speaking, debate, leadership, scheduling, and interviewing. High school students can take on roles such as legislators, judges, attorneys, lobbyists, media representatives, or cabinet members, while eighth graders participate in a leadership corps that samples multiple program areas. Several speakers emphasized the value of meeting students from different schools and states, hearing new perspectives, and gaining access to spaces like the House Chamber. The transcript includes personal testimonials from students and program alumni about making friends, gaining confidence, and learning from committee and floor debates. One speaker noted a committee discussion on curriculum that brought in views from teachers, students, and families. A representative from Shakopee said the district has one of the largest delegations, with over 150 students involved, and praised the program as a way to prepare future leaders. No formal legislative votes or actions were taken, since this was an informational segment about the youth program.

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• Along with him is an individual who has visited possibly most of the libraries in New Mexico to gather
• The funding has allowed me to visit 50 of the 62 rural libraries that we work with, speaking on the ground
• One example from my visits is the Red River Library.
• So with that, I'd like to mention that Aspen, my associate, has visited, as she said, 50 of the libraries

Bills: SB61 , SB62 , SB99

Committee: Senate Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Keywords: rural libraries, funding, cultural affairs, education, community support, appropriation, state investment, public resources, 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• exciting project to work on to allow for citizens and the residents across Minnesota and those who visit
• Minnesota<00:02:03.360><c> and</c><00:02:03.600><c> those</c><00:02:03.759><c> who</c><00:02:03.920><c> visit
• </c><00:02:04.159><c> as</c><00:02:04.399><c> guests</c> Minnesota and those who visit as guests Minnesota
• and those who visit as guests to<00:02:05.200><c> go</c><00:02:05.360><c> to</c><00:02:05.600><c> a<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• that it would reduce the time retired former judges have served to be eligible for appointment as visiting
• judges from eight years to six years, prevent visiting judges from practicing in their assigned judicial
• region for two years, and require the visiting judge to certify to the chief justice a willingness not
• For two years and require the visiting judge to certify to the chief justice a willingness not to hear

Bills: SB302 , SB1335 , SB1734 , SB1760 , SB1975 , SB2127

Committee: Senate Jurisprudence

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

Summary: The committee heard several probate, family law, judicial, property, and contract-related bills. Senate Bill 1335, relating to decedents’ estates, would remove outdated references to a clerk’s certificate, allow courts to remove personal representatives on their own motion with notice by qualified delivery method, and add independent administrators to provisions that referenced only independent executors; an estate-planning attorney testified in support, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1760, concerning guardianship transfer fees and procedures, was described as setting a $45 filing fee for transferred guardianship cases and clarifying completion and dismissal procedures; it received no testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 2127 would shorten the eligibility period for retired judges to serve as visiting judges from eight years to six, restrict practice in their assigned region for two years, and require conflict-related certification; it also was left pending without testimony. Senate Bill 302 would shift the cost of a traveling probate judge to the requesting estate or parties rather than the county; one witness registered in favor, no one testified, and the bill was left pending. The committee then considered a committee substitute for Senate Bill 252, which would clarify the parental presumption in conservatorship cases, require non-parents seeking relief against a parent to file an affidavit showing significant impairment to the child if relief is denied, require courts to state specific findings when overcoming the presumption, confirm the clear-and-convincing standard, and clarify that agreed prior orders do not defeat the presumption. The substitute was explained as consensus language from a work group, public testimony was reopened, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1734, on deed fraud, would create a streamlined ex parte process for property owners to have fraudulent deeds declared void, modeled on the fraudulent lien statute; county clerk and title association representatives testified that it would provide a low-cost self-help remedy for a growing problem, and the bill was left pending subject to the chair. Senate Bill 1975 would prevent Texas contractors from being forced to litigate disputes in foreign jurisdictions and require disputes to be handled in the county where the project is located; it was presented as a repeat of a previously vetoed bill and was left pending. Finally, the committee took up a substitute for Senate Bill 1940, concerning transfer-on-death style beneficiary designations for manufactured homes. The substitute would allow one or more beneficiaries instead of only one, transfer the interest to surviving designated beneficiaries who survive by 120 hours, extend the application period for transfer to 365 days, void the designation if not timely filed, and require mailing by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested. The substitute was adopted without objection. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• a multi-day field trip to Oʻahu and, um, always first item on their itinerary was to come here and visit
• was to<00:17:32.760><c> come</c><00:17:32.880><c> here</c><00:17:33.000><c> and</c><00:17:33.160><c> visit
• /c><00:17:33.559><c> at</c><00:17:33.679><c> the</c><00:17:33.840><c> capital</c> to come here and visit
• us at the capital to come here and visit us at the capital um<00:17:35.160><c> if</c><00:17:35.280><

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• are honored to have seniors from Dixon High School, along with their history and civic teachers, visiting
• The rest of the system does not have the capacity to absorb 25,000 visits per week.
• Well, that is the reality that is visited upon us when we have a country that decides to cut ...taxes
• You know these hospitals have come to visit you in your offices.
• Doesn't seem very pro-life to me to take away 100,000 cancer screenings. 500,000 contraceptive visits

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Pope, who used medical visits as an excuse to molest incarcerated youth.
• This interim, I had the opportunity to go visit Harbor Heights and go sit with the residents there and
• It's good to see many of your faces that got the opportunity to come out and visit us at Green Hill.
• And even at current levels, we still have issues with contraband and visitation.
• But also on that topic, I had asked you, I said, During that visit, it was obvious to me that there was

Bills: HB2389 , HB2456

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid, juvenile confinement, juvenile prison, rehabilitation, recidivism, mental health treatment, substance use disorder, chemical dependency, trauma-informed care, racial disparities, equity

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• Thank you for me, um, only because, like I, I got to visit a few of them and the one in Campbell, they
• Thank you for me, um, only because, like I, I got to visit a few of them and the one in Campbell, they
• Thank you for me, um, only because, like I, I got to visit a few of them and the one in Campbell, they
• Thank you for me, um, only because, like I, I got to visit a few of them and the one in Campbell, they
• a few of them and the one got to visit a few of them and the one in<00:27:27.039><c> Campbell</c><00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 345, which would establish ʻōpae ʻula as the state shrimp. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Kua Ulu Aumo testified in strong support, saying the designation could help protect endemic shrimp in anchialine pools and increase public education and awareness. In response to questions, DLNR said it would use existing education programs, press releases, and partnerships for statewide outreach and was not seeking a separate appropriation for that purpose. Members then took up SCR 132 and SR 111, which encourage adoption of recommendations from the UN Global Plastics Treaty and the Rapa Nui Summit Declaration on climate justice and sustainable development. Greenpeace Hawaii supported the measures, arguing that plastic production is tied to fossil fuel interests and that microplastics pose serious health and environmental risks. The committee later adopted the measures with amendments, including a change from “waste hierarchy” to “zero waste hierarchy” and technical edits. The final measures, SCR 157 and SR 127, urged the state to adopt and implement the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. DLNR testified that it had only just reviewed the resolution but stood on its written testimony. The committee passed SCR 157 and SR 127 as is. The meeting also included a separate hearing on SCR 89 and SR 72, which would create a University of Hawaiʻi Community College pathway for meat processing. The Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council supported the idea, citing workforce needs and local protein supply, while several members raised concerns about whether a formal educational pathway or degree requirement might unnecessarily limit entry into the field; discussion focused on whether the proposal should be more vocational and whether there is enough data on workforce demand. No final vote on those measures was shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• SSA's shift to an appointment-focused approach for field office visits underscores the need for SSA to
• It was very nice to visit with you in our office. office and congratulations to you and your family for
• They're closing field offices and then requiring... seniors and others to visit those offices to prove
• I appreciate the chance we've had to meet and to visit.
• The fact that they're now not allowing you to call on the phone. an estimated 200,000 additional visits

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

Keywords: Social Security, Medicaid, Frank Bisignano, Elon Musk, benefit processing, office closures, public testimony, administration policies, health care, vulnerable populations

Summary: The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.

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• actively saw 180 projects come to fruition, maybe not announce, but actually come in and do site visits
• </c><00:09:34.440><c> and</c> actually come in and do site visits and actually come in and do site visits
• The on-site visits have been completed and are taking place, and then the recommendations for projects
• that in the morning or afternoon, depending upon when the turf meeting took place, to do on-site visits
• with communities and do on-site visits with communities and with<00:19:14.159><c> economic</c><00:19

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:34 Economic Development Cabinet 27:51 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met without a quorum, so the minutes from the last two meetings were not approved. Secretary Noel of the Cabinet for Economic Development then gave a broad overview of the cabinet’s work and an update on the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPD), with Deputy Secretary Katie Smith and General Counsel Matt also present. He said the cabinet’s strategy is to focus on high-wage job creation, especially in automotive transformation, business and financial professional services, tourism, logistics, agri-tech, aerospace, and other high-tech sectors, while also supporting small and medium-sized businesses and existing employers. Noel highlighted several program results and examples, including average incentivized wages approaching $27 per hour, 877 jobs and $346 million in investment through hub operations, $90 million through Commonwealth Ventures, help for hundreds of companies through the Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance, work with 220 companies through the Kentucky Science and Technology Council, nearly 3,000 students in Advanced Kentucky, and more than 1,100 participants in Kentucky Valor. He also cited 35,000 workers trained through Bluegrass State Skills, 177 businesses helped by the small business tax credit, and 77 entertainment incentive transactions totaling about $200 million and 7,400 jobs. On the grant side, he said the cabinet had approved 155 projects under a federal grant program, committing $99 million, with outreach aimed at smaller communities and all 120 counties. The main focus of the second half was KPD. Noel described it as a program that requires more than basic due diligence, emphasizing community readiness, local vision, title and mineral-rights review, sewer validation, and consultant review. He said 109 projects had been awarded in the earlier rounds, and in 2024 there were 45 requests for information seeking $81 million against $35 million in available funding, showing strong demand. He also said the cabinet has worked with local economic developers through five regions aligned with area development districts, and that the secretary, deputy secretary, or commissioner of business development must attend the regional meetings, with 100% attendance reported for the key three last year. In response to questions, he said Jefferson County’s lack of KPD projects so far likely reflects where local land and development strategies are in the process rather than a lack of interest, and he said the cabinet has not heard that Kentucky’s occupational safety and health rules are clearly helping or hurting competitiveness, though he offered to look into it further.

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• Chair, Senate File 4400 is vehicle for electronic visit verification language.
• This legislation, the electronic visit verification, is simple, but its effect will be wide reaching.
• This law will require and provide for electronic visit verification, often shortened to EVV, to create

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But, you know, from our standpoint in visiting with the State Fair management, it's certainly clear to
• Myself, I had to visit and see what you guys think.
• Visiting with State Fair personnel, I think they would rather see it there.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The conference committee for Senate Bill 2009 met to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions, focusing mainly on a $100,000 item tied to State Fair improvements. House members explained that the money was intended for facility upgrades such as locker rooms, showers, restrooms, concessions, and safety areas used by youth hockey, rodeo, and other events, and the House position remained that the State Fair should share costs on the fence and campground restroom-related work. Senate members said their priority was security improvements and argued that those safety provisions should be funded as a straight grant rather than requiring a match, though they were open to other matched items. After further discussion and a brief recess, the House proposed moving the $100,000 from the original line item into the security infrastructure funding, reducing the amount the State Fair would need to match on that project. Senate members indicated they were agreeable to that change and noted that State Fair personnel would likely prefer the money be directed to security. The committee did not take a final vote in the transcript, but members appeared to reach tentative agreement to shift the funding toward security and continue discussions on the remaining match requirement.

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• revolution with our sites, making sure that when the Alamo opens in 2028, we are able to drive visitation
• so that people get a full understanding. that we are able to drive visitation so that people get a full
• About three weeks ago, I was actually texting our executive director because we need to visit tomorrow
• The quality of service is evident to occupants and those who visit our historic properties.
• It is evident to occupants and those who visit our historic properties in the Bullock Museum.

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So today I'm not asking you for any money or even programming, but I want to visit about my observations
• I want to visit about my observations relating to linear infrastructure and new industries in North Dakota
• the Idaho National that Senator Patton leads, we visited the Idaho National Laboratory.
• If you're doing the tour tomorrow related to the Energized North Dakota event, we'll visit the Madex
• Related to the Energized North Dakota event, we'll visit the Madex building on that tour, as well as

Committee: Joint Energy Development and Transmission Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• Calls went out to anybody to visit to see the surrounding area? Yes, it was just recently.
• In the spring of 2023, I visited the Yurok Tribe and participated in a cultural burning training.
• Uruk Tribe in 2023 visited those areas, but yet tribal governments aren't aware of the IBHS standards
• the tribal government, similar to visiting the county, similar to visiting the city, and see what their
• visiting Barona, you've seen the terrain.

Summary: The Select Committee on Native American Affairs met on Barona tribal land to examine rising homeowners insurance costs affecting tribal communities, with opening remarks from tribal leaders and Assembly members emphasizing tribal sovereignty, the history of forced settlement in high-risk areas, and the need for the state to recognize mitigation work already being done on tribal lands. The committee heard that wildfire, drought, and other climate-driven disasters have sharply increased insurance premiums and reduced coverage options, especially for tribes located in rural or mountainous areas that were not chosen by the tribes themselves. Cal Fire Deputy Director Frank Bigelow described the state’s wildfire response and tribal engagement efforts, including tribal liaisons on incident management teams, a Southern Region Tribal Affairs Deputy Chief, cultural burning agreements, and more than $30 million in tribal wildfire resilience grants over the last three years. Members questioned why tribal communities receive only a small share of grants, whether Cal Fire should do more outreach and budget proposals for tribes, and whether mitigation work is being recognized by insurers. Bigelow said Cal Fire is working with insurers and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety on mitigation standards, but acknowledged that more tribal outreach and participation are needed. Tribal chairpersons and fire chiefs testified that their communities are already investing heavily in fire protection through dedicated fire departments, fuel reduction, defensible space, prescribed burns, firebreaks, and home-hardening efforts, yet premiums remain high or coverage is denied. Barona leaders said premiums can range from $6,000 to $18,000 and urged insurers to assess properties individually rather than by broad high-risk zones. Soboba, Hamu, and Pechanga representatives described similar efforts and said grant rules, environmental review, and insurer practices can make it difficult to translate mitigation into lower rates. Several members suggested short-term state assistance or a tribal insurance mitigation fund, and the committee discussed the possibility of requiring insurers to better account for tribal mitigation and sovereignty in risk assessments.

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• Thanks for coming to visit at the office. You have an awesome family. The best.
• I would love to come visit.
• I know I was the favorite office you visited much more. You were the favorite.
• I know you liked my visit better than Tommy Tuberville's.
• I love visiting with you and am excited to come to Vermont if invited.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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• In October of last year, actually, I visited the site in Ramsey County, and members of the legislature
• It is bipartisan, um, and I think many or if not most legislators have been visited by constituents and
• 14:20.959><c> legislators</c><00:14:21.600><c> have</c><00:14:22.280><c> been</c><00:14:22.480><c> visited
• </c><00:14:23.079><c> by</c> most legislators have been visited by most legislators have been visited

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If my parents, Virginia and Gus Kavarro, can stand up, it is their first time visiting the legislature
• , and I'd love to introduce my legislative family to my parents who have visited today.
• If my parents, Virginia and Gus Kavaro, can stand up, it is their first time visiting the legislature
• and I'd love to introduce It is their first time visiting the legislature, and I'd love to introduce
• my legislative family to my parents who have visited today.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring the East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Members also welcomed the Doctor of the Day and several guest groups, including Alzheimer’s Association advocates. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several Senate bills. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced SB 1037, SB 1233, SB 1290, and SB 1445, adopting committee amendments where offered and giving each a do pass recommendation; SB 1814 was retained. Members discussed SB 1055, which would require reporting certain unlawfully present individuals arrested for crimes to federal immigration authorities, with Democrats raising concerns about profiling and civil liberties and Republicans arguing it simply enforces federal law; it also received a do pass recommendation. SB 1274, relating to transportation and infrastructure, was amended and recommended do pass, SB 1502 also advanced, and SB 1573, concerning foreign or religious sectarian law in state courts, prompted debate over whether it was necessary or duplicative but was likewise recommended do pass. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the measures were assigned accordingly. The House then took up third-reading votes. SB 1168 and SB 1172 passed overwhelmingly, SB 1290 passed after debate about HOA meeting openness, SB 1221 passed on a 32-24 vote after supporters said it would improve tax transparency, and SB 1400 passed 47-9 despite concerns about peer support and counseling protections. SB 1214, a medical practice bill involving stem cell regenerative therapies, failed 25-31 after some members said they were not comfortable with the measure; afterward, a motion to reconsider its failure was adopted, placing it back on the third-reading calendar. The House also granted the Senate permission to adjourn until April 27, and then adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• If my parents, Virginia and Gus Kavarro, can stand up, it is their first time visiting the legislature
• It is their first time visiting the legislature, and I'd love to introduce my legislative family to my
• parents who have visited today.
• It is their first time visiting the legislature, and I'd love to introduce my legislative family to my
• parents who have visited today.

Keywords: 1182, all