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• And he went on to state, if Iowa can force every station in the state to sell E-15, why can't we make
• Quaker Oats use Iowa oats?
• And the reason why Quaker does not use Iowa oats is because Iowa can't grow the oats.
• Quaker does not use Iowa oats because Iowa can't grow the oats that Quaker uses.

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• Revenue's vision is that everyone reports, pays, and receives the right amount. No more, no less.
• keep the dollars from the federal scholarship tax credit here in Minnesota, not let them leave to Iowa
• not let them credit here in Minnesota, not let them leave<01:31:00.960><c> to</c><01:31:01.280><c> Iowa
• c><01:31:01.840><c> Illinois,</c><01:31:02.480><c> South</c><01:31:02.719><c> Dakota,</c> leave to Iowa
• , Illinois, South Dakota, leave to Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, or<01:31:03.280><c> other</c><01:31:

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• assessment, perform an observation of the child within the class, and you need to do a hearing and vision
• hearing and vision screening to rule<00:24:24.640><c> those</c><00:24:24.799><c> out</c><00:24:25.039
• There was a hearing in Washington called by Senator Harkin of Iowa, and they had the Surgeon General
• they</c><00:32:41.000><c> had</c><00:32:41.159><c> the</c><00:32:41.279><c> Surgeon</c> Harkin of Iowa
• and they had the Surgeon Harkin of Iowa and they had the Surgeon General<00:32:42.360><c> of</c><00:

Summary: The work session focused on special education, especially the differentiated aid component and special education aid, which members noted is still often called “catastrophic aid.” The chair said the committee was trying to better understand how special education costs are growing, how districts are delivering services through SAUs or internally, and how reimbursement formulas affect local costs. Members also discussed the need for better data before making decisions on several education funding bills, and Representative Brown was tasked with capturing questions for follow-up information from the department or elsewhere. Testimony from the state special education director, Becky Fad, centered on why student counts in various disability categories have shifted over time. She said the categories themselves have not changed much, but autism has increased because of greater understanding and identification, developmental delay has grown because it applies to children under age 10 who may not yet have a clear diagnosis, and some students previously classified under speech/language or other health impairment are now identified in more specific categories such as autism. She emphasized that the IEP is based on a child’s individual needs, so a change in category would not necessarily change services, though it may help educators support the student differently. Members asked about whether the shifts reflect better diagnostic capability, whether the department should gather more data on the reasons for the changes, and whether autism-spectrum data could be broken down further. Fad said the department does not currently have data on the causes of the shifts or on where students fall within the autism spectrum, but that collecting and analyzing such data is on its list of priorities and a new data manager had recently been hired. She also explained that each child is counted only once on the chart by primary disability, that the IEP or eligibility team determines the primary category based on evaluations, and that any child can be referred for special education by a parent, teacher, or doctor, after which the district must meet within 15 days to decide whether to evaluate. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• And this transition aligns perfectly with our vision for growth, for access, and for and for educational
• Cornel West, believes that this is a tragedy, that this is their vision for education.
• center who agree with this idea that jobs that education is merely jobs training is an impoverished vision
• I believe Iowa is the one that comes to mind. primarily based off of a report that they used that was

Committee: House Higher Education

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• What did they say in Iowa?
• This is in Iowa.
• </c> they say in Iowa?
• In Iowa, they said they say in Iowa?
• In Wyoming, farmers shared with Iowa.

Bills: HR1048 , HR242 , HB1534

Keywords: House resolution, committee assignment, standing committee, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, committee membership, committee seniority, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Riley of New York, House organization, congressional procedure, internal rules, legislative administration, Energy Conservation, Energy Standards, Department of Energy, Higher Education Act, Foreign Contracts, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, Congressional Review Act

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• </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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• 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