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• It's critical that patients are not pitted against small businesses and that Minnesota's cannabis market
• reshape Minnesota's emerging cannabis marketplace, stacking the deck against small businesses like mine

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• I practice with Ferris, Riley, and Pit, and I represent folks all the time and have for 25 years.
• question, though, is, is it your understanding... ...though, is it your understanding—because it's mine—and

Bills: SB210, SB225, HB280, HB287, HB94, HB88, SB157, HB7, HB8, HB42

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• First, because the harm my school and many fellow students of mine have experienced as a direct result
• and protect and invest in every single student in Minnesota is in question and creates a sense of pitting
• and protect and invest in every single student in Minnesota is in question and creates a sense of pitting
• uh<01:55:25.760> a<01:55:26.000> sense<01:55:26.159> of<01:55:26.400> pitting
• <01:55:27.280> those a uh uh a sense of pitting those a uh uh a sense of pitting those children

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It would be pit toilet access only.
• It would be pit toilet access only. Okay.
• It would be pit toilet access only.
• And<00:31:54.640> mine<00:31:54.880> wasn't.
• And mine wasn't. What's that? And mine wasn't. What's that?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• nine sites [clears throat] on forests, nine sites in<00:48:56.760> gravel<00:48:57.120> pits
• , four sites in quarries, in gravel pits, four sites in quarries, and<00:48:59.800> four<00:49
• in Vermont, copper mines in Vermont, Superfund sites, and, you know, your occupation, whether it be
• <01:27:33.360> in presence of um asbestos mines in presence of um asbestos mines in Vermont
• , Vermont, copper mines in Vermont, Vermont, copper mines in Vermont, Superfund<01:27:35.840>

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We strongly advocate for for restricting data mining of minors information.
• Warning, you're. data will be mined, your information will be stolen.
• And what the warning label can say is everything from data mining to 988 because data mining is a strategy
• to see�be able to put in the warning label about data mining.
• I mean, do these platforms, do they data mine?

Bills: HB713, HB827, HB932, HB499, HB510, HB163, HB296, HB879, HB913, HB163, HB296

Keywords: healthcare, maternal health, reporting requirements, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, health provider immunity, workplace violence, nurses, grant program, healthcare facilities, safety measures, safety, nursing, grants, healthcare safety, verbal abuse, physical abuse, nurse empowerment, occupational therapy, licensure, interstate practice

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• Uh, and, Madam Speaker, constituent of mine, Trina Hosmer, UVM grad and 1972 Olympian and member of the
• something [clears throat]<01:21:29.080> about<01:21:29.320> Hojo's<01:21:29.760> pits
• <01:21:30.080> during [clears throat] about Hojo's pits during [clears throat] about Hojo's
• pits during this. this. this.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional reading by poet April Osmon, who read two poems focused on bridging political divides and shared humanity. Members then recognized the final day of service for the legislative pages, thanking them for their work during the 2026 session and presenting each page with a pin and a photo opportunity. The chamber then handled bill referrals: Senate Bill 193, creating a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons, was referred to Judiciary; Senate Bill 198, regulating tobacco products and tobacco substitutes, went to Commerce and Economic Development; Senate Bill 214, concerning pre-kindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts, went to Education; and Senate Bill 218, reducing chloride contamination in state waters and carrying an appropriation, was referred to Appropriations. The House also read and adopted two concurrent resolutions: HCR 237 congratulating Vermont-associated 2026 Winter Olympic medal winners, and HCR 238 honoring the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired on its 100th anniversary. Much of the remainder of the session consisted of tributes and guest recognitions tied to those resolutions. Members highlighted Vermont’s Olympic skiers and coaches, including Ben Ogden, Paula Moltzan, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Jessie Diggins, Mikaela Shiffrin, Barbara Ann Cochran, Bill Koch, and others, and read a note from Diggins thanking Vermont for its support and emphasizing teamwork and community. Speakers also praised VABVI’s century of service and its role in helping blind and visually impaired Vermonters, and several members offered personal remarks honoring retiring Representative Francis “Topper” McFaun for his long service, mentorship, and family legacy.

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• testify against the bathroom bill, from Fortune 500 companies to medium and small businesses like mine
• I mean, again, you're pitting Texans against Texans, you're incentivizing people to act in bad faith.
• The study of law has long been a passion of mine.
• It might happen, but it's not a concern of mine. So is that a goal of the bill?
• A private bounty system that pits people against each other.

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• I am going to read Senator Dondero-Loop's remarks and then I'll transition to mine.
• Nikki Bailey Lundall, Vice President of the Nevada Mining Association.
• Our Nevada mining families are in all counties of the state, and access to health care is very critical
• that at that time that they were going to be able to—the land was going to be able to stand barbecue pits
• And then we found this study, which said that, you know, a brick wall and a barbecue pit and whole bathrooms

Bills: AB568, SB90, SB133, SB147, SB229, SB233, SB240, SB245, SB280, SB378, SB393, SB417, SB434, SB494, SB495

Keywords: higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency

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• along with the Trump program of punishing states and weakening investments in the public sector and pitting
• statue sits on the ground at the State House looked around the state in the 1830s and found no diamond mines
• or gold mines.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on H. 4975, Governor Healey’s bill to manage the impact of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OB3) on Massachusetts tax law and state revenues. Administration officials, led by Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorowitz, said OB3 would otherwise reduce FY26 revenue by about $442 million and argued for a phased-in conformity approach that would preserve the current-year budget while still adopting selected federal business tax provisions over time. The proposal would phase in the research and experimental expenditure deduction first, delay other major corporate provisions for two years, extend the pass-through entity excise to income subject to the 4% surtax, add a one-year delay mechanism for future federal tax changes over $20 million, limit opportunity zone benefits to Massachusetts investments, and make smaller technical changes to DFML contributions and casino reporting thresholds. Committee members questioned the rationale for phasing in rather than fully decoupling, the effect on the budget if the bill did not pass, and the treatment of opportunity zones, the surtax, and future federal tax changes. Public testimony was split. MassBudget, Progressive Massachusetts, and several labor and public-sector groups urged the committee to permanently decouple from the federal corporate tax changes rather than delay them, arguing that the bill would still send state revenue to corporate tax breaks, often for investments outside Massachusetts, and that the state should protect funding for schools, health care, human services, and other public services. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs supported the administration’s timing and the research-and-development provisions, citing filing deadlines and the importance of certainty for businesses and startups. Business and tax experts also testified that rushed conformity can create revenue losses and that the governor’s review-and-delay framework was a prudent improvement, though some said decoupling should be the default if the Legislature does not act. Unite Here Local 26 testified against sections 3 and 4, which would raise the slot-machine jackpot reporting threshold from $1,200 to $2,000, arguing the current threshold helps with problem-gambling intervention, preserves slot attendant jobs, and generates revenue. Several union leaders, including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, AFT Massachusetts, SEIU 509, the Massachusetts Building Trades, the AFL-CIO, and 1199 SEIU, urged permanent decoupling, warning that OB3’s federal tax cuts and related spending reductions would worsen budget pressures, harm public services, and shift costs onto workers, patients, and schools. No votes were taken at the hearing.

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• I provided GROW money as well, and mine is going through the COG, so it's not the GROW money that I allocated
• It's something we deal with in the military in the VA and dealing with having to establish the burn pit
• And we have no one in opposition. on mine, and therefore I will go to the committee.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We have a couple gravel pits, so it's all local wealth. It's residential. So, Mr.
• We have a couple gravel pits, so it's all local wealth. It's residential. So, Mr.
• We have a couple<00:56:43.440> gravel<00:56:43.760> pits,<00:56:44.160> so<00:56
• :44.559> it's<00:56:44.799> all<00:56:45.040> local couple gravel pits, so it's
• helpful to small districts like mine. helpful to small districts like mine.

Keywords: 916, all

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• 58.960> pool at church Sunday and preach in that pool at church Sunday and preach in that pool pit
• <00:24:02.799> So<00:24:03.840> even pit. And there was a ruckus. So even pit.
• members were able to get him out<00:24:06.080> that<00:24:06.320> pool<00:24:06.640> pit
• if<00:24:07.360> they<00:24:07.520> had<00:24:07.679> to out that pool pit
• even if they had to out that pool pit even if they had to call<00:24:08.080> the<00:24:08.320

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The mining required...
• The mining required for lithium, cobalt, nickel, and other rare materials is incredibly destructive.
• Before an electric vehicle ever reaches the road, in many cases these materials are mined under weak
• and... ...have to deal with for the mining and extraction and everything up front.
• Customers are qualified for a PIT program for two years after being accepted.

Keywords: 981, all

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• We can no longer raise taxes on mines.
• the the the activities<00:20:56.760> accountable<00:20:57.240> and<00:20:57.360> mine
• <00:20:57.919> uh<00:20:58.080> as activities accountable and mine uh as activities
• accountable and mine uh as house<00:20:58.640> file<00:20:58.880> three<00:20:59.360><
• I don't think negative rhetoric or hitting and pitting at each other is going to be helpful.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House Republican leaders announced that they had reached an organizational agreement with Democrats to organize the Minnesota House and end the session stalemate. Under the deal, Republicans will control the speakership while they hold a 67-66 majority, with Republican chairs on committees and a one-vote edge; if the chamber returns to a 67-67 tie, committees would shift to co-chairs with equal voting. Leaders said the agreement also preserves Republican control of the fraud prevention and agency oversight committee, which will be chaired solely by Rep. Kristin Robbins for two years with a 5-3 Republican majority. The leaders framed the agreement as a way to get lawmakers back to work, pass priority bills, and avoid a special session. They said House Republicans had continued meeting with constituents and interest groups during the delay and were preparing to introduce a large slate of bills, including anti-fraud measures. Rep. Nash said House Files 1 through 3 would be heard the following week in State Government Finance and moved forward; Robbins described them as a new independent inspector general, an accountability measure, and “fraud notes.” The discussion also covered the seating of Rep. Brad Tabke, with Republicans saying they wanted a full Ethics Committee hearing on the election issues before any final action. Leaders said the agreement reflected public pressure to return to work, the pending court case over quorum and organization, and the need to complete the budget on time. They also said the Speaker’s role would be largely full-power rather than a co-speaker arrangement, while some shared decision-making would remain for conferees, absences, and certain administrative appointments.

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• Have you seen the movie "The Money Pit" with Tom Hanks? That place reminds me of it sometimes.
• I'll give you an example of one of mine.
• But a 1% project, and I just explained mine, a simple fencing project, these are projects that have not
• you look at my list and Kelly's gonna laugh, and I tell her to quit using red ink when she prints mine
• Like Art De La Cruz is an example; he's like a brother to me, and his whole district sits inside of mine

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• So, um, parental alienation is basically one parent pitting a child against another, having them choose
• basically um, so parental alienation is basically one<00:12:16.520> parent<00:12:17.080> pitting
• <00:12:17.360> a<00:12:17.400> child<00:12:17.680> against one parent pitting
• a child against one parent pitting a child against another,<00:12:18.960> um,<00:12:19.280>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's a pit. They're usually called pit toilets.
• I like to dress it up by outdoor restroom facility, but they are pit toilets for the most part in very
• So the typical pit toilet that you see in a recreation area. Thank you.

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• Those teeth don't come in with big pits and fissures.
• Those teeth don't come in with big pits and fissures.
• Those teeth don't come in with big pits and fissures.
• come<00:59:06.520> in<00:59:06.839> with<00:59:07.119> big<00:59:07.400> pits
• <00:59:07.640> and teeth don't come in with big pits and teeth don't come in with big pits

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:37 Discussion of 25RS HB 392 00:03:10 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 392 00:04:20 Discussion of 25RS HB 580 00:13:28 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 580 00:14:54 Discussion of 25RS HB 688 00:18:40 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 688 00:21:40 Discussion of 25RS HB 16 01:19:44 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 16 01:27:32 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 392, sponsored by Representative Proctor, which would help the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities pay for emergency medical and psychiatric services provided to patients outside state facilities when those facilities cannot meet their needs. Proctor described it as a continuing improvement bill to address payment issues for services delivered at community-based facilities. The bill received no substantive opposition in the meeting and passed the committee with favorable expression by a vote of 15 yes, 0 no, and 1 pass. The committee then considered House Bill 580, presented by Representative Kim Moser and Elena Sweezy, which tightens oversight of peer support specialists. The bill was described as building on House Bill 505 from the prior year by reinstating supervision requirements, adding parameters around group sizes, creating a pathway for temporary peer support specialists to become fully registered after nine months, and addressing Medicaid reimbursement and accountability concerns. Members asked about reimbursement; the sponsor said Medicaid was okay with the bill and that commercial insurance coverage would be up to insurers. Representative Fleming emphasized the need for stronger financial oversight of the peer support code. The committee adopted a substitute and title amendment, then passed the bill with favorable expression. House Bill 688 was then heard, with Representative Bratcher explaining that it addresses two issues: preventing fraud in nurse licensure by giving the Kentucky Board of Nursing more discretion to review out-of-state credentials, and expanding school authority to administer certain emergency medications. He said the bill changes the board’s authority from “shall” to “may” so it can verify transcripts, curricula, accreditation, and exam passage. During discussion, Representative Sharp explained his yes vote by noting the bill also adds rescue medications such as glucagon and Solu-Cortef and allows prescribed emergency medications for known conditions in schools. The committee passed the bill with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 16, which would leave decisions about adding fluoride to drinking water to local governing bodies rather than maintaining a state mandate. Supporters, including Representative David Hale, Dr. Jack Call, and Cindy Batson, argued that fluoridation should be a local choice and raised concerns about cost, potential health risks, and the precautionary principle. Opponents, including Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association, defended fluoridation as beneficial for preventing tooth decay and warned that local removal decisions could increase Medicaid costs and may not reflect the broader public interest. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote on House Bill 16 in the excerpt.

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• I was, mine was kind of good evening. It was in the same line.
• I was, mine was kind of good evening. It was in the same line.
• It's strictly a study to see what to do with these abandoned gravel pits.
• It's strictly a study to see what to do with these abandoned gravel pits. Okay.

Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations