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• Um, there are two change items that I'll point out quickly on line 240 and line 241.
• Um, there are two change items that I'll point out quickly on line 240 and line 241.
• Um, there are two change items that I'll point out quickly on line 240 and line 241.
• Um, there are two change items that I'll point out quickly on line 240 and line 241.
• Um, there are two change items that I'll point out quickly on line 240 and line 241.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are hundreds of miles of unmapped water lines, lines that when struck can cause massive headaches
• we hit the abandoned line, we.
• And a line strike contaminates the water in that line. So it's an awful thing to happen.
• But lines have to be located.
• Number two is a shovel.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• > makes 15 through page four, line two, it makes 15 through page four, line two, it makes it<00
• through page four, line two. Lastly, Mr. through page four, line two. Lastly, Mr.
• line two delete 'insurrection' or 'to repel' and then on page two line 13 delete 'invasion' and then
• line two delete 'insurrection' or 'to repel' and then on page two line 13 delete 'invasion' and then
• two line two delete mean page two line two delete insurrection<01:03:08.240> or<01:03:08.559>

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• And then you'll see the two lines for the e-waste program.
• There are two lines of operating adjustments.
• see the two lines for the e-waste you'll see the two lines for the e-waste program.<00:10:49.360>
• There are two lines of operating 78.
• The last two spending items that are in this budget area I'll point to on line 232.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I agree with the proposed changes on line 21 and line 17.
• <00:06:59.759> 20 changes on line 21 and line 17.
• <00:07:03.520> in<00:07:03.840> line And, okay, line 21 and certified in line 17.
• line 17 and I'm a yes also. line 17 and I'm a yes also.
• Two is nothing. Okay. So That's one. Two is nothing. Okay.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 718 met to reconcile House and Senate language. Members discussed two main parts of the bill: provisions requiring the Department of Education to report on rules that exceed state or federal requirements, including any fiscal impact on school districts, and language related to the new Pasquaney school district and its tax-rate setting timeline. Conferees said they were agreeable to the Senate’s additions on reporting and the handling of indeterminable fiscal impacts. The group focused on a House amendment, 2725H, which made two technical changes to the Senate language: adding the word “certified” to align with existing statutory language and changing the bill’s effective date to “upon passage” so the Department of Revenue Administration could act in time. A further clarification was proposed to specify July 1, 2025, for the tax-rate language, and members agreed to that change as well. There was some concern raised that the bill’s underlying special education implications could have indeterminate fiscal effects on school districts, and one member said that without a fiscal note they could not support it. After discussion, the House members voted in favor of the three changes, the Senate member present also supported them, and the chair announced the result as effectively unanimous. The committee then said the report would be drafted and the bill would move forward, with HB 102 mentioned as another item to be placed on consent.

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• I'll go to page two line 20. right. I'll go to page two line 20.
• is on page two, line 13 about inspectors is on page two, line 13 about inspectors being<01:35:51.440
• perhaps a typo in line uh page two line perhaps a typo in line uh page two line 21<01:36:59.600>
• Line one, page two. Line one, page two.
• page two, line one. Okay. Oh, gotcha. page two, line one. Okay. Oh, gotcha.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Everything in article two is from the Clean Water Council except for, I'll note on line 113, the Red
• On lines society.
• plug for the legacy website on line 362. plug for the legacy website on line 362.
• On line on page 73, line 27 is program.
• Two years I guess now, but two years for Two years I guess now, but two years for them<01:48:08.480

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the non-codified two, line one.
• And then page two, line seven, this act.
• ,<02:04:11.360> line<02:04:12.159> three, on uh page two, line three, on uh page two
• Um, section two, page nine, section two, line 15 through 22, and then going over to page 10, lines 1
• Um, section two, page nine, section two, line 15 through 22, and then going over to page 10, lines 1

Keywords: 916, all

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• 339 through 341 that were in the bill are now not funded separately, and the two on line 340 and 341
• on line 340 and 341 are listed as two on line 340 and 341 are listed as priority priority priority organizations
• So if I go back to lines—what? Two, I think it's under 266 on down.
• Two I think it's under 266 lines what? Two I think it's under 266 on<00:25:03.440> down.
• two of the two about 1 million of the two of the two million million million um<00:32:43.080> under

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, you know on page two, line 13, that statement in there, it says no person shall manufacture for sale
• So, starting on page two, line two, this says, "Cultivated meat means meat that is grown entirely in
• of thinking on page two, lines 16 and 17.
• line six. line six.
• line 17, C, delete from line 17 on page two to line 10 on page three.

Bills: SF0050, SF0068, SF0084, HB0087, HB0029, HB0061, HB0090

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development

Transcript Highlights:

• lines one, two, and three; those [snorts] aren't needed.
• We keep practice of pharmacy means but is not limited to, and on page six on line six on page two we
• two lines one two [snorts] um on page two lines one two and<00:05:03.919> three<00:05:05.120>
• So on pages two, lines one and two, and page three, lines 11 through 16, the original part of 33-24124
• lines 13 through uh on page two, lines 13 through [laughter]<00:07:54.080> 15<00:07:54.560>

Bills: SF0121

Keywords: pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• is<00:04:24.720> where<00:04:25.280> uh page two, line 133, which is where uh page
• two, line 133, which is where uh the<00:04:25.680> Department<00:04:26.000> of<00:04:26.160
• It does not include the governor's interactivity lines, the last two lines, but the funding for the rules
• , the last<00:06:41.600> two<00:06:41.840> lines,<00:06:42.240> but<00:06:42.479
• lines, but the funding for the last two lines, but the funding for the rules<00:06:44.000> is<

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Notice on page two where it says replace line 38.
• On page five, line 127, and also line 133. Line 127 and also line 133, and line 224.
• Yes, ma'am, it is on our line numbers. Yes ma'am, it is on our line numbers.
• Those are the two areas in... Those are the two areas in which we have occupational diseases.
• line of duty. could be considered line of duty.

Bills: HB227, HB255, HB465, HB472, HB482, HB483, HB526, HB529, HB484

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

Transcript Highlights:

• in line.
• line 223 is the parks and trails fund. line 223 is the parks and trails fund.
• Uh, you'll see line 299.
• Uh, you'll see line 299.
• I do have concerns on line bill.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 2563, the Omnibus Legacy Bill, was presented as a roughly $779 million package funding projects across Minnesota through the four Legacy funds: Outdoor Heritage, Clean Water, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Chairs Vang and McDonald described the bill as a responsible one-time spending measure with no ongoing base funding, emphasizing habitat restoration, water protection, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage. Nonpartisan staff then walked through the spreadsheet, explaining that the bill largely follows the recommendations of the relevant councils and governor, with some additions such as a Wilderness Inquiry partnership, an Ash River sewer extension, competitive grant funding, and several arts and history projects. Staff highlighted the major allocations and structure of the bill: Outdoor Heritage funding for land and habitat projects, Clean Water funding for water-quality work, Parks and Trails funding following the traditional 40-40-20 split, and Arts and Cultural Heritage funding for the State Arts Board, Minnesota Historical Society, Humanities Center, Indian Affairs Council, Department of Education, and other recipients. They also noted policy provisions requiring Clean Water Council recommendations to be broken out by fiscal year, requiring recent 990 forms for arts grantees, limiting arts funds from being used for capital construction except in specified cases, and extending a prior appropriation for the Sunni Lee memorial project. Members asked about land acquisition, the new 990 requirement, and reduced funding for children’s museums; chairs and staff responded that Outdoor Heritage includes land acquisition, the 990 is simply a documentation requirement, and children’s museum funding is lower because more money is now placed in a competitive grant pool. The chairs said the bill reflects compromise and an effort to keep the bill relatively clean of earmarks, while also noting that a Department of Revenue transfer of more than $31 million from legacy funds affected available funding and forced difficult choices. After discussion, the committee laid the bill over, with the chair noting it was also being done in honor of Representative Mary Murphy.

Transcript Highlights:

• I agree with the proposed changes on line 21 and line 17.
• <00:06:59.759> 20 changes on line 21 and line 17.
• <00:07:03.520> in<00:07:03.840> line And, okay, line 21 and certified in line 17.
• line 17 and I'm a yes also. line 17 and I'm a yes also.
• Two is nothing. Okay. So That's one. Two is nothing. Okay.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference met on HB 718, focusing on the Senate’s changes to the bill. Members discussed language requiring the Department of Education to report rules that exceed state or federal minimum requirements and, when fiscal impacts on local school districts are indeterminable, to identify the unfunded financial impact. The committee also reviewed added language related to the new Pasquani school district and its need to set a tax rate for the 2025-2026 school year. The chair explained a House amendment, 2725H, that would make two technical corrections: restoring the word “certified” in the provision directing the Department of Revenue Administration to expedite certified adjusted rate applications, and changing the bill’s effective date to “upon passage” so the new tax-rate provisions could take effect in time. A further clarification was proposed to specify July 1, 2025, in the tax-rate language. One member raised concern that the bill’s underlying special education fiscal effects were indeterminate and said they could not support it without a fiscal note, but the committee proceeded with the technical changes. A vote was taken among House conferees on the three changes, and the chair reported two yeses and one no, treating the result as effectively unanimous. The committee agreed to draft the report and indicated the bill would move forward, with the Pasquani school district language and the technical corrections included.

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• He gave us two reasons.
• We are here for two reasons.
• I have two eyes. I have two ears, and I have a brain.
• Two weeks is enough.
• This is not just about lines on a map that were supposedly drawn by one person over the last two weeks

Summary: The Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved to the special order calendar to consider congressional redistricting legislation, beginning with Senate Bill 8D and then substituting the identical House Bill 1D. The bill would establish Florida’s congressional districts. Senator Gaetz, presenting the measure, said the Governor had proposed the map to address population growth and to draw race-neutral districts, and argued that mid-decade redistricting is legally permissible and has occurred before in Florida and other states. He repeatedly said the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend the proposal, but that the Governor had the prerogative to propose it. The floor debate focused heavily on the legality and timing of the map, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Louisiana redistricting decision was announced during the session. Several senators, including Rouson, Sharief, Smith, Polsky, Arrington, Bracy Davis, Bernard, Nathan, and Berman, questioned whether the map complied with the Florida Constitution’s Fair Districts Amendment, the Voting Rights Act, and equal protection principles. They raised concerns about the short notice, lack of statewide public hearings, the use of partisan data, the absence of sworn testimony from the Governor’s representatives, the claimed severability of the Fair Districts Amendment, and the impact on minority communities and communities of interest. Gaetz generally declined to offer legal opinions, saying those issues would ultimately be for the courts, but he relayed the Governor’s position that race-based provisions in the Fair Districts Amendment are unconstitutional and that the proposed map is race-neutral and compact. Members also debated whether the map’s population data and compactness scores justified the district lines, with critics arguing that the plan cracked and split communities in places such as Central Florida, Tampa Bay, and South Florida. Gaetz said the Governor’s office relied on 2020 census data plus updated population estimates from the Office of Economic and Demographic Research and the American Community Survey, and that the mapmaker said he drew the map himself without outside consultants. After questions concluded, the Senate adopted a motion to substitute HB 1D for SB 8D, read the bill a third time, and proceeded to debate the House bill. The transcript ends during debate, with no final vote on passage shown.

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• that on page three, lines 1 and two,<00:23:12.880> there's<00:23:13.120> a<00:23:13.280
• two lines above two of what I'm sorry two lines above two lines<00:37:46.800> above<00:37:47.119
• And with one outstanding line item two, right? So two is a Friday. So we got six Fridays, I think.
• <05:30:25.280> additional we accept line two um as uh additional we accept line two um as uh additional
• Raise your hands if you're opposed to line item two. I see one, two, three.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in Division 3 work session on HB 2 and began by noting a delayed start to allow the Legislative Budget Assistant to finish a large packet of updated amendments and revisions. The chair said the goal for the day was to move as many items as possible, with any cleanup deferred to a Friday follow-up. Members also discussed the process for handling public and department testimony on selected items before votes. Several early amendments were taken up and voted on. The committee unanimously recommended items dealing with repealing the liquor transfer to the alcohol fund and redirecting liquor-related revenue to the general fund, and it also approved an amendment revising Granite Advantage funding so there would be no automatic transfer from the liquor fund, instead using a general fund appropriation. Members then approved repealing the foster grandparent program by a 5-4 vote, and later approved an amendment requiring DHS contractors to comply with the patients’ bill of rights by a 9-0 vote. The committee also approved incorporating House Bill 94 on Medicaid coverage of circumcision by a 5-4 vote, while deferring the Wick Farmers Market Nutrition Program repeal for more discussion. The committee spent substantial time on the youth risk behavior survey amendment. Supporters said the change was intended to clarify opt-out procedures and ensure parents, guardians, and students are clearly notified that they may opt out without negative consequences. Some members raised privacy concerns and said the language could add administrative burden, but the amendment was ultimately recommended to Finance by a recorded vote of 8-1. Another amendment on civil rights and contractor standards for DHHS was discussed but not voted on after concerns were raised about vague enforcement language and possible penalties. The committee also struck amendment 1026 as redundant, with members noting related work in existing law and Senate Bill 134, and then moved on to other items, including a revised equity/access-related amendment that was postponed for later discussion.

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• Then there are two change items on lines 55 and 56 pertaining to freight and rail safety.
• Then um there are two change items on<00:07:06.400> line<00:07:06.639> 55<00:07:07.120>
• Then you can see two one-time appropriations for other local roads on lines 165 and 166 for the local
• On lines 272 and 273, there is the elimination of two other fund appropriations.
• > two<00:16:44.880> transfers<00:16:45.360> set<00:16:45.600> up Line 418

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

Transcript Highlights:

• So we've got those two line items there segregated. And I'll come back to it in the end.
• FY27 is year two. And then you see a two-year biennium, FY28 and '29. ...year two.
• And then you see a two-year biennium, FY28 and '29, and then another two years of FY30 and '31.
• Year two is $3 million. And then for the two years, it's minus $6 million.
• Year two is three million. And then for the two years is a minus six. Next two years is minus six.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum and approved the March 18 minutes. The committee first heard an update from the Petroleum Council on oil and gas activity in North Dakota. Ron Ness said production is expected to remain relatively flat at just under 1.2 million barrels per day, with efficiency gains and longer laterals helping offset lower rig counts. He discussed oil and gas prices, gas taxation, flaring concerns, northward movement of drilling activity, and the importance of new infrastructure and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilots. Members asked about gas taxation, natural gas liquids, pipeline impacts, and the outlook for Continental and other operators. Ness said the industry is likely to remain steady rather than see a major ramp-up or decline. Matt Pearl of the State Tax Department then explained the federal “big beautiful bill” and its effect on North Dakota income tax collections. He said the law extends or makes permanent several federal provisions and creates temporary deductions for seniors, tips, overtime, and auto loan interest, with the biggest state impact coming from the standard deduction increase and business tax changes. He revised earlier estimates downward, saying the net cash impact on state collections is likely in the $30 million to $35 million range after accounting for business prepayments and one-time FY25 oilfield transaction effects. Committee members asked which provisions apply to standard versus itemized returns. OMB staff gave a detailed update on major capital projects and facility funding. Topics included Capitol grounds improvements such as 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding, seating, lighting, tree management, and restroom and lobby upgrades; security work at the governor’s residence, which has been delayed by the discovery of human remains; and space reconfiguration efforts in Bismarck-Mandan to reduce leases and create shared offices and conference rooms. They also reported on the State Facility Maintenance Fund, including roof, window, boiler, and kitchen projects at state facilities, and on the state hospital project in Jamestown, which remains on budget and on schedule for substantial completion in winter 2027 and opening in spring 2028. OMB also updated the committee on the Minot North Central State Office Building, the use of federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds, and the status of legislative intent and trust fund reports, including school aid turnback, the school construction loan program, the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund, the Legacy Fund, and the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund. The committee ended by discussing future agenda items, including government efficiency, cash management, Bank of North Dakota lines of credit, and the rural health transformation program, and then adjourned.

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• So you proposed that line 66 reads what now? Line 67? Can I...
• so you proposed that line 66 reads what<01:26:01.560> now<01:26:02.560> line what now line
• leveraging two of the line<01:51:43.560> items<01:51:44.560> with<01:51:44.760> a
• that line and that line if you go to that line they<03:38:48.399> believe<03:38:48.720> they
• Yeah, where is this part of the line? Is it any particular line?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing and work session on House Bill 25/25A, the capital improvements budget. Representative David Mills introduced HB 25A, which makes appropriations for capital improvements for the biennium and extends certain lapses from prior appropriations, noting it is based on Governor Ayotte’s budget. The hearing then focused on requests to add or restore funding for several projects, including community college capital needs, Veterans Home ADA and safety upgrades, career and technical education renovations in Milford, and airport infrastructure funding. Shannon Reed of the Community College System of New Hampshire asked for an additional $2.6 million for IT infrastructure, critical maintenance, and energy management systems, citing failing boilers, roof work, cybersecurity needs, and a recent costly water damage incident at Lakes Region Community College. John Graham, representing the New Hampshire Veterans Home, requested $1.5 million for ADA compliance and safety improvements such as floor replacement and wider doors, saying the work would help the home before an upcoming VA inspection and protect federal funding. Lance Whitehead testified for Milford CTE, asking the committee to keep $9.9 million in the budget for a scaled-down renovation; members discussed the town’s failed vote, the need for local matching funds, and the possibility of another vote next year. Tim Thompson of Concord and Margaret Burns of NHMA urged restoration of airport matching funds, arguing that about $3.6 million in state money would leverage roughly $62 million to $65 million in federal FAA funds for safety and infrastructure projects. Trisha Lambert and Andrew Pomroy of the Bureau of Aeronautics and airport management association explained the airport program, the 12 federally funded airports, and how projects are selected through airport master plans and a capital improvement program. After public testimony, the committee closed the hearing on HB 25A. In the work session that followed, staff distributed supporting documents, including cost breakdowns and comparison sheets. The chair indicated the committee would work from the governor’s $143 million capital budget as a baseline and proposed reducing it by about $10 million, largely by removing the Milford CTE item because both towns had voted it down and would not have another vote for a year. The chair said the goal was to bring the overall budget to about $133 million and then repurpose the remaining funds through straw polls and further committee action.