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• AB 2270, Arambula, farm worker housing, with Republicans not voting.
• AB 2162, Brian, housing navigators, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1710, Creo, housing developments, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 2176, Fong, housing intersegmental working group, do pass.
• AB 2094, Harbidian, social housing, holding committee.

Committee: House Appropriations

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• the House.
• Supreme Court, whose majority has aligned with the White House.
• Supreme Court, whose majority has aligned with the White House. ...has aligned with the White House.
• House Resolution 95. Ayes 66, noes 0. Senate Concurrent Resolution 123. Ayes 66, noes 0.
• Davy seconds, that this House stands adjourned until Monday, May 18, at 1:00 p.m.

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• 13, 14, 15, 17, and House Amendment 1 to House Amendment 18, House Amendment 18 as amended, House Amendment
• House Amendment 19, House Amendment 1 to House Amendment 20, House Amendment 20 as amended, House Amendment
• 21, House Amendment 22, House Amendment 23, House Amendment 1 to House Amendment 24, House Amendment
• 24, House Amendment 24, House Amendment 24 as amended, House Amendment 25, House Amendment 27, House
• Amendment 28, House Amendment 29, 30, 31, House Amendment 1 to House Amendment 32, House Amendment 32

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Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 123-0. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week, honor fallen officers, and offer extended tributes to departing colleagues and a departing representative, followed by numerous introductions of special guests, interns, students, and visiting groups from schools and universities. The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports before taking up House Bill 1839, 2921, and 3015 together. The sponsor described the measure as a technical correction to online age-verification language related to pornography, and members noted the bill had already passed the House and Senate overwhelmingly. The House concurred in Senate Amendment 1 by a vote of 104-30, then adopted the conference/TAFP motion and finally passed the package 112-25. Members next considered House Bill 2596 in conference committee. The sponsor explained the bill as a small-business health plan measure that also included a negotiated amendment expanding private insurance coverage for contraception from a six-month to a 12-month supply, while removing Senate-added blood pressure cuff language and adding a severability clause. After debate about the process and policy, the House adopted the conference report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27. The final major item was Senate Bill 905, creating the Missouri Ranger training program to allow school districts, if they choose, to place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement powers in schools. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, funding, training, and whether armed personnel in schools would help or harm students. Supporters argued it would provide an optional, low-cost safety tool, especially for districts without school resource officers; opponents argued it would escalate fear, resemble a prison environment, and fail to address mental health and other root causes. The House moved the previous question, adopted the amendment, and continued debate on the bill.

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• It is my intention to vote on Senate Bill 890 and House Bill 2762, House Bill 27, House Bill 20.
• House Bill 2762? Thank you, Representative Fouche. House Bill 2762, we will then go into recess.
• House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2762, 2816, and 2402, being carried by Representative Banderman
• for House Bills 2762, 2816, and 2402.
• You have do pass House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2762, 2816, and 2402.

Committee: House Rules - Legislative

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• </c> &gt;&gt; Chloe Keller, House Committee &gt;&gt; Chloe Keller, House Committee Legislative<00:02:
• This is another House provision.
• </c> from the house language. from the house language.
• </c> Section nine is another house provision. Section nine is another house provision.
• </c> Section 10 is another house section. Section 10 is another house section.

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Summary: The Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Conference Committee met on May 13, 2026, to finalize House File 3426. After roll call established a quorum, staff walked members through the conference agreement and spreadsheet, noting that most appropriations were unchanged from the House and Senate positions. The report kept the LCCMR recommendations in resiliency, water, fish and wildlife, energy, and most land and education/outdoor recreation items, while removing the “cultivating conservation leaders through education and wilderness experiences” project and a Senate rotational grazing pilot provision. The committee also noted the overall appropriation total and carryforwards/extensions, and that the community grants program appropriation remained in the bill. Members then reviewed the policy language in the DE amendment. The agreement retained House provisions setting guardrails for the community grants program, including requirements for emerging issues account votes, maximum grant amounts, staff training, monitoring visits, pre-award risk assessments, surety bond or fiscal-agent approval for advance payments, and quarterly progress reports, while also adopting Senate language repealing a DNR acquisition-approval requirement. Senators McEwen and Her offered contrasting comments about the removal of the Boundary Waters-related project, with McEwen criticizing the decision as politicized and Her emphasizing stewardship and the importance of exposing young people to the Boundary Waters. Representatives Heintzeman and Fischer defended the need for accountability and said the issue had been addressed in a bipartisan way. The committee reported receiving a letter from the DNR supporting the language and thanking the conferees and staff. Chair Her moved adoption of the HF 3426 DE amendment and the spreadsheet dated 5/13/26 at 11:38 a.m., authorized staff to prepare the conference committee report and make technical and conforming changes, and the motion passed 7-0. The meeting ended with thanks to staff, LCCMR participants, and Speaker Melissa Hortman, followed by adjournment and instructions for members to watch for and sign the conference committee report electronically that night.

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• </c> &gt;&gt; Polly Sekhon, House DFL Caucus. &gt;&gt; Polly Sekhon, House DFL Caucus.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Tim Strom, House Research. &gt;&gt; Tim Strom, House Research.
• </c> In your packet is House File 3900. In your packet is House File 3900.
• </c> House position of House File 3900. House position of House File 3900.
• </c> um House or or Senate. um House or or Senate.

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Summary: The conference committee on House File 3900 met with a quorum, introduced members and staff, and received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the bill. Staff explained that the proposal would change the permanent school fund’s distribution formula from interest and dividends to a statutory payout based on 4.5% of the fund’s average value over the previous three fiscal years, with the Commissioner of Management and Budget responsible for determining and transferring the distributable amount. The Senate version differed by adding language requiring a two-thirds vote of each legislative house to change the distribution policy or apportionment. Members then debated whether a future legislature could increase the payout and whether the constitutional language would sufficiently protect the fund’s purchasing power. Senator Farnsworth argued that a supermajority requirement would help prevent politicization and lock in the fund’s purpose, while Representative Long, Senator Kunesh, Representative Youakim, and Representative O’Driscoll opposed the supermajority as unnecessary and potentially politicizing, emphasizing existing constitutional protections, fiduciary duties, and the legislature’s track record of stewarding school trust lands for students. Staff indicated the language requiring preservation of purchasing power would be a strong safeguard, though the exact legal remedy was unclear. Senator Kunesh moved to adopt the House File 3900 second engrossment as the conference committee report. The committee took a roll call vote and approved the motion 7-1, with Senator Farnsworth voting no. After the vote, Senator Swedzinski offered brief remarks about the historical importance of school trust funds and public education.

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• Conference can report on House File 1141, an act relating to housing.
• </c> supportive housing. supportive housing.
• workforce housing.
• So, housing<00:20:27.520><c> prices</c> housing prices housing prices the<00:20:29.200><c> price</c><
• </c> having stable housing. having stable housing.

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Summary: The House considered the conference committee report on House File 1141, a housing bill, and moved to adopt the report and repass the bill as amended. Rep. Howard said the compromise would help build thousands of new homes, keep Minnesotans housed, and improve transparency and collaboration with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, while remaining budget-neutral. He highlighted investments in housing infrastructure bonds, greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured housing, EHPAP, supportive housing, and a new provision for greater public access at MHFA board meetings, while noting that some Senate proposals, including a manufactured housing bill of rights and a ban on private equity home purchases, were not included. Several members spoke in support of the compromise. Rep. Kozlowski emphasized the bill’s role in addressing housing instability, homelessness, and workforce shortages, citing investments in first-generation homebuyer assistance, supportive housing, and preservation of beds and units. Rep. Skraba and Rep. West also supported the bill, with Skraba praising the bipartisan process and West arguing the bill focused on supply-side solutions such as manufactured housing and easing development constraints. Rep. Schultz opposed the bill, arguing the money should instead go to school safety, fraud prevention, asset preservation, and lowering costs for taxpayers. After brief discussion, the House adopted the conference report and advanced the bill to third reading.

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• </c> Lilly moves to amend House File 4074, the second engrossment.
• Third reading, House File 4074 as amended. Third reading. Discussion.
• Third reading, House file third reading.
• You know, in a tight house, we're 4-3 in the pensions commission.
• </c> it is a house it is a house pension<00:26:07.240><c> bill</c><00:26:07.520><c> for</c><00:26:07.640

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Summary: House File 4074, the second engrossment of the retirement bill, was presented as a broad pension package with changes affecting multiple public retirement systems. Rep. Lilly described provisions including bringing St. Paul teachers closer to parity with TRA, reducing the COLA waiting period for police and fire retirees from two years to one, lowering the retirement age for certain probation, corrections, and 911 telecommunicator workers from 60 to 55, addressing a State Board of Investments fix, and creating or continuing work on Secure Choice and other retirement-related issues. Members also noted help for volunteer firefighters, EMS-related workers, and a local fix for Maple Plain’s volunteer fire system. The bill was repeatedly described as bipartisan and the product of successful working groups and negotiations with the Senate. Several members spoke in support, emphasizing the importance of public pensions, the impact of inflation on retirees, and the value of the bill’s targeted improvements for workers who are often not covered by Social Security. Rep. Johnson, Rep. Hill, Rep. Vega, Rep. Robbins, Rep. Cha, and others praised the work of the pension commission, staff, and the co-chairs. They highlighted the St. Paul teachers changes, the police and fire COLA adjustment, and the bill’s efforts to honor promises made to public employees. Some members also pointed to the importance of work groups as a way to develop better long-term solutions. The main point of debate centered on the duty disability amendment, which would have addressed disability issues for first responders. Supporters said the issue is serious and needs a work group solution rather than piecemeal changes, while Rep. Johnson and others warned that the proposal could create problems by treating psychological injuries differently from physical injuries. Rep. Roach said the body should not have passed the prior law and urged a fix for disabled law enforcement and first responders. After discussion, Rep. Lilly withdrew the A3 amendment. Earlier technical amendments A9 and A10 were adopted by voice vote, with members noting they were non-substantive and intended to keep House and Senate language identical and avoid a conference committee. The bill then moved to third reading as amended, with members urging a green vote.

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• Um, that's sent directly to the broker-dealer and the broker-dealer houses that for 7 years in accordance
• What does that look like when you start to look at the impacts across housing and small business?
• 01:08:05.640><c> the</c><01:08:05.760><c> impacts</c><01:08:06.280><c> across</c><01:08:06.960><c> housing
• </c> to look at the impacts across housing to look at the impacts across housing and<01:08:07.440><c>
• And that will go to the governor, Speaker of the House, Senate president, state librarian, and the clerk

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Summary: The meeting opened with roll call, confirmation of a quorum, and approval of the April 6 and May 4 minutes, with minor corrections noted to the May minutes. The main presentation came from JD of Link Network, introduced by Dan Cohen, who described Link’s work with crypto.com and other market participants on tokenized money market funds and real-time settlement for institutional clients. JD gave a detailed history of his earlier work developing the Arca U.S. Treasury Fund and ArCoin, emphasizing that the project was built within existing SEC and 1940 Act frameworks and was intended to use blockchain technology for a traditional asset rather than create a crypto product. He said the effort involved years of discussions with the SEC, multiple custodians, and partners such as U.S. Bank, T-Zero Securities, and Tassat, and that the model eventually led to Link’s settlement system. He highlighted concerns that shaped the design, including regulatory compliance, privacy for institutional users, and the need to bridge traditional banking hours with 24/7 digital asset markets. The presentation also described Link’s features, including segregated and bankruptcy-remote fund structures, tokenized deposit and treasury fund settlement, and “yield in transit,” which allows interest to accrue and be distributed daily down to a two-second block. JD said the platform is being expanded for use cases such as exchange liquidity, cross-border capital movement, off-exchange collateral, stablecoin bridging, treasury management, and peer-to-peer settlement. He closed by posing policy questions for the commission about the use cases for stablecoins versus tokenized money market funds in New Hampshire and whether the state could issue or administer a security-based program with appropriate compliance controls.

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• But other treatments such as ivermectin—we had some bills in the House in the past—but this committee
• ,</c> the governor, the speaker of the house, the governor, the speaker of the house, or<00:39:13.240
• </c> you can find it by going to the house you can find it by going to the house page, page, page, looking
• It will not be reimbursed by the House, however.
• ,</c> It will not be reimbursed by the house, It will not be reimbursed by the house, however.<01:07:

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Summary: The Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy for New Hampshire held its first organizational meeting. The chair read the committee’s updated mission statement, which says the bipartisan committee will fact-find on the state’s COVID-19 response and its impact on the healthcare system, with focus areas including federal guidance, federal funds, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID, the Patient Bill of Rights, and vaccination policies. The chair also announced committee staffing changes: Linda McGrath stepped down as vice chair and Representative Gerard was named vice chair; Representative DeRoy was named clerk. The chair emphasized the committee’s work is intended to be science-based and fact-finding, not anti-vaccine, and noted that the committee may issue follow-up reports and recommendations. Members discussed a broad list of topics for future hearings, including long COVID treatment, ongoing vaccination policies, reporting of COVID deaths, standards of care and provider discretion, COVID-related funding such as ESSER/CARES Act money, and communication of treatment developments during the pandemic. Representative Pollina argued the committee should examine specific treatments and outcomes, including remdesivir, oxygen/intubation practices, and ivermectin, and raised concerns about whether some treatments were harmful or suppressed. He also focused on pediatric vaccination policy, saying the committee should review New Hampshire’s recommendations for children and medical students, and questioned the state’s reliance on federal guidance versus independent review. The chair responded that shifting federal positions may justify an independent New Hampshire evaluation and asked him to gather more information and potential witnesses. In open discussion, members suggested additional witnesses and topics, including local funeral directors, nursing homes, and emergency medical services, as well as how nursing homes were affected by positive tests and admission restrictions. Another member suggested the committee consider what products it should produce, such as a final report, possible bill recommendations, and better documentation or footnotes tying findings to testimony and scientific sources. The chair said the committee’s deliverables could include reports, letters to department heads or legislative leaders, and other actions, and noted that the committee’s 2024 report and supporting documents are available on the House committee page. No votes or formal actions beyond the organizational appointments were taken.

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• It's critical that any structural changes to GGRF and the affordable housing and sustainable community
• Also, specifically on the Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities Program for Leadership Council,
• ABAG, and SCAG, the three largest MPOs in the state, support efforts to modernize the Affordable Housing
• SACOG are well positioned to use this funding to help the state deliver on its ambitious climate, housing
• Sacramento Area Council of Governments, echoing the comments of SANDAG related to the Affordable Housing

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• House concur.
• Okay, we have a motion to move House Concurrent Resolution 89 favorably.
• Okay, Representative Marcel, House Resolution 179.
• House Resolution 179 by Representative Marcel requests the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and
• Eccles asked me to carry his House Resolution 225.

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Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered H.C.R. 89 by Representative Charles Owen, which directs the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to study, with the Louisiana State Museum and the World War II Museum, the feasibility of a museum and trail dedicated to the Louisiana Maneuvers. Owen described the historical significance of the maneuvers and said the proposal would mainly involve markers and a modest museum. The committee moved the resolution favorably to the floor without objection. Members then debated H.R. 179 by Representative Marcel, which would create a study of neighborhood crime prevention and security districts and their effectiveness in reducing crime. Several members raised concerns about the number of study groups and the breadth of a statewide review, while others supported gathering data on crime trends, cameras, and district performance. Marcel said the study was intended to collect information, not mandate changes, and the resolution was moved favorably to the floor. The committee next took up S.B. 228 and S.B. 268 by Senator Duplessis, both related to replacing lead and copper water service lines. S.B. 228 was a constitutional amendment allowing public funds to be used on private property for replacement of lead-based and copper pipes, and S.B. 268 set out the process for municipalities or parishes to implement the program, including notice to homeowners and an inventory/testing process. Members questioned homeowner rights, the seven-day notice period, emergency entry language, contracting, and whether the work would fully address hazards inside homes; Rainwater said the program was narrowly tailored, federally funded through the EPA and LDH, and intended to replace lines from the main to the shutoff valve. Both measures were moved favorably as amended. Finally, the committee approved S.B. 283 by Senator Barrow, creating the Boulevard at Harding Area Special District in Baton Rouge to encourage development in a food desert near Southern University, and moved H.R. 225 by Representative Eccles, which urges study of parish-wide solid waste, debris removal, and disaster resilience services in Ouachita Parish. H.R. 223 by Representative Walters, urging Shreveport to partner on the Southern Soul City Initiative, was also moved favorably. The chair noted it was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session, and members and staff were thanked for their work.

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• Sarah Myers, welcome to House Labor.
• From what we passed over the House floor to the two bills that we pass over the House floor, what's different
• What do you change from what we passed on the House floor?
• The House has passed them out.
• Okay, next we will hear House Bill 585.

Committee: House Labor & Industrial Relations

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 by Senator Myers, a workers’ compensation overhaul creating an all-claims medical database, requiring electronic reporting and billing, and setting up confidentiality, rulemaking, and penalties. Senator Myers said the bill was meant to modernize a paper-based system, speed injured workers back to care and work, reduce disputes through a more predictable fee schedule, address outliers and abuse, and generate reliable data for future fee-schedule decisions. Representative Melarine then offered a large amendment package combining portions of House Bills 780 and 1101 into SB 408, adding preliminary-determination procedures, changes to benefit durations, fraud language, and a deadline for the department to establish a fee schedule if no agreement is reached. Supporters said the package would create a more complete reform; opponents argued the additions were rushed, not germane, and would harm injured workers, especially those without lawyers, by adding technical filing burdens and stricter fraud consequences. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment package, then adopted a follow-up amendment removing the word “potential” from a fines provision and deleting the fraud section, and finally reported SB 408 with amendments on a divided vote. Testimony on SB 408 was sharply split. Proponents, including Alton Ashy and Trey Mustian, argued the bill’s transparency and data-collection provisions were the most important part, that the system needs a modern fee schedule, and that the added reforms would help control costs and speed payment. Opponents, including Shannon Lindsay and another injured-worker advocate, said the original bill was a good compromise but the added provisions changed its character and would disadvantage pro se claimants, remove materiality from fraud law, and reduce benefits for seriously injured workers. Committee members also questioned the timeline for the database and fee schedule, the effect of historical data gaps, and whether the reforms would help employers and injured workers alike. The committee ultimately agreed the bill still contained its core goals of faster care, predictable fees, anti-abuse measures, and modernization. The committee then moved to House Bill 585 by Representative Chasson, a workplace-violence/safety measure for small-box discount retailers. Chasson explained that the bill had been narrowed to require retailers to submit an existing written workforce safety plan, or develop one if they do not already have one, with no penalties attached. The committee adopted a substitute bill incorporating prior amendments. Representative Glorioso noted continuing concerns about civil-liability implications and the duty to protect against third-party criminal acts, but the bill was advanced from committee after the substitute was adopted.

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• Will the House please come to order, and members kindly take their seats?
• Uh, members, earlier today the Senate refused to concur in the House proposals of amendment to two Senate
• for a committee of conference, the chair appoints the following members to serve on the part of the House
• The bill is referred to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to House Rule 35A, pending its entry
• </c><00:02:31.040><c> and</c> which is an act relating to housing and which is an act relating to housing

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• </c> committee pursuant to house rule 35A. committee pursuant to house rule 35A.
• > Rule</c> a House quorum.
• Pursuant to House Rule a House quorum.
• No changes can be made by the House, and it must pass the House by a majority vote.
• </c> Will the House please come to order? Will the House please come to order?

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• . house. house.
• . house. house.
• I serve the House on an office called House Committee Services.
• </c> office called House Committee Services. office called House Committee Services.
• </c> in the state house. And every time Mr. in the state house. And every time Mr.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And then the two that we're capping, the low-income housing tax credit, the historic preservation tax
• And so this is something the House Budget Committee does every year regarding this tax credit motion
• And so this is something the House Budget Committee does every year regarding this tax credit motion
• This will conclude the hearing for the House Budget Committee, and I will ask, after adjournment, that

Committee: House Budget

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• The same families now fighting to stay housed.
• First, demand that Edison advance urgent housing relief.
• First, demand that Edison advanced urgent housing relief.
• Emergency housing relief now that they've been protected.
• In 2012, I helped my son buy a house.

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

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• And this is the Student Faculty Housing Opportunity Act.
• housing for Californians.
• bonus law, which would create more housing, are not using the program.
• Welcome back to the People's House. You are presenting Representing SB 73.
• Abundant Housing Los Angeles, Fieldstead, and San Diego Housing Commission support. Thank you.

Committee: House Appropriations

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• Adults who rely on pseudonymity for safety, housing-insecure or homeless youth, and youth using shared
• devices—these are several... ...housing-insecure or homeless youth, youth using shared devices.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

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