Transcript Highlights:

• I want to thank all of the staff of this committee, both Democratic and Republican staff, for your hard
• Okay, with the consent of the Republican consultant, and thank you, sir, while we are still waiting for
• From the soul in my heart, it is a bipartisan bill—not a Republican, not a Democrat, not a Latino, not
• In my own county, former disgraced Republican County Supervisor Zach Scrivener was granted diversion

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and yet right in this moment, it is becoming one because a Democrat holds that seat instead of a Republican
• 20.480><c> a</c> a Democrat holds that seat instead of a a Democrat holds that seat instead of a Republican
• 22.520><c> bill</c><00:36:23.440><c> is</c><00:36:23.680><c> funding</c><00:36:24.320><c> for</c> Republican
• But this bill is funding for Republican.

Bills: HF4338

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

Transcript Highlights:

• So, I'm sure that our Republicans who aren't here in the room are actually watching our video live as
• ><01:55:25.360><c> sure</c><01:55:25.680><c> that</c><01:55:25.840><c> our</c><01:55:25.960><c> Republicans
• </c><01:55:26.560><c> who</c> Um so, I'm sure that our Republicans who Um so, I'm sure that our Republicans

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And as I'm hearing you, we are building upon the work in 2023 and 2024 that House Republicans all voted
• 00:59:43.320><c> 2024</c><00:59:44.800><c> that</c><00:59:44.960><c> House</c><00:59:45.240><c> Republicans
• </c> and 2024 that House Republicans and 2024 that House Republicans all<00:59:46.821><c> [clears throat

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Democrats, Republicans, independents in Minneapolis feel the same way. This is not ideological.
• Democrats,<00:21:26.320><c> Republicans,</c><00:21:27.240><c> independents</c><00:21:28.160><c> in</c
• > Democrats, Republicans, independents in Democrats, Republicans, independents in Minneapolis<00:21:29.000

Bills: HF4477

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: Minnesota business recovery loan program, small business loan, zero-interest loan, forgivable loan, business recovery, economic development, small business emergency loan account, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, nonprofit lenders, greater Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, seven-county metropolitan area, immigration enforcement, business interruption, revenue loss, job preservation, business stabilization, state appropriation, forward fund, loan forgiveness

Transcript Highlights:

• You have Republicans and Democrats from both bodies as sponsors of this bill.
• You have Republicans<01:33:30.160><c> and</c><01:33:30.240><c> Democrats</c><01:33:30.600><c> from</c
• ><01:33:30.720><c> both</c> Republicans and Democrats from both Republicans and Democrats from both bodies

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• understanding and learning from each other about moving in the right direction so we can move together as Republicans
• understanding and learning from each other about moving in the right direction so we can move together as Republicans
• Representative Igo: Republicans and Democrats on this issue, looking out for the future of energy policy
• Um, and this is one of those rare bills where you don't have Republicans pushing it, you don't have Democrats

Bills: HF4308 , HF4153 , HF4703 , HF4711

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

Transcript Highlights:

• In polling, 73% of Republicans, 71% of Independents, and 83% of Democrats supported this bill.
• 01:14:41.040><c> polling,</c><01:14:41.920><c> 73%</c><01:14:42.840><c> of</c><01:14:42.920><c> Republicans
• ,</c><01:14:43.920><c> 71%</c><01:14:44.880><c> of</c> In polling, 73% of Republicans, 71% of In polling
• , 73% of Republicans, 71% of Independents,<01:14:45.720><c> and</c><01:14:46.000><c> 83%</c><01:14:46.720

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and so this is the language that every House Democrat voted for, most House Republicans voted for
• most</c><00:59:51.440><c> House</c> Democrat voted for, most House Democrat voted for, most House Republicans
• 52.559><c> for,</c><00:59:53.440><c> um,</c><00:59:53.599><c> in</c><00:59:53.920><c> identical</c> Republicans
• voted for, um, in identical Republicans voted for, um, in identical form.<00:59:54.640><c> So</c><00

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• shed greater light on this issue and inform our federal policymakers while President Trump and Republicans
• policy makers while President<01:34:32.840><c> Trump</c><01:34:33.280><c> and</c><01:34:33.440><c> Republicans
• </c><01:34:34.520><c> in</c> President Trump and Republicans in President Trump and Republicans in Washington

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• insurance from, and more importantly, it’s a bill that’s been passed in several states that are Republican-held
• c><01:39:15.760><c> are</c> passed in several states that are passed in several states that are Republican
• <01:39:16.280><c> held</c><01:39:16.440><c> states</c><01:39:16.880><c> and</c> Republican held states
• and Republican held states and Democrat<01:39:18.240><c> held</c><01:39:18.480><c> states,</c><01:39

Bills: HF3766 , HF3972 , HF3437 , HF4118

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: travel insurance, regulation, insurance licensing, consumer protection, travel assistance, short-term rental, vacation rental, home sharing, rental marketplace, online platform, property damage guarantee, damage waiver, reimbursement insurance, insurance regulation, commerce department, platform user, Airbnb, Vrbo, host protection, rental home marketplace

Transcript Highlights:

• Imagine this is a Democrat driving the bus in a majority Republican polling area, and that [laughter]
• ><c> majority</c> Democrat driving the bus in a majority Democrat driving the bus in a majority Republican
• 14.560><c> polling</c><01:16:15.040><c> area</c><01:16:15.760><c> and</c><01:16:16.080><c> that</c> Republican
• polling area and that Republican polling area and that [laughter] [laughter] [laughter] driver<01:16

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I'm happy to hear that my Republican colleagues are in agreement about the spirit of the bill.
• Um, I'm happy to hear<01:30:34.560><c> that</c><01:30:34.720><c> my</c><01:30:34.880><c> Republican</
• c><01:30:35.840><c> colleagues</c><01:30:36.240><c> are</c> hear that my Republican colleagues are hear
• that my Republican colleagues are in<01:30:36.560><c> agreement</c><01:30:36.920><c> about</c><01:30

Bills: HF3415

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, day care, licensed child care center, license-exempt child care, immigration enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, judicial warrant, facility access, sensitive locations, immigrant families, Minnesota Statutes chapter 142B, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• it is not just Texas: four of the top five states in the country that use renewable energy have Republican
• renewable in this country that use renewable energy<00:25:20.559><c> have</c><00:25:21.120><c> Republican
• </c><00:25:22.400><c> They</c> energy have Republican trifectas.
• They energy have Republican trifectas.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Mark Nicely, House Republican Caucus staff.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Mark<00:02:12.160><c> Nicely,</c><00:02:12.959><c> House</c><00:02:13.200><c> Republican
• </c><00:02:13.760><c> Caucus</c> &gt;&gt; Mark Nicely, House Republican Caucus &gt;&gt; Mark Nicely,
• House Republican Caucus staff.<00:02:15.200><c> Uh</c><00:02:15.680><c> I've</c><00:02:16.160><c> spent

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• These are the kind of things that we need to look at collectively as Republicans and as Democrats about
• look at of things that we need to look at collectively<00:57:56.640><c> as</c><00:57:56.960><c> Republicans
• </c><00:57:57.520><c> and</c><00:57:57.760><c> as</c> collectively as Republicans and as collectively
• as Republicans and as Democrats<00:57:58.720><c> about</c><00:57:58.960><c> how</c><00:57:59.119><c>

Bills: HF3403 , HF3410 , HF3424

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, eviction, rent, redemption

Transcript Highlights:

• support from the Libertarian Party, in support from the Green Party, opposition from Hawaii Islands Republican
• 07.520><c> Islands</c> Green Party, opposition Hawaii Islands Green Party, opposition Hawaii Islands Republican
• <c> Women,</c><01:17:09.840><c> support</c><01:17:10.159><c> from</c><01:17:10.480><c> Emua</c> Republican
• Women, support from Emua Republican Women, support from Emua Alliance,<01:17:11.520><c> and</c><01:17

Bills: HB1546

Committee: House Human Services & Homelessness

Keywords: Medicaid, health insurance, healthcare access, insurance subsidies, pilot program, affordable care, preventive services, low-income, community engagement, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2083, which would add homeless shelters to Hawaii’s drug-free/safe-zone protections. The City and County prosecutor’s office strongly supported the bill, saying service providers asked for the change because drug activity near shelters can undermine recovery efforts. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, focusing on a possible notice problem because many shelters are not readily identifiable and the bill’s 750-foot distance requirement could be difficult to apply. The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii also opposed the bill, arguing it would expand criminalization of poverty and drug use and that drug-free zone laws are ineffective and disproportionately harmful. The prosecutor’s office said it would do more research on the notice concern. The committee then moved on without taking a vote in the transcript provided. The committee next discussed HB 2087, which would change the treatment of abuse of family or household member cases by ending the deferred-acceptance pilot and returning to the prior statute. The prosecutor’s office supported the bill, saying the pilot had not reduced backlog as intended and that domestic violence cases should remain petty misdemeanors without deferral. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Public Defender’s Office both opposed HB 2087, instead urging extension of the pilot for another five years so the legislature can better evaluate how deferred acceptance is working. They said deferrals can be a useful incentive for behavior change and that more data is needed before ending the program. Committee members questioned the prosecutor about why Hawaii should differ from other counties and whether repeat offenders could keep receiving deferrals; the prosecutor said the deferral is available only once and reiterated support for returning to the old statute. The committee then heard HB 2096 on aggravated circumstances in child protective proceedings. The family court and Attorney General’s Office supported the bill, saying current law limits aggravated-circumstances findings to the early return hearing, which can prevent findings in the most serious abuse cases when key evidence is not yet available. They said the bill would allow such findings later in the case and, with proposed amendments, would let the court consolidate aggravated-circumstances and termination-of-parental-rights hearings to reduce delay and appeals. The Libertarian Party of Hawaii opposed the measure, arguing it would expand state power in family matters and could worsen outcomes for parents and children. Committee questions focused on the amended language, including what “another court of competent jurisdiction” means and whether a charge alone would be enough; the judiciary responded that criminal courts are included, but a hearing and opportunity to defend would still be required. Finally, the committee took up HB 1959, another domestic violence measure. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Public Defender’s Office, the Crime Victim Compensation Commission, the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and county prosecuting offices testified in support. Supporters said the bill would extend the pilot program while keeping deferred acceptance of guilty pleas in place, giving more time to evaluate whether the program is working and whether a more formal diversion model should be developed. The coalition also suggested technical fixes to ensure judiciary data reporting continues and that the deferred-acceptance statute is not inadvertently repealed. No vote or final action was taken in the transcript before the committee moved on to the next bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, both Republican and Democratic administrations, and honestly President Trump's administration as
• Um, both Republican and Democratic administrations, and honestly President Trump's administration as
• Um both<00:24:04.159><c> Republican</c><00:24:04.720><c> and</c><00:24:04.960><c> Democratic</c> Both
• Republican and Democratic administrations, and honestly President Trump's administration as recently

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• But I do want to take a moment too to thank our uh staff uh from the Republican side, Megan Rossbach
• c><00:14:17.279><c> the</c> to thank our uh staff uh from the to thank our uh staff uh from the Republican
• 18.000><c> Megan</c><00:14:18.320><c> Rossbach</c><00:14:18.959><c> for</c><00:14:19.600><c> uh</c> Republican
• side, Megan Rossbach for uh Republican side, Megan Rossbach for uh her<00:14:20.000><c> work</c><00:

Bills: HF2433 , HF2434

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• $8.5 million of one-time investment for the pilot program that Senator Rarick proposed with three Republican
• <00:04:41.120><c> three</c> Senator Raric proposed with three Senator Raric proposed with three Republican
• 42.560><c> as</c><00:04:42.800><c> lead</c><00:04:43.120><c> authors</c><00:04:44.000><c> of</c> Republican
• co-authors as lead authors of Republican co-authors as lead authors of the<00:04:44.600><c> 2022</c>

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all