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• subcommittee include funding for strengthening support for foster youth with high acuity behavioral health needs
• pieces of legislation making it to the House floor for our deliberation and ultimately addressing the needs
• Members, our subcommittee recommended critical items to be funded that address the needs of the state
• including all our agencies that come before us, because they do a good job in trying to address the needs
• clearly written by a former Obama staffer, and given that I have 14 Republicans on this committee and need

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• needs.
• Uh so we need to look at that. payment. Uh so we need to look at that.
• . needs. needs.
• I need a vote to recess. to next time. I need a vote to recess.
• <00:51:43.440> for need for need for masking?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Services are all inclusive, meeting all the needs of the senior.
• Services are all inclusive, meeting all the needs of the senior.
• <00:19:33.200> and the way that best meets their needs and the way that best meets their needs
• to remain independent and meet their basic needs.
• c><00:51:22.599> 257 their basic needs so house file 257 their basic needs so house file 257 would

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• workforce commission that you and I created a few short years ago was effectively working to identify The needs
• of job creators and to ensure that we are actually producing the products that are needed from the taxpayers
• And there were concerns as of recent In how that was that entity was functioning with the legislature
• I do think that we have some other business that we need to discuss before we adjourn.

Bills: HB3783, HB2955, HB3802, HB4488, HB2471, HB3781, HB3127

Keywords: captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive, risk retention group, pure captive, association captive, industrial insured captive, series captive, branch captive, special purpose captive, reciprocal insurer, capital and surplus, letter of credit, change in control, merger, conversion

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• need to keep up the ruse of needing need to keep up the ruse of needing affordable<01:58:10.880>
• We need to stay at the 15%.
• We need to stay at the 15%.
• Well, we don't really need 15%; we only need 13%.
• We need this program. in rural areas. We need this program.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call establishing a quorum. Members then approved the journal of April 8, 2026, and heard several introductions and tributes, including recognition of Home Education Day in Colorado, a welcome to Sigma Lambda Gamma members, and a reminder about an education luncheon. The chamber then recessed briefly before moving into second reading and floor consideration of bills. The main substantive debate centered on House Bill 1357, which phases out the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program. Supporters said the program serves a relatively small number of students, costs more per student than community college alternatives, and should be wound down so limited state education dollars can go to core services and the school finance formula. Opponents argued the state had promised the program to students who planned their education around it, including some who turned down scholarships, and said the change would harm future teachers and should have been treated as a pause rather than an end. The House adopted an appropriations amendment (L003), withdrew a proposed substitute amendment (L005), and then passed HB 1357 as amended. The House also passed House Bill 1358, which reduces the appropriation for the Colorado Academic Accelerator Grant Program by $5.2 million in general fund. The sponsor described it as a grant program supporting community learning centers and math/STEM enrichment, but said funding will end after the following fiscal year and the program must step down so families can seek other services. The bill was adopted without further opposition. Finally, the House considered House Bill 1359, which redirects certain revenue from public school land natural resource removals to the state public school fund rather than the permanent fund, with projected transfers of $25 million in FY 2025-26 and $45 million in FY 2026-27. Supporters said the measure is needed to help balance the budget. An opponent raised concerns about impacts on a constituent ranch lease tied to a proposed green energy project, but the sponsor clarified the bill applies only to royalties and leases on state-owned public school lands. The House then adopted HB 1359.

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• expansion of critical Community need expansion of critical Community need businesses<00:18:05.080
• <00:18:33.679> so our uh Urban and Metro friends need so our uh Urban and Metro friends need
• The need for this program remains.
• <00:53:24.559> tip opposite problem might need you to tip opposite problem might need you
• program is helping to fill that need program is helping to fill that need across<01:12:48.400>

Bills: HF2582, HF2266, HF2518, HF2039, HF1941

Keywords: child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian

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• It always needs to be looked at and pushed forward.
• states that they're already functioning states that they're already functioning in<01:47:03.159>
• to everybody that we need to we need<01:57:38.040> to<01:57:38.560> get<01:57:38.719><
• So why do we need this bill?
• They need to then spend more on the data platform itself.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And with both of those, it was More tailored towards water needs in that area.
• And then Cibola County would need to compensate those other counties.
• It's needed All up front.
• This needs to be readily available for that too. Okay, all right. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• So, everything you see is actually what we need in Torrance County.

Bills: HB2, SB152

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

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• research around this bill and the need research around this bill and the need for<00:08:10.400><
• The ADA uses one functional limitation, and these individuals need lifelong support and services.
• Do you need some more?
• <01:53:41.920> on<01:53:42.079> this needed we need more attention on this needed we
• We need to know where we're at in the metro area, and we need to update that inventory.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:22:05.840> to rate we need to rate we need to bring<00:22:08.240> up?
• more than they need for their education. more than they need for their education.
• This practice needs to end. If this position is needed, it should be filled.
• position is needed, it should be filled. position is needed, it should be filled.
• /c> the town needs a service or they need um the town needs a service or they need um to<03:58:09.199

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• need medicine. That's my focus. need medicine. That's my focus.
• would call an area of high medical need. would call an area of high medical need.
• So we absolutely<00:42:51.280> need<00:42:51.520> to absolutely need to absolutely need
• services they need.
• the needs of the organization. the needs of the organization.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Needed.
• actually it turns out it's not needed. actually it turns out it's not needed.
• we need to put our that we need to do is we need to put our political<00:33:59.360> differences
• that they need. that they need.
• then we need to deal with that impact. then we need to deal with that impact.

Bills: HF3405, HF3413, HF3769, HF3768, HF3771, HF3465

Keywords: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and then took up several Department of Corrections-related bills. House File 3768, as amended by the A1 amendment, would extend the DOC’s graduated licensing and enforcement tools to juvenile detention facilities and state-licensed halfway houses, allowing corrective action plans and conditional licenses instead of only revocation. Commissioner Paul Schnell and Dakota County Juvenile Services Center Deputy Director Matt Bower testified in support, saying the bill would improve consistency, stability, and accountability without changing jail licensing. Members asked about costs and sheriff input; the commissioner said the bill is cost-neutral and that sheriffs were informed but did not provide input. The committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill to the general register. The committee then heard House File 3769, another DOC technical update bill, which would clarify tuberculosis screening procedures when incarcerated people refuse testing, allow mental health units at more than one facility and short-term stabilization at Oak Park Heights when clinically appropriate, and clarify the department’s substance use disorder treatment programs. Schnell said the changes were technical but important for effective operations. Members again asked about county costs and sheriff support, and the commissioner said the bill affects only DOC facilities and is cost-neutral. The committee approved the motion to re-refer the bill to the Health Finance and Policy Committee. The final major item was House File 3405, the chair’s bill, as amended by the A3 amendment. The amendment broadened the definition of federal agents, made the effective date retroactive, and removed a sexual assault investigation section to eliminate the fiscal note. The bill would require the BCA’s use-of-force unit to investigate deaths caused by federal agents in Minnesota, not just Minnesota peace officers. Chair Mohler argued the bill closes a loophole and ensures state-level, independent investigations; Dr. B.B. Newman testified in support, saying it preserves Minnesota’s investigative authority and public confidence. Deputy Superintendent Scott Mueller said the BCA already investigates deadly-force cases and has handled some federal-related cases, but he did not think the bill was necessary and recommended a no vote. Members debated whether the bill was needed given existing practice, with supporters saying the statute should clearly require state investigation and opponents questioning whether it would change anything. The committee adopted the amendment and continued discussion of the bill as amended.

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• reading skills they need to succeed. reading skills they need to succeed.
• structures to provide that needed structures to provide that needed support<00:43:22.640> for
• needed for this type of adaptive change. needed for this type of adaptive change.
• students that need help, the better. students that need help, the better.
• identify students early that need identify students early that need support.<01:34:44.159> We

Bills: HF3421

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house

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• We need that working group for that.
• <00:15:11.920> to will give you everything you need to will give you everything you need to
• data you needed? data you needed?
• >> To those those needs. >> To those those needs.
• And to do that, I need more resources and I need more access to these types of things.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters. Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback. Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• Uh, we are in need.
• Uh we are in need. I've spoken program. Uh we are in need.
• <01:17:16.760> to<01:17:16.840> be needed to be needed to be needed<01:17:18.000> to
• might not be needed. might not be needed.
• Last year, we also need to look at the MAXIS system and the needs that are needed there.

Bills: HF4382, HF2929

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, family child care, family day care, group family day care, licensed child care, licensing modernization, early childhood education, preschool, infant care, toddler care, school-age care, drop-in child care, night care, sick care, community-based child care, provider training, staff ratios, group size

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• critical need across our state. critical need across our state.
• So, I totally understand the need.
• So, I look forward to the discussion on why this is needed. We know this is needed.
• And I'd happily take any questions. needs. If this happens, there's going to needs.
• And we're not going to need this language this year, we're not going to need it next year.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• support we critically need at this time. support we critically need at this time.
• Thank you. need, um, the budget shortfalls and need, um, the budget shortfalls and staffing<00:50:43.119
• Um and you and I continue to needed.
• It's an unmet need.
• It's an unmet<02:13:47.760> need. unmet need. unmet need.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 24-hour support when needed. 24-hour support when needed.
• Michelle, you need to wrap hours a week. Michelle, you need to wrap up. up. up.
• I do need Michelle Flor.
• the needs of the business as well. the needs of the business as well.
• probably didn't really need that help. probably didn't really need that help.

Bills: HF4110, HF2113, HF4569, HF4414

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, paid leave, small employers, employment law, Minnesota Statutes, workforce development, HF4569, Minnesota Paid Leave Law, protected leave, seasonal employee, seasonal worker, hospitality, hospitality industry, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer certification

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• I need to be home with him. So uh July. I need to be home with him.
• needed the most. needed the most. Cost. Cost. Cost.
• I need to come see you.' Thank you.
• , all the support they need, and all the confidence they need in the decisions that we are making for
• development needs. development needs.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House began with several announcements and recognitions, including a lengthy tribute to Representative Carolyn Brangan of Georgia on her retirement and years of service, followed by remarks from Brangan explaining that she is leaving to care for her husband during cancer treatment. Additional members offered brief reflections, including one on the end of the session and another welcoming students from Founders Memorial School to the gallery, and a member from Brattleboro highlighted a collaborative mural in the card room titled “These Green Hills, Vermont State Symbols and Personal Reflections.” The body then took up its calendar. It adopted Joint House Resolution 12, authorizing limited remote voting in joint committees through the remainder of the calendar year, with an ADA-related accommodation for members physically present but unable to access a meeting room. The House also suspended rules to take up and concur in the Senate amendment to House Bill 935 on emergency management. The committee report described grant programs for emergency response and technical rescue, new definitions and shelter-planning language centered on “whole community,” a wildland fire response task force, and an emergency rulemaking provision requested by the Agency of Natural Resources; the committee approved the Senate proposal on an 8-3 straw poll, and the House concurred. The House next adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 952, the capital construction and state bonding budget adjustment bill. The report explained changes made in conference, including shifting funds to cover a higher-than-expected bid for the St. Johnsbury facility, restoring some funding for maintenance at the women’s correctional facility in Chittenden County, and setting aside $750,000 toward planning for Wi-Fi installation in correctional facilities. It also noted a lease-related language change for a Vermont Huts project at Little River State Park, with notification to the institutions committee chairs. The House then took up Senate Bill 64 on optometrists’ scope of practice; the committee presentation supported allowing specially credentialed optometrists to perform certain minor surgical, laser, and injection procedures, citing improved access, safety, cost, and workforce development, and the bill was read for second reading with committee recommendations for concurrence.

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• million would complete our funding needs million would complete our funding needs and<00:13:15.320
• final phase of our infrastructure needs final phase of our infrastructure needs your<00:46:21.800
• needs of Public Safety and Health needs needs of Public Safety and Health needs for<01:09:50.000
• members again there the much needed members again there the much needed project<01:10:24.000>
• States the case that the state needs to States the case that the state needs to be<01:36:22.480> a

Bills: HF343, HF446, HF448, HF674, HF811, HF832, HF1661, HF1528, HF1536, HF1541, HF1670, HF1438, HF1714, HF1748, HF1835, HF1904, HF1929, HF1942

Keywords: HF343, Chisago County, Shorewood Park Sanitary Sewer District, Rush Lake, sewer extension, wastewater infrastructure, sanitary sewer, treatment pond, sewage treatment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, local infrastructure, municipal utilities, water quality, sanitation, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, HF446