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• But in terms of It really is a tool.
• <01:56:15.760> here, I'm going to use the wrong term here, I'm going to use the wrong term
• possible cost over the long term. possible cost over the long term.
• That's where you came a better term.
• So there is a limit, and we also control that limit because we could set it by legislation.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Limits v.
• Term Limits v.
• the term procedure.
• the term procedure.
• the term procedure.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Section 2, subsection 11B, revises the term course of conduct to include two or more acts conducted in
• In terms of data and local law enforcement data from the north and the south, we do have that.
• And in terms of serious changes to bail, the only change is the holidays.
• You know, in terms of the trucking industry, we have a...
• And I will take one more phone call, staying consistent with our time limits.

Bills: AB275, SB371, SB457

Keywords: criminal procedure, wiretap, law enforcement, child protection, sexual offenses, SB371, Nevada, trespass, criminal trespass, NRS 207.200, property rights, misdemeanor, warning period, 24 months, 36 months, no trespassing, posted signs, fencing, private property, public property

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• Cause is that that is a legal term related to employment, and this is not employment.
• support Republican principles of limited support Republican principles of limited government,<00
• fairness, and long-term governance. fairness, and long-term governance.
• In most cases, municipalities have limited control beyond appointments.
• Those terms, that's terrible. That's terrible, man. That's terrible.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• So did you have any kind I know this was a limited scope, very high level.
• They're the largest in terms of dollars of the four contractors.
• Yes sir. in terms of your hub numbers.
• An ICF program has those limitations, these are folks that in many instances.
• It is just over 16,000 16,000 in Terms of aging out.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Testimony on any such bill will be limited to a statement of name, organization, if any, and position
• AB 1843 removes unnecessary barriers to hepatitis C treatment and helps reduce long-term health care
• By preventing costly complications, AB 1843 reduces long-term system spending.
• And two, how do we make more happen and have a greater impact from the limited resources we have?
• Today I... ...from the limited resources we have.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 6, 2026, with a quorum present and began by approving a large consent calendar of bills on two unanimous-support motions. The committee then heard a series of individual bills, with authors and sponsors generally describing low or absorbable state costs and asking for aye votes. Topics included AI/digital safety education for students (AB 1792), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), retirement information for community college faculty (AB 2417), cannabis regulation changes including tribal commerce, drive-through sales, and beverage labeling (AB 2506, AB 2697, AB 2532), emergency equipment training for law enforcement volunteers (AB 1913), cannery law modernization (AB 2706), child care planning in local governments (AB 1914), EV charger permitting fees (AB 1820), election-record notice requirements (AB 1664), nursing home discharge notices (AB 2135), a San Diego energization-delay pilot (AB 2518), mental health training for school coaches (AB 1665), and education governance and oversight changes (AB 2117). Several bills were described as committee or sponsor measures with technical or clarifying changes, including AB 2780, AB 2615, AB 2121, and AB 2771. Testimony was largely supportive, often from sponsor groups, industry representatives, labor, or advocacy organizations. Notable support included TechNet for AB 1792, the California State Sheriffs’ Association for AB 1913, California Dairies and food manufacturers for AB 2706, the Low Income Investment Fund for AB 1914, EV and environmental groups for AB 1820, the Attorney General’s Office for AB 1664, long-term care ombudsman advocates for AB 2135, and the California State Association of Psychiatrists for the cannabis and mental-health-related bills. Some bills drew limited opposition or “opposed unless amended” positions, including AB 2350, AB 1820, and AB 2506, while AB 2697 and AB 2532 were presented as efforts to support the legal cannabis market and consumer safety. The committee also heard a presentation-only item, AB 2541, creating a lowrider specialty license plate, which drew enthusiastic bipartisan comments and co-author requests from members. Most bills were reported out with due pass recommendations, many on roll call and several with specific members not voting or voting no. AB 1664 was reported out as due pass as amended and placed on call before later being moved out on a B roll call. AB 2350 and AB 1914 were also later reported out from call on B roll calls, with AB 1914 noted as passing despite some Republican no votes. The suspense calendar was then deemed approved without individual action, and the meeting concluded after a brief public comment period in which members of the public voiced positions on unrelated bills, including support for AB 2497, AB 1729, AB 2189, AB 1575, AB 2170, and opposition to AB 1603, AB 2447, AB 2411, AB 2492, and AB 1952.

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• RESEARCH SENATOR IS HAVING SOME FAITH AFFILIATION SO IT IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST ONE PARTICULAR FAITH GROUP
• THE BILL RECOGNIZES ARE IMPORTANT BUT LIMITED ROLE AS A STATE AND CODIFIES THE PHILOSOPHY THAT WE ARE
• I APOLOGIZE IF I'M NOT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION BUT I DON'T KNOW THE LIMITATION FOR SOMEONE TO CALL IN
• THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST ONE PARTICULAR FAITH GREW. IT IS A GOOD BILL AND IT IS NECESSARY.
• >> I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS CHANGES THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF HOW IT IS DISTRIBUTED.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• You've mentioned the statute of limitations, and I'm looking at the order.
• Irby or the commissioner just in terms of the presentation of the claim?
• One is that the statute of limitations had run.
• The issue concerning the statute of limitations?
• Okay, anything further on the statute of limitations?

Summary: The Joint Budget Committee’s Claims Review and Litigation Reports Oversight Subcommittee met to consider two proposed Department of Corrections litigation settlements and one appealed claim from the Claims Commission. The first settlement, Caroline Arnett v. Larry Norris et al., involved allegations of long-term sexual abuse by a corrections employee. Committee members asked about PREA audits, facility practices, and whether the inmate had been placed at the proper facility. The department said audits and other safeguards were underway, and the committee approved the settlement. The second settlement, Latasha Ridgel v. Arkansas Department of Corrections, also involved sexual harassment/assault allegations. Members questioned the seven-year delay in the case and whether the issue was systemic; the department cited attorney turnover, COVID delays, and legislative changes making inmate exposure a felony. The committee approved that settlement as well. The committee then heard an appeal in Sharon Greer and Deanna Hayes v. Commissioner of State Lands, a denied and dismissed claim involving a tax-delinquent sale of family property in Crittenden County. Staff and the Commissioner of State Lands’ office said the property was certified in 2000, sold in 2009 after notice was sent, and that excess proceeds were available for a limited period before escheating to the county. The claimants argued they were not properly notified of the sale or the excess proceeds and only learned of the matter in 2025 after receiving the deed at a family funeral. Committee members discussed the notice process, statute of limitations, and the handling of excess proceeds, with several noting the issue may call for legislative review rather than relief in this case. After debate, the committee voted to affirm the Claims Commission’s dismissal of the Greer/Hayes claim. Members also discussed broader concerns about how excess proceeds from tax sales are handled and whether the current statutory process should be revisited in future legislation.

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• shown in terms of percentages. shown in terms of percentages.
• capping uh the tuition in the long term capping uh the tuition in the long term could<00:10:17.519
• and to defund summer term.
• and to defund summer term.
• and to defund summer term.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Higher Education Conference Committee reviewed differences among the Governor’s, House, and Senate proposals for state grant parameter changes and their effects on state grant spending, North Star Promise spending, and average student awards. Nonpartisan staff explained that the proposals use different combinations of parameter changes, with the Governor’s and Senate plans modeled to avoid or minimize rationing, while the House plan would require rationing to balance the program. Staff reported projected biennium balances of a positive $29.836 million for the Governor’s proposal, a negative $60.758 million for the House proposal without rationing, a positive $994,000 for the House proposal with rationing, and a positive $3.623 million for the Senate proposal; North Star Promise balances also varied, with the Senate showing a positive balance and the Governor and House with rationing showing negative balances. Staff also said the Senate proposal would extend availability of the state grant appropriation and suspend surplus procedures through fiscal year 2029, allowing the balance to carry forward. The committee then focused on the House-only tuition and fee cap provision, which would limit the tuition recognized for state grant purposes for four-year programs to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities level, with 1% annual increases in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. House members said the cap was intended to address rising tuition, especially at the University of Minnesota, and to produce savings in the state grant program. The governor’s office confirmed the provision was not included in the Governor’s bill. Representatives from the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Private College Council opposed the cap, arguing it would reduce awards for low-income students and shift costs to students rather than address underlying tuition pressures; they also said it could discourage enrollment at higher-cost institutions. Supporters from Minnesota State argued the cap would improve fairness because students at lower-tuition institutions are effectively capped lower, while students at more expensive institutions receive larger awards, and they said the legislature should intervene in a variable that has grown substantially over time. Committee members questioned how the cap would work and whether it was tied to the Twin Cities campus rate. Testifiers clarified that the state grant formula is tied to the University of Minnesota level, but because Minnesota State institutions are below that level, the cap effectively limits their students to their own lower tuition while allowing higher awards at the University of Minnesota and private colleges. No formal vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the chair indicated the committee would continue with item-by-item review of the remaining parameter changes and hear additional testimony from agencies and institutions.

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• There will be a limit of three minutes per witness during public testimony.
• I was elected to two terms as Kentucky Secretary of State.
• A lot of our local entities, we have entities that have three-year terms or that have two-year terms,
• but have a staggered schedule for two-year terms.
• This is a long-term legislative conversation and discussion.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Invited testimony will be limited to 10 minutes.
• However, Code Red provides for limited coverage.
• But I think what your data tells us here is, you know, we've been speaking in terms of in terms of 100
• If you will, let's clarify some terms.
• So I guess building a sustainable capacity for long-term community support by investing in. long-term

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• It fundamentally shifts oversight away from locally accountable building officials and limits our ability
• This bill restricts audit authority, limits plan review verification, expands deemed approvals, reduces
• This bill also exempts certain work from permitting requirements and limits local discretion in high-risk
• Maybe there should be some self-reflection in terms of the amount of time some of these permits languish
• Limiting parks to passive uses is also an important improvement.

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• to understand is that short-term to understand is that short-term objectives<01:03:05.799> are
• requiring short-term requiring short-term objectives<01:07:38.599> benchmarks<01:07:39.119
• > and<01:07:39.240> short-term objectives benchmarks and short-term objectives benchmarks
• :55.880> object having benchmarks and short-term object having benchmarks and short-term object
• It is important to note that benchmarks, short-term assessments, or, excuse me, short-term objectives

Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803

Keywords: school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination

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• to say that there's really no no limit to say that there's really no no limit or<00:18:29.280>
• does this bill address the long-term does this bill address the long-term issues<01:32:51.080>
• long-term solution.
• long-term solution.
• long-term solution.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard a reinsurance overview from Deputy Commissioner Julia Dryer of the Minnesota Department of Commerce on the Minnesota Premium Security Plan. She explained that reinsurance helps stabilize premiums in the individual market by reimbursing insurers for high-cost claims, and said Minnesota’s program has lowered premiums, preserved carrier participation, and helped maintain consumer choice. She warned that without continued funding, the program would be depleted and individual-market premiums could rise by about 25%, with potential losses in coverage and access to care. She also described the program’s structure under a federal 1332 waiver, the role of MCHA in administering the program, and the state’s receipt of more than $650 million in federal pass-through funds to date. Dryer said the current program is funded through the end of 2025, though the federal waiver authority runs through 2027. The governor’s proposal would create a new assessment on insurers, estimated at roughly 2% to 3%, to fund the state share of the program and avoid another full waiver submission. She noted that the proposal assumes MinnesotaCare funding would be held harmless and that the program would be reduced if federal basic health plan funding were negatively affected. She also said projected costs changed because individual-market enrollment has grown and enhanced federal subsidies were removed from the estimate. Members raised concerns about the proposal’s impact on premiums and the history of the fund. Senator Rasmusson argued the new assessment amounts to a large tax increase on health insurance and questioned who would be assessed and whether the surcharge would be capped. Dryer responded that the assessment would be based on annual claims experience and market conditions, with final amounts determined at the end of each year, not monthly. Senator Duckworth and Senator Frentz supported reinsurance as a way to keep premiums lower, while also questioning how the program should be financed. Senator Green asked about the mechanics of the assessment and the role of the department in setting it, and Senator H questioned why the fiscal note assumed 12% annual growth for program costs when general premium growth was lower. No vote or formal action was taken in the meeting.

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• And they are also limited for the time, the length of time, and he will correct me if I say anything
• wrong, they are also limited to the length of time that they can prescribe opioids.
• We'll put a limit on it of just three years.
• Ryan: The majority of prescriptions have a legal limit of 12 months.
• I have a couple of questions in terms of the language about the 90 days to start practice.

Bills: SB20, SB111, SB211, SB218, SB14

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• Mishy, I believe they have data in terms of kind of there have been debates about, you know, should we
• for upcoming near-term planning for upcoming construction<00:48:44.520> projects<00:48:45.520
• The cost participation policy for expressway conversions to freeways limits MnDOT's participation on
• of some of Beyond a year or two in terms of some of these<00:57:39.680> local<00:57:39.960>
• we also appreciate uh limited we also appreciate uh representative<00:57:56.920> burkel<00:57

Bills: HF192, HF268, HF1214, HF494

Keywords: Minnesota income tax, dependent exemption, personal income tax, tax relief, family tax relief, children, dependents, tax deduction, tax exemption, state revenue, inflation indexing, tax year 2025, taxable income, household tax policy, family tax credit, HF268, Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway, memorial highway, highway naming, road designation

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• Those providing testimony will be given specific time limits, which must be strictly observed.
• So the bill provides flexibility while still protecting the long-term stability of the program.
• investment in the long-term health care workforce for all 87 Minnesota counties.
• It's a long-term strategy for us, and it's sustained through 2034 as proposed.
• It's a long-term strategy for us, and it's sustained through 2034 as proposed.

Bills: HF4266

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• <01:04:04.359> and controlling the problem long term and controlling the problem long term
• widespread and that's not a long-term widespread and that's not a long-term solution<01:06:08.880
• <01:22:02.320> monitoring<01:22:03.080> and long-term monitoring and long-term monitoring
• I see pesticides as a short-term solution before we can get a long-term solution, and biocontrol has
• c> before we can get a long-term uh before we can get a long-term uh solution<02:10:15.520> and

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• As stated in the hearing notice, there will be a time limit of 2 minutes per witness, um, during public
• In terms of the time, I'm happy to, uh, take any questions and reserve my right to close.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion because those, those terms until very recently are seen very positively
• Uh, without a tolling and the statute of limitations would bar prosecution.
• because the Shard opinion did not allow a tolling of the statute of limitations.

Bills: SB 231, SB 667, SB 689, SB 825, SB 965, SB 992, SB 1059, SB 1220, SB 2368, SB 2601

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

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• I have a lot to say, but my time is limited, so I'll cut to the chase.
• I have a lot to say, but my time is limited, so I'll cut to the chase.
• Resources are limited.
• , or terms in prison, and longer terms in prison as well.
• We limit purchases to no more than one gun per month.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all