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• Say you, Minnesota.
• Section 8 of Article 7 raises the State Agricultural Society's debt limit for state fair bonds from $30
• The first round of states that were able to be included in that pilot were states that themselves already
• Minnesota, for those that didn't know, was the first state to have the R&D tax credit; it was passed
• In return, they had a promise from the state of Minnesota that they'd get an annual payment to make up

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• She said Minnesota is very capable of doing a freestanding state-level direct file.
• The first round of states in the pilot were states that already had state-level direct file programs.
• Minnesota is very capable of doing a freestanding state-level direct file, and that is the intention
• Minnesota, for those that didn't know, was the first state to have the R&D tax credit.
• And then in return, they had a promise from the state of Minnesota that they'd get an annual payment

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• of Minnesota.
• of Minnesota.
• I share some of this state of Minnesota.
• /c><00:47:46.640> tolerating state of Minnesota is not tolerating state of Minnesota is not tolerating
• I understand that the state of Minnesota will be going into the red in future years to come.

Bills: HF3174, HF3800

Keywords: background study, disqualification, set-aside, permanent disqualification, Office of Administrative Hearings, chief judge, human services licensing, substance use disorder treatment, SUD treatment, chemical dependency, recovery, rehabilitation, abstinence, foster care, child foster care, vulnerable adults, caregiver background check, license holder, direct contact, risk of harm

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• Uh and the Minnesota Education Credit.
• of Minnesota and the SEIU union.
• of Minnesota and the SEIU union.
• Article four was the state aids article.
• Um, section 11 pertains to the state agricultural society bonding authority.

Bills: HF9

Keywords: energy policy, renewable energy standard, carbon-free standard, solar standard, hydroelectric, hydropower, electric utility, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, renewable portfolio standard, carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, greenhouse gas emissions, climate policy, nuclear power plant, certificate of need, fossil fuel plant demolition, utility compliance delay, beneficial electrification, sales tax exemption

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• > for in for the state of Minnesota, um, for in for the state of Minnesota, um, for March<00:24:46.080
• The only cooperative in Minnesota making acquisitions is well funded both by the state of Minnesota,
• The picture in the state of Minnesota is we the fifth highest tax state in the nation.
• If there's greed happening in the state of Minnesota, it's by the taxing state of Minnesota and we need
• of Minnesota, it's by the the state of Minnesota, it's by the taxing<01:35:16.080> state<01:35

Bills: HF3403, HF2687, HF2381

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, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords

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• In the state of Minnesota, we take fire safety very, very seriously.
• of Minnesota, which is adopted and enforced across the state.
• we're looking at. to the fire code here in the state of to the fire code here in the state of Minnesota
• <00:34:18.240> Um<00:34:18.480> if here in the state of Minnesota.
• Um if here in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF1546, HF2403, HF2389, HF2398

Keywords: fire safety, public safety, statewide fire code, code cleanup, repeal, obsolete statutes, matches, strike-anywhere matches, safety matches, match packaging, match storage, tent safety, flame resistant tents, public assembly tents, flammable materials, fire code modernization, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation

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• > Minnesota Department of Investigations, Minnesota Department of Investigations, excuse<00:10:06.800
• Like not everything falls under the Minnesota State High School League under, like, a school employee
• not everything falls under the Minnesota not everything falls under the Minnesota State<00:18:22.400
• nations and communities in Minnesota nations and communities in Minnesota including<00:27:01.760
• I have never heard in the state of Minnesota of a rulemaking getting 8,000 comments.

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• Like, we make decisions about what happens in the state of Minnesota, and often there are forces telling
• We can decide what we want to have in the state of Minnesota whether it's crypto or AI or data centers
• of Minnesota and happens in the state of Minnesota and often<00:15:56.480> there<00:15:56.720
• Minnesota, your attorney general, is suing, along with other states, and at least until recently the
• The state of Minnesota knows they're a monopolist, knows they've been abusing their market power.

Bills: SF1750, HF4250, HF3938, HF3904, HF3642

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

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• My name is Tamar Lee and I serve as the Minnesota State Librarian and director of state library services
• This is data that we collect every year in Minnesota through state library services, but it's in service
• <00:01:23.680> State<00:01:23.920> Librarian serve as the Minnesota State Librarian
• across the state of Minnesota. across the state of Minnesota.
• The legislature uh state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

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• <00:02:32.480> State<00:02:32.680> Bar a member of the Minnesota State Bar a member
• underwent a major overhaul in the state of Minnesota.
• state of Minnesota the overhaul in the state of Minnesota the bar<00:17:24.520> association<00
• Minnesota does lose a lot of business to states like South Dakota and Florida and some of these states
• Minnesota does lose a lot of business to states like South Dakota and Florida and some of these states

Bills: HF747, HF360

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, trusts, Uniform Trust Code, probate, estate planning, trust protector, directed trust, investment trust advisor, distribution trust advisor, excluded fiduciary, decanting, power of appointment, revocable trust, irrevocable trust, uneconomic trust, rule against perpetuities

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• the state of Minnesota?
• the state of Minnesota?
• There is no state of Minnesota.
• state of Minnesota, some driving in the state of Minnesota, some of<01:19:44.920> us<01:19:45.040
• Back in plate in the state of Minnesota?

Bills: HF3373, HF4449, HF3486, HF4180, HF4227, HF2505

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

Summary: The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 3373, which was laid over. The bill sought trunk highway bond funding for preliminary and final design work at the 70th Street interchange in St. Paul Park. Representative Hansen, Mayor Keith Frankie, and Washington County Commissioner Karla Bigham described the interchange as undersized and increasingly unsafe because of refinery truck traffic, aggregate hauling, nearby growth, and changing traffic patterns. Members asked about prior study, cost, and greenhouse gas requirements, and the bill author said the request was about $500,000. Chair Cosgrove noted the bill would be laid over and suggested the issue could involve future statutory exemptions. The committee then took up House File 4449, also laid over, after adopting the A4 author’s amendment. Representative Jones presented the bill as a transit planning and accountability measure for the Twin Cities metro. It would set numeric transit goals, require better coordination between road projects and future transit projects, and give the Met Council more tools to support transit-oriented development, including property acquisition and development around transit corridors. Jones argued the bill would help avoid rebuilding roads twice and improve transit ridership, frequency, speed, and reliability. Representative Olson offered an amendment to exempt highway projects primarily addressing documented safety issues, arguing that safety projects should not be burdened by added transit requirements or costs. Jones said she supported the safety concern but opposed the amendment as written because the bill was aimed at major construction projects. After a roll call, the amendment failed on an 8-8 tie. The bill itself remained laid over for further work, with the chair noting there was still time to refine the proposal.

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• source of reading in the United States. source of reading in the United States.
• Minnesota would be the second state, and so just my math, that's going to put us over 7 million.
• <00:21:10.880> Uh, the road for Minnesota. Uh, the road for Minnesota.
• Minnesota right to life. Were they Minnesota right to life.
• the Minnesota Society of Pathologists. the Minnesota Society of Pathologists.

Bills: HF3698, HF4243, HF4239, HF4241, HF4242, HF4240

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee

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• My name is Tom Ratman, and I'm a massage therapist in the state of Minnesota.
• <00:17:06.160> that<00:17:06.480> there state of Minnesota that says that there state
• And then, you know, what's the cost to the state of Minnesota?
• I have been residing in Minnesota State.
• to<00:46:19.920> um the state of Minnesota to to um the state of Minnesota to to um implement

Bills: HF362, HF2590, HF2760, HF3444

Keywords: massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation

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• Minnesota has seen a number of insurers leave our state market in the last couple of years, and we are
• Similar laws exist in over half the states of the United States, but not Minnesota.
• Another fun fact: Minnesota is the only state in the country without either an Albertson's or Kroger
• is one of the few and last Minnesota is one of the few remaining<01:30:33.400> states<01:30:33.719
• of lawyers across the state of Minnesota that represent people who are injured through someone else's

Bills: HF2228, HF46, HF856, HF2149, HF2215

Keywords: homeowners insurance, property insurance, commercial property insurance, insurance affordability, insurance market stabilization, reinsurance, catastrophic reinsurance fund, self-insured pool, premium costs, coverage notice, liability reform, climate risk, climate change, housing affordability, multifamily housing, rental housing, common interest communities, cooperatives, small business insurance, Minnesota Commerce Department

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• State Patrol.
• And, like in most other states, Minnesota has a conspiracy law such that a conspiracy between two or
• of Minnesota.
• > is<00:53:14.839> a<00:53:15.000> good the state of Minnesota this is a good the state
• state of Minnesota is would argue of the state of Minnesota is to<00:57:42.480> do<00:57:42.839

Bills: HF7

Keywords: public safety, criminal justice, sentencing guidelines, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, public sentencing database, felony dismissals, prosecutor reporting, bail notice, bond posting, law enforcement data, arrest data, public records, sex trafficking, human trafficking, mandatory minimum sentence, peace officer assault, police assault, fleeing police, vehicular flight, stolen motor vehicle

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• Paul and to the state of Minnesota.
• <00:42:25.119> These<00:42:25.520> properties the state of Minnesota.
• These properties the state of Minnesota.
• <00:42:53.280> of mechanical here in the state of mechanical here in the state of Minnesota
• give<00:52:35.119> a in the state of Minnesota to give a in the state of Minnesota to give

Bills: HF4207, HF3639, HF3981, HF3064, HF2123

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, landlord regulations, tenant rights, minor children, lease agreements, eviction, privacy protection, housing, lease termination, medical care, death, infirmity, landlord obligations, St. Paul, public housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

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• I live in Pine City, Minnesota. Uh, I am a Minnesota state licensed pyrotechnician.
• DNR, Minnesota State Fire Marshal, and the Department of Public Safety.
• DNR, Minnesota State Fire Marshal, and the Department of Public Safety.
• That is a group comprised of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association, the Minnesota Fire Department
• That is a group comprised of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association, the Minnesota Fire Department

Bills: HF3547, HF3651, HF4043, HF4282, HF4095

Keywords: fireworks, public safety, regulation, tax revenue, local government, sale, safety standards, fire safety, ethanol, fuel equipment, compatibility standards, law enforcement, peace officer, unauthorized practice, criminal justice, civics education, jail medication, correctional facility, detention, incarcerated persons

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• He said one person can cost the state of Minnesota a lot if they grow into an adult and need all these
• state of Minnesota<00:20:56.159> if<00:20:56.400> they<00:20:56.559> grow<00:20
• Homestead County, along with other counties in the state of Minnesota, rely upon scholarships to fund
• So states are doing it state by state, and Minnesota would like to join the other states who have this
• This is arguably one of the largest tasks considering the state of Minnesota has failed in holding state

Bills: HF2362, HF2136, HF1316, HF2009, HF1918, HF1614

Keywords: youth intervention, funding, mental health, education, community programs, HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers

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• occurred here in the state of Minnesota. occurred here in the state of Minnesota.
• We receive money from the federal government and from the state of Minnesota.
• government from the state of Minnesota. government from the state of Minnesota.
• <01:22:14.480> of<01:22:14.639> Minnesota To emphasize that the state of Minnesota
• Thank you for the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF3653, HF2717, HF3451, HF3857

Keywords: education finance, safe schools revenue, school safety, charter schools, funding, safe schools, school security, school levy, pupil units, safe schools aid, cooperative units, intermediate school district, school resource officer, peace officer liaison, sheriff liaison, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, violence prevention, suicide prevention, mental health services

Summary: The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University. The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution. The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.

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• the state can take to strengthen home care services in Minnesota.
• state of Minnesota. state of Minnesota.
• The budget for the state of Minnesota will have to pick up and pay that to the federal government.
• to the state of Minnesota. to the state of Minnesota.
• <01:42:43.920> of<01:42:44.000> Minnesota The budget for the state of Minnesota The

Bills: HF3526, HF3375, HF3469

Keywords: home care, licensing, fines, advisory council, grant program, client safety, healthcare regulation, HF3375, Minnesota disability waiver, waiver rate system, human services, individualized home supports, individualized home supports with training, individualized home supports with family training, positive support services, employment support services, employment development services, employment exploration services, billing limits, service authorization year