Transcript Highlights:

• The other piece to it, what the Inspector General office is not, is not a replacement for the agencies
• office is not is the Inspector General office is not is not<00:15:14.759><c> a</c><00:15:15.000><c> replacement
• <c> the</c><00:15:15.759><c> agencies</c><00:15:16.240><c> to</c><00:15:16.360><c> do</c> not a replacement
• for the agencies to do not a replacement for the agencies to do their<00:15:16.720><c> work</c><00:15

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have not had replacement fertility rates since 2006, according to the Minnesota State Demographic
• We<00:23:28.280><c> have</c><00:23:28.440><c> not</c><00:23:28.760><c> had</c><00:23:29.000><c> replacement
• </c><00:23:29.560><c> fertility</c> We have not had replacement fertility We have not had replacement

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 18 was taken up in committee, with the chair noting a preference to hear testimony from people who had traveled farther before hearing from lobbyists or other local witnesses. Representative Engan presented the bill as a family-support measure that would exempt certain infant care items from sales tax, arguing that the cost of raising children has risen sharply and that the bill would provide immediate relief to parents. He cited examples of potential savings on cribs, mattresses, strollers, and baby bottles, and said he was open to expanding the list of covered items. Chair Gomez offered a DE1 amendment that would replace the blanket sales tax exemption with an expansion of Minnesota’s child tax credit, arguing that the child-rearing cost burden is better addressed through targeted assistance rather than a broad exemption that could also benefit higher-income purchasers. After discussing the policy differences and the fiscal impact, Gomez withdrew the amendment. Members then asked questions about the bill’s scope, whether luxury items should be excluded, and why the exemption was limited to baby items rather than older children’s needs. Engan said he would be open to excluding luxury items and to discussing broader expansions, including school supplies. The committee then heard testimony in support from Sarah Gangelhoff of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, who said the bill would help families facing high housing, food, and child care costs and would especially benefit women and single-mother households. Maggie Hanggi of the Minnesota Catholic Conference also supported the bill, saying the tax relief could help families afford essential infant items and reduce fear for prospective parents. Members raised concerns about whether tax exemptions effectively reach the families most in need, with one member noting that low-income families may not even be in a position to shop for these items; Engan responded that the savings would still be real for those who do purchase them. No final vote or disposition on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• then I think this is our effort in trying to make it at a lower cost so that more households can replace
• more make it at a lower cost uh so that more households<00:21:24.679><c> can</c><00:21:25.080><c> replace
• ><00:21:25.480><c> their</c><00:21:25.880><c> accesses</c><00:21:26.880><c> uh</c> households can replace
• their accesses uh households can replace their accesses uh with<00:21:27.279><c> new</c><00:21:27.520

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1232, which would create a three-year wastewater technology testing pilot program at the University of Hawaiʻi Water Resources Research Center and coordinate testing with state and county agencies. The Department of Health, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and University of Hawaiʻi representatives supported the bill, saying it would help certify new wastewater technologies, lower costs for cesspool conversions, and provide data to the Department of Health. Testifiers said the prior testing effort ended after the departure of Dr. Roger Babcock, and that the new program would use National Sanitation Foundation standards, graduate students, and local wastewater facilities such as Wahiawa. Committee members asked about the $750,000 total cost, the scope of existing research, prior test sites, and whether the program would be tied to individuals or a permanent program. One member raised concerns about the fairness and data basis for sewer conversion decisions in local communities, and the University said it would follow national standards and share results openly. The committee then took up Senate Bill 686, relating to a short-term management initiative for coconut rhinoceros beetle response and related appropriations. The Department of Agriculture and the University of Hawaiʻi testified in support, while a county representative and other advocates urged broader statewide coverage, including Kauaʻi, and asked that appropriated funds be usable on any island. Testimony emphasized the need for immediate action, outreach, tree-trimmer training, canopy treatments, K-9 inspections, container fumigation, and biocontrol research. A member summarized the bill’s funding components, including amounts for training, residential palm treatments, response teams, inspections, fumigation, and research, and noted the importance of directing money toward on-the-ground response. Committee questions focused on how much funding remained available, how the agencies would coordinate with DOA, whether the department was prepared to manage all the bill’s functions, and how infestations were being communicated to the public. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 657, which would appropriate funds for the University of Hawaiʻi School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology’s Center for Climate Resilient Development. The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in strong support, and the Department of Health also supported the measure, noting that it relies on the center’s data to inform decisions and recommendations on projects. The discussion on this item was brief in the portion provided, with no vote or final action shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• One note that I would make is that the amendment that you're looking at here replaces section one in
• This is just how OS prints out the amendment; they don't replace the whole bill.
• section one in looking at here replaces section one in the<00:23:26.600><c> bill</c><00:23:26.880><c
• the whole bill um but this replace the whole bill um but this section<00:23:40.600><c> was</c><00:23
• The amendment changes the original bill, replacing some wording.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee opened by noting member absences and then reviewed the governor’s HB 2 trailer bill language creating a solid waste site evaluation committee. The chair explained that Finance would want the committee’s input on the proposal and also announced a temporary change to the committee’s schedule, with additional Wednesday meetings planned around school vacation. The committee then moved into a work session on several bills. On HB 150, Representative Ktoa offered a simple amendment changing food-processing language from “washed and rinsed” to “cleaned and sanitized” in the processing area. Members agreed the change better matched food safety practice, and the committee indicated support for advancing the bill. On HB 307, dealing with homestead food production areas, members discussed proposed amendment language that would add clearer sanitary requirements, including handwashing access, sanitary storage, sanitizable food-contact surfaces, and pest exclusion. The committee also discussed whether to replace “potentially hazardous food” with “time temperature control safe food,” but several members favored keeping the existing term because it is already well defined in food safety law. The bill was held for further amendment work rather than being executed immediately. The committee spent substantial time on solid waste legislation. For HB 479, members recalled a prior plan for a letter to the solid waste working group and agreed to proceed with the bill in executive session, with an offer of drafting help from Representative Bixby. For HB 77, which would require DES to establish site-specific setback distances for proposed new landfills, Representative Penza said his amendment was not ready yet but was close, and the bill was left for further discussion. The most detailed discussion was on HB 2115, which would require landfill permit applicants to submit a report on the project’s harms and benefits. Representative Germana explained an amendment that would replace section one, expand the list of benefits to include economic potential and infrastructure improvements, and set up a third-party review process in which the applicant submits a list of reviewers, DES screens the list, and the commissioner selects a reviewer if no agreement is reached within 60 days. Members asked about who could serve as contractors, whether they had to be local, and how DES would judge qualifications; the response was that environmental engineering and similar firms could be used, local or outside the community, and that the process would remain somewhat flexible. Representative H. Haskins asked whether the legislature or subcommittee would be formally notified of preliminary review problems, and the chair said no additional notification process would be built in beyond existing practice. The committee planned to continue work on the bills in upcoming executive sessions, including after school break.

Transcript Highlights:

• So the you replaced line 60 through 61 and you that replaced line 60 through 61 and you that replaced
• and then with that was already in there and then with that was already in there and then with the replacement
• and I think it's similar the replacement and I think it's similar the replacement and I think it's similar
• This le legislation is an effort to replace put guard rails on a current to replace put guard rails on
• And this amendment uh replaces language in the amendment uh replaces language in the amendment uh replaces

Bills: SB 1, HB 500, SB 1, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HB 500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

Transcript Highlights:

• Basically, in executive sessions, because there's really no need to replace yourself for a day just at
• Otherwise, they cannot assign any replacements. efficient Bill files do not leave the efficient Bill
• policy if you can't make it replacement policy if you can't make it to<02:32:15.800><c> a</c><02:32:
• </c> there's really no need to replace there's really no need to replace yourself<02:32:24.479><c> for
• all right let's touch on Replacements all right let's touch on public<02:32:41.120><c> hearings</c><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met for an opening/orientation session in which members introduced themselves and explained their interest in the committee. Several members noted backgrounds in trucking, piloting, boating, motorcycles, road safety, or constituent concerns about transportation issues. The chair also noted several absent members and said the committee would first hear agency presentations before covering committee procedures. The Department of Safety gave the main presentation, outlining its seven divisions and how they relate to transportation policy and the Highway Fund. The assistant commissioner emphasized that Highway Fund revenue supports both the Department of Transportation and the Department of Safety, with collections coming largely from the road toll/gas tax, DMV fees, and the new electric vehicle surcharge. He also noted that 12% of Highway Fund revenues go to local road repair through the DOT Betterment Fund, and warned that the fund has had a structural deficit for several biennia, requiring General Fund transfers that may be uncertain this session. He said the department aims to provide data and fiscal context on legislation and fiscal notes. State Police then provided a detailed overview of its structure and operations, including the Operations Bureau, Investigative Services Bureau, and Justice Information Bureau. Testimony highlighted Troop G’s role in vehicle inspections, commercial motor vehicle enforcement, fraud investigations, and consumer complaint handling, as well as statewide staffing shortages. The division reported rising calls for service, motor vehicle stops, DWI arrests, and other arrests despite a vacancy rate of about 17%. It also described aviation, K-9, bomb squad, special events response, SWAT, narcotics, major crime, forensic laboratory, and other specialized units, with statistics on drug seizures, investigations, and lab workload. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• And they replace it with propaganda and misinformation.
• And they replace it with propaganda and misinformation.
• </c><00:32:24.080><c> facts</c> erode trust and experts, replace facts erode trust and experts, replace
• s nonpartisan judiciary and replace it with partisan right-wing judges.
• </c><02:22:10.240><c> it</c> nonpartisan judiciary and replace it nonpartisan judiciary and replace it

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And um, with this, this is a replace all amendment, but um I was curious if there was any feedback from
• So, in this particular case with this replace-all amendment, I think this is fine.
• But I will be voting in favor of the replace-all. Uh, thank you.
• </c><00:21:05.360><c> all</c> case with this with this replace all case with this with this replace all
• </c> the replace all. the replace all. &gt;&gt; Uh<00:21:35.760><c> thank</c><00:21:35.919><c> you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm a little confused by your statement, because they have been modified, because parts have been replaced
• I'm a little confused by your statement, because they have been modified, because parts have been replaced
• I'm a little confused by your statement, because they have been modified, because parts have been replaced
• I'm a little confused by your statement, because they have been modified, because parts have been replaced
• I'm a little confused by your statement, because they have been modified, because parts have been replaced

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And this amendment, as proposed, is a replace-all.
• the replace all um and eliminating some the replace all um and eliminating some of<01:23:28.320><c> the
• </c> proposed is a replace proposed is a replace all<01:25:31.159><c> representative</c> all representative
• of 200 colon 29 and on and replacing of 200 colon 29 and on section section section four<01:30:13.199
• the fact that um commission uh replaces the fact that um we<03:54:24.880><c> don't</c><03:54:25.239>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• by solar panels using free, abundant, and unlimited energy coming from the sun into the state will replace
• from the sun into the energy coming from the sun into the state state state will<00:50:37.920><c> replace
• > 1,000</c><00:50:39.240><c> kilowatt</c><00:50:39.840><c> hours</c><00:50:40.320><c> of</c> will replace
• 1,000 kilowatt hours of will replace 1,000 kilowatt hours of energy energy energy generated<00:50:42.640
• it and make it would repeal and replace it and make it in<02:06:44.040><c> the</c><02:06:44.120><c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is not intended to permanently replace federal funding.
• </c><01:52:52.600><c> It</c><01:52:52.720><c> provides</c> replace federal funding.
• It provides replace federal funding.
• Now, we're not asking the state Legislature to replace the nine million dollars.
• Now, we're not asking the state Legislature to replace the nine million dollars.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• for in what my is a good replacement for in what my opinion<00:59:49.760><c> of</c><00:59:50.319><c>
• One of the changes is just technical for sections six and 8 to replace mental illness with a more holistic
• /c><01:15:34.719><c> to</c> technical for section six and 8 to technical for section six and 8 to replace
• 35.840><c> illness</c><01:15:36.480><c> with</c><01:15:36.640><c> a</c><01:15:36.880><c> more</c> replace
• mental illness with a more replace mental illness with a more holistic<01:15:37.440><c> term</c><01:

Bills: HF3635, HF3638

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, but I don't see it replacing, I mean, this is just my opinion.
• I don't see how it's going to replace all of that in four years. Okay. Um, I'll let Dr.
• </c><00:36:46.160><c> Um</c><00:36:47.520><c> uh</c> replaced by a robot surgically.
• Um uh replaced by a robot surgically.
• What happens when robots can replace those workers?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um food shelves are not designed to replace SNAP.
• Um food shelves are not designed to replace SNAP.
• </c> food shelves are not designed to replace food shelves are not designed to replace SNAP.<01:25:53.960
• Minnesotans are resilient, but resilience does not replace infrastructure.
• </c> resilience does not replace resilience does not replace infrastructure. infrastructure. infrastructure

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Why are we removing or are we replacing it and making improvements with new pipelines, which is greatly
• Does that include the roof replacement? Because previous funds were lapsed, I believe.
• Does that uncover the roof replacement?
• Because previous funds were replacement?
• </c><01:58:05.360><c> or</c><01:58:05.599><c> they</c> vacant have been either replaced or they vacant

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Stokes baskets, for instance, last, you know, that's not something you have to replace that often, but
• They have to be replaced. Fifteen sounds like a lot, but we teach a rescue class.
• So if somebody gets in trouble, uh, you know, they're kind of replacing like the Garmin inReaches for
• like the Garmin in kind of replacing like the Garmin in reaches<01:04:43.359><c> for</c><01:04:43.520
• </c><01:20:57.600><c> Blackhawk</c> aircraft that replaces the Blackhawk aircraft that replaces the Blackhawk

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and heard a brief announcement from Senator Richardson about the Missing in America Project interring unclaimed veterans’ remains at the Western Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He read the names of several veterans being laid to rest with military honors, and the chair thanked the volunteers involved in the effort. The main presentation was an update on Kentucky’s urban search and rescue program from the Department of Military Affairs and Kentucky Emergency Management. Officials said the program is being built around two regional task force hubs, a helicopter aquatic rescue team, an incident support team, and a rescue aid fund for local search and rescue units. They reported that the $8.3 million appropriated for the program in the 2025 budget was fully executed, that $482,670 of the rescue aid fund went to 29 local teams, and that $493,592 has already been allocated in the current year to 36 teams. They also described warehouse and equipment purchases, staffing with full-time and part-time personnel, and a new training site on state property for collapsed-structure and multi-agency exercises. Officials said the program has already been used in recent disasters, including flood response and urban search and rescue operations in several parts of the state, and claimed the effort has impacted more than 1,500 citizens through rescues, evacuations, and related assistance. They said the helicopter aquatic rescue team is fully operational, the task force roster should be finalized by January, incident support should be online by April, and the full program should be deployable by June 30 or July 1, 2026. Members asked about statewide response times, K-9 search capabilities, and the long-term cost of the program, including concerns about reliance on federal matching funds. The presenters said K-9 assets will be part of the task force, that pre-positioning during forecasted storms can reduce response times significantly, and that they would provide more detailed budget information later.

Transcript Highlights:

• That language was completely replaced by Representative Cordelli's amendment, which is what he's been
• </c><00:30:48.880><c> by</c> that language was completely replaced by that language was completely replaced
• So number one, your replace-all amendment for Representative—I don't want to mispronounce your name.
• So number one, your replace-all amendment for Representative—I don't want to mispronounce your name.
• ><c> all</c><01:58:10.480><c> amendment</c> number one, your replace all amendment number one, your replace

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The State Fiscal Recovery Fund allows for broad uses, including revenue replacement for expenditures
• <00:10:23.680><c> for</c><00:10:23.920><c> expenditures</c><00:10:24.720><c> obligated</c> replacement
• for expenditures obligated replacement for expenditures obligated between<00:10:25.680><c> March</c>
• Partial wage replacement.
• Partial wage replacement. downturns. Partial wage replacement.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And what they gave us, these four, replace these two with these two. That's sort of a wash. Right.
• </c><01:56:36.560><c> That's</c> replace these two with these two.
• That's replace these two with these two.
• So it's not like the general-funded positions can utilize federal funds to replace them.
• Thank you, Representative. 2, which replaces sections 25- 64 in 2, which replaces sections 25- 64 in

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee worked through a series of budget amendments, mostly to House Bill 2 and related House Bill 1 changes, with members discussing whether to reduce or preserve funding for various programs. Early actions included approving an amendment to House Bill 219 that delays implementation of renewable energy-related provisions to 2027, and approving an amendment that removes a $150,000 appropriation tied to a housing-related database while allowing use of housing fund money for the project. The committee also approved an amendment affecting magistrates so they could continue pretrial and other judicial support work, while noting they would not handle bail and that the change reflected separate legislation already signed by the governor. Members then approved a series of administrative savings items in the Department of Administrative Services, including eliminating a long-vacant computer analyst position and reducing overtime and recruiting/subscription-tool budgets. They also approved an amendment cutting marketing and administrative support for the paid family leave program, with members emphasizing that the program itself would continue. A proposed cut to the WorkInvest NH program was discussed at length, with some members arguing it benefits workers and employers and others noting the cost is borne by employers; the committee ultimately set that item aside without taking action. The committee also debated and then approved a modest reduction to a BEA regional planning grant, despite objections that regional planning commissions provide valuable municipal support. The most extended discussion centered on the State Library. Representative Sweeney said he did not want to pursue a full cut of the library and instead favored a more targeted approach, noting that some federal funding for library services such as interlibrary loans and the Libby system may be at risk. Members discussed alternatives, including unfilled positions and other partial reductions, but no final action on the full library cut was taken in the portion provided. The committee also paused on some other items to gather more information before voting.