Transcript Highlights:

• amendment conflicts with existing statutes.<02:02:15.280><c> For</c><02:02:15.440><c> example,</c><02
• :02:16.000><c> as</c><02:02:16.159><c> I</c><02:02:16.480><c> mentioned</c><02:02:16.800><c> in</c> statutes
• And there are also numerous other<02:02:34.719><c> statutes</c><02:02:35.360><c> that</c><02:02:35.679
• :02:46.880><c> existing</c><02:02:47.599><c> statutes.
• </c><02:15:03.599><c> other</c><02:15:04.000><c> statutes.

Committee: House Education Funding

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• amendment conflicts with existing statutes.<02:02:15.280><c> For</c><02:02:15.440><c> example,</c><02
• :02:16.000><c> as</c><02:02:16.159><c> I</c><02:02:16.480><c> mentioned</c><02:02:16.800><c> in</c> statutes
• And there are also numerous other<02:02:34.719><c> statutes</c><02:02:35.360><c> that</c><02:02:35.679
• :02:46.880><c> existing</c><02:02:47.599><c> statutes.
• </c><02:15:03.040><c> numerous</c><02:15:03.599><c> other</c><02:15:04.000><c> statutes.

Committee: House Education Funding

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and reviewed several previously heard bills, but focused its discussion on SB 586 and SB 580. The chair explained that SB 586 would require school districts and school administrative units to publish audit reports after the fiscal year, and that an amendment, 1472H, had been prepared to replace the relevant audit/reporting section. The amendment would add SAUs to the reporting entities, expand the contents of audits to include items such as employee lists, pay, benefits, and pension liabilities, and change the timing so audits are submitted nine months after the fiscal year end, followed by a three-month Department of Education review and then a further correction period before any grant funding could be withheld. The amendment would also require the reports to be posted in searchable electronic form on the web. Committee members discussed whether the bill’s “non-compliance” language referred only to incomplete submissions or also to audit findings, and several members raised concerns about whether the Department of Education had the staff and authority to take on this role, whether the existing DOE25 process would be displaced, and whether the bill should instead remain with the Department of Revenue Administration. One member noted that the fiscal note anticipated the need for additional auditors and significant staffing costs. The committee also reviewed SB 580, described as a school cooperative purchasing program bill that also contains policy provisions for charter school trustees, school board members, and receivership-related language tied to Claremont. The chair said the committee had previously heard comments from Charlie Arlinghouse on the cooperative purchasing portion and would use a side-by-side comparison prepared by staff when it reached that bill. Other bills on the docket were briefly described but not taken up that day: SB 491, which has committee-requested amendments and a separate non-germane amendment related to curriculum frameworks and academic standards; SB 513, an owner’s project manager bill held as a possible vehicle for future non-germane language; and SB 531, concerning a cosmetology program in Coös County and a possible task force. The chair said the committee would not address 491, 513, or 531 that day and would return to 580 and 586.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are a few statutes... There are a few statutory mentions of step therapy.
• As I referenced before, these mandates all correlate with those statutes.
• I think Minnesota was number 16, and I think Wyoming was 17.
• Minnesota and Nebraska both removed their adult limits in 2024.
• On average, we reimburse more than Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Montana.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to review the history and current treatment of North Dakota health insurance mandates, with presentations from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, Sanford Health Plan, the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and the Insurance Department. The discussion focused on how mandates apply differently to fully insured, self-funded, ACA, Medicaid, and PERS plans; how the state’s benchmark plan and federal essential health benefits affect coverage; and how the existing process requires cost-benefit analysis and, for certain measures, a PERS pilot period before broader application. Presenters also reviewed the long list of existing state mandates, including provider, beneficiary, and coverage requirements, and noted that many were enacted decades ago and have not been revisited despite changes in medical evidence and treatment options. Witnesses from the carriers argued that mandates should be reviewed periodically because some are outdated, can create unintended costs, and may not align with current medical guidance. Examples cited included PSA screening, off-label drug coverage, prior authorization rules, step therapy, and cost-sharing provisions for mental health and substance use treatment. They emphasized that carriers often cover services without a mandate when supported by clinical evidence, and that mandates can shift costs to employers and employees, especially in the fully insured small-group market. They also suggested possible policy improvements such as clearer mandate definitions, better transparency around cost-benefit analyses, a regular 10-year review of mandates, and more timely submission of proposals through the interim process. PERS and the Insurance Department highlighted a recurring tension over what counts as a mandate and when a measure triggers the state’s defrayal obligation under federal law. PERS described its interim committee process, the April 1 deadline for fiscal-impact proposals, and the limited pilot program used for certain measures, noting that only a few bills have gone through the full pilot process. The Insurance Department explained that it views new benefit mandates through the lens of the ACA benchmark plan and essential health benefits, distinguishing true new benefits, such as infertility coverage, from changes to existing benefits, such as telehealth or insulin cost-sharing caps. No votes were taken on policy changes; the meeting was informational, with members asking questions about costs, applicability, transparency, and whether a periodic mandate review should be established.

Transcript Highlights:

• state um statute just references to the state um statute just makes<02:03:24.239><c> it</c><02:03:24.400
• statute, when we're other aspects of the statute, when we're talking<02:14:20.560><c> about</c><02:14
• And that particular<02:14:56.880><c> piece</c><02:14:57.199><c> of</c><02:14:57.360><c> statute</c><02
• ,</c><02:15:05.280><c> but</c><02:15:05.520><c> the</c><02:15:05.760><c> statute</c><02:15:06.159><c>
• You could override<02:18:15.760><c> that</c><02:18:16.000><c> by</c><02:18:16.240><c> statute</c><02:

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Joseph, Minnesota, there are over 42 AEDs located in the town.
• Joseph, Minnesota, it shows 42 AEDs in that area.
• Those stakeholders include the League of Minnesota Cities and the Minnesota Newspaper Association alongside
• I'm with the Minnesota Association of Townships.
• We're based out of Winston, Minnesota.

Transcript Highlights:

• And each one of these criteria, and each one of these But we have state statute and rule that govern
• And Floridians can rest assured, we are not like Minnesota or California. So thank you.
• We are not like Minnesota or California. So thank you for living in the great state of Florida.
• And Floridians can rest assured, we are not like Minnesota or California. So thank you.
• We are not like Minnesota or California.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and first heard House Bill 731, which would address coach and extracurricular sponsor compensation and change how student-athlete transfer eligibility is determined. The bill would allow local school boards to adopt policies letting booster clubs or similar associations support coaches and activity sponsors, and it would let superintendents treat certain coaches and athletic leaders as administrative personnel for compensation purposes. It would also shift eligibility decisions for transferred student-athletes to the governing athletic association and require clearer bylaws and timelines for those determinations. Members raised questions about booster club oversight, pay equity, the new athletic administrator language, and safeguards against abuse or unequal treatment, while supporters argued the bill would help retain coaches and better support student athletics. The bill was debated and then reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then received presentations from the Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning and the Florida Association of Early Learning Coalitions on school readiness fraud prevention and mitigation. Speakers explained that Florida’s school readiness program pays providers based on verified attendance rather than enrollment, requires daily parent sign-in/sign-out records, and uses multiple layers of oversight including coalition anti-fraud plans, annual audits, programmatic monitoring, DCF inspections, and referrals to state fraud investigators when needed. They emphasized that Florida delayed implementation of a federal rule that would have required prospective enrollment-based payments, and said the state’s current system makes fraud difficult. Members asked about military and grandparent guardianship situations, audit findings, and the number of fraud referrals; presenters said fraud cases are relatively limited and that the existing controls and public enforcement act as deterrents. The meeting ended after members thanked the presenters and the committee adjourned without further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• This also amends the statute<02:03:25.599><c> of</c><02:03:25.760><c> limitations</c><02:03:26.560><c
• ><c> for</c><02:03:53.679><c> the</c><02:03:53.920><c> statute</c><02:03:54.239><c> of</c><02:03:54.400
• And that was codified um in statute<02:18:40.559><c> with</c> statute with statute with pardon<02:18:
• ><c> statute</c><02:24:14.479><c> has</c><02:24:14.640><c> always</c> &gt;&gt; That's the way the statute
• </c><02:30:00.479><c> bail</c><02:30:00.800><c> statute</c><02:30:01.200><c> if</c><02:30:01.439><c>

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 1592 is a bill for an act to amend and reenact sections 54-17.5-01, 54-17.5-02, 54-17.5-03
• House Bill 1592 is a bill for an act to amend and reenact sections 54-17.5-01, 54-17.5-02, 54-17.5-03
• Engrossed House Bill 1375 is a bill for an act to create and enact a new section of Chapter 5-02 of the
• To amend and reenact section 5-02-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the time frame to
• It's not to bury a spent rod or to come to an agreement with Minnesota to store their spent rods.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then approved journal corrections and recognized visiting students from Underwood School. The chamber also handled several conference committee appointments after failing to concur with Senate amendments on House bills 1022, 1049, 1229, and 1029, and after the Senate failed to concur on House amendments to Senate bills 2010 and 2113. The House then concurred in or passed a series of amended measures, including House Bills 1481 (dental insurance loss ratio and reporting), 1511 (physician guidance on abortion law, with an emergency clause), 1562 (mandated reporter training), 1197 (correctional facilities study), 1095 (child protective services liaison work group), 1317 (barber licensing board changes), 1549 (corrections facility grants and reentry-related provisions), 1354 (appraiser evaluations), 1374 (open meeting exemption for township supervisors during on-site inspections), 1355 (abbreviated notice for administrative rulemaking), 1025 (advanced nuclear energy study), 1470 (Game and Fish fee changes), 1592 (Lignite Research Council updates), and 1375 (alcohol service/photo ID provisions). Final passage votes were recorded on each bill, with most passing comfortably and some drawing notable opposition, especially HB 1470 and HB 1549. The House spent substantial time on Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol appropriation. Members discussed shifting one-time funding from the general fund to the Electronic Motor Carrier Permit Fund, including body armor, preliminary breath tests, an emergency vehicle course, resurfacing, fleet costs, and handgun/taser replacement, while also noting a federal grant and no new FTEs. Questions focused on salary-line increases and the new-and-vacant FTE pool, with Appropriations explaining that those dollars had been moved back into agency budgets from OMB. The bill passed 84-6. The House also passed Senate Bill 2013, the Commissioner of University and School Lands appropriation, after discussion of Trust Lands operations, unclaimed property staffing, and distributions from the Common Schools Trust Fund; one member was excused for a conflict, and the bill passed 67-22. Senate Bill 2023, the Racing Commission appropriation, passed 65-25 after a brief explanation of the agency’s responsibilities and funding. A major policy debate centered on Senate Bill 2385, which revises mobile home park regulation. Supporters said it creates receivership procedures if a license is revoked, requires clearer tenant notices, limits certain fees, and strengthens protections against eviction and utility overcharges. Two members were excused from voting due to conflicts tied to mobile home park ownership, and the bill passed 84-4. Another extended debate occurred on Senate Bill 2159, which allows the State Energy Research Center to study nuclear-related projects with approval from the Industrial Commission and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. Supporters said it is meant to help study advanced nuclear energy while preserving existing prohibitions on high-level radioactive waste storage; opponents raised concerns that the language could weaken prior protections and open the door to waste-related research or storage. The transcript ends during that debate, before a final vote on SB 2159 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• statutes,<02:02:06.400><c> although</c><02:02:06.639><c> they're</c><02:02:06.880><c> not</c><02:02:
• <02:02:08.080><c> statutes,</c><02:02:08.480><c> but</c><02:02:08.719><c> where</c> incompatibility statutes
• :02:21.840><c> land</c><02:02:22.080><c> use</c><02:02:22.320><c> board</c><02:02:22.560><c> statute,
• 29.840><c> statutes</c><02:02:30.239><c> that</c><02:02:30.480><c> have</c> be village district statutes
• /c><02:09:29.199><c> statute.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , statute, statute.
• </c><02:07:45.920><c> that</c><02:07:46.040><c> have</c><02:07:46.199><c> tried</c><02:07:46.520><c>
• <02:08:09.079><c> I</c><02:08:09.320><c> I</c><02:08:09.400><c> know</c><02:08:09.719><c> that</c><02
• <02:10:36.159><c> you</c><02:10:36.360><c> look</c><02:10:36.559><c> at</c><02:10:36.800><c> it</c><02
• <02:35:49.319><c> is</c><02:35:49.439><c> hug</c><02:35:49.680><c> huge</c><02:35:50.520><c> I</c><02

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We had educators, administrators, and teachers from across Minnesota sharing a perspective, and frankly
• This is accomplished by identifying and revising current statutes that are already in place, but they
• that are already in place but statutes that are already in place but they<00:13:10.839><c> come</c><
• </c><00:15:22.040><c> state</c><00:15:22.399><c> Mano</c> of the slides uh at Minnesota state Mano of
• the slides uh at Minnesota state Mano was<00:15:23.639><c> about</c><00:15:24.120><c> all</c><00:15:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• under this statute um and<02:08:23.440><c> our</c><02:08:23.920><c> request</c><02:08:24.280><c> to<
• :12:36.360><c> statute</c><02:12:36.920><c> to</c><02:12:37.159><c> Define</c><02:12:37.639><c> what<
• /c><02:12:37.760><c> the</c><02:12:37.880><c> feds</c><02:12:38.159><c> have</c> a statute to Define
• ><c> in</c><02:12:43.440><c> state</c><02:12:43.719><c> statute</c> creating a definition in state statute
• creating a definition in state statute for<02:12:44.239><c> a</c><02:12:44.360><c> federal</c><02:12

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :02:56.719><c> to</c><02:02:56.880><c> have</c><02:02:57.119><c> an</c><02:02:57.360><c> attached</c>
• to have an attached and detached on<02:02:58.560><c> the</c><02:02:58.719><c> property</c><02:02:58.960
• ><c> and</c><02:02:59.199><c> I</c><02:02:59.360><c> see</c><02:02:59.520><c> this</c><02:02:59.679><
• :06.239><c> of</c><02:03:06.320><c> our</c><02:03:06.560><c> statutes</c> argument in the all of our
• statutes argument in the all of our statutes argue<02:03:07.520><c> with</c><02:03:07.679><c> each</c

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• > in</c><02:01:15.199><c> statute.
• ><c> this</c><02:02:19.599><c> statute</c><02:02:19.920><c> is</c><02:02:20.080><c> on</c><02:02:20.239
• ><c> the</c><02:02:20.320><c> books</c><02:02:20.639><c> starting</c> uh this statute is on the books
• starting uh this statute is on the books starting the<02:02:21.040><c> day</c><02:02:21.199><c> that
• statutes<02:38:33.760><c> of</c><02:38:33.920><c> the</c><02:38:34.080><c> million</c><02:38:34.319>

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• terms of this<02:16:15.559><c> statute</c><02:16:16.360><c> this</c><02:16:16.480><c> is</c><02:16:16.599
• ><c> a</c><02:16:16.800><c> very</c><02:16:17.119><c> narrow</c><02:16:17.800><c> Bill</c> this statute
• is redress for the conduct that is prohibited<02:48:46.479><c> by</c><02:48:47.000><c> Statute</c><02
• :50:23.560><c> in</c><02:50:23.720><c> the</c><02:50:23.920><c> statute</c><02:50:24.800><c> so</c><02
• goal</c><02:53:08.040><c> of</c><02:53:08.200><c> the</c> the goal of the the goal of the statute<02

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is appreciated and will means that we we're moving the ball forward for the state of Minnesota and
• </c> Minnesota and I thank you both for that. Minnesota and I thank you both for that.
• Thank you, members. uh uh statute statute statute status<00:12:28.720><c> quo.
• No, that's exactly right, and it's an increasing problem in Minnesota and around the country, and so
• The University of Minnesota and Bemidji, is that the way you say it? >> Yeah.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• ’t have any of those problems. ...throughout the state of Minnesota.
• What other states—again, I’m listening mostly in Minnesota, looking mostly in Minnesota—it’s a requirement
• The same program is used by the University of Minnesota Extension Service.
• The same program is used by the University of Minnesota Extension Service.
• Marhula, Bemidji, Minnesota, formerly from Grand Forks. Thank you. All right. Thank you.

Committee: Joint Child Custody Review Task Force

Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up draft legislation to create a future interim committee to study the feasibility of a family court in North Dakota. Beth outlined the draft’s purpose, proposed 15-member membership, and the study topics, including constitutional authority, court structure, jurisdiction, fiscal impact, implementation, and possible phased-in approaches. Members discussed committee composition at length, ultimately agreeing to keep the committee at 15 by reducing legislative members from eight to six, adding two judges from different judicial districts, two family law section members with rural/urban representation, one parent subject to a custody order, and a clerk of court representative; the self-help, mental health, and domestic violence positions were debated, with domestic violence advocacy retained and some other positions removed or replaced. The committee also agreed to include analysis of state and local fiscal impacts and efficiencies, and to keep the provision on procedural rules in the draft. The revised draft was approved and recommended to Legislative Management, with one recorded no vote from Judge Hovey after the fact. The committee then turned to a second draft dealing with mandatory participation in a family transition program in contested parental-rights cases. Members first clarified that the term should be changed to a more general “parenting education course,” rather than a named private program, and discussed whether the bill should also require education about court process and family-law procedures. Some members argued the bill should specify content such as co-parenting, parental alienation, harassment, disorderly conduct, removal of a child from the jurisdiction, and contempt consequences, while others objected that the proposal was too vague, could impose costs without clear limits or waivers, and might amount to compelled legal advice or an undefined private program. Several members said the bill needed more specificity before it could be presented, and the discussion became increasingly divided over whether to keep the draft at all. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final action yet taken on the second draft.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think it's CC<02:07:20.320><c> 19</c><02:07:20.639><c> if</c><02:07:20.880><c> I'm</c><02:07:20.960
• And that's fine.<02:07:26.400><c> I</c><02:07:26.560><c> think</c><02:07:26.639><c> someone's</c><02:
• </c><02:07:30.800><c> The</c><02:07:31.040><c> chair</c><02:07:31.280><c> calls</c><02:07:31.520><c>
• This is what's in<02:15:15.119><c> the</c><02:15:15.280><c> decrim</c><02:15:15.840><c> statute.
• ><04:02:32.720><c> statute.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• firearms are<00:02:16.600><c> so</c><00:02:16.760><c> that</c><00:02:17.000><c> the</c><00:02:17.360
• </c><00:02:30.840><c> This</c><00:02:31.080><c> is</c><00:02:31.200><c> also</c><00:02:31.480><c> part
• ><c> out</c><00:02:34.120><c> of</c><00:02:34.320><c> existing</c><00:02:34.760><c> statute</c><00:02
• we're<00:02:35.440><c> recodifying</c><00:02:36.360><c> it</c><00:02:37.040><c> subsequent</c><00:02
• </c><00:02:40.240><c> It</c><00:02:40.480><c> also</c><00:02:40.880><c> the</c><00:02:41.160><c> the<

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> to</c><02:02:36.480><c> this</c><02:02:37.040><c> statute</c> should not uh adherence to this statute
• should not uh adherence to this statute should<02:02:37.760><c> not</c><02:02:37.920><c> be</c><02:02
• </c> act is statute. act is statute. &gt;&gt; It's<02:03:58.320><c> RSA</c><02:03:58.800><c> 507H.
• c> this</c><02:20:06.960><c> in</c><02:20:07.280><c> statute.
• > in</c><02:41:05.280><c> the</c><02:41:05.439><c> statute</c><02:41:05.920><c> and</c><02:41:06.160>

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all