Transcript Highlights:

• If you remember, there was the plaintiffs filed a motion. to reopen testimony due to the DOJ letter.
• Rather, we are simply seeking testimony from an assistant attorney general who sent the letter to Texas
• And so I don't. really see any purpose that his testimony, I don't see any. how his testimony would provide
• I'm really eager to hear all the testimony on the map with regard to its legality and policy. implications

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This hearing will be streamed on the Assembly's website and members of the public can provide testimony
• All witness testimony will be in person. There will be no phone testimony.
• Here with me to provide supporting testimonies are representatives who are self-introduced, representatives
• I appreciate the testimony today.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, thanks for being here this morning and for your testimony. The Chair calls Renzo Soto.
• I appreciate each of you being here today for your testimony.
• We're going to limit testimony to one minute. It's going to be one minute.
• Okay, thank you for your testimony. The chair calls Judy Powell.
• The reports from the court will include a presentation and, most importantly, her testimony tonight.

Bills: SB1960, SB1730, SB766, SB2342, SB2501, SB2903

Keywords: digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code

Transcript Highlights:

• Women have shared testimonies of what they have experienced, victimized by the...
• She may talk to someone on the phone who may give her false information, and yes, there's sworn testimony
• You're going to hear testimony from a mom who lived through this experience, who called one of these
• And members, I'm going to apologize in advance for reading this testimony to you.
• Testimony from a mom: "I looked down and screamed. It was not just a blob of tissue.

Bills: HCR35, SJR59, SJR84, SCR30, SB127, SB317, SB324, SB457, SB506, SB511, SB529, SB547, SB584, SB619, SB636, SB646, SB659, SB715, SB732, SB735, SB771, SB784, SB800, SB801, SB904, SB1026, SB1049, SB1065, SB1181, SB1224, SB1250, SB1383, SB1467, SB1524, SB1528, SB1531, SB1568, SB1585, SB1640, SB1681, SB1754, SB1757, SB1777, SB1972, SB1980, SB2007, SB2041, SB2046, SB2050, SB2055, SB2069, SB2080, SB2119, SB2138, SB2139, SB2154, SB2201, SB2225, SB2268, SB2306, SB2308, SB2310, SB2330, SB2366, SB2375, SB2392, SB2401, SB2422, SB2480, SB2514, SB2530, SB2533, SB2543, SB2544, SB2589, SB2610, SB2615, SB2623, SB2660, SB2662, SB2693, SB2695, SB2707, SB2722, SB2742, SB2753, SB2807, SB2843, SB2844, SB2858, SB2880, SB2885, SB2891, SB2925, SB2938, SB2986, SJR3, SJR18, SB5, SB914, SB963, SB1197, SB1415, SB1437, SB1786, SB326, SB767, SB769, SB783, SB1035, SB1271, SB1619, SB1637, SB1806, SB1, SB260, HB135, HB1109, HCR35, HCR64, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR84, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR48, SCR19, SCR30, SCR3, SB2023, SB619, SB2742, SB646, SB1026, SB2880, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB1502, SB507, SB1434, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB529, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB584, SB1085, SB2046, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB1524, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB517, SB1200, SB1845, SB1863, SB2681, SB2200, SB2199, SB1757, SB2050, SB2458, SB2201, SB2660, SB2662, SB1065, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB1721, SB2366, SB1013, SB2797, SB2383, SB1754, SB2119, SB2448, SB1777, SB1283, SB2392, SB2076, SB2786, SB2876, SB2284, SB2225, SB1540, SB2929, SB1972, SB2540, SB2595, SB2217, SB715, SB2330, SB1383, SB500, SB1640, SB2001, SB2080, SB506, SB2514, SB2753, SB2398, SB1241, SB2927, SB2173, SB2538, SB898, SB1449, SB2529, SB1531, SB2846, SB2476, SB986, SB1181, SB2075, SB2154, SB2864, SB1359, SB2386, SB771, SB2844, SB2550, SB1351, SB1423, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB410, SB659, SB2776, SB2693, SB2580, SB1980, SB1886, SB1234, SB739, SB456, SB127, SB1666, SB2843, SB2801, SB800, SB2055, SB784, SB2986, SB735, SB1012, SB324, SB2926, SB2938, SB2007, SB2138, SB1242, SB2615, SB1049, SB2310, SB1224, SB2972, SB1568, SB2841, SB2885, SB3016, SB2858, SB2610, SB2139, SB1856, SB2035, SB2308, SB2306, SB2041, SB1528, SB1681, SB1141, SB2401, SB2530, SB2375, SB547, SB1266, SB1373, SB1467, SB2069, SB2269, SB2480, SB2544, SB672, SB904, SB2695, SB2891, SB2422, SB2543, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB2925, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB457, SB2357, SB2721, SB243, SB1285, SB2568, SB1959, SB1442, SB1454, SB2520, SB2541, SB1708, SB1237, SB1844, SB1586, HB1392, HB22, SB1551, SB3039, SB2819, SB66, SB629, SB1015, SB2342, SB2903, SB2933, SB1965, SB2477, SB3029, SB2605, SB2419, SB1957, SB375, SB250, SB777, SB628, SB2523, SB2367, SB2703, SB2608, SB2778, SB3044, SB2965, SB2521, SB865

Keywords: spaceports, tax-exempt bonds, aerospace investment, Texas space economy, Federal legislation, education funding, Texas State Technical College System, capital projects, infrastructure, higher education, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, Birding Capital, Matagorda County, wildlife, conservation, Texas Legislature

Transcript Highlights:

• PLEASE SEND YOUR TESTIMONY TODAY IS UNDER OATH PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
• THEY HELP GUIDE US AND WHEN WE DISCUSS AS COMMISSIONERS, WE MAKE REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC TESTIMONY AND
• WITH THE UNDERSTANDING AND REASONING OF WHY WE MADE THE DECISIONS AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY POINTING TO TESTIMONY
• PROCESS THERE IS A REQUEST THAT INITIALLY COMES IN AND ONCE THE INITIAL FILING HAPPENS AND THERE IS TESTIMONY
• GETTING FILED AND THERE'S A REBUTTAL AMONGST THAT TESTIMONY, OUR STAFF GOES TO WORK AND IT STARTS TO

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• For those wishing to provide public testimony, if you're registering a position only, you may do so at
• If you want to provide only written testimony, Again, register at the kiosk and then provide the clerk
• with four copies, with your name on each copy of the written testimony.
• And if you provide oral testimony, make sure you fill out a witness card.
• So, I appreciate your testimony.

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

Transcript Highlights:

• You want to pay attention to the testimony.
• <00:21:29.919> um attention uh to the test testimony um attention uh to the test testimony
• question someone who is giving testimony question someone who is giving testimony uh<00:23:11.720
• <04:35:53.920> of be one of the shortest testimonies of be one of the shortest testimonies
• <05:19:10.120> because anticipated their testimony because anticipated their testimony because

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected. The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees. Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for your testimony. >> The chair calls Matt Simon.
• Thank you for your testimony. >> The chair calls Matt Simon.
• Thank you for your testimony. >> The chair calls Matt Simon.
• Thank you for your testimony. >> The chair calls Matt Simon.
• Thank you for your testimony. testimony. testimony.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• close testimony uh to member questions. close testimony uh to member questions.
• Donna, for your testimony.
• So, uh, welcome to the testimony.
• <00:24:30.720> list a few more folks on the testimony list a few more folks on the testimony
• I will call up you for your testimony.

Bills: HF3217, HF2252

Keywords: bioindustrial facilities, economic development, renewable energy, advanced biofuels, state funding, HF2252, Minnesota bonding, volume cap, private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, public facility bonds, public facilities pool, unified pool, bond allocation, municipal finance, bond cap, housing bonds, residential rental projects, manufacturing bonds, enterprise zone bonds

Summary: The committee first approved the prior day’s minutes as amended, correcting the meeting number from the 46th to the 45th meeting. It then took up House File 3217, which would restore funding for the Minnesota Bioincentive Program. Representative Kisha argued the state should honor commitments made to companies that met program requirements and had not received full reimbursement. Testifiers from the Great Plains Institute and Minnesota Biofuels Association said the program has supported bioeconomy investment, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and generated strong economic returns, but has been underfunded, leaving unpaid claims. Members raised questions about whether the bill was retrospective and whether it should be reviewed by another committee; the bill was laid over for further consideration without a vote. The committee then heard House File 2252, a proposal to modernize Minnesota’s private activity bond volume cap by shifting unused allocation from the small issuer/manufacturing bucket to the public facilities bucket while leaving the overall cap unchanged. The bill’s public finance testifier said the current allocation formula is outdated, housing would remain the top priority, and the change would be budget neutral. Testifiers from the Minnesota Milk Producers Association and Minnesota Biofuels Association supported the bill, saying it would better align financing with rural infrastructure, clean water, manure management, renewable natural gas, dairy processing, and low-carbon fuel projects, and could lower borrowing costs for those sectors. Members questioned whether the bill fit the committee’s jurisdiction and noted it might be more appropriate for another committee; the bill was also laid over for further consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• testimony. Is there anybody else online? testimony. Is there anybody else online?
• We appreciate your testimony. >> Yes, sir.
• We appreciate your testimony. Brown. We appreciate your testimony.
• but we really appreciate your testimony but we really appreciate your testimony and<01:04:07.599
• <01:06:43.839> on we've had all the public testimony on we've had all the public testimony

Bills: HB0002, HB0022

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, we do have another public testimony.
• Thank you very much for your testimony.
• you for industry from your testimony. you for industry from your testimony.
• <01:32:24.560> at I'm going to close public testimony at I'm going to close public testimony
• We appreciate the testimony.

Bills: SF0082

Keywords: registered agents, corporate governance, entity ownership, business regulations, transparency, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Again, thanks to everyone who's here to testify, to listen, and anybody who submitted testimony or written
• Please introduce yourself, welcome, and begin your testimony.
• Thank you so much for your testimony and your expertise, and we're so sorry for your loss.
• I don't see any amendments to your bill, so please go ahead and begin your testimony.
• Vice Chair Feist, we took testimony on this bill March 26, so there's no more testimony.

Bills: HF1354, HF1901, HF2124, HF2130, HF2260, HF2099, HF104, HF134, HF1769

Keywords: public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:20:50.960> and testimony here uh written testimony and testimony here uh written testimony
• And it's good to with your testimony?
• Appreciate your testimony.
• Appreciate<01:36:42.480> your<01:36:42.679> testimony. Appreciate your testimony.
• Appreciate your testimony.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I detailed written testimony.
• I should speed up my testimony to get to I should speed up my testimony to get to the<03:36:08.399>
• , So, as I mentioned in my testimony, So, as I mentioned in my testimony, thanks<05:34:11.200>
• <05:49:19.280> this consideration of my testimony this consideration of my testimony this
• that he discussed during testimony that he discussed during testimony today. today. today.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Senator Regina Birdsell at the request of the Insurance Department. The bill would clarify that a birth mother’s health insurance is the primary policy for a newborn’s care unless the mother has no coverage or no employer-sponsored coverage. Birdsell and Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the measure simply codifies the department’s long-standing interpretation of existing law. Representative Miles asked whether the coverage would extend to a grandchild if a young woman on her parents’ plan had a baby, and Birdsell said it would. The hearing on SB 47 was then closed. The committee next heard Senate Bill 121, introduced by Grant Bosi for Senator Kevin Avard. The bill requires insurers to notify the Insurance Department when they stop writing an entire line of business or, in some cases, when they change Medicare Advantage offerings. Benton Court said the bill was prompted by disruption in the Medicare Advantage market, where consumers and the department were confused by carriers exiting, changing plans, or narrowing offerings. He said the department does not regulate Medicare Advantage itself, but does license the carriers, and the notice requirement would help the department advise consumers; he also said noncompliance could affect a carrier’s license and could lead to fines. Members discussed the notice period, and the department and AHIP indicated support for changing it from 120 days to 90 days to align with federal timing. The hearing was closed with plans to work on an amendment in subcommittee. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 247, introduced by Representative Brian Cole, which would prohibit network exclusion for pharmacies that refuse to dispense prescriptions when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost. Cole said the bill is meant to stop pharmacies from being forced to sell at a loss. Members questioned whether pharmacies voluntarily enter PBM contracts, whether the bill would raise consumer prices, and whether it would mainly affect independent pharmacies. Cole and others said the issue has changed over time because PBMs now control a much larger share of the market, and that the bill would let pharmacies refuse loss-making fills and direct patients to mail order instead. The discussion also noted that the bill excludes Medicare and Medicaid and that the current proposal does not create a middle-ground option for patients to pay a premium at the counter.

Transcript Highlights:

• <04:17:29.520> of abortion and the testimony of abortion and the testimony of women<04:17:
• Claire Tani from Reproductive Equity Now began her testimony.
• Thank you for your time and consideration of our testimony.
• Thank you for your time and consideration of our testimony.
• Thank you for your time and consideration of our testimony.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for your testimony.
• Thank you for your testimony. Next, we have Adosa Uni. >> Mr.
• Next, we >> Thank you for your testimony.
• > the<00:31:40.320> education So during testimony to the education So during testimony to
• There was a our written testimony.

Bills: HF751, HF3550, HF3764, HF1490

Keywords: parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct

Transcript Highlights:

• , thank you for your testimony, thank you for your testimony, Representative<00:39:38.960> Lyn
• <01:05:11.760> in During the the the the the testimony in During the the the the the testimony
• Well, thank you very much for your testimony. testimony. testimony.
• I will confirm that um, this testimony.
• again for your testimony. again for your testimony. >> One<01:54:45.199> comment.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee began a work session on House Bill 1600, concerning access to the centralized voter registration database on election days. Secretary of State David Scanlan testified that the state already has a new statewide voter registration system connected to town clerks and supervisors of the checklist, and that the bill was probably unnecessary but acceptable if the legislature wanted it. He raised concern about language that could require direct electronic access in every polling place, noting that some polling locations lack reliable internet or cell service and that municipalities can change polling locations, which could make a rigid requirement expensive and impractical. Members discussed whether the bill should be clarified to allow direct or indirect access, including use of a phone-based workaround, and the secretary said that would address his concern. The committee then voted on HB 1600. Representative Maguire moved ought to pass with an amendment adding “direct or indirect access” on page one, line seven, and the motion was seconded. The amendment was adopted 9-0 by voice vote, and the committee then voted 9-0 to OTP the bill. The chair stated that HB 1600 would be placed on consent. The committee next took up House Bill 1197F FN, a technical correction to insurance laws. Members noted it had already passed the House with amendment and that the fiscal note was effectively indeterminate but would not affect the general fund because the insurance agency is self-funded. The committee voted 9-0 to OTP the bill; the chair said consent calendar placement would be decided by the full committee. Finally, the committee opened a work session on House Bill 11:30 FN regarding judicial performance evaluations. Representative Lynn, the bill’s sponsor, argued that the fiscal note overstated the immediate cost and said the judicial branch could likely manage through the current biennium while implementing the new system. He also supported making judges’ names public and said the bill’s anonymity provisions were aimed at protecting the identities of questionnaire respondents, not the judges being evaluated. Members asked about public disclosure, internal access to evaluation materials, and the removal of language allowing the governor and executive council to receive evaluations on request; discussion continued on those points, but no final vote on HB 11:30 FN was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• testify and thank you for your testimony testify and thank you for your testimony today.<00:51:08.319
• I think that finishes all of our testimony. I think that finishes all of our testimony.
• , I think after hearing today's testimony, I think after hearing today's testimony, he<01:45:46.880
• I again hope people were providing due attention to the testimony today.
• I hope people were providing due attention to the testimony today, that we were all moved by that testimony

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:11:23.440> before Uh in listening to the testimony before Uh in listening to the testimony
• We heard about new evidentiary methods in testimony.
• I was wrong because I was, you know, drunk at the time I gave my testimony."
• I was wrong because I was, you know, drunk at the time I gave my testimony."
• Um it me during during the testimony.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first took up Senate Bill 268, a bill related to biological sex and related classifications. Members opposing the bill argued it was unnecessary, poorly drafted, and a personal attack on a small group of people, while supporters said it was needed to protect girls and women and to avoid repeated floor debate on a measure they viewed as proper. Several members also discussed the bill’s definition of biological sex, the lack of guidance on what information could be required to make determinations, and concerns about unintended consequences. The committee voted on a motion to retain the bill and approved it by a 10-8 roll call vote, with the bill retained. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 189, described by supporters as a housekeeping measure requested by the Secretary of State and the Department of Health and Human Services concerning fetal death records. Supporters said the bill was narrow, time-sensitive, and ready to pass, while opponents argued it needed further work and that the committee should not use retention to reopen the bill for broader changes. Some members said they wanted to add or explore additional provisions related to fetal death reporting, while others objected that such changes were outside the bill’s scope and poor procedure. After debate, the committee voted to retain Senate Bill 189 as well.

Transcript Highlights:

• Identify yourselves, whoever is going to go first, and proceed with your testimony.
• all right uh I'll proceed my testimony all right uh I'll proceed my name<00:03:06.239> is<00:
• Feir, identify yourself and let's hear your testimony. My name is Scott Feir.
• Please identify yourself and proceed with your testimony.
• Chairman, that concludes my testimony. Next up we have Justin Reac, correct?

Bills: HF1621, HF1701, HF1796, HF1676, HF40, HF1428, HF1540

Keywords: HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy