Transcript Highlights:

• This snap is the way to change the cycle for the Wyoming people.
• SNAP-Ed helps families. It's proven that it helps families stretch their dollars.
• It takes those SNAP money and takes it to exceed longer.
• It takes those SNAP money and takes it to exceed longer.
• It takes those that SNAP money programs.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and so the value of the proposed cuts to Medicaid health cuts. average, and food assistance under SNAP
• Participation in SNAP among older adults is associated with greater medical adherence, fewer hospital
• How are we getting to $230 billion in SNAP? How are we getting?
• We already know that 97% of SNAP recipients can work, do work, or are actively looking.
• Right now, the average SNAP benefit is just $6.22 per person per day.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Let's get us caught up on SNAP. So hopefully we've rolled off of the public health emergency.
• So when we look at that, I want to drill down into SNAP benefits 100% federally funded, correct?
• With the SNAP and the off-budget supplemental payments, those are additional dollars on top of it that
• Your agency has experienced some in processing the SNAP applications?
• Having a separate team, 500 of those 8,000 employees, dedicated to just. just working SNAP application

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:

• I'm a single working mom of two from a low-income constituency, a voter, SNAP benefit recipient, and
• I often go behind the checkout and see how many people use the SNAP program.
• I often go behind the checkout and see how many people use the SNAP program.
• :11:26.080> Co<01:11:27.080> um<01:11:27.719> I<01:11:27.840> work the snap
• program Our Food Co um I work the snap program Our Food Co um I work for<01:11:28.199> the<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Where are we on SNAP paper applications?
• Where are we on SNAP paper applications?
• Where are we on SNAP paper applications?
• Where are we on SNAP paper applications?
• Where are we on SNAP paper applications?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, the federal food portion of InFIP is paid through SNAP.
• So, it is SNAP benefits for people who are enrolled in InFIP.
• Um MFIP uh forecast are SNAP related.
• based on the payment error rate for SNAP based on the payment error rate for SNAP payments. payments
• There isn't—so this is part of the overall SNAP program.

Bills: HF3415

Keywords: child care, day care, licensed child care center, license-exempt child care, immigration enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, judicial warrant, facility access, sensitive locations, immigrant families, Minnesota Statutes chapter 142B, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Something I've testified to before around HR 1 is in the SNAP program.
• And then what I'm not mentioning here, but is the other issue in HR 1, was if your SNAP error rate were
• program the federal government uh SNAP program the federal government uh has<00:39:59.440> now
• error rate were to get to 6% your SNAP error rate were to get to 6% or<00:40:22.079> higher<00
• pony up a share of the actual SNAP pony up a share of the actual SNAP benefit<00:40:26.960> cost

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Executive Budget 00:00:50, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Oh, snap. Here you go. Feel free. He will be signing autographs.
• Oh, snap. Here you go. Feel free. He will be signing autograph. Oh, snap. Here you go. Feel free.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Counties that have an older population or more residents on SNAP get more CPA so that we can have the
• <00:09:45.960> more<00:09:46.200> residents<00:09:46.800> on<00:09:46.960> SNAP
• <00:09:47.320> get population or more residents on SNAP get population or more residents on
• SNAP get more<00:09:47.680> CPA<00:09:48.800> so<00:09:48.880> that<00:09:49.000
• and also reduce SNAP error rates. and also reduce SNAP error rates.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 4845 was presented as a tax modernization and local aid bill that would adjust Minnesota income tax brackets for inflation, add a new top bracket of 10.85% for high earners, and increase local government aid and county program aid beginning in 2026. Representative Hollins said the bill would strengthen local government funding and require the Department of Revenue to recertify aid distributions. The chair noted the bill would be laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Supporters, including St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter? no, Mayor Kelly Her of St. Paul, AFSCME Local 34, and Rebuild Minnesota, argued that cities and counties need more stable revenue to cover rising costs, public safety, human services, and property tax pressure. They said the bill would help local governments meet unmet needs and reduce reliance on property taxes. Opponents from the Minnesota Business Partnership and Minnesota Chamber of Commerce argued the new top rate would hurt competitiveness, talent recruitment, and business investment, especially because many businesses pay through the individual income tax code. Some testifiers also opposed directing more aid to cities that they said restrict housing development, while others urged the committee to address unfunded mandates and fraud instead of raising taxes. During member discussion, Representative Joyce opposed creating another bracket and suggested using cannabis tax revenue instead. Representative Wiener said the state has a spending problem and cited fraud concerns, while Representative Roach questioned whether the bill truly helped greater Minnesota and noted the current LGA appropriation is just over $644 million. Representative Hollins responded that the proposal would mostly benefit greater Minnesota by shifting more of the tax burden to high earners in the metro area. No vote was taken; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• want to make sure we're responding as best we can to the threats of Medicaid cuts and the cuts to SNAP
• want to make sure we're responding as best we can to the threats of Medicaid cuts and the cuts to SNAP
• want to make sure we're responding as best we can to the threats of Medicaid cuts and the cuts to SNAP
• want to make sure we're responding as best we can to the threats of Medicaid cuts and the cuts to SNAP
• want to make sure we're responding as best we can to the threats of Medicaid cuts and the cuts to SNAP

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The segment focused heavily on affordability and fraud prevention in the Minnesota Senate. Senator Michael Kreun discussed his proposal to cap city and county property tax growth at the rate of inflation, with a small allowance for population growth, and to require voter approval by referendum for increases above the cap. He said property taxes rose by nearly $1 billion statewide last year, blamed part of the increase on unfunded state mandates, and said the bill would curb surprise double-digit hikes. Kreun said the proposal has been well received by constituents and homeowners, while cities and counties are concerned about losing revenue; he also said relief could begin as soon as the next property tax statement if the bill passes this year. He noted related affordability ideas, including increasing disabled-veteran exemptions and deferring property taxes for seniors, and said he is open to bipartisan work on other measures such as ending taxes on tips and overtime and reducing tab fees. The program also highlighted climate and infrastructure funding. Senator Ann Johnson Stewart argued that worsening weather is driving costly infrastructure damage and said a proposed climate superfund would shift some of those costs from taxpayers to major polluters. She said the fund could support storm sewer upgrades, pavement reinforcement, and erosion prevention, and noted that Senate File 4126 is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee. On fraud prevention, Senator Julia Coleman’s bipartisan bill would require at least one unannounced, on-site inspection for state grants over $10,000, with recurring check-ins for grants lasting more than a year. The bill is pending in the Senate State and Local Government Committee. Senator Heather Gustafson then discussed her push for an independent Office of Inspector General, saying it would provide oversight over any public or private entity receiving public dollars. She said the Senate previously backed the idea with 60 votes, that the governor’s coordinated council is only an interim step, and that she has not yet seen a Republican fraud package to review. The segment also noted that the Senate unanimously passed Senator Johnson Stewart’s school bus safety bill, Senate File 3623, by a 67-0 vote, clarifying that drivers must stop when school bus lights flash even if the stop arm is only partially extended; the bill now awaits House action.

Transcript Highlights:

• quality performance standards for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP
• The quality relating to public benefit decisions for the SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
• When an individual reaches out to seek assistance for SNAP program like we have been talking about, we
• When we as a state instituted work requirements for SNAP in 2016, and as part of that instituting a work
• We would utilize the existing infrastructure that we operate under SNAP if the bill were to be successful

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, we had to make capacity for certain things, Senior SNAP...
• Benefits, there were more seniors added to Senior SNAP, and it reduced the benefit.
• recurring, we increased the amount of money that goes to the health care authority for supplemental SNAP
• So about two or three years ago, the legislature passed a supplemental SNAP benefit to all seniors in
• saying that the state will pay an extra 100 a month to each one of you, regardless of your federal SNAP

Bills: HB2, SB152

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

Transcript Highlights:

• And it proposes deep cuts to the SNAP program.
• I don't think SNAP programs or benefits for kids are woke and weaponized. Agree with me?
• Okay, so you're not in, you didn't include SNAP, you proposed to cut SNAP, but you're not saying it's
• and lawful permanent residents could be eligible to receive benefits under programs like Medicaid, SNAP

Transcript Highlights:

• verdenocides, but those also hold snap verdenocides, but those also hold snap traps.<01:30:44.639
• If it didn't exist, we'd be relying on either a glue board or a snap trap.
• relying on either a glue board or a snap relying on either a glue board or a snap trap.<01:37:23.280
• be snap tracks, glue glue strips, cages. be snap tracks, glue glue strips, cages.
• We'll put bait, we'll put snap traps.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You'll also see funding for food support, um, you know, both uh what we need to do in terms of SNAP and
• both uh what we need to do in<00:04:58.480> terms<00:04:58.760> of<00:04:58.880> snap
• and<00:04:59.400> error<00:04:59.640> rates<00:05:00.360> but in terms of snap
• and error rates but in terms of snap and error rates but also<00:05:00.920> money<00:05:01.200

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate leaders said they were in the final weeks of session, moving long days of floor and finance work focused on priorities they described as affecting Minnesotans’ cost of living, safety, and security. They said next week would bring major packages to the floor, including public safety, health and human services, Metro Surge, and a gun violence package, while negotiations continued with House leaders and the administration. They also highlighted a human services bill from Sen. John Hoffman as the final item completed that day. A major topic was the Senate’s response to H.R. 1, which leaders said would require about $1 billion in state budget adjustments to avoid federal penalties and Medicaid losses. They said the proposal would address federal compliance issues, support hospitals such as HCMC and other distressed providers through uncompensated care funding, and include food support for SNAP-related needs, food shelves, food grants, and prepared food. They also emphasized system modernization, especially IT upgrades, as both an implementation and anti-fraud measure. Leaders said several items appeared to have bipartisan support, including HCMC relief, the Office of the Inspector General, bonding, and IT modernization. They said they were arranging a meeting with House and Senate leaders and the governor to work through bonding differences, but noted that IT modernization and HCMC were unlikely to be financed through general obligation bonds this year. They also said the Senate would take up a bill on prediction markets after Sen. Klein’s recent platform suspension, describing the issue as a violation of platform rules and saying the chamber may need updated rules or statutes. In response to a question about an elections bill provision, they said the measure reaffirmed that a president should serve only two terms and that the language had moved through the normal committee process.

Transcript Highlights:

• He said higher grocery prices and the end of emergency SNAP benefits have put many more Minnesotans in
• SNAP benefits has put many more motans SNAP benefits has put many more motans into<00:23:10.159> a
• So I went to the local farmers market to use my SNAP benefits and market bucks.
• whether or not you if you are a SNAP whether or not you if you are a SNAP recipient,<01:22:14.480
• Attention with the SNAP. Um, there's no hesitation. They don't look at your district.

Bills: HF2078, HF777, HF841, HF1112, HF1098, HF1926

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment

Transcript Highlights:

• as a planning threshold for administrative costs for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP
• In federal fiscal year 2025, for the first time, the state exceeded our SNAP SAE target by approximately
• “The target serves as a planning threshold for administrative costs for SNAP, which we know as CalFresh
• In federal fiscal year 2025, for the first time, the state exceeded our SNAP SAE target by approximately
• scaled back under HR1, more families are Diapers are a critical basic need, but are not covered by SNAP

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, with no votes taken. The first major discussion focused on child care and early education, including proposed reductions tied to federal Child Care and Development Fund and Proposition 64 revenue changes, the shift of reductions from general child care to the California Alternative Payment Program, the end of funding for prospective pay implementation, a 2.01% cost-of-living adjustment, child care infrastructure grants, and a proposal to increase administrative funding for alternative payment agencies. The Legislative Analyst’s Office generally supported removing prospective pay funding and urged caution on the administrative-rate shift, while also recommending more justification for the slot reduction approach and more detail on infrastructure grant alignment. Committee members strongly objected to eliminating about 6,000 child care slots, arguing the Legislature should preserve and expand child care access. The Department of Education supported the preschool QRIS block grant increase and the COLA but raised concerns about rate alignment for three- and four-year-olds and the lack of funding to maintain enrollment growth. The committee then reviewed trailer bill language affecting child care, including codifying age-based reimbursement categories, expanding documentation for enhanced inclusion rates, clarifying CalWORKs child care eligibility, aligning health and safety standards with federal requirements, coordinating disaster-related infrastructure funding, and updating oversight language. Administration officials said the proposals were intended to support the single reimbursement rate structure, improve safety compliance, and coordinate disaster recovery funding. LAO said it had no major initial concerns with the trailer bill language but would continue reviewing it. The hearing then turned to CalFresh and nutrition programs. CDSS described projected caseload declines, a one-time augmentation for county administration to implement federal H.R. 1 changes, a proposed reassessment schedule for county administrative funding, and updated estimates that H.R. 1 could cut CalFresh funding by $2.3 billion to $3.7 billion annually and affect about 500,000 people. Members pressed the administration on the impact of H.R. 1, the “chilling effect” on immigrant households, county workload, and whether the state should backfill federal cuts, especially for families with children subject to new work requirements. The committee also discussed a one-time CalFood augmentation, state administrative expense funding, staffing for H.R. 1 implementation, and a small increase to the CACFP meal reimbursement rate. Finally, the committee began IHSS items, including the impact of reinstating the Medi-Cal asset limit, automatic IHSS termination tied to Medi-Cal loss, and related savings and caseload estimates, with the administration explaining that these proposals would reduce eligibility and that there is no broad substitute for IHSS for many recipients.

Transcript Highlights:

• the SNAP program?
• We have a lot of SNAP-related money in the budget.
• the SNAP program?
• We have a lot of SNAP-related money in the budget. The totals almost Senator Trumbull.
• We have a lot of SNAP-related money in the budget. The total is almost $80 million, $79.5 million.

Summary: The Senate took up the conference report on House Bill 501E, the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026-27, with Chair Hooper and the appropriations chairs walking through the $114.5 billion budget. Major highlights included pay increases for state law enforcement, firefighters, park rangers, and correctional officers; funding for teacher salary increases and K-12 enrollment stabilization; workforce and university funding in higher education; major Medicaid, nursing home, waiver, and opioid-related investments in health and human services; corrections and prison-capacity funding; transportation, housing, and emergency management spending; and large environmental appropriations for Florida Forever, Everglades restoration, and water quality projects. Members then asked detailed questions about specific items. Senators pressed on the Hamilton Center at UF, the difference between assistant state attorney and public defender pay, declining student enrollment funding, private school scholarship vouchers, mental health funding in schools, the lack of preeminence funding, APD’s iBudget waiver wait list and provider rates, ADAP premium assistance and the return of Biktarvy to the formulary, prison staffing and air conditioning, Florida Forever land-buying versus easements, SNAP and Sun Bucks funding, Hope Florida, election audit funding, and the IDD managed care program. Chairs generally explained the negotiated compromises, noted where funding was flat or omitted, and in several cases said items would be revisited next year or depended on agency implementation. Several senators used debate to praise the budget while also criticizing major policy choices. Leader Berman argued the state should have expanded Medicaid, invested more in public schools instead of vouchers, and accepted federal summer EBT funds. Other senators highlighted local wins such as Biscayne Bay restoration, Tri-Rail, housing assistance, ADAP funding, and declining enrollment support. The transcript ends with debate remarks thanking Chair Hooper for his work on the budget; no final vote is shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• the SNAP program?
• We have a lot of SNAP-related money in the budget. The total is almost $80 million, $79.5 million.
• the SNAP program?
• We have a lot of SNAP-related money in the budget.
• The totals almost have a lot of SNAP related money in the budget.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved to the conference report on House Bill 501E, the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026-27. Budget chairs presented the major spending areas, describing a $114.5 billion overall budget that they said was fiscally responsible and below the prior year’s spending. Highlights included pay increases and retirement adjustments for public safety employees, education funding for K-12, higher education, health and human services, criminal justice, transportation, environmental programs, and agriculture/regulatory agencies. Members then questioned chairs on several items. In education, senators discussed K-12 declining enrollment funding, teacher salary set-asides, private school scholarship spending, mental health funding, preeminence funding for universities, the Hamilton Center at UF, and charter school PICO funding. In health and human services, questions focused on the iBudget waiver waitlist, provider rates, ADAP/HIV funding and the return of Biktarvy to the formulary, KidCare, rural health funding, SNAP-related IT and error reduction efforts, and the IDD managed care program. In criminal justice, senators asked about correctional officer pay, prison staffing and infrastructure, air conditioning in prisons, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement recruitment, and court system funding. Environmental and transportation questions covered Florida Forever, water quality, state parks, water projects, housing, elections funding, and emergency management. Several specific actions and explanations were given during debate: the budget includes $8.8 million for state attorney competitive area differentials but no funding for public defender CAD requests; assistant state attorneys will start at $70,000 and assistant public defenders at $65,000; the battery disposal issue was described as a temporary study/preemption approach; and the Senate said the budget does not fund Medicaid expansion, preeminence funding, or the SunBucks Summer EBT state share. Senators also noted that some proposals discussed in committee did not make it into the final budget. The transcript ends with debate statements from members praising the budget process and Chair Hooper, while also expressing concerns about public schools, health care access, affordability, and the lack of funding for certain priorities.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1331, SNAP mandatory employment and training.
• SB 1333, SNAP error rate forensic audit. SB 34, SNAP work climate waivers exemption.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and an electronic roll call showing 30 members present. The body approved the previous journal and then paused for several memorial and guest recognitions, including a moment of silence for former Representative Noel Campbell, who died in a motorcycle accident. The chamber also welcomed visiting school district leaders, Grand Canyon University Government and History Club students, and Food Bank Day at the Capitol participants. Members then adopted a proclamation recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day, with remarks emphasizing the history of the Holocaust, the rise in antisemitism, and the importance of education and remembrance. A guest shared a personal family story about escaping Germany in 1938. Senator Bolick also read a proclamation for National School Choice Week, highlighting Arizona’s public, charter, private, homeschool, and microschool options and urging members to engage with schools in their districts. The Senate received numerous governor communications and introduced a long list of first- and second-reading bills covering topics such as education, water, energy, public safety, elections, health care, taxes, housing, and border issues. The chamber also received House Concurrent Resolution 2045 honoring the late Congressman Raul Grijalva; it was adopted unanimously, and the Senate observed a moment of silence. The session ended with committee announcements for the next day and adjournment until Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.