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• So we've been conducting those sorts of stakeholder meetings and taking in that feedback.
• Subsequently, I've had an opportunity to get some more information and a little bit more feedback, and
• The amendment is a result of feedback from both sides of the aisle and negotiations with stakeholders

Bills: SB1041, SB1088, SB1118, SB1128, SB1168, SB1176, SB1189, SB1207, SB1250, SB1272, SB1274, SB1286, SB1428, SB1457, SB1461, SB1503, SB1519, SB1537, SB1582, SB1618, SB1654, SB1713, SB1827, SCR1012, SCR1020

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes

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• incorporated into the bill so we can collect some data and see if this is even useful and get some feedback
• So, I'm going to be a no, as in not yet, and I'm going to request a roll call. feedbacks to uh maybe
• So, feedbacks to uh maybe some tweaks.

Bills: HF4470, HF2418, HF3417, HF3365, HF3463

Keywords: HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions

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• always</c><00:35:52.400><c> had</c> But I have always had But I have always had good<00:35:54.240><c> feedback
• from</c><00:35:55.200><c> the</c><00:35:55.440><c> landowners</c><00:35:56.320><c> when</c> good feedback
• from the landowners when good feedback from the landowners when I've<00:35:57.119><c> had</c><00:35:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c><01:04:41.039><c> Feedback</c><01:04:41.440><c> from</c> Good and Alex Prey.
• Feedback from Good and Alex Prey.
• Feedback from residents<01:04:42.079><c> is</c><01:04:42.319><c> clear.

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

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• /c> paid family medical leave kind of paid family medical leave kind of initial<01:47:07.200><c> feedback
• c> from</c><01:47:07.840><c> some</c><01:47:08.000><c> of</c><01:47:08.080><c> their</c> initial feedback
• from some of their initial feedback from some of their members<01:47:08.520><c> that</c><01:47:08.600

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee met to discuss worker misclassification, beginning with approval of the March 4, 2026 minutes and a note that a late-posted bill would not be heard at this time. Chair Pinto opened the hearing by framing misclassification as timely and invited Lea Takapu of the Attorney General’s office to explain the issue. Takapu described misclassification as labeling workers as independent contractors when they are really employees, which can deprive workers of minimum wage, overtime, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and other protections while also reducing tax revenue. She said the Attorney General’s office and the MEAP partnership have been working on the issue and cited estimates that Minnesota workers lose billions annually and the state loses hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars in revenue, while noting that legitimate independent contracting is not the target. Members questioned how the committee could rely on estimates when the exact number of misclassified workers is unknown. Takapu responded that the figures were based on studies and complaint data, and that underground or undocumented work makes exact counts difficult. Chair Pinto noted the numbers were estimates and referenced a 2024 Legislative Auditor finding that Minnesota lacked an adequate, coordinated approach to proper worker classification, while saying progress had been made since then. Several industry witnesses then testified in support of stronger enforcement. Kevin Pranis of LiUNA said misclassification remains rampant in parts of construction, especially drywall, stucco, thin stone, and broadband installation, and argued it is tax, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation fraud that harms law-abiding contractors and taxpayers. Matt Wollers of Braxton and Sons said his company loses bids to competitors that misclassify workers, creating a labor-cost advantage of 30% or more, and asked for meaningful enforcement rather than new legislation, including regular unannounced jobsite visits. Jesse Madison of Purple Tally Productions said misclassification is anti-competition and described examples from live events and entertainment, urging front-end checks on workers’ compensation, unemployment coverage, and W-2 versus 1099 status before work begins. The next testifier, Ben Ballou of the Minnesota Nurses Association, began his remarks as the transcript ended.

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• Um, and so depending on member feedback, I have the 1A amendment.
• Um, and so depending on member feedback, I have the 1A amendment.
• Um and so depending on member feedback,<00:44:15.920><c> I</c><00:44:16.079><c> have</c><00:44:16.319

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we also collect data for our partners at Medicaid and provide feedback to our hospitals to improve
• vacancies for all hospital staff, as well as for registered nurses, have been reduced 40% since 2022. feedback
• to our hospitals to improve feedback to our hospitals to improve their<01:10:31.040><c> performance<

Keywords: 00:00:22 - Call to Order and Roll Call 00:03:00 – Approval of June 25, 2025 Minutes 00:03:22 - Update on Federal Changes to the Medicaid Program 01:03:44 - State Directed Payments, Provider Taxes, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund: How Medicaid Changes Could Impact Kentucky Hospitals 01:29:42 – Public Comments 01:45:25 – Announcements 01:46:19 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on July 30, 2025, approved the June 25 minutes, and received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1. The presentation outlined more than 20 Medicaid-related provisions, emphasizing that the largest federal savings come from work/community engagement requirements, changes to provider taxes, limits on state-directed payments, more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion populations, and related eligibility/enrollment changes. She said the fiscal effects are backloaded, with most reductions occurring in the later years of the 10-year window, and noted potential significant impacts on hospital payments and state financing. She also described new funding opportunities, including a $50 billion rural health transformation fund and a new home and community-based services waiver with associated grants. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on Kentucky’s pending community engagement 1115 waiver and how it would interact with the new federal requirements. Board members asked whether the waiver had been approved, what the cabinet’s contingency plan would be if CMS does not approve it, and what the timeline is for compliance. Cabinet representatives said the waiver has not yet been approved by CMS, remains under public comment, and that the state will wait for CMS guidance before moving forward; if needed, the state would amend the waiver or submit a new one. They said the work requirement must be in place by January 1, 2027, with a possible extension to 2028. Castanza also explained that expansion adults with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would face new cost-sharing requirements beginning October 1, 2028, and that eligibility redeterminations would move from annual to every six months starting January 1, 2027. She then walked through provider tax changes, including a moratorium on new provider taxes beginning October 1, 2026, and a phased reduction in the hold-harmless threshold for existing taxes beginning January 1, 2028, with exemptions for nursing facilities and ICF/IID providers. Board members questioned the timing and likely impact on Kentucky, and Castanza responded that the effect would depend on each tax’s current rate and would phase in over time.

Transcript Highlights:

• As well as I know Senator Perry will truly appreciate the feedback about the school district police officers
• legislative expertise, this bill would make it nearly impossible to keep up with or provide timely feedback
• Up with or provide timely feedback on complex education legislation.

Bills: SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, human trafficking, trafficking victim, compelling prostitution, affirmative defense, criminal defense, coercion, force fraud or coercion, sexual exploitation, victim protection, Penal Code, Texas criminal law, prosecution, party liability, affirmative defense statute, survivor rights

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 5, which Senator Perry described as a ban on intoxicating THC consumer products while preserving legal CBD, CBG, hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder, and hemp seed oil products. Perry argued that most retail THC products are already illegal under federal law, that the industry has used loopholes and misleading labeling to sell high-potency products, and that regulation would be ineffective because chemists can quickly alter formulations. He also said the bill would steer people with medical needs toward the Texas Compassionate Use Program (T-Cup), which he and other supporters described as the proper physician-guided alternative. Committee members and witnesses repeatedly discussed the distinction between legal hemp-derived products and intoxicating THC products, and Perry said the bill would not touch non-consumable hemp uses such as fiber and clothing. Invited testimony came from law enforcement and medical witnesses who supported the bill. Texas Police Chiefs Association representative Steve Dye, Kaufman County District Attorney Early Wiley, and Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne all said regulation would be too costly, too complex, and ultimately unenforceable, while a ban would be clearer and easier to enforce. They cited overloaded DPS labs, the need for expensive private testing, limited police and prosecutor resources, and the difficulty of keeping up with constantly changing cannabinoids and out-of-state products. Hawthorne and Wiley described raids and investigations involving warehouses, retail stores, cash seizures, and products they said were marketed to young people and often mislabeled or imported from other states. They also said the bill would help law enforcement by creating a clearer legal line and protecting legitimate CBD/CBG businesses. Dr. Lindy McGee, speaking for the Texas Medical Association and Texas Pediatric Society, testified that retail THC products pose serious risks to children and adolescents, including addiction, impaired brain development, psychosis, suicide attempts, self-harm, accidental toddler ingestions, and possible long-term cognitive effects. She said there is no effective medication treatment for THC addiction comparable to nicotine cessation tools, and she supported restrictions such as child-resistant packaging, no marketing to minors, and age limits, while opposing criminal penalties for possession by minors. Senators asked follow-up questions about brain development, memory, dementia risk, pregnancy, and cardiovascular effects. No vote was taken during the portion provided, and the committee continued with invited testimony and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• in place by which the members receive our financials, receive the rate information, and then give feedback
• and has two public hearings with the member entities invited to those public hearings and solicits feedback
• and has two public hearings with the member entities invited to those public hearings and solicits feedback

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up the pooled risk management program bill and reviewed a new amendment drafted with input from the Insurance Department and Legislative Services. Department witnesses explained that the proposal would move oversight of pooled risk management programs from the Secretary of State’s office to the Insurance Department, add a licensure requirement, preserve the programs’ non-insurer status, and exempt them from third-party administrator licensure. They also described a series of solvency tools in the draft, including financial reporting, risk-based capital standards, minimum capitalization, investment limits, commissioner examination and enforcement authority, rulemaking authority, merger and affiliate-transaction review, confidentiality protections, and a separability clause. A major theme of the discussion was that pooled risk management programs differ from commercial insurers because the risk remains with the member local governments rather than being backed by a state guarantee fund. Witnesses said the bill is designed to emphasize solvency over return of premium and to give the Insurance Department a regulatory “toolbox” to prevent insolvency, including a proposed $5 million excess or stop-loss coverage benchmark, optional accessible policies, and a requirement that boards vote on dividends or premium returns when capital exceeds 600% of risk-based capital. Members questioned how this approach differed from the original Secretary of State bill and whether assessments on towns would still be possible; the department responded that the new framework would allow more flexible oversight and alternatives to immediate court action. The committee also discussed why the statute should continue to say the programs are not insurers, with the department explaining that this preserves their autonomy and avoids applying unrelated insurance laws and premium taxes. Members asked about the department’s workload and were told the department believed it could absorb the new duties without additional funding. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• So, I wanted to lift up that we also are getting that feedback from these communities that those grants
• So, I wanted to lift up that we also are getting that feedback from these communities that those grants
• Representative Purcell continued: "We also are getting that feedback from these communities that those

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health, 1183, house

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• need to be act and numeracy act um they need to be act and numeracy act um they need to be provided feedback
• as to why they didn't provided feedback as to why they didn't provided feedback as to why they didn't

Bills: HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 796, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 589, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 1360, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 2337, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2391, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 1749, HB 3109, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2001, HB 2798, HB 107, HCR 29, SB 5, SB 262, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 106, HB 18, HB 48, HB 27, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 2986, HB 972, HB 502, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 796, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 589, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 1360, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 2337, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2391, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 1749, HB 3109, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2001, HB 2798, HB 107, HCR 29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

Transcript Highlights:

• We have received incredible feedback.
• We have received incredible feedback.
• These students are able to give and receive constructive feedback, are reflective about their speaking

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One of the biggest pieces of feedback that we did hear was to have more flexibility, to go towards more
• One of the biggest pieces of feedback that we did hear was to have more flexibility, to go towards more
• One of the biggest pieces of feedback that we did hear was to have more flexibility, to go towards more

Keywords: 1183, house

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• familiar with this bill, you can see we've made significant changes since last session based on feedback
• familiar with this bill, you can see we've made significant changes since last session based on feedback
• familiar with this bill, you can see we've made significant changes since last session based on feedback

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ammonia certificates so we uh<00:53:39.640><c> heard</c><00:53:39.920><c> your</c><00:53:40.119><c> feedback
• /c><00:53:41.040><c> uh</c><00:53:41.200><c> very</c><00:53:41.480><c> clearly</c> uh heard your feedback
• uh very clearly uh heard your feedback uh very clearly and<00:53:42.000><c> directly</c><00:53:42.599

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• committee a process that also contain committee a process that also contain Community<00:48:54.760><c> feedback
• </c><00:48:55.599><c> and</c><00:48:55.720><c> the</c> Community feedback and the Community feedback

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we did some changes in the leg deck based on some stakeholder feedback, and we just clarified some
• the leg deck based on<02:47:18.000><c> some</c><02:47:18.240><c> stakeholder</c><02:47:18.720><c> feedback
• ><02:47:19.840><c> and</c><02:47:20.800><c> we</c><02:47:21.040><c> just</c> on some stakeholder feedback
• and we just on some stakeholder feedback and we just clarified<02:47:21.680><c> some</c><02:47:21.840

Keywords: 981, all

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• They would review it and give us some feedback as to whether they saw anything that was potentially significant
• and<02:17:57.359><c> give</c><02:17:57.519><c> us</c><02:17:58.399><c> some</c><02:17:58.719><c> feedback
• c><02:17:59.120><c> as</c><02:17:59.359><c> to</c><02:17:59.519><c> whether</c> and give us some feedback
• as to whether and give us some feedback as to whether they<02:18:00.000><c> saw</c><02:18:00.240><c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• begun the process of revising feedlot rules, and we are creating additional opportunities to hear feedback
• creating additional opportunities to creating additional opportunities to hear<00:35:04.560><c> feedback
• from</c><00:35:05.480><c> stakeholders</c><00:35:06.120><c> and</c><00:35:06.200><c> the</c> hear feedback
• from stakeholders and the hear feedback from stakeholders and the public<00:35:07.400><c> beyond</c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• think could be a benefit to Louisville Metro as well, I want to thank the gentleman for hearing my feedback
• gentleman<02:10:22.960><c> for</c><02:10:23.199><c> hearing</c><02:10:23.440><c> my</c><02:10:23.599><c> feedback
• </c><02:10:23.920><c> and</c> gentleman for hearing my feedback and gentleman for hearing my feedback

Keywords: 958, all