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• </c> built it. built it.
• </c> part of it. part of it.
• </c> we're wrong, it will it will show that. we're wrong, it will it will show that.
• </c> authority as it as it moves forward. authority as it as it moves forward.
• </c> it? Will we have to do it every year? it? Will we have to do it every year?

Bills: SF0102 , SF0113

Committee: Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, hand count audit, ballots, election integrity, transparency, voting system, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• also modernizes it with electronic notice to, very importantly, the local organizations that the Met
• </c><00:04:07.599><c> also</c><00:04:08.200><c> modernizes</c><00:04:08.840><c> it</c> positions um and
• it also modernizes it positions um and it also modernizes it with<00:04:09.560><c> electronic</c><00
• </c><00:36:26.400><c> showed</c> where it came from and and why it showed where it came from and and
• it there.

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It it I think it's where yours is going.
• It has a monthly billable rate. It is contracted, and it looks very different.
• It has a monthly billable rate. It is contracted, and it looks very different.
• It is. It's like who's in charge? It is.
• You can't find it. Um, I have it buried. You can't find it.

Bills: HF3738 , HF2295 , HF3520 , HF3666

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy

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• um it it truly is of our community and um it it truly is kind<00:16:04.600><c> of</c><00:16:04.680><c
• It is under stress.
• I'd like to pass it to Mr. Stark to kind of explain it all. Mr.
• </c><00:45:40.200><c> to</c><00:45:40.400><c> both</c> us it it should be applicable to both us it it
• </c><00:53:07.040><c> does</c><00:53:08.000><c> it</c> additional um renovation so it does it additional

Bills: HF1746 , HF2585 , HF1159 , HF2574 , HF2839 , HF157 , HF158 , HF160 , HF338 , HF512

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• </c> so I'll support it. so I'll support it.
• </c> of grooming, and it it takes a pattern. of grooming, and it it takes a pattern.
• > from</c><01:03:33.520><c> $250</c> that it would increase it from $250 that it would increase it from
• We really do think it is the most it.
• It is not our job to. That is it, period.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So it is working on it. Hopefully it will be reset and rolling.
• So it is working on it. updating. So it is working on it.
• it does open it process less safe, that it does open it up<00:27:00.000><c> for</c><00:27:00.240><c>
• </c> Would it be true? Would it be not true? Would it be true? Would it be not true?
• uh</c><01:29:10.560><c> our</c> is it is it that it empowers uh our is it is it that it empowers uh

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Reverend Dr. Patrick Claybourne of Bethl AM Church in Baltimore, introduced by the senator from the 40th district, who highlighted the church’s long history, community work, scholarships, food pantry, school partnerships, and a planned rise center. The Senate journalized the invocation and then recognized several guests, including the Bethesda Roosters U16 rugby team, which was congratulated for winning the Maryland state title and the 2025 National U16 Championship, and members of the Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland. The chamber also welcomed a Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board appointment letter, which was referred to the Executive Nominations Committee, and later a delegation from the Ghana Parliament legislative staff visiting with the Department of Legislative Services and NCSL representatives. The main floor business centered on Senate Bill 1, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings. The minority whip argued against the bill, saying it was unenforceable, an improper use of legislative time amid other state crises, and could create a system where local officers detain federal officers for a civil violation; he also said officers mask themselves because of threats and doxxing. Senators in support argued the bill was needed to address masked ICE agents, protect public safety, and respond to concerns about civil rights abuses and intimidation. After debate and vote explanations from senators, including one emphasizing immigrant heritage and another supporting the bill as a protection measure, SB 1 passed with 31 affirmative votes. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill on alcoholic beverages related event promoters permits, by unanimous affirmative vote. It next took up Senate Bill 245, an emergency bill prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements. The minority leader questioned whether the bill would eliminate formalized 287(g) agreements and replace them with county-by-county policies, arguing that this could reduce uniformity, weaken safety, and create a patchwork of local practices. The bill’s sponsor responded that counties would still be bound by constitutional and legal limits, that the agreements provide minimal training and resources, and that the state should stop formally cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. The sponsor also said the bill would not increase profiling and that public safety would remain intact. The debate continued with concerns about Montgomery County’s evolving policy and the impact on smaller counties, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 245.

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• It provides a pipeline of talent for businesses and it requires the department to review its processes
• And it was as if a weight was lifted it.
• </c> we need to have it or he doesn't have it we need to have it or he doesn't have it want<01:21:31.120
• He offers everyone to see it; it is phenomenal.
• He offers everyone to see it; it is phenomenal.

Bills: HF2634 , HF2241 , HF2649 , HF2520 , HF2610

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

Transcript Highlights:

• c> industrial projects it it it can't be industrial projects it it it can't be used<00:04:51.680><c>
• c><00:40:17.160><c> public</c> can you is it is it the same public can you is it is it the same public
• You basically fill it once and it just keeps circulating.
• it once and it usage you basically fill it once and it just<00:46:03.800><c> keeps</c><00:46:04.520>
• it it created some discussions and uh it it created some controversy<01:04:39.760><c> in</c><01:04:40.039

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So is that it it matches the research.
• </c> senators to support it. senators to support it.
• And it it just seems to me absenteeism."
• It is a well-thought-out bill. I think it is fair. I think it is balanced.
• It is a well-thought-out bill. I think it is fair. I think it is balanced.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> scope of it because or you see it scope of it because or you see it beyond?
• c> wasn't</c> turnover and it was all the it wasn't turnover and it was all the it wasn't the<00:43:31.040
• It gave me hope. So, I was able to do it by myself. It gave me my faith back.
• It gave me hope. So, I was able to do it by myself. It gave me my faith back.
• </c> it is laid over. it is laid over.

Bills: HF2779 , HF1645 , HF1885 , HF1289 , HF1534 , HF2707 , HF1675 , HF3046

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> It tightens it up and so forth.
• ><c> syringe</c> it implemented its Statewide syringe it implemented its Statewide syringe Exchange<00
• point it did.
• It wasn't a miracle. It wasn't an overnight fix, but it was a catalyst to his healing.
• </c> consequences and um it it it comes from consequences and um it it it comes from uh<01:50:33.080>

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Health heard testimony on several bills. On SB 1441, which would repeal the transfer of the Oahu Regional Health Care System from HHSC to the Department of Health, the Department of Health said it strongly supports the measure and requested clarifying amendments. HHSC/Oahu Region also supported the bill and said it had no objection to the department’s amendments. In response to questions, witnesses said the agencies have been working on an MOU to support transfers of long-term care patients to Leahi, with the current goal being about 10 to 15 patients, but transfers would occur only as space and staffing allow; one patient was reportedly being admitted at the time, and the process was described as slow and case-by-case. The committee then heard SB 1443 on payment rates for state hospital patients and related Department of Health services. The hospital administrator said the bill would allow rates above Medicaid for community or foster-home placements if patients cannot be placed at Leahi or elsewhere, and would set Medicaid-level reimbursement for outside medical services used by state hospital patients. He said at least one provider was interested in offering services at that rate and that the population involved is largely non-ambulatory long-term care patients. Members asked about availability and training, and the witness said special training could be provided. SB 1322, a broad mental health bill, drew mixed testimony. The Department of Law Enforcement supported giving crisis-intervention-trained officers more discretion to transport people to medical care instead of arresting them. The Attorney General supported the bill but recommended revisions to emergency-transport language and restoring liability protections. HHSC and Queens Hospital supported the overall goal but sought amendments to preserve the mental health emergency worker role in decision-making and to avoid negative impacts on emergency departments. The Disability Rights Center and ACLU opposed parts of the bill, arguing that it weakens due process, reduces protections in involuntary treatment and transport, and should retain a three-person treatment panel rather than reduce it to one. A Queens representative said the current program works well and reported that more than 90% of MH1 cases once went to hospitals, but that figure has dropped to about 60-70%, with about 20% now diverted to community settings or the behavioral health crisis center. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• but it also takes its it changes lives, but it also takes its toll.<01:25:56.560><c> We</c><01:25:56.640
• It sets it at 8.82% period. That's what it does.
• It sets it at 8.82% period. That's what it does.
• It It know, resulted in a funding It It It didn't<01:39:10.240><c> result</c><01:39:10.640><c> in</c
• It was it it cost out. And sufficiency. It was it it cost out.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 25 26% here it 2022 where it was around 25 26% here it shot<00:10:10.399><c> up</c><00:10:10.600><c>
• </c> that we heard it it being uh directly that we heard it it being uh directly attributable<00:53:24.520
• it it the um election day registrant it it the um proof<01:07:35.960><c> of</c><01:07:36.160><c> residence
• it 5,000 is it Baseline what is a is it 5,000 is it 10,000<01:09:32.839><c> is</c><01:09:32.960><c>
• um</c><01:28:16.560><c> really</c> June 30th it it didn't cover um really June 30th it it didn't cover

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:05:13.960><c> rapid</c> members it it it it provides rapid members it it it it provides rapid
• diagnosis<01:05:15.240><c> it</c><01:05:15.559><c> it</c><01:05:15.880><c> it</c><01:05:16.680><c> it
• it steps in when diagnosis it it it it steps in when there<01:05:17.559><c> are</c><01:05:18.000><c>
• </c> thank you so it it got changed in thank you so it it got changed in restorative<01:13:52.120><c>
• </c><01:13:57.320><c> was</c> and because it was in advance it was and because it was in advance it was

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So that's not take it as it comes.
• ,</c><00:22:57.440><c> so</c> not using it and no one wants it, so not using it and no one wants it,
• it.
• it it gets a aspects um and you know it it gets a little<01:12:58.560><c> clouded</c><01:12:58.960><
• </c> it or several of us have mentioned it it or several of us have mentioned it anyway<02:27:29.200>

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Is it the 68,000? It is.
• Like, is that statute or is it rule? Is it federal? Is it state? So it is not?
• It's a way to strengthen it and extend it and sustain it.
• We don't prescribe it. We've got it there. We take it out when we need it, we use it.
• We don't prescribe it. We've got it there. We take it out when we need it, we use it.

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Who is it? >> I want to introduce it. >> Oh, wasn't it already introduced?
• I I don't see it as a deterrent. It it I I don't see it as a deterrent.
• it, its citizens.
• </c> it were if it ran the way it was it were if it ran the way it was designed<03:13:49.040><c> to</
• </c><04:46:39.200><c> define</c> because it doesn't it it doesn't define because it doesn't it it doesn't

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Where is it?
• gets</c> it's neat, it gets mapped, it gets it's neat, it gets mapped, it gets released,<00:52:49.200
• :08:48.319><c> the</c> it into the wall and it will reduce the it into the wall and it will reduce the
• but it is it is an issue to be updated but it is it is an issue &gt;&gt; wear<01:18:10.880><c> rubber
• Appreciate<02:26:49.200><c> it.</c> Appreciate it. Appreciate it.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So it um it we'll give it other things. So it um it we'll give it a<00:10:12.080><c> try.
• So so be it. fine. So so be it.
• </c> faster to get to it than try to get it faster to get to it than try to get it from<00:20:53.520>
• &gt;&gt; and and it is global about where it &gt;&gt; and and it is global about where it lives<00:28
• </c> because it has a USDA stamp on it. because it has a USDA stamp on it.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Like all modern universities, since its founding, the university has been dedicated to producing well-rounded
• modern universities, Like all modern universities, since<01:18:49.120><c> its</c><01:18:49.520><c> founding
• But is it worth it? Is it part of our identity? Is it our culture?
• Is it one to one. But is it worth it?
• </c><02:24:17.920><c> if</c> clear that it made it it sounded as if clear that it made it it sounded

Keywords: 916, all