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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/04/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
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- We'll go to Senator Lang first and then we'll let Senator Her finish up, so go ahead, Senator.
- Senator Wesenberg: Thank you, Chair and Senator Kunesh.
- Okay, Senator H.
- Okay, Senator H.
- Well, Senator Wesenberg, sorry, thank you, Chair. you Mr chair uh Senator you Mr chair uh Senator weisenberg
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- Senator Chang. Senator DeCoite. Senator Dela Cruz here. Senator Elefante here.
- Senator Fevella here. Senator Fukunaga excused. Senator Gabbard. Senator Hashimoto.
- Senator Ihara, President. Senator Inouye present. Senator Kanuha excused. Senator Keohokalole ill.
- Senator Kidani. Senator Kim. Senator Lee. Senator McKelvey. Senator Moriwaki, President.
- Senator Richards here. Senator San Buenaventura. Senator Wakai, Mr. President.
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Florida 2025 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SENATOR HARRELL? >> Sen. Harrell: THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM CHAIR. ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOPICS. IT.
- Harrell: I WILL LET SOMEONE ELSE. >> Chair Grall: SENATOR SIMON. >> Sen. Simon: THANK YOU.
- THAT COMPLETES THE UPDATE. >> Chair Grall: SENATOR HARRELL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen.
- THAT'S WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY AT. >> Chair Grall: SENATOR HARRELL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen.
- WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, SENATOR HARRELL MOVES THAT WE ADJOURNED.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/04/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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- Senator Port welcomed Senator Doron Clark to the committee and invited him to share a few words about
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- Thank you, Senator Lucero. Madam Chair, thank you. Senator Lucero, welcome to the committee, Ms.
- Absolutely, Senator Housley.
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- Senator Birdo... all right, and Senator Inis, I'm sure M's amendment.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/03/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
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- Senate Taxes Committee.
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- Senator Rust, well, we have a moment. Senator II can come on forward for ...
- Senator Roy, Mr. Chair, and Senator Anderson, I do not.
- [member_13438: Senator Kreun] Oh, Senator H, okay, real quick, thank you, Mr.
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The committee heard testimony on several bills and a Department of Corrections budget overview. On Senate File 9, Senator Rest explained a bipartisan campaign finance refund bill that had previously moved through the Elections Committee and the tax bill process. Members asked about the $10 minimum contribution threshold for reporting and refund eligibility, and Rest said it was a reasonable number suggested by Senator Karan to make the system more efficient. The bill also included data practices language classifying certain refund-related information as private data, with a separate nonpublic classification noted for receipt validation reports. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee.
The committee then took up Senate File 11, a sales tax exemption for firearm safety devices such as trigger locks and gun safes. Rest described the bill as an extension of prior tax exemptions and clarified that it does not apply to the firearm itself. An A1 clarifying amendment defining “government entity” by reference to statute was adopted. Members discussed the bill’s scope and data privacy language, including a provision making purchase or transfer information private if collected by a government entity. The committee then voted to recommend the amended bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee.
Next, the committee heard Senate File 456, a bill to update Minnesota’s drug statutes to address fentanyl more directly. Anoka County Assistant County Attorney Sebastian Mesa and Senator Oumou Verbeten testified in support, arguing that fentanyl has become more dangerous than methamphetamine and that the law needs to be updated to give prosecutors a better tool. Members discussed overdose trends and whether more recent statistics were available; one member noted 2023 fentanyl deaths exceeded 1,000, while another said national fatal overdoses had declined since mid-2023. The bill was laid over, with the committee noting it would wait for fiscal analysis before further action.
Finally, Commissioner Paul Schnell gave an overview of the Department of Corrections, describing its mission, staffing, prison population, community supervision responsibilities, and budget context. He emphasized rehabilitation, evidence-based practices, reentry support, and the public safety benefits of reducing recidivism. No vote was taken on the department presentation.
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The committee heard a presentation from DHS on its early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention (EIDBI) study and related licensing proposal. Christy Grom explained that EIDBI is a Medical Assistance state plan service for children and young adults under 21 with autism or related conditions, and that DHS’s multi-phase evaluation included standards review, community engagement, and a comparison with other states. She said the service is important but that DHS identified gaps in oversight, including stretched clinical supervision, providers affiliated with many centers, out-of-state providers, and rapid growth in enrollment that has outpaced current monitoring capacity.
DHS’s main recommendation was to create a provisional license for EIDBI in Chapter 245A as an immediate step, with later work toward full licensing standards. The proposal would let DHS identify controlling individuals, disqualify ineligible people, investigate maltreatment, suspend or revoke licenses, require background studies and qualifications before service delivery, move EIDBI providers into a higher-risk category for revalidation, and make DHS the lead investigative agency for maltreatment. DHS also recommended statutory standards for supervision, caseloads, training, and documentation, while emphasizing the need to balance oversight with continued access to services. Grom said the provisional licensure proposal is part of the governor’s budget and that DHS hopes to begin implementation in 2025, with a possible full license start date in 2028.
Testifiers then spoke in support of EIDBI while urging the committee to preserve access and include more community input. Ana Hagi Muhammad, a parent of three autistic children and a Somali community advocate, said EIDBI has been beneficial for her family and that community organizations serving Somali families have not been sufficiently engaged in DHS’s process. Ana Muhammad, a Black mother of a young autistic child, said ABA has helped her son with communication, self-regulation, and independence, and asked that discussions reflect the diversity of family experiences. Committee members asked testifiers to keep remarks brief and to identify which modality they use, and the chair indicated the committee would continue hearing from additional testifiers before further discussion.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/03/25
Jobs and Economic Development
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Explore Minnesota Executive Director Lauren Bennett McGinty gave the committee an agency overview focused on the state’s tourism, livability, business attraction, film, and outdoor recreation promotion work. She highlighted record 2023 tourism results, including 80.2 million visitors, $4.1 billion in economic impact, more than 180,000 hospitality jobs, and $2.3 billion in state and local taxes, and said tourism sales, hotel occupancy, and other metrics continued to improve. She also described the agency’s marketing strategy, including a new campaign centered on authentic Minnesota stories, expanded domestic and international advertising, and a strong emphasis on winter, diverse markets, and accessibility.
McGinty reviewed several one-time-funded programs launched or expanded in the last year, including Explore Minnesota for Business, the tourism recovery grant program, the first Tribal Nations Grant program, and the outdoor recreation industry partnership with IRRR, DEED, and DNR. She said the recovery grants had distributed $1.15 million to 110 grantees, the tribal grant program had spent $1.4 million with eight tribal nations, and outdoor recreation was estimated at $13.5 billion annually with 10.5% growth. She also noted strong media and social media results, including a viral Timberwolves-related campaign, high video completion rates, and increased website traffic.
In response to committee questions, McGinty said the workforce and business attraction campaign is aimed at showing why people choose to live and work in Minnesota, using stories from newer residents and businesses, and that it is performing well in markets such as Silicon Valley, Boston, and Seattle. She said the agency is investing more in winter advertising to promote Minnesota as a winter destination and is working with partners to highlight activities beyond outdoor cold-weather recreation. Members also discussed the agency’s new film program, resident retention efforts, and a planned music-themed tourism ad tied to Prince and Bob Dylan. No votes or formal actions were taken.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Reaching Across the Aisle: An Introduction to Minnesota's Civility Caucus Feb 3rd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It doesn't care if it's Republican or Democrat; that mentality led Republican Senator Zack Duckworth
- Katie Pratt is the director of the state's Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution, which oversees
- Dispute Resolution, which oversees the civility caucus.
- But senators have to want to join the caucus, and that buy-in is especially important now.
- with his DFL co-chair, Senator Grant Hauschild.
Summary:
The discussion focused on Minnesota’s civility caucus, a bipartisan effort led by Republican Sen. Zack Duckworth and DFL Sen. Grant Hauschild. Katie Pratt, director of the state Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution, described the caucus as a small time commitment that brings senators together for lunch, speakers, and relationship-building exercises designed to help them see one another as people and improve communication across party lines.
Pratt and Duckworth said the caucus is intended to build trust and empathy rather than produce immediate bipartisan policy deals. The idea is that stronger personal relationships can create a better foundation for future policymaking, especially in a polarized environment. Duckworth said the caucus can help legislators who may be new to divided government or who need to rebuild relationships after a difficult end to the previous session.
Duckworth said joining the caucus reflects a belief that civility and courage are both important in legislative work, even if constituents sometimes expect lawmakers to be combative. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the segment.
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Transcript Highlights:
- The first bill on the agenda is Senate File 483. Senator Rasmuson, uh, would you like your motion?
- Thank you, Senator McEwen. Follow-up or no? Senator, thanks.
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- I want to thank Senator Johnson Stewart and Senator Jasinski and Senator Nelson for also co-authoring
- I want to thank Senator Johnson Stewart and Senator Jasinski and Senator Nelson for also co-authoring
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On February 3, 2025, the committee first took up Senate File 483, as amended by the A2 author’s amendment, which would expand Minnesota’s medical-review exemptions for drivers with a history of loss of consciousness or seizures. The bill’s author explained that current law still requires some people who have been seizure-free for years, and off medication for years, to keep returning to a physician for paperwork even when their doctor says no further review is needed. A testifier described losing his commercial driving career after a seizure disorder, then being forced to keep paying for periodic neurologist visits despite being seizure-free since 2003 and off medication since 2009. The committee adopted the A2 amendment and then approved the bill, sending Senate File 483 to the State Government Committee.
The committee then heard Senate File 737, which would increase mandatory minimum fines for repeated school bus stop-arm violations from $500 for a first offense to $700 for a second and $950 for a third. The author and the Minnesota School Bus Operators Association argued that repeat violations remain too common and that stronger penalties, along with stop-arm cameras, would help deter dangerous driving and protect children. A State Patrol representative said 2024 saw about 2,100 stop-arm charges, roughly double two years earlier, and attributed much of the increase to cameras making violations easier to prove; he also said conviction rates on the charge are about 50 to 55 percent. Committee members asked about repeat offenders, camera coverage, and whether bus stop locations should be safer, with one member noting only 23 people had been convicted of a second offense since 2015 and one of a third offense. The discussion ended with no final vote shown in the transcript, but the bill received supportive testimony and extensive questioning about enforcement and bus-stop safety.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: Senate POCI Caucus Announces 2025 Priorities - 02/03/25
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Senate POCI caucus members held a press event outlining their priorities for the session and framing them as a response to federal actions and rhetoric they described as harmful to Black, Brown, Indigenous, immigrant, and other marginalized communities. Senator Zaynab Mohamed said the caucus would not be silent and emphasized goals including culturally responsive and accessible health care, protection from discrimination, fully funded education from cradle to college, an equitable bonding bill, and safe, dignified housing. Senator Erin Maye Quade said the caucus would fight efforts to “resegregate” society and highlighted support for strengthening the READ Act and advancing the Minnesota Building Families Act to cover infertility care through insurance.
Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten pointed to recent DFL accomplishments such as the CROWN Act, restoring the vote, and the African-American Family Preservation Act, and urged colleagues to consider how legislation and budgets affect communities of color. She also said she would champion Minnesota Connecting Families, a proposal to make communication free for incarcerated people, along with a ban on legacy admissions and legislation preventing housing discrimination against Section 8 voucher holders. Senator Mary Kunesh reviewed education investments made over the past two years, including increased school funding, free lunches, library funding, pre-K expansion, the READ Act, and the Teachers of Color and Indigenous Act, and said her top priority is advancing an Equal Rights Amendment and protecting tribal sovereignty and treaty rights.
Senator Susan Pha said the caucus remains necessary because people of color and immigrants still face discrimination, including her own family, and said the group would continue fighting for equality and opportunity. In response to questions, caucus members said they hoped for bipartisan support on some proposals but were prepared to use their majority if needed. They said they were not intimidated by the new federal administration or Republican control in Washington, argued that Minnesota should protect residents from federal harm, and criticized GOP efforts they characterized as attacks on DEI and racial equity. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the meeting.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Investing in Minnesota Housing - Senator Eric Lucero Feb 3rd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Experts testified before Senators this week to talk about the challenges the state faces when it comes
- How do we do that, Senator Eric Lucero? How do we do that, Senator Eric Lucero?
- Senator Eric Lucero has several ideas and bills out already to address the issue.
- Senator, thank you for being here.
- Senator, thank you so much for being here.
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Senator Eric Lucero testified about Minnesota’s housing affordability challenges, arguing that rising interest rates, insurance costs, property taxes, and construction expenses are being passed on to renters and homeowners. He said the core problem is supply and demand: demand has risen while supply has not kept pace, in part because fewer homeowners are selling or downsizing. Lucero said the legislature should look for ways to reduce costs without creating major new state expenses, especially in a budget year with a projected deficit.
Lucero highlighted several policy ideas and bills. He said he has introduced a bill to exempt sales tax on building materials, which he argued would lower the final cost of new homes. He also said he is interested in reducing permit costs and examining other factors that affect construction costs, including materials and labor. On insurance and property taxes, he suggested lawmakers should consider reforms or relief measures, while noting that interest rates are largely beyond state control.
The discussion also focused on homeowners associations and common interest communities. Lucero said he has been part of a bipartisan work group for about six months that reviewed public testimony and expert input, and that the group has now issued recommendations. He said he and other legislators plan to turn those recommendations into one or more bipartisan bills aimed at improving transparency, accountability, and reducing costs for homeowners. He closed by saying housing affordability affects everyone and that he believes there is momentum this year for reforms that support homeownership and generational wealth.
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Florida 2025 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Auditing Committee Feb 3rd, 2025
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- Collins: SENATOR PIZZO. >> Sen.
- Collins: SENATOR PIZZO YOU HAD ONE MORE QUESTION. >> Sen.
- Collins: SENATOR WRIGHT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen.
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Florida 2025 Regular Session
Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Feb 3rd, 2025
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- . >> SENATOR GAETZ? >> Sen. Leek: HERE. >> SENATOR POLSKY?. >> Sen.
- Guillermo Smith: HERE. >> SENATOR YARBOROUGH? >> SENATOR GRALL? >> Rep. Conerly: HERE. >> Rep.
- SENATOR GAETZ YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen.
- Overdorf: MOVED BY SENATOR GAETZ, SECONDED BY SENATOR BERNARD, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION?
- Overdorf: SENATOR GRALL. >> Sen.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Investing in Minnesota Housing - Senator Lindsey Port Feb 3rd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Joining me now is Senator Lindsey Port, who says housing is a key priority for her this session.
- Senator, welcome to Senate Spotlight. Thank you for having me. Absolutely.
- Senator, thank you so much for your time.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL and Republican Media Availability - 02/03/25
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- Dibble, and we are really honored to have Senator Doron Clark, newly elected from Senate District 60,
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- Senator Murphy introduces Senate Resolution 8, a Senate resolution relating to the termination of Senate
- This resolution terminates Senate Resolution 1.
- Senate at the start of this session. terminates Senate resolution number one terminates Senate resolution
- resolution now Senator Murphy to Senate resolution now Senator Murphy to Senate resolution number
- Senate Resolution No. 10 is adopted. Senator Murphy, for Senate Resolution No. 11. Thank you, Mr.
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Senator - Thank you, Senator Abeler.
- Thank you, Senator Maye Quade, and then Senator Kunesh is going first, and then Senator Maye Quade.