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• Is there anyone in the audience in support of the measure? Okay. Anyone in opposition?
• And Elizabeth Dresen of Nightwatch, San Francisco, is here to testify in support.
• I thank you for the opportunity to speak today in support of AB 1982.
• Anybody in support in the audience? Please come up. early.
• Anybody in support in the audience? Please come up. Thanks. Hi, good afternoon.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• right here, Republicans and Democrats together passed a bill to help dairy farmers access federal support
• </c><00:04:37.680><c> because</c><00:04:38.080><c> when</c> access federal support because when access
• federal support because when Minnesotans<00:04:39.000><c> face</c><00:04:39.600><c> economic</c><00:
• Fear changes behavior. Fear insulates people.
• Fear changes behavior. Fear insulates people.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House and Senate DFL lawmakers held a Capitol news conference to press for a $100 million small business relief package in response to the economic fallout from Operation Metro Surge and related ICE enforcement activity. Representatives Cedrick Frazier and Jay Xiong, along with Senator Susan Pappas and other supporters, said the enforcement surge caused widespread fear, reduced customer traffic, lost wages, and closures for immigrant-owned and other small businesses in Minneapolis-St. Paul and greater Minnesota. They argued the state has a history of providing disaster-style aid when communities are harmed through no fault of their own and said this situation warrants similar action. Business and community testimony described specific losses: a Willmar restaurant closed after both parents were detained, a North Mankato grocery store opening was delayed, The Coven reported a 33% revenue drop at two locations, and Lake Street businesses were said to have lost substantial revenue and staff. Speakers said the damage affected workers, landlords, suppliers, and neighborhood corridors statewide, and several emphasized that the relief should come as grants or forgivable loans rather than additional debt. They also criticized House Republican leaders for tying the relief to changes in paid family leave and for blocking a public hearing. In response to questions, Frazier said negotiations were ongoing through committee chairs and conference committee, with the issue still being discussed in broader leadership talks. He said the House would need only one Republican vote in committee and on the floor to advance the measure, and identified Chair Baker as a possible supporter because of harm in his district. Speakers said the Senate has already passed the relief and urged the House to act quickly before the end of session.

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• Paper from the House: the House petition of Michael Almor for legislation relative to applied behavioral
• The House petition of Michael Almor for legislation relative to applied behavioral analysis reimbursements

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up several committee reports and local bills, with repeated motions to suspend the rules so matters could be considered immediately. The Committee on the Judiciary reported ought to pass on a bill establishing a sick leave bank for Robert Tiro, a Trial Court employee, and the Senate ordered it to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed. The Committee on Public Service similarly reported ought to pass on a sick leave bank bill for Irene O’Rourke, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and that bill was also advanced to a third reading. The chamber also acted on local legislation, including House No. 4004 validating the results of a special election in Hardwick, which was read a third time and passed to be engrossed after a title change by the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading. Another local bill, House No. 801 concerning Cheshire’s special election, was passed to be enacted and sent to the Governor. In addition, the Senate suspended Joint Rule 12 on several House and Senate petitions so they could be referred to the appropriate committees, including a House petition on applied behavioral analysis reimbursement rates that was referred to the Committee on Health Care Financing. At the end of the session, the Senate adopted an order to adjourn and to reconvene on Monday at 11:00 a.m., with the clerk directed to dispense with printing a calendar.

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• regulations, what form they would take, who and what they would be directed to protect or prevent, what behaviors
• <00:04:53.800><c> or</c><00:04:54.039><c> prevent</c><00:04:54.720><c> what</c><00:04:54.919><c> behaviors
• </c><00:04:55.479><c> we're</c> protect or prevent what behaviors we're protect or prevent what behaviors

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• On behalf of those members, I ask you to support SF 1142.
• </c><00:10:21.640><c> SF</c> those members I ask you to support SF those members I ask you to support
• goal support Minnesota's renewable goal support Minnesota's renewable energy<01:06:25.200><c> it's</c
• </c> stakeholders in this so I can't support stakeholders in this so I can't support the<01:35:20.480
• </c><01:37:07.800><c> to</c> law and and is not the right Behavior to law and and is not the right Behavior

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• makes it a class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly disturb a religious worship assembly through indecent behavior
• Governor's Office of Highway Safety to use up to 75% of motorcycle safety fund monies to implement and support
• governor's office of highway safety to use up to 75% of motorcycle safety fund monies to implement and support

Summary: The caucus meeting on Friday, June 12, reviewed several bills on Blue Sheets 16, 17, and 18, with sponsors generally concurring in Senate amendments. On property tax and agricultural inspection bills, HB 2104 and HB 2105 were described as creating temporary limits on county assessors’ ability to reclassify or inspect agricultural property after a successful appeal or recent inspection, while preserving assessor authority for changes in use, ownership, splits, or taxable improvements. HB 4117, concerning religious worship assemblies, was amended by the Senate to focus on intentionally obstructing entry or exit from a place of worship or creating a disruptive commotion. HB 2311 would require AI conversational systems to notify users they are interacting with AI and add other consumer protections, and HB 2477 would conform Arizona’s 529 plan rules with federal law and allow certain rollovers to ABLE or Roth IRA accounts. The meeting also covered HB 2114, which directs motorcycle safety fund spending toward education and scholarships and ties motorcycle registration requirements to Class M licensing, with Senate changes narrowing the registration provisions and exempting business-owned motorcycles. HB 2729 was broadened by the Senate from continuing only the Nursing Board to also continuing DES, the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, the Physician Assistants Board, and the State Board of Pharmacy, with members noting this kind of consolidation is common at the end of session. All of these bills were presented for concurrence, and no objections or substantive questions were raised. The caucus then reviewed three additional measures that had just come through rules: SB 1618, which revises military affairs statutes, creates procedures for military installation fund property acquisition, changes commission duties and membership, and adds reporting requirements; SB 1110, which creates a Department of Corrections home confinement program for certain inmates nearing release; and SCR 1004, which would, subject to voter approval, restrict photo enforcement systems unless a contract existed before December 31, 2026. Members clarified that the House mirror of the photo enforcement measure had not advanced. The meeting ended with notice that more caucus or rules activity could occur later in the day as the chamber moved bills to the floor on sine die.

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• </c> construction homes we also um support construction homes we also um support and<00:04:36.440><c>
• ><c> lots</c><00:04:39.039><c> of</c> and have supported so many lots of and have supported so many lots
• <00:48:56.400><c> of</c><00:48:56.799><c> house</c><00:48:57.079><c> foul</c> support of house foul support
• Anthony was to support this line of work.
• </c> housing I urge the committee to support housing I urge the committee to support house<00:59:25.440

Bills: HF1143, HF1548, HF1340, HF2549, HF2559, HF1673, HF2740, HF2507, HF2461, HF2381, HF2695

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

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• </c><00:03:49.600><c> services,</c> prevention, outreach, support services, prevention, outreach, support
• support services connected to housing support services connected to child<00:04:32.320><c> protection
• </c> handoffs to longer-term support handoffs to longer-term support programs. programs. programs.
• </c> Thank you for your support Thank you for your support in<00:09:26.080><c> meeting</c><00:09:26.400
• </c> supporting those without insurance. supporting those without insurance.

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

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• principals and teacher leadership teams in ensuring that schools have strong instructional and behavioral
• and behavioral systems, a positive<00:19:16.080><c> school</c><00:19:16.400><c> climate,</c><00:19:17.200
• How many of the actual cases of predatory behavior occur with individuals relating to children who are
• :06:33.200><c> cases</c><01:06:33.680><c> of</c><01:06:34.000><c> predatory</c><01:06:34.880><c> behavior
• </c> actual cases of predatory behavior actual cases of predatory behavior occur<01:06:37.280><c> with

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:09 Roll call 00:00:24 Election of Co-Chairs 00:01:11 Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 00:04:41 Office of Education Accountability District Data Profiles, School Year 2024 00:23:50 Update from the Education Professional Standards Board 00:58:19 Adjournment 01:08:00, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting with roll call and procedural business, including elections of co-chairs. The House elected Representative Truett as House co-chair, and the Senate elected Senator Denine as Senate co-chair. After the organizational votes, the committee heard the Office of Educational Accountability’s annual report, beginning with Brian Jones and Deborah Nelson describing OEA’s investigations and research divisions and recent staffing turnover. On the investigations side, OEA said it handled complaints only when submitted in writing and generally opened cases only when it had enough facts to evaluate. Jones reported complaint volume declined from 805 in 2023 to 738 in 2024, with 325 in the first half of the current year. He outlined the kinds of matters OEA investigates, including school-based council issues, open meetings, board eligibility, nepotism, conflicts of interest, certification, activity funds, and surplus property, while noting that routine personnel matters, bullying, child interviews, and cases tied to litigation are generally handled locally or referred elsewhere. He also said OEA refers special education, assessment/testing, discrimination, and serious misconduct matters to the appropriate agencies, and that he did not see a need for statutory changes to improve OEA’s work, though he said cases should move more quickly. The research division presentation focused on OEA’s district data profiles and annual research agenda. Nelson explained that OEA reviews KDE-reported data and underlying datasets to verify accuracy, analyze trends, and produce reports for the General Assembly. She highlighted 2024 publications on district governance models and student achievement, and said this year’s agenda includes district data profiles, student discipline analysis, and a review of early childhood regional training centers. She also noted OEA received an NCSL notable document award for its 2023 staffing shortages report, its 10th such award. Sabrina Smith then walked through the district data profiles, which compile demographic, staffing, finance, and performance data for all 171 districts, plus statewide and comparative data. She noted changes in the report format, the continued availability of an online interactive version, and several trends: adjusted average daily attendance declined statewide from 2015 to 2024; the counselor-to-student ratio has improved but has not yet reached the statutory goal of one counselor per 250 students; the share of teachers moving from rank three to rank two has declined; special education identification has risen from 13% to 16%; and starting teacher salaries vary widely by district, with Kentucky’s average starting salary around $40,000 ranking near the bottom compared with surrounding states and the nation. Members asked about the history of the research division and whether the paper copies of the district profiles would continue, and staff said the printed versions would continue unless legislators asked otherwise.

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• Uh we recently had for the support.
• If support the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
• KCTCS is a clear winner with supporting local businesses.
• </c> Commission with us as well to support Commission with us as well to support 98%<00:25:14.720><c>
• </c> supports 54 students. supports 54 students.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard presentations from the University of Louisville and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) on their strategic plans, enrollment trends, and budget priorities. University of Louisville President Bradley highlighted the university’s new five-year strategic plan, its R1 research status, community-engaged and opportunity college classifications, record enrollment of 25,005 students, and its role in serving first-generation, Pell-eligible, military-connected, and rural students. He also emphasized the university’s economic and workforce impact, including athletics, nursing, dentistry, and a recent Speed School building, and previewed major capital and program requests: a $142 million STEMH building, a $15 million one-time request for National Cancer Institute-related cancer research, and $5.3 million for the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He also discussed a planned $260 million health sciences building and the university’s efforts to expand health care access beyond Louisville through regional sites and residency partnerships. Members responded positively, with Representative Tipton asking about agency bond projects and regional health outreach, and President Bradley saying the university is evaluating debt capacity and exploring smaller projects while noting that the STEM building request would rely on state-funded debt service. He described UofL Health’s expansion into places such as Bullitt County, Shelbyville, Madisonville, and Paducah, and its efforts to train physicians for rural practice. Representative McCool praised the university’s military-friendly designation and cancer research priorities and noted personal family ties to UofL. Michaela Aman, a sophomore from Letcher County, also testified about how UofL has supported her as a rural student and emphasized the university’s commitment to opportunity and social mobility. KCTCS President Ryan Quarles and CFO Todd Kilburn then presented the system’s enrollment, completion, and workforce-training results. They said KCTCS now serves more than 110,000 students, graduated a record 24,000 students last May, and has moved from 45th to 4th nationally in graduation rate. They also highlighted that over half of students are first-generation, 60% work while enrolled, 70% of graduates work in Kentucky, and 74% graduate with no student loan debt. KCTCS described its common-course-numbering agreement with Morehead State as part of a broader transfer simplification effort, and said it trains about 200,000 Kentuckians annually when including workforce training and firefighter instruction. The system also outlined efficiency measures, including property sales, a new bookstore contract projected to save $4.3 million over five years, and a new evaluation process for real estate and facilities. KCTCS’s budget and capital requests included operating funding tied to enrollment growth, support for the TRAINs program, the ECTC training facility at Glendale, continued support for Health Force Kentucky, three capital construction projects at Jefferson, Bluegrass, and Gateway, and asset preservation funding focused on safety and security upgrades. Quarles also referenced House Bill 5, saying it would expand KCTCS’s correctional education and re-entry work and could help reduce recidivism. Members asked about the bill and its impact, and KCTCS said it already provides instruction in jails and prisons and sees the proposal as an extension of that work.

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• 331, introduced by Assemblymember Brown-May, makes an appropriation to the Division of Public and Behavioral
• Services for a grant program to expand the biennial survey administered pursuant to the Youth Risk Behavior
• , introduced by the Committee on Finance, revises provisions relating to the extended young adult support
• 504 introduced by the committee on finance revised provisions relating to the extended young adult supports
• certs to the extended young adult support services program.

Keywords: 909, all

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• What this does is it supports the bill.
• So, I fully support you all. I support this piece of legislation.
• </c><00:24:38.559><c> remind</c><00:24:38.799><c> the</c> supportive and I would remind the supportive
• So, I fully support you all.<00:26:05.919><c> I</c><00:26:06.080><c> I</c><00:26:06.400><c> support</
• I I support this piece of all.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:07 26RS BR 8 - AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices: 00:01:33 Department of Public Advocacy Update: 00:51:33 26RS BR 126 - AN ACT relating to boating under the influence: 01:23:46 26RS BR 60 - AN ACT relating to grooming: 01:33:23, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August 29 minutes, and then heard testimony on a bill relating to machine gun conversion devices, often described as Glock switches or auto sears. Representative Jason Nemis presented the bill with Louisville police Chief Paul Humphrey and Lt. Drew Fox, arguing the measure would mirror existing federal law, make possession of these devices unlawful under Kentucky law, and give state and local law enforcement authority to seize and prosecute them without relying solely on federal agencies. They said the devices are small aftermarket or 3D-printed parts that convert semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic weapons and emphasized that the bill would not affect lawful gun ownership. The presenters cited rising seizures and public-safety concerns, saying LMPD and Jefferson County seizures increased sharply from 2023 to 2024 and that the average age of possession had dropped. They argued the devices are used offensively, are inaccurate and dangerous, and have been linked to violent crime. Two Alabama legislators, Representatives Philip Ensler and Russell Bedsole, testified in support based on Alabama’s recent enactment of a similar law. They said local police and prosecutors there had been unable to act effectively because the devices were handled mainly by federal authorities, and they described bipartisan support, immediate enactment, and reported confiscations after passage. Members asked about the bill’s penalty level, the source and manufacture of the devices, the scope of the definition of “conversion device,” and whether the bill could create constitutional problems given ongoing federal litigation over machine gun restrictions. The sponsors said the penalty would be a Class C felony and that the bill was intended to cover only the device attached to the firearm, not tools like 3D printers. They acknowledged that if federal machine gun laws were ultimately struck down, the state law would also be unenforceable. Some members supported the bill as common-sense public safety legislation, while Representative Roberts opposed it on Second Amendment grounds, arguing Kentucky should focus on expanding gun rights rather than adding restrictions already covered by federal law.

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• So we will have a judge assigned in addition to our energy division staff and broader support from support
• So we will have a judge assigned in addition to our energy division staff and broader support from support
• The economic support that you need and the investors that you need The economic support that you need
• I would like to see a more well-supported CPUC... ...a more well-supported CPUC that can keep people
• So I'm in total support of what your agency is doing, and look forward I'm in total support of what your

Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications held an oversight hearing focused on electric rates, utility regulation, affordability, reliability, and wildfire-related costs. The chair framed the discussion around the challenge of transitioning to a cleaner grid while keeping bills affordable and the system reliable, and noted the hearing also served as the annual update from the CPUC and Public Advocates Office. Professor Severin Borenstein gave a primer on utility regulation, explaining the split between deregulated generation and regulated transmission/distribution, the basics of cost-of-service regulation, and the role of return on equity. He argued that high allowed returns can encourage capital-intensive spending and that many public policy costs now embedded in rates would be better funded through the state budget, while warning that price caps or performance-based regulation are not silver bullets. CPUC President-designate Alice Reynolds described the commission’s role as economic regulator of investor-owned utilities and said affordability is being addressed through rate case scrutiny, reasonableness reviews, and legislative direction. She said wildfire mitigation and insurance costs have been major drivers of rate increases, but some wildfire-related costs are time-limited and will roll off rates over time. She also highlighted progress on clean energy procurement, battery storage growth, and integrated resource planning to meet climate goals while maintaining reliability. Reynolds said the CPUC is reviewing utility spending, disallowing imprudent costs where appropriate, and litigating at FERC to challenge transmission costs. Members pressed both witnesses on several issues, including whether rates are being inflated by legislative mandates and balancing accounts, whether utility returns are too high, and whether the state should shift more public-policy costs off electric bills and into the General Fund. Senators also raised concerns about load growth from data centers and ports, gas-system stranded assets as electrification advances, and whether the CPUC is over-regulating or discouraging innovation. Reynolds said the CPUC is working with the Energy Commission, CAISO, and the Air Resources Board on a holistic planning process, and pointed to tools such as interconnection reforms and demand flexibility. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with several follow-up requests for reports and data.

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• So MNA is proud to support this bill for those very reasons.
• </c><01:07:57.760><c> and</c> unethical behaviors and unethical behaviors and malpractice<01:07:59.520
• <01:17:17.480><c> this</c><01:17:17.679><c> moving</c> supporting this moving supporting this moving
• He added that he would like to stay supporting the bill. Thank you.
• This is not—I can't support this bill. So you want it? You want the bill?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ><c> to</c> Financial support is provided to Financial support is provided to adoptive<00:06:55.040><
• </c> I respectfully urge you to support I respectfully urge you to support uh<00:37:12.280><c> the</c
• </c> committee to support HF 3415. Thank you. committee to support HF 3415. Thank you.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Please support this bill. &gt;&gt; Please support this bill.
• </c> support of this bill. support of this bill.

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

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• Verbal outburst, shouting, or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
• We also look at the analysis of FAFSA filing behavior to see if there are any trends or shifts we're
• to see if there are any filing behavior to see if there are any trends<00:10:01.920><c> or</c><00:10
• Is this [laughter] were you prepared with some remarks, or were you just there for moral support?
• Moral support. [laughter] Okay, very good. Any other member questions?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Do you support the a little unclear. Do you support the study<00:33:40.399><c> commission?
• Um, and we would support that.
• I would be an enthusiastic supporter of this bill, but I can't support it today.
• </c> here in support of the bill. here in support of the bill.
• </c> the phones for escalation and support. the phones for escalation and support.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Members, I believe this bill will have solid bipartisan support, as it does in its authorship.
• I would encourage members' support of House File 2023. There are no amendments at the desk.
• This is a bill supported by the Minnesota Youth Council, and it will result in Minnesota students and
• I also want to stand to support House File 2023.
• I can't thank the students enough, Representative West, and other supporters for this.

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• This is going to authorize that kind of outlandish behavior. Thank you for your comments, sir.
• I supported that bill 100%. In the Senate, you don't get any argument out of me.
• I supported it 100%.
• I was in support of the big bill 100%. So you have no arguments from me. Well, I understand that.
• That's what I support. Right. But I just still got to represent my community. Thank you.

Bills: SB268, SB262

Keywords: mixed spirit beverages, alcohol regulation, licensing, excise tax, distribution agreements, retail sales, wholesalers, SB262, White Hall, Lowndes County, pari-mutuel wagering, simulcast, historical racing, historical horse racing, dog racing, horse racing, charitable bingo, off-track betting, OTB, gambling

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• they support their schools they support their Educators<00:55:20.480><c> they</c><00:55:20.599><c> support
• </c> best and they're looking for support best and they're looking for support from<00:56:26.079><c>
• State Police radios it now it supports State Police radios it supports<03:15:16.399><c> Grafton</c><
• I support this interoperability.
• </c> Passes it seems to be heavily supported Passes it seems to be heavily supported by<03:54:28.840>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 713, which would require mile markers on Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. The sponsor and DOT testimony described the road as a heavily traveled but isolated corridor with little or no cell or radio service, frequent accidents and breakdowns, and serious public-safety problems when emergency responders cannot quickly locate incidents. Members discussed where markers should be placed, how frequently they should appear, whether both sides of the road should be marked, and the potential cost; DOT said the project could be done with federal funds and might be combined with other work to reduce mobilization costs. The committee agreed the bill was straightforward and voted OTP 18-0, with discussion that a friendly amendment might be offered later to refine the language. The committee then heard HB 563, concerning calculation of adequate education grants. Testimony explained that the bill would add fiscal capacity disparity aid in FY 27 and increase the special education differentiated aid factor, while also reducing extraordinary needs grants so the overall fiscal impact would be net neutral. Members noted the changes were limited to the second year because of the budget process and school district ballot timing. Supporters argued the fiscal capacity aid would help property-poor towns and should be expanded, while others emphasized the bill’s budget-neutral structure. The committee voted to retain HB 563 for further consideration in the budget process. Finally, the committee opened HB 675, which would limit the authority of school districts to make certain appropriations. A Derry resident and former local official testified in favor, arguing that property taxes are too high, that school spending has outpaced town-side tax caps, and that local voters should have more control over school budgets. Committee members questioned whether the issue should instead be handled locally through existing processes or broader governance changes, and one member noted the state’s constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. The discussion continued, but no final action on HB 675 was taken in the portion provided.