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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/14/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- Farming is as complex as is Minnesota. Farming is as complex as is Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/3/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, at DEED we are focused on our mission of empowering the growth of the Minnesota economy for
- I should add, in central Minnesota, about in what circumstances our agencies are doing things in a very
- But I think one of the topics you touched on in the past also was Transparency Minnesota.
- by you and the Transparency Minnesota system so other agencies are also aware of that?
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Department of Public Safety Press Conference 2/13/26
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson and State Patrol Colonel Christina Bogey announced that weapon screening will begin Tuesday at the Minnesota State Capitol at the start of the 2026 legislative session. They said the change is based on an independent security assessment and the Axtell report’s top recommendation, and framed it as an added layer of protection rather than a weapons ban or a change in state law. Both emphasized that the Capitol will remain open, accessible, and welcoming while reducing preventable risks, citing heightened threats to public officials and the recent murders and shootings involving Minnesota lawmakers and their families.
Bogey outlined the screening plan: visitors will use four public access points, with the south ground-level entrance as the primary entry, while other exterior doors will not be open for public entry. She said the process should take only seconds for most people, with bags going through separate scanners and additional screening only if needed. The Capitol will close to the general public at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, though accommodations will be made when hearings or floor sessions run later. She also said the entrances and screening areas are ADA accessible and that staff will be available to help guide visitors.
In questions, officials said prohibited items are defined by statute and administrative rules and referred reporters to the State Patrol website for the full list. They confirmed that lawful permit-to-carry holders may still bring firearms, but must declare the permit, show government ID, and go through screening; elected officials are exempt, while staff are not. They also said the State Patrol will fund the rollout from its own budget, with costs to be evaluated over time, and that tunnel key-card access will be restricted to everyone. The briefing ended with a plan to demonstrate the screening equipment upstairs.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/18/25
State and Local Government
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- of thousands of people in Minnesota of thousands of people in Minnesota living<00:38:36.280>
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- Please remain standing and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
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of States of States of- H., Minnesota, Monday, February 17th, 2025.
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- In Burnsville, Minnesota.
- Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands
- Secretary and members of the Minnesota House, it's great to see everybody back again.
- , a Minnesota that we make more affordable, safe, and build for our future.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/11/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
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- Minnesota Human Rights Act.
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Summary:
The Judiciary and Civil Law Committee met to hear an informational presentation from the Board of Judicial Standards. After brief member and staff introductions and a review of committee rules, the board’s executive secretary, Sarah Bas, and Mary Pat Maher explained the board’s history, mission, and operations. They described the board as an independent state agency that handles complaints about judicial misconduct and disability, issues advisory opinions, and educates judges on ethics. The presentation covered the board’s composition, complaint intake and screening process, and the levels of discipline available, ranging from summary dismissal and letters of caution to private admonitions, deferred disposition agreements, public reprimands, and formal complaints that can lead to Supreme Court review.
Members asked about the board’s budget, public access to discipline records, confidentiality of complaints, and how the board balances accountability with protecting public confidence in the judiciary. The board said public discipline is posted on its website, while private admonitions, deferred dispositions, dismissals, and letters of caution remain confidential. It also said judges generally are told who complained so they can respond, though the board can withhold the source for good cause. Questions also focused on whether attorneys are underreporting misconduct, how many complaints are nuisance complaints, and whether the online complaint system changed the types of complaints received; the board said nuisance complaints make up more than half, the complaint types have not changed much, and it does not have data comparing complaint sources to outcomes. No votes or formal committee actions were taken.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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- Minnesota employers from page 14.
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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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/10/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
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- coalitions in Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
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privacy And then we I'd just flag privacy And then we I'd just flag privacy - In Minnesota, Learning Care today.
- It is expensive in Minnesota.
- actually like on the rise in Minnesota. actually like on the rise in Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human services policy bill gets committee OK, HF729 3/26/26
Transcript Highlights:
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statute to support modifying Minnesota statute to support modifying Minnesota - Withdrawal management is a medical form of detox licensed in Minnesota.
- I'm the disability advocate for the state of Minnesota.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 729, an omnibus policy bill, and walked through a series of amendments before moving the bill forward. Early amendments addressed adult maltreatment accountability, senior nutrition flexibility, MA provider enrollment and fraud prevention, Direct Care and Treatment data and staffing provisions, disability and aging policy changes, technical corrections from DHS, behavioral health language, and MDH policy updates. Most amendments were adopted without public opposition, and several members and testifiers described them as clarifications or technical fixes to existing policy.
Testimony focused on the practical effects of the bill’s provisions. Direct Care and Treatment representatives said the changes would help with data sharing, governance, staffing, patient care, and longer return stays for certain patients. Several witnesses from the substance use disorder and health care provider community supported changes to discharge summary deadlines and claims recoupment rules, arguing that business-day timelines and limits on late clawbacks would reduce administrative burden and financial uncertainty. A disability advocate also urged passage of the bill, saying services for people with disabilities were at risk if it did not advance.
After public testimony and member discussion, the committee adopted the DE2 amendment as amended and then approved the bill as amended. Chair Noor renewed the motion to re-refer House File 729 to the Committee on Ways and Means, and that motion passed.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 1 May 19th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We are grateful for the privilege of serving the people of Minnesota and for the responsibility entrusted
- We are mindful of the trust placed In us to build a better Minnesota, one where all can thrive and fully
- Bonifacius and Immaculate Conception in Watertown, Minnesota. Pledge of Allegiance.
- Please remain standing and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
- Paul, Minnesota, Sunday, May 18th, 2025.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Public Safety Previews New Weapons Screening at State Capitol - 02/13/26
Transcript Highlights:
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State the Colonel of the Minnesota State the Colonel of the Minnesota State - >
Capital <00:08:29.840>remains the Minnesota State Capital remains the Minnesota State
Summary:
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson and State Patrol Colonel Christina Bogoich announced that weapon screening will begin Tuesday at the Minnesota State Capitol, at the start of the 2026 legislative session. They said the change is based on an independent security assessment and the Axtell report’s top recommendation, and is intended as an added layer of protection rather than a weapons ban or a change in state law. Both officials emphasized that the Capitol should remain open, accessible, and welcoming while reducing preventable risks, citing increased threats nationwide and the recent murders of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman and the shootings of Senator John Hoffman and Yvette Hoffman.
Officials said visitors will enter through four public access points, with all other exterior doors closed to public entry. The primary entrance will be the south ground-level entrance, with additional access through tunnels connecting to the Senate building, State Office Building, Parking Lot C, and the Judicial Center. They said the screening process should take only seconds for most people, with bags scanned separately and additional checks only if needed. Prohibited items will not be stored by the Capitol, and the public was told to plan ahead, carry fewer items, and follow staff instructions. The Capitol will close to the general public at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays unless legislative business is still underway, in which case accommodations will be made.
In questions, officials said people with valid permit-to-carry authorization may still bring a firearm if it is otherwise legal, but they must declare the permit, show government ID, and go through screening. Elected officials are exempt and will have a separate lane, while staff will be screened. They also said the tunnels will be locked with restricted key-card access, and that the Senate is implementing its own screening, with questions about Senate doors referred there. Jacobson said the State Patrol will cover the costs within its existing budget, and that the process will be evaluated and adjusted as needed to keep it efficient and not a deterrent to visitors.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/6/25 - Part 1
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The chaplain for today is Pastor Joanne Conroy from All Nations Indian Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Please remain standing and recite the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
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Pledge Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - Pledge Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pledge of<00:01:13.040>
Allegiance. - Paul, Minnesota, Monday, May 5th, 2025.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/04/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
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Minnesota pursuant to chapter 60D. Minnesota pursuant to chapter 60D. - and Minnesota State systems.
- Minnesota and Minnesota state systems. Minnesota and Minnesota state systems.
- Minnesota Land Title Association.
- Minnesota has a robust foreclosure.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 1 May 15th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The chaplain for today is Imam Hassan Muhammad from the Muslim American Society of Minnesota in Rosemount
- , Minnesota.
- Please remain standing and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America United States of America, and to the
- Paul, Minnesota.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 11/19/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
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And year Minnesota loses in tax revenue. - And year Minnesota loses in tax revenue.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 4/25/25 - Part 1
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- bless our senators and representative in Congress assembled and in the legislation of our state of Minnesota
- Paul, Minnesota. Pledge of Allegiance.
- Please remain standing and recite the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
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and< - Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, April 24, 2025.