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• Chair, and I would just like to say for the public who may be watching this and may not understand exactly
• We will take public testimony, hear concerns, praise, whatever people might have for the bill, and then
• Of course, I would encourage members and people in the public to download a copy of the bill if they'd
• We will now open it up for public testimony. Where's my list? Okay, thank you.
• Minnesotans expect robust oversight of their state government and the expenditures of public funds.

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

Bills: SB 3038, SB 3045, SB 3065, SB 3069, SB 3071, HB 2025, HB 2149, HB 3370, HB 4205, HB 4506, HB 5424, HB 5652, HB 24, HB 3687

Keywords: Montgomery County, management district, special district, bond issuance, assessments, taxation, public welfare, economic development, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal utility district, eminent domain, bonds, taxes, public infrastructure, water supply, zoning

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• <00:11:51.040> employment appropriations for public employment appropriations for public employment
• This 1655 relating to public employment.
• :41.280> exclusive allows public employers and exclusive allows public employers and exclusive
• collective bargaining in the public collective bargaining in the public sector<00:23:35.200>
• This is relating to public employees.

Bills: SB2119, SB3131, SB3069, SB3180, SB2137, SB2993, SB2778, SB2672, SB2014, SB2967

Keywords: reimbursement, public employees, travel costs, government travel policy, finance management, job title, administrative assistant, executive assistant, state personnel, civil service, modernization, employment standards, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, comptroller, civil service exemption, collective bargaining exemption, public works special project branch, specialized public works, information technology modernization

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• 34.320> source<00:05:34.639> of ...serving as a valuable source of information to the public
• Madam Chair, I would just like to briefly go through what the bill does now so that any member of the public
• are also additional provisions that include an insulin repayment account, changes to the certified public
• It's important that everyone feels safe and has a safe, respectable, respectful place to bring public

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• And I would just like to say for the public who may be watching this and may not understand exactly how
• We will take public testimony, hear concerns, uh praise whatever people might have for the bill.
• File 2783 as amended begins with article one, which is the State Government appropriations. take public
• testimony, hear concerns, uh take public testimony, hear concerns, uh praise<00:02:11.039> whatever
• <00:31:01.039> and thank all the members of the public and thank all the members of the public

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

Bills: SF0023, SF0057

Keywords: mental health, involuntary hospitalization, examiners, public safety, Wyoming legislature, hospital pricing, healthcare transparency, public health, civil penalties, shoppable services, 916, all

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• Representative Clouston. public comment. Uh, if you'd like to public comment.
• 00:31:28.480> File<00:31:28.880> 23 public comment on Senate File 23 public comment on
• Any additional public comment? All right, seeing none, I'm going to close public comment.
• And their public testimony or<01:26:30.800> their<01:26:31.120> public<01:26:32.000>
• Any additional public comment? Any additional public comment?

Bills: SF0023, SF0057

Keywords: mental health, involuntary hospitalization, examiners, public safety, Wyoming legislature, hospital pricing, healthcare transparency, public health, civil penalties, shoppable services, 916, all

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• the general public.
• it as not public.
• <00:28:50.399> resources public money or other public resources public money or other public
• not be available to the general public not be available to the general public OA<00:32:34.960>
• information public information public right<00:53:01.799> the<00:53:02.000> reason

Bills: HF1867, HF1240

Keywords: lottery, retailer contracts, Minnesota Statutes, contract qualifications, public integrity, criminal background, legislative auditor, public funds, state government, compliance, transparency, 1183, house

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• <00:12:38.480> owners compliance workable for public owners compliance workable for public
• concerns that were raised by public concerns that were raised by public owners<00:20:01.960>
• answer approach based off the public answer approach based off the public owners'<00:20:47.040><
• public construction contract? public construction contract?
• from the public that wishes to testify? from the public that wishes to testify?

Bills: HF1234, HF3528, HF3672, HF3679, HF3680, HF1944

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, data transparency, Legislative Budget Office, state agencies, fiscal notes, public data, standard time, federal law, time zone

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• I am here today to testify in support of House File 1345, which increases the allowable number of Public
• , would provide cities like Buffalo the additional flexibility to determine the size of our local Public
• They're open to you and everyone else in the public, so they watch very carefully.
• to you and everyone else in the public to you and everyone else in the public so<00:36:06.119>
• <00:46:25.079> libraries<00:46:25.599> for something to go to public libraries for

Bills: HF1345, HF71, HF993, HF1943

Keywords: HF1345, statutory city, public utility commission, municipal utilities, city council, local government, utility governance, commission membership, staggered terms, vacancy appointment, ordinance, Minnesota Statutes 412.341, municipal ordinance, city commission, public utilities, HF71, Minnesota, public safety, peace officers, correctional officers

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• With that, we'll close public testimony. Members. Okay.
• With that, we'll close public<00:03:35.599> testimony. public testimony. public testimony.
• we've got very few people for public we've got very few people for public testimony.<00:14:41.120
• Any other public testimony? Anyone on the line, Libby? With that, we will close public testimony.
• Representative Webber: will close public testimony. will close public testimony.

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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• I'll close public comment, and committee, what's your pleasure? Committee, do you have pleasure?
• Chris Petrie from the Wyoming Public Service Commission. I can be pretty quick about this.

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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• Uh let's move into the public hearing. Uh let's move into the public hearing.
• Public<00:19:01.919> schools,<00:19:02.320> they're<00:19:02.480> government Public
• It's only driven by the public announcement.
• there in public schools there in public schools who<00:34:45.960> don't<00:34:46.240>
• attack this again about prayer in public attack this again about prayer in public schools?

Bills: SB271, HB511

Keywords: SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax, license tax, privilege tax, Public Service Commission, PSC, utility regulation

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• meet the public [clears throat] the expected<00:05:18.800> public<00:05:19.120> demand
• containing restrooms for public use. containing restrooms for public use.
• the building in a restroom for public the building in a restroom for public use<00:16:07.360>
• and accessible facilities in public and accessible facilities in public buildings.<00:18:58.960>
• And I have forum. >> Yeah. And I have forum.

Bills: SB2094

Keywords: toxic chemicals, environmental action levels, public notice, environmental safety, pollution control, Hawaii State Constitution, public participation, government transparency, environmental health, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2094, which would require state agencies monitoring environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels and limit changes to those levels without meeting procedural requirements. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including inserting estimated costs for a secure portal website and webinars into the committee report and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among those voting, with excused members noted. The committee then considered several other measures and adopted recommendations to pass them with amendments, generally adding technical and clarifying changes and setting a defective date of 2525. SB 2862 was amended to broaden the preamble, make additional appointees confirmable, clarify reporting requirements for gubernatorial appointees, and was held for further discussion. SB 2781 on lei production created a working group to review existing studies and conduct a statewide study of Hawaii’s floriculture industry. SB 3015 adopted California’s definition of PII, applied it to government agencies and political subdivisions, created a private cause of action, and required a compliance report. SB 3230 removed a categorical prohibition on certain third-party project management procurements while preserving state oversight responsibility, in line with procurement office requests. The joint GVO Health and Human Services agenda then focused on two related bills requiring universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. SB 2932 would apply to new state building construction beginning July 1, 2026, and testimony from disability advocates, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others supported the measure while asking for language clarifying that the requirement applies only where technically feasible and, in some cases, only to state-managed buildings. SB 2268 was described as broader, extending beyond government buildings into the private sector and including a private right of action; witnesses supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, especially for smaller businesses, and requested the same technically infeasible language and other clarifications. Both bills were advanced with amendments, and the committee noted adoption of the recommendations.

Bills: HB387, HB387

Keywords: sales tax, food taxation, local government, financial growth, tax reduction, water recreation, public use, water bodies, sewer commissions, public interest, 1136, house, all

Bills: HB245, SB78

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, possession, sale, misdemeanor, felony, criminal penalties, public health, 1136, house, all

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• We will start down the public testimony role and give you the right to close. Thank you.

Bills: HB168

Keywords: certificates of obligation, local government debt, municipal finance, county finance, public works, bond election, voter petition, registered voters, refinancing certificates, Texas Local Government Code, municipality, county, hospital district, infrastructure financing, public improvement, debt issuance, general obligation alternative, public oversight, local bonds, historic preservation

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• Uh, and under the public hearing.
• <01:12:52.800> uh think it the trust of the public uh think it the trust of the public uh
• You're a member of the public.
• public dollars to be used irresponsibly. public dollars to be used irresponsibly.
• serve as the legislative and public serve as the legislative and public affairs<01:39:44.400>

Bills: SF856, HF3168, HF3528, HF389

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, ethnic councils, diversity, governance, state participation, community representation, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, Minnesota Historical Society

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• They have different terms, but they're all public entities with public ownership of housing.
• just giving a quick primer on public just giving a quick primer on public publicly<00:30:14.640>
• ownership<00:30:36.399> of public entities with public ownership of public entities with
• simple some of these small rural public simple some of these small rural public housing<00:39:47.200>
• taken out of the traditional public taken out of the traditional public housing<00:45:41.000>

Bills: HF919, HF1192, HF212, HF214

Keywords: wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption

Bills: SB39, HB165, HB189, HB44, HB44

Keywords: board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, state holidays, Juneteenth, Rosa Parks Day, Alabama law, public observance, public works, sealed bids, bidding notice, advertising requirements, newspaper of general circulation, centralized website, electronic mail, U.S. mail, state procurement, county procurement