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• We're basically taking some of the rules for the state Board of Public Accountancy and allowing them
• We've seen a tremendous abuse, especially in sunset, of the abuse of emergency rules.
• the abuse of emergency rules.
• /c> there's a lot of variations of that that there's a lot of variations of that that we<00:11:42.240
• a lot of issues with this as well. a lot of issues with this as well.

Bills: HB59, SB15, SB96, SB104, SB137

Keywords: public accountancy, CPA licensing, board regulations, educational prerequisites, electronic notifications, firm registration, assignment, creditors, insolvency, liquidation, assignee, secured transaction, bankruptcy, state law, voluntary process, distribution of assets, emergency rules, governor certification, state regulations, public safety

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• this even came up, about the danger of the risks of bullying and coercion on social media and kind of
• /c> in great bodily harm or death of the in great bodily harm or death of the victim.<00:22:22.240>
• the sections resulting in great bodily harm or death of the victim.
• of harm, but it also cannot be so remote or so attenuated that you would not say it actually caused
• and hundreds of millions of dollars of restitution being wiped out.

Bills: HF2358, HF3496, HF3504, HF2169, HF3440

Keywords: public safety, coercion, criminal penalties, law enforcement, victim protection, HF3496, supervision abatement, earned compliance credit, earned compliance credits, conditional release, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, restitution, willful nonpayment, probation-like supervision, release supervision, community supervision, lifetime conditional release, early termination of supervision

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• Schultz is going is in um 16B there's a whole set of requirements of pre-risk assessments.
• Schultz is going is in 16B there's a whole set of requirements of pre-risk assessments.
• of<00:10:46.880> pre-risk<00:10:47.440> assessments.
• requirements of pre-risk assessments. requirements of pre-risk assessments.
• filing a notice of denial of liability. filing a notice of denial of liability.

Bills: HF4862, HF4598

Keywords: apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician

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• <00:04:59.360> of having to take on the financial risk of having to take on the financial
• risk of a<00:04:59.759> self-insured,<00:05:00.639> self-funded<00:05:01.440> plan.
• Um, and so that's why I have always advocated for uh one risk pool of people that everybody gets access
• risk pool of people advocated for uh one risk pool of people that<00:43:12.319> everybody<00:
• Again, at the risk of repeating myself, I will summarize.

Bills: HF3388, HF400

Keywords: HF3388, Minnesota premium security plan, reinsurance, health insurance, group health carriers, MCHA, MNsure, individual market, premium stabilization, carrier assessment, health insurance assessment, premium security plan account, state innovation waiver, high-risk pool, reinsurance payments, healthcare premiums, insurance carriers, deferral of assessment, financially impaired condition, HF400

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from the prior day and then heard House File 400, a bill described as a defrayal measure for health insurance mandates. Representative Perryman said the bill would not block future mandates, but would require the state to pay the added costs of any new mandated benefits so those costs would not be shifted to premium payers. She and supporters framed the bill as a way to protect affordability for Minnesota employers, workers, and families, especially in the fully insured market. Testimony in support came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Council of Health Plans. They argued that Minnesota has a high number of mandated benefits, that each new mandate adds cost to premiums, and that businesses—especially small and midsize employers—are already struggling with rising health insurance costs. The health plans representative said the bill would use the existing Commerce defrayal process to reimburse plans for eligible mandate-related claims, allowing those costs to be removed from premium rates. Several members echoed support, saying the bill would improve transparency by showing the fiscal impact of proposed mandates and help prevent people from being priced out of coverage. Members also explored how mandates apply in the market and how premiums are set. Deputy Commissioner Julia Dryer explained that, unless otherwise specified, mandates generally apply to the individual, small group, and fully insured large group markets, while self-insured ERISA plans and other markets are generally outside that scope. Representative Elkins noted that the affected market is relatively small and said small businesses are increasingly moving to self-insured plans because of cost. He and others raised concerns about affordability, while Representative Smith argued that mandates often ensure needed care and that the bill shifts costs to taxpayers rather than insurers. Representative Bacham added a personal example from tribal self-insurance, saying preventive physicals had saved lives and asking whether other factors besides mandates are driving insurer costs. No amendments were offered, and the bill was laid over for possible future consideration.

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• <00:09:22.640> of experiencing and imminently at risk of experiencing and imminently at risk
• Families are at immediate risk of homelessness.
• <00:28:12.399> of Families are at immediate risk of Families are at immediate risk of homelessness
• As every tribe of Minnesota feels the effects and harm that this causes to our communities, tribes know
• Evictions for non-payment of rent harm tenant households and destabilize rental housing properties.

Bills: HF3403, HF3410, HF3424

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, eviction, rent, redemption

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• Within 15 days of a program being designated high risk, the commissioner must establish a pre-payment
• of.
• of the So, the the point of this of the Department<00:04:03.400> of<00:04:03.480> Human
• It's a lot of through all of this?
• for maltreatment, not due to lack risk for maltreatment, not due to lack of<00:30:01.320> care

Bills: HF4491, HF4338, HF4288, HF4566

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, prepayment review, claims review, fee-for-service, provider integrity, high-risk provider, high-risk service, fraud prevention, program integrity, Department of Human Services, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care billing, medical claims, provider enrollment, Indian Health Service, Minnesota Statutes chapter 256B, human services, medical assistance

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• > the kind of look at the totality of the kind of look at the totality of the circumstances.<00
• definition of a place of entertainment definition of a place of entertainment in<01:04:00.160>
• Um the idea of a of entertainment.
• <01:10:49.600> of<01:10:49.760> of donating money to a number of of of donating money
• Parents have to be part of the solution, but parents need to be made aware of these harms, and that's

Bills: HF1392, HF2233, HF695, HF2228, HF1289

Keywords: consumer protection, restitution, attorney general, consumer enforcement, unclaimed funds, victim compensation, settlement funds, special revenue fund, general fund, restitution account, consumer fraud, state treasury, eligible consumers, distribution of funds, tax subtraction, income tax, refund, unpaid compensation, Minnesota Department of Revenue, consumer redress

Bills: HCR7, HB76, HB84, HB132, HB265, HB275, HB322, HB635, HB808, HB883, HB1054

Keywords: juvenile justice, electronic monitoring, annual report, supervision outcomes, data transparency, inmate release, notification, law enforcement, victims, public safety, hit-and-run, crime of violence, felony, sentencing, battery, sound, intentional harm, physical pain, hearing impairment, video voyeurism

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• It also has safeguards around self-harm, including suicide prevention built into the systems.
• could you talk a little bit again about how this is going to interact with the bill that we passed out of
• So the final version of House Bill 3544 we ended up with was dealing only with social AI companions,
• which is a very narrow scope of AI.
• This bill in particular is going to deal with a broader set of AI things that you'd be used to, like

Bills: SB1521

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI, companion AI, AI companion, virtual companion, chatbot regulation, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, content moderation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, crisis intervention, mental health claims, romantic AI, emotional dependence, app store

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• But for me, the 5-plus years of grooming were even more harmful to my long-term health and well-being
• It was half a decade of psychological manipulation that harmed my understanding of healthy relationships
• of grooming were<00:07:32.840> even<00:07:33.080> more<00:07:33.360> harmful<00
• manipulation that harmed my manipulation that harmed my understanding<00:07:40.800> of<00
• here because of the Secret War of Laos. here because of the Secret War of Laos.

Bills: HF3489, HF3393, HF3785, SF856, HF4006, HF4615, HF3919, HF4591, HF3682, HF4240

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• of both SNAP and Medicaid because of whatever… Medicaid because of whatever shows up on the database
• We have done a lot of harm to a lot of people. Thank you, Senator.
• Although it seems the intent of this bill is to save state money, we fear it risks duplication of resources
• This means their households were at risk, and three out of four of those food insecure children... four
• ... of the most of the kids in Title I schools.

Bills: SB245, SB246, HB30, HB30

Keywords: SB245, public assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, food assistance, Alabama Medicaid Agency, Department of Human Resources, eligibility verification, self-attestation, data matching, fraud prevention, improper payments, program integrity, benefit eligibility, income verification, residency verification, asset verification, electronic benefit transfer, EBT, cross-checks

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• So, right now, we don't do... because of something in the nature of... ...because of something in the
• of committee.
• A lot of times we did it, but it's the documentation of it.
• So again, there are a lot of different structures of family.
• Yes, that was one of my major concerns. It says... one of my major concerns.

Bills: SB324, HB395, HB222, HB310, HB285, HB144, HB251, HB380

Keywords: parole, pardons, paroles board, board of pardons and paroles, Alabama criminal justice, sentencing reform, prison reform, reentry, recidivism, risk assessment, validated risk and needs assessment, supervision, probation, parole denial, parole reconsideration, medical parole, violent offense, nonviolent offense, law enforcement member, board appointments

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• Chairman, members of the committee. House Bill 530 is a bill for the Department of Finance.
• some of these certain places, some of some of these individuals<00:10:28.800> don't<00:10:28.959
• and<00:10:33.839> and they're kind of unaware of that and and they're kind of unaware of that
• Uh, 559 is the first of its kind in the state of Alabama.
• brought forth by Department of brought forth by Department of Workforce.

Bills: HB530, HB559, SB317, HB568, HB530, HB559, SB317, HB568

Keywords: tax exemption, Kidz Eatz, sales tax, non-profit, local government, loitering, mask mandate, public safety, school policy, college regulations, law enforcement, Alabama Innovation Corporation, board of directors, staggered terms, economic development, entrepreneurship, voting rights, restoration, pardons, Parole Board

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• <00:20:44.840> I've hundreds of babies um many of I've hundreds of babies um many of I've
• of kind of kind those families um kind of kind of kind of<00:46:29.720> know<00:46:29.960>
• the of the uh of the the resources of the of the uh of the parents<00:46:36.280> um<00:46:36.440
• They're able to spread that risk over that pool of people and be able to predict pretty closely what
• spread that risk over that pool of spread that risk over that pool of people<00:52:02.400> and

Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations

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• My bill clarifies that the refusal does not constitute neglect. lest it poses a substantial risk of death
• It's a substantial risk of death, disfigurement, or bodily injury to the child.
• Seeking alternative or. emergent medical treatments that do not pose a risk of harm, but fall outside
• HB 1151 ensures that only cases involving clear and substantial risk of harm warrant government intervention
• families separated for longer than necessary. risk termination of parental rights, and cost the state

Bills: HB451, HB645, HB 1041, HB 1151, HB 1155, HB1536, HCR12, HCR12

Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit

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• this committee a couple of times, past the house floor.
• priority so we hope to work with all the entities to make sure that we have of this important piece of
• I've been coming to the legislature for 40 years. to testify for the rights of DeafBlind citizens of
• I have lived as a DeafBlind person for all of these years.
• Of course, like I said, I'm a native Texan, so here in Texas at the age of three, they started to try

Bills: HB451, HB645, HB 1041, HB 1151, HB 1155, HB1536, HCR12, HCR12

Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit

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• This stuff deprives your brain of oxygen, and it's just become... ...brain of oxygen, and it's just become
• There have been several of these since I've... ...there have been several of these issues since I've
• We have the privilege today of Senator Chestine to... ...the privilege today of Senator Chestine to be
• of our package of bills pertaining to our military.
• after we passed this out of committee, a mother of an active duty military member was telling her that

Bills: HB245, HB278, SB59, SB78

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, HB278, ivermectin, pharmacist, standing order, prescription drug, pharmacy, State Board of Pharmacy, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, CRNP, medical licensure, drug dispensing, adverse events

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• health impacts are huge: risks of cardiometabolic diseases are up to two times higher in people with
• health impacts are huge: risks of cardiometabolic diseases are up to two times higher in people with
• That risk, on what should be an unnecessary risk, allowed me to view the world through a new set of eyes
• on what should be an unnecessary risk allowed me to view the world through a new set of eyes.
• in over 200 million prescriptions with zero reported incidents of allergic or other harmful incidents

Bills: HF3454, HF3917, HF2906, HF3832, HF3769

Keywords: social work, licensure, employment titles, health occupations, professional standards, medication repository, drug donation, healthcare, Minnesota Statutes, pharmacy, public health, controlled substances, psilocybin, psilocin, psychedelic, psychedelic medicine, hallucinogen, mushrooms, magic mushrooms, therapeutic use

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• of crime.
• Certain victims of crime can apply for compensation for certain kinds of harms.
• of.
• So that's kind of the structure of the board, the department, and the two sections of the department.
• Three of them were appointed by members of the legislature, one by the Supreme Court of Nevada.

Bills: AB58, AB275, SB46, SB457, SB465, AB320, AB344, AB381, AB541

Keywords: Nevada gaming, gaming regulation, sports pool, race book, interactive gaming, slot machines, restricted license, Gaming Control Board, Gaming Commission, game approval, administrative approval, service provider, cash access, wagering instruments, global risk management, information service, sports wagering, pari-mutuel wagering, casino regulation, gaming license

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• People with depression have 40% higher risk of developing cardiac disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes
• People with depression have a 40% higher risk of developing cardiac disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes
• <00:41:20.720> of<00:41:20.880> developing have 40% higher risk of developing have
• 40% higher risk of developing cardiac<00:41:21.760> disease,<00:41:22.160> hypertension,
• estimated 13 to 16% of uh of veterans. estimated 13 to 16% of uh of veterans.

Bills: HF4588, HF3685, HF4577, HF4932

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service