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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF3900 5/13/26
Transcript Highlights:
- I call this conference committee in House File 3900 to order, and we do have a quorum present.
- To start today's agenda, I figured we should go through member introductions for who's on the conference
- Well, members, again, it's a pretty straightforward reason that brought us to conference committee this
- I have a few things to respond to before I don't—this is my first conference committee, so I don't know
- motion prevails and the conference motion prevails and the conference committee<00:26:03.840>
Summary:
The conference committee on House File 3900 met with a quorum, introduced members and staff, and received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the bill. Staff explained that the proposal would change the permanent school fund’s distribution formula from interest and dividends to a statutory payout based on 4.5% of the fund’s average value over the previous three fiscal years, with the Commissioner of Management and Budget responsible for determining and transferring the distributable amount. The Senate version differed by adding language requiring a two-thirds vote of each legislative house to change the distribution policy or apportionment.
Members then debated whether a future legislature could increase the payout and whether the constitutional language would sufficiently protect the fund’s purchasing power. Senator Farnsworth argued that a supermajority requirement would help prevent politicization and lock in the fund’s purpose, while Representative Long, Senator Kunesh, Representative Youakim, and Representative O’Driscoll opposed the supermajority as unnecessary and potentially politicizing, emphasizing existing constitutional protections, fiduciary duties, and the legislature’s track record of stewarding school trust lands for students. Staff indicated the language requiring preservation of purchasing power would be a strong safeguard, though the exact legal remedy was unclear.
Senator Kunesh moved to adopt the House File 3900 second engrossment as the conference committee report. The committee took a roll call vote and approved the motion 7-1, with Senator Farnsworth voting no. After the vote, Senator Swedzinski offered brief remarks about the historical importance of school trust funds and public education.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Transportation
- The House agrees that those lines indicate the unresolved issues before the conference committee.
- Seeing none, anyone wishing to address the conference committee?
- However, if there's no further business of the conference committee, ...our notice.
- However, if there's no further business of the conference committee, Representative LaMarca moves we
Summary:
The Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to exchange budget offers and narrow the list of unresolved items. The House presented its first offer on the budget, GR projects, proviso, back of the bill, and the implementing bill, saying it would resolve most outstanding issues. The Senate accepted the offer in part but identified numerous budget lines and several proviso and implementing-bill items as still unresolved, while noting that GR projects and DOT projects remained open issues despite prior agreement on project allocation.
The House agreed that the listed budget lines and proviso/implementing-bill items represented the remaining differences between the chambers. The committee then authorized staff to make any technical corrections needed to implement the decisions. There was no public comment, and the committee reminded members that the next meeting would be on one-hour notice.
With no further business, Representative LaMarca moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Will the reader please read the Conference Committee reports? Mr.
- recommends acceptance of the Conference Committee amendments to the Senate engrossed measure.
- President, your Conference Committee on House Bill 2133, Sexual Material Consent, Synthetic Depiction
- President, your Conference Committee on House Bill 2874, campaign committees, termination statements,
- President, I move on behalf of the chairman that the Senate adopt the conference committee reports.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice May 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The Conference Committee of the House Justice Budget Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Committee
- I move to nominate the chair, Representative Meini, to chair the conference committee on House Justice
- And I now nominate Senator Garcia to serve as vice chair of the Conference Committee on House Justice
- Anyone wishing to address the conference committee?
- If there's no further business of the conference committee, Senator Simon moves that we adjourn without
Summary:
The conference committee for the House Justice Budget Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Civil and Criminal Justice convened to organize its work on the budget conference process. Senator Garcia nominated Representative Meini as chair and was then nominated and approved as vice chair; both motions were adopted without objection. Members exchanged brief opening remarks expressing appreciation and a desire to work collaboratively to finalize the conference report.
The chair explained that the House had provided the Senate with the original conference documents, including positions on the budget proviso, back-of-the-bill language, implementing bills, and conforming bills, all previously voted on by each chamber. The House also presented an offer on the budget proviso and back-of-the-bill language, with the chair noting that it attempted to move closer to the Senate on several issues. Senator Garcia said the Senate would review the offer.
No public comment was offered. Senator Simon moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Conference Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government and Agriculture
- I move to nominate Representative Esposito to serve as Vice Chair of the Conference Committee.
- For informational purposes, we have included the conference starting point on our budget spreadsheet:
- If there's no other business before the conference, Senator Truenow moves we adjourn.
- If there's no other business before the conference, Senator True now moves we adjourned.
Summary:
The conference committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government convened and was formally organized by adopting motions naming Senator Brodeur as chair and Representative Esposito as vice chair. Members were welcomed, and the committee was reminded to keep phones off and to remain on one-hour notice for a possible quick reconvening.
The main discussion centered on the Senate’s first budget offer and the conference budget spreadsheet, including proviso items, back-of-the-bill provisions, and implementing and conforming bills. Senator Brodeur explained that many items were already agreed to and grayed out, while highlighted yellow items reflected areas where the Senate had moved closer to the House position in a good-faith effort to narrow differences.
The House indicated it would review the Senate offer and respond at the next meeting. There was no public comment or additional committee business. The committee then adjourned without objection after Senator Truenow’s motion.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Today is Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025, and we're in Conference Room 411.
- In this conference committee, we have the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, along with
- Conference Room 411. Yes, sounds good to me. Perfect. Uh, same time, same station. Okay. Okay.
- Conference<00:04:26.720>
room <00:04:26.880>411. - Yes, sounds good to Conference room 411. Yes, sounds good to me.<00:04:28.960>
Perfect. me.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice Jun 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Garcia: THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND APPROPRIATIONS AND HOUSE JUSTICE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
- I MOVE THAT SENATOR GARCIA BE NOMINATED AND ELECTED AS CHAIR OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SENATE CRIMINAL
- MANEY TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SENATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS AND
- WITHOUT OBJECTION SHOW THAT MOTION ADOPTED, WE ARE NOW FORMALLY ORGANIZED AS A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
- ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TODAY?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/12/26 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- as amended by the conference committee. as amended by the conference committee.
- removed in conference.
- markets was not removed in conference. markets was not removed in conference.
- conference report. conference report.
- Senate File Number 4760 as amended by conference. Third reading as amended by conference.
Summary:
The House took up House File 4138, a bill aimed at limiting harmful social media features for children and requiring parental involvement for minors using platforms in Minnesota. Early on, members reconsidered and then adopted the Smith amendment (A13) after first rejecting a narrower amendment to the amendment (A18) on a 67-67 tie. Representative Bonner then offered a technical amendment (A14) to address liability and drafting concerns, but withdrew it after saying it contained an unintended drafting error and could create legal problems, including issues around data collection and rulemaking.
During third reading debate, supporters described the bill as a first step to protect children from addictive social media design, online exploitation, and harmful data practices. Representative Scott said the bill would require parental consent and limit addictive features for child accounts, while emphasizing that the consent language must be prominent and that the bill’s effective date would not begin until next July. Representative Enen, Representative Feist, Representative Greenman, and others backed the measure as a bipartisan effort to hold big tech accountable and protect kids, though Greenman also noted that the legislature had not shown the same willingness to confront gun violence.
Opponents and skeptics raised concerns that the bill relies on parents understanding complex legal and technical terms, that it may not fully protect children, and that it could still leave gaps around liability and privacy. Representative Leeing questioned why the bill does not simply restrict addictive features for all children and asked about parental waivers and location tracking; Scott responded that the bill uses IP address information and does not specifically address liability waivers, but said the measure is a policy choice intended to empower parents. The debate ended with broad support from several members, and the bill was presented as likely to pass, though no final vote on the bill itself was included in the excerpt.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives May 29th, 2026
Louisiana House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The President of the Senate has appointed the following conference committees.
- So I would like to reject these amendments and send this to conference committee to fix.
- It only can be made in conference. I ask you to reject now and put it in conference.
- We need to go to conference.
- We need to fix some technical issues on the bill and get them settled in conference.
Bills:
HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HCR112, HR307, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB66, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB145, HB159, HB167, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB316, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB511, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB799, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1095, HB1126, HB1129, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1230, HB1235, HB1249, HB723, HB36, HB140, HB181, HB198, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB302, HB335, HB342, HB487, HB513, HB623, HB682, HB730, HB740, HB761, HB775, HB797, HB812, HB816, HB940, HB968, HB979, HB1028, HB1029, HB1038, HB1049, HB1084, HB1161, HB1194, HB1199, HB1201, HB1203, HB1247, HB1256, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB228, SB237, SB250, SB405, SB406, SB414, SB433, SB480, SB513, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB134, HB1117, SB42, SB274, SB382, SB449, SB300, HR74, HB463, HB715, HB998, SB80, SB268, SB444, SB479, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469
Keywords:
oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding, taxpayer liability, public liability, offshore wells, onshore wells, coastal erosion, Department of Conservation and Energy, natural resources
Summary:
The House met with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then received Senate messages, committee enrollment reports, and a series of House resolutions. Members adopted or advanced numerous resolutions recognizing individuals and institutions, expressing condolences, and creating or continuing study task forces on topics including homeownership assistance, speech-language pathology assistant licensure, clean water, Medicaid reporting, voter accessibility, air monitoring, fire chief operations, maternal health, and other issues. Several Senate resolutions were also concurred in, and personal privileges were used to recognize the family of Susan Ann Taylor Bidding and to commend Anita Whitaker LaFontaine and her father, Green Whitaker, Sr.
The House then moved through Senate bills on final passage. Bills approved included measures on registrar of voters compensation, dental coverage related to cancer treatment, paid parental leave planning for educators, election supervisor compensation days, weight management services, nursing facility quality oversight, a Slidell hotel occupancy tax subject to voter approval, medical debt interest-rate limits, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss medications, a shrimping-related butterfly net exception, public works design-build contracting, and a municipal lead-service-line replacement measure. Some bills were temporarily returned to the calendar, including measures on water utility service lines and registrar compensation, while others passed with strong bipartisan margins.
The chamber also considered Senate amendments to many House bills and concurrent resolutions. Members concurred in amendments on topics such as hospital stabilization, student loan access for certain professional degrees, rural economic development, behavioral health and school policies, retirement and compensation provisions, food labeling, climate-change litigation, school emergency plans, anti-cancer medication coverage, domestic abuse procedures, and several infrastructure and workforce measures. A few bills were rejected for further conference, including some retirement, alternative power, and AI-related provisions. The session ended with the House taking a one-hour recess for lunch, with instructions to return by 12:45.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, move that the House accede to the request of the Senate for committees of conference on the
- All of the conference committee appointments are on your member page as well.
- All of the conference committee appointments are on your member page as well.
- Speaker, having received no further conference report, there's no further business before us.
- Speaker, having received no further conference report, there's no further business before us.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Legislative Leader Media Availability 6/6/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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committee watch the tax conference committee watch the tax conference committee proceedings - I can't because they're not conference committee reports. Somebody can bring an amendment. Right.
- So there's tiff conference committee.
- anything that the tax conference anything that the tax conference committee<00:20:51.360>
moved
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on HB 155, HB 1102, HB 1109, HB 1356, HB 1469, HB 1323, HB 1376 (05/26/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
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is last committee conference report is last committee conference report is 10:40<00 - conferred.
- So, I think we've had a chance to confer.
- This committee of conference is adjourned. To open the committee of conference on House Bill 1323.
- in as a committee of conference. in as a committee of conference.
Keywords:
9:00am HB 155
9:30am HB 1102
10:30am HB 1109
11:00am HB 1356
11:30am HB 1469
1:00pm HB 1323
2:00pm HB 1376, 928, house, all
Summary:
The meeting began with unanimous committee approval of amendment 2026-2021S to HB 2. Senator Lang explained the amendment corrected a drafting error so that $2.5 million in state funds, matched with federal money for a total of $5 million, could be spent during the biennium rather than lapse at the end of the fiscal year. The money is intended to stabilize Medicaid per diem rates for county nursing homes, and members agreed without objection to adopt the amendment and continue working from the bill as amended by the Senate.
The committee then discussed HB 155 and a proposed amendment, 2026-201H, dealing with the business enterprise tax. The House side described the proposal as a compromise that would raise the filing threshold from $250,000 to $375,000 and create a trigger that would reduce the BET rate by 0.05% for each $100 million in combined business tax surplus, down to a floor of 0.25%. Senate members opposed lowering the rate at this time, arguing that tax relief should focus on the filing threshold, which they said would remove filing burdens for about 3,500 small businesses, and that rate cuts should be considered in a budget cycle rather than an off-year. Concerns were raised that one-time revenues, such as tax amnesty receipts or federal repatriation-related surpluses, could unintentionally trigger reductions.
Representative Sweeney later offered a revised approach by moving the effective date of the trigger mechanism to January 1, 2028, and said he was also willing to carve out tax amnesty revenues or adjust the effective date to avoid using one-time funds. The Senate remained unwilling to agree to a rate reduction, though it expressed openness to raising the filing threshold further. The committee ultimately did not resolve the business tax issue and recessed to continue discussions at a later time.
The final item discussed was HB 1102, concerning an increase in the research and development tax credit paired with changes to state park fees. House members supported the R&D credit increase but opposed tying it to higher park fees, citing concerns about tourism, especially at border parks, and noting that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources had said it did not need the increase. Senate members defended the park fee changes as a fairness issue, arguing that New Hampshire residents should pay less than out-of-state visitors and that the department had not raised rates in many years. No vote was taken on this item during the discussion captured here.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House OKs housing finance, policy bill agreement 5/13/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Conference can report on House File 1141, an act relating to housing.
- Howard moves that the report of the Howard moves that the report of the Conference Committee on House
- File 1141 be adopted and that the bill be repassed as amended by conference. >> I recognize the maker
- but they did not in conference but they did not in conference committee.<00:04:41.160>
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committee testimony in uh conference committee testimony in uh conference committee
Summary:
The House considered the conference committee report on House File 1141, a housing bill, and moved to adopt the report and repass the bill as amended. Rep. Howard said the compromise would help build thousands of new homes, keep Minnesotans housed, and improve transparency and collaboration with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, while remaining budget-neutral. He highlighted investments in housing infrastructure bonds, greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured housing, EHPAP, supportive housing, and a new provision for greater public access at MHFA board meetings, while noting that some Senate proposals, including a manufactured housing bill of rights and a ban on private equity home purchases, were not included.
Several members spoke in support of the compromise. Rep. Kozlowski emphasized the bill’s role in addressing housing instability, homelessness, and workforce shortages, citing investments in first-generation homebuyer assistance, supportive housing, and preservation of beds and units. Rep. Skraba and Rep. West also supported the bill, with Skraba praising the bipartisan process and West arguing the bill focused on supply-side solutions such as manufactured housing and easing development constraints. Rep. Schultz opposed the bill, arguing the money should instead go to school safety, fraud prevention, asset preservation, and lowering costs for taxpayers. After brief discussion, the House adopted the conference report and advanced the bill to third reading.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-05-13 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the budget conference
- Members, as I just stated, this is a blank amendment that will put us in the proper posture for conference
- This is a blank amendment that will put us in the proper posture for conference. Other questions?
- Representative Garrison moves to accede to the request of the Senate for a budget conference.
- For a budget conference.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The chamber received a Senate message regarding SB 2510, the pre-K through grade 12 education conforming bill. Representative Persons-Mulicka explained that the bill was a Senate conforming measure tied to budget policy, including changes affecting acceleration course weighting and the CAPE program. The House adopted a strike-all amendment to place the bill in the proper posture for conference, then advanced and passed SB 2510 on final passage by a vote of 88 yeas to 10 nays.
After SB 2510 passed, the House agreed to accede to the Senate’s request for a budget conference. Speaker Perez then delivered extended remarks criticizing the Senate for breaking the budget framework agreement and arguing that the state budget has grown too large. He said the House remained committed to reducing state spending and revenue, discussed possible budget and tax-cut alternatives, and emphasized that property tax reform and state revenue reduction were separate issues. He also noted the House’s work on property tax relief and said the chamber would continue negotiating.
The House then took up HCR 1633, a concurrent resolution extending the 2025 regular session until 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2025. Representative Garrison explained that it was identical to an earlier extension resolution except for the new end date. The resolution was adopted, and the House then approved a motion to adjourn for committee and subcommittee meetings and other House business, to reconvene upon call of the chair.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-05-13 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the budget conference
- Members, as I just stated, this is a blank amendment that will put us in the proper posture for conference
- This is a blank amendment that will put us in the proper posture for conference. Other questions?
- Representative Garrison moves to accede to the request of the Senate for a budget conference.
- For a budget conference.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then approved the journal and received a Senate message transmitting SB 2510, the pre-K through grade 12 education conforming bill. The House waived rules, read the bill by title, and heard brief explanation that the Senate version contained budget-related funding and policy changes, including adjustments to acceleration course weighting and CAPE funding. Members adopted a blank strike-all amendment to place the bill in the proper posture for conference, then advanced it to third reading and passed SB 2510 on final passage by a vote of 88 yeas to 10 nays. After passage, the House agreed to accede to the Senate’s request for a budget conference.
The Speaker then delivered extended remarks criticizing the Senate for breaking a prior budget deal and arguing that state government spending has grown too much. He said the House remained committed to reducing state revenue and spending, discussed possible budget and tax-cut approaches, and emphasized that property tax reform and state revenue reduction were separate issues. He also noted that the House select committee on property taxes would continue its work and rejected the idea of mailing $1,000 checks as a substitute for tax relief.
Finally, the House took up HCR 1633, a concurrent resolution extending the 2025 regular session until 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2025. The resolution was read by title, explained as identical to a prior extension resolution except for the new end date, and adopted. The House then approved a motion to adjourn subject to the call of the chair for committee and subcommittee meetings and other House business.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to work in a conference meeting on was the SFIA.
- Uh, and so that's something I would like to work on in conference. I can't make promises.
- I'd like to work in a conference<00:04:28.240>
meeting <00:04:28.479>on <00:04:28.880> conference meeting on was the SFIA. conference meeting on was the SFIA. - I can't make work on in conference.
Bills:
HF2437
Keywords:
tax credits, tax increments, housing development, local government, economic aid, 1183, house
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HOU-LBT, HOU DEFER, WTL-HOU, HOU, HOU Public Hearings 03-18-2025
Transcript Highlights:
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Having <00:20:07.039>conferred <00:20:07.520>the HP 1298 HD3. - Having conferred the HP 1298 HD3.
- <01:03:09.040>
the affairs and housing having conferred the affairs and housing having conferred - Having conferred, the chair's recommendation is to pass this measure with amendments.
- <02:18:38.399>
we conferred the chair's recommendation we conferred the chair's recommendation
Summary:
The committees heard several housing-related bills and resolutions. HB 1298 HD3 would create a government employee housing revolving fund and a government employee 99-year leasehold rent-to-own program; testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC, labor groups, and the Maui Chamber, with the Tax Foundation and Budget and Finance raising concerns about the revolving fund. The committees recommended passage with non-substantive amendments for clarity and consistency, and the motion was adopted. HB 741 H2, which would exempt certain affordable housing projects financed by a certified nonprofit CDFI from prevailing wage requirements, drew support from housing advocates and opposition from several construction unions; the chairs said they were concerned about the labor objections and deferred the measure, with the labor committee agreeing to defer it as well.
The housing committee then took up HB 417 HD1, which creates a housing efficiency and innovation subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund and allows HHFDC to transfer funds between the subaccount and the main fund without legislative approval. Testimony was largely supportive. The chair described a series of amendments, including changing the funding-efficiency standard, adding perpetual affordability language, allowing any land tenure type, broadening eligible financing tools, adding priority criteria for mixed-income projects and government-employee projects, and inserting blank appropriations tied to a requested $75 million per year and a $75 million subaccount appropriation for the HCDA 99-year leasehold project. The committee recommended passage with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted.
HB 422 HD1, which would repeal school impact fees and move remaining balances to the school facilities special fund, drew broad support from housing and taxpayer groups and opposition from the Department of Education and some individuals. The School Facilities Authority and DOE argued the current system had not produced enough usable land or school sites and suggested narrowing the exemption to government housing projects’ construction costs instead of repealing the fee entirely. Members pressed DOE and SFA on how much land had actually been obtained and whether the fee had been effective; the discussion highlighted concerns about unused balances, school overcrowding, and the role of the Land Use Commission and county zoning in securing school sites. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion shown. The committee also heard STR 60/SR 45, urging HHFDC to develop a plan to meet housing demand, and STR 77/SR 60, addressing continued eligibility for housing credits for certain projects after repeal of Act 31; both sets of resolutions had HHFDC support, with DHHL supporting STR 77/SR 60 and Johnny May Perry opposing both.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to welcome everyone to the Conference Committee on State Administration, Budget, and Agriculture
- Our work with this conference committee is complete.
- Is there any public comment or anyone wishing to address the conference?
- Is there any public comment or anyone wishing to address the conference?
- Seeing none, if there's no other further business of the conference committee, Representative Hodgers
Summary:
The Conference Committee on State Administration, Budget, and Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Appropriations met to resolve outstanding differences between the House and Senate on the budget, proviso, back of the bill, projects, and implementing bill, along with conforming bills HB 5203E, HB 5207E, and SB 2508E. Senator Broder presented the Senate’s offers, and the House responded by agreeing to many items while identifying specific lines in each section to be “bumped” to the next level for further resolution. The committee also agreed to bump the three conforming bills in their entirety.
The House and Senate then went through the remaining disputed lines in the budget, proviso, back of the bill, project, and implementing bill offers, with the Senate ultimately concurring with the House’s list of lines to bump. Both sides indicated that the conference committee’s work was complete and thanked each other and staff for the negotiation process.
A motion was made and adopted without objection to allow staff to make technical conforming adjustments related to the bump process. There was no public comment, and the committee adjourned.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to call to order this joint House and Senate conference committee hearing for Wednesday, April
- We are on our 10:00 a.m. agenda, and it's currently 10:02, and we're in Conference Room 224.
- We are on our 10:30 a.m. agenda in Conference Room 224. It's currently 10:35.
- We're convening the conference committees on our 10:45 a.m. agenda here in State Capitol Conference Room
- That sounds good to conference room 224.
Keywords:
immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 9/30/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And in the very same press conference I heard Leader Nisca say that there wasn't a single Republican
- And in the very same press conference I heard Leader Nisca say that there wasn't a single Republican
- Is that because they a press conference.
- <00:09:18.720>
I <00:09:18.880>mean at the press conference here now? - I mean at the press conference here now?