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• providers to find facilities that satisfy outdoor space requirements.
• space for the facility. for a facility itself and reducing potential outdoor space for the facility.
• Outdoor space requirements in many cities, it's currently difficult for early childhood educators and
• providers to find facilities that satisfy outdoor space requirements.
• lieu of outdoor space.

Committee: Senate Local Government

Summary: The committee held a work session on form-based codes, child care facility siting, and street standards/frontage improvements. Chair Solomon opened by explaining the topics as ways to explore more flexible zoning, barriers to child care access, and whether frontage improvement mandates are discouraging housing projects. On form-based codes, Commerce’s Dave Anderson described them as zoning that emphasizes building form and public realm over use and density, with objective standards and illustrations. He said they are typically applied in specific districts, not statewide, and can reduce reliance on large use tables. City of Lacey’s Vanessa Dolby said Lacey’s Woodland District code was created through community engagement, fiscal and market analysis, and subdistrict-specific standards; she said it has helped produce a more walkable environment and more flexible uses, but can be harder for applicants and staff to navigate and may still require some use restrictions in a hybrid approach. The child care siting panel focused on state and local permitting barriers. DCYF officials Ruben Reeves and Nicole Rose said Washington has more than 6,500 licensed child care providers, but applicants must navigate both state licensing and local zoning, building, fire, parking, and occupancy rules, which can vary widely by jurisdiction. They said DCYF recently created a pre-licensing support team and is collecting data on why applicants stall or drop out, with a broader action plan expected in summer 2026. Testifiers including Julia Perez of Yakima described costly and confusing local requirements for in-home child care, including fees, multiple departments, elevation and well-related conditions, and delays that led her to abandon her effort. Enterprise Community Partners’ Juanita Salinas Aguila said child care deserts remain widespread and identified impact fees, zoning and building code requirements, permitting delays, parking mandates, outdoor space requirements, and lack of dedicated funding as major barriers; she highlighted examples of local fee waivers, expedited permitting, zoning reforms, and county funding efforts. Jordan Crawley of Seattle and Julie German-Murray of Spokane also described delays, parking and zoning barriers, and the difficulty of finding feasible sites, especially for larger centers or specialized inclusive care projects. The final section addressed street standards and frontage improvements. Poulsbo planning manager Nicole Coleman argued that current frontage and utility standards, largely designed for greenfield subdivisions, are mismatched with today’s infill and middle housing needs and can add $50,000 to $200,000 per project. She gave examples where required sidewalks, utility relocation, water main replacement, and access standards made small projects infeasible or caused them to be abandoned. Blueprint Capital’s Lucas de Herrera echoed those concerns for Seattle and Kirkland, saying frontage, curb ramp, alley, and EV-ready parking requirements can trigger expensive engineering and undergrounding work that kills small projects, and that some standards are buried in manuals or director’s rules rather than clear code. No votes were taken; the session was informational, and members discussed possible follow-up on child care facility designation as an essential public facility and on whether state-level changes to frontage and parking rules could reduce barriers.

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• Allison Cruise from Canton, Mississippi, for the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship
• And I'm assuming you want to hear about me, for what I know about wildlife and outdoors. Outdoors.
• So, basically, I live to hunt and fish and spend time outdoors and take other people with me as much
• guidelines for making sure that they gives a lot of people access and that they're projects that are outdoor
• That's the heart of it is that we can get people out outdoors to actually hunt and fish and enjoy.

Committee: Joint Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

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• And also shaded outdoor environments encourage physical activity.
• which means that children can play outside longer, get more physical activity, and remain active outdoors
• And also shaded outdoor environments encourage physical activity.
• And also shaded outdoor learning.
• </c><00:21:02.080><c> for</c> to remain out active out outdoors for to remain out active out outdoors

Summary: The Committee on Education heard three tandem resolution packages. HCR 13 and HR 15 sought collaboration among the Department of Education, the State Public Charter School Commission, and DLNR to develop a student coral stewardship program. DOE said it was willing to work with DLNR, and DLNR supported the measure but said it did not want to be the lead agency for reporting or curriculum development because of existing reporting burdens and because it was already active in school outreach. Testimony in support was received, and the committee later amended the measure to restore DLNR as the lead for the report while keeping DOE and the Charter School Commission as collaborators. The committee then voted to pass HCR 13 HD1 and HR 15 HD1 with amendments. HCR 91 and HR 83 proposed a long-term collaborative program between DLNR and DOE to expand and sustain tree canopy coverage at public schools statewide. DLNR strongly supported the measure, DOE offered comments, and the Boys and Girls Public Health Institute testified in support, citing research on heat reduction, student health, and academic impacts of shade trees. Additional supportive testimony came from the Kaululu Nani Urban and Community Forestry Program Advisory Council and others. The committee voted to pass HCR 91 and HR 83 unamended. HCR 183 and HR 183 addressed guidance and protections related to immigration enforcement in schools. DOE said it supported the resolution but noted it already had guidance in place; the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, the Boys and Girls Public Health Institute, Roots for Warren Maui, ACLU, 50501 Hawaii, General Strike Hawaii, and others testified in support, emphasizing student safety, attendance, and the effects of enforcement-related fear. A committee member asked about a reported Konawaena Elementary incident, and DOE clarified that the student was not deported and the event occurred off campus, with some newspaper details said to be inaccurate. After discussion, the committee deferred HCR 183 for further work with DOE and the Board of Education on definitions, enforcement, and guidance.

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• Perfect, thank you. the outdoor Heritage fund um so that's the outdoor Heritage fund um so that's the
• I'm the executive director for the Outdoor Heritage Council. Mr.
• </c><01:27:05.719><c> Heritage</c> see uh the uh staff of outdoor Heritage see uh the uh staff of outdoor
• I'm the executive director for the Outdoor Heritage Council. Mr.
• </c> projects that come out of the outdoor projects that come out of the outdoor Heritage<01:33:47.119

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• , and I repeat, with Minnesotans to conserve and manage the state's natural resources, to provide outdoor
• You look right now, um, any one of our sport outdoor winter activities, snowmobiling, biking on trails
• </c><00:03:22.000><c> recreation</c> resources to provide outdoor recreation resources to provide outdoor
• </c><00:03:54.159><c> recreation</c> pieces of our mission outdoor recreation pieces of our mission outdoor
• </c><00:04:17.400><c> winter</c> any one of our sport outdoor winter any one of our sport outdoor winter

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Today, we will review the administration's spending plan for extreme heat mitigation and outdoor access
• We're going to go on to issue number two: outdoor access spending plan. Thank you. Great.
• We're going to go on to issue number two: outdoor access spending plan. Thank you. Thank you.
• I'm going to be discussing two items under the climate bond, which are outdoor access.
• I'll be discussing two items under the climate bond and the outdoor access spending plan.

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations on the administration’s Proposition 4 spending plans for extreme heat mitigation and outdoor access, then took up SB 54 implementation, SB 707 textile producer responsibility, and recovery needs related to the Los Angeles fires at state parks. For the extreme heat chapter, agencies described funding for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program, urban greening, urban forestry, fairground upgrades, and technical assistance for community-based climate programs. Witnesses emphasized that these are existing programs with strong demand, that technical assistance is important for reaching disadvantaged and tribal communities, and that the proposed funding would expand outreach and implementation capacity. Members asked for more detail on where funds have gone geographically, examples of successful projects, tree-planting totals, and how fairgrounds could better support fire staging and emergency preparedness. The LAO said the timing of the administration’s proposed funding generally made sense because the programs are already established, and no votes were taken. For outdoor access, State Parks, Fish and Wildlife, and Natural Resources described funding for new parks in underserved communities, deferred maintenance, state lands access, and several new or pending programs. State Parks said the park development program would fund roughly 48 projects and that deferred maintenance funding would address high-priority health, safety, and access needs. Fish and Wildlife said its lands program would improve visitor amenities and access on properties that often lack basic facilities. The Natural Resources Agency also outlined three newer outdoor-access proposals: expanding recreation in disadvantaged communities, enhancing natural resource values and trail access, and a nature/climate/education facilities grant program. The LAO distinguished between existing programs, which are ready to move forward, and the newer proposals, where the Legislature may want more input before funds are allocated. Members also raised concerns about park police vacancies, the need to track outcomes for accessibility investments, and whether Prop. 4 could help with wildfire-related recovery at state parks. CalRecycle then presented on SB 54, the plastics and packaging producer responsibility law, and members pressed hard on the delay in regulations. CalRecycle said it has held workshops, formed an advisory committee, selected the producer responsibility organization, and completed required baseline and covered-material reports, but needs more time to address complex comments and novel features such as source reduction and eco-modulated fees. Members expressed frustration that a statutory deadline was missed and asked for a concrete timeline; CalRecycle said it expects regulations in place by 2026, ahead of the PRO’s January 1, 2027 plan deadline. Finance said the Beverage Container Recycling Fund is currently healthy enough to support short-term loans for implementation. The committee also reviewed SB 707, the textile EPR law, which would create the nation’s first textile producer responsibility program; staff said the proposal would add positions and loan authority, and members noted the statutory deadlines for PRO approval, needs assessment, and later regulations. The hearing ended with discussion of the January Los Angeles fires’ damage to Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historic Park, where State Parks described extensive losses, emergency response work, and ongoing damage assessment. Members asked about FEMA eligibility, state funding sources, and community engagement in rebuilding, and the department said it is still assessing costs and will work with the public on reimagining the parks.

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• Those are extremely popular skill-building programs that really welcome people into the outdoors and
• Those are extremely popular skill-building programs that really welcome people into the outdoors and
• People don't really care who's managing it; they just want to get outdoors and stay connected.
• People don't really care who's managing it; they just want to get outdoors and stay connected.
• People don't really care who's managing it; they just want to get outdoors and stay connected.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:

• I have had an open prosecutor position in my office for 4 years that I've actively advertised for.
• 122 and our federal partners authorized... ...leaning into what I believe Wyoming is rich in: our outdoor
• Offering time-limited grants to communities to refresh outdoor space, exercise space, community centers

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• Look, this is a local bill that was properly advertised.
• Most of us are outdoors, and most of us want to be outdoors hunting and enjoying clean water.

Summary: The committee first considered several local property-transfer and wildlife/fisheries bills, including SB 229 (Bojeur Parish property transfer), SB 71 (Lafayette Parish property transfer), and a series of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries measures. SB 203 simplified possession rules for fish on multi-day trips and remote camps; SB 429 created an administrative path to register “orphan” boats with lapsed registrations; SB 204 removed a residency-based restriction on certain commercial fishing gear licenses; SB 205 reduced duplicate registration requirements for federally documented boats; SB 213 clarified titling rules for vessels and outboard motors; and SB 257 removed Social Security number requirements from certain commercial fishing tags. Each of these bills was reported favorable, generally without objection, after brief explanations from sponsors and department counsel about reducing red tape, improving enforcement, or modernizing records. The committee also heard SB 214, which would allow the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District to stop pumping during an imminent flood threat identified by the National Weather Service or GOSEP, addressing liability concerns and giving local officials more flexibility in emergencies. SB 274, as amended, required lead hazard risk assessments for certain child care, early learning, and pre-kindergarten facilities and required hazards found in assessments to be addressed before licensing. Both bills were reported favorable. SB 379, a technical reorganization bill for the Department of Conservation and Energy, received two amendment sets: one changing investment language and another standardizing judicial-review procedures and online notice requirements; it was reported favorable after those amendments. The committee then adopted HCR 62, urging FEMA to review flood maps every five years instead of every ten and to better account for local flood-protection projects, with members discussing the burden of flood insurance and the need for FEMA to recognize levees, pump stations, and elevated homes. HCR 78 was also reported favorable, memorializing Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026 in support of Louisiana’s seafood industry. HB 662, as substituted, was reported favorable after being rewritten to codify the department’s internal protocol for seized sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife, prioritizing release, rehabilitation, placement, and euthanasia as a last resort. Finally, the committee considered two more contentious items. HR 216, which urged repudiation of the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022, drew extended debate over whether the plan had been adopted without legislative input and whether it could affect permits or future policy; after discussion, the sponsor voluntarily deferred the resolution to return with a revised approach focused on a legislative hearing or review. SCR 24, dealing with chronic wasting disease rules, was introduced with amendments that would raise the prevalence threshold, cap samples, allow zone removal after three years without new detections, and lift baiting/feed prohibitions above a higher prevalence level; the transcript cuts off before final action on that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• On the first fund, the outdoor heritage fund, the House and Senate had identical appropriations, and
• these were the Outdoor Heritage Council revised recommendations, and those are what are adopted in the
• heritage uh lassard Sam's outdoor heritage uh lassard Sam's outdoor<00:03:47.599><c> heritage</c><00
• :03:47.920><c> council</c><00:03:48.239><c> revised</c> outdoor heritage council revised outdoor heritage
• For outdoor heritage, reserve level.

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• </c> homes businesses Trail systems Outdoor homes businesses Trail systems Outdoor Recreation<00:01:50.320
• ATV tourism supports jobs and sustains businesses that rely on steady outdoor traffic.
• destination for outdoor enthusiasts the economy<00:04:16.120><c> the</c><00:04:16.280><c> economic</
• </c><00:04:36.000><c> traffic</c> that rely on steady outdoor traffic that rely on steady outdoor traffic
• </c> sector and ensure that outdoor sector and ensure that outdoor recreation<00:04:55.479><c> remains

Bills: HF2066 , HF340 , HF341 , HF566 , HF2107 , HF2130

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c><01:05:21.599><c> our</c> confidence to embrace our outdoors, our confidence to embrace our outdoors
• I'm the the Wyoming Outdoor Council. I'm the legal<01:14:44.719><c> director.
• </c> speak not only from an avid outdoors speak not only from an avid outdoors person<01:18:11.120><c
• Uh, the outdoors shaped me second only to my faith.
• I'm a member of outdoors men and women.

Bills: SF0025 , SF0027 , SF0043 , SF0066

Committee: Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• We fund projects in resiliency, water, outdoor recreation, fish and wildlife, and energy.
• because the primary purpose of the grant was to help educate 12,000 kids and get them exposed to the outdoors
• Kids that typically aren't outdoors.
• c> kids</c><00:02:26.440><c> that</c><00:02:26.680><c> typically</c><00:02:27.080><c> aren't</c> outdoors
• Uh kids that typically aren't outdoors. Uh kids that typically aren't out<00:02:27.440><c> there.

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• And as we face these increasing temperatures, our outdoor workers have no protections.
• Our outdoor workers need or state standards for the prevention of heat illnesses.
• Our outdoor workers need this protection, and that's what this bill would do.
• The proposal sets very specific requirements for the outdoors, even in vehicles.
• We have a real opportunity with public sector outdoor workers to do this now.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a lengthy hearing on June 18 focused on workers’ compensation, independent contractor and classification issues, workplace safety, warehouse worker protections, extreme temperature protections, retaliation against injured workers, and workplace bullying. Committee chairs outlined procedures for the hybrid hearing and noted that members would be leaving intermittently for floor votes. Testimony also touched on a bill to expand workers’ compensation disfigurement benefits by removing the current $15,000 cap and extending coverage beyond scars on the hands, neck, and face. A major theme was workplace safety in warehouses and in extreme heat or cold. Teamsters, warehouse workers, and labor advocates described high injury rates, strict quotas, lack of water, inadequate ventilation, frozen or missing safety equipment, and pressure to work through heat waves and snowstorms. Supporters urged favorable reports on bills protecting warehouse workers and requiring employers to adopt heat- and cold-safety plans, while the NFIB opposed the temperature bill as overly prescriptive and burdensome for small businesses. Sen. Edwards, Sen. Roche, Rep. O’Day, and others argued that the measures are needed to prevent heat illness, provide shade, water, rest breaks, training, and emergency plans, and to cover all workers regardless of immigration status. Another major subject was the “Act to Protect Injured Workers,” backed by labor groups, immigrant worker centers, legal services organizations, and individual workers. Witnesses said employers often retaliate after injuries by threatening deportation, lying about how injuries occurred, delaying care, or firing workers, and they supported stronger anti-retaliation enforcement, multilingual notices, and a rebuttable presumption of retaliation within 90 days of protected activity. The Mass AFL-CIO and immigrant advocacy groups supported the bill and opposed measures they said would weaken employee classification standards. Testimony also supported a funeral-benefits bill to raise workers’ compensation death-benefit reimbursement for burial and funeral costs, based on a family’s experience after a workplace fatality. The committee heard additional testimony on workplace bullying bills, with some witnesses urging a new legal duty for employers to prevent and respond to bullying, while others described the harms of toxic workplaces and the lack of effective remedies.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we’re requesting this committee to consider two line items to be added: $75 million for outdoor air
• air quality, the negative outdoor air quality?
• air quality, the negative outdoor air quality?
• air quality monitoring and $50 million for indoor air... $75 million for outdoor air quality monitoring
• Parks contribute mightily to our $16 billion annual outdoor recreation economy, the fastest growing in

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Summary: The committee held a hearing on S.2542, the Mass Ready Act, a $3 billion environmental bond bill aimed at climate resilience, water infrastructure, conservation, and related permitting reforms. Secretary Rebecca Tepper and administration officials described the bill’s major investments in flood control, coastal resilience, DCR roads/bridges/dams and parks, drinking water and wastewater upgrades, PFAS remediation, land conservation, food security infrastructure, and expanded Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding. They also explained proposed streamlining measures for environmental permitting, flood risk disclosures, a Connecticut River Resilient Commission, and a new Resilience Revolving Fund to provide low-cost financing for municipal resilience projects. Committee members asked about affordability, useful life of projects, how the revolving fund would be capitalized, and how the bill would help communities such as Lawrence, Methuen, and coastal towns; officials said the fund would initially use existing trust resources, not new fees, and could later support special obligation bonds once it has a track record. Several witnesses supported the bill but urged larger authorizations or additional provisions. Boston Harbor Now asked for more funding for MVP and the state’s resilient coast plan, and supported permitting reforms for nature-based and hybrid solutions. The Massachusetts Rivers Alliance urged inclusion of drought-management language from separate bills, plus a statewide flood buyout program and a water reuse commission. Green Roots called for dedicated funding for outdoor and indoor air quality monitoring and indoor air quality improvements, especially in environmental justice communities affected by traffic and airport pollution. Conservation and forestry advocates requested more funding for urban tree canopy, local nurseries, and workforce training, while also raising concerns about PFAS impacts and the need for clearer municipal reforestation language. Agriculture and water infrastructure groups focused on food security and drinking water needs. The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership and the Mass Food System Collaborative backed the food security infrastructure grant program and farmland protection funding, warning that the program needs continued support in fiscal 2027 and that farmland loss is accelerating. The Massachusetts Waterworks Association said the bill does not go far enough on drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, citing large statewide capital needs and PFAS compliance costs, and asked for recurring funding and broader eligibility for climate resilience grants. A Product Stewardship Council representative also urged funding for a waste reduction needs assessment, citing growing landfill constraints and rising disposal costs. No votes were taken during the hearing."}{

Transcript Highlights:

• Outdoor recreation in perpetuity by these entities.
• The importance of the outdoors, the importance of wildlife, and the importance of conservation.
• We need to engage our kids and make sure that they really value conservation, outdoor recreation, and
• You live outdoors in the Land of Enchantment.
• Also, just, I guess, one last plug between you all here in front of us and also with the Outdoor Rec

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• Standards that are designed to protect employees from heat illness in indoor and outdoor work sites.
• OSHA recommends that employers provide employees who labor outdoors with water, rest, and shade, especially
• Trauma from extreme heat illness causes lifelong damage, and workers can never experience the outdoors
• I would often play basketball or spend time outdoors with family and friends, but I can't do that now
• What's worse is that the time I spent working outdoors in extreme heat has severely affected the cornea

Bills: HB446 , HB1609 , HB4443 , HB4464 , HB4735 , HB5476

Committee: House S/C on Workforce

Keywords: heat illness prevention, workplace safety, Texas Workforce Commission, advisory board, employee rights, administrative penalties, training requirements, employee training, occupational health, employer penalties, worker rights, heat illness, volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency responder, emergency medical services volunteer, EMS volunteer, firefighter, fire department, emergency services, declared disaster

Transcript Highlights:

• So instead of 100 percent going in there, five... 0.45% went to the Legacy Fund, outdoor heritage, clean
• So aside from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, we can spread it across the two years of the biennium.
• So the Outdoor Heritage Fund will take the biggest hit up front. Mr. Hagemeyer: Mr.
• I think they have the chart they're putting up there, so it's $10.47 million correction to the Outdoor
• Fund, but the Outdoor Heritage Fund only has an annual recommendation, so we still have to adhere to

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• But it is Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Day, also here that we're celebrating in the Roundhouse.
• So outdoor recreation and conservation truly is a win-win for the economy, for the outdoors, and for
• So I just want to celebrate Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Day.
• So outdoor recreation and conservation truly is a win-win for the economy, for the outdoors, and for
• So I just want to celebrate Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Day.

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• And so it discouraged a advertise it.
• So, I'm using those dollars instead of advertising.
• So, I'm using those dollars instead of advertising.
• So, I'm using those dollars instead of advertising.
• Advertising.

Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting of the session with member introductions and a statement from the chair that veterans issues would remain distinct and receive separate attention. The first item was an update on the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum at Camp Ripley from Executive Director Randall Dietrich. He said the museum has operated for nearly 50 years, has outgrown its current space, and is building a new 40,000-square-foot facility with $32 million in state support plus several million more in private funding. He described construction progress, planned exhibits including restored military artifacts and the USS Ward gun, and said the museum is scheduled to open on September 12. In response to Senator Kunish, Dietrich said the museum is actively incorporating stories and flags representing women, tribal nations, and other underrepresented groups, including 11 tribal flags at the entrance, and is working to integrate those stories throughout the galleries rather than isolating them. The committee then received an update from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs on the veterans suicide prevention plan from Rachel Johnson, Veterans Committee Health Director, with John Kelly later answering questions on department impacts. Johnson said the plan is a coordinated statewide framework built with legislative support, expanding regional coordinators, veteran health navigators, data analytics, and community partnerships, including a suicide mortality review pilot in Hennepin County. She said Minnesota loses about 100 veterans a year to suicide, that firearms remain the primary mechanism, and that prevention must address community connection, economic stability, and access to care, not just clinical treatment. She also said the plan aligns with state and federal strategies and is intended as a living roadmap. In response to questions, Johnson said the department is exploring data-sharing policy issues, has not seen a direct financial impact from federal VA staffing changes, and is tracking federal proposals affecting VA advisory groups. She also said 988 data is available in general but more Minnesota-specific data on the veteran option is still being gathered. Members asked follow-up questions about trends in veteran suicide, the role of families in identifying warning signs, and the Hennepin County mortality review pilot. Johnson said the annual number has remained around 100 for about 15 years, with a dip in 2024 and a return to that level in 2025, and that the Hennepin County pilot was chosen because it offers a manageable geography and existing coalition work, with an initial review expected by May or June. The final item began a presentation from the Minnesota Association of County Veteran Service Officers. Legislative chair Larry Fonder said the group’s priorities are protecting veterans from fraud and modernizing the property tax benefit for disabled veterans, but the presentation would focus on educating the committee about the role, training, certification, and accountability of county veteran service officers. President Tom Anderson, the Winona County VSO and a Navy veteran, began describing his background and office staffing when the transcript ended.