Transcript Highlights:

• She says ethnic studies supporters make two primary claims.
• She says the second reason supporters claim ethnic studies is that it allows students to see themselves
• is that it allows supporters claim is that it allows students<00:12:50.160><c> to</c><00:12:50.760><
• To claim that it is in any way divisive is un-American, based out of either whole ignorance or total
• To claim that it is in any way divisive is un-American, based out of either whole ignorance or total

Bills: HF29 , HF921 , HF922 , HF1048 , HF1049

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

Transcript Highlights:

• , pension claims, all those other types of benefits, they are not exempted right now.
• , pension claims, all those other types of benefits, they are not exempted right now.
• , pension claims, all those other types of benefits, they are not exempted right now.
• , pension claims, all those other types of benefits, they are not exempted right now.
• </c> process veterans disability claims process veterans disability claims pension<01:46:05.480><c> claims

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, think of claims that they are trans.
• to be transgender, also had a girlfriend, so he was claiming to be a lesbian.
• to be transgender, also had a girlfriend, so he was claiming to be a lesbian.
• A girlfriend, so he was claiming to be a lesbian.
• </c> hear people claim that these assaults hear people claim that these assaults are<03:35:07.360><c>

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We currently have people in Monosel that already don't have access to clean drinking water.
• All Minnesotans should have access to clean, safe drinking water.
• All motans should have<01:15:14.239><c> access</c><01:15:14.560><c> to</c><01:15:14.800><c> clean</c>
• How do we provide clean up our water?
• clean drinking water to the communities across<01:36:22.159><c> the</c><01:36:22.400><c> state?

Bills: HF3793 , HF3699 , HF793 , HF3322 , HF3426

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements

Transcript Highlights:

• If you can move for our next measure, HB 1986, relating to clean fuel standard.
• </c> clean fuel standard. clean fuel standard.
• </c><01:26:29.679><c> fuel</c> purposes of adopting a clean fuel purposes of adopting a clean fuel standard
• Thank you. from my understanding the clean fuel from my understanding the clean fuel standard<01:27:56.719
• </c><01:28:02.159><c> energy</c> transportation network clean energy transportation network clean energy

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met on February 5 and heard testimony on a long agenda of transportation-related bills. Early measures included HB 2392, which would create an employer tax credit for transportation demand management benefits; HB 2462, which would bar auto manufacturers and dealers from charging post-sale fees for already-installed hardware; and HB 2423, which would require diesel sold for on-road use to contain at least 5% biodiesel. HB 2392 drew support from the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization and one individual, with the Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation offering comments. HB 2462 drew support from DCCA and one individual, while the Alliance for Automotive Innovation opposed it. HB 2423 drew comments from the Hawaii State Energy Office and Hawaii Farm Bureau, support from Pacific Biodiesel and the Hawaii Transportation Association, and a question from the chair about whether biodiesel is exported; the witness said production stays local. The committee also heard HB 1771 on voluntary carbon offsets for air travel, HB 2081 on requiring firefighters exempt from CDL rules to follow equivalent alcohol and substance abuse policies, HB 2334 on allowing the Department of Transportation to assume NEPA responsibilities for certain projects, and HB 2336 on DOT agreements with the Department of Defense for work at military installations using federal funds. HB 1771 drew comments from Life of the Land warning that carbon offsets are often unreliable and could create liability, while Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines offered comments. HB 2081 received support from DOT, county human resources offices, fire departments, and county officials, with the Hawaii Firefighters Association in opposition. HB 2334 was supported by DOT, and the director said other states using NEPA assignment can complete projects in about half the time. HB 2336 was supported by DOT, HIEMA, DBEDT’s military relations office, and the Hawaii Military Affairs Council; the committee discussed the administrative fee as a way to recover costs under an intergovernmental agreement. The most extensive testimony centered on HB 1666, which would limit new motor vehicle markups above 5% of MSRP and require recordkeeping. Multiple dealer groups and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association opposed it, arguing it would threaten dealership operations, especially in Hawaii’s high-cost market and for vehicles without an MSRP. The committee also heard HB 2375 on uniform towing and parking enforcement standards on state and leased lands, including notice, disability protections, payment safeguards, and public reporting; DLNR, DAGS, and several advocacy groups testified, with strong public support and concerns about towing practices and ADA compliance. HB 2415, which would appropriate funds for crosswalks near school properties, drew support from DOT, DOE, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, and the committee discussed how counties would request projects and how funding would be allocated. Finally, HB 2451, which would move Hawaii toward fare-free public transit beginning in 2027 and create a dedicated funding source through a petroleum tax increase, received broad support from DOT, the Energy Office, public health and advocacy groups, and many individuals; DOE testified that it currently uses about $2.1 million for student bus passes and that the program is tied to savings from inactive school bus routes.

Transcript Highlights:

• As you can see, my cool hat today: the Clean Air, California Clean Air.
• Today we hosted the first-ever California Clean Air event in the state capital to bring awareness in
• and South Coast partnered with local air districts from across the state to hold our first event, a Clean
• And let's keep celebrating clean air, because, as communities say, they just want to breathe clean air
• To protect marine environments and coastal communities from disasters and to ensure the state's clean

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The tools were not cleaned and disinfected properly, and you're essentially auto-inoculating animals
• projects, where we go to CWD-positive facilities and actually attempt to eradicate the disease and clean
• Being able to move into a project like that where you essentially go from a CWD-infected facility, clean
• In those places where we were cleaning up CWD and successfully doing so, as soon as I gave them a list
• , And to my best knowledge, it's been not only working, but we are the only people that have ever cleaned

Bills: HB3270 , HB3145 , HB3056

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Texas A&M professor Chris Seaberry on chronic wasting disease (CWD) genetics in deer and elk. He argued that susceptibility to CWD is polygenic, that genomic prediction can identify more resistant animals with high accuracy, and that selecting for resistant breeding values plus the PRNP codon 96 S allele could reduce disease prevalence. He said his work has been used in USDA/APHIS programs, that some facilities have been cleaned up using these methods, and that concerns about inbreeding, increased shedding, or harm to hunting quality are overstated. Committee members questioned the science, the risk of releasing potentially infected animals, the financial incentives for breeders, and whether wildlife agencies were resisting the program for philosophical or institutional reasons. The witness and senators also discussed the Department of Wildlife’s role, the Attorney General’s opinion, and whether the state should act more quickly or wait for more data. The committee then took up House Bill 3270, which would shift rulemaking authority for the deer-release/CWD program from the Department of Wildlife to the Department of Agriculture after members said Wildlife had failed to promulgate rules for two years. The Department of Wildlife testified that it believed it had complied by collecting native deer samples and that it had been operating under a different understanding until the Attorney General’s March 5 opinion clarified the original law. After debate over agency inaction, the adequacy of the science, and the impact on deer breeders and hunters, the committee voted 3-9 against the bill, and HB 3270 failed. The committee also confirmed Jessica Wilcox to an executive nomination by a 12-0 vote. It then advanced House Bill 3145, which clarifies tagging rules for commercial hunts by making $10 tags apply only to male native wildlife and $0 tags apply to female, feral swine, and exotic wildlife; the bill passed 12-0. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3056, which would allow unpasteurized cow, goat, and sheep milk to be sold at feed stores and farmers markets with labeling; members questioned gallon limits and whether the bill included adequate warning language, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• They don't provide everyday cleaning.
• They're doing the cleaning. They're doing the maintenance. They're doing everything.
• They don't provide everyday cleaning.
• They're doing the cleaning. They're doing the maintenance. They're doing everything.
• The people that come in and clean the property, the people that come in and maintain the property, the

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the 40th day by a roll call vote of 122-1. The chamber then spent a long period on points of personal privilege and introductions, including tributes to Scott Bell and the late Ernie Dempsey, recognition of numerous student, civic, and advocacy groups visiting for Child Advocacy Day, and several special guests and pages for the day. The main floor business centered on House Bill 3239, which would make the Missouri Workforce Diploma Program permanent and move it into the MoCAP framework with a $4 million annual cap and continued pay-for-performance funding. Supporters said it helps adults complete high school, especially women and parents who need flexible online access, while opponents argued the state should not divert foundation formula money from K-12 students and questioned the program’s cost and structure. An amendment to add college admissions and financial aid task force language failed 55-82, then the previous question was ordered 88-42, and the bill was perfected and printed. The House also took up House Bill 1768/2016, which would prevent county assessors from reclassifying single-family short-term rental homes from residential to commercial for tax purposes. Supporters framed it as a property rights and tax relief measure for homeowners and small investors, while some members raised concerns about LLCs, commercial use, and local control; the bill was perfected and printed. House Bill 2944, dealing with the senior property tax freeze, was also amended and perfected and printed; it would simplify the application process, make the freeze easier to maintain, clarify that it applies across taxing districts, and add notice requirements for changes in eligibility. An attempted Jackson amendment was ruled out of order as previously amended material.

Transcript Highlights:

• You might have cleaned it up a little bit or something? I'll find it for you.
• I want to keep it as clean as possible.
• again, the whole point of this is to have a better standard for testing the soils to make sure we clean
• So again, the whole point of this is have a better standard for testing the soils to make sure we clean
• And so we kind of wrote something down and then I was like, okay, now we've got to clean it up.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It cleans the water. The vapor cools the air. It brings habitat.
• As background, under the State Clean Air Act, fuel suppliers with annual greenhouse gas emissions equaling
• combustion of aviation fuels, certain watercraft fuels, and others. ...background, under the State Clean
• For a brief background, under the Clean Energy Transformation Act, electric utilities must mitigate energy
• We have concerns related to language changing the Clean Air Act reporting threshold for fuel suppliers

Bills: HB2426 , HB2606

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Agro, but also from our local growers, and also talk about a field trip we took to California with Clean
• And so to earn this incentive, the fertilizer producers will have to clean up this hydrogen production
• As mentioned earlier by Atlas Agro, the federal 45V clean hydrogen production tax credit provides $3
• It's what we're looking for as we clean up Central Washington.
• These upgrades don't just serve our facility; that facility also opens the door for other clean tech

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5816, which would add juice grapes to Washington’s Agricultural Marketing and Fair Practices Act. Staff explained that the bill would allow juice grape producers to form an accredited association to negotiate with processors under the same timelines used for pears, and the prime sponsor said the measure was intended to help growers obtain fairer prices. A grape grower testified that Washington producers face a small number of buyers, little real negotiation, and prices far below New York’s, arguing the bill would give growers a way to bargain collectively. The public hearing closed with 47 people noted in support and one in opposition. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5971, which would create a green fertilizer incentive program for low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer production and use in Washington. Staff described the bill as directing WSDA to establish the program, adopt rules by 2028, and report to the Legislature, with costs shown in the fiscal note. The prime sponsor and several supporters, including Atlas Agro, a port representative, labor, NRDC, WSDA, the League of Women Voters, and the Washington State Potato Commission, said the bill could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support local manufacturing and jobs, stabilize fertilizer supply and prices for farmers, and help Washington compete for federal clean hydrogen tax credits. WSDA said the program was implementable with consultation and that the Climate Commitment Act could be a funding source, though it noted rulemaking costs. The committee then held a work session on commercial shellfish fee assessments after the Department of Health adopted major fee increases for shellfish licensing and certification. Shellfish growers and association representatives said the increases—described as ranging from roughly 233% to 789% overall, with some individual licenses rising much more—would hit small and family farms hardest, could force closures, and were based on a fee structure they said is outdated and not tied well to production. DOH explained that the program has long relied on general fund support, that federal shellfish safety requirements must be maintained, and that the new fees are intended to move the program toward full cost recovery after years without increases. The department said it had used a phased approach, reopened rulemaking to look for a fairer structure, and would continue working with industry and the Legislature; no vote was taken during the work session.

Transcript Highlights:

• at this time we would like to adopt a CD1 based on a few changes, mostly thank you for doing some clean-up
• at this time we would like to adopt a CD1 based on a few changes, mostly thank you for doing some clean-up
• at this time we would like to adopt a CD1 based on a few changes, mostly thank you for doing some clean-up
• So adopting the HD, um, but just removing section four with a clean date. Yes. Okay.
• </c> section four with a clean date. Yes. section four with a clean date. Yes.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• She added that she had not offered language to clean that up and asked the committee for consideration
• > up</c><00:11:05.399><c> and</c><00:11:05.560><c> so</c><00:11:05.720><c> I'd</c> you language to clean
• that up and so I'd you language to clean that up and so I'd like<00:11:06.040><c> to</c><00:11:06.200
• 11:11.000><c> to</c> so that I may get you that language to so that I may get you that language to clean
• that up okay thank clean that up okay thank you<00:11:14.639><c> okay</c><00:11:14.839><c> next</c><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs met on its 3:15 p.m. reconsideration and hearing agenda. The committee first reconsidered SB 1379 on emergency preparedness and voted to pass it with amendments. The amendments would require HEMA to submit a report to the Legislature on a community readiness centers plan, including public and private sites, funding sources, partnerships, stakeholder coordination, and projected annual funding, due 20 days before the 2026 Legislature convenes. The committee also made technical and fiscal-related changes, including blanking out certain amounts in the bill and committee report while retaining recommended amounts there, and changing the effective date language. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt the amended recommendation. The committee heard SB 1364, which makes emergency appropriations for law enforcement personnel costs. The Department of Budget and Finance supported the bill but said the figures in oral testimony would be slightly higher than those in written testimony and that updated numbers would be emailed later in the week. Because the exact figures were not yet available, the chair deferred decision-making to February 7, 2025. The committee also heard SB 1451 on critical infrastructure, SB 1452 on the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, SB 1149 on hate crimes reporting, SB 1321 on the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, and SB 1341 on energy industry information reporting. For SB 1451, testimony was split, with support from state law enforcement and opposition from the Public First Law Center, which argued the information was already protected under existing law; the committee later adopted a motion to pass the bill with amendments, including a narrower definition of critical infrastructure information and a revised effective date. SB 1452 received support from law enforcement and prosecutors, with a requested cleanup amendment to correct a federal drug-name spelling issue; decision-making was postponed to allow the department to provide language. SB 1149 drew substantial testimony both for and against; supporters emphasized better hate-crime data collection and transparency, while opponents raised concerns about definitions and free speech. The committee adopted amendments and passed the bill, with the chair summarizing the move from the older UCR system to NIBRS and noting a public dashboard expected by September 30, 2025. SB 1321 was passed with amendments shortening the oversight coordinator term from four years to three years, though one senator voted with reservations in favor of a longer term. SB 1341 was passed as is after brief support testimony, and the committee adjourned after completing the agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the appropriate time, and I'm actually going to do a little house cleaning.
• There's a couple of things in this bill that clean up things that have happened over the last 20 years
• process a little convoluted when it comes to hiring teachers, return-to-work teachers, and this just cleans
• Let me do a little house cleaning. Ms. Posey had a green card in to support, not wishing to speak.

Committee: House Retirement

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• there's any statutes or if we've done any research to see if there's other statutes that need to be cleaned
• there's any statutes or if we've done any research to see if there's other statutes that need to be cleaned
• I'm supportive of it, or just want to make sure that we've cast the net wider and come back and clean
• I'm supportive of it, or just want to make sure that we've cast the net wider and come back and clean

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• require the filing to be within six months of the audit being done and not nine months, and simply cleaning
• allowed in this in a different process, but that's why the state auditor was included, so that we could clean
• allowed in this in a different process, but that's why the state auditor was included, so that we could clean
• But with the state auditor overseeing this and with nothing, no intent in this other than to clean this

Bills: HB3002 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3419 , HB3463 , HB3919 , HB3985 , HB4303

Committee: Senate Local and County Government

Keywords: counties, county officers, education, training, sunset law, county purchasing, procurement practices, budget management, public accountability, emergency procurement, reverse auction, bidding process, competitive bidding, public procurement, city council regulations, public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust

Summary: The Senate Local and County Government Committee heard and advanced several House bills focused on local government bidding, audits, ordinance publication, and county fair boards. House Bill 3418, which updates the Public Competitive Bidding Act for public construction projects and school district contracts, was amended to clarify that public agencies may still conduct preliminary procurement activities such as market research and vendor outreach; it then passed 9-0. House Bill 3463, requested by the state auditor, changes audit requirements for small municipalities under 2,500 people by moving from a biannual to an annual financial statement audit or agreed-upon procedures engagement and shortening the filing deadline; it passed 9-0. House Bill 3002 extends the sunset on the Commission on County Government, Personnel, Education, and Training to 2031 and passed 8-0. House Bill 4303 extends the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 15 to 30 days and passed 8-0. House Bill 3919 would allow counties to replace the current nine-member Free Fair Association board with a five-member board elected from commissioner districts and at-large seats; it passed 8-0. House Bill 3416, also developed with the state auditor and other stakeholders, would let counties use quotes for certain smaller purchases instead of a full bidding process while keeping documentation and safeguards; it passed 7-1. House Bill 3417 would require cities and towns to follow the state competitive bidding laws and not bypass those standards through local rules; it passed 7-1. House Bill 3985, the Safe Neighborhoods Act, drew the most debate. The bill would give property owners in municipalities over 130,000 population a narrow path to seek compensation if a city adopts a policy or practice of not enforcing certain public safety laws, including laws against illegal camping, loitering, panhandling, public intoxication, drug use, and shoplifting, and that inaction reduces property values or forces mitigation costs. Supporters said it is meant to encourage enforcement of existing laws and protect business and property owners, while opponents argued it could burden under-resourced cities, criminalize vulnerable people, and rely on a questionable population threshold. The bill passed 7-2 after debate. Throughout the meeting, members also raised questions about felony and misdemeanor provisions in HB 3418, the cost and practicality of live video bid openings, and the use of a repealed statute reference in HB 3417, with the author saying he would provide follow-up clarification before floor consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• Everyone deserves clean drinking water.
• </c><00:04:55.040><c> Everyone</c><00:04:55.360><c> deserves</c><00:04:55.759><c> clean</c> world country
• Everyone deserves clean world country. Everyone deserves clean drinking<00:04:56.400><c> water.

Committee: Joint Energy

Keywords: Energy - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 1:30 P.M., 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Those were voted on essentially last year, and we view this as just kind of cleaning up the code for
• So I'm happy to stand. ...you this is just kind of cleaning up the code so the intent to be clear.
• If we clean... Representative Hawkins: ...is adding confusion, inviting more legal issues.
• If we clean this up, make it clear, then we will avoid much of this. Thank you.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Newer reporting requirements under the Clean Energy Transformation Act make this legislative report unnecessary
• I work primarily on our utility reporting under the Clean Energy Transformation Act, Energy Independence
• So this bill here currently we collect the utility reports under the Clean Energy Transformation Act.
• So this, um needed yes so this bill here currently we collect the utility reports under the Clean Energy

Bills: HB2496 , HB2575 , HB2605

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: tribal consultation, energy facilities, site evaluation, environmental impact, policy regulation, environmental regulation, reporting obligations, energy laws, compliance, business impact, HB 2605, Washington asbestos law, naturally occurring fibrous silicate, asbestos-containing building materials, fibrous silicate materials, asbestos labeling, construction materials, renovation, repair and maintenance, EPA method

Transcript Highlights:

• And I appreciate, Madam Senator, your commitment to keep it clean because, you know, the captions on
• And is to keep it clean, so don't get any cute ideas going over to the House. Thank you, Senator.
• So, we're just trying to clean it up and not create problems for people. Yeah. Thank you.
• Chairman, members, all I'm asking for is clean air for my constituents and hospitals around this state

Bills: SB2082 , SB2203 , SB2351 , SB2550 , SCR48

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: concrete crushing, hospital proximity, environmental regulation, public health, zoning laws, SB 2203, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, contested case, administrative law judge, ALJ, discovery, scope of discovery, certification, administrative procedure, permit dispute, agency rules, Government Code