Video & Transcript : 'Minnesota Statutes 474A.02' :

Page 35 of 500
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:02:35.440><c> I'm</c><00:02:35.599><c> Chay</c><00:02:35.840><c> Ritter</c><00:02:36.239><c>
  • Christy<00:02:38.959><c> Russell</c><00:02:39.360><c> with</c><00:02:39.440><c> the</c><00:02:39.599>
  • Commission.<00:02:44.720><c> Welcome</c><00:02:44.959><c> to</c><00:02:45.120><c> you</c><00:02:45.280
  • Uh<01:02:09.680><c> but</c><01:02:09.839><c> but</c><01:02:10.559><c> there</c><01:02:10.880><c> are<
  • But uh<01:02:31.200><c> these</c><01:02:31.599><c> loans</c><01:02:32.160><c> that</c><01:02:32.400><
Summary: The committee received an informational presentation from the Kentucky Department of Education and the School Facilities Construction Commission on school facilities funding. Staff explained the main funding sources used for school construction and renovation, including the mandatory “nickel” property tax levy, growth and equalized growth nickels, the equalized facility funding nickel, the Fort Knox/BRAC-related nickel for Hardin County, and the recallable nickel that districts can adopt locally. They also described the state equalization formula, noting that local construction costs have risen and that state support is formula-driven rather than a dollar-for-dollar match. The SFCC outlined how unmet facility need is calculated through district facility plans, which are developed locally with community, staff, and board input and then reviewed by KDE staff for consistency and reasonableness. The commission said it will update the statewide unmet need report this fall, adopt it in December, and provide the figure to the committee in January 2026. It reported that the statewide unmet facility need was about $7 billion in 2023, with about $951 million in local revenue available, and said its offers of assistance are paid as debt service over eight years. The commission also said the most recent legislative offer of assistance was its smallest since SFCC’s creation in 1985, and requested an additional $60 million for the next biennium. Members asked about how districts use nickel tax levies, who determines facility need, whether the process includes physical inspections, and how bonding capacity affects offers of assistance. Staff said nickel levies are generally adopted with regular tax rates, that facility need is locally developed but reviewed by KDE, and that KDE project managers and district-hired architects review plans on paper rather than through in-person inspections. They also explained that bonding capacity can affect a district’s ability to use or receive assistance. Questions were also raised about federal funds tied to earlier KIX grants and about districts with zero remaining offers of assistance; staff said most grant-funded projects are underway or complete, and that a zero balance means a district has spent its available assistance. No votes or formal actions were taken.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • One, it expands existing statutes to all contractors and tree removal companies.
  • One, it expands existing statutes to all contractors and tree removal companies.
  • One, it expands existing statutes to all contractors and tree removal companies.
  • This bill is in the consumer protection statutes, and this is something that you all passed in the body
  • This bill is in the consumer protection statutes, and this is something that you all passed in the body
Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 390, which would complete the Department of Transportation’s transition from the old AVIS system to CAVIS for insurance verification. Rep. Michael Meredith explained that the current insurance verification process still runs on the old system, creating a 30- to 45-day reporting delay that allows people to register vehicles by showing only an insurance card. Members voted to give the bill a favorable expression, with Chair Carpenter noting it would support real-time verification and could help reduce uninsured motorists. The committee then heard House Bill 233, a consumer protection measure aimed at post-disaster repair scams. Rep. Wade Williams said the bill expands existing protections to all contractors and tree removal companies, creates a five-day cancellation period after an insurer says some services are not covered, bars mechanic’s liens in certain consumer financial disputes while preserving them for work outside the insurance claim, and adds a $5,000 civil penalty enforced by the Attorney General. After questions about how it differed from Senate Bill 24, the bill also received favorable expression. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 423, with a committee substitute adopted at the outset to allow commercial insurers and the Department for Medicaid Services to provide more specific reasons for prior-authorization denials. Rep. Kim Moore and Cory Meadows of the Kentucky Medical Association described the bill as a long-negotiated prior-authorization reform that would create a gold-carding or exemption program for qualifying providers, reduce red tape, and speed patient care. The committee approved the substitute and then gave the bill favorable expression. At the end, Senator Yates corrected the record to be marked as voting yes on House Bill 390 and House Bill 233.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • provides that applications for registration renewals required by section 514E-10 of the Revised Statutes
  • required by section 514E-10 of<00:28:40.960><c> the</c><00:28:41.360><c> revised</c><00:28:41.760><c> statute
  • /c><00:28:42.240><c> shall</c><00:28:42.559><c> be</c><00:28:42.880><c> deemed</c> of the revised statute
  • shall be deemed of the revised statute shall be deemed approve<00:28:44.559><c> approved</c><00:28:45.039
Bills: SB2278, SB2908, SB2987
Summary: The House Committees on Tourism and Economic Development and Technology heard several measures on February 12, 2026. HB 1950 would dedicate 15% of transit accommodations tax revenue to a new state-led marketing and branding special fund and require an annual tourism management plan. HTA and DBEDT supported the bill as providing predictable funding for marketing and tourism management, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the special fund structure as limiting legislative flexibility. Members discussed the size of the allocation and whether a tourism emergency fund would still be needed; the bill later advanced with amendments that removed some provisions and blanked out the 15% figure for further discussion, and it passed with amendments. HB 2268 would add film production marketing and promotion to HTA’s powers. The governor’s office, HTA, the Hawaii Film Alliance, and several industry groups supported the measure, arguing that film and TV exposure drives tourism and generates significant spending and tax revenue, while one individual testified in opposition. In questions, HTA said it would use existing staff and did not have a separate cost estimate. The committee amended the bill to specify that film productions are primarily filmed in Hawaii and deferred the date to continue discussion; it then passed with amendments. The committee also heard HB 2156, which would raise filing thresholds for general excise tax and transit accommodations tax filers. The Department of Taxation said the change could increase administrative burden if more filers shift from mandatory electronic filing to paper filing, while the Tax Foundation noted the filing threshold issue is separate from e-filing requirements. The bill was moved forward with a deferred date. HB 1946, concerning time-share registration renewals and amendments, drew support from ARDA and other industry testimony, with no opposition noted; DCCA was said to be in talks with the industry. It was also advanced with technical amendments and a deferred date.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Jan 12th, 2026

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • understanding, after a little digging, was the reason for that is because it's already covered in statute
  • Federal statutes mandate that only a licensed veterinarian may prescribe any medication to an animal
  • Okay, so in existing statute you would agree, you're obviously very familiar with this.
  • that says prescriptions based solely on telehealth evaluation may be issued right now in current statute
  • But again, if that animal has been seen within a year in Florida statute, that veterinarian can prescribe
Bills: S0754, S0796
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy. (2-25-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The statute that triggered that is still on the books.
  • on statute that triggered that is still on the<00:33:35.400><c> books.
  • So, for example, you've got a statute, which is Kentucky's hazardous substances, toxic stuff statute,
  • ><c> Kentucky's</c><00:35:36.120><c> hazardous</c> statute, which is Kentucky's hazardous statute, which
  • ,</c> substances toxic stuff statute, substances toxic stuff statute, Superfund<00:35:39.960><c> statute
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • :00.079><c> ulations</c><00:02:01.079><c> uh</c><00:02:01.240><c> at</c><00:02:01.399><c> the</c><00:
  • uh at the end uh for<00:02:02.719><c> the</c><00:02:02.960><c> transportation</c><00:02:03.719><c> cabinet
  • transportation cabinet so with that<00:02:05.880><c> uh</c><00:02:05.960><c> we'll</c><00:02:06.159>
  • <c> begin</c><00:02:06.360><c> our</c><00:02:06.600><c> agenda</c><00:02:07.079><c> with</c> that uh
  • :07.880><c> 20</c><00:02:08.800><c> uh</c><00:02:08.959><c> with</c><00:02:09.200><c> representative<
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting’s minutes, and heard two House bills plus several Transportation Cabinet regulations. House Bill 20, sponsored by Rep. Hodson, would restrict the retention and sale of automated license plate reader data, limit storage to 60 days, and prohibit nonconsensual tracking devices such as micro-trackers and subcutaneous trackers. Hodson said the bill was aimed at protecting citizens’ privacy and noted it had passed the House previously; members asked about enforcement and deletion responsibility, and one member suggested criminal penalties might be worth considering in the future. The committee voted to report HB 20 favorably. House Bill 188, sponsored by Rep. Duvall, addressed driveaway plate businesses that transport vehicles for others. Duvall said Kentucky law had created confusion about how many vehicles could be on the road and had driven up insurance costs, hurting a Warren County business; the bill would let such companies purchase the exact number of plates needed, which he said would reduce exposure and premiums. He emphasized the bill would not affect dealer tags or trailer transport and said he was working on a floor amendment to make that clear. The committee reported HB 188 favorably as well. The committee then reviewed five administrative regulations, including Transportation Cabinet rules allowing technology to be used in title examinations, extending an off-road vehicle pilot program to July 2026 and updating the definition of local government, aligning truck weight-mass rules with statute, adopting the MUTCD traffic control manual, and an emergency Kentucky State Police regulation adjusting a TSA-related hazardous materials endorsement fee because the federal change came too quickly for the normal regulatory process. Members asked whether the title rule covered rebuild titles, and staff said it applied to all titles. The committee noted the regulations had been reviewed and then adjourned, with the next meeting tentatively set for the following Tuesday.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • This operates on an existing statute where criticism of Israel could constitute a hate crime.
  • The story describes a recurring approach that, in this statute, we will clearly codify.
  • And in reality, there was nothing in statute to say otherwise.
  • With regard to SB 644, SB 644 seeks to update court-awarded fee statutes in Chapter 61, dissolution of
  • This amendment is technical in nature in that it ensures that Florida Statute 61.16 is drafted exactly
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to consider several criminal justice and court-related bills, along with the committee’s proposed $7.9 billion budget. The committee first heard and approved CS/SB 600 on bail bonds, as amended to adjust solicitation, cash bond return, forfeiture remission timing, and clerk procedures; CS/SB 436 on felony battery, which expands qualifying prior offenses and was amended to correct a drafting issue; CS/SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction for dangerous crimes; SB 1332 on career offender registration, adding in-person reporting, more detailed registration requirements, and stronger penalties for noncompliance; and CS/SB 682 on violent criminal offenses, a domestic violence measure adopted via a substitute amendment that adds stricter penalties, electronic monitoring, injunction protections, and related procedures. All of those bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1072 creating an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office. The bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing rising anti-Semitic incidents and the need for statewide review, and opponents raising concerns about free speech, the definition of anti-Semitism, and possible conflation of criticism of Israel with hate speech. Senators also discussed the bill’s scope and the IHRA definition before it was reported favorably. In addition, CS/SB 532 on clerks of court was amended to clarify foreclosure sale procedures and funding predictability for clerks, then reported favorably. CS/SB 644 on attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs was also approved after amendments that aligned family-law fee provisions and codified standards for fee awards in dissolution and paternity cases; the sponsor said the bill was intended to curb vexatious litigation and improve consistency across districts. After the bill actions, the chair summarized the criminal and civil justice budget, describing it as a disciplined proposal that addresses corrections deficits and future inmate growth while funding core public safety needs. The committee then heard substantial public testimony on prison conditions, staffing, pay, heat, infrastructure, and the possibility of reducing prison populations or adding air conditioning in facilities. The chair announced that SB 1632 and its conforming bill SB 1634 would be temporarily postponed to the following week, and the record was supplemented with the names of many people who had registered to speak for or against those bills. The meeting concluded after members were invited to record votes and the committee adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • bring</c><00:02:29.599><c> forward</c><00:02:30.000><c> a</c><00:02:30.319><c> budget</c><00:02:30.640
  • <00:02:36.080><c> and</c><00:02:36.319><c> partners</c><00:02:37.120><c> uh</c><00:02:37.360><c> in</
  • ><c> funding</c><00:02:40.800><c> source</c><00:02:41.120><c> of</c><00:02:41.280><c> the</c><00:02:41.519
  • that you<00:02:44.000><c> might</c><00:02:44.400><c> remember</c><00:02:44.640><c> from</c><00:02:44.879
  • ><01:02:05.839><c> guessed</c><01:02:06.079><c> it,</c><01:02:06.640><c> the</c><01:02:06.880><c> lot
Bills: HF3403, HF2687, HF2381
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd go back up and look at the statute, which is 17.21.
  • I'm an associate professor at the University of Minnesota.
  • Chronic wasting disease remains a growing concern in Minnesota.
  • Minnesota has been a leader in prion research. We have invested.
  • Statutes for rabies proclamation and branded livestock.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><00:02:14.800><c> close</c><00:02:15.040><c> out</c><00:02:15.200><c> on</c><00:02:15.360><c> this</
  • Just want<00:02:16.640><c> to</c><00:02:16.800><c> thank</c><00:02:16.959><c> the</c><00:02:17.280><c
  • :02:30.480><c> in</c><00:02:30.720><c> a</c><00:02:30.959><c> future</c><00:02:31.280><c> bill.
  • And then for the food product sampling demonstrations, this is amending Minnesota Statute 28A.151, subdivision
  • </c><01:05:40.960><c> Minnesota</c> this is amending a statute Minnesota this is amending a statute Minnesota
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Since<00:02:37.080><c> the</c><00:02:37.280><c> end</c><00:02:37.520><c> of</c><00:02:37.600><c> the<
  • the fee<00:02:45.800><c> schedule</c><00:02:46.280><c> and</c><00:02:46.400><c> rates</c><00:02:46.680
  • :02:48.760><c> processes</c><00:02:49.480><c> in</c><00:02:49.640><c> place</c><00:02:50.040><c> to</
  • The<00:02:53.360><c> group</c><00:02:53.640><c> agreed</c><00:02:54.440><c> that</c><00:02:54.600><c>
  • Minnesota. Minnesota.
Bills: HF4401, HF4466
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • As<00:02:03.360><c> a</c><00:02:03.600><c> as</c><00:02:03.920><c> a</c><00:02:04.079><c> result,</c>
  • ><00:02:11.760><c> work</c><00:02:11.920><c> that</c><00:02:12.080><c> the</c><00:02:12.239><c> state
  • In 2022, Minnesota<00:02:15.280><c> convened</c><00:02:15.599><c> a</c><00:02:15.760><c> human</c><00
  • that<00:02:50.160><c> Minnesota</c><00:02:50.640><c> create</c><00:02:50.879><c> a</c><00:02:51.040>
  • <c> pathway</c><00:02:51.599><c> for</c> that Minnesota create a pathway for that Minnesota create a
Bills: HF3174, HF3800
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 2/24/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Great.<00:02:48.800><c> Thanks,</c><00:02:49.120><c> Chair</c><00:02:49.440><c> Davids.
  • And it's uh good<00:02:50.640><c> to</c><00:02:50.800><c> be</c><00:02:51.599><c> uh</c><00:02:51.840
  • ><c> with</c><00:02:52.080><c> you</c><00:02:52.319><c> and</c><00:02:52.400><c> and</c><00:02:52.800
  • </c><00:02:56.560><c> Uh</c><00:02:57.200><c> we've</c><00:02:57.519><c> got</c><00:02:57.680><c> some
  • </c><00:02:59.280><c> We</c><00:02:59.519><c> are</c><00:02:59.680><c> going</c><00:02:59.760><c> to<
Bills: HF9
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee approves HF1346 2/26/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • :09.080><c> in</c><00:02:09.200><c> the</c><00:02:09.280><c> state</c><00:02:09.440><c> of</c><00:02:
  • 09.800><c> Minnesota</c><00:02:10.800><c> that</c><00:02:11.039><c> are</c> kids in the state of Minnesota
  • that are kids in the state of Minnesota that are watching<00:02:11.640><c> the</c><00:02:11.760><c>
  • <00:02:14.239><c> need</c><00:02:14.680><c> some</c><00:02:14.920><c> Champions</c><00:02:15.920><c>
  • all</c><00:02:17.760><c> will</c><00:02:18.080><c> join</c><00:02:18.400><c> me</c><00:02:18.920><c>
Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • :01.240><c> beat</c><00:02:01.520><c> the</c><00:02:02.079><c> crap</c><00:02:02.399><c> out</c><00:02
  • :02.520><c> of</c><00:02:02.640><c> me</c><00:02:03.079><c> and</c><00:02:03.560><c> uh</c><00:02:03.719
  • ><c> through</c><00:02:04.680><c> a</c><00:02:04.799><c> lot</c><00:02:04.920><c> of</c><00:02:05.079
  • ><c> now</c><00:02:12.000><c> uh</c><00:02:12.160><c> a</c><00:02:12.239><c> little</c><00:02:12.440>
  • this</c><00:02:36.319><c> this</c><00:02:36.560><c> issue</c><00:02:37.280><c> and</c><00:02:37.400><
Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276