Transcript Highlights:

• She said the language had been shared with interested parties and that they had not heard any feedback
• c><00:02:16.959><c> not</c><00:02:17.120><c> heard</c><00:02:17.520><c> any</c><00:02:18.160><c> feedback
• </c><00:02:18.560><c> or</c> and have not heard any feedback or and have not heard any feedback or concerns

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• literally thousands of folks, administrators, teachers, students, families, who are engaging and giving feedback
• families, who are engaging and students, families, who are engaging and giving<00:14:28.280><c> feedback
• </c><00:14:29.600><c> That</c><00:14:29.760><c> will</c> giving feedback to our work.
• That will giving feedback to our work.

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's simply increasing the maximum that a single production can receive, and that's based on feedback
• <01:04:55.080><c> that's</c><01:04:55.280><c> based</c><01:04:55.600><c> on</c><01:04:55.800><c> feedback
• </c> receive, and that's based on feedback receive, and that's based on feedback we've<01:04:56.320><

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 957, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, yeah, I mean, we have requested feedback from the department.
• yeah, I I'd I mean, we<01:40:46.880><c> have</c><01:40:47.680><c> requested</c><01:40:48.480><c> feedback
• </c><01:40:48.880><c> from</c><01:40:49.080><c> the</c> we have requested feedback from the we have requested
• feedback from the department.<01:40:50.240><c> Um</c><01:40:50.920><c> I</c><01:40:51.000><c> think<

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You were provided lots of feedback about cybersecurity, and multiple experts offered to help.
• You were provided lots of feedback<01:59:42.240><c> about</c><01:59:42.480><c> cybersecurity</c> feedback
• about cybersecurity feedback about cybersecurity and<01:59:44.160><c> multiple</c><01:59:44.600><c>

Bills: HF4277 , HF3819 , HF3489 , HF4408 , HF3901 , HF4316

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

Transcript Highlights:

• It's based on feedback from stakeholders. Thank you, Representative Mohler.
• It's based on feedback<00:02:08.239><c> from</c><00:02:08.560><c> stakeholders.
• </c><00:02:09.520><c> Thank</c><00:02:09.840><c> you,</c> feedback from stakeholders.
• Thank you, feedback from stakeholders. Thank you, Representative<00:02:11.440><c> Mohler.

Bills: HF4133 , HF3419

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: homeowner's insurance, peace officer, property damage, just compensation, exclusion policy, corporate powers, entity law, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, cooperative, partnership, trust, foreign entity, campaign finance, election spending, political spending, ballot measure, ballot initiative

Transcript Highlights:

• the footwork that your very capable staff was doing, and this was, yeah, responsive to technical feedback
• this was yeah, responsive to technical this was yeah, responsive to technical uh<00:26:19.360><c> feedback
• 20.320><c> So,</c><00:26:20.480><c> thank</c><00:26:20.640><c> you</c><00:26:20.720><c> for</c> uh feedback
• So, thank you for uh feedback and input. So, thank you for that. that. that.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• but with implementation of the permitting bill, the governor's executive order, and reliance on feedback
• reliance</c><01:27:30.400><c> on</c> executive order, and reliance on executive order, and reliance on feedback
• 30.880><c> from</c><01:27:31.040><c> industry,</c><01:27:31.840><c> we</c><01:27:32.080><c> are</c> feedback
• from industry, we are feedback from industry, we are optimistic<01:27:32.719><c> that</c><01:27:32.960

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And that's because we're hearing feedback from developers that for most workforce housing projects, they
• :09.839><c> because</c><00:48:10.079><c> we're</c><00:48:10.240><c> hearing</c><00:48:10.480><c> feedback
• </c> that's because we're hearing feedback that's because we're hearing feedback from<00:48:11.040><c

Bills: HB1721 , HB1714 , HB1718 , HB1732 , HB1740 , HB1777 , HB1842 , HB1919 , HB1701 , HB1923 , HB1741 , HB1734 , HB1739

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• homework, I would be more than happy to attempt to try to put something together that people could give feedback
• 01:07:06.640><c> people</c><01:07:06.960><c> could</c><01:07:07.440><c> give</c><01:07:07.680><c> feedback
• </c> together that people could give feedback together that people could give feedback on<01:07:08.319

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review and amend the minutes from its previous meeting, correcting the date, several spelling and wording errors, and clarifying references to a scholarship fund and a member’s title. The minutes were then approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair then turned to the commission’s work plan under SB 57, emphasizing the need to prioritize the statutory topics and identify which issues require additional research, documentation, and possible spreadsheets. Members discussed a broad range of special education cost drivers and policy questions, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, whether referrals increased after COVID school closures, intervention processes before referral, the cost of services required under IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal law, state law, and DOE rules, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, district sharing of resources, dispute resolution, graduation rates, and adult learning outcomes. Several members raised concerns that school environments, mental health, bullying, and possible overidentification may be contributing to rising special education numbers and costs, while others cautioned that some reported district percentages may be inflated or unclear because of how the data are counted. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid when state appropriations are insufficient and require the governor to draw a warrant to cover shortfalls. Representative Ames explained that the bill had been recommended for interim study because the commission is already examining special education costing, and he highlighted the gap between FY24 special education costs of about $977.1 million and state aid of $33.9 million for catastrophic aid, $67.4 million for differentiated aid, and $50.8 million in federal IDEA funds, leaving local districts to cover about $825.1 million. He argued the commission should ultimately make clear that both the federal government and the state should contribute more. The Department of Education, through Melissa White, answered questions about data and oversight. She said special education counts come from IEPs entered into the state system using SASIDs, that DOE monitors districts through both desk audits and on-site visits, and that billing is checked against the services listed in each student’s IEP. She also said DOE’s special education work is largely federally funded, with roughly $56.7 million received through IDEA this year and about $49.1 million flowing through to LEAs, while the department retains a small amount for administration and statewide support activities. Members also discussed how adequacy calculations use special education counts from the state system and how those figures are reported.

Transcript Highlights:

• homework, I would be more than happy to attempt to try to put something together that people could give feedback
• 01:07:06.640><c> people</c><01:07:06.960><c> could</c><01:07:07.440><c> give</c><01:07:07.680><c> feedback
• </c> together that people could give feedback together that people could give feedback on<01:07:08.319

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to approve the November 21, 2025 minutes, making several clerical corrections before adopting them as amended. The edits included adding the date, correcting a misspelled name, clarifying references to a scholarship fund representative’s title, removing an incorrect “DOE” reference, and fixing a few wording errors. The minutes were approved with one abstention from members who were absent. The bulk of the meeting focused on organizing the commission’s work under SB 57 and identifying which special education cost issues should be prioritized for research and reporting. Members discussed a long list of topics, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, increases in referrals since school closures, interventions before referral, costs of non-medically necessary services in IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal and state requirements, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, dispute resolution, Medicaid and insurance use, graduation rates, and adult learning participation. Several members emphasized the need to combine or narrow topics and to gather better data before the report due July 1, 2026. Representative Ames highlighted HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid payments when state appropriations fall short, and explained that the Education Funding Committee recommended interim study. He argued that local districts are bearing too much of the cost and that the state and federal governments should provide more support. Other members raised concerns about rising special education identification rates, possible overidentification, school climate and mental health factors, bullying, staffing, speech therapy access, and residential placements. One member cautioned that DOE website numbers may be inflated or at least difficult to interpret because of how students are counted. Department of Education staff then explained how special education data and costs are monitored. They said student counts are tied to IEPs and SASIDs in the state system, districts are checked through both desk audits and on-site monitoring, and billed services are compared against IEP requirements. They also described IDEA funding, noting that most DOE special education staffing is federally funded, with a large share of federal money flowing through to local education agencies and the remainder supporting administration, monitoring, and training initiatives. Members discussed whether more staff and more robust oversight would improve accuracy and accountability.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for all the work that he's done both in the committee and as well as a conferee, just his feedback
• 02:59:50.720><c> conferee</c><02:59:51.359><c> just</c><02:59:51.520><c> his</c><02:59:52.000><c> feedback
• </c><02:59:52.560><c> and</c><02:59:52.880><c> his</c> as a conferee just his feedback and his as a conferee
• just his feedback and his support<02:59:54.080><c> um</c><02:59:54.560><c> is</c><02:59:54.960><c> is

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We consulted with many individuals who provided their feedback.
• :09:39.840><c> who</c><02:09:40.239><c> provided</c><02:09:40.639><c> their</c><02:09:40.960><c> feedback
• </c> individuals who provided their feedback. individuals who provided their feedback.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• skilled teacher should also have their mouth visible and the child must be able to receive proper feedback
• 01:46:30.080><c> to</c><01:46:30.239><c> receive</c><01:46:30.560><c> proper</c><01:46:30.880><c> feedback
• </c> must be able to receive proper feedback must be able to receive proper feedback on<01:46:31.360>

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, if we can kind of be quiet as we're exiting the room, if you're a provider I would love your feedback
• provider I would the room if you're a provider I would love<01:25:58.840><c> your</c><01:25:59.040><c> feedback
• > what</c><01:25:59.920><c> I'm</c><01:26:00.080><c> about</c><01:26:00.280><c> to</c> love your feedback
• on what I'm about to love your feedback on what I'm about to talk<01:26:00.719><c> about</c><01:26:01.320

Bills: HF2436 , HF470 , HF2643 , HF2456 , HF102 , HF1367

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, early education, scholarships, funding, children, families, Minnesota education, child care licensing, family child care, child care center, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, correction order, conditional license, fix-it ticket, documented technical assistance, license suspension

Transcript Highlights:

• DNR strongly supports this legislation, and in committee we adopted some changes based on their feedback
• changes<00:11:28.000><c> based</c><00:11:28.279><c> on</c><00:11:28.480><c> their</c><00:11:28.680><c> feedback
• </c> changes based on their feedback changes based on their feedback this<00:11:30.279><c> past</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So we get feedback from that organization to MISO States.
• like that so our priorities and things like that so we<00:37:01.200><c> get</c><00:37:01.359><c> feedback
• /c><00:37:01.839><c> from</c><00:37:02.079><c> that</c><00:37:02.480><c> organization</c> we get feedback
• from that organization we get feedback from that organization to<00:37:03.200><c> myo</c><00:37:03.560

Bills: HF75

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF75, earned incentive release credit, earned incentive credits, revocation, revocable credits, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, prison discipline, incarcerated persons, inmate misconduct, facility rules, sentence reduction, supervised release, Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, public safety, rehabilitation, prison credits, executed sentence, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• are unique and salient to different populations yet malleable enough to adjust based on real-time feedback
• Our CRM provides us with a feedback loop that is invaluable.
• as the North Star Promise, as that maybe was not in existence when... our CRM provides us with a feedback
• loop our CRM provides us with a feedback loop that<00:53:17.920><c> is</c><00:53:18.079><c> invaluable

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• One of the additional feedback that I received from both of these recent legislative forums in two of
• 01:20:38.360><c> of</c><01:20:38.520><c> the</c><01:20:38.880><c> additional</c><01:20:39.679><c> feedback
• </c> issue one of the additional feedback issue one of the additional feedback that<01:20:40.400><c>

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You'll see in that report some feedback back.
• 25.799><c> some</c> you'll see in that report uh some some you'll see in that report uh some some feedback
• 26.799><c> offer</c><00:55:27.520><c> um</c><00:55:27.960><c> that</c><00:55:28.200><c> folks</c> feedback
• back we did offer um that folks feedback back we did offer um that folks could<00:55:29.119><c> could

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all