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• testify and support of house file testify and support of house file 1471<00:05:10.320> nearly
• , for portions of a filing period that doesn't permit them to file in person while they're in the state
• <00:35:33.839> for an email address when they file for an email address when they file for
• judges and you need to have enough time judges and you need to have enough time so<01:07:11.160>
• <01:19:06.080> that actually uh cut down the time that actually uh cut down the time that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• real time. real time.
• into the Senate file?
• becomes a Senate file number. becomes a Senate file number.
• file and works from the Senate file. file and works from the Senate file.
• into the Senate file? into the Senate file?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:04:15.439> to now's the time that that's the time to now's the time that that's the time
• File 5. Senator Crumb. File 5. Senator Crumb.
• Could we have that read in at this<03:07:51.120> time? this time? this time?
• Any discussion on Senate File 6? Senator Rothfuss, Senate File 6. Senate File Six, please say I.
• Senate File 85 the Raven Act. Senate File 85 the Raven Act.

Keywords: 916, all

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• . time. time.
• House File 139, Senate File 1122. House File 139, Senate File 1122.
• on the Senate file and House file. file. file.
• File 4572 and House File 4367 is Senate File 4572 and House File 4367 is laid<01:10:17.800> over.
• Senate File 4766 and House File 4723 as Senate File 4766 and House File 4723 as amended<01:29:10.719>

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee first approved the April 14, 2026 meeting minutes without objection. It then took up Senate File 4860 / House File 4812, the St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association bill, which would reduce the employee contribution rate for coordinated members from 9% to 8% starting after June 30, 2026, raise the retiree COLA from 1% to 1.5% beginning January 1, 2027, and increase the state-funded employer contribution by 2.7%. Staff said the bill’s cost is just over $12 million per year over 15 years. Representative Lilly said the bill was intended to bring parity to St. Paul teachers after prior work in this area left some behind. Several St. Paul teachers testified in support, describing financial strain, burnout, and the difficulty of balancing teaching with family responsibilities. Hannah Geimer said the 1% contribution change would make a meaningful difference in her budget as a single parent. Eric Erickson said he and his wife have spent decades working extra hours and coaching, and argued that St. Paul educators pay more and receive less in retirement than other teachers. Arzoo Faroozan Yazdani, a Central High teacher, said the higher contribution rate and lower COLA make it hard to stay in the district and raise a family. Lisa Hodek said teachers are undercompensated for the demands of the job and that the pension disparity has created frustration and a sense of betrayal. Phil Tensic, the SPTRFA director, summarized the request as seeking an 8% contribution and 1.5% COLA to match TRA, and noted that the plan’s members are spread across legislative districts, not just in St. Paul. Members discussed the history behind the pension disparity. Senator Nelson questioned whether “parity” was the right term given the plan’s funding problems and the legacy of the “big red box,” referring to past underfunding. Tensic and Senator Pappas explained that the state had previously allowed St. Paul schools not to contribute for a period of years, that supplemental district and state aid began in 2018, and that the plan is projected to be amortized by 2039 and must be paid off by 2048. Members also noted that the bill and related pension proposals depend on available funding; Representative O’Driscoll and others said no final financing agreement had been reached, though leadership was continuing discussions. The committee received letters of support from Education Minnesota, the St. Paul Federation of Educators, and 40 individual supporters. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Um, I will move House File 3390. take too much time. It's under 900 about take too much time.
• hear that all the time. hear that all the time.
• I will move House File House File 4324. I will move House File 4324. 4324. 4324.
• uh House File 4033. uh House File 4033.
• response times. response times.

Bills: HF4094, HF3390, HF3813, HF3583, HF3751, HF4324, HF4789, HF3596, HF4033, HF4424, HF4053

Keywords: Crosby, local sales tax, bonding authority, community projects, voter approval, Owatonna, use tax, special law, community center, municipal finance, capital project, sales and use tax, local option tax, city tax, public facility, general election, bond referendum, debt limit, levy limit, Minnesota local government

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• the 1A amendment to Senate file the 1A amendment to Senate file 2984<00:03:25.440> all<00
• Senate File 2099, as amended, will be laid over. Our next bill is Senate File 2825.
• Senate File 30002 is laid over. Our next bill, Senate File 2826.
• boarding at that time.
• There are alarming statistics in the area of assaults in Attention at this time on Senate File 2212,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The the child would have to file file.
• at the time. at the time.
• I think, well, if they have it on file, though, then they don't have to do it every time someone comes
• file.
• their file I'm just like the first time their file I'm just like the first time the<01:14:52.960

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The consent calendar consists now of file item 1, AB 739 Jackson; file item 7, AB 2162, Brian; file item
• So since we hear bills in file order, we're going to go now to file item 3, AB 956 by Assembly Member
• And so we are on file item 3, AB 956.
• And for a good amount of time financing these for, say, a couple in their 50s or... ...of time financing
• This is actually the first time I'm presenting AB 1573 as it has been on consent the entire time through

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Housing met without a quorum at first and operated as a subcommittee, then later established a quorum and took up several housing-related bills. Early presentations focused on AB 2390, a cleanup measure to clarify streamlined housing approvals and how modifications are reviewed; AB 1890, which would increase state matching funds for Napa County farmworker housing centers; and AB 956, which would clarify accessory dwelling unit law by allowing more flexibility in how ADUs are built and by clarifying application of ADU protections in common interest developments. Supporters for these bills emphasized predictability, farmworker housing stability, and expanded housing options for multigenerational families, while opponents of AB 956 raised concerns about neighborhood density, infrastructure, and local control. AB 956 drew the most extensive debate. Committee members discussed whether it was a clarification or expansion of ADU law, the potential for triggering density bonus rules, and possible local government costs. The author accepted committee amendments to avoid allowing a third ADU/JADU combination that could trigger density bonus implications. The committee then voted to do pass AB 956 as amended to the Senate Committee on Local Government, with one no vote recorded and the bill held on call for absent members. The committee also took votes on the consent calendar and on AB 2390 and AB 1890, but those measures were likewise held on call for absent members after favorable motions. The committee also heard AB 939, which would let developers transfer income-restricted ownership units to qualified nonprofit affordable housing organizations without waiting 180 days after certificate of occupancy. Supporters, including Habitat for Humanity and California YIMBY, said the bill would reduce vacancy, carrying costs, and help preserve long-term affordability. The California Association of Realtors opposed the bill unless amended, arguing it could limit buyer choice, codify first-right-of-refusal practices, and reduce wealth-building opportunities for families. After discussion, the bill was moved to the Senate Appropriations Committee on a do pass motion and held on call. Later bills included AB 1165, which would require state housing agencies to create a fiscal analysis and financial plan for ending homelessness; AB 1184, which would add transparency and open-meeting style requirements for homeowners associations; and AB 2035, a narrowly tailored measure to help Laguna Woods Village update outdated CC&Rs by lowering the vote threshold needed to seek court approval. AB 1165 and AB 2035 both received broad support and were moved forward on do pass motions, while AB 1184 also advanced despite late opposition from the California Association of Realtors. The committee then began hearing AB 1573, which would add survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking to local housing element target populations, but the transcript cuts off before that bill’s testimony or any vote.

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• These are one-time dollars for one-time expenses.
• These are one-time dollars for one-time expenses."
• These are one-time dollars for one-time expenses."
• File 3493 and 3495. File 3493 and 3495.
• File 3493. File 3493.

Bills: HF3492, HF3493, HF3494, HF3495, HF3602

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• Uh at the same time, uh I am honored to present this bill, House File 1855.
• Uh at the same time, uh I am honored to present this bill, House File 1855.
• Uh at the same time, uh I am honored to present this bill, House File 1855.
• Uh at the same time, uh I am honored to present this bill, House File 1855.
• Uh at the same time, uh I am honored to present this bill, House File 1855.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Filing tax is already burdensome and time-consuming.
• who request a filing extension receive additional time.
• WHO REQUEST A FILING EXTENSION RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TIME.
• Under current law, payments or certain documents mailed to the I.R.S. are considered timely filed as
• And I reserve the balance of my time. THOSE WHO FILE BY MAIL.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 31, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• first time. first time.
• Just here in the nick of time.
• Excellent timing. >> Gomez, and members of the committee. I'm pleased to present House File 3657.
• House File 2303? House File 2303? Not<01:07:17.200> seeing<01:07:17.480> any.
• House File 3127. House File 3127.

Bills: HF2715, HF2499, HF3420, HF3657, HF2303

Keywords: HF2715, homestead credit refund, property tax refund, property tax relief, homeowner tax relief, homestead credit, co-pay reduction, Minnesota property taxes, tax rebate, state refund, income thresholds, inflation adjustment, property tax circuit breaker, housing affordability, elderly homeowners, fixed income, taxation, Minnesota Statutes 290A.04, renters credit, income tax

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• Senate File 1961. Senate File 1961.
• have a hard time getting off of. have a hard time getting off of.
• me time and time again You've heard from me time and time again about<02:23:55.480> the<02:23:
• for your time today. for your time today.
• I dearly hope this is the last time. time. time.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, thank you for your time. With that, I renew my House File 4211 as amended be laid over.
• Thank you, Chair and members for having me back this time to present House File 4819.
• me back this time to present House<00:34:47.240> File<00:34:47.440> 4819.
• House File 3466 would unnecessarily increase the amount of time that a petitioned drainage project takes
• time and time and time and time again. again. again.

Bills: HF4211, HF3426, HF4819, HF3466, HF3793, HF3339

Keywords: air pollution, lead emissions, continuous emissions monitoring system, CEMS, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MPCA, environmental monitoring, emission compliance, air quality, public health, industrial pollution, permitted facility, residential exposure, toxic metals, emission limits, pollution control, stack monitoring, real-time emissions monitoring, natural resources, environment

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• We're going to pass and retain on file items 107, 108, 109. That brings us to file item 110.
• Pass and retained on file items 114, 115, 116. That brings us to file item 117.
• Pass and retained on file items 121, 122, 123, 124. That brings us to file item number 125.
• We're going to pass and retain on file item 133. It brings us to the Assembly third reading file.
• We're going to pass and retain on file items 154 and 155. That brings us to file item 156, SB 230.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed visiting students from De La Salle High School and a guest for Assembly Member Kalra, and then moved through a lengthy concurrence and third-reading agenda. Early actions included concurrence on ACR 21 honoring fallen Galt Police Officer Herminda Grewal, followed by a series of mostly noncontroversial bills on utilities, reclamation districts, housing, wildfire relief, mobile homes, environmental quality, health care coverage, and local government. Several measures were presented as technical, clarifying, or urgency bills, and many passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; notable items included AB 238 (wildfire mortgage forbearance), AB 571 (Southern California Veterans Cemetery permitting/CEQA exemption), AB 574 (health care coverage), AB 696 (lithium-ion battery safety advisory group), AB 1150 (airport car rental facility maintenance), AB 1154 (ADU parking standards), and SB 499 (impact fee deferrals for emergency-related parkland and utility infrastructure). SB 499 drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing disaster resilience and dual-use parkland and an opponent arguing it would worsen housing-related fee burdens; it ultimately passed after a call was lifted. The chamber also adopted SJR 4 urging restoration of NIH funding, and passed SB 230 expanding workers’ compensation presumptions to additional firefighters, SB 92 tightening density bonus law to curb loopholes, SB 782 creating disaster relief financing districts, SB 40 capping insulin copays at $35 and limiting step therapy, SB 362 strengthening small-business financing disclosures, SB 513 requiring workers access to training records, SB 489 requiring public agencies involved in housing approvals to post requirements online, SB 31 promoting recycled water use, SB 551 introducing normalization and dynamic security concepts in corrections, SB 639 extending flood-protection deadlines for Sacramento/Yuba projects, SB 653 defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management, AB 652 on air pollution, and SB 221 updating stalking law to include threats to pets. Several bills received recorded opposition or split votes, including SB 551, SB 439, SB 782, and SB 499, but most measures passed comfortably. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments on AB 516 and AB 1523, and later lifted the call on SB 499 to complete passage. The session included an adjournment in memory of Rick Bryson of Long Beach, with Assembly Member Lowenthal highlighting Bryson’s athletic, business, and civic contributions. The day ended with reminders to secure floor managers for pending bills, a notice of the next day’s 10 a.m. floor session, and adjournment until Thursday, September 4th.

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• With that, House File 467, as amended, is laid over. Next bill on the agenda is House File 2812.
• With the implementation of House File 2922, the fiscal note should have included enough full-time employees
• House File 2892.
• House File 2892 is going to be laid over. The next bill on our agenda is House File 2532.
• Thank you for your time, Chair. House File 2532 is laid over.

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• the filing is deemed fraudulent. the filing is deemed fraudulent.
• So, the filing was deemed days.
• This is House File 2904. I will move House File 2904.
• Thank you for your time today, and I ask for your full support of House File 2904 and the Educator Group
• will renew my motion that House File will renew my motion that House File 3461 >> House File 3461

Bills: HF3422, HF3461, HF2904

Keywords: state grants, grant oversight, grants management, executive agencies, Minnesota Department of Administration, commissioner of administration, fraud prevention, waste prevention, grant monitoring, financial reconciliation, grant compliance, state government, public funds, grant recipients, competitive grants, grant administration, administrative oversight, monitoring visits, grant policy, legislative leave

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• And Senate File Numbers 1740 and 2370. House File Number 123.
• Many times, yes.
• full-time employees.
• I won't take up too much time. much more time here.
• House File 2, or portions of House File 2, I should say.

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• Up next is House File 1877.
• representative huitt moves house file representative huitt moves house file 1877<00:06:39.560>
• Ry renews her motion that the house file Ry renews her motion that the house file 1672<00:13:36.800><
• and representative West moves house file and representative West moves house file 7<00:14:15.519
• house file house file 1735<00:18:35.280> is<00:18:35.520> not<00:18:35.799> the

Bills: HF1672, HF1877, HF1735, HF1734, HF1271, HF1634, HF1615

Keywords: medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis, cannabis flower, cannabis products, dispensary, cannabis retail endorsement, patient protections

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• Amendment number 39, filed by the Senate...
• Amendment number 67, filed by the Senator from Worcester and Hampden. Senator filed.
• It's one time. The penalties are pretty strict. We sell drugs. It's one time.
• A victim taught me when I held my very first hearing on a bill I was filing at the time to create a commission
• But at the time, we didn't have enough information. I filed it.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate considered a comprehensive immigration-related bill, the Protect Act (House No. 5316), with extensive debate focused on limiting civil immigration enforcement in sensitive locations and protecting immigrants, victims, workers, and public institutions. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fear in schools, hospitals, courts, child care settings, and other community spaces, while preserving criminal law enforcement and public safety cooperation. Several senators also emphasized the economic and community contributions of immigrants, and some spoke from personal or district experience about fear, school enrollment declines, and impacts on health care and daily life. A number of amendments were debated. Amendment 6, offered by Senator Kennedy, was adopted to extend protections to DDS facilities and disability-related care settings, with supporters stressing the importance of protecting immigrant caregivers and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Other adopted amendments included Amendment 7 on effective dates, Amendment 34 adding residential schools/programs as safe spaces, Amendment 10 on courthouse curtilage, Amendment 13 protecting health care workers from retaliation, Amendment 20 establishing an immigration commission with minority-party representation, and Amendment 69 as a corrective/technical amendment. Many other amendments, largely offered by Senator Tarr and others, were rejected, including proposals concerning 287G agreements, detainers, civil arrests, court authority, and legal defense funding; several amendments were also withdrawn. The chamber took multiple roll-call votes on contested amendments. Amendment 59 on 287G funds was defeated 5-34, Amendment 63 on status information tied to criminal offenses was defeated 7-32, Amendment 67 on felony detainers was defeated 10-29, and Amendment 75 on state-funded legal defense programs was defeated 5-34. After amendments were completed, the Senate adopted the Ways and Means recommendation, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed it to be engrossed by a 37-3 vote. The Senate later rejected a House amendment, appointed a conference committee, and adjourned to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.