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• engagement with all of our partners, whether they are our American Indian Child Welfare Initiative tribal
• engagement with all of our partners, whether they are our American Indian Child Welfare Initiative tribal
• engagement with all of our partners, whether they are our American Indian Child Welfare Initiative tribal
• engagement with all of our partners, whether they are our American Indian Child Welfare Initiative tribal

Bills: HF1169 , HF1916

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services, welfare administration, Minnesota tribes, child care assistance, CCAP, program integrity

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• The bill broadens statutory definitions, adding key terms such as client consent, emergency stabilization

Bills: HF3718

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: veterinary medicine, veterinary technology, animal care, licensing, client consent, continuing education, emergency services, teletriage, 1183, house

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• </c> member of the Minnesota Tribal member of the Minnesota Tribal Collaborative,<00:32:28.960><c> a<
• The staff of the Minnesota Tribal Collaborative will assist tribal staff in reporting and ensure that
• The staff of the Minnesota Tribal Collaborative will assist tribal staff in reporting and ensure that
• will assist tribal staff collaborative will assist tribal staff and<00:35:16.880><c> reporting</c><00
• </c> and have had a presence on tribal lands. and have had a presence on tribal lands.

Bills: HF3403 , HF3410 , HF3424

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, eviction, rent, redemption

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• Line 11 is the Tribal College Supplemental Assistance Grants.
• Line 40 is the Director for Tribal Relations, which is $286,000 in each biennium and remains at the base
• On page 36, Section 16 affects tribal college supplemental grant assistance.
• This expands the program to provide financial assistance to tribal colleges based on beneficiary students
• a public state university, just under $1,500 for a community college student, and only $851 for a tribal

Bills: HF2312

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Line 11 is the tribal college supplemental assistance grants.
• Line 11 is the tribal college amount.
• Line 40 is the director for tribal<00:08:45.760><c> relations.
• </c><00:08:46.560><c> It's</c> tribal relations. It's tribal relations.
• </c><00:35:24.079><c> And</c> agency with borrower consent. And agency with borrower consent.

Bills: HF2312

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Since 1991, we've had a tribal relations program.
• It allows for tribal discussion at the time of consideration of issues.
• I'm a member of the Cowlitz Tribes and Director of Tribal Relations.
• Tribal communities are tightly linked with our trust beneficiaries.
• The tribal nations were here before us. They have no debate.

Bills: SB5838 , SB5960 , SB6097

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: tribal representation, natural resources, board of natural resources, environmental policy, community involvement, ungulate populations, wildlife management, habitat restoration, conservation, sustainability, Indian tribes, conservation futures program, federal recognition, environmental protection, 904, all

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• If a commissioner or alternate is no longer elected to their tribal position, their commission position
• Deborah Lackanoff: I think I wrote most tribal consultations for the agencies and engaged with them.
• Court proceedings for non-tribal and non-federal water users will be postponed until tribal settlements
• I think it’s helpful to add that tribal voice. We’re open to ideas on that.
• If there’s a lot, I think it’s helpful to add that tribal voice.

Bills: HB2170 , HB2544 , HB2578

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: natural climate solutions, ecosystem services, revenue generation, economic opportunities, environmental policy, water rights, adjudication, Columbia River, environmental impact, natural resources, tribal members, fish and wildlife, commission, indigenous rights, state regulation, 904, all

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• Chair, to the tribal leaders who have joined us today.
• Thank you to our tribal leaders for being here today.
• For tribal members and non-tribal members, the parcel involved is across a parking lot from our existing
• On behalf of the Leech Lake Tribal Council and the tribal government, our vision is to develop this site
• to petition when they feel it's important for their tribal areas.

Bills: HF1587 , HF2293 , HF2218 , HF1208 , HF1482

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• and non-tribal members.
• </c><00:47:13.440><c> members</c><00:47:14.160><c> and</c><00:47:14.680><c> non-tribal</c> for tribal
• members and non-tribal for tribal members and non-tribal members.<00:47:17.280><c> The</c><00:47:17.520
• </c><00:59:24.960><c> Council</c> between the Leech Lake Tribal Council between the Leech Lake Tribal
• </c><01:35:42.080><c> governments</c> early and often with tribal governments early and often with tribal

Bills: HF1587 , HF2293 , HF2218 , HF1208 , HF1482

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• That provided $30 a month to low-income households in New Mexico and $75 a month to tribal households
• I am here in the capacity as tribal administrator for the Pueblo of Nambé, and I do have the authority
• As you know, tribal lands are usually the ones that are more rural and harder to serve.

Bills: SB190 , SB152 , SB77 , SB150 , SB151 , SB156 , SB172 , SB182 , SB185 , SB212 , SB170 , SB133 , SB174 , SB163

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

Bills: HB2325 , HB2481 , HB2503 , HB2397 , HB2278 , HB2417

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities

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• 2133 includes civil penalties if a commercial entity is publishing or distributing material without consent
• of their participants in the material they produce whether it's photograph or video and they also consent
• one of those facilities you wouldn't force someone to take their clothes off without getting their consent
• in the adult content to make sure that they're not being exploited, that they were of age and of consent
• it's anyone who's male, female, whatever, if they're going to be in this content making sure they consented

Bills: HB2133 , HB2592

Committee: House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Keywords: sexual material, consent, synthetic depiction, privacy, internet regulation, rights protection, artificial intelligence, government regulation, innovation, procurement, administrative burdens, 1182, all

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• Tribal data and disease reporting to tribal health jurisdictions. There are no amendments.
• The concern is that when a non-tribal member gets treated at an Indian clinic, the exposure that the
• for that, because the federal government will not pay the same reimbursement rate that they pay for tribal
• The concern is that when a non-tribal member gets treated at an Indian clinic, the exposure that the
• The concern is that when a non-tribal member gets treated at an Indian clinic, the exposure that the

Bills: HB2402 , HB2555 , HB2599 , HB2685

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: phthalates, medical equipment, healthcare regulation, intravenous therapy, toxic substances, Medicaid, healthcare, traditional practices, health insurance, coverage expansion, therapy, psychotherapy, mental health, regulation, professional standards, tribal data, data protection, privacy, sharing of information, Indigenous rights

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• Requiring written consent for battery installations within 500 yards of someone's property is just common

Bills: HB 551 , HB 1281 , HB 1378 , HB 1617 , HB 2868 , HB 2881 , HB 3374 , HB 4439 , HB 4726 , HB 4732 , HB 4878 , HB 4914 , HB 4921 , HB 4958 , HB 5200 , HB 5318 , HB 5360 , HB 5402 , HB 5568 , HB 5573 , HB 5623 , HJR 218

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• qualify. for opportunities that are already set in place, like the Small Business Administration's Tribal
• recognized tribe can bid on contracts that are already set in place or set aside. for members of a tribal
• I am the tribal administrator for the Lipan Apache Tribe and a retired high school math teacher.
• It has real-life consequences for our tribal members.
• Today, our tribal members cannot access essential medical services at Indian health centers like Texas

Bills: HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• Requiring written consent for battery installations within 500 yards of someone's property is...

Bills: HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• </c><00:03:39.280><c> governments</c> actually allows for tribal governments actually allows for tribal
• </c><00:05:15.600><c> and</c> tribal governments and um and tribal governments and um and development
• We do have tribal there as well.
• </c><00:07:11.840><c> um</c><00:07:12.000><c> tribal</c> projects to um tribal um tribal projects to
• um tribal um tribal governments<00:07:13.120><c> as</c><00:07:13.440><c> a</c><00:07:13.599><c> part<

Bills: HF3884 , HF3881 , HF3882 , HF3883 , HF3363 , HF3362

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: tribal governments, Metropolitan Council, grant programs, funding, local government, small business, contracting, veteran-owned businesses, compliance, government contracts, housing finance, reporting requirements, regional development, city programs, elected officials, campaign access, multiple unit dwellings, residential access, voter registration, 1183

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• First, it requires verifiable parental consent for users under 18.
• </c><00:08:34.959><c> If</c> parental consent for users under 18.
• If parental consent for users under 18.
• This bill restores parental consent to.
• and consent signals with parent<00:25:00.400><c> approved</c><00:25:00.799><c> apps.

Bills: HB161 , HB161

Committee: Senate Children and Youth Health

Keywords: building codes, standardization, commercial construction, architectural services, energy conservation, federal compliance, local governance, consumer protection, app store, age verification, parental consent, data protection, minors, 923, senate, all

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• This is a very important bill for the welfare of our tribal nations. Thank you.
• This is a very important bill for the welfare of our tribal nations. Thank you. Our tribal nation.
• We need more tribal liaisons. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• We need more tribal liaisons. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• affiliation, our tribal department that's there within CYFD.

Bills: SB201 , SB226 , SB242 , SB249

Committee: Senate Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Keywords: rural libraries, education, cultural funding, library services, community resources, contaminated sites, environmental cleanup, uranium mining, state funding, abandoned sites, tribal affairs, Indian Child Welfare Act, appropriation, children, youth, compliance, field liaison, Indigenous rights, missing persons, law enforcement

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• One of the things that we see out, and mostly tribal lands, is what I would be talking about is that
• I worked on issues affecting free-roaming horses through collaboration with state, federal, and tribal
• In our tribal partnerships, we are actively working on projects to address herd management.
• And all of APNM's involvement is at the request and direction of tribal leadership and community input
• The Department of Natural Resources is an example of a tribal agency that is ready and willing to put

Bills: HM45 , HB276 , HB300

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: Taos County, Questa, produced water, treated produced water, water reuse, water quality control commission, freshwater conservation, rural communities, acequias, Indian nations, tribes, pueblos, water rights, industrial water use, data centers, artificial intelligence, AI, quantum computing, economic development, renewable energy

Summary: The committee first heard House Memorial 45, which asked the Water Quality Control Commission to promptly hear a petition seeking consideration of the beneficial reuse of treated produced water. The sponsor and supporters argued that produced water could help conserve freshwater, support agriculture and rural communities, and potentially aid compact obligations with Texas and industrial users. The committee also heard extensive opposition from acequia leaders, environmental groups, and residents who said the science is not yet sufficient, the water contains unknown or proprietary contaminants, and the memorial could pressure regulators or shift pollution burdens to other communities. After questions focused on the meaning of a memorial, the status of the petition, and the role of the Produced Water Research Consortium, a motion to table HM 45 passed, with members explaining they wanted the petition in hand before acting. The committee then took up House Bill 276, which appropriates $3.3 million to NMSU for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture to support celebration of the 400-year anniversary of winemaking in New Mexico. Supporters described the bill as a statewide agritourism and economic development effort tied to New Mexico’s long wine history, with marketing, signage, and tourism promotion intended to benefit wineries across the state. Members asked about the funding source, the anniversary date, and whether the effort would include wineries outside the south; the sponsor said the campaign would highlight wineries statewide. The committee voted do pass on HB 276. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 300, which would appropriate funds for the care and management of free-roaming horses and related domestic horse management, with an emphasis on tribal and local herd-control efforts using fertility control and trained community members. Supporters said the program would help address overpopulation, grazing impacts, and roadway safety, while opponents questioned relocation plans and whether the money should be spread across more counties. The sponsor and expert witness said trained personnel were already in place and the funds would support implementation. After discussion, the committee voted do pass on HB 300. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would meet again Saturday to hear House Bill 207.