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• for state benefit.
• for state benefit. on the site of a nuclear generation facility that was located in the state for state
• “At a facility that was located in the state for state benefit.
• For example, one of my staff actually created a nuclear curriculum at Rhone State University, which is
• For example, one of my staff actually created a nuclear curriculum at Rhone State University, which is

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• and the California State University system to incorporate comprehensive enrollment forecasts in regional
• This is state-sanctioned terror.
• State your point. Mr. Berman?
• for state and local... ...with either federal or state tax-exempt status are eligible for state and
• State your point of order?

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural motions. Members approved a rule suspension to allow floor amendments on SB 271 and SB 67, and several committee notices and bill referrals were handled. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading file, with many bills passed and a number of items temporarily passed or retained on file. Among the major measures approved were bills on civil rights and public safety (SB 477, SB 19, SB 36, SB 571, SB 580), health care and coverage (SB 257 on pregnancy as a qualifying life event, SB 530 on Medi-Cal access standards, SB 660 on health data exchange, SB 754 on menstrual product contaminant disclosure), housing and disaster recovery (SB 610, SB 655), transportation and climate (SB 533 on EV charging payments, SB 30 on diesel locomotives, SB 71 on CEQA exemptions for transit, SB 263 on tariff impacts), and natural resources/energy (SB 283 on battery storage safety, SB 88 on biomass emissions, SB 427 extending the Habitat Conservation Fund). The Assembly also passed urgency measures including SB 864 on tribal gaming compacts, SB 663 on wildfire-related property tax relief, SB 471 expanding DDS ombudsman authority, and SB 497 on privacy protections for legally protected health services. Several bills drew notable debate. SB 41 on pharmacy benefit managers saw opposition over concerns about moving ahead before broader PBM data and licensing reforms take effect, but it still passed. AB 1340, a concurrence item on gig worker collective bargaining rights, prompted extended debate over labor rights, consumer costs, and union influence. Other concurrence items included AB 671 on restaurant permitting, which passed without opposition. The Assembly also took up SB 640 on direct admission to CSU, SB 702 on demographic reporting for appointees, SB 710 preserving a solar property tax exclusion, and SB 793 on counterfeit lighter safety, all of which passed. The session ended with the Assembly continuing through the file, including concurrence votes and additional bill actions, with most measures approved by substantial margins.

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• > consistent</c> The state must mandate consistent The state must mandate consistent standards<00:21:
• Minnesota's<00:21:44.240><c> state-managed,</c> Minnesota's state-managed, Minnesota's state-managed,
• . state. state.
• </c> what a couple other states are doing. what a couple other states are doing.
• </c> University of Minnesota. University of Minnesota.

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

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• There, the change where it states in urban areas, on state highways, or in other locations shall be the
• Because 10 states is not very much when you’re looking at 50 total states. Mr. Taylor.
• So if there's only 10 states. 10 states that actually have a speed differential.
• Because 10 states is not very much when you're looking at 50 total states. Mr. Taylor.
• in our state.

Committee: House Transportation and Defense

Keywords: 989, all

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• colleges and even some state universities and private entities that allow an individual to earn a national
• That's the way that it works in the state of Florida.
• And most of the newspapers in the state opposed us.
• He's traveled the entire state for that issue.
• No election in the United States, not presidential, congressional, state legislature, or municipal election

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including a resolution honoring Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a special-order calendar with multiple bills, many of them paired with House companions and amended before final passage. Early action included adoption of a tax conformity bill tied to federal changes in the Internal Revenue Code, with a 34-0 vote. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described provisions to strengthen fraud enforcement, impose work requirements for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid drug purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Democrats offered amendments to delay work requirements until Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP users such as caregivers, seniors, disabled individuals, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators also questioned implementation details, exemptions, and potential effects on vulnerable populations. After debate, the bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a public records exemption and related Parkinson’s Disease Registry measures, designation of the SS American Victory as the state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on legal tender recognition for gold and silver, public records protections for financial and digital-asset custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government budget transparency, digital voyeurism, insurance customer representative licensing, and a medical freedom bill with amendments on vaccine-related materials and anti-kickback provisions. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though the public records bill for gold/silver custodians and the legal tender repeal drew a few dissenting votes.

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• </c> state of New Hampshire and Canada. state of New Hampshire and Canada.
• </c> state federal.
• It certainly is a state state federal.
• I'll also acknowledge the state of Maine didn't become a state until 1820.
• own state to push back?

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Similarly, the bill does not define "state funding."
• Many of the states around us did not have any of these things happening in the state and yet did not
• State your point of parliamentary inquiry.
• Minnesota had many fewer deaths than many other states.
• The member from Washington, Representative Johnson W.

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• or the state agency.
• </c><01:32:37.600><c> And</c> uh a state or or the state agency.
• And uh a state or or the state agency.
• </c> Ramsey and Washington County. Ramsey and Washington County.
• </c> to the state. to the state.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Every state has eyes on what we're doing here, well, every state in the Northwest, I should say, and
• There's a lot of states that never even try, and there's no other state that can show results like this
• We were reliant on other states, and we made a number of improvements in 2025 to make sure we had in-state
• What we have heard over and over again, particularly from Oregon and Washington, is that those states
• State your name, you know the routine, and we're glad to have you here. state your name, you know the

Summary: The committee first received an Idaho State Department of Agriculture update on quagga mussels, with Director Chanel T. Wall reviewing the history of Idaho’s response, the spread and ecological damage caused by mussels in the Great Lakes, and the state’s legislative and operational efforts since the species was first detected west of the 100th meridian in 2007. She described the 2024 and 2025 Mid-Snake treatment efforts using chelated copper, noting a more than 50% reduction in the impacted footprint in 2025 compared with 2024, while emphasizing that the goal remains eradication. Members asked about the treatment method, the difficulty of keeping copper in the deep-pool water column, fish mortality, the reproductive capacity of mussels, and whether other states are using Idaho’s approach; Wall said Idaho’s work is being watched closely, but few states have shown the political will to attempt similar eradication efforts. No votes were taken during this presentation. The committee then heard a budget overview for natural resources from Legislative Services budget analyst Janet Jessup. She summarized the agencies under the natural resources budget area, explained JFAC’s recent actions on a 3% rescission, an additional 1% rescission, and a 5% ongoing base reduction for fiscal year 2027, and noted that many agency enhancements remain pending. She highlighted that DEQ’s requested enhancements are tied to dedicated and federal funds, Fish and Game’s budget is entirely dedicated/federal, Lands has a fire suppression deficiency fund that can be drawn into the negative and later repaid by the legislature, and Water Resources has a recurring transfer request. Members asked about the fire deficiency fund’s limits and how it is funded, and Jessup explained that it is typically preloaded by legislative appropriation. Finally, Keith Bybee of Legislative Services gave a broader general fund and revenue outlook. He said the legislature’s adopted revenue forecast is higher than the governor’s, but the budget remains tight because of lower-than-expected cash balances and the effect of policy changes and rescissions. He noted that the current-year ending balance is small relative to the size of the budget, while the projected fiscal year 2027 ending balance improves under the legislature’s forecast. Committee members discussed uncertainty around future fire suppression costs, Medicaid, corrections, and school enrollment, and the meeting concluded with no further action beyond the informational presentations and prior JFAC budget decisions.

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• HRAs are also political subdivisions of the state of Minnesota.
• townships in Washington County.
• Our state is fortunate, though.
• Here today are thousands more from all throughout the state.
• Please state your name and welcome to the committee.

Bills: HF1143 , HF1548 , HF1340 , HF2549 , HF2559 , HF1673 , HF2740 , HF2507 , HF2461 , HF2381 , HF2695

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

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• Okay, so it's the only one here in the United States. It's the largest in North America, yes? Wow.
• And we get them from Washington and all over Idaho and Oregon is where we pick up samples from.
• It's not a state law that's required, but the state law does require on the bulk tank that they pull
• Go ahead and state your name for the record, and then- Madam Chair, committee members, I'm Jamie Neal
• Go ahead and state your name for the record. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The Senate Agricultural Committee met with a quorum and first approved the minutes from February 24, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 662, which would allow milk buyers and sellers to consider bacteria counts in milk testing and give the Idaho State Department of Agriculture a role in developing rules for that process. Representative John Vander Woude explained that current milk payments are based on components like butterfat, protein, somatic cell count, and lactose, and said the bill would only open the door to possible future bacteriology standards, not require them. Testimony in support came from Jamie Neal of the Idaho Dairymen’s Association and Travis Jones of the Intermountain Milk Processors Association. Both described the bill as a compromise between producers and processors that would create a fair, transparent process for resolving disputes over milk quality testing and pricing. Vander Woude also answered questions about his lab’s role, explaining that it tests individual cow samples as a management tool and does not currently perform bacteriology testing. After closing testimony, Senator Cole moved to send House Bill 662 to the floor with a do pass recommendation, seconded by Senator Lent. The motion passed without opposition, and the committee adjourned.

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• Those in favor, please, as a reminder, state your name at the beginning of testimony.
• Please, as a reminder, state your name at the beginning of testimony.
• predictability, certainty, and uniformity across not only the Midwest, but across the entire United States
• . ...or fuel policy should happen at the very least in Washington, D.C., and not here in Missouri, so
• Missouri soybean, we support biodiesel policy in the state of Missouri.

Committee: House General Laws

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• of Washington and the state of Illinois.
• Fuel incentives, including the state of Washington and the state of Illinois.
• And so this is similar to what the state of Washington announced. ...lower than fossil jet fuel would
• And then the same for Washington State, which actually hasn't even triggered theirs yet, because renewable
• diesel plants haven't shifted to making SAF in Washington State.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration heard several budget proposals from CDTFA, the Board of Equalization, and the Franchise Tax Board. The first panel focused on cannabis, hemp, flavored tobacco, and related enforcement. CDTFA requested ongoing funding to implement cannabis tax changes, enforce the new intoxicating hemp restrictions and flavored tobacco seizure authority, and continue compliance work. The department said it is targeting illicit product, protecting licensed businesses, and using referrals from the public and lawmakers to focus inspections. The LAO supported some of the proposals but urged the Legislature to treat them as part of a longer-term enforcement strategy and raised concerns about the use of General Fund support for cannabis enforcement. Public testimony on the cannabis item largely supported stronger enforcement and funding for the legal market. The committee also heard CDTFA’s request to reappropriate funds for an upgrade to the CROS tax collection system, which would improve taxpayer services, security, and software maintenance without adding new money. A separate CDTFA proposal would make all delivery network companies, such as DoorDash and Uber Eats, marketplace facilitators for sales tax purposes. CDTFA said the change would reduce confusion for restaurants and improve compliance, while the LAO questioned whether the proposal functioned more like a tax increase because it would also capture service fees. Members raised affordability concerns, but the proposal was framed by the administration as a parity and compliance measure. The subcommittee then considered a governor’s proposal for a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit. Finance argued the credit would help decarbonize aviation and support in-state production, while the LAO recommended rejection, citing cost, uncertainty about environmental benefits, possible diversion of diesel excise tax revenues from transportation programs, and concerns about consistency with voter-approved transportation funding rules. Testimony from airlines, labor unions, airports, and refinery workers strongly supported the credit, emphasizing union jobs, refinery conversions, and emissions reductions, while fuel retailers and some others warned about fiscal risk and higher fuel prices. The chair and some members expressed support for the proposal despite the funding concerns. Finally, the BOE presented an IT modernization project for state-assessed property administration, saying the current system is outdated and manual and that a new system is needed to improve accuracy, cybersecurity, and workflow efficiency, especially with a likely increase in workload from new VoIP assessments. The LAO asked for more justification for the timing, but BOE said the urgency stems from aging systems and growing workload. BOE also requested modest funding to implement SB 293 changes to intergenerational property transfers and wildfire relief guidance, which the LAO did not oppose. The Franchise Tax Board began its presentation on the final phase of its Enterprise Data to Revenue modernization effort, describing the project’s rollout across audit, collections, legal, and filing enforcement workloads and noting it is now in a warranty period.

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• Senate Bill 206, being on the calendar for notice and affecting the revenues of the state under rule
• >> Senator from Washington. >> Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senate government operations will meet at 1:30. >> Senator from Washington. >> Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• </c> four-year Minnesota State University. four-year Minnesota State University.
• state universities, including one seven state universities, including one of<01:13:06.800><c> my</c>
• Those are coming to state universities.
• tuition increases into next year. what tuition our state universities can what tuition our state universities
• The State Grant is a valuable tool for Minnesota State College and University students.

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the state of ...the state emergency line is under the governor's budget, so it would be completely
• We do have another state fair, but this is not our state fair.
• Fair in Washington, D.C.
• This was new, obviously, post-State of the State.
• sources and state support?”

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Communications and reports from state officers. Motions and resolutions.
• What's happening in the United States today, Mr.
• And whose labor, love, and courage continue to hold this state together.
• HISTORY IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT OUR STATE.
• A STATE IF WE ALLOW THE PROPOSED ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL TO BECOME LAW.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, received messages and substitutions from the Assembly, and welcomed two new members, Senators Erik Bottcher and Jeremy Zellner. The chamber then adopted the resolution calendar and took up a privileged resolution sponsored by Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins memorializing Governor Hochul to proclaim February 2026 as Black History Month in New York. Senators Bailey, Baskin, Sanders, Scarcella-Spanton, Brisport, Parker, Cleare, Comrie, and others spoke in support, emphasizing Black history as American history, the importance of education and remembrance, and the contributions of Black New Yorkers and historical figures. The resolution was adopted, and the leader opened it for co-sponsorship. The Senate then moved to the bill calendar and passed several measures, including bills on civil procedure, urban development, labor, and public service law. One labor bill was substituted from the Assembly and passed. Several energy and utility-related bills drew debate, with supporters arguing they would improve affordability, utility rate-setting, and consumer protections, while opponents said they would not meaningfully lower costs and instead reflected broader policy choices. Senator Walczyk voted no on one utility bill, and Senators Tedisco and others criticized the package; Senators Mayer and Harckham defended the measures as needed reforms to utility regulation and return-on-equity standards. Most bills were approved by wide margins, including one public service bill that passed 53-9 and another that passed 61-1.

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• </c> different situations around the state different situations around the state that<00:04:38.880><c
• </c><00:10:05.200><c> of</c> broader issue here uh for the state of broader issue here uh for the state
• </c> right noa in northern Washington right noa in northern Washington counties<00:20:18.880><c> south
• </c> thousands of members across the state thousands of members across the state who<00:41:51.280><c>
• </c> can slow it down in other states can slow it down in other states following<00:42:34.720><c> our

Bills: HF4253 , HF4257 , HF3236 , HF4264 , HF4149 , HF4019

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR

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• We are here as a state, not to play as the United States Congress.
• I ran for state rep.
• factor to the state, the state could prove in a penalty In the United States as an aggravated factor
• to the state, the state could prove in a penalty phase.
• states pay attention.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B, the immigration bill, and members were told they would have one opportunity to question the sponsor on both the House version and the anticipated Senate changes. Representative McClure described the bill as a major immigration-enforcement package creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, a local law enforcement grant program, a state immigration council, and new penalties and enforcement tools. He also outlined anticipated Senate language, including stronger 287(g) participation requirements, enhanced penalties for unauthorized aliens, a mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses, and additional coordination with federal agencies. The bill drew extensive questioning from Democrats about due process, constitutional issues, school and workplace impacts, and the treatment of people whose immigration status changes over time. Members asked about birthright citizenship, TPS, asylum seekers, pretrial detention standards, the lawful basis for detaining someone based on suspected status, and whether teachers, social workers, school resource officers, and even children could be required to cooperate with immigration enforcement. McClure and Representative Garrison repeatedly said the bill would require cooperation with federal authorities, that status determinations would be handled under existing court procedures, and that the Senate death-penalty language was intended to fit within Hurst by requiring a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was an unauthorized alien. They also said the bill did not provide DMV funding, did not address teacher shortages, and included appropriations such as $25 million for the local law enforcement participation incentive program and broader funding for enforcement and training. Several amendments were considered. Representative Chambliss offered an amendment to protect schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; supporters argued it would preserve trust in sacred and educational spaces, but the amendment failed. Representative Escamani offered an amendment to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers; supporters emphasized the educational and economic contributions of Dreamers and the hardship of higher tuition, but that amendment also failed. The debate ended with no bill vote in the excerpt, but the House completed the amendment votes and continued consideration of the immigration measure.

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• I am State Senator Becca Rausch, Senate Chair of the committee, and I will be chairing today's likely
• since California has seen a decrease in rodent complaints in all its major cities, there are many states
• Minnesota and Washington have unique restrictions on these anticoagulants.
• since California has seen a decrease in rodent complaints in all its major cities so there are many states
• Minnesota and Washington have unique restrictions on these anticoagulants.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a brief hybrid hearing on late-file bills, with Chair Becca Rausch outlining procedures and limiting testimony to three minutes. The hearing focused on six home rule petitions from Ayer, Boxborough, Groton, Lincoln, Nahant, and Sharon that would restrict or prohibit the use of anticoagulant rodenticides, referred to by speakers as harmful “escars.” Testimony was uniformly in support of the petitions. Speakers including Christine Goulet, Heather Packard of Mass Audubon, Carrie Stamos of Save Lincoln Wildlife, and Lisa Nayan de Muel described the dangers of these poisons to bald eagles, other wildlife, pets, and ecosystems, and argued that towns had already shown local support for restrictions. Several witnesses said non-rodenticide pest management methods and integrated pest management can work effectively, and urged the committee to report the bills favorably. Mass Audubon also framed the local petitions as a step toward a broader statewide ban, citing recent action in Rhode Island, California, and other states. No opposition testimony was presented, and no votes were taken during the hearing. After the final witness, the chair asked whether anyone else wished to be heard and then adjourned the meeting.