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• We have research that shows physical barriers on bridges and high structures can reduce suicide death
• We have research that shows physical barriers on bridges and high structures can reduce suicide death
• We have research that shows aware of.
• I own a legal research and government affairs business here in St.
• I own a legal research and government affairs business here in St.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Thank you, Director Hansen, for all the work and research in the report. It's very informative.
• in the report um it's very uh research in the report um it's very uh informative<00:14:04.639><c> um
• But the reason 2025 is looking more positive than 2024, and one of my researchers pointed this out to
• pointed this out to me is researchers pointed this out to me is because<00:36:38.720><c> 2024</c><00
• So it is certainly a concept I would be more than willing to take a look at and do some research into

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Fifty-nine percent of American children, according to the Pew Research Center, ages 13 to 17, use Snapchat
• </c> children according to the Pew Research children according to the Pew Research Center<01:02:40.400
• 54.880><c> of</c><01:02:55.039><c> them</c><01:02:55.160><c> don't</c><01:02:55.400><c> even</c> A research
• Here's just some of the stories that you can find researching this.
• this in 2021 a 10-year-old researching this in 2021 a 10-year-old girl<01:04:48.520><c> asked</c><01

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I've spent a lot of time researching this.
• I've spent a lot of time researching this.
• Wisconsin's long done this, um, at least as far as my research.
• there's no state as far as my research there's no state law<00:25:58.559><c> requiring</c><00:25:59.080
• and fiscal analysis supporting research and fiscal analysis supporting the<00:58:03.400><c> labor</c

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, thank you for your consideration." classroom, did the research, worked as a classroom, did the research
• ><c> New</c> work together to research New work together to research New Hampshire's<00:54:33.920><c>
• So, I did um quite some research on &gt;&gt; Yes.
• So, I did quite some research on this. I contacted schools.
• </c> &gt;&gt; that would be my next research &gt;&gt; that would be my next research &gt;&gt; I<04:36

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So I think that we we're um I will need to request some research to answer these types of questions to
• to to answer these types of research to to answer these types of questions<00:35:39.359><c> to</c><00
• When doing my research into this, I was kind of confused because the City of Rochester doesn't have a
• </c> it might have been during the research it might have been during the research on<02:38:10.640><c
• </c> The chair is going to ask the researcher The chair is going to ask the researcher a<05:19:33.360

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• on as a in towns that I've done research on as a realtor<00:41:19.160><c> uh</c><00:41:19.400><c> is
• and uh I reaching out doing the research and uh I we<00:58:14.400><c> got</c><00:58:14.640><c> that<
• I researched all 50 states. Some states, for example Florida, the value of the home is unlimited.
• what I had done is I looked New research what I had done is I looked New Hampshire's<03:36:12.600><c
• I tried to research it. I tried to come up with something that was fair.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><00:48:40.480><c> The</c> care to do some research. The care to do some research.
• Do some research. Takes about 15 seconds on the little handheld computer.
• I think it's a good idea to occasionally inject some truth and occasionally inject some research into
• </c><00:52:16.160><c> Do</c><00:52:16.360><c> some</c><00:52:16.520><c> research.
• Do some research. Takes No, it exists. Do some research.

Keywords: 981, all

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• And I think that's just important because it's our research facility for this.
• Um, you know, so my question is, right, like, um, how, if you could comment, um, just based on research
• Um, you know, so my question is, right, like, um, how, if you could comment, um, just based on research
• the commercialization, adoption and scaling program, is an intentional effort to integrate that research
• Program is an intentional effort to integrate that research and development program with farmer adoption

Bills: HF1669 , HF4709 , HF3531 , HF4048

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, electricity generation, property tax exemption, renewable energy, incentives, economic development, fuel delivery, tax exemption, retail transactions, diesel exhaust fluid, fuel lubricants, healthcare tax, gross receipts tax, hospitals, chiropractors, healthcare providers

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• Follow up, Senator Brooks, thank And so normally we're talking about research facilities.
• In researching this data, I'm not sure what's happening in other states right now.
• And that stability to be able to conduct their research. Would you agree?
• Our non-research institutions.
• Will apply at-will to all of the non-research institutions.

Bills: SB65 , SB248 , SB330 , SB378 , SB844 , SB1330 , SB1410 , SB1475 , SB1476 , SB1565 , SB1618 , SB1623 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SB2084 , SB1655 , SB1679 , SB2174 , SB1775 , SB1873 , SB1204 , SB1884 , SB1916 , SB1937 , SB1447 , SB1500 , SB2007 , SB2074 , SB1944 , SB2018 , SB1984 , SB2026 , SB2045 , SB2049 , SB2062 , SB2112 , SB2118 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB2135 , SB2139 , SB2154 , SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• Uh, Chair and members, you can always just call me House Research and that will work.
• </c><00:32:37.280><c> and</c><00:32:37.440><c> that</c> just call me House Research and that just call
• me House Research and that will<00:32:37.720><c> work</c><00:32:38.040><c> just</c> will work just will
• Chair, and oh yeah, Eric Anderson, our DFL researcher, always a go-to guy.
• </c><01:33:55.840><c> always</c> Eric Anderson our DFL researcher always Eric Anderson our DFL researcher

Bills: HF4502 , HF3388 , HF4106 , HF400 , HF4138 , HF4118 , HF4203

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: trusted contact, financial exploitation, elder abuse, elder financial abuse, fraud prevention, financial institution, banking, credit union, broker-dealer, account security, dormant account, consumer protection, scam, suspicious activity, protective services, law enforcement reporting, Minnesota Statutes chapter 45A, HF3388, Minnesota premium security plan, reinsurance

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• On their advocacy, their research, the peer support, and the public education, they are second to none
• The advocacy, the research, the peer support, and the public education, they're second to none for the
• I do my research.
• It is actually research-based.
• But to say that this is not a good strategy is against all available research that is available.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• HB 5339 by Wilson, relating to the advancing research for agricultural sustainability and pesticide harm
• HB 5339 by Wilson, relating to the advancing research for agricultural sustainability and pesticide harm
• I raise this because we have researchers, doctors, PhD students in the Dallas Medical District who are
• that the author is true to his word, that people who are here legally contributing to biomedical research
• They're going to go to one of the other preeminent research institutions throughout the United States

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation and pledges, and received several announcements and recognitions before moving to legislation. Members honored the UTRGV chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, educator Jessica Lopez, the late Jennifer Maddenly, Jeanette Valdez Duran and Mobile Blessings from the Heart, TAMAC’s 50th anniversary, and journalist Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement. The chamber also adopted motions allowing committees to meet, setting a local and consent calendar, and suspending posting rules for a Public Health hearing on SB 2721. The House then considered a long series of Senate and House bills on third reading, with many passing by wide margins. Measures included SB 906 on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo peace officers; SB 1229 designating Veterans Memorial Highway; SB 855 on foster care medical costs; SB 703 on massage therapy licensing and trafficking protections; SB 1025 on tax-increase ballot language; SB 1119 on water park liability; SB 1080 on provisional occupational licenses for people with criminal convictions; SB 929 on lien deadlines; SB 1355 on liquor sales credit disputes; SB 2231 on fee waivers for college applications; SB 1877 on Public Utility Commission data access; SB 1998 on pediatric preceptorships; and several House bills on topics such as bond forfeiture notice, health workforce planning, civil commitment counsel, expunction of contempt records, consumer transactions, nuisance birds, theft venue, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, military-related tuition, utility recovery mechanisms, psychedelic therapy studies, teacher retirement funding transparency, election procedures, juvenile parole eligibility, and more. Some bills drew notable debate or amendments. HB 200, creating a “second look” parole process for certain juvenile offenders after 20 years, prompted extended discussion about serious offenses and juvenile rehabilitation before passing 102-4. HB 2298 on AI-assisted cancer detection passed 85-62 after the sponsor emphasized “augmented intelligence” and physician oversight. HB 5247 on utility capital recovery saw a failed amendment to require ratepayer credits, then passed. HB 3045, a franchise tax exemption for spaceport operators, initially failed 73-74 but later passed after verification showed a 70-69 result. SB 2420, regulating app stores and mobile software distribution, was postponed for later consideration after substantial debate over age verification responsibilities. Several other measures were postponed, including SB 888, SB 552, SB 17, and SB 2420, while HB 1128 on election judges carrying concealed handguns passed 85-57 after a withdrawn point of order.

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• And now we know we've done the research, and it's not Grandpa's fault. It's not dad's fault.
• know we've Grandpa's fault and now we know we've done<00:14:27.920><c> the</c><00:14:28.079><c> research
• and</c><00:14:28.519><c> it's</c><00:14:28.639><c> not</c><00:14:28.759><c> Grandpa</c> done the research
• and it's not Grandpa done the research and it's not Grandpa fault<00:14:29.560><c> it's</c><00:14:29.680
• </c> businesses bridge the gap from research businesses bridge the gap from research to<01:04:08.960>

Bills: HF363 , HF2155 , HF1524 , HF821 , HF1677 , HF1292

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF363, property tax credit, agricultural water quality credit, Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, clean water fund, class 2a, class 2b, certified acres, conservation incentive, water quality, agricultural property, county assessor, county auditor, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, property tax reimbursement, school district reimbursement, legacy finance, taxes committee, southeastern Minnesota

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• First, when thinking about this report, we really had to focus on our research methods, and ultimately
• So we chose a survey that was created by the Urban Institute's Prison Research and Innovation Initiative
• :07:48.120><c> our</c> report we really had to focus on our report we really had to focus on our research
• <c> methods</c><00:07:49.240><c> and</c><00:07:49.440><c> ultimately</c><00:07:50.000><c> we</c> research
• methods and ultimately we research methods and ultimately we decided<00:07:50.479><c> that</c><00:07

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Research shows that most survivors never formally report what happened to them, often because they fear
• Research shows that most survivors never formally report what happened to them, often because they fear

Bills: HJR11 , HB59 , HB418 , HB342 , HB408 , HB409 , HB133 , HB134 , HB414 , HB355

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: HOPE Court, homeless court, housing instability, homelessness, poverty elimination, problem-solving court, community court, diversion program, criminal justice reform, reentry, warrants, fines and fees, low-level offenses, housing access, public safety, recidivism, Delaware Judiciary, DSHA, DHSS, DELJIS

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met and heard presentations on several bills. House Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute 1 for House Bill 145 would restrict government use of reverse keyword searches, generally prohibiting reverse keyword court orders and voluntary requests, with a narrow exception for Class A violent felony investigations and rules on notice, deletion, and inadmissibility of unlawfully obtained evidence. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 368, with House Amendment 1, would limit Delaware law enforcement and the Department of Correction’s participation in federal civil immigration enforcement, especially regarding civil immigration warrants and detainers, while preserving exceptions for serious offenses and valid judicial processes; the Department of Correction said it had no operational or fiscal impact and supported the exclusions, and an ACLU-affiliated witness testified in support. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 427 would allow certain 16- and 17-year-olds to participate in hunting and target practice without direct adult supervision if they have parental permission, hunter education, and a valid Delaware hunting license. House Bill 355, the “Speak Your Truth Act,” would expand anti-SLAPP-style protections for survivors of sexual assault, discrimination, and harassment by raising the burden in defamation suits and allowing attorney’s fees and damages; advocates from the National Women’s Defense League and the Speak Your Truth movement supported it. House Bill 134 would increase penalties for repeat animal cruelty offenders and lengthen animal ownership bans. The committee also heard House Bill 133, as amended, which would create a hardship waiver process allowing courts to waive fines and fees for defendants who cannot afford them, while preserving restitution and exempting certain traffic-related penalties and victim compensation assessments. The administration said the bill is intended to address uncollectable debt and noted millions in outstanding fines and fees, while local government and police representatives raised concerns about lost revenue, administrative burden, and consistency; the Fines and Fees Justice Center supported the measure. Committee members asked about how the waiver funding would affect local governments, volunteer fire companies, and related fees, and the administration said the $5 million budgeted this year would cover the waiver costs and be treated as an annual expense going forward. No committee votes were taken during the excerpted discussion, but the chair indicated that bills ready for action would be circulated for signature or moved to the floor.

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• appreciate Representative Chesson's focus on reducing youth exposure to vape products near schools, and research
• So I'm unaware of studies on adults about potential therapeutic uses of nicotine, but the research is

Committee: Senate Judiciary B

Summary: The Senate Judiciary B Committee met on May 27 and first approved the minutes from the May 21 meeting. The committee then took up House Bill 75, as amended, which would increase the promotional play tax deduction for gaming facilities from $5 million to $7 million and apply the change to racetracks and other brick-and-mortar casino properties on a phased-in basis. The bill’s author and gaming industry witnesses said the measure would help Louisiana compete with neighboring states, drive visitation, and support horse racing purses and tourism. The committee adopted the amendments and reported HB 75 favorably. The committee next considered House Bill 623, which creates a three-tier system for vapor products and includes related technical changes, including a provision allowing in-person delivery of vapor, alternative nicotine, or smokeless tobacco products by third-party contractors from licensed Louisiana retailers with age verification. Amendments were adopted to correct language and address an effective-date issue tied to another bill. The committee then reported HB 623 with amendments. House Bill 302, which would prohibit the sale of vapor products near schools, was also amended and heard with testimony from the New Orleans Health Department and the American Lung Association. Both witnesses supported youth protections but urged clarifying language to ensure local governments can keep or adopt stricter rules and to avoid conflicts with existing local ordinances; the health department also noted concerns that the bill focuses only on vapor products while youth nicotine use is broader. After discussion, the committee reported HB 302 with amendments. The meeting ended with thanks to staff and members, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• appreciate Representative Chason's focus on reducing youth exposure to vape products near schools, and research
• So I'm unaware of studies on adults about potential therapeutic uses of nicotine, but the research is

Committee: Senate Judiciary B

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• on Health and Human Services, having under consideration HB 282 relating to the Childhood Cancer Research
• on Health and Human Services, having under consideration HB 282 relating to the Childhood Cancer Research

Summary: The Senate convened, took attendance, approved the journal, and received gubernatorial communications and nominations. Several nominations were referred to committee, and messages from the House were entered, including transmission of Senate Bills 1058, 1237, and 1294 to the Governor. The chamber recessed for caucus, then reconvened and moved into Committee of the Whole to consider bills on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, members considered HB 2082, HB 282, HB 2749, and HB 296 (the transcript also contains some misstatements of bill numbers/titles). Amendments were adopted on HB 282, HB 2749, and HB 296, including a Rogers floor amendment to HB 2749 establishing a sunset and a Shope floor amendment to HB 296 making technical and coordination changes related to water infrastructure and the Clean Water Act. The Committee of the Whole reported all of those measures do pass as amended, and the Senate later adopted the report. The Senate then took up additional business, including confirmation votes on gubernatorial nominees. John A. Conley, Ruby Dylan Williams, Thomas J. Connolly, Charles Essex, and Dr. Lynette Levesay were all confirmed. The chamber then passed several House bills on third reading, including HB 2308, HB 4011, HB 2049 as an emergency measure, HB 2253, and HB 2663, with recorded votes largely showing 24 ayes and 0 nays. Committee announcements were made for upcoming Natural Resources and Education meetings. Near adjournment, Senator Epstein gave a personal privilege statement criticizing ICE conduct in a Minnesota case and calling for accountability, and Senator Gonzales thanked her and offered birthday wishes to a family member. The Senate then adopted a motion to notify the Governor of the day’s confirmations and adjourned until Tuesday, May 26, 2026, subject to earlier recall by the President if needed.

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• Dibble from House Research just to run through what we've come up with here.
• Jeff Dibble from House Research. We're working off the DE2 amendment to House File 4075.

Keywords: 1183, house