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• And today's chaplain is Chaplain Major Keith Beckwith with the Minnesota National Guard.

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• I also attend to a prayer by House Chaplain Reverend Jonathan Hopkins, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church
• House Chaplain Reverend Jonathan Hopkins, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Concord, offered the

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• The prayer will be offered by Chaplain Kevin. >> Would you pray with me?

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• <00:07:45.759> So<00:07:45.919> I'm And today's chaplain is Bishop Richard How Jr.

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• Today's chaplain is the Reverend Martin Erickson from Como Park Lutheran Church in St. Paul.

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Summary: The Senate convened under a call, established a quorum, received a chaplain’s prayer and the pledge, and then proceeded through routine business. Members adopted the committee reports except those relating to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave second reading to Senate File 203 and several House files, and referred Senate File 5200 to Rules and Administration. The chamber also adopted a motion to return Senate File 4390 from the general orders calendar to the Finance Committee. The main floor activity centered on a series of motions to send withdrawn executive appointments back to their originating committees under Senate Rule 8.2. Senator Putnam moved to return appointments from the Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, including the Board of Animal Health, the Veterans Affairs commissioner, and the Rural Finance Authority. Senator Swadzinski moved a similar action for Education Policy appointments, and Senator Her did so for Environment, Climate, and Legacy appointments, including the DNR commissioner, the PCA commissioner, the Clean Water Council, and related boards. Senator Wicklund later moved to return Health and Human Services appointments, including the Children, Youth and Families commissioner, Health commissioner, VNSHUR Board, and EMS director. These motions prompted extended debate. Supporters of returning the appointments argued that the Senate has a constitutional advice-and-consent duty and that committee hearings should occur before floor consideration. Opponents, mainly Republicans, argued that sending the appointments back without floor action avoided accountability and transparency, especially in light of fraud concerns in state programs and agencies. Some authors said hearings had not yet been scheduled or that the committee process should come first; others noted at least one hearing had already occurred on a health nomination. The debate repeatedly focused on whether the Senate was fulfilling its constitutional role or delaying confirmation review. Roll-call votes were requested on the appointment motions. The Putnam, Swadzinski, Her, and Wicklund motions were each adopted by narrow 34-33 margins, returning the appointments to committee rather than leaving them on the confirmation calendar for floor action.

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• The prayer will be offered by Chaplain Kibin. Would you pray with me? Lord, have mercy upon us.

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• The prayer will be offered by Chaplain Kibbon. >> Would you pray with me?

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• The prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, Reverend Elliot Powell, Westminster Presbyterian Church

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• The prayer will be offered by Chaplain Kibbon. Would you pray with me?

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• The prayer will be offered by Chaplain Kibben. Would you pray with me?

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• The House will attend to a prayer by House Chaplain Reverend Jonathan Hopkins, pastor at Concordia Lutheran

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• Also attend to a prayer by House Chaplain Reverend Jonathan Hopkins.
• House Chaplain Reverend Jonathan Hopkins, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Concord, gave the prayer

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• The House will attend to a prayer by House Chaplain Reverend Kevin Trombley, pastor of the Restoration

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• The House will attend to a prayer by House Chaplain Reverend Jonathan Hopkins, pastor at Concordia Lutheran

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• The prayer will be offered by the Chaplain, Chaplain Kein. >> Would you pray with me?

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• The House will attend to a prayer by House Chaplain, Reverend Jonathan Hopkins, pastor at the Concordia
• The prayer is by House Chaplain Reverend Jonathan Hopkins, pastor at the Concordia Lutheran Church in

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• Also attend to a prayer by House Chaplain Reverend Jonathan Hopkins.
• House Chaplain Reverend Jonathan Hopkins, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Concord.

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Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.

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• The prayer will be offered by Chaplain Kibbon. Would you pray with me?

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• The House will attend to a prayer by House Chaplain Reverend Kevin Trombbley, pastor, Restoration Four

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• The Senate will be attentive to our chaplain, the Reverend Mark Warren. >> Well, thank you, Madam President

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