Transcript Highlights:

• then typically in every budget there is an authorization for the School Facilities Construction Commission
• construction</c> for the school facilities construction for the school facilities construction commission
• who provides offers of commission who provides offers of assistance<00:19:59.520><c> to</c><00:19:59.760
• a re-entry campus at our Northport training center near Bergen, Kentucky, a long-standing medium-security
• c><00:37:49.520><c> medium</c> Kentucky, a long-standing medium Kentucky, a long-standing medium security

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Executive Budget 00:00:50, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• So I'm hoping that you guys would vote favorably for H999 and we can get a deer commission going.
• So I'm hoping that you guys would vote favorably for H999 and we can get a dear commission going.
• Well, I think that's why we want to get a commission together to try to figure that out.
• But I also think that this is exactly why we need a commission to be able to discuss these things.
• on the commission can figure those things out.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing covered a wide range of animal, wildlife, hunting, and environmental bills. Early testimony focused on deer management, with Rep. Markey urging creation of a deer commission to address crop damage, vehicle collisions, and Lyme disease, and Sen. Durant supporting bills to allow Sunday bow hunting, expand crossbow use, and reduce the 500-foot dwelling restriction for archery hunting. Supporters framed these measures as practical wildlife-management tools, while questions centered on how they would differ from existing Fish and Wildlife authority and whether they would allow hunting closer to residences. Later, Rep. Sena also spoke in support of a bill to increase protected wildlife management areas and another to require non-lead ammunition, arguing both would benefit biodiversity and reduce environmental harm. A substantial portion of the hearing addressed animal welfare and commerce. Multiple witnesses supported bills to ban or phase out the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet shops, arguing that pet stores rely on puppy mills and obscure the source of animals, while opponents said the bills would hurt responsible breeders, small businesses, and consumer choice. The committee also heard strong testimony for bills to ban the sale of cats and dogs in pet shops, with supporters citing sick animals, consumer deception, and the need to cut off the puppy mill supply chain. In a separate animal-testing segment, witnesses backed bills requiring non-animal testing methods for cosmetics and household products, saying alternatives are more accurate and humane; biomedical research representatives opposed those bills and a related research-animal measure, warning of unintended restrictions on research institutions and arguing animal models remain necessary for many studies. The committee also heard testimony on horseshoe crab conservation, with supporters of H. 898 urging an end to taking horseshoe crabs for bait because of population declines, shorebird impacts, and the species’ importance to biomedical science. On wildlife trafficking, witnesses backed bills to ban intrastate sales of ivory and rhino horn, saying Massachusetts should close loopholes that aid poaching and align with federal law and other states; one antique dealer testified in support, saying he avoids such items and still sees them in the marketplace. Additional testimony supported bans on fur products from factory farms and on force-feeding birds for foie gras, with advocates emphasizing cruelty, public health, and environmental concerns. The hearing was lengthy and heavily attended, with the chairs repeatedly limiting testimony to three minutes and inviting written submissions; no committee votes or final actions were taken during the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• We particularly increased security with additional encryption, which was a big part of that change.
• House File 1910 was also a legislative coordinating commission change.
• that have been legislative commissions that have been removed<01:03:16.160><c> and</c><01:03:16.319>
• House File 1910 was also a legislative coordinating commission change.
• </c> exception of the legislative commission exception of the legislative commission subdivision<01:14

Bills: HF627 , HF474 , HF361 , HF1837

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:04:30.720><c> traditional</c> areas, are unable to secure traditional areas, are unable to secure
• I'll ask Women's Economic Security Act.
• </c><00:42:42.560><c> Act</c> Um and uh Women's Economic Security Act Um and uh Women's Economic Security
• </c><00:44:50.079><c> uh</c> more importantly, it aims to secure uh more importantly, it aims to secure
• </c> economic security act? economic security act?

Bills: HF3707 , HF3732 , HF2581 , HF3731

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: unemployment insurance, judicial officials, paid leave, economic development, worker protections, workforce development, unemployment benefits, youth training, grants, job creation, grant funding, revolving loan, underserved communities, disadvantaged groups, electrical licensing, installation, Class A installer, regulations, labor and industry, 1183

Summary: The committee first adopted the minutes from February 26 and then heard House File 2581, authored by Representative Frazier, which sought $1 million for Fortis Capital, a nonprofit economic development lender. Frazier and Fortis CEO Brian Smith described Fortis as a gap-financing lender that helps underserved entrepreneurs who cannot meet traditional bank underwriting standards. They said the organization has made 37 loans totaling more than $4 million since 2021, leveraged another $29.5 million, and created 314 jobs. Smith said Fortis typically charges around 6.5% interest, has had two defaults, and uses a revolving loan fund model that recycles repayments; members discussed how the proposal fits with other state economic development programs and whether Fortis should instead be part of a competitive grant process. The chair laid HF 2581 over for possible inclusion in a budget bill. The committee then heard House File 3707, brought by Representative Berg, which would extend confidentiality protections to unemployment insurance and paid leave judges and related staff by adding them to the definition of judges for purposes of protecting personal information. Berg and testifiers from the Department of Economic Development and MAPE said the bill responds to harassment and safety concerns, including threats, doxxing, and an attack near an office, and is intended to protect people making sensitive determinations. MAPE supported the bill as an update to existing protections for similar workers. Members raised concerns that the bill’s language was too broad, especially the reference to the paid leave division, and questioned whether it should cover only judges or also call-center and other staff. Department and committee members agreed the language likely needed narrowing and discussed possible amendments and whether to move the bill to Judiciary and then revisit it. No final vote was taken on HF 3707 during the discussion, and the bill remained under consideration for further language work.

Transcript Highlights:

• without looking into specific form to know where those groups of records are from in terms of a security
• That we require the schools to take this type of approach, and how confident the data is secure.
• first of all it is a ninous me is secure first of all it is a ninous so<04:27:40.720><c> um</c><04:27
• um we've also heard in the past security um we've also heard in the past um<05:11:32.840><c> some</c
• Representative Bon said she just wanted to make sure that the difference would be a commission if they

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on House Bill 71, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools and higher education facilities from being used as shelters for certain non-citizens, with a stated exception for short-term emergency sheltering of up to 72 hours and for community-wide emergency use. Prime sponsor Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said the bill was modeled on federal and out-of-state proposals and was prompted by examples in New York and Massachusetts where schools or other facilities were used as shelters, causing disruption. She argued the bill does not truly “ban” anything, but instead places a condition on receipt of state funds, and said the fiscal note’s projected loss of federal funding was unsupported and should have been described as undeterminable. Committee members questioned the bill’s scope and practical effects, including whether it would apply to vacant school-owned buildings, schools used during summer, charter schools, and situations where other states send people without advance notice. Harvey-Bolia said vacant buildings not functioning as schools would not be covered, and that the bill would still allow short-term emergency sheltering and community-wide use during weather events. She also said the bill would not prevent remote learning, and that its purpose was to avoid displacing students. Several members pressed her on the fiscal note and whether any federal or state program would actually be at risk; she said she found no evidence that funding would be lost and that DHHS had not identified a real threat. A witness from the New Hampshire Association of School Administrators, Jerry FW, raised practical concerns about who would determine eligibility at a shelter site, how the 72-hour limit would be enforced, and whether the bill would apply to charter schools. He also noted that remote learning is no longer an option in New Hampshire, making one of the bill’s stated concerns less relevant. The discussion also included clarification of the terms “refugee” and “asylum seeker,” with members and the sponsor debating the distinction and whether refugees are vetted. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• MAPE is a union of over 18,000 workers at Minnesota's agencies, boards, commissions, and at Minnesota
• , and at Minnesota State commissions, and at Minnesota State Colleges<00:25:03.279><c> and</c><00:25:
• /c><01:44:05.600><c> who</c><01:44:06.080><c> runs</c><01:44:06.400><c> our</c><01:44:06.639><c> security
• </c> Um, Craig Mson, who runs our security Um, Craig Mson, who runs our security um,<01:44:07.520><c>
• I am the chief information security officer for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the House and Senate side-by-side for higher education-related legislation, with staff identifying Senate-only, House-only, identical, and technical-difference provisions. Topics included paid blood donation leave for Minnesota State employees, a revised higher education attainment goal, athletic fee restrictions, developmental course disclosures, American Indian Scholars Program eligibility, protections and definitions for pregnant and parenting students, online program management contracts, student aid reporting, work-study and dual training grants, private and out-of-state postsecondary education regulation, private career school licensing and data privacy, college savings plan changes, and several University of Minnesota-related provisions. House-only items also included an unemployment insurance aid adjustment, a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and $5,000 for Bemidji State University reforestation; Senate-only items included Board of Regents appointment language, limits on for-profit control of medical school curriculum, and reporting on for-profit funding in medical education. After the walkthrough, the committee moved to adopt the same and similar provisions and direct staff to make technical corrections. A senator asked about proposed adjustments to the pregnant and parenting student language, and the chair said amendments would be considered after adopting the same and similar provisions. The motion to adopt prevailed. During public testimony, Sydney Spre of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the Senate’s paid blood donation leave language, saying it would create parity for Minnesota State employees and encourage blood and plasma donation. Commissioner Dennis Olsen of the Office of Higher Education thanked the committee for adopting most of the agency’s proposed language and said he was available to help clarify remaining differences. In response to questions, he explained the Senate’s higher education attainment goal proposal, saying it would extend and broaden the existing goal, raise the target from 70% to 75%, expand the age range, and use additional metrics and partner agencies; he also said the overall attainment rate had been 63.5 under the prior goal. The transcript ends as the commissioner was being asked whether the proposal would require additional appropriations.

Transcript Highlights:

• governor and said explicitly, "This FBI and DOJ, with our DHS partners at the Department of Homeland Security
• c> DHS partners at the Department of DHS partners at the Department of Homeland<01:39:55.600><c> Security
• /c><01:39:56.360><c> drafted</c><01:39:56.880><c> and</c><01:39:57.000><c> executed</c> Homeland Security
• , drafted and executed Homeland Security, drafted and executed every<01:39:57.960><c> search</c><01:39
• </c><01:46:29.360><c> to</c> report um that DHS commissioned to report um that DHS commissioned to oversee

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• cruelly that her body is not her own sanctuary, that her privacy is negotiable, and her sense of security
• , and her that her privacy is negotiable, and her sense<00:04:35.240><c> of</c><00:04:35.360><c> security
• </c><00:04:36.240><c> less</c><00:04:36.560><c> important</c><00:04:37.640><c> than</c> sense of security
• is less important than sense of security is less important than someone<00:04:38.280><c> else's</c><
• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the EEOC, is focusing instead on protecting white men

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We were able to secure the order for her and an order of protection, which is enforced to this day, and
• the order for her and of an to secure the order for her and of an order<01:13:31.679><c> of</c><01:13
• And a person would just have to demonstrate either the commission of one or more of those acts or the
• attempted commission of one or more of those acts in order to demonstrate that there is an act.
• acts or the attempted commission those acts or the attempted commission of<01:36:13.360><c> one</c><

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What we really do is work with the Permanent School Fund Commission and work with DNR on its long-range
• So with the Permanent School Fund Commission, a number of meetings, a number of advisory memos, a number
• </c><01:14:16.000><c> and</c> permanent school fund commission and permanent school fund commission and
• So with the permanent school fund<01:14:20.640><c> commission,</c><01:14:21.920><c> uh</c><01:14:22.080
• ><c> a</c><01:14:22.960><c> number</c><01:14:23.199><c> of</c> fund commission, uh a number of fund commission

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, the county and prosecuting attorney salaries are set every four years by the county commission, and
• they're set by the county commission, and they're set for four years.
• For example, an incoming attorney in my area of the state starts at about 150,000 plus commission.
• Most of your prosecuting... ...commission.
• And so, while we certainly appreciate that, there were a number of commissions across the state that

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, we work diligently with Sunny Brassfield and the county commissions over the last probably 10 days
• And then the county commission in Elmore County makes a contribution to the fire association to cover
• And then the county commission<00:39:21.440><c> in</c><00:39:21.599><c> Elmore</c><00:39:22.079><c> County
• </c><00:39:22.720><c> uh</c><00:39:23.040><c> makes</c><00:39:23.359><c> a</c> commission in Elmore County
• uh makes a commission in Elmore County uh makes a contribution<00:39:24.240><c> to</c><00:39:24.480>

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill ensures that disqualified people are not the secret behind the throne of a licensed security
• The bill ensures that disqualified people are not the secret behind the throne of a licensed security
• </c><00:18:19.520><c> company</c><00:18:20.400><c> and</c><00:18:20.640><c> also</c> licensed security
• company and also licensed security company and also ensures<00:18:21.840><c> that</c><00:18:22.080><
• and secure within the financial<01:51:18.480><c> institutions.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Biggest concern that I had heard had been the security concern about the chain of custody with titling
• </c> that security of purchasing a vehicle. that security of purchasing a vehicle.
• </c> boat and the trailer from a security boat and the trailer from a security perspective<00:46:23.760
• </c><01:06:44.480><c> in</c><01:06:44.640><c> there,</c> have that security in there, have that security
• </c> commission as a low-speed electric bike. commission as a low-speed electric bike.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• this and the state<00:37:13.200><c> veteran</c><00:37:13.960><c> advisory</c><00:37:14.720><c> commission
• </c><00:37:15.480><c> which</c> state veteran advisory commission which state veteran advisory commission
• 02:04:12.400><c> of</c> of computers and and the free use of of computers and and the free use of secure
• 14.079><c> for</c><02:04:14.280><c> those</c><02:04:14.520><c> reasons</c><02:04:14.880><c> I</c> secure
• encryption so for those reasons I secure encryption so for those reasons I would<02:04:15.119><c> urge

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 148, a bill allowing classification by biological sex in limited settings such as multiple-use bathrooms, certain sports, and involuntary commitment facilities. Supporters said it was needed to protect privacy and safety, especially for minors, and argued it was consistent with recent federal and state developments. Opponents said the bill was poorly defined, unnecessary, and could create discrimination or confusion, especially because it did not define “biological sex” in the text. The committee voted 10-8 ought to pass, and the chair said a minority report would be written. The committee then considered HB 254, a bill concerning medical aid in dying. The chair moved ought to pass and described the bill as a matter of liberty for terminally ill patients within six months of death, arguing it should not be treated as suicide. Opponents raised religious, ethical, and policy concerns, including worries about a slippery slope, misuse by vulnerable people, and the effect on death records and public health data. The committee voted 11-7 ought to pass, and the chair said a majority report would be written with a minority report by Representative Perez. Finally, the committee turned to HB 611 with Amendment 2025-0638, a replace-all amendment dealing with recoupment of costs for appointed counsel. The chair explained the amendment would restore the law to its pre-2020 form, allowing the Office of Cost Containment to seek repayment from some recipients of appointed counsel services, including those found not guilty, if they had the ability to pay. Supporters said the prior change had sharply reduced collections and that the state should not treat indigent defendants differently from people who hire private counsel. Opponents argued the policy unfairly bills innocent people and children who were entitled to counsel. The transcript cuts off during debate on the amendment, before a vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• You can be our security officer for the day. to<00:12:23.720><c> what</c><00:12:23.880><c> other</c><
• You can be our security officer for the day.
• officer for the you can be our security officer for the day<00:14:02.959><c> you</c><00:14:03.079><c
• > can</c><00:14:03.240><c> be</c><00:14:03.399><c> our</c><00:14:03.639><c> security</c><00:14:04.320
• ><c> officer</c><00:14:04.720><c> for</c> day you can be our security officer for day you can be our

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an introductory organizational session for the House Legislative Administration Committee. Chair Greg Hill and Vice Chair Vanessa Sheen welcomed members, introduced the new clerk and committee staff, and described the committee as generally nonpartisan and focused on bills on their merits. They also noted that many bills are handled on a consent calendar after discussion, and that the committee often works closely with staff, House counsel, and the House clerk on procedural matters. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on committee operations and expectations: how committee reports should be prepared and submitted, the use of electronic submissions, scheduling hearings, and the need for clear bill placards at the witness table for livestream viewers. Members discussed the committee’s calendar, including a proposed conflict with the governor’s budget address, and ultimately settled on moving the remaining hearings to February 19. The chair also emphasized advance notice for absences or amendments, and said executive sessions can be scheduled as time allows under current rules. House Clerk Paul Smith testified about his role as a nonpartisan officer and said he would be providing informational testimony on a bill affecting a law he sponsored years ago, as well as on a forthcoming PSLF-related bill for legislators. He also spoke about legislative customs, precedents, and the value of parliamentary procedure. The chair concluded with guidance on decorum: arrive on time, avoid interruptions during testimony, keep food out of the room, use electronic devices discreetly, and route questions through the chair for clarification rather than debate.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 515, Health Services Cost Review Commission, Health Services Cost Review Commission, Health
• 33.840><c> Judicial</c> Department, Commission on Judicial Department, Commission on Judicial Disabilities
• Senate Bill 823, Correctional Services, Maryland Parole Commission members.
• And how many total people are being added to the parole commission? Or the selection?
• </c> parole commission? parole commission? Or<00:36:03.080><c> the</c><00:36:03.200><c> selection?

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 957, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• they're flourishing and seeking the same things we seek, like a house or an education, or financial security
• or even food security.
• A lot of people we work with, Food security. They can't imagine that. We talk about rehabilitation.
• Sometimes there are social security cards, depending on, you know, the computer.
• But we tried to advance some legislation to secure funding for it.

Committee: House Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I especially want to recognize the courage and sacrifice of the security guard, Amin Abdullah, who gave
• Arraes was instrumental in securing $150 million for improvements to State Route 152 over Pacheco Pass
• He was critical in securing nearly 300 acres of urban and suburban land that was converted to a park,
• SJR 13 urges the United States to secure enforceable, measurable commitments to eliminate transboundary
• handling of controlled substances. ...nominally controls biohazard exposure and the secure handling

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications, also known as OCPSC, and the Youth Empowerment Commission
• Energy security is something that...
• Energy security is something that we all need. We need to have it here in the state of California.
• We need to provide that security to Californians, and I just don't think that they're feeling it right
• Second, there's stronger security.

Summary: The subcommittee first heard an informational overview from the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GoServe), including California Volunteers, the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications, and the Youth Empowerment Commission. GoServe reported strong participation in programs such as California Service Corps, College Corps, Youth Service Corps, Climate Action Corps, and the new men’s service challenge. Testimony emphasized enrollment, retention, and completion outcomes, outreach results, and efforts to reduce administrative costs. The Department of Finance said the administration supports the programs but has already made reductions to help address the budget deficit, while the LAO said it had no new recommendations on the informational item. Committee members raised questions about program scale, demographics, and effectiveness, especially for Climate Action Corps and whether the programs are duplicative of existing volunteer opportunities. One member criticized the programs as too fragmented and costly, while others asked for more data on who is being served and whether the programs increase actual participation in state services. GoServe said it would follow up with demographic and regional impact information. The committee also discussed the men’s service challenge, which GoServe said has formed partnerships with organizations such as YMCAs and Big Brothers Big Sisters and has already attracted more than 2,000 participants. The item was informational only. The committee then heard a BOE overview and a budget request to implement SB 293, which gives wildfire-affected families additional time to claim intergenerational Prop. 13 property tax transfers. BOE requested $154,000 for guidance, public materials, and inquiry response, explaining that the work is urgent and tied to disaster relief in Los Angeles County, especially Altadena. The LAO had no concerns, and Finance had no comment. Members asked how many cases might be affected and whether more funding would be needed later; BOE said the full number is not yet known and that future requests are possible. The committee also heard BOE’s IT modernization proposal for the state-assessed property tax system, a 30-year-old mainframe replacement costing $3.2 million in 2026-27 and $3.1 million in 2027-28. BOE and Finance supported the project as necessary, while the LAO said it had no concerns but urged a high bar for new IT spending. Members generally supported modernization but cautioned about implementation risk. Finally, CDTFA presented an overview and two policy proposals. The department described administering 42 tax and fee programs, collecting $98 billion in FY 2024, and improving administrative efficiency. Members then discussed local sales tax tools and revenue-sharing agreements, with concerns raised about transparency, consultant-driven tax allocation disputes, and the impact on local communities. CDTFA and the LAO explained that local jurisdictions control how district sales tax revenues are spent and noted the Legislature could revisit the statutory cap on local add-on sales taxes. The committee then heard CDTFA’s proposal to treat all delivery network companies as marketplace facilitators so they must collect and remit sales tax on delivery-app orders. CDTFA said the change would resolve confusion, shift compliance from thousands of small restaurants to a few large platforms, and raise about $44 million annually. Several members questioned whether the proposal would effectively raise consumer costs and whether it would create a competitive advantage or disadvantage among delivery platforms. The item remained under discussion, with no vote taken in the transcript.