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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Debate to add SF3210 to the Calendar for the Day for Tue., May 12 5/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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Summary:
The House debated Representative Hicks’ motion to place Senate File 3210 first on the calendar for the next day. Hicks said the bill, which concerns disability accommodations, had been on the general register since March 9 and had passed the Senate 46-18. Supporters argued it would strengthen the process for requesting accommodations and should be heard on the floor without further delay.
Representative Niska opposed the motion, arguing the bill was poorly drafted, had not received enough committee work, and could create ambiguity in the Minnesota Human Rights Act. He focused on the bill’s use of “may” in describing failure to engage in the accommodation process and questioned how the proposal would affect existing law in employment, housing, public accommodations, and education. Hicks responded that the bill addresses the process for reasonable accommodations, not the underlying accommodation standards, and said disability advocates and the Department of Human Rights supported the language.
Several members spoke in favor of calendaring the bill, emphasizing that it was bipartisan, had already moved through committee, and was important to people with disabilities. Some supporters described the accommodation process as difficult and said the bill would help ensure good-faith engagement between employers and individuals seeking accommodations. The exchange ended with the motion still under debate, with members indicating the bill would likely be taken up on the floor the following day.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session 6/9/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- budget for the University of Minnesota. budget for the University of Minnesota.
- the University of Minnesota. the University of Minnesota.
- Minnesota great. Minnesota great.
- So there should be no Minnesota.
- back from taxpayers across Minnesota. back from taxpayers across Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence funding 3/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- It's a partnership with the University of Minnesota Nursing and Minnesota State's Health Care Center
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- little bit higher than in Minnesota. little bit higher than in Minnesota.
- institutions in the state of Minnesota. institutions in the state of Minnesota.
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State who is attending a Minnesota State who is attending a Minnesota State - Minnesota want.
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities. I'm University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/28/26
Rules and Legislative Administration
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- violence free Minnesota. violence free Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House workforce panel considers HF335 2/20/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- to deliver investments to Greater Minnesota.
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- So, Representative Johnson, I represent Central Minnesota.
- , and I think we also know what's good for Greater Minnesota is good for all Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/19/25
Health and Human Services
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and blessed to Food Bank in Minnesota and blessed to Food Bank in Minnesota - think perhaps this is because Minnesota think perhaps this is because Minnesota food<01:00:13.359
- The Minnesota food shelf program is the main source of support for many food shelves in Minnesota and
- ill individuals in Minnesota.
- people Minnesota in Western Minnesota people Minnesota in Western Minnesota people may<01:53:31.079
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
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- Minnesota Senior Health Options.
- Minnesota Senior Health Options.
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- the legislature so we uh Minnesota the legislature so we uh Minnesota contracted<00:08:31.680>
- as you point out because Minnesota as you point out because Minnesota already<00:37:23.119>
has - as you point out because Minnesota as you point out because Minnesota already<00:37:23.119>
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/25/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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- Multi-Housing Association, the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, the Commissioner of Commerce, Minnesota
- , Commissioner of Minnesota Housing, Twin Cities United Way Family Housing Fund, Association of Minnesota
- At Minnesota Housing, as well as written testimony by the Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
- of Minnesota Counties.
- Minnesota has a very rare resource.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House DFL Press Conference 1/17/25
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thank prosperous and healthier Minnesota thank prosperous and healthier Minnesota - secretary Simon adjourned the Minnesota secretary Simon adjourned the Minnesota house<00:10:07.640
- protecting The Winds of 2023 Minnesota protecting The Winds of 2023 Minnesota forward<00:16:19.959
- the law likely to hold up the Minnesota the law likely to hold up the Minnesota Supreme<00:30:27.600
Summary:
House DFL leaders held a press event outlining their priorities and criticizing Republicans for what they described as illegitimate or sham proceedings in the Minnesota House. Speakers said Democrats would focus on affordability, workers, families, and protecting prior DFL accomplishments, while opposing efforts they said would roll back paid family and medical leave, clean energy, Dreamer access to higher education, reproductive rights, consumer protections, and universal school meals.
Individual members highlighted issue areas for the coming session: Children and Families Chair Kaohly Her emphasized child care, food security, and support for parents and caregivers; Health Finance and Policy Chair Robert Bierman said Democrats would expand access to dental, maternal, and mental health care, lower prescription drug costs, and address hospital service cuts; Commerce co-chair K.H. Her focused on consumer protections and maintaining out-of-pocket caps on drugs like insulin, inhalers, and EpiPens; Housing co-chair Mike Howard discussed the housing shortage, rising rents, and corporate ownership of homes; and Rep. Emma Greenman framed the agenda as a push to curb corporate power and monopolies.
A substantial portion of the event and Q&A centered on the House power-sharing dispute and the effort to deny quorum after the controversy over Rep. Brad Tabke. Leaders said Republicans had rejected co-chairs, equal committee membership, and co-speaker arrangements, and they argued the GOP was trying to use its temporary advantage to control the chamber and potentially force special elections. They also discussed the legal status of the House after adjournment, the lack of a legal hopper for bill filing, and the possibility of court review of whether the House is duly organized.
In response to questions, DFL leaders said they were still open to negotiation and expected eventual collaboration, but maintained that Republicans had broken the power-sharing agreement. They said the February budget forecast and the governor’s budget would shape the session’s formal work, and one speaker noted that the ERA remains a caucus priority and that the DFL would continue pursuing it when the opportunity arises.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 1/29/26
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- Minnesota will.
- Minnesota will.
- Minnesota will.
- Minnesota is are seeing that Minnesota Minnesota is are seeing that Minnesota is<00:21:21.760>
- in Minnesota? in Minnesota?
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The meeting was a multi-state press event and hearing focused on alleged federal immigration enforcement abuses in Minnesota and other states. Minnesota lawmakers and invited legislators from Montana, Illinois, North Dakota, Tennessee, and elsewhere described ICE and Border Patrol activity as warrantless, masked, and violent, citing detentions of residents and U.S. citizens, school lockdowns, hospital disruptions, chemical munitions, and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Brady. Speakers said the actions were terrorizing immigrant communities, communities of color, Native Americans, and families, and argued that the federal government was using Minnesota as a testing ground for broader authoritarian overreach.
Several lawmakers tied the situation to constitutional and civil-rights concerns, saying the conduct violated protections related to due process, free speech, and equal treatment. They urged state and federal officials to resist cooperation with ICE, protect schools, hospitals, churches, and courthouses as safe spaces, and support sanctuary policies. One speaker said Minnesota had never before needed a select committee on federal impacts, but that the current situation justified it; another said a coalition of 27 states was coordinating 85 bills to require coordination with local law enforcement, increase transparency, protect against warrantless arrests and racial profiling, and impose consequences for federal misconduct.
During the press question period, lawmakers from North Dakota and Tennessee said similar enforcement activity was spreading beyond Minnesota, including reported abductions in Fargo and a large federal presence in Memphis that had led to deportations and business closures. Illinois lawmakers said their state had already passed sanctuary laws and would continue pushing back. The event ended with calls for continued organizing, state-level legislation, and collective resistance to federal immigration enforcement practices described by speakers as unlawful and abusive.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/20/25
State and Local Government
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only populations above 5,000 Minnesota only populations above 5,000 Minnesota - Minnesota IT has partnered closely with the Minnesota cybersecurity task force, as the other testifiers
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 01/22/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
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- It's not the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
- Thank you for being here. the Minnesota Human Rights Act and we the Minnesota Human Rights Act and we
- Um, every business in Minnesota is subject to the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 3/3/25
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worker benefit that every Minnesota worker benefit that every Minnesota worker - the majority leader in the Minnesota the majority leader in the Minnesota Senate<00:15:01.959>
- In Minnesota history.
- Minnesota history.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 4252 - Omnibus Higher Education Finance and Policy - 05/14/26
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- State or University of Minnesota, and of course the University of Minnesota is recommended.
- um, Bernie, Minnesota State Colleges. um, Bernie, Minnesota State Colleges.
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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.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/18/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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that's <00:20:17.799 - We make Minnesota strong.
- thank Minnesota our Minnesota strong thank Minnesota our Minnesota strong thank you<00:56:55.920