Transcript Highlights:

• And uh you that early warning system.
• So it's the system they will be 1%.
• </c> well-developed systems and standards. well-developed systems and standards.
• </c> instead be focused on designing a system instead be focused on designing a system that<05:26:55.600
• </c><05:53:33.680><c> should</c> such as school care, the system should such as school care, the system

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Sen. Regina Birdsell at the request of the Insurance Department. The bill would codify the department’s interpretation that a birth mother’s health insurance is the primary coverage for a newborn, unless the mother has no insurance or coverage under an employer-sponsored plan. Birdsell and Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the measure is a clarification of existing practice and intended to protect vulnerable newborns; a question from Rep. Miles clarified that if a young woman is on her parents’ policy, the newborn would generally be covered under that family coverage. The hearing on SB 47 was then closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 121, introduced by Grant Bosi for Sen. Kevin Avard, which would require insurers to notify the Insurance Department when they stop writing an entire line of business or, in some cases, Medicare Advantage plans. Commissioner Benton Court said the bill arose from disruption in the Medicare Advantage market, where consumers, brokers, and the department were confused by carriers changing or ending offerings; he said the department wanted a simple notification requirement so it could better advise consumers. Members discussed network adequacy, county-based service areas, and the fact that the bill would make notice a condition of licensure, with possible fines or license action for noncompliance. Witness Paula Rogers of AHIP said her group supported the bill if amended, and the department indicated it would support a change from a 120-day notice period to 90 days to align with state rules; the committee planned to work on an amendment in subcommittee. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 247, introduced by Rep. Brian Cole, which would prohibit network exclusion of pharmacies that refuse to dispense prescriptions when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost. Cole argued the bill is meant to stop pharmacies from being forced to sell drugs at a loss, describing PBMs as middlemen and saying the measure is a compromise that protects local pharmacies. Members questioned whether consumers would pay more and whether pharmacies voluntarily enter PBM contracts; Cole responded that the bill would let pharmacies refuse unprofitable fills while consumers could still obtain the drug through mail order or other channels. He also said the issue has changed over time because the practice now affects a much larger share of generics and is concentrated among a few PBMs. The hearing remained open as questions continued, with no vote taken in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Shoreline and Shoreline septic system Shoreline and Shoreline septic system replacement<00:06:47.479
• </c> goes up our you know whole body system goes up our you know whole body system has<00:46:08.200><
• It takes a month. systems that exist in some parking systems that exist in some parking garages<01:05
• Now we start a new system.
• </c> and then connect with the DMV map system and then connect with the DMV map system to<04:35:00.719

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 105, which would create a new conservation license plate and direct the added fee to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund. The sponsor, Rep. Rosemarie Rung, said the bill would create a non-tax revenue source to help address toxic cyanobacteria blooms in New Hampshire lakes, ponds, and rivers. She described the public health, environmental, and economic harms from blooms, the high cost of watershed management plans and mitigation projects, and the limited current funding available through state and federal sources. She argued that a voluntary plate program could provide sustainable support and raise awareness. Supporters, including Reps. Katie Pell and McDonald, said the bill would help affected lake communities and tourism-dependent areas. New Hampshire DES testified neutrally but confirmed that blooms have increased sharply, that the agency has issued more than 120 warnings in the past two years, and that the existing mitigation fund is nearly depleted after one-time appropriations. DES said the proposed plate would not solve the entire funding need but could provide dedicated revenue for studies and implementation projects. DMV testified that the operational impact of adding a new plate would be minimal. New Hampshire Lakes also supported the bill and said survey results suggested some current Moose plate holders and new registrants would likely choose the Loon plate. Committee members asked about the health effects of cyanobacteria, the expected revenue from the plate, and whether the problem is natural or human-driven. Testimony said exposure can cause skin irritation, gastrointestinal illness, and more serious liver or neurological effects, with pets and children at higher risk; one witness also cited research suggesting aerosolized toxins may affect people several kilometers from a bloom. DES explained that while lake sediments can release nutrients, the underlying problem is largely driven by watershed inputs and worsened over time. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair invited written testimony and additional questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, this would set up a system where you could possibly find it.
• Those who've been in this system have been asking for this.
• The number one issue that came out of that was our referee system That was our referee system that does
• The data management system... I've told this body that we have put $9.9 million in the budget.
• We've already passed it for a new computer system that will update the My Kids.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is not the role of a public school system, and the results speak for themselves.
• Crane has spent millions and millions of dollars on their security system.
• So it is the way that we've already structured the system.
• Education was always important for my family, but my mom didn't understand how the system worked.
• And then he broke down my system. I have to thank him too, so thank you, Imran.

Committee: Senate Senate Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first considered the executive nomination of John Snyder to the State Board for Charter Schools. Snyder described his background in municipal finance, charter school financings, and prior service with Arizona charter school organizations, and said his finance experience would help the board evaluate school viability and oversight. The committee voted 6-0 with one not voting to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate. The committee then heard HB 2093, which would remove the statutory requirement that health education include mental health instruction and would repeal related consultation requirements over time. The sponsor argued schools should focus on academics and that social-emotional learning and mental health content belong with parents, while opponents, including students, a suicide-loss parent, and mental health advocates, said school-based instruction saves lives, helps students seek help, and preserves parental choice through opt-out provisions. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give HB 2093 a do pass recommendation. Members also considered HB 4043, requiring at least one campus employee trained in CPR, first aid, and AED use where applicable; HB 4005, requiring districts to teach ethical and educational uses of AI beginning in 2027-28; HB 2895, allowing Native American language proficiency to satisfy a world language graduation requirement; HB 2383, renaming trampoline court safety legislation as Ty’s Law; HB 4109, requiring school district public safety policies, notifications, and annual reporting after serious violence or weapon incidents; HB 2376, appropriating $40 million for the school safety program; and HB 2380, requiring public access to board meeting materials and tighter rules on out-of-state travel. HB 4043, HB 2895, and HB 2383 all received unanimous or near-unanimous do pass recommendations, while HB 4005, HB 4109, HB 2376, and HB 2380 each advanced on 4-3 votes, with some members citing concerns about unfunded mandates, criminal penalties, local control, or the scope and timing of required disclosures.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a free market system controlled by supply and demand.
• It's a free market system controlled by supply and demand.
• It's a free market system controlled by supply and demand.
• He came up with his own system.
• I just, until we start fixing the system...

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , our school systems.
• , our school systems.
• This has existed, and no one has bummer rushed our court systems, our school systems.
• These people up instead of waiting to go through the court system.
• </c> system and for longer periods of time. system and for longer periods of time.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and the Public Employees' Retirement System.
• and the public employee retirement system.
• Our federal tax system is set up specifically one section up for agriculture.
• It fails, absolutely fails in my view, to reform the tax system in any meaningful way.
• I move that second substitute Senate Bill 546. the electric transmission system?

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met in executive session on February 9, 2026, first hearing a staff briefing on Senate Bill 6346, which would impose a tax on individuals earning over $1 million. Staff described the bill’s revenue and spending impacts and reviewed a proposed substitute and 11 amendments addressing items such as public defense funding, charitable deductions, out-of-state tax credits, small business credits, diapers, constitutional issues, and a contingent constitutional amendment. The committee later took up the bill and rejected all of the offered amendments, then advanced the substitute bill with a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. Members supporting the bill argued it would help address tax fairness and fund public services, while opponents raised concerns about constitutionality, economic harm, and the effect on businesses and charitable giving. The committee also acted on a series of policy bills. It advanced a substitute bill on grocery store closures in food deserts after adopting a narrower substitute, despite concerns from some members about burdening grocers. It approved a substitute bill expanding voting access for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters, adopting a second substitute that removed a cybersecurity review requirement. The committee also advanced bills on tort claim arbitration against governments, victim and witness protections in sexual assault and domestic violence cases, JLARC review of student aid fraud, agricultural collective bargaining, labor relations if federal preemption ends, a cost-of-living adjustment for Plan 1 retirees, workers’ compensation and medical care access, line-of-duty death reimbursements, law enforcement background checks and eligibility, veterans’ discharge definitions, and extraordinary medical placement. Several of these bills had amendments adopted, including changes to tort claim oversight, victim-requested standby counsel, agricultural labor definitions, workers’ compensation penalties, law enforcement volunteer support, and extraordinary medical placement criteria. In the second group of bills, staff briefed measures affecting property taxes, housing, cannabis, disaster-related tax relief, technical tax code changes, aircraft fuel tax revenues, the estate tax, and a pesticide tax exemption. The committee heard that a substitute for the fire protection district bill would alter how city or town levy capacity is reduced and include consultation requirements and board-creation provisions. It also heard that the property tax relief expansion for seniors and disabled retirees needed a substitute to make the consolidated school levy revenue-neutral. Other bills would expand tax exemptions for low-income housing and nonprofit homeownership, authorize local cannabis excise taxes, extend disaster repair tax relief, expand housing-related local sales tax uses, make technical tax code changes, redirect aircraft fuel tax revenues to aeronautics, reduce the estate tax rate, and extend a pesticide tax exemption. The transcript ends during the committee’s consideration of Senate Bill 6346, with the committee debating and rejecting amendments before moving the bill forward.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill bridges the gap between military and civilian systems in four key ways.
• That does not reflect how AI systems function.
• These systems are probabilistic by nature, not deterministic.
• That does not reflect how AAS systems function.
• These systems are probabilistic by nature, not deterministic. reflect how AAS systems function.

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 479 would let Berkeley, Long Beach, and Pasadena use multidisciplinary homeless response teams and share specified information across departments; the author and a Berkeley official said current state confidentiality rules prevent effective coordination, and the bill passed 9-0 to Senate Appropriations. SB 46 would bar a person who has served two terms as President from appearing on the California ballot for a third term; supporters argued California has authority to enforce constitutional qualifications, while Senator Niello questioned whether the bill was needed, and it passed 6-1 to Senate Appropriations. SB 99 would improve coordination between civilian and military authorities on military protective orders and restraining orders; the Department of Defense supported it, the ACLU raised due process concerns about MPOs, and the bill passed 6-0 as amended to Senate Appropriations. SB 719 would extend the sunset on Department of Technology reporting on state agency use of high-risk automated decision systems from 2029 to 2032; there was no opposition and it passed 6-0 to Senate Appropriations. The committee also took up SB 300, which would strengthen California’s new AI chatbot law by requiring operators to prevent minors from being exposed to sexually explicit material or facilitation of such content. Supporters said new evidence shows current protections are insufficient and that the bill is needed now to address harms to children; industry groups opposed the bill as premature, arguing SB 243 had just taken effect and that the new standard could create strict-liability-like exposure and uncertainty. After extensive questioning, the bill passed 9-0 to Senate Appropriations. SB 381 would give adult adoptees and descendants access to original birth certificates and create a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents; many adoptees and birth parents testified in support, while some members raised privacy concerns for birth parents. The bill passed 13-0 to the Senate Health Committee, with the author noting amendments would be taken in Health rather than Judiciary. At the end of the hearing, the committee shifted chairs and began SB 33, which would eliminate the sunset on the existing public works contractor claim-resolution process so agencies must continue to respond to claims, pay undisputed amounts, and use early dispute resolution. The author and sponsor said the process has reduced litigation and helped contractors and workers, and the bill was just being introduced when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Secretaries of state are integral to our electoral system.
• This bill bridges the gap between military and civilian systems in four key ways.
• SB 99 adds to that list, requiring a court to search the National Crime Information Center system to
• That does not reflect how AI systems function.
• These systems are probabilistic by nature, not deterministic.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and the hospital system from being able to provide system from being responsive to the governor's request
• , as well as our healthcare system, then you will vote no on. this amendment to the motion to instruct
• The House has taken a strong position on this budget to end taxpayer support for a system that— praise
• The command will be a component of the UT system, similar to the way TDEM is housed under, but is not
• I'm sorry, the House floor amendment system was moving a little bit slow.

Bills: HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB 124 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB1587 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , HB39 , HB 102 , HB 126 , HB290 , HB300 , HB2143 , HJR2 , HB147 , HJR6 , HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB 124 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB1587 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , SB1

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth

Transcript Highlights:

• And this language is uh mostly system.
• that they also have to then put the statewide system information on their student ID cards.
• Parking lots, entrances, and hallways, our PA systems for emergency communication.
• </c><00:47:19.520><c> systems.
• </c> in their accounting system systems. in their accounting system systems.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When that system fails, and we know all systems do fail, the consequences are not theoretical.
• When that system fails, and we risk.
• When that system fails, and we know<00:15:07.920><c> all</c><00:15:08.160><c> systems</c><00:15:08.560
• </c> water, and sewer systems are neglected. water, and sewer systems are neglected.
• </c><00:39:40.720><c> put</c> investment, these failing systems put investment, these failing systems

Bills: HF4234 , HF484 , HF483 , HF2614

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption

Transcript Highlights:

• to process in a more automated systems to process in a more automated fashion.<00:27:22.480><c> So</
• </c><00:54:32.960><c> We</c><00:54:33.359><c> we</c> when we built the original system.
• We we when we built the original system.
• </c> we would um complete the system we would um complete the system modifications.<01:45:53.760><c>
• </c> need we need funding to make system need we need funding to make system changes.<01:46:49.040><c

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a comprehensive systemic reform effort, and we aren't going to see results overnight.
• Slide five really looks at the key systemic levers that are being implemented and districts are being
• </c><00:02:17.560><c> and</c> comprehensive systemic reform effort and comprehensive systemic reform
• They're very appreciative of the new system and the infrastructure.
• </c> systemic level um at MDE? systemic level um at MDE? Mr.<01:38:17.840><c> Uni.

Bills: HF2430 , HF2433

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The forecast and modeling is based on actual costs to the VBR system.
• The forecast and modeling is based on actual costs to the VBR system.
• The forecast and modeling is based on actual costs to the VBR system.
• The forecast and modeling is based on actual costs to the VBR system.
• However, the system is not designed with this concept in mind.

Bills: HF500 , HF718 , HF1096 , HF1246 , HF1469

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

Keywords: nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, workforce development, job training, economic stability, low-income, career pathways, education funding, Summit Academy, employment, STEM programming, GED preparation, Neighborhood Development Center, NDC, small business, entrepreneurship, business training

Transcript Highlights:

• It puts traffic off the regional system onto the local system and vice versa.
• It puts traffic off the regional system onto the local system and vice versa.
• Not only that, it just improves functionality for both the local and the regional system.
• </c><00:19:28.520><c> and</c> already put into our local system and already put into our local system
• I consider it's one of the OGs on the interstate system.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:41:15.920><c> uh</c> our environmental permitting system uh our environmental permitting system
• So this is part of a system.
• It needs to continue to be part of a system, and if the committee is going to go forward and do these
• So setting up a system to make sure that kind of fraud isn’t perpetrated is key.
• </c><00:59:30.799><c> including</c> infrastructure systems including infrastructure systems including

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> facility in the system in the country. facility in the system in the country. &gt;&gt; Yeah.
• </c> exactly, but in the school system exactly, but in the school system we<00:13:26.800><c> often</c
• </c> was an IHS system. was an IHS system.
• </c> to our system. to our system.
• </c> place, or how do How does that system place, or how do How does that system work?

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Democrats created this system. It's a system that Americans simply cannot afford.
• ,</c> density, a a healthier immune system, density, a a healthier immune system, reduced<02:28:01.040
• </c> ensures the water delivery systems ensures the water delivery systems redundancy<04:13:59.680><c
• </c> is a bipartisan science-based system is a bipartisan science-based system that<04:58:09.200><c>
• used in unmanned and power systems used in unmanned aerial<05:14:51.040><c> systems</c><05:14:51.760

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And the pension administration system.
• 34:05.840><c> in</c><04:34:06.400><c> calculating</c> system in calculating system in calculating rates
• ,</c> evaluation from the retirement system, evaluation from the retirement system, etc.<04:53:23.840
• Water systems. Okay.
• Water<07:30:59.120><c> systems.</c> Water systems. Water systems. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Keywords: 10am HB 1 & HB 2, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference for HB 1 and HB 2 reviewed the side-by-side budget comparison and began working through agreed and disputed items. Members first confirmed that grayed-out items were already settled and discussed a process for making later technical and intent changes, especially to true up abolished positions after additional decisions were made. They then moved through several budget sections, including judicial branch reductions, retirement systems, the Department of Justice, the Human Rights Commission, liquor enforcement, corrections, and the Department of Information Technology. Several items were agreed to or treated as settled package items, including the judicial branch position, the Department of Justice reduction, the Human Rights Commission item being held until related HB 2 language is finalized, the Housing Appeals Board being moved into the Board of Tax and Land Appeals, and the Office of Child Advocate. The committee also agreed to update the House bill language as needed based on HB 2 decisions, and to keep certain IT support rows in place unless related boards and commissions are eliminated. The effective date remained July 1, 2025, with no change. The main unresolved discussion centered on the retirement systems budget, where the Senate defended a large increase for deferred IT security and investment-function improvements, while the House argued the increase was too large and favored a back-of-the-budget cut. The Senate said the funds would support strategic IT and investment changes and would remain in the trust if cut, while the House emphasized the size of the increase and suggested a compromise. The committee ultimately retained the Senate position on retirement systems for the moment and said it would return to the issue later. On corrections and liquor enforcement, the committee described a negotiated back-of-the-budget cut structure, including a $10 million cut for corrections with some restoration of POS offices and administrative aides, and a liquor enforcement cut that was treated as part of a broader package. The Department of Safety item related to commercial enforcement and motor vehicle inspections was held for later discussion. The meeting ended with several items agreed, several held for coordination with HB 2, and some major budget questions still open.