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• They supplemented our dues.
• worker and every Minnesota community worker and every Minnesota community deserves<00:18:49.039><c>
• </c><00:19:00.160><c> have</c> that all workers in Minnesota have that all workers in Minnesota have
• So, members, vote green for northern Minnesota and the state of Minnesota.
• You're in in the state of Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• MIC in Richfield, Minnesota.
• MIC in Richfield, Minnesota.
• </c><00:03:35.200><c> Independence</c> support of Minnesota Independence support of Minnesota Independence
• </c><00:03:56.640><c> We</c> Minnesota but across the country. We Minnesota but across the country.
• </c> benefiting uh non- Minnesota benefiting uh non- Minnesota residents.<00:42:21.040><c> The</c><00

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> services in Minnesota. services in Minnesota.
• </c> of Minnesota. of Minnesota.
• </c> Unidos Minnesota. Unidos Minnesota.
• </c> lives here in Minnesota. lives here in Minnesota.
• </c><01:26:15.640><c> food</c> Minnesota does have the Minnesota food Minnesota does have the Minnesota

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ><c> is</c> The gentleoman from Minnesota is The gentleoman from Minnesota is recognized. recognized.
• </c> Minnesota, Pennsylvania is recognized. Minnesota, Pennsylvania is recognized.
• Emmer of Minnesota. >> The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Minnesota yields back. back. back.
• Tom Emmer of Minnesota. the House, Mr. Tom Emmer of Minnesota.

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• In Minnesota, the reasons are families.
• ><c> from</c> A Minnesota Reformer article from A Minnesota Reformer article from November<00:05:25.480
• That story is happening over and over across Minnesota. Homes are meant for families.
• And so, I you complicated in Minnesota.
• </c> advocacy fellow with the Minnesota advocacy fellow with the Minnesota Coalition<01:02:43.440><c>

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> Simonson I represent the Minnesota Simonson I represent the Minnesota school<00:02:56.840><c> bus
• Lieutenant Brian Ruth of Minnesota state Lieutenant Brian Ruth of Minnesota state patrol<00:06:07.639
• Among them are the Minnesota Association of Realtors, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota
• Association of Realtors the St Minnesota Association of Realtors the St the<00:29:13.320><c> Minnesota
• State Bar Association the the Minnesota State Bar Association the Minnesota<00:29:15.799><c> Land</c

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> experience previously as a legal aid experience previously as a legal aid attorney<00:16:22.560>
• </c> to an attorney and any legal aid to an attorney and any legal aid attorney<00:16:37.120><c> will
• </c><00:21:39.600><c> all</c> send you to go talk to legal aid. all send you to go talk to legal aid.
• ><c> access</c><00:21:41.440><c> to</c> legal aid attorneys have access to legal aid attorneys have access
• </c> to craft legislation that supplements to craft legislation that supplements existing<01:27:43.360

Bills: HB2227 , HB1775 , HB1560 , HB1642 , HB1647 , HB2003 , HB1640 , HB2198

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: eviction, housing stability, tenant screening, court records, writ of possession, foreclosures, public sale, eligible bidders, housing, downpayment, judicial foreclosure, digital financial assets, consumer protection, financial kiosks, refunds, transaction security, HB1642, Hawaii, cryptocurrency ATM, crypto ATM

Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 5, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 227 relating to eviction records. Supporters, including the Public First Law Center and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, argued the bill would help people who prevail in eviction cases avoid long-term housing harm from online court records, while the Public First Law Center said keeping records off eCourt Kokua would not violate the First Amendment because the records would still be available in person. Members discussed access-to-justice concerns, and a witness said legal aid attorneys could still access the records through the attorney-only Jeff’s system and the court’s access-to-justice room. The chair also asked about precedent, and a witness cited a Hawaii Supreme Court case as supporting removal from the online database rather than sealing records entirely. The committee then took up HP 1775 relating to foreclosures, but the transcript only shows in-person opposition comments from the Hawaii State Bar Association Collection Law Section, the Hawaii Credit Union League, and the Hawaii Bankers Association. The credit union and banking groups said they had concerns about broader negative impacts on mortgage lending and other requirements, but no detailed discussion or action was captured before the committee moved on. The next measure, HB 1560 relating to consumer protection, drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection and cryptocurrency companies including Coinflip and America Digital, which said they already use wallet-pinning and other safeguards to prevent fraud. AARP Hawaii did not take a formal position but said the bill addressed a real problem, noting that Hawaii residents, especially in Kona, had lost more than $920,000 in 2024 to cryptocurrency ATM scams and arguing that stronger oversight was needed. The committee also heard HB 1642, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the ban as the best way to protect consumers from fraud, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed it, arguing kiosks provide cash-based access to crypto, especially for unbanked or underbanked consumers, and that targeted regulation would be better than an outright ban. AARP Hawaii took no formal position but strongly emphasized the harm caused by scams, saying victims are often frightened into acting quickly and that kiosk transactions currently lack enough friction or intervention. Finally, HB 1647, also on consumer protection, would impose liability on host businesses that provide space for crypto kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection warned small businesses might not understand the liability, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed the bill, saying it would unfairly shift enforcement duties to host stores and could discourage businesses from hosting kiosks, effectively creating a de facto ban. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• ><c> committed</c><00:03:00.080><c> to</c> Minnesota DNR is deeply committed to Minnesota DNR is deeply
• So that is a or supplements.
• They were found in similar areas in North Dakota, the Minnesota border, and central Minnesota.
• c> is</c><01:24:28.080><c> the</c> Minnesota standard and Minnesota is the Minnesota standard and Minnesota
• Minnesota. Minnesota.

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• My name is Paul Schnell, and I'm the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
• The Department of Corrections' mission is to transform lives for a safer Minnesota.
• We see it with the crews that the DOC operates and some of them in Greater Minnesota counties.
• </c> side of uh working with the Minnesota side of uh working with the Minnesota sentencing<01:21:15.320
• In Minnesota, they are a 501(c)(3) educational organization, as noted on page two of this.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Minnesota, in St.
• Minnesota, in St.
• Minnesota, in St.
• </c> from Minnesota Rural Health Association. from Minnesota Rural Health Association.
• and Worthington, Minnesota Minnesota and Worthington, Minnesota providing<00:13:55.600><c> obstetric<

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One major expensive care in Minnesota.
• </c> than Minnesota metropier health systems. than Minnesota metropier health systems.
• And Henipin Healthcare want Minnesota.
• </c> hospitals across the state of Minnesota hospitals across the state of Minnesota and<01:04:47.760
• </c> now where you're using supplemental now where you're using supplemental agency<01:56:02.320><c>

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They also administer the general assistance and Minnesota Supplemental Aid program.
• <00:49:02.520><c> supplemental</c><00:49:03.079><c> Aid</c><00:49:03.920><c> um</c><00:49:04.240><c>
• program</c><00:49:04.680><c> in</c> Minnesota supplemental Aid um program in Minnesota supplemental Aid
• That's the Minnesota way.
• And then this category also includes Minnesota Supplemental Aid and general assistance.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,</c> and rehabilitation centers, Minnesota, and rehabilitation centers, Minnesota, South<00:16:02.000
• </c> And I'm asking that the Minnesota And I'm asking that the Minnesota legislature<00:25:45.080><c>
• </c> be eligible for a supplemental benefit. be eligible for a supplemental benefit.
• Investigators in Minnesota, and the Minnesota Fire Marshals Association.
• </c> fire service in Minnesota is complex. fire service in Minnesota is complex.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• from an existing project that um ended up halting for last year and being able to bring that to Minnesota
• Uh, Chair Kisha, members, House File 3492 is a grant program funded with state aid.
• </c><00:05:53.440><c> There's</c><00:05:53.919><c> $25</c><00:05:54.479><c> million</c> state aid.
• There's $25 million state aid.
• So, depending on, it of Minnesota.

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• When will the withholding of that state aid... list it very good.
• When will the withholding of that state aid? USFR.
• Those states were California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.
• Those states were California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.
• I think through that conversations, of auditor from the state of Minnesota.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Summary: The committee first heard an update on Topok Elementary School District’s long-running noncompliance with Arizona’s Uniform System of Financial Records. The Auditor General’s office explained the USFR noncompliance process and reported that Topok had made substantial progress, correcting many deficiencies in areas such as open meeting law, procurement, payroll, attendance reporting, property control, and information technology. The district’s superintendent and staff described the corrective actions they had taken, the use of outside consultants, and their plan to maintain compliance through stronger leadership, training, and consistent procedures. Members praised the district’s progress and asked about the remaining deficiencies and the status of the 3% state-aid withholding, which the Auditor General said would be addressed by the State Board of Education. The committee then considered a request for a fourth school safety special audit, tied to concerns raised by Representative Martinez about Phoenix Union High School District and school violence response practices. The Auditor General said the proposed audit would be a new topic focused on policies and procedures for responding to credible threats of violence and allegations of staff misconduct affecting student safety, and could include Phoenix Union in the sample. Representative Martinez described a fatal 2024 shooting, weapons incidents, and concerns about district oversight. The committee approved the motion 10-0. Next, staff presented the fiscal years 2027-2028 school district performance audit schedule, describing 26 randomly selected school districts and career and technical education districts, plus 84 planned follow-ups. The Auditor General said the schedule is intended to shorten the average time between audits and that the school audits division is now fully staffed. Members asked about county coverage and the inclusion of ESA accountability, but the schedule was ultimately presented for review rather than approval. The committee also heard a detailed federal compliance audit presentation on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administered by DES. The Auditor General reported repeated findings involving missing provider documentation, questioned costs, and FFATA reporting errors, including a 2024 sample that led to questioning $2.88 million in costs. The office recommended stronger documentation, record retention, reporting procedures, and staff training; DES concurred and said it would correct the findings in 2026. Members discussed the limits of the single-audit scope, the possibility of a broader special audit, and the federal government’s recent actions on CCDF oversight in other states. Finally, the committee considered and discussed a special audit request for CCDF that would broaden review to provider oversight, licensing, site visits, and billing accuracy across multiple state agencies, with estimated costs of $547,000 to $625,000 and a projected report date of July 31, 2027.

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• Also, campus financial aid offices package multiple types of financial aid awards for students.
• Also, campus financial aid offices package multiple types of financial aid awards for students.
• But College Corps equates to only about 3% of the financial aid funding that the Student Aid Commission
• their financial aid package.
• their financial aid package.

Summary: The subcommittee held an informational budget hearing covering several GovOps, CDT, CPPA, and DGS items. GovOps reported that most deliverables under the Governor’s generative AI executive order have been completed, including guidelines, procurement tools, community-impact guidance, and a new project delivery lifecycle for Gen AI projects; one workforce-related deliverable remains. Members and public commenters raised concerns about privacy, labor impacts, and how the state will explain and oversee Gen AI use. The committee also heard a proposal to create a California Education Interagency Council with $5 million ongoing and 16 positions to coordinate workforce and education systems; LAO questioned duplication and recommended limited-term funding, while supporters said a neutral convening body is needed to improve coordination and student outcomes. GoServe presented the College Corps budget proposals, describing the program as a paid service and career-development opportunity for undergraduate students that helps reduce college costs while supporting communities through tutoring, food insecurity work, climate and disaster response, and other service. The administration sought one-time and ongoing funding to expand the program to more campuses and students, while LAO objected to the high administrative costs and recommended rejection. Several students and alumni testified that College Corps provided financial support, professional experience, and career pathways. The committee also heard a $5 million proposal for a Belonging Campaign to address loneliness and social isolation through research, outreach, and local grants; LAO said the proposal lacked clear goals and measures, while supporters said the effort is needed for youth, seniors, and community resilience. The Department of Technology updated the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative, saying construction is underway on the statewide open-access network and the project remains on track for the 2026 deadline, though LAO noted a required business plan had not yet been submitted. The California Privacy Protection Agency presented its Delete Act implementation request for the DROP platform, which will let consumers request deletion of personal information held by data brokers; LAO flagged oversight concerns because CDT is both developing the system and involved in project support. Public commenters from business groups urged caution on CPPA’s rulemakings, warning of compliance costs and job impacts. The Department of General Services then discussed implementation of Proposition 2 school facilities bonds, requesting staffing and administrative funding to manage the new bond program and continue school facility work. Officials said the program can also help districts affected by the January wildfires, including interim site funding and expedited assistance. Finally, DGS requested authority and positions to operate Building 18 for labor-agency tenants relocating from older Capitol Mall space; SEIU Local 1000 criticized the state’s four-day return-to-office policy and said telework has improved productivity and retention. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded after public testimony and member questions on each item.

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• </c> Minnesota worker and every Minnesota Minnesota worker and every Minnesota community<00:18:36.880
• </c> ensure that all workers in Minnesota ensure that all workers in Minnesota have<00:18:48.760><c>
• So, members, vote green for northern Minnesota and the state of Minnesota.
• So, members, vote green for northern Minnesota and the state of Minnesota.
• So, members, vote green for northern Minnesota and the state of Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> or a period of higher payout Minnesota or a period of higher payout Minnesota is<00:07:04.319><c
• </c> be that that can be that can supplement be that that can be that can supplement the<00:09:01.800
• </c> you know weren't even kind of Minnesota you know weren't even kind of Minnesota workers<00:15:19.639
• </c> reimbursement from special education Aid reimbursement from special education Aid um<00:59:03.559
• </c><01:04:44.079><c> family</c> and told me about the Minnesota family and told me about the Minnesota

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:27:10.600><c> in</c> feed Lots constructed in Minnesota in feed Lots constructed in Minnesota
• Minnesota to defend our environment and the health of all the people of Minnesota.
• across Minnesota and the nation.
• across Minnesota and the nation.
• in Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ,</c> individuals returned to Minnesota, individuals returned to Minnesota, reinforcing<00:05:02.320>
• </c> destroyed public education in Minnesota. destroyed public education in Minnesota.
• So let's keep schools in Minnesota.
• </c> in Minnesota. in Minnesota.
• Minnesota. We will not be sharing uh we Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all