Bills: SB 596 , SB 961 , SB 1398 , SB 1183 , SB 1952

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting

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• While we have heard from the department on this issue and these bills, I wanted to invite all the SSEC's
• I'm Stephanie Muth, and I have the honor and privilege of serving as the commissioner at the Department
• The department has the responsibility to look out for the state's best interest.
• As you know, the department has really focused on bringing those numbers down.
• So part of my experience was working with the department for 14 years, and in that, I got to see SSCCs

Bills: SB596 , SB961 , SB1398 , SB1183 , SB1952

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting

Bills: SB596 , SB961 , SB1398 , SB1183 , SB1952

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting

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• As a result, the STARS leadership team has been a part of a two-year advisory with the Minnesota Department
• The state partners we work with include the Department of Education, the Minnesota Pollution Control
• Agency, the Children's Cabinet, and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
• Representative Mueller talked about some of the department concerns, but can you just share for the committee

Bills: HF1966 , HF54 , HF2043 , HF1171 , HF2741

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• As a result, the Stars leadership team has been a part of a two-year advisory with the Minnesota Department
• , the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Children's Cabinet, and the Department of Children, Youth
• the Department of Education the<00:19:10.039><c> Minnesota</c><00:19:10.520><c> Pollution</c><00:19:
• of Youth children youth and Department of Youth children youth and families<00:19:16.720><c> I'm</c>
• concerns but can of the the department concerns but can you<00:46:10.480><c> just</c><00:46:10.640><

Bills: HF1966 , HF54 , HF2043 , HF1171 , HF2741

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

Bills: HB442 , HB459 , HB90 , HB91 , HB461 , HB481

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication

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• Our last testifier is Jessica Whitney from the Department and the Deputy Attorney General.
• That is why the fraud bureau needs to be in the Department of Commerce.
• That is why the fraud bureau needs to be in the Department of Commerce.
• I think where you're going and the horizon you're heading for I agree with.
• I think where you're going and the horizon you're heading for I agree with.

Bills: HF1392 , HF2233 , HF695 , HF2228 , HF1289

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: consumer protection, restitution, attorney general, consumer enforcement, unclaimed funds, victim compensation, settlement funds, special revenue fund, general fund, restitution account, consumer fraud, state treasury, eligible consumers, distribution of funds, tax subtraction, income tax, refund, unpaid compensation, Minnesota Department of Revenue, consumer redress

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• Actually, there's no other department in the state that would have access to such control over that.
• I represent technically the state Military Department under the state military department.
• Documenting Alabamian service is a foundational part of the mission of the Department of Archives and
• History in... ...the Department of Archives and History in 1940.
• He then served in the Utah Police Department as an Alabama state trooper and as the sheriff of Greene

Bills: SB67 , HB295 , SB104

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion

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• </c><00:45:22.480><c> who</c> is the Golden Valley Fire Department who is the Golden Valley Fire Department
• It's largely what our fire department, police department, and EMS use to get to events and incidents
• fire department and police department<00:48:17.040><c> and</c><00:48:17.280><c> EMS</c><00:48:17.760
• Again, I really believe that with the hundreds of police departments and fire departments, ambulance,
• Those fire departments from AIO Fidley.

Bills: HF1972 , HF229 , HF1090 , HF1084 , HF1307 , HF1274 , HF1609 , HF2110 , HF211 , HF216 , HF222 , HF224 , HF225 , HF203 , HF206 , HF207 , HF208 , HF227 , HF246 , HF427 , HF466 , HF502 , HF680 , HF971

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: community center, Breckenridge, capital investment, state bonds, economic development, HF229, North Branch Area Hockey Association, Stacy Ice Arena, Chisago County, general fund appropriation, grant, ice arena, hockey rink, youth sports, recreational facility, community arena, nonprofit, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, local infrastructure

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• initiatives at the local government and parish level, providing critical funding for fire and police departments

Bills: HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB383 , HB983 , HB1126 , HCR3

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year

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• Where we heading from here, Representative Elkins? Uh thank you.
• Where<00:25:17.840><c> we</c><00:25:18.000><c> heading</c><00:25:18.240><c> from</c><00:25:18.400><c>
• here,</c> Where we heading from here, Where we heading from here, Representative<00:25:19.000><c> Elkins
• That's Minnesota Department of Education.

Bills: HF4456 , HF4544 , HF3698

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency

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• You may or may not realize that dealerships have large parts warehouses that supply our service departments
• :38:20.960><c> existing</c><01:38:21.520><c> Minnesota</c> Expectations that existing Minnesota Department

Bills: HF4253 , HF4257 , HF3236 , HF4264 , HF4149 , HF4019

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR

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• </c> previously styi department construction. previously styi department construction.
• As a result, he called our community development department asking about our housing needs.
• </c> programs from the Minnesota Department programs from the Minnesota Department of<01:13:23.600><c
• And you know, Representative Craft, I think you hit the nail exactly on the head that we have to make
• You're shaking your head. Okay. Uh, well, I would agree with Representative Achim.

Bills: HF4319 , HF3295 , HF3589 , HF3587 , HF3588 , HF4295 , HF3571 , HF3895

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

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• very strong licensing board, and we know that this bill did not come from the boards or from the Department
• Many are heads of households. Many are mothers. Some are single mothers.
• Four months later, we walked into Boston Children's Emergency Department, an option that not every parent
• Four months later, we walked into Boston Children's Emergency Department, an option that not every parent
• Since 2020, I have worked with the Department of Public Health in regard to this licensing and other

Bills: H5013 , H5087 , H5115 , S2928

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: celiac disease, gluten intolerance, autoimmune disorder, pediatric screening, child health, public health, screening pilot, early detection, 12-year-olds, cholesterol screening, lipid screening, health care providers, Department of Public Health, patient advocacy, family support, Massachusetts, preventive care, diagnostic screening, nutrition, gastroenterology

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• Amendments 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 add that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office
• The amendments remove the provision that the department shall retain $1 from each annual fee to offset
• The department shall retain $1 from each annual fee to offset the administrative costs. $1 from each
• annual fee to offset the administrative costs and instead directs the department to collect the annual
• operator could operate those and then provide consistent labor, captains, other things that the department

Bills: HB129 , HB130 , HB854

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Keywords: HB 129, Act 783, highway designation, memorial highway, Louisiana Highway 173, Louisiana Highway 3194, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Dr. Harry Blake Sr., Virginia Green Evans, DOTD, Department of Transportation and Development, road signage, honorary naming, commemorative sign, transportation, HB 130, Act 124, Louisiana highway memorial, road naming

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 17 and first took up House Bill 129, which would designate a portion of Louisiana Highway 173 as the Dr. Harry Blake Senior Memorial Highway. An amendment package was adopted that also added a separate designation for a portion of Louisiana Highway 3194 in Shreveport as the Virginia Green Evans Memorial Highway. Representative Walters described both honorees as important figures in civil rights and community service. HB 129 was then reported with amendments. The committee next considered House Bill 130, which redesignates the elevated portion of Interstate 220 in Caddo Parish as the American Legion Post No. 14 Memorial Bridge. Amendments were adopted to add “Memorial Bridge” to the name. Representative Walters spoke in support of honoring veterans, and HB 130 was reported with amendments. The committee then heard House Bill 854, a specialty license plate bill. Amendments added several schools, made technical changes, required OMV implementation when statutory and system requirements are met, removed a provision allowing OMV to retain $1 per annual fee, and redirected annual fees to the Louisiana chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association and the R. Tamney-Fleming Lupus Foundation. Members raised concerns about the growing number of specialty plates and OMV’s ability to produce them, but HB 854 was also reported with amendments. After the bills, the committee received an update on the proposed privatization of the Cameron Ferry Service. The Secretary said the process began with an unsolicited proposal from Laborde and a competitive solicitation that produced a qualified bid, and that negotiations would focus on service improvements rather than guaranteed cost savings. Members asked about costs, maintenance, fuel, staffing, and the impact on travel times if the ferry is out of service. The Secretary said the goal is to complete the process by the end of the fiscal year, around July 1. The committee then adopted the minutes from the listed 2025 regular session dates and adjourned.

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• Would the department like to testify on it? Okay. Member questions. Representative Swedzinski.
• </c> to the department for interpretation. to the department for interpretation.
• Uh, does the<00:20:28.320><c> department</c><00:20:28.640><c> wish</c><00:20:28.880><c> to</c><00:20:
• 29.120><c> enter</c><00:20:29.440><c> this</c> the department wish to enter this the department wish
• </c> the Department of Revenue. And Mr. the Department of Revenue. And Mr.

Bills: HF238 , HF3381 , HF3754 , HF1049

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: microenterprise home kitchen operation, cottage food, home-based food business, home kitchen license, homemade food, prepared food, food entrepreneur, small food business, cottage food law, food safety training, ServSafe, food handler license, agriculture department, Minnesota food law, residential kitchen, local zoning, consumer labeling, allergen labeling, unpasteurized juice, time/temperature control for safety food

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• They were already partnering with the Department of Workforce and the Department of Education with the
• They were already partnering with the Department of Workforce and the Department of Education with the
• of Workforce and the Department of Workforce and the Department<00:07:41.120><c> of</c><00:07:41.360
• ><c> Education</c><00:07:42.639><c> um</c><00:07:42.800><c> with</c><00:07:43.039><c> the</c> Department
• of Education um with the Department of Education um with the data,<00:07:43.599><c> but</c><00:07:43.840

Bills: HB584 , HB604 , HB584 , HB604

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: marriage, religious solemnization, probate court, marriage license, traditional practices, HB604, Alabama veteran tag program, distinctive license plate, veteran license tag, radiation-exposed veterans, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, nuclear weapons cleanup, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, motor vehicle tag, special license plate, military and veterans affairs, Cold War veterans

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• department under the Wage Payment Act.
• department under the Wage Payment Act.
• The department may also conduct investigations to ensure compliance if the department obtains information
• For example, if it’s Department of Energy, then not likely.
• “If it’s Department of Energy, then not likely.

Bills: SB6136 , SB6188 , SB5944

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency, actuarial rates, contingency reserves, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, risk classifications, employer premiums, insurance regulation, rate setting, premium increase limits, workers' compensation advisory committee, retrospective rating, state insurance fund, accident and medical aid funds, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training

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• </c> Therefore, we recommend that department Therefore, we recommend that department of<00:07:32.560>
• </c> Department of Customer Services. Department of Customer Services.
• That's what the department 661B statute. That's what the department is<00:37:28.160><c> saying.
• </c> the department for processing, right? the department for processing, right?
• DCR and the department of department of DCR and the department of human<00:57:55.040><c> services</c

Bills: HB1997 , HB2343 , HB2566 , HB2493

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: students with disabilities, individualized education programs, emergency plans, evacuation procedures, support services, Hawaii education law, HB2343, Maui State Veterans Home, veterans home, veterans, long-term care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, Alzheimer's care, respite care, assimilate, transfer deadline, Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1997, which would require IEPs for students with disabilities to include individualized emergency accommodations and evacuation supports. The Attorney General’s office supported the intent but recommended amendments to explicitly include students with Section 504 plans and to change references from “department schools” to “public schools” so charter school students are covered. Testimony in support came from disability advocates and several individuals, including Peter Fritz, who said emergency evacuation planning should be made explicit because it is not clearly required by federal law, and Ka Swan, who emphasized student safety during emergencies. No vote or final action was taken on the bill in the transcript. The committee then took up House Bill 2343, relating to the Maui State Veterans Home. The measure would repeal a deadline for transferring the home to a state agency with a Maui affiliation and instead require the transfer to occur as soon as practicable. The Department of Defense, the Office of Veterans Services, HHSC Oahu Region, and several individuals testified in support. Committee members asked whether a more definite deadline should be used, but the department said the open-ended language was preferable because the Maui entity is not yet ready and Oahu is currently providing oversight. No vote or final action was recorded. House Bill 2566, authorizing special license plates for Hawaii Civil Air Patrol members, was also heard. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services testified in opposition, while Johnny Perry testified in support. The committee did not take a vote in the transcript. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment compensation procedures. The Attorney General’s office opposed the bill, arguing it would create an automatic payment mechanism without a sufficient finding of actual innocence, could trigger payments within five days of dismissal, and raised concerns about insufficient time for prosecution review and about funding and appropriation issues. Supporters, including people who said they had been wrongfully convicted and later found actually innocent, argued the bill would reduce delays and help released individuals survive while awaiting compensation. Judiciary staff requested technical amendments and said operational details still needed review. Members questioned the AG about the meaning of “actual innocence,” burden shifting, and whether the bill would better define the standard, but no vote or final action was taken.

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• </c> Minnesota Department of Education. Minnesota Department of Education.
• So generally the department Bennett.
• They're already thinking about that in their head.
• They're already thinking about that in their head.
• At thinking about that in their head.

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds