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• within Minnesota uh uh Minnesota<00:48:05.319> prisons<00:48:05.760> by<00:48:05.960><
• <01:02:49.200> state 87% are at our 2-year Minnesota state 87% are at our 2-year Minnesota
• our Minnesota nonprofit campuses our Minnesota nonprofit institutions<01:03:11.520> and<01:03
• four-year Minnesota institutions and the four-year Minnesota state universities<01:03:16.359> 80%
• campuses and the University of Minnesota campuses and the Minnesota<01:04:03.480> private<01:

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• to go in this business in Minnesota.
• 12.960> Association, Minnesota Funeral Directors Association, Minnesota Funeral Directors Association
• <00:08:02.800> to starting their career in Minnesota to starting their career in Minnesota
• I see the live in central Minnesota.
• arching goal should be to make Minnesota arching goal should be to make Minnesota more<00:09:29.200

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• , Minnesota, Minnesota, uh<00:07:04.320> there's<00:07:04.520> an<00:07:04.680> entity
• uh for the Minnesota uh for the Minnesota Minnesota<00:37:24.320> house.
• in in in Minnesota. in in in Minnesota.
• at our own University of Minnesota. at our own University of Minnesota.
• economic and cultural heart of Minnesota economic and cultural heart of Minnesota in<00:59:28.000

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• the Minnesota School Boards Association. the Minnesota School Boards Association.
• has done to Minnesota. has done to Minnesota.
• where the DOJ has come into Minnesota. where the DOJ has come into Minnesota.
• The Minnesota Democrats refused.
• The Minnesota Democrats refused. The Minnesota Democrats refused.

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Summary: House File 4240, an elections administration bill, was introduced as a package of updates to absentee voting, statewide voter registration system use, early voting procedures, recordkeeping, removal of outdated statutory language, and reimbursement for municipalities and counties that administer certain special elections. The author, Rep. Freiberg, described the bill as a modernization and efficiency measure that would clarify procedures while maintaining election security. Several amendments were adopted. The A4 amendment, offered by Rep. Freiberg, was described as aligning language with the Senate and passed without objection. The A6 amendment, offered by Rep. Cosnik, would give school districts more direction on polling locations for special elections in multi-county districts; Rep. Lee raised concerns that it could affect many districts statewide and questioned whether it applied to early voting, while Rep. Cosnik said it was narrowly tailored and intended to prevent disenfranchisement. Rep. Freiberg and Rep. Lee both said they would support it as a voter-access measure despite possible costs, and it was adopted. The A5 amendment, offered by Rep. Schultz, would require the Secretary of State to provide voter information to the U.S. Department of Justice upon request for civil-rights and federal voting-law enforcement; it was debated at length, with supporters framing it as election integrity and opponents arguing it would jeopardize voter privacy and could be used by the Trump administration to pressure Minnesota. The amendment was adopted after a roll call request. The debate on A5 was especially contentious, with Republicans arguing the state should cooperate with federal efforts to clean voter rolls and Democrats arguing the DOJ had overreached, mishandled civil-rights investigations, and sought voter data without a lawful need. Members on both sides cited voter fraud, privacy, and federal-state election authority, and several speakers referenced recent DOJ actions and court disputes. The transcript ends during further discussion of the federal role in elections, with no final disposition on the underlying bill shown in the excerpt.

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• Thank you. who call Minnesota their home. And so who call Minnesota their home.
• Minnesota. Um and what this does is Minnesota.
• care from Minnesota takes away Minnesota care from Minnesota residents,<01:08:15.839> it<01:08
• , plan to make their home in Minnesota, or plan to make Minnesota their home.
• state of Minnesota. state of Minnesota.

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• bill for Minnesota Care. bill for Minnesota Care.
• is my 11th term in the Minnesota House. is my 11th term in the Minnesota House.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• health care in Minnesota. health care in Minnesota.
• ,<01:02:31.760> Minnesota also the state of Minnesota, Minnesota also the state of Minnesota

Bills: HF2435

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• I have the honor to announce the arrival of the members of the Senate of the State of Minnesota.
• And every time I do, I find myself feeling proud of Minnesota.
• Right here in Minnesota. And let's talk about freedom.
• And everybody in this room and across Minnesota, let's be very clear what it means.
• Businesses across this country and here in Minnesota are already laying off.

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• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• lot of like speaking to Minnesota. lot of like speaking to Minnesota.
• This Minnesota.
• elected Democrats in Minnesota. elected Democrats in Minnesota.
• like nobody else here in Minnesota. like nobody else here in Minnesota.

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Summary: House File 3732, the Department of Employment and Economic Development appropriations bill, was presented as a package of budget and policy changes from the Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Committee. The author described it as a set of practical fixes, including changes to reporting requirements, repealing unused programs, recommendations from a Governor’s Workforce Development Board subcommittee on direct appropriations, and creation of an Office of Community Investment within DEED. Members also noted the bill had been revised after earlier floor debate and included a modified version of a previously contentious proposal. The first major floor debate centered on Amendment A12, offered by Representative Zeleznikar, which would create an exemption from meal and break requirements for certain 24-hour care settings such as disability group homes and home care. Supporters argued the current break law does not fit the realities of one-on-one or overnight care and could force providers into unsafe or impractical staffing models. Opponents, including Representatives Johnson and Pinto, said the amendment would weaken or repeal worker break protections and remove clear standards and remedies. After debate, the House took a roll call and the amendment failed on a 67-67 tie. A second amendment, A13 by Representative Tabke, proposed a $150,000 state aviation fund-backed loan fund to help TSA and other airport workers who had gone without pay during a federal shutdown, by backstopping bank loans for affected families. Tabke framed it as worker relief tied to the aviation system, while Representative Niska argued it was not a serious proposal, had not been vetted, and unfairly used state money to address a federal dispute. Debate on the amendment became highly partisan and included a point of order over personalities in debate before the Speaker ruled the point well taken and returned discussion to the amendment.

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• the Minnesota Zoo.
• the Minnesota Zoo.
• Uh, in Minnesota, the buildings.
• Minnesota industries and the public. Minnesota industries and the public.
• the Minnesota Historical Society. the Minnesota Historical Society.

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• to afford a home here in Minnesota. to afford a home here in Minnesota.
• In greater modest home in Minnesota.
• <00:07:36.320> run who are really making Minnesota run who are really making Minnesota run
• 100,000 homes in the state of Minnesota. 100,000 homes in the state of Minnesota.
• options in the state of Minnesota. options in the state of Minnesota.

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Summary: The House considered the conference committee report on House File 1141, a housing bill, and moved to adopt the report and repass the bill as amended. Rep. Howard said the compromise would help build thousands of new homes, keep Minnesotans housed, and improve transparency and collaboration with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, while remaining budget-neutral. He highlighted investments in housing infrastructure bonds, greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured housing, EHPAP, supportive housing, and a new provision for greater public access at MHFA board meetings, while noting that some Senate proposals, including a manufactured housing bill of rights and a ban on private equity home purchases, were not included. Several members spoke in support of the compromise. Rep. Kozlowski emphasized the bill’s role in addressing housing instability, homelessness, and workforce shortages, citing investments in first-generation homebuyer assistance, supportive housing, and preservation of beds and units. Rep. Skraba and Rep. West also supported the bill, with Skraba praising the bipartisan process and West arguing the bill focused on supply-side solutions such as manufactured housing and easing development constraints. Rep. Schultz opposed the bill, arguing the money should instead go to school safety, fraud prevention, asset preservation, and lowering costs for taxpayers. After brief discussion, the House adopted the conference report and advanced the bill to third reading.

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• May Minnesota enjoy stability, today.
• A House resolution recognizing the Minnesota Frost for their additions to Minnesota women's history.
• team and the University of Minnesota women's hockey team as Minnesota female sports teams that have
• Minnesota celebrates the Minnesota Frost Minnesota celebrates the Minnesota Frost and<00:06:37.280>
• recognizing members of the Minnesota recognizing members of the Minnesota Frost<00:06:51.120>

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• Minnesota Zoo. Minnesota Zoo. Go<00:01:52.640> ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead.
• They just here Minnesota, same idea.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• collected within the state of Minnesota. collected within the state of Minnesota.

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• I also want to thank the Real Property Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota
• Credit Union Network, the Minnesota Land Title Association, Minnesota Realtors, and Bank Inn, all of
• State Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota<00:35:55.040> Credit
• insurer from operating here in Minnesota insurer from operating here in Minnesota if<00:40:12.720
• the Minnesota Society of Pathologists. the Minnesota Society of Pathologists.

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Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call establishing a quorum, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The body then moved through routine business including committee reports, second readings, first readings of a large batch of House files, and receipt of Senate File 3958 for comparison with a House companion. Several noncontroversial motions were adopted without objection, including referral and re-referral motions later in the day. The chamber then took up a series of bills, many of them veterans, commerce, mortgage, liquor, elections, and financial institutions measures. House File 3544, a veterans housekeeping bill updating state law to conform with federal standards and clarifying benefit forfeiture language, passed 133-0. House File 3467, authorizing MDVA to use nonmonetary support to collaborate on veteran services such as food insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention, also passed 133-0. House File 3437, clarifying that certain mortgage lending protections apply to consumer home loans rather than commercial loans, passed 133-0. House File 3479, clarifying homeowners’ rights to postpone foreclosure sales in several edge cases, passed 128-5. The annual liquor bill, Senate File 2511, drew the most discussion. Members described provisions addressing the so-called “Granny Happy Hour” in senior facilities, University of Minnesota liquor-related flexibility, and other local liquor-law changes. An author’s amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 129-1. House File 4118, allowing state-chartered credit unions to use private deposit share insurance subject to state oversight, passed 131-2. House File 4241, a local government/elections omnibus addressing disclosure rules, Hennepin County medical examiner appointment procedures, and Rochester School Board election structure, passed 124-9. House File 3699, changing a license plate contest to feature the Lake Superior agate and requiring a Minnesota artist, passed 110-22. Later, the House adopted motions to send House File 4668, an Explore Minnesota film tax credit bill, and House File 4319, a Lake City port authority bill affecting local taxing authority, to the Taxes Committee. The chamber also approved a motion to recall House File 1234, the payment transparency bill, from Ways and Means and place it on the General Register after a zero-cost fiscal note was reported.

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• , greater Minnesota.
• , greater Minnesota.
• , greater Minnesota.
• In Minnesota.
• 47:58.080> Minnesota Administrators and the Minnesota Administrators and the Minnesota Administrators

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• <00:21:25.000> is to be done to ensure that Minnesota is to be done to ensure that Minnesota
• of Minnesota counties and the<01:19:17.600> Minnesota<01:19:18.080> Intercounty<01:19:
• 19.080> Association the Minnesota Intercounty Association the Minnesota Intercounty Association
• in central Minnesota, the metro, and into southeastern Minnesota.
• serving older adults across Minnesota serving older adults across Minnesota through<01:42:50.159

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• :16:21.680> nonprofit Minnesota based nonpartisan nonprofit Minnesota based nonpartisan nonprofit
• <00:37:53.760> also clean energy economy Minnesota also clean energy economy Minnesota also
• Paul in Minnesota.
• , the metro, 22% from greater Minnesota, the metro, 22% from greater Minnesota, and<00:48:54.079>
• people coming to the state of Minnesota people coming to the state of Minnesota and<01:01:22.960

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• So, it's no secret that in the state of Minnesota, Minnesota, we enjoy summer, we enjoy lake life, we
• I live in Pine City, Minnesota. I am a Minnesota state licensed pyrotechnician.
• I live in Pine City, Minnesota. I live in Pine City, Minnesota.
• Fire Minnesota DNR, Minnesota State Fire Minnesota DNR, Minnesota State Fire Marshal,<00:04:40.840
• , the Minnesota Fire Department Association, the Fire Marshals Association of Minnesota, and the Minnesota

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• And first up, we've got the Minnesota Zoo. We've got the Minnesota Zoo, and we've got Dr.
• camp in the nation uh here in Minnesota camp in the nation uh here in Minnesota so<00:02:52.120>
• Minnesota and uh greater Minnesota Minnesota and uh greater Minnesota represents<00:58:36.000>
• <00:58:43.440> if a community in Greater Minnesota if a community in Greater Minnesota if
• I put Minnesota to the right.

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• > the<00:02:03.400> MNJRC Minnesota legislature directed the MNJRC Minnesota legislature directed
• also found that greater Minnesota also found that greater Minnesota counties<00:03:05.560> have
• envision for Minnesota. envision for Minnesota.
• In Minnesota, the Minnesota Supreme Court has determined that all crimes are bailable.
• violence-free Minnesota. violence-free Minnesota.

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Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on draft constitutional amendment language from Representative Holland to create universal pre-trial release except in certain circumstances and eliminate cash bail. Representative Holland said the proposal is intended to make Minnesota’s pre-trial system fairer and more equitable by basing detention decisions on public safety and due process rather than a person’s ability to pay, and noted that a separate bill would later provide the detailed framework for an intentional release-and-detention system. He emphasized that no action would be taken at this hearing. Testifiers in support included Joshua Page of the University of Minnesota and the Pre-Trial Justice Minnesota Coalition, Alicia Gransee of the ACLU of Minnesota, Jess Palia of Violence Free Minnesota, and Ramsey County Attorney John Choi. Supporters argued that cash bail creates unequal treatment, contributes to racial disparities, harms families and communities, and does not reliably improve court appearance or public safety. They cited research and coalition findings about high pre-trial detention rates, overrepresentation of Black and American Indian Minnesotans, the impact of detention on housing and employment, and the need for courts to use individualized risk assessments, conditional release, and services instead of money-based release decisions. Palia focused on domestic violence cases, saying cash bail can pressure survivors to pay for abusers’ release and that current hearings often give little time to victim safety concerns. During member questions, concerns were raised that the amendment could remove an important tool for judges in the middle range of cases. Choi responded that conditional release and other protections could still be built into implementing legislation, and Page said detention would become an option but many cases would still involve conditional release and support services. He also argued there is no evidence that money itself motivates court appearance and said cash bail often shifts costs to low-income family members, especially women of color. The hearing ended without any vote or formal action, with members and testifiers noting that further legislation and discussion would follow if the amendment advances.

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• good nutrition and preventing Minnesota good nutrition and preventing Minnesota taxpayer<00:02:59.480
• So, it would be state of Minnesota.
• ,<00:19:19.120> that that's prohibited in Minnesota, that that's prohibited in Minnesota,
• benefits between the state of Minnesota benefits between the state of Minnesota and<00:28:17.280
• And here in Minnesota, we're not. Right? And here in Minnesota, we're not. Right?

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Summary: The committee took up House File 3603, and Representative Olson first offered and had adopted an A1 author’s amendment. Olson then explained that the bill would direct the Commissioner of Children, Youth and Families to seek a USDA waiver allowing Minnesota to bar SNAP purchases of items subject to state sales tax, such as prepared foods, chips, soft drinks, and candy. He argued the goal was to promote healthier nutrition, noted that other states have similar waivers, and said the change could help Minnesota qualify for significant federal rural health care funding. Public testimony was divided. Patrick Garofalo of the Minnesota Grocers Association opposed the bill, saying SNAP is a supplemental program and that the proposal would be difficult to administer at retail stores, create confusion, and expose retailers to serious penalties for mistakes. He argued the state tax code is not a nutrition standard and pointed out inconsistencies, such as some candy-like products still being taxable or some healthy items being treated as prepared food. Will Hagen of Minnesota Retailers also opposed the bill, warning it would require costly point-of-sale changes, retraining, and would turn store employees into enforcers while creating cross-border shopping problems. Matt Schmidt of the American First Policy Institute supported the concept, saying SNAP should emphasize nutrition and that restricting unhealthy purchases would reduce taxpayer subsidies for junk food and soda. Members then debated the bill’s logic and practicality, including questions about which snacks would or would not be allowed under the tax-based standard. Representative Sencer-Mura offered an H2 amendment, framed as applying the same restrictions to legislators’ own per diem spending; Representative Hansen responded that the comparison was not equivalent and raised concerns about household circumstances and accessibility. The H2 amendment was put to a vote and did not prevail. The committee then continued member discussion on the bill.