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• 7, line 4.3 to 4.11 subdivision 7, line 4.3 to 4.11 are<00:50:56.640> things<00:50:56.880>
• Subdivision four on page two talks about the eligibility criteria for the loan.
• six and seven, it it uh subdivisions six and seven, it it uh separates<01:18:08.960> between<
• We did take some of the language from Senator Pha's bill in subdivision 11.
• Senator PA's bill uh in subdivision 11. Senator PA's bill uh in subdivision 11.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <03:30:45.840> So, analysis to political subdivisions.
• So, analysis to political subdivisions.
• I believe that's for the subdivision.
• that requests one specific subdivision that requests one specific to<03:38:27.520> those<03:38
• <03:39:20.800> are sure that political subdivisions are sure that political subdivisions are

Keywords: 916, all

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• It updates subdivision standards to allow more flexibility for small lot development, which is what this
• First, we frequently see stale CC&Rs from decades ago that restrict subdivision and smaller lots.
• Mission Housing had to deal with the frivolous appeal of a subdivision map for one of our new construction
• Mission housing had to deal with the frivolous appeal of a subdivision map for one of our new construction
• The state of... ...of neighbors submitted a frivolous appeal of our subdivision map.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It repeals section 48.158 and section 62J.96, subdivision 3.
• That subdivision provides that the section expires July 1, 2027.
• <00:13:11.120> That<00:13:11.320> subdivision<00:13:11.880> provides subdivision
• That subdivision provides subdivision 3.
• That subdivision provides that<00:13:12.520> the<00:13:12.640> section<00:13:13.120>

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee met to walk through nonpartisan side-by-side comparisons of House File 4188, focusing on differences between House and Senate language across consumer protection, insurance, financial services, health, and technical provisions. Staff highlighted numerous Senate-only items, including rules for financial providers communicating through trusted contacts, virtual currency requirements for banks and credit unions, a prohibition on virtual currency kiosks beginning in 2026, mortgage servicing and student loan servicing changes, the Rental Home Marketplace Guarantees Act, insurance and travel-related provisions, scrap metal licensing changes, protections related to minors accessing chatbots and AI companions, and several technical or conforming repealers. Staff also noted that some provisions were identical or substantially similar between the chambers, including mortgage originator standards, student loan borrower protections, securities-related changes, unclaimed property provisions, and technical updates in the bill’s miscellaneous articles. The Senate-only health-related articles were also summarized, including repeal of the prescription drug affordability advisory council, technical changes to the reinsurance program, and a series of health insurance provisions on enrollment-growth notices, limits on officer and director salary increases under certain capital conditions, guaranteed issue rights for certain Medicare supplement enrollees, data-sharing between Commerce and Health, restrictions on using artificial intelligence alone to deny claims, reimbursement for clinical trainees, home care nursing coverage, and PBM transparency. The Senate’s telecommunications article was described as largely technical and conforming, with repeals of obsolete statutes. Staff also noted that some standalone bills had already passed and would be removed from the comparison report. Public testimony followed. Thomas Elness of AARP Minnesota supported inclusion of the cryptocurrency kiosk bill, expressed support for guaranteed issue protections for a narrow group of consumers affected by discontinued plans, and urged adoption of changes to the consumer protection restitution account, including raising the cap to $10 million per fiscal year. Representative Lee testified that the restitution account proposal should be treated as policy rather than finance because it has a zero fiscal note, and said the House would accept the Senate’s $10 million cap. Robin Rowan, representing the Minnesota Insurance and Financial Services Council and the U.S. Travel Insurance Association, urged adoption of Senate travel insurance language, requested a House-style change to lead-generation recordkeeping language, and supported a Senate provision allowing employers and insurers to coordinate notice to employees when group policies are cancelled. The Department of Commerce then responded to questions, explaining that the prescription drug affordability council would be sunset because the board already has other avenues for public input, that the reinsurance changes were technical and did not alter the prior agreement, and that the abandoned cryptocurrency provisions rely on statutory definitions of inactivity and known examples such as keys stored in safes or deposit boxes.

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• The changes we made, the biggest change was we removed all references to political subdivisions and just
• tried to make this purchasing, let me... ...subdivisions and just tried to make this purchasing limitation

Keywords: 914, all

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• Um, right now I think only a majority of the board have to be actual members of political subdivisions
• Um and the way it's subdivisions.
• except for three public subdivision except for three public members.<00:53:25.200> And<00:53:
• If we have to go to the Department of Insurance, that means the political subdivisions don't get to review
• , and we appreciate the subdivisions, and we appreciate the thoughtful thoughtful thoughtful approach

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up the pooled risk management program bill and reviewed a new amendment drafted with input from the Insurance Department and Legislative Services. Department witnesses explained that the proposal would move oversight of pooled risk management programs from the Secretary of State’s office to the Insurance Department, add a licensure requirement, preserve the programs’ non-insurer status, and exempt them from third-party administrator licensure. They also described a series of solvency tools in the draft, including financial reporting, risk-based capital standards, minimum capitalization, investment limits, commissioner examination and enforcement authority, rulemaking authority, merger and affiliate-transaction review, confidentiality protections, and a separability clause. A major theme of the discussion was that pooled risk management programs differ from commercial insurers because the risk remains with the member local governments rather than being backed by a state guarantee fund. Witnesses said the bill is designed to emphasize solvency over return of premium and to give the Insurance Department a regulatory “toolbox” to prevent insolvency, including a proposed $5 million excess or stop-loss coverage benchmark, optional accessible policies, and a requirement that boards vote on dividends or premium returns when capital exceeds 600% of risk-based capital. Members questioned how this approach differed from the original Secretary of State bill and whether assessments on towns would still be possible; the department responded that the new framework would allow more flexible oversight and alternatives to immediate court action. The committee also discussed why the statute should continue to say the programs are not insurers, with the department explaining that this preserves their autonomy and avoids applying unrelated insurance laws and premium taxes. Members asked about the department’s workload and were told the department believed it could absorb the new duties without additional funding. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And, um, in section one of the bill, the, um, uh, we have in subdivision 2 the definitions of employee
• c> of<01:21:14.679> the And, um, in section one of the bill, the, um, uh, we have in subdivision
• There's a severability clause in subdivision 6 as well. So that's what the bill does, and, Mr.
• And in subdivision 3, paragraph B, if during that year the number of days an employee spends performing
• There's a severability clause in subdivision 6 as well. either on the employer records or the either

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from the Commissioner of Revenue on Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s tax proposal, with members told no public testimony would be taken because bill language was not yet available. The commissioner said the proposal would lower the statewide sales tax rate by 0.75 percentage points while expanding sales tax to selected professional services such as legal, brokerage, banking, and accounting, with several carve-outs. He emphasized that the plan would not add business-to-business sales taxes, arguing that taxing business inputs leads to tax pyramiding and higher hidden consumer costs. The commissioner said the rate cut would be the first sales tax rate cut in state history and estimated it at about $95 million annually, while the service expansions would raise about $203 million to $205 million annually, for a net increase of roughly $110 million per year. He said the proposal is part of the governor’s broader budget, which he described as addressing long-term structural deficits and funding other priorities such as an R&D credit, an expanded sustainable aviation fuel credit, fraud prevention, and service-member retention bonuses. He also said the carve-outs and exemptions would be reflected in the revenue estimate. Members questioned whether the proposal was truly a tax cut or instead a tax increase, and several asked for a revenue-neutral rate if all or more services were taxed. One member raised concerns about how pro bono legal work with a fee would be treated, and another asked about possible streamlining issues and whether fees are treated as taxes in statute. The commissioner said a fee would be taxable depending on the arrangement and that the department would review the language carefully once drafted. He also said the department would provide more detailed estimates later, including what the rate would be if the tax were made revenue neutral. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• If the department or agency does not have primary investigation authority under subdivision two, the
• have primary investigation authority have primary investigation authority under<00:04:43.440> subdivision
• <00:04:44.000> two,<00:04:44.120> the<00:04:44.200> Inspector under subdivision
• two, the Inspector under subdivision two, the Inspector General<00:04:44.840> may<00:04:45.040

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up Senate File 856, relating to creation of an independent Office of Inspector General to fight fraud in Minnesota. Representative Norris presented a DE6 author’s amendment that he said fixed constitutional appointment language, expanded the office’s fraud-prevention role, and made other noncontroversial cleanup changes. He emphasized that the bill was still not finished and that more work remained before it would be ready for final House passage. Members raised several concerns. Representative Joy questioned language about who has primary investigative authority in Medicaid-related cases and whether the bill could create confusion over who may freeze funds; Norris responded that federal rules require administering agencies to be primary investigators and said the language was intended to comply with those rules while still ensuring investigations happen. Representative Bahner said the bill was improved, especially on constitutionality and prevention, but noted remaining concerns about agency expertise, duplication of effort, and funding. Representative Quam argued the state already has the Office of the Legislative Auditor and other processes in place, while Norris said an executive-branch office working directly with agencies could help ensure best practices are actually implemented. Several members, including Representative Cleborne and Representative Craft, said they remained concerned about duplication, cost, and language they believed still placed the new office above state law, though they acknowledged the bill was improved and constitutional issues had been addressed. The chair moved the DE6 amendment, which was adopted, and then the committee voted on Senate File 856 as amended. The bill passed on a roll call vote of 13 ayes and 1 nay and was referred to the Judiciary Committee.

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• Subdivision B, the immediate risk of harm portion, that was added just to reflect the intake checklist
• On the next page, the next change is under subdivision C, the intake checklist.
• Subdivision D, that's just another change to Legislative Council, kind of offering assistance to walk
• And the next change, if you go down to subdivision G, the first meeting, This is another time change

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting minutes, and heard an update from Garty Consulting on the interim study of legislative term limits. The consultants outlined their research plan and preliminary themes, including loss of institutional knowledge, shifts in power toward executive agencies and lobbyists, reduced long-term policy capacity, faster leadership turnover, and recruitment/support challenges. They also described possible recommendation categories ranging from constitutional and statutory changes to procedural and cultural adjustments. Committee members asked about how other states repealed term limits, how the public survey would address perceptions of term limits, and how stakeholder focus groups would be selected. The committee also heard a presentation from NCSL on term limits in other states, including examples from Nevada, Montana, and Colorado, with discussion of training programs, staffing changes, annual-session debates, bill limits, and impacts on decorum and leadership continuity. Several members requested follow-up data on part-time versus full-time legislatures, taxpayer costs, and nonpartisan staff devoted to oversight. The committee then considered revisions to the legislature’s workplace harassment policy and related forms. Legislative Council explained changes that clarified the definition of harassment, added captions for readability, extended several deadlines, allowed informal resolution before a review panel is appointed, clarified the role of Legislative Council in intake and documentation, and updated confidentiality/open-records language. Members, especially Senator Hogan, said the revisions better formalize the role of counsel and provide a less intimidating path for resolving complaints. The committee adopted the revised policy and forms by roll call vote. Finally, the committee approved a motion to enter executive session at 1:00 p.m. to review the results of a capital threat assessment and discuss legislator security, citing the applicable open-meetings exemptions. Members were instructed to limit discussion to the stated purpose and not take final action until returning to open session.

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• purchaser, the third-party purchaser must register with the Department of Revenue and be a political subdivision
• ><00:02:31.920> B<00:02:32.280> a<00:02:32.480> political<00:02:32.879> subdivision
• <00:02:33.480> of Revenue and B a political subdivision of Revenue and B a political subdivision

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:17 SB 129 Discussion 00:46 SB 129 Vote 04:27 SB 178 Discussion 05:48 SB 178 Vote 07:57 SB 151 Discussion 09:01 SB 151 Vote 11:24 SB 201 Discussion 15:17 SB 201 Vote 21:48, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met and first took up SB 129, with a committee substitute adopted before testimony. The bill would allow certain qualified third-party entities in Louisville Metro, including public bodies and long-standing nonprofits, to purchase certificates of delinquency on vacant and abandoned residential properties after 90 days, with the goal of returning blighted property to productive use and back on the tax rolls. Several members supported the measure as a tool for housing and economic development, while Senator Boswell and Chair Willer noted concerns about protecting vulnerable property owners, such as widows, the elderly, and people with disabilities. SB 129 was approved by the committee with favorable expression. The committee then heard SB 178, which updates statutes related to the Education and Labor Cabinet by moving the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation’s Division of Program Policy into statute, renaming Business and Apprenticeship to Industry and Apprenticeship, and making related organizational changes. Testimony from cabinet staff said the changes reflect work already being done and that a floor amendment would be needed for one additional correction. The bill was advanced unanimously with favorable expression. Next, the committee considered SB 151, which would bar state tax dollars from being used to pay persons not legally present in the United States. The sponsor argued the bill was needed to prevent Kentucky funds from going to undocumented workers on state job sites, while Senator Wheeler questioned what the bill would change beyond existing law and how such payments would occur through contracts or appropriations. Senator Yates said he was not opposed to the premise but wanted more time to review the bill’s mechanics, and Senator Thomas voted no for the same reason. Despite those concerns, SB 151 passed with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard SB 2011, a workers’ compensation bill that would delay newly appointed administrative law judges from taking office until Senate confirmation, extend current ALJ terms through June 1 of next year, and allow retention votes for board members to improve stability and attract more applicants. The sponsor said the bill addresses a loophole that can discourage qualified candidates from applying because they may have to leave private practice before confirmation. After a question about whether the bill would affect salaries, the sponsor explained compensation is set by statute and caseload need is separately reviewed. The bill received favorable expression and the meeting concluded with no further business.

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• I just wanted to mention this same section of statute that you're seeing, subdivision three.
• <01:42:52.680> There's<01:42:52.920> a<01:42:53.000> subdivision subdivision
• There's a subdivision subdivision three.
• What's being deleted are the<01:59:15.560> six<01:59:16.040> subdivisions.
• the six subdivisions. the six subdivisions.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• corporate limits of a municipality and abuts single-family residential lots in a planned residential subdivision
• The, those properties have been developed into residential subdivisions whose backyards abut the county
• the, the current procedures, uh, would be still in county jurisdiction, but part of a residential subdivision

Bills: SB 35, SB 1113, SB 1365, SB 1394, SB 2243, SB 2245, SB 2589, SB 2199, SB 2200

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

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• Wilson or Miss Leneski could maybe explain the 181 applications under statute 354B.215, subdivision 4
• Wilson or Miss Leneski could maybe explain the 181 applications under statute 354B.215, subdivision 4
• B 215 subdivision B 215 subdivision 4<00:58:07.520> they<00:58:07.640> don't<00:58
• 3 to clarify the vesting subdivision 3 to clarify the vesting requirements requirements requirements
• <01:41:04.679> 14a<01:41:05.679> while<01:41:05.840> the 352.00 subdivision

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The A1 amendment modified it to waste, fraud, or abuse in programs of a state agency or political subdivision
• <00:03:50.080> so state agency or political subdivision so state agency or political subdivision
• from lines 120 and 121 of subdivision from lines 120 and 121 of the<00:16:09.399> A1 Amendment
• would be mean state employees and employees of political subdivisions. public and then after public
• so this would be Public subdivisions so this would be Public Employee<00:21:47.440> would<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > B2<04:55:02.080> 3.7<04:55:02.638> FTE<04:55:03.200> 3<04:55:03.440> Plat
• interbas compacts B2 3.7 FTE 3 Plat interbas compacts B2 3.7 FTE 3 Plat River<04:55:03.920> Basin

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the prior journal, and heard several brief recognitions before moving to business. Members welcomed foster care advocates for Child Abuse Prevention Month, Girl Scouts visiting the Capitol, and participants in Black Maternal Health Week, with remarks emphasizing foster youth voice, leadership development, and the need for culturally competent maternal health care and doula/midwife support. The chamber then took up House Joint Resolution 1026, honoring former Governor Roy Romer and designating a portion of I-25 as the Governor Roy Romer Memorial Highway. Supporters highlighted Romer’s long public service, his work on education and infrastructure, and his role in major state projects. A proposed amendment to strike the word “memorial” was withdrawn, the House suspended the rules to allow Romer to speak from the well, and Romer offered remarks about legislative collegiality and the importance of democracy and listening to opposing views. House Joint Resolution 1026 was adopted on a 60-0 vote, with four excused and one absent. After a brief recess, the House returned to special orders and resumed reading House Bill 1410 at length, continuing through extensive appropriations language for the Department of Human Services, including child welfare, youth services, Medicaid-related transfers, SNAP and benefits administration, and other funding line items. No final action on House Bill 1410 was taken in the portion provided.

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• The redundancy for student complaints is in Minnesota Statute 136A.8295, subdivision 7.
• around<01:15:19.800> collecting<01:15:20.200> fees<01:15:20.560> that subdivision
• around collecting fees that subdivision around collecting fees that are<01:15:20.800> sufficient<
• The redundancy for student complaints is in Minnesota Statute 136A.8295, subdivision 7.
• subdivision 7. subdivision 7.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee discussed a higher education attainment-goals bill and several related amendments. Members first reached agreement on funding changes: one amendment redirected money for fraud-prevention software for MnSCU and $5,000 for trees in Bemidji, and another moved $570,000 for workforce development-related funding. Members noted the use of general fund dollars to cover a FIG shortfall and expressed support for addressing fraud prevention while also saying MnSCU should be made whole in the next biennium. Both amendments were adopted. The main policy debate centered on an amendment updating the statewide attainment goal and related P-20 partnership language. Senator Um Ruebain proposed returning the attainment goal from 75 percent to 70 percent, and members discussed whether the bill’s expanded reporting and coordination duties would create costs for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Nonpartisan staff and Commissioner Olsen said the Office of Higher Education and the P-20 partnership expected no costs, while DCYF’s fiscal note assumed reporting and staffing costs. After discussion, DCYF indicated it would absorb the costs, but some members still objected to expanding the partnership and creating additional bureaucracy. Members also debated whether early childhood and K-12 subgoals should be included as part of the attainment-goals framework. Supporters said aligning early childhood, K-12, and higher education goals is necessary to improve postsecondary attainment, while opponents argued the committee should focus on existing higher education goals and basic K-12 achievement. The committee ultimately adopted the Senate language on the attainment-goals section as amended, including the change back to 70 percent and revisions directed by staff to ensure the correct references were updated. The A12 amendment on pregnant and parenting students was also adopted earlier in the meeting.

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• Based on historical analysis of political subdivisions impacted by snow emergencies in recent years,
• Political subdivisions can only override their caps to the extent that they expended funds in response
• To the extent these functions take place in response to a declared emergency, political subdivisions
• So if you go to 13-304, it says a political subdivision may increase its property tax request authority
• So if you go to 13-304, it says a political subdivision may increase its property tax request authority

Bills: LR509, LR510, LR511

Keywords: congratulations, Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame, Deloris Marshall Adamson, recognition, achievement, service, retirement, Nebraska Legislature, public service, legislature, Nebraska, 956, all

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• The language you've added is or political subdivision. You're proposing to remove that?
• The new language added was or political subdivision.
• The new language added was or<00:20:18.960> political<00:20:19.440> subdivision.
• So, I'm not or political subdivision.
• This is the expansion that applies to employees or appointments to a political subdivision.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Nicholas Dalton: ...proposes a restriction on political subdivisions' ability to establish or operate
• It says unless explicitly authorized by law, political subdivision may not adopt or enforce any sort
• Under HB198, political subdivisions would be required to provide these screenings to firefighters during
• the fifth year of their employment with that subdivision and every three years thereafter.
• House Bill 323 aids that effort by extending E-Verify requirements to political subdivisions and we thank

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold

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• I'll start on page five, subdivision or section three, subdivision 6A.
• The next one, subdivision 2A, which is on page 10, the illegal presence in a stolen vehicle.
• one<00:26:53.200> uh support that uh the next one uh support that uh the next one uh subdivision
• :26:55.760> on<00:26:56.039> page<00:26:56.320> 10<00:26:57.320> uh subdivision
• 2A which is on page 10 uh subdivision 2A which is on page 10 uh the<00:26:57.799> illegal<00:

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard House File 7, a broad public safety package that the author said was intended to support law enforcement, keep violent offenders off the street, and increase accountability in the criminal justice system. The bill was described as combining multiple Republican-authored provisions, including tougher penalties for reckless fleeing, making it a crime to be in a stolen vehicle, allowing tracking devices on occupied or fleeing stolen vehicles, increasing penalties for blocking roads and damaging critical infrastructure, raising penalties for assaulting police officers, adding a mandatory minimum for first-degree sex trafficking, and expanding public disclosure around bail, dismissals, sentencing reductions, and sentencing guideline changes. The motion before the committee was to pass the bill and re-refer it to Ways and Means. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher testified in support, focusing on aggravated fleeing, occupied stolen vehicles, vehicle tracking, and the impact of the state’s raised age of delinquency on younger offenders. He argued that law enforcement needs more tools to pursue and arrest repeat offenders, especially in auto theft and carjacking cases, and said the bill would help officers intervene before stolen vehicles are used in more crimes. He also urged reconsideration of the timeline for the delinquency-age change, warning that it could limit police options with 11- and 12-year-olds involved in stolen cars. Shane Mey of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association also supported the bill, citing rising assaults on officers and the need for stronger penalties for fleeing, stolen-vehicle offenses, and assaults on peace officers and corrections officers. He said the proposed stolen-vehicle and tracking provisions would improve safety and help officers address juvenile auto theft and dangerous pursuits. Jeff Potts of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association likewise supported several sections, especially the transparency provisions, assault-on-officer penalties, fleeing penalties, the stolen-vehicle offense, and the tracking-device exception, saying the measures align with the association’s agenda and would help address rising crime and pursuit risks. No vote or final committee action was stated in the transcript excerpt.