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• of public safety's statewide department of public safety's statewide anonymous<00:03:35.760><c> reporting
• It it requires the Minnesota notices.
• </c> Currently under you know Minnesota Currently under you know Minnesota statute<00:04:34.880><c> 121A
• In Minnesota, we addresses that gap.

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• She is pursuing a master's in public affairs during the spring semester.
• The definition in the Public Schools Code says a school resource officer means a commissioned and certified
• Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee substitute for Senate Bill 14.
• Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee substitute for Senate Bill 14.
• for the removal of appointed members of the State Wildlife Commission for...

Bills: HB111 , HB103 , HB60 , HB108 , HB120 , HB145 , HB154 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB38 , HB47 , HB63 , HB64 , HB127 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HM20 , HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• Mission and the One Minnesota goals.
• Then that land would be offered up for public sale because trust lands need to be offered at public sale
• This includes partnering with the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). to oversee
• There's one specifically from the coalition of Greater Minnesota, excuse me, Minnesota Cities, and the
• Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association.

Bills: HF1587 , HF2293 , HF2218 , HF1208 , HF1482

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• Faith mission in the public square.
• , the Islamic Center of Minnesota, the Jewish Community Relations Council, and the Minnesota Council
• , the Islamic Center of Minnesota, the Jewish Community Relations Council, and the Minnesota Council
• , the Islamic Center of Minnesota, the Jewish Community Relations Council, and the Minnesota Council
• But third, here in Minnesota, we have Minnesota Statute 32730.

Bills: HF1051 , HF16

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

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• ATT and public safety. As if 5, transitional housing, public, ATT, and MABS. A.T. in public safety.
• We don't need public input.
• It's public safety. What she says, what she does is all about public safety.
• a, quote, warning order to the Minnesota National Guard and told the press that... ...to the Minnesota
• I am a proud public servant.

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• </c> Isaac Pon, House GOP research for public Isaac Pon, House GOP research for public safety. safety
• I cover judiciary and public research. I cover judiciary and public safety. safety. safety.
• </c> House Committee Administrator for Public House Committee Administrator for Public Safety.<00:02:
• </c> Minnesota and Northeast Minneapolis. Minnesota and Northeast Minneapolis.
• Commission are Uniform Laws Commission are identical.<00:08:03.919><c> Uh</c><00:08:04.319><c> Board

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• It all goes to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
• It all goes to the Minnesota<00:19:02.159><c> Public</c><00:19:02.520><c> Utilities</c><00:19:03.080>
• <c> Commission.
• </c> Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
• </c> Minnesota or federally, but Minnesota Minnesota or federally, but Minnesota augments<00:31:38.760

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• </c> Minnesota seek recognition? Minnesota seek recognition?
• </c> Minnesota is recognized. Minnesota is recognized.
• </c> gentleman from Minnesota I reserve. gentleman from Minnesota I reserve.
• </c> Minnesota is recognized. Minnesota is recognized.
• </c> Minnesota is recognized. Minnesota is recognized.

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• Whether you think Minnesota needs lower taxes or better public services, the budget reality this session
• Whether you think Minnesota needs lower taxes or better public services, the budget reality this session
• Whether you think Minnesota needs lower taxes or better public services, the budget reality this session
• Whether you think Minnesota needs lower taxes or better public services, the budget reality this session
• Whether you think Minnesota needs lower taxes or better public services, the budget reality this session

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

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• Minnesota has a fraud problem.
• chair of that commission.
• </c> we have fraud here in Minnesota. we have fraud here in Minnesota.
• </c> affordable for people in Minnesota? affordable for people in Minnesota?
• Minnesota. Minnesota.

Summary: Senate Republican leaders held a press event to roll out a package of anti-fraud proposals focused on state welfare and human services programs. Mark Johnson opened by citing recent fraud scandals, including a shuttered housing program and reports of vulnerable adults being left without care while providers billed for full services, and said Republicans want top-down reform, stronger accountability, new technology, and tighter oversight of taxpayer dollars. Michael Kreun said Republicans support an independent Office of Inspector General and argued the Senate-passed bill should not be weakened in the House; he also said the Senate should restore its role in confirming agency commissioners, especially at DHS, which he described as central to the fraud problem. Jordan Rasmusson outlined a plan to stop “blank checks” for DHS and DCYF services by requiring legislative audit review when a program exceeds budget by 5 percent and legislative approval for additional spending at 10 percent over budget. He also said DHS should adopt basic integrity tools such as electronic visit verification and client sign-off. Steve Drazkowski described two bills: a statewide “do-not-pay” list to block payments to ineligible people or entities, and an “I’m Not a Robot” proposal for Medicaid managed care that would require enrollee verification forms, with a 2 percent payment withhold used to encourage compliance and potentially fund county system upgrades. Mark Krueger said the state should improve technology and data use for eligibility determinations, citing other states’ rapid fraud-fighting systems, and proposed penalties for false reporting to the Legislative Auditor after a DHS audit found falsified site-visit records. Steve Gruenhagen said his bill would require DHS and DCYF to resume annual fraud-prevention and oversight reports to the legislature, which he said had stopped after 2017 despite rising fraud cases. Michael Holmstrom proposed unannounced site visits for all DHS and DCYF providers before enrollment, reenrollment, and revalidation, funded through provider service fees, and cited a recent case involving a woman with autism who was billed for far more care than she received. In the Q&A, Kreun said House Democrats’ delete-everything amendment to the inspector general bill removed the law enforcement division and stripped the bill of its “teeth,” and he suggested the governor’s office may have been involved in efforts to replace the bill with a weaker coordination council model. No votes were taken in the press conference.

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• </c> Schneider, the chair of the Minnesota Schneider, the chair of the Minnesota Board<00:15:08.160><
• </c> chair on the Minnesota Board on Aging. chair on the Minnesota Board on Aging.
• My name is Alicia Lane, and I am the government relations director for the Minnesota Commission of the
• </c> fund the future for all of Minnesota. fund the future for all of Minnesota.

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• and provide greater incentives for private investment in all of Minnesota, regardless of utility territory
• Yes, I am on the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission.
• I'm the executive director of the Minnesota Sports Commission.
• force of both the Minnesota Amire Sports commission<00:37:37.599><c> members</c><00:37:38.400><c> the
• amateur sports commission the Minnesota amateur sports commission and<00:40:20.119><c> the</c><00:40

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• to the general public.
• The State Commission on Judicial Conduct—I’m testifying as a public member.
• , a public member of the commission, or an employee of the commission, same with a spouse or something
• , a public member of the commission, or a, um, a, um, a, um, a, um, a, um, a, um, a, um, a, um, a, um
• , a public member of the commission or, um, an employee of the commission, um, same with a spouse or

Bills: HB2242 , HB2446 , HB2799 , HB4502 , HB2920 , HB2790 , HB5620 , HB5060 , HB5076 , HB5080 , HB5081 , HB5128 , HB5130 , HB3847 , HB5116 , HB2969 , HB4546 , HB4202 , HB5624 , HB3964 , HB4803 , HB872 , HB4775 , HB4777 , HB4961 , HB5570 , HB2988 , HB4260 , HB1375 , HB5009 , HB5411 , HB5134 , HB4388 , HB3095 , HB1387

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: constables, civil rights, local government, law enforcement, policy-making authority, affidavit, medical bills, civil actions, reasonable charges, healthcare services, judicial statistics, court performance, family law, civil cases, efficiency reporting, court security, emergency management, harassment penalties, judicial safety, court committee

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills affecting civil practice, judicial conduct, and attorney regulation. HB 4961 and the similar HB 3095 would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages after a collision, with HB 3095 also addressing certain exceptions and limiting economic damages in some cases. Supporters said the measures would encourage insurance coverage and fairness for insured drivers, while opponents argued they would unfairly punish injured people who were not responsible for the lack of insurance, including pedestrians, passengers, children, and others. HB 3095 drew constitutional concerns from witnesses, and the committee later withdrew the committee substitute and left the bill pending; HB 4961 was also left pending after questions about its scope, including passengers. HB 5570 would expand a continuing legal education exemption to attorneys appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate who serve on boards or commissions. The author and witness said the bill would free up time for public service while still requiring ethics training. A committee member raised a discrepancy in the number of attorneys covered, and the bill was left pending. HB 2969 would prohibit the State Bar from adopting rules or penalties that unreasonably burden attorneys’ religious exercise or free speech, especially in relation to sincerely held religious beliefs. Supporters framed it as a protection for lawyers of faith against an ABA-style speech code, while no one testified in opposition; the bill was left pending. HB 4260 would prohibit county judges and county commissioners from practicing law in courts over which they have jurisdiction. The author described it as an ethics measure to avoid conflicts of interest, but county officials and the County Judges and Commissioners Association opposed it, saying existing ethics rules already address conflicts and that the bill would impose hardships, especially in rural counties. The bill was left pending. HB 4388 would require all judges, including those who serve only in administrative roles, to remain subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct; supporters said some judges avoid discipline by relinquishing judicial functions, while opponents said the bill was unnecessary and could burden county judges who serve as administrators. It was also left pending. The committee also heard HB 5134, which would limit Rule 202 pre-suit depositions to people who have suffered or reasonably expect to suffer actual damages and allow attorney’s fees against abusive petitioners. The author said the bill would curb harassment and fishing expeditions, but members questioned how the standard would work in practice; the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 3964 would narrow common-law public nuisance claims by barring suits over lawful conduct, conduct already addressed by other remedies, and products, while preserving other causes of action. Supporters said the bill would prevent regulation through litigation and protect legislative authority; opponents said it would eliminate important remedies and that no Texas abuse had been shown. The author indicated he would revise the bill, and it was left pending.

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• You don't need to be discussing courthouse security vulnerabilities in a public setting. setting.
• It requires a court security committee to make recommendations to a commission regarding how to expend
• I'm the executive director of Commission Shift Action, which is the advocacy partner of Commission Shift
• , a statewide organization focused on accountability at the Railroad Commission.
• In the interest of public protection, I proceeded with the statutory case.

Bills: HB2242 , HB2446 , HB2799 , HB4502 , HB2920 , HB2790 , HB5620 , HB5060 , HB5076 , HB5080 , HB5081 , HB5128 , HB5130 , HB3847 , HB5116 , HB2969 , HB4546 , HB4202 , HB5624 , HB3964 , HB4803 , HB872 , HB4775 , HB4777 , HB4961 , HB5570 , HB2988 , HB4260 , HB1375 , HB5009 , HB5411 , HB5134 , HB4388 , HB3095 , HB1387

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: constables, civil rights, local government, law enforcement, policy-making authority, affidavit, medical bills, civil actions, reasonable charges, healthcare services, judicial statistics, court performance, family law, civil cases, efficiency reporting, court security, emergency management, harassment penalties, judicial safety, court committee

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• This is relevant to Minnesota and would affect Minnesota under mechanical conformity because Minnesota
• as dividends in Minnesota. because uh Minnesota conforms to both because uh Minnesota conforms to both
• </c> in Minnesota. in Minnesota.
• </c> income that's taxed in Minnesota. income that's taxed in Minnesota.
• Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission<01:09:39.199><c> and</c><01:09:39.359><c> the</c><01:09:39.600><c

Bills: HR1 , HF387

Committee: House Taxes

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• CTAS will only work in Minnesota.
• This work we do in partnership with Minnesota.
• Agency to defend Minnesota state law. Mr.
• the rights of Minnesota consumers.
• has been committed against public programs.

Bills: HF627 , HF474 , HF361 , HF1837

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

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• And welcome to the public hearing of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
• the town of Marion to transfer a small 2,900-square-foot parcel from the Open Space Acquisition Commission
• This legislation ensures full compliance with Article 97 and the Public Lands Preservation Act.
• 5365, an act amending a home rule charter of the town of Falmouth to create the Falmouth Licensing Commission
• In both cities, licenses are issued by a separate licensing commission dedicated to issuing licenses.

Bills: H5332 , H5333 , H5358 , H5364 , H5365 , H5379 , H5387 , H5388 , H5416 , S3055

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: mayor vacancy, Holyoke, city council, election procedures, municipal governance, residency requirement, elected officials, local government, citizenship, charter amendment, municipal lien, local charges, property tax, nonpayment, Newton, residency requirements, municipal regulation, elected office, Falmouth, Licensing Commission

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• Members, House Bill 3657 is an Oklahoma Employment Security Commission request bill.
• Oklahoma Employment Security Commission request bill. It contains two parts.
• The second part of the bill creates a workforce commission data-sharing authorization to allow the OESC
• commission] works very closely with OESC, [and] is asking for data to see kind of what the makeup, the
• This is a serious issue that presents a public safety and animal safety problem to our state.

Bills: HB3056 , HB3391 , HB3657 , HB3617 , HB4055 , HB3720 , HB3902

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers

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• The Commission agreed and adopted NMED's proposals.
• Since then, The Commission agreed and adopted NMED's proposals.
• And the Water Quality Control Commission has already spoken.
• Control Commission, and the Water Quality Control Commission has already spoken clearly and unequivably
• We're going to go to public comment on the Zoom first.

Bills: HM45 , HB276 , HB300

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: Taos County, Questa, produced water, treated produced water, water reuse, water quality control commission, freshwater conservation, rural communities, acequias, Indian nations, tribes, pueblos, water rights, industrial water use, data centers, artificial intelligence, AI, quantum computing, economic development, renewable energy

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• Under this bill, the commission is authorized to conduct rulemaking for all licenses issued by the commission
• This was a request for the Medical Commission.
• Now, our Universal Health Care Commission is working on it.
• This obligation must be balanced against the public interest in funding other essential public services
• We already do this with public education.

Bills: SB6258 , SB6182 , SB5947 , SJR8206 , SB5823 , SB6292

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database, National Practitioner Data Bank, license renewal, license reinstatement, medical board, professional discipline, credential surrender, healthcare regulation, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund