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• general of the state of Minnesota.
• </c> the work happening at the Minnesota the work happening at the Minnesota Attorney<00:04:00.640><c
• </c> Minnesota in terms of the state budget. Minnesota in terms of the state budget.
• </c> over the past five years, Min Minnesota over the past five years, Min Minnesota has<00:05:22.800
• </c> is completely different than Minnesota is completely different than Minnesota state<00:47:35.920

Bills: HF3043 , HF2891

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• </c> the Minnesota Department of Education. the Minnesota Department of Education.
• </c> the Minnesota Department of Education. the Minnesota Department of Education.
• </c> provided us with a list of Minnesota provided us with a list of Minnesota Local<00:48:09.839><c>
• </c> transports.
• So they were transporting transports.

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• Paul, Minnesota.
• </c> family than right now in Minnesota. family than right now in Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota. We feed our kids. Minnesota. We feed our kids.
• Minnesota, it is an ironclad right. Minnesota, it is an ironclad right.
• Thank you, Minnesota.

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• So, the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Direct Care and Treatment agencies recognize
• Services and the Minnesota Direct Care Services and the Minnesota Direct Care and<00:25:34.400><c> Treatment
• My name is Nancy Doenberger, and I serve as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation
• </c><00:52:56.240><c> Department</c> commissioner of the Minnesota Department commissioner of the Minnesota
• </c> of Transportation. of Transportation.

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• He said the biggest challenge in Greater Minnesota, and not just Greater Minnesota, but across Minnesota
• </c><00:12:04.560><c> in</c> dentists in the state of Minnesota in dentists in the state of Minnesota
• Rural Minnesota is a big part of that.
• Chair. treatment and Rural Minnesota is a big treatment and Rural Minnesota is a big part<00:21:08.679
• </c><00:54:26.000><c> state</c> general manager of the Minnesota state general manager of the Minnesota

Bills: HF1833 , HF148 , HF1127 , HF1227 , HF1681 , HF1974 , HF1106 , HF1016 , HF2197

Committee: House Taxes

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• To transport money.
• I'm the Policy Director at the Minnesota Justice Research Center.
• , statewide gun violence prevention organization here in Minnesota.
• I'm the Executive Director of the Minnesota Justice Research Center.
• Copper theft continues to be a significant problem in Minnesota.

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• Minnesota, came home to Minnesota after Minnesota, came home to Minnesota after college,<00:40:38.160
• Minnesota Minnesota and local Minnesota governments<00:52:16.160><c> are</c><00:52:16.400><c> not</c
• </c> their lives safely here in Minnesota. their lives safely here in Minnesota.
• </c><01:02:48.480><c> Another</c> own way back to Minnesota. Another own way back to Minnesota.
• </c><01:15:42.480><c> Um</c> transported to the hospital. Um transported to the hospital.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• What nothing in Minnesota law changed.
• ><c> that</c><00:04:02.440><c> this</c> Minnesota has already decided that this Minnesota has already
• </c> gambling should be banned in Minnesota gambling should be banned in Minnesota this<00:28:37.480>
• At least six states have Minnesota.
• </c> across all Minnesota payers. across all Minnesota payers.

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on a health insurance/home care nursing provision and on other consumer protection items. Nick Keis and Emily Walters, both parents of medically complex children, testified that commercial health plans had recently begun capping home care nursing as if it were intermittent home health visits, which they said was contrary to Minnesota law and legislative intent dating to 2010. They described severe impacts on their families, including hospitalizations, loss of nursing coverage, strain on waiver budgets, and the risk of children being forced out of the home and into institutions. Representative Bierman echoed that the bill was a straightforward clarification of existing law, not a new mandate or added cost, and a staff member later cited the statutory definition of home care nursing as ongoing, continuous nursing services that cannot be met through intermittent or visit-based care. The committee also discussed the practical difference between home health visits and private duty/home care nursing, with testimony emphasizing that the latter is medically necessary, assessed, and not unlimited in practice. Laura Sales of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office testified on changes to the Consumer Protection Restitution Fund (CIPRA). She said the fund has begun distributing restitution, starting with consumers harmed by the closure of Woodbury Dental Arts, but that current statutory language limits the office’s flexibility to prorate payments. She asked for an amendment allowing the AGO to distribute available funds more equitably so more eligible consumers can receive some payment, rather than requiring full payment to the oldest claims first. Annette Meeks, representing Citizens Against Gambling Expansion, testified in support of banning sweepstakes gambling in the Commerce Committee omnibus report. She argued that online sweepstakes casinos are an illegal gray-market form of gambling, cited rapid growth and billions in revenue, and said other states have acted through enforcement and legislation to stop them. She urged the committee to include language from Senate File 4474 to clarify state law and prohibit sweepstakes gambling. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting shown; members mainly asked questions and received testimony.

Bills: HR286 , HR287 , HR288 , HR289 , HR290 , HR291 , HR292 , HR293 , HR294 , HCR114 , HR275 , HR276 , HR277 , HR278 , HR279 , HR280 , HR282 , HR283 , HR284 , HR285 , HCR112 , HCR113 , SCR62 , SCR64 , SB132 , SB135 , SB405 , HR179 , HR216 , HR223 , HR225 , HR274 , HCR89 , SB39 , SB99 , SB111 , SB112 , SB124 , SB134 , SB174 , SB189 , SB190 , SB201 , SB233 , SB236 , SB258 , SB270 , SB273 , SB288 , SB307 , SB313 , SB320 , SB321 , SB325 , SB326 , SB331 , SB339 , SB341 , SB345 , SB346 , SB347 , SB353 , SB357 , SB359 , SB387 , SB393 , SB401 , SB415 , SB419 , SB422 , SB426 , SB435 , SB437 , SB440 , SB451 , SB464 , SB470 , SB487 , SB488 , SB495 , SB504 , SB505 , SB518 , SB523 , SB228 , SB408 , HR168 , HR174 , HR194 , HCR54 , HCR74 , HCR79 , HCR87 , HCR94 , HCR95 , HCR97 , HCR98 , HCR102 , HCR104 , SCR23 , SCR38 , HCR26 , HB250 , HB265 , HB339 , HB427 , HB445 , HB463 , HB468 , HB606 , HB639 , HB649 , HB665 , HB746 , HB781 , HB853 , HB861 , HB872 , HB886 , HB916 , HB937 , HB1054 , HB1068 , HB1117 , HB1237 , HB75 , HB705 , SB34 , SB164 , SB172 , SB198 , SB208 , SB232 , SB281 , SB286 , SB317 , SB322 , SB334 , SB380 , SB385 , SB409 , SB417 , SB421 , SB430 , SB439 , SB447 , SB458 , SB510 , SB54 , SB56 , SB72 , SB79 , SB97 , SB105 , SB123 , SB125 , SB129 , SB163 , SB171 , SB252 , SB287 , SB375 , SB386 , SB461 , SB466 , HR84 , SCR3 , HB582 , HB625 , HB646 , HB998 , HB1191 , HB1255 , SB81 , SB100 , SB109 , SB197 , SB374 , SB479 , SB78 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HB284 , HB302 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB82 , SB89 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB782 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441

Keywords: HR286, House Resolution 286, LED, Louisiana Economic Development, rural development, energy efficiency, renewable energy, public-private partnership, tax credits, economic development, workforce training, school energy costs, community colleges, technical colleges, local government, building modernization, on-site energy generation, public facilities, rural parishes, distressed communities

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• Not much in rural Minnesota. metro. Not much in rural Minnesota.
• I live in Wilmer, Minnesota, Gomez.
• <00:34:07.279><c> an</c><00:34:07.600><c> outlier</c> Minnesota an outlier Minnesota an outlier in<00
• </c><00:57:40.240><c> Guners</c> and advocacy for the Minnesota Guners and advocacy for the Minnesota
• :46.240><c> Complex</c><00:58:46.720><c> has</c> Minnesota State Capital Complex has Minnesota State

Bills: HF3477 , HF3480 , HF3781 , HF3357 , HF3737 , HF3664 , HF3621

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

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• Thomas and the University of Minnesota.
• 00:41:24.800><c> to</c><00:41:25.040><c> school</c> workers transport our kids to school workers transport
• The Minnesota are more than lip service.
• Members, let's be clear about what's happening in Minnesota right now.
• </c> what's happening in Minnesota right now. what's happening in Minnesota right now.

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• and</c><00:03:38.640><c> Medicaid,</c> programs, Minnesota Care and Medicaid, programs, Minnesota Care
• specific or Minnesota either Minnesota specific or Minnesota and<00:03:45.360><c> the</c><00:03:45.519
• </c> the Minnesota Council of Health Plans. the Minnesota Council of Health Plans.
• In Minnesota, we stability fund.
• So, thank you in Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• </c> Corrections in the state of Minnesota Corrections in the state of Minnesota but<00:09:45.560><c>
• Paul Schnell, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
• I'm from the Minnesota Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee.
• <00:36:50.640><c> incarcerated</c><00:36:51.119><c> workers</c> Minnesota incarcerated workers Minnesota
• </c> that at some point produces transports that at some point produces transports and<00:59:21.880><

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• </c> communities across Minnesota. communities across Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• Minnesota harm to Minnesota residents.
• Minnesota needs to ask them. every day. Minnesota needs to ask them.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• </c> Minnesota and northern Iowa. Minnesota and northern Iowa.
• Even in normal times, transporting ammonia to Minnesota adds costs that are passed on to farmers and
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• It's Minnesota-made Minnesota-made Minnesota-made uh<00:30:39.920><c> domestically-made</c><00:30:41.120
• </c> across Minnesota. across Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

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• Minnesota has passed one: 100% carbon-free by 2040. Minnesota is part of the MISO grid.
• Minnesota has passed one: 100% carbon-free by 2040. Minnesota is part of the MISO grid.
• Minnesota has passed one: 100% carbon-free by 2040. Minnesota is part of the MISO grid.
• Minnesota has passed one: 100% carbon-free by 2040. Minnesota is part of the MISO grid.
• Minnesota has passed one: 100% carbon-free by 2040. Minnesota is part of the MISO grid.

Summary: The committee met at the Coteau Freedom Mine in Mercer County, approved the June 2 minutes, and heard an overview of the mine from Coteau Properties president Andrew Hawbaker. He described the Freedom Mine’s production history, customer mix, safety record, reclamation practices, workforce, community involvement, and economic impact. Members asked about how long land stays in production before reclamation, how quickly it returns to agriculture, labor shortages, groundwater impacts, and which skilled trades are hardest to fill. Hawbaker said the mine typically disturbs land for three to five years, reclamation returns much of the land to agricultural use, and the biggest hiring challenges are electricians, welders, mechanics, operators, engineers, and accountants. The committee then heard from Public Service Commission Chairman Randy Christman on coal mining reclamation. He reviewed the history of North Dakota and federal reclamation laws, the PSC’s permitting and inspection authority, bonding requirements, contemporaneous reclamation standards, and how the state handles topsoil, subsoil, drainage, and revegetation. He emphasized that North Dakota’s program is well regarded, with frequent inspections and no corrective-action issues in recent federal reviews. Christman also discussed problems caused by federal coal ownership that can delay mine plans, and he answered questions about reclamation timing, wildlife easements, wind and pipeline reclamation, and whether similar bonding concepts could apply to data centers. In the afternoon, the committee received an update from Lignite Energy Council President and CEO Jonathan Fortner on the lignite industry. He highlighted the industry’s long-term role in providing reliable electricity, jobs, and tax revenue, along with North Dakota’s low electricity rates and strong grid reliability. Fortner discussed severance and conversion tax revenues, federal regulatory changes, litigation over EPA rules, carbon capture, critical minerals, and the potential for large-load customers such as data centers to support new coal generation. He said the industry sees a window of opportunity for growth and expressed support for new large-load development, while noting that diversified energy companies are also pursuing natural gas and other resources. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and adjourning for the tour.

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• I'm your chair, but also I represent House District 15A down in southwest Minnesota, Marshall, Minnesota
• I'm your chair, but also I represent House District 15A down in southwest Minnesota, Marshall, Minnesota
• I'm your chair, but also I represent House District 15A down in southwest Minnesota, Marshall, Minnesota
• This is something that affects all of us in Minnesota.
• </c><00:20:02.760><c> Mr</c> currently in Minnesota Mr currently in Minnesota Mr elaf<00:20:04.799><c

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• It's based in Houston, Minnesota.
• It's based in Houston, Minnesota.
• Maybe transportation is an issue.
• Minnesota team at the center.
• throughout the state of Minnesota.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

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• of stroke patients is essential. transport of stroke patients is essential.
• They have to provide transportation reimbursement.
• Minnesota for several years, and we even had the public health people from Minnesota, the Department
• DTs in Minnesota for several years, and we even had the public health people from Minnesota, the Department
• hospital in Minnesota.

Committee: Joint Health Care Committee

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then heard a detailed annual presentation from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and review findings. He explained the committee’s structure, the de-identified review process, and the distinction between pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths. He said national maternal mortality has declined from its 2021 peak, but mental health conditions, substance use, overdose, suicide, cardiovascular disease, hemorrhage, infection, and embolism remain major causes. He emphasized that many deaths are preventable, with especially high rates among non-Hispanic Black women and in the American Indian/Alaska Native population, and noted that a large share of deaths occur after 42 days postpartum. Committee members asked about suicide, domestic abuse, pregnancy testing in unexplained deaths, and the role of home births and midwife training. Dr. Arnold said the committee is adding a caseworker, exploring post-mortem pregnancy testing in suspicious cases, and working with coroners and forensic officials; he also said home births and untrained midwifery pose safety concerns and that better public education and facility-based care are important. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matt Clark on cigarette ignition propensity standards and fire prevention. He recommended updating North Dakota’s cigarette ignition legislation to the current national standard and also considering legislation requiring fast-breakaway oxygen tubing, citing fatal fires involving smoking around home oxygen. He explained that his office verifies manufacturer testing and maintains certification for cigarettes sold in the state, but does not itself conduct the testing. Members asked about implementation, cost, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Clark said he would follow up with cost information and additional details, and that he had not seen evidence of a major issue on tribal lands but would look further. Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services presented the North Dakota Stroke System of Care report. She described the statewide network of two comprehensive stroke centers, four primary stroke centers, and 30 acute stroke-ready hospitals, along with the stroke registry and quality-improvement efforts. She reported that most strokes are ischemic, that the median stroke patient age is 71.5, and that common risk factors include hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, and diabetes. She highlighted improvements in door-to-CT, thrombolytic treatment times, dysphagia screening, EMS pre-notification, and interfacility transfer performance, and said new priorities include hemorrhagic stroke quality measures and standardized EMS stroke screening tools. Members asked about the VA hospital’s participation, and Greff said she would pursue outreach. After a break, the committee heard testimony from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals as part of the prior authorization study, focused on non-opioid pain treatment. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to acute pain treatment and may push patients toward opioids, especially in the critical 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window. He cited data showing that even short opioid exposure can increase the risk of long-term use and said prior authorization is often a barrier for physicians and patients. Khan recommended open access with a quantity limit rather than prior authorization, suggesting a 14-day limit supported by the product’s data and an episode-of-care approach. Members asked about dental use, payer discussions, and cost; he said the product’s wholesale acquisition cost is about $16.10 per tablet, with patient assistance available, and that he would follow up on payer and comparison-cost questions.

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• That makes Minnesota state statute clear.
• So it's a lot of extra work on the 850 cities in Minnesota, not just here in greater Minnesota—of course
• Minnesota?
• Paul magazine and the Minnesota Reformer, child care costs more in Minnesota than almost any other state
• To support Minnesota.