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• I resisted mightily moving it from 0.15 to 0.25 because the 0.15 had already been established for the
• </c><01:52:43.920><c> Um</c><01:52:44.280><c> I</c><01:52:44.400><c> resisted</c><01:52:45.040><c> mightily
• Um I resisted mightily to be included.
• Um I resisted mightily moving<01:52:46.080><c> it</c><01:52:46.280><c> from</c><01:52:46.640><c> 0.15

Bills: HF4234 , HF3697 , HF1183 , HF4738

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation

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• The incarcerated person may simply elect to be defiant and even resistant when it's contrary to their
• 01:01:29.360><c> defiant</c><01:01:29.880><c> and</c><01:01:30.040><c> even</c><01:01:30.280><c> resistant
• </c><01:01:30.880><c> when</c> to be defiant and even resistant when to be defiant and even resistant

Bills: HF3547 , HF3651 , HF4043 , HF4282 , HF4095

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: fireworks, public safety, regulation, tax revenue, local government, sale, safety standards, fire safety, ethanol, fuel equipment, compatibility standards, law enforcement, peace officer, unauthorized practice, criminal justice, civics education, jail medication, correctional facility, detention, incarcerated persons

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• But there was resistance to doing that with the PFA.
• c><01:26:08.800><c> uh</c><01:26:08.960><c> there</c><01:26:09.199><c> was</c><01:26:09.360><c> resistance
• But uh there was resistance uh to that.
• But uh there was resistance uh to doing<01:26:11.120><c> that</c><01:26:11.840><c> uh</c><01:26:12.000

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• was wondering if MISO was invited because we talked about electrons going with the path of least resistance
• 20:31.679><c> least</c> electrons go with the path of least electrons go with the path of least resistance
• and</c><01:20:32.640><c> they're</c><01:20:32.880><c> crossing</c><01:20:33.199><c> borders</c> resistance
• and they're crossing borders resistance and they're crossing borders all<01:20:33.760><c> the</c><01

Bills: HF2986 , HF3555

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• still is to protect the viability of our long-term coal generating fire plant power plants and to be resistant
• plants</c><01:56:32.480><c> and</c><01:56:32.800><c> to</c><01:56:33.040><c> be</c><01:56:33.679><c> resistant
• </c><01:56:34.239><c> of</c><01:56:34.480><c> the</c> power plants and to be resistant of the power plants
• and to be resistant of the utilities<01:56:35.360><c> which</c><01:56:35.599><c> were</c><01:56:35.760

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• Yet they resist applying those same principles to the choice programs themselves.
• Yet they resist applying those same principles to the choice programs themselves.
• Yet they resist applying those same principles to the choice programs themselves.
• Yet they resist applying those same principles to the choice programs themselves.

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't know about you, but uh when I see some chocolate candy greeting me on my desk, I can't resist
• candy greeting me on my desk,<01:26:00.400><c> I</c><01:26:00.639><c> can't</c><01:26:00.800><c> resist
• </c> desk, I can't resist eating that either. desk, I can't resist eating that either.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes unanimously and then heard extended testimony from Senator Jimmy Higdon, who reflected on Kentucky’s 2011 childhood obesity task force and said the state’s childhood obesity problem has worsened since then. He described prior recommendations from that task force, including more physical education, nutrition education, classroom-based physical activity, complete streets, bike lanes, sidewalks, and safe routes to school. Higdon also argued that government programs have contributed to obesity and drug abuse, focusing especially on SNAP and Medicaid, and said he has long advocated for a waiver to distribute SNAP benefits twice a month rather than once a month. Higdon said SNAP fraud and abuse are significant, claiming some recipients sell benefits and some retailers bend the rules on eligible purchases. He also said spreading benefits through the month could help families keep fresh food in the home and stabilize grocery store business, especially in food deserts and rural areas. In response to questions, he said he would not support allowing hot prepared foods under SNAP, though he said a grocery-store produce incentive similar to the farmers market match could be beneficial if structured separately. He also said the WIC program is a model for how SNAP could be better administered. Members thanked Higdon for his service and discussed whether the issue is food insecurity or poor nutrition. Senator Douglas emphasized adding stronger guardrails to nutrition-related programs, and Representative Proctor asked about the challenges of operating grocery stores in rural areas and food deserts. Higdon said independent grocers face thin margins, competition, and cyclical market pressures, and that SNAP distribution patterns can worsen those challenges. After Higdon’s testimony, the committee heard from Ann Cressilious, a registered dietitian with the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who began a presentation on the profession and on efforts to improve nutrition and access to nutrition information in Kentucky.

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• that they do in this program, and there is so much valuable information, and I think part of the resistance
• information and I think part<00:48:40.000><c> of</c><00:48:40.079><c> the</c><00:48:40.319><c> resistance
• </c><00:48:40.960><c> from</c><00:48:41.680><c> law</c> part of the resistance from law part of the resistance

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.

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• area, working with Hennepin County, bringing Hennepin County kind of to the table when they are resistant
• kind of to the table when um they they kind of to the table when um they they are<00:22:49.679><c> resistant
• 51.120><c> just</c><00:22:51.280><c> hope</c><00:22:51.440><c> we</c><00:22:51.679><c> can</c> are resistant
• Um and I just hope we can are resistant.

Bills: HF2178 , HF942 , HF2470 , HF1043 , HF1287 , HF1229 , HF1230 , HF424 , HF571 , HF404 , HF910 , HF1055 , HF318 , HF319 , HF401 , HF609 , HF306 , HF1599 , HF1881

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: HF2178, Cohasset, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, public infrastructure, water tower, water infrastructure, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, street reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, Public Facilities Authority, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, local government aid, utility infrastructure, public works, infrastructure, stormwater

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• residential environments, a dedicated mats room for training in defensive tactics, response to resistance
• residential environments, a dedicated mats room for training in defensive tactics, response to resistance
• residential environments, a dedicated mats room for training in defensive tactics, response to resistance
• residential environments, a dedicated mats room for training in defensive tactics, response to resistance

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

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: sales tax, education funding, construction, Aitkin Public Schools, tax exemption, refundable credit, HF148, use of force training, deadly force, peace officer training, police training, law enforcement, POST Board, Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, scenario-based training, de-escalation, defensive tactics, force-on-force training, stress management, officer wellness

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• ophthalmologists work shoulder to shoulder every day in practice, the ophthalmologist lobby has been extremely resistant
• c> extremely</c> opthalmologist lobby has been extremely opthalmologist lobby has been extremely resistant
• 13.520><c> together</c><00:07:14.479><c> in</c><00:07:14.720><c> this</c><00:07:15.039><c> in</c> resistant
• to working together in this in resistant to working together in this in this<00:07:15.520><c> building

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

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• Through resistance, both seen and unseen, enslaved Africans fought for their dignity.
• <02:10:09.840><c> through</c> determination to be free through determination to be free through resistance
• <c> seen</c><02:10:11.199><c> and</c><02:10:11.360><c> unseen</c><02:10:11.880><c> enslaved</c> resistance
• both seen and unseen enslaved resistance both seen and unseen enslaved Africans<02:10:12.800><c> fought

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• the opposition's testimony and editorials from last year, and I still can't make sense of their resistance
• and I still can't make sense<00:38:30.680><c> of</c><00:38:30.800><c> their</c><00:38:31.319><c> resistance
• </c><00:38:32.319><c> extreme</c> sense of their resistance extreme sense of their resistance extreme

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• government and collect fees and fines like one, but when it comes to accountability, they can actively resist
• it comes to accountability they can it comes to accountability they can actively<00:28:48.799><c> resist
• </c><00:28:49.519><c> ways</c><00:28:49.799><c> that</c><00:28:50.000><c> government</c> actively resist
• in ways that government actively resist in ways that government officials<00:28:50.960><c> can</c><00

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

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• yourself that that might shock you like this, it's going to cause even more problems with people resisting
• yourself that that might shock you like this it's going to cause even more problems with people resisting
• and Like this, it's going to cause even more problems with people resisting and wanting to be touched

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• Given the widespread also resistance within, by many legislators to resist, this. ...within by many legislators
• to resist regulating big tech.

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• Given the widespread also resistance within, by many legislators to resist... ...within by many legislators
• to resist regulating big tech.

Summary: The House met on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a moment of silence for two deceased community members. Members also adopted Consent Calendar 29, which included House Concurrent Resolutions 153, 154, and 156, and passed House Concurrent Resolution 157 directing the State Lottery to report on iLottery options to support traditional lottery retailers, as amended to set a February 15, 2027 reporting deadline. The chamber then considered several bills on agriculture, telecommunications, health, fire service standards, corrections, elections, and education. Among the measures passed were Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program, Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecom carriers, Senate Bill 339 clarifying advance health care directives, Senate Bill 235 extending manufactured home rent increase rules, Senate Bill 325 updating firefighter/EMS background check and membership standards, Senate Bill 309 discharging incarceration-related balances, Senate Bill 324 on constable-related handgun purchase exemptions, Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication access, and Senate Bill 293 creating a licensure pathway for summer camp providers in the Purchase of Care program. The House also passed Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry regardless of race or gender while explicitly preserving religious freedom. The bill drew extended debate, with supporters framing it as a safeguard against future rollbacks of marriage equality and opponents raising concerns about constitutionalizing an issue already in statute; several members explained changed votes and personal reflections before the final roll call, which passed 28-12. House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after amendment, despite some opposition over party-system effects. Two measures were tabled or amended after debate: Senate Bill 233 on removing snow and ice from vehicles was initially tabled to consider a truck-driver exemption amendment, then the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended; and Senate Joint Resolution 19 on studying health care costs was tabled briefly pending legal clarification. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a three-year pilot program for AI and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, data privacy, and teacher oversight. The transcript ends as House Bill 478 is being read in, but no final action on that bill appears in the provided text.

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• They're not a disease-resistant variety.
• We could plant disease-resistant elms as we start to go here, but we should start to do that soon.
• And so I don't know if that's what's kind of causing this, that the resistance, if the state doesn't

Committee: Joint Government Finance Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• They're not a disease-resistant variety.
• We could plant disease-resistant elms as we start to go here, but we should start to do that soon.
• And so I don't know if that's what's kind of causing this, that the resistance, if the state doesn't

Committee: Joint Government Finance Committee

Summary: The committee first received a general fund and revenue update from the Office of Management and Budget. Staff reported that the state started the biennium about $176 million above prior estimates, but year-to-date revenues were now running below legislative forecast, mainly due to lower individual income tax and sales tax collections. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap, the legacy fund continued to grow, and oil revenues were slightly above forecast overall. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing variability, and OMB said agencies would be asked to address potential federal reductions case by case during budget preparation. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analysis materials, followed by a bill draft for a fixed-route city transportation grant program. Testimony from transit officials in Fargo and Minot supported the proposal, saying state aid would help match federal transit funds and support operations, but members raised questions about the funding source, fare structures, and whether the program should be limited to the current four fixed-route cities or allow future eligible cities. Several members asked for more time to study the formula and possible funding options before moving the bill forward. Next, the committee approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to a proposed North Dakota-South Dakota bi-state authority. Staff explained the provision had been unused for about 30 years and that existing law likely already allowed joint powers agreements without the specific language. The committee voted to adopt the repeal bill draft. The Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site then provided an update on uncrewed aircraft system initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and future revenue models. Officials said North Dakota had received FAA approval to operate the radar data pathfinder, had begun replacing non-compliant drones from restricted foreign sources, and was working on phased procurement and cost-recovery plans. Members asked about deadlines, funding, supply-chain issues, and how the system would be used; staff said the federal restrictions were already in effect and that Vantis was being positioned as infrastructure for future beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. Finally, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and on a reentry housing task force. The new facility is planned for the penitentiary grounds, with a reduced estimated cost of about $263 million, 600 beds initially, possible expansion to 732 beds, and completion projected around 2031 if funded in 2027. The reentry housing task force described a data-driven effort to identify housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with the goal of reducing homelessness and recidivism through targeted housing support and possible subsidies. Members asked about staffing, site selection, housing duration, and whether employment and transportation needs would be included in the assessment.

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• They're not a disease-resistant variety.
• We could plant disease-resistant elms as we start to go here, but we should start to do that soon.
• And so I don't know if that's what's kind of causing this, that the resistance, if the state doesn't

Summary: The committee began with roll call, introductions of a new fiscal analyst and a new member, and approval of the March 19 minutes. The first major presentation was from the Office of Management and Budget on the state’s general fund and special fund status through May. OMB reported general fund revenues were running below the legislative forecast by about $76 million, driven largely by weaker individual income tax and sales tax collections, though the projected ending balance remained positive and above the budgeted level. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap and would transfer excess earnings to the general fund, and the legacy fund balance continued to grow. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing revenue variability. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analyses, followed by discussion of a bill draft for the fixed-route city transportation network study. The draft would create a $15 million general fund grant program with a formula-based distribution to eligible fixed-route transit cities, intended to support operating and capital needs and help match federal transit funds. Transit officials from Minot and Fargo testified in support, explaining local fare and match structures and the difficulty of replacing aging buses and securing federal matching dollars. Several members questioned whether the program should be limited to the current four cities or broadened to future eligible urban areas, and whether local funding sources should be explored further. The committee did not finalize the bill draft at that point and planned to continue discussion at a later meeting. The committee also approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to approval of a bi-state authority with South Dakota, after staff explained that no agreements had ever been implemented and the provision appeared outdated. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried. Later, the Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site presented updates on uncrewed aircraft systems initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and efforts to build a revenue model for Vantis. Test site officials said FAA approval had been secured for the radar data program, replacement of noncompliant drones was underway, and future revenue could come from state and external users once pricing and intellectual property arrangements are finalized. Members asked about Chinese-made drones, supply chain issues, automation, and how the system would manage beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation then presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and a reentry housing study. Officials said the proposed facility would relocate the minimum-security prison to the penitentiary campus, reduce costs from an earlier estimate, and provide more beds and programming space, with construction potentially beginning in 2027 and opening around 2031. They also described staffing needs, the planned move of women to the New England facility, and possible expansion of men’s housing there. The parole and probation chief described a reentry housing task force studying housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with a goal of developing data-driven recommendations for subsidies and support services; a representative from Protection and Advocacy closed by expressing general support for fixed-route and paratransit funding.