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• </c><00:51:12.119><c> say</c><00:51:12.240><c> we</c> Minnesota so Minnesota I would say we Minnesota
• That was from the laws of Minnesota, Minnesota 1994, Chapter 641.
• That was from the laws of Minnesota, Minnesota 1994, Chapter 641.
• That was from the laws of Minnesota, Minnesota 1994, Chapter 641.
• That was from the laws of Minnesota, Minnesota 1994, Chapter 641.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

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• of Minnesota.
• </c> immigration on Minnesota. immigration on Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• </c> Unidos Minnesota. Unidos Minnesota.
• </c> state of Minnesota. state of Minnesota.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• </c> done for the state of Minnesota. done for the state of Minnesota.
• make driving in Minnesota, living in Minnesota<00:24:51.679><c> a</c><00:24:51.840><c> little</c><00
• </c> Minnesota a little bit more affordable. Minnesota a little bit more affordable.
• </c> rural areas across Minnesota. rural areas across Minnesota.
• Health matters in Minnesota. position. Health matters in Minnesota. Vote<01:24:45.199><c> green.

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• That is 262, CLOSA, and that is out on a B roll call with the AB 591 CLOSA Public Works Mutual Aid Holding
• AB 349, Dixon, foster care infant supplement, due pass is amended to retain the inflation adjustment.
• AB 617, McKenna, home care aid registry, hold in committee.
• Due passes amended to make increases in financial aid award amounts subject to an appropriation.
• AB 1495, Valencia Home Health Aids Training, do pass out on an A roll call. 6 Wallace, older adults meal

Committee: House Appropriations

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• In addition to expanding our products to serve members with some eye and HIV aids, him and his commitment
• We also have an HIV AIDS product. We also service long-term care.
• So what the doctors and of doing is they put a Band-Aid after Band-Aid and it actually costs a lot more
• Thank you for that question. >> There was some we had supplemental block.
• So before that, that brief supplemental block grant funding in ARPA funding, we were actually able to

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• The other thing we do is administer state-sponsored financial aid.
• We're up to about $24 million in financial aid programs that we manage, which is a very big increase
• Ask for increases is just a little bit for each of the financial aid programs.
• It was in supplement for the last two years, so we actually have probably about six or seven million
• That was not in the supplemental as it was in the past, nor is it in the ongoing ETF this year.

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• </c> Minnesota school currently uses it. Minnesota school currently uses it.
• </c> veterans program here in Minnesota. veterans program here in Minnesota.
• </c><00:52:46.000><c> of</c> involving the Minnesota Department of involving the Minnesota Department
• </c> to white students in Minnesota. to white students in Minnesota.
• Minnesota made the right decision.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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• You can look at Minnesota.
• </c> So, this works in Minnesota. So, this works in Minnesota.
• </c> their product in Minnesota. their product in Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• </c> department's supplemental budget bill. department's supplemental budget bill.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

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• The next part is that the Senate will ban firearms and other dangerous weapons in the Minnesota Senate
• If my answer is incomplete, I'll ask that he be permitted a supplement.
• Uh, it is extraordinarily supplement.
• </c> dangerous weapons in the Minnesota dangerous weapons in the Minnesota Senate<00:13:24.560><c> building
• Building Security Minnesota Senate Building Security Policy.

Committee: Senate Rules and Administration

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• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• ><c> hospitals,</c> This is Minnesota, Minnesota hospitals, This is Minnesota, Minnesota hospitals, and
• </c> to the state of Minnesota. to the state of Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• </c> on Minnesota law? on Minnesota law?

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• And when you say first aid... ...experience to do that. They're not the ones managing that.
• And when you say first aid, within athletic training, first aid really falls under the emergent care.
• To try to expand the role of what athletic trainers can do, to provide some supplemental services.
• It's with the HIV/AIDS Institute, where they did a study with 17 states that had active legislation.
• My father died of AIDS in the '80s because he was taking a medication for hemophilia and it had HIV/AIDS

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

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• But the wheat producers in North Dakota, Minnesota, who have no other option but rail and rail out to
• outpacing the state and national trends in housing and development, although it's expensive, which aids
• So we are asking for $2 million in the supplemental session to support a new FTE that we've brought on
• And so we are asking in the supplemental. Are coming out of our current preservation programs.
• And so we are asking in the supplemental for $2.5 million new dollars to help address those needs instead

Committee: Joint Joint Transportation Committee

Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Joint Transportation Committee study of transportation impacts if the Lower Snake River dams were removed. WSDOT and Jacobs described the study’s phases, including current work on geology, infrastructure risk, and a total logistics cost model. They explained that the study is examining how freight now moved by barge—especially wheat, fertilizer, and wood—could shift to rail and roads, and they outlined several scenarios ranging from no-dam future conditions to new unit-train terminals, short-line rail options, and a combined “many solutions” scenario. Members asked about irrigation, impacts in Idaho and Oregon, port capacity, emissions, competition, EV trucks, and whether the model could estimate transportation effects if grain volumes decline. The presenters said the study assumes current production levels continue, does not model irrigation changes or broader farm-economics impacts, but does account for transloading costs and can estimate transportation impacts under different volume assumptions. WSU’s independent review team said the model has improved substantially but still needed refinement, especially in routing, road data, and spatial detail, and that stakeholder engagement had been strong though delayed by model development. No votes were taken. The committee then received a presentation on the alternative sidewalk funding study. Staff and consultants said the study is exploring ways local governments could sustainably fund sidewalk maintenance, repair, and new construction, using a statewide survey, interviews, national research, and case studies in eight jurisdictions. They noted sidewalks are important for pedestrian safety and connectivity, but there is no dedicated funding source in Washington, and existing grants and local revenue tools are highly competitive or limited. The consultants highlighted sidewalk fees or utility-style charges as the most promising option to study, while a parcel tax was largely set aside because of state property-tax uniformity concerns. Members asked whether the study would duplicate existing funding or add to current taxes, and how a sidewalk fee would be collected; the consultants said the goal is to expand local options, not mandate adoption, and that fees would likely be billed through utilities rather than property taxes. A preliminary draft report is due December 15, with a final report due in mid-June. Next, staff gave a brief update on the ocean-going vessels study, which is examining shore power and emissions rules for vessels at berth. The presenter explained that federal Clean Air Act rules and California waiver authority create legal limits on how far Washington can go if it wants to adopt similar standards, and that deviations from California’s approach can increase litigation risk. The report will summarize stakeholder outreach and will be presented in draft form at the next JTC meeting. Finally, county engineers from Chelan and Douglas counties began a presentation on county transportation challenges, with the association’s director emphasizing collaboration with state agencies and local partners on issues such as fish passage barriers and infrastructure needs. The county presentation was only beginning when the transcript ended, and no committee action or votes were recorded.

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• </c> fiscal 26 and the Greater Minnesota fiscal 26 and the Greater Minnesota Housing<00:09:59.200><c>
• aid.
• aid.
• </c> under the Minnesota Constitution. under the Minnesota Constitution.
• The Minnesota Constitution risks.

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• I'm from the North Shore of Minnesota. Minnesota. Minnesota.
• Minnesota</c> Service Cooperatives, the Minnesota Service Cooperatives, the Minnesota Association<00:
• Minnesota. So, I I hope it's something Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota students. Minnesota students.
• </c> transportation aid. transportation aid.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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• To level set, this slide provides a very high overview of the grants landscape in Minnesota.
• Minnesota has a decentralized state grants management system, which means that grantmaking authority
• has a decentralized recipient Minnesota has a decentralized state<00:02:37.800><c> grants</c><00:02:
• </c> um related to the the federal aid um related to the the federal aid program<00:56:45.359><c> and
• </c> with the um mde that was uh Federal aid with the um mde that was uh Federal aid program<01:13:55.840

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• ,</c> And then on line 29, school safety aid, And then on line 29, school safety aid, $19<00:10:28.240
• The school safety aid is in the packets. Um, Mr. Bakus, welcome to the committee. >> Great.
• We've included the school safety aid.
• Um, I do shooting in Minnesota.
• We've included um a version of the aid.

Committee: Senate Finance

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• Have you ever used a Band-Aid, Representative?
• Well, a Band-Aid is a very simple synthetic material, and the way a Band-Aid works is twofold.
• Have you ever used a Band-Aid? Representative?
• Well, a Band-Aid is a very simple synthetic material, and the way a Band-Aid works is twofold.
• And the way a Band-Aid works is twofold: it has an absorbent property.

Committee: Senate Health Policy

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• </c><00:04:51.120><c> you</c> in northern Minnesota at Ash River. you in northern Minnesota at Ash River
• </c> appropriations for the Greater Minnesota appropriations for the Greater Minnesota Regional<00:09
• for Minnesota Public Television.
• The Minnesota Zoo is receiving $2.35 The Minnesota Zoo is receiving $2.35 million<00:11:53.200><c> on
• </c> that's not a fan of the Minnesota Zoo. that's not a fan of the Minnesota Zoo.

Bills: HF2563

Committee: House Legacy Finance

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• That's what Minnesota is leading on.
• </c> Minnesota at an economic disadvantage. Minnesota at an economic disadvantage.
• Um, this is a response to the request from the city of the Minnesota judicial branch for a supplemental
• </c> in the Minnesota House. in the Minnesota House.
• Minnesota Judiciary Committee.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• </c> political Affairs for the Minnesota political Affairs for the Minnesota Association<00:09:40.640
• </c> them for those unfamiliar with Minnesota them for those unfamiliar with Minnesota civil<00:10:46.760
• They're being declassified under Minnesota statutes.
• </c><01:13:47.520><c> reformer</c> Sahan journal and the Minnesota reformer Sahan journal and the Minnesota
• </c> impact on student learning Minnesota impact on student learning Minnesota hasn't<01:13:54.320><c

Bills: HF1 , HF779 , HF1034

Committee: House Education Finance