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• When the state invests in the University of Minnesota, we put that money to work immediately.
• When the state invests in the University of Minnesota, we put that money to work immediately.
• When the state invests in the University of Minnesota, we put that money to work immediately.
• ...caused me to fall in love with the state of Minnesota.
• state of Minnesota owns these buildings. state of Minnesota owns these buildings. seeds<00:53:49.440

Bills: HF4266

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• We can now turn to page number 3, which starts with Minnesota State.
• That wraps up, Madam Chair, the changes for Minnesota State.
• You'll see the total general fund appropriation for Minnesota State on line 173, which is $4.5 million
• Third, I want to thank you for linking the state grant caps to the Minnesota state institutions.
• Coming into this session, Minnesota State certainly understood the financial position the state of Minnesota

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Coming into session, Minnesota State certainly understood the financial position the state of Minnesota
• Coming into session, Minnesota State certainly understood the financial position the state of Minnesota
• Coming into session, Minnesota State certainly understood the financial position the state of Minnesota
• <01:05:23.280> State coming into session, Minnesota State coming into session, Minnesota State
• in position the state of Minnesota is in position the state of Minnesota is in and<01:05:28.480><

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• of Minnesota and Minnesota consumers.
• It is the chief public law firm for the state of Minnesota to protect Minnesotans.
• We send a lot of money to Washington, D.C. as the state of Minnesota, and it's the AG that stands to
• of Minnesota.
• Over the past five years, the state of Minnesota has only spent about five million on our Medicaid Fraud

Bills: HF2783, HF2603, HF2846, HF2354, HF1836, HF2713, HF1198, HF1389

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• interests of the state of Minnesota and<00:36:49.240> Minnesota<00:36:49.680> consumers.
• of Minnesota to firm for the state of Minnesota to protect<00:44:17.600> Minnesotans.
• crimes across the state of Minnesota. crimes across the state of Minnesota.
• focus on the state of Minnesota. focus on the state of Minnesota.
• So thank you of the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF2783, HF2603, HF2846, HF2354, HF1836, HF2713, HF1198, HF1389

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• Minnesota state budget has skyrocketed Minnesota state budget has skyrocketed in<00:27:08.720>
• <01:13:01.440> food Minnesota due to federal and state food Minnesota due to federal and state
• children and families in the state of Minnesota.
• children and families in the state of Minnesota.
• U members with the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

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• , changes to state park or state forest boundaries, and authorization to sell certain lands.
• to state DNR land transactions, changes to state park<00:04:13.120> or<00:04:13.280> state
• additions and deletions from state additions and deletions from state parks,<00:04:26.360> and
• Yes, Madam Chair, I would like to move House File 3643 to state government to be re-referred to state
• <00:20:21.120> Park uh Mark Hartman Memorial State Park uh Mark Hartman Memorial State Park

Bills: HF3643, HF3426, HF4222, HF4224

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, environment

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• The Minnesota Housing Finance budget is 0.3% of our state general fund budget.
• The Minnesota Housing Finance budget is 0.3% of our state general fund budget.
• The Minnesota Housing Finance budget is 0.3% of our state general fund budget.
• The Minnesota Housing Finance budget is 0.3% of our state general fund budget.
• c> um<00:30:22.840> uh state of Minnesota um uh state of Minnesota um uh during<00:30:23.680

Bills: HF3279, HF1879, HF1417, HF2462

Keywords: housing, sales tax, homeownership, rent assistance, community stability, education, counseling, financial assistance, housing development, culturally appropriate services, HF1417, manufactured home parks, manufactured housing, mobile home parks, housing development fund, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, infrastructure grants, infrastructure loans, affordable housing

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• It caps the state grant to match tuition increases at Minnesota State and the University of Minnesota
• State system and some even in the University of Minnesota, but primarily Minnesota State and it throws
• State system and some even in the University of Minnesota, but primarily Minnesota State and it throws
• That also impacts our Minnesota State system and some even in the University of Minnesota, but primarily
• That also impacts our Minnesota State system and some even in the University of Minnesota, but primarily

Bills: HF2431, HF2438, HF2783, HF1943

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

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• So the public land survey system predates the state of Minnesota, and it creates our system of property
• it predates the state of Minnesota and it predates the state of Minnesota and it creates<00:22:46.840
• of the Minnesota also past president of the Minnesota Society<00:24:56.559> of<00:24:56.760><
• <00:25:39.640> done this important work for Minnesota done this important work for Minnesota
• fraud in the country here in Minnesota fraud in the country here in Minnesota we<00:37:39.000>

Bills: HF1, HF1754, HF1809, HF1478

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• /c><00:02:43.319> future<00:02:44.040> thank state of Minnesota in the future thank state
• Minnesota yeah in the state of Minnesota yeah representative<00:37:16.960> Anderson<00:37:17.359
• <01:04:13.559> the<01:04:13.680> grant state of Minnesota to receive the grant state
• So this is allowing all things to be possible in the state of Minnesota to support women.
• So this is allowing all things to be possible in the state of Minnesota to support women.

Bills: HF25, HF1, HF428

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• Since 2018, the city of Carlson has worked diligently alongside the state of Minnesota and MnDOT to improve
• <00:04:23.199> to<00:04:23.360> improve state of Minnesota and Mandot to improve state
• I represent District 3B, the best part of the state, northern Minnesota.
• Further, the state state assistance.
• This is about moving freight through the state of Minnesota from the metro to central and western Minnesota

Bills: HF604, HF1972, HF578, HF1951, HF629, HF864, HF874, HF1155, HF884, HF2365, HF643, HF234, HF2655, HF2637, HF2535, HF2530, HF2344, HF584, HF524

Keywords: airport funding, bonds, transportation, capital investment, Karlstad, community center, Breckenridge, state bonds, economic development, HF578, Faribault, River Bend Nature Center, bonding bill, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR grant, nature center, visitor center, environmental education, multicultural center

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• State Fire Chiefs Association, the Minnesota State Fire Departments Association, the Minnesota Chapter
• , Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association, Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association, the<00:08:49.800
• /c> the Minnesota State Fire Departments the Minnesota State Fire Departments Association,<00:08:52.640
• firefighters in the state of Minnesota. firefighters in the state of Minnesota.
• state of Minnesota is there's 90% of the state of Minnesota is paid<00:12:09.800> on<00:12:09.920

Bills: HF4371, HF4317, HF2817, HF3496, HF4151, HF3826, HF4425, HF3990

Keywords: HF4371, Minnesota background checks, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Legislative Auditor, criminal history records, national criminal history record information, public safety, statutory amendment, section 299C.76, requesting agency, state audit, oversight, background screening, criminal records, county agencies, MNsure, Department of Revenue, Department of Human Services

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• <00:05:09.000> legal I'm an attorney at Mid Minnesota legal I'm an attorney at Mid Minnesota
• have in your on so in line 1.18 US state have in your on so in line 1.18 US state code<00:34:21.240
• <00:36:44.640> and comply with other existing state and comply with other existing state and
• <00:37:03.640> law ways to incorporate it into state law ways to incorporate it into state
• the goal of the Statewide Minnesota the goal of the Statewide Minnesota family<00:41:20.040>

Bills: HF1027, HF101, HF1021

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• And so, for example, I think the state of Minnesota has done quite well by being out in advance of a
• <00:52:07.359> The support from the state of Minnesota.
• The support from the state of Minnesota.
• My name is Keith Ellison and I'm the attorney general for the state of Minnesota.
• established by this body, the Minnesota established by this body, the Minnesota State<01:12:53.280

Bills: HF333, HF2712, HF1064, HF1069, HF1113, HF2207, HF204, HF2867, HF2924, HF746, HF1530, HF2587, HF1078

Keywords: HF333, Duluth, Lot D, redevelopment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds, public infrastructure, seawall repair, utility connections, demolition, debris removal, transportation improvements, site preparation, soil correction, economic development, DEED, capital appropriation, general obligation bonds

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• gave to the people of Minnesota. gave to the people of Minnesota.
• <00:25:44.880> We Minnesota supports this bill. We Minnesota supports this bill.
• Yet, we same state funding pool.
• I'm with Move Minnesota Action, where we advocate for a sustainable transportation system in the state
• of Minnesota.

Bills: HF3676, HF3593, HF3785, HF3774, HF4111, HF3513

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

Bills: HF2431

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

Bills: HF2431

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

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• Um for our the state of Minnesota.
• Minnesota state law already requires that state officers immediately notify U.S. immigration officers
• Minnesota state law already modest bill.
• Minnesota state law already requires<00:48:46.640> that<00:48:46.880> state<00:48:47.200
• <01:08:51.120> of government reimbures the state of government reimbures the state of Minnesota

Bills: HF3405, HF3413, HF3769, HF3768, HF3771, HF3465

Keywords: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and then took up several Department of Corrections-related bills. House File 3768, as amended by the A1 amendment, would extend the DOC’s graduated licensing and enforcement tools to juvenile detention facilities and state-licensed halfway houses, allowing corrective action plans and conditional licenses instead of only revocation. Commissioner Paul Schnell and Dakota County Juvenile Services Center Deputy Director Matt Bower testified in support, saying the bill would improve consistency, stability, and accountability without changing jail licensing. Members asked about costs and sheriff input; the commissioner said the bill is cost-neutral and that sheriffs were informed but did not provide input. The committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill to the general register. The committee then heard House File 3769, another DOC technical update bill, which would clarify tuberculosis screening procedures when incarcerated people refuse testing, allow mental health units at more than one facility and short-term stabilization at Oak Park Heights when clinically appropriate, and clarify the department’s substance use disorder treatment programs. Schnell said the changes were technical but important for effective operations. Members again asked about county costs and sheriff support, and the commissioner said the bill affects only DOC facilities and is cost-neutral. The committee approved the motion to re-refer the bill to the Health Finance and Policy Committee. The final major item was House File 3405, the chair’s bill, as amended by the A3 amendment. The amendment broadened the definition of federal agents, made the effective date retroactive, and removed a sexual assault investigation section to eliminate the fiscal note. The bill would require the BCA’s use-of-force unit to investigate deaths caused by federal agents in Minnesota, not just Minnesota peace officers. Chair Mohler argued the bill closes a loophole and ensures state-level, independent investigations; Dr. B.B. Newman testified in support, saying it preserves Minnesota’s investigative authority and public confidence. Deputy Superintendent Scott Mueller said the BCA already investigates deadly-force cases and has handled some federal-related cases, but he did not think the bill was necessary and recommended a no vote. Members debated whether the bill was needed given existing practice, with supporters saying the statute should clearly require state investigation and opponents questioning whether it would change anything. The committee adopted the amendment and continued discussion of the bill as amended.

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• Welcome to the February 27th, 2025, Minnesota House State Government Finance and Policy Committee.
• policy and elections for the Minnesota policy and elections for the Minnesota Chamber<00:05:21.560
• We support state decisions and investments that will prepare Minnesota for a full 2030 census count and
• of Minnesota.
• We represent 1,776 townships in the state of Minnesota, about 16% of the population, and about 9,000

Bills: HF550, HF412, HF796, HF140

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, HF412, Minnesota legislature, education committee, K-12 education, school observation, teacher observation, administrator observation, legislative transparency, legislator accountability, House rules, Senate rules, Legislative Reference Library, public reporting, education finance, education policy