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• And, you know, those conversations, I'd encourage you to visit with folks in the Senate and also your
• and and and the refinement of bills and and having<00:03:56.000> those<00:03:56.239> conversations
• <00:03:56.720> in<00:03:56.959> committee having those conversations in committee having
• those conversations in committee are<00:03:57.439> exceptionally<00:03:57.920> important.
• ,<00:04:06.799> I'd you know, and those conversations, I'd you know, and those conversations

Bills: HF2442

Keywords: climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy, solar incentive, Made in Minnesota, community solar gardens, transportation electrification, electric vehicles, grid-enhancing technologies, microgrid, University of St. Thomas, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, petroleum tank fund

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• Looks like they're having a conversation. Oh, looks like maybe a conversation. Okay.
• You know, Representative Frazier has brought bills, and we've had those conversations.
• Um, and we had a conversation just yesterday—or it's kind of blending together this week.
• So So thank you for those conversations.
• I appreciate the conversation today.

Bills: HF2440

Keywords: labor market, employment, economic development, funding, data analysis, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• and make sure that we get conversations and make sure that we get this<00:26:14.720> agreement
• <00:28:30.960> about so he and I are in conversation about so he and I are in conversation
• We've had very productive conversations about this.
• We've had very productive conversations about this.
• <00:58:57.119> with<00:58:57.280> the continuing conversation with the continuing conversation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So this slide is a direct outcome of that conversation.
• Rickerson:** ...the same conversations over the last decade-plus.
• Didn't know you were so conversant.
• This slide is a direct outcome of that conversation. **Mr.
• I'm happy to have more conversations with you.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Anyone from the committee have any conversation or discussion or questions?
• conversations felt we should land.
• Uh Senator in the conversation.
• so my my thought is this conversation so my my thought is this conversation has has has identified
• That conversation that you guys are having is spot on.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They are happy to continue to be a part of this conversation.
• to be a part of this conversation. to be a part of this conversation.
• So, just stand in support conversation. So, just stand in support of<00:31:40.360> it.
• Seeing no more conversation, this meeting is adjourned. wrestling. Yes, you did.
• :08.600> this Seeing no more conversation, this Seeing no more conversation, this meeting<01:08

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The joint Minerals Committee met to select interim topics and announced its meeting dates for April 27-28 in Casper, June 4-5 in Casper, and August 27-28 in Cheyenne. Members heard public testimony on several economic development and minerals-related topics and were asked to identify their top priorities for later ranking and consensus. No formal votes were taken during this portion of the meeting. A major topic was removing obstacles to energy development in Wyoming, including possible regulatory, bonding, and permitting barriers. Testimony from the Mining Association and Energy Capital Economic Development supported revisiting barriers to development, similar to the earlier Regulatory Reduction Task Force. Another related topic was industrial siting exemptions on coal mine property, with testimony arguing that mineral-related projects such as rare earths, uranium conversion, and ferroalloys should not have to go through the full industrial siting process when communities have already dealt with similar development. Members also discussed industrial siting bonding requirements, including whether bonding or advance payments should be used to cover impacts on local services and emergency response, especially for projects like solar farms or battery storage. The committee also discussed coal bed methane industrial sovereign zones, tied to House Bill 120, with testimony seeking to include coal bed methane in value-added manufacturing zones. The sponsor said the goal was to create industrial zones that support economic development while protecting scenic values and limiting industrial sprawl. Another topic was sourcing curling stones in Wyoming, which was presented as a lighthearted but potentially useful way to promote Wyoming stone and broader dimension-stone quarrying; a state geologist testified that Wyoming has granite with similar mineralogy to stone used for curling stones elsewhere. Child care as an economic driver was withdrawn. The committee also heard support for a Business Council restructure review, though several members said the Minerals Committee should do the substantive review because the Business Council falls within its jurisdiction, while still coordinating with Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard a proposal for a domestic preference in residential general service contracts, extending Wyoming preference concepts beyond construction into goods and services, with testimony emphasizing local economic multipliers and possible exceptions for federal funding or other procurement limits.

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• It's now casual conversation. That's not right.
• Conversely, states fallen by over 10%.
• You know, I think it's a bigger conversation, and we've had this.
• You know, I think it's a bigger conversation, and we've had this.
• <00:36:59.440> a lot of conversations about a lot of conversations about a comprehensive<00:37

Keywords: 1183, house

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• /c> conversations I'm having with conversations I'm having with businesses,<00:18:17.360> they're<
• <00:45:57.839> Um,<00:45:58.480> I the from uh the conversation.
• Um, I the from uh the conversation.
• <00:46:02.400> with to go up in the conversations with to go up in the conversations with
• My last conversation with Charlie was that we talked about the $5 increase.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• 144g um it reflects many conversations 144g um it reflects many conversations since<00:25:27.960
• to some say that these conversations to some say that these conversations that<00:53:05.160>
• mistake having a simple conversation mistake having a simple conversation would<00:58:55.240>
• <01:02:49.960> about here we just had this conversation about here we just had this conversation
• with that we are robust conversations with that we are adjourned [Music] [Music]

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• <00:54:32.799> was theme among these conversations was theme among these conversations was
• Um, but this is, I think this is an interesting conversation to have.
• Um, but this is, I think this is an interesting conversation to have.
• Um, but this is, I think this is an interesting conversation to have.
• <01:48:38.440> around really good robust conversation around really good robust conversation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And to the point of the conversation around return on equity, that is certainly a topic that has ...conversation
• We appreciate the conversations we've had with the author and his staff.
• I appreciate the deep dive and thorough conversation here.
• But you can’t have the conversation about who pays without also having the conversation about who benefits
• We had a conversation about a bill earlier.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Come up to me after this and have a conversation. Stop and think.
• Come up to me after this and have a conversation. Stop and think.
• Come up to me after this and have a conversation. Stop and think.
• ,<00:17:43.720> historical classroom conversations, historical classroom conversations, historical
• We have conversations about that, candid conversations.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee held a joint hearing recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and focusing on civic education, free speech, voting, and Minnesota’s America 250 commemorations. Opening remarks emphasized the importance of education, Indigenous land acknowledgement, and the idea that democracy depends on informed and engaged citizens. The chair then invited student debaters from the Minnesota High School League to testify about how debate, free speech, and evidence-based reasoning have shaped their education and civic participation. The students argued that debate teaches critical thinking, helps young people engage with difficult issues, and should be protected as part of a healthy democracy; one also urged lawmakers to move beyond empty promises and take action on issues such as eviction moratoriums, ICE collaboration, and protest protections. Commissioner Willie Jett of the Minnesota Department of Education testified that public education is where citizenship first becomes real, and that schools, libraries, and educators help students learn to listen, question, debate respectfully, and understand both the ideals and failures of American history. He said democracy is something each generation must learn and strengthen, and thanked the committee for convening the hearing. Former students Sarah Griffin and Charlie Crocker then offered tributes to Senator Swedzinski, describing how his teaching encouraged civic engagement, disagreement, and action, and how his classroom shaped their lives and public service. Their remarks emphasized that democracy is not a spectator sport and that ordinary people build it through small, courageous acts. Secretary of State Steve Simon followed with testimony on Minnesota’s civic culture and voter participation. He said Minnesota has long ranked near the top nationally in voter turnout, including youth turnout, and attributed that to a combination of good election laws and a strong pro-voting culture. He highlighted school-based civic education efforts such as pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds and the Students Vote mock election program, and noted that Minnesota’s congressional delegation was unanimous in supporting the Voting Rights Act in 1965 as an example of the state coming together on major moral questions. The Minnesota Historical Society then began its presentation on America 250, with Kent Whitworth describing the organization’s role, the new edition of the Northern Lights curriculum, and broader commemorative activities; Dr. Bill Convery introduced historical context about how Americans have celebrated independence and how the semiquincentennial can leave a legacy for future generations.

Transcript Highlights:

• They remember conversations across sessions, and children treat it like a friend.
• They remember conversations across sessions, and children treat it like a friend.
• > and conversations across sessions and conversations across sessions and children<00:58:22.120><
• Uh you know, conversational chatbot.
• the conversational Uh deleting the conversational artificial<01:16:32.360> intelligence<01:16

Bills: SB2433, SB2047, SB2425, SB3045, SB2761, SB3001, SB2852, SB2471

Keywords: condominium governance, education trust fund, unit owners, real estate, dispute resolution, financial obligations, community representation, pharmacy benefit managers, maximum allowable cost, transparency, drug pricing, insurance commissioner, contracting pharmacies, healthcare, substance use disorder, SUD, addiction treatment, behavioral health, mental health, rehabilitation

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2433 SD1 relating to condominiums, which would direct the condominium education trust fund toward educational resources for unit owners and require the Real Estate Commission to ensure owners’ interests are represented in funded activities and related rulemaking. Supporters, including the Hawaii Real Estate Commission and a condominium owner advocate, said owners need a seat at the table in condo governance and education efforts. Committee discussion focused on whether the bill was necessary, with the Real Estate Commission indicating it could already use the trust fund for owner education and that owners are already considered stakeholders, though not through a specific commission seat. No vote was taken during the excerpted discussion. The committee then took up SB 2047 SD2 HD1 on pharmacy benefit managers, which would set requirements for maximum allowable cost reimbursement, allow reverse-and-rebill claims after successful appeals, and authorize fines for violations. The Insurance Division offered comments, the Hawaii Pharmacists Association supported the measure with amendments and suggested future PBM reform funding, and Kaiser Permanente requested a technical amendment. A committee question raised whether the staffing and resource request for implementation was too large for a bill focused only on MAC pricing, and the witness said he would provide more data to the next committee. No final action was shown. Next was SB 2425 SD2 HD1 on health insurance and substance use disorder treatment, requiring insurers to honor written assignments of benefits to SUD providers and prohibiting anti-assignment clauses. Supporters described patients being unable to access treatment because of high out-of-pocket costs and said direct payment would reduce harm for people in recovery. HMSA opposed the bill but said it would begin direct payments to non-participating SUD facilities effective March 27, while continuing to object to the assignment-of-benefits portion because of fraud and balance-billing concerns; the Hawaii Association of Health Plans also opposed. Members questioned HMSA about reimbursement mechanics and why the bill was needed if coverage policies were already changing. Finally, the committee heard SB 3045 SD1 HD1, which would require coverage of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies, including for Medicaid managed care, under certain conditions. DHS and the Insurance Division offered comments, while SHPDA, Hilo Benioff Medical Center Foundation, and others supported the bill, citing inconsistent access and a case in which a woman allegedly died after being denied a CGM. HMSA said it already covers medically necessary CGMs and had updated its policy in 2025 for type 1 and insulin-dependent patients, but it raised concerns about expanding mandated coverage to type 2 and gestational diabetes and about supply impacts. The committee also discussed whether the bill duplicated existing coverage standards and why it had been introduced repeatedly. No votes or final dispositions were included in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• > were<00:42:50.800> yesterday bill, the conversations were yesterday bill, the conversations
• I had three conversations with that fiscal analyst.
• So, I think we just need to be kind of careful when we're having these conversations.
• So, I think we just need to be kind of careful when we're having these conversations.
• So, I think we just need to be kind of careful when we're having these conversations.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the February 2, 2026 journal, and received committee reports. The Education Committee recommended Senate Bill 19 be amended and sent to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation, and also recommended confirmation of several appointments, including James JB Holston as Executive Director of the Department of Higher Education and two members of the Private Occupational School Board. The Judiciary Committee recommended Senate Bill 5 be amended and referred to Appropriations with a favorable recommendation. The chamber then moved out of order for resolutions and took up Senate Joint Resolution 7, recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month. The resolution was read at length and included extensive findings on Black history nationally and in Colorado, highlighting figures such as Barney Ford, Clara Brown, early Black legislators, and more recent Black civic and legislative leaders. Senator Exum said there were no additional comments and noted that remarks would be made later in the House. The resolution was adopted on a 33-0 vote, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The Senate also considered Senate Bill 10 on the third-reading consent calendar, a bill clarifying definitions used in agricultural property taxation. It passed unanimously, 33-0. The body then took up Senate Bill 4, which would expand who may petition for an extreme risk protection order. Senator Sullivan and supporters framed it as a public safety measure, while Senator Minority Leader and Senator Zamora Wilson opposed it, arguing it could create administrative burdens, unintended consequences, constitutional concerns, and costs. The debate continued with extended opposition remarks, but the transcript ends before a final vote on SB 4 is shown.

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• We've had ongoing conversations with the Secretary of State.
• Looking forward to the continued conversations. Thank you, Mr. Chair. All right.
• That wasn't our conversation when it was first put into place.
• Have you had any conversations with Secretary Weber?
• I do want to note that we have had good conversations and ongoing conversations with the Member’s office

Summary: The committee heard AB 82, which would expand privacy and safety protections for patients and providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care. The author and supporters said the bill is needed because of rising harassment, doxing, and threats, and because sensitive health data could be used by hostile actors; opponents argued it would create constitutional problems, enable abuse of safe-at-home protections, and improperly shield providers and records from scrutiny. Public testimony was heavily divided, with many advocates in support and many privacy, civil liberties, and anti-trafficking or sex-based policy groups in opposition. The bill was moved on a due pass recommendation and remained on call. The committee then heard AB 331, which would clarify that county election certification is a ministerial duty, prohibit misleading ballot return envelopes, and require voter information guides to be delivered to jails in an acceptable format. The Department of Justice and several good-government groups supported the measure, the Secretary of State had no position after amendments, and a committee member noted ongoing concerns but supported it after the changes. The bill passed on a do pass recommendation to Appropriations and was placed on call. AB 1178 followed, proposing to protect undercover peace officers’ names, images, and likenesses in public records while preserving disclosure of sustained misconduct records. Law enforcement and public safety groups supported the bill as a needed safety measure, while journalists, transparency advocates, and civil liberties groups opposed it, saying existing law already protects officers and the new language could lead to overbroad withholding. After discussion about the scope of undercover status and the need for judicial discretion, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted a consent calendar. Later, AB 981 was heard, creating a five-county pilot program requiring intelligent speed assistance devices for certain reckless driving convictions. Supporters, including traffic safety advocates and crash victims, said the bill could reduce repeat speeding and save lives; opponents raised concerns about cost, installer oversight, liability for automakers, and the breadth of the pilot. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 22, which would repeal Proposition 57 and restrict release of sexually violent predators and certain sex offenders, drew strong opposition from youth justice, public defender, and civil liberties groups who said it would be unconstitutional and harmful; the chair recommended no, no motion was made, and the bill was held. Finally, AB 897, a squatter-removal bill, was presented with the author arguing it would protect property owners through a faster due-process process; the transcript cuts off during early support testimony and does not show a final action on that measure.

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• forward to continuing conversations forward to continuing conversations about<00:15:38.519> an
• I think that's a part of the conversation that's really important to this bill.
• Thank you for that and appreciate the conversation today."
• Thank you for that and appreciate the conversation today."
• Thank you for that and appreciate the conversation today."

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This means that if a conversations.
• <00:33:05.760> are about whether their conversations are about whether their conversations
• conversations would still be privileged. conversations would still be privileged.
• > that<02:27:16.319> provision conversation focused on that provision conversation focused
• Anything have the conversation today.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I know that I've had a number of conversations with the author.
• And I know we've had these conversations.
• We have had some really deep conversations about this issue.
• We've had conversations as well on this.
• I really want to thank all the conversations I've had.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened in Sacramento, established a quorum, offered a prayer and pledge, and then moved through the daily file with several procedural motions, including moving AB 1566 to the inactive file and removing SCR 177 from the consent calendar. The chamber then took up a series of bills, mostly on third reading, with many measures described by authors as support bills and passing with little or no opposition. Among the early items, AB 2257 on county jail accountability was presented but the call was moved before a recorded result was announced in the excerpt; AB 2529 on claims against public agencies passed 41-2; AB 2689 on affordable housing management passed 49-0; AB 1722 on fish and wildlife passed 51-0; AB 2071 on digital wellness instruction passed 54-0; AB 1976 on pedestrian and bicycle safety passed 42-17; AB 2012 on manufactured home transport passed 57-0; AB 2139 on surplus land and an Inland Empire soccer project passed 58-1; AB 1548 creating a Monterey Bay stewardship authority passed after the call was moved; AB 1707 allowing online electrician license renewal passed 60-0; AB 2105 on navigation app impacts passed 44-14; and AB 2051 on coastal resiliency permitting passed 46-6. The floor also approved a number of other measures with broad bipartisan support, including AB 2074 on streamlined housing development in transit-rich downtowns (55-5), AB 2129 on Cal Fire firefighter compensation (57-1), AB 2279 on communications (16-0), AB 2282 allowing Del Puerto Health Care District to provide emergency care in rural Patterson-area communities (64-0), AB 2316 extending school facilities hardship relief to charter schools (59-0), AB 2337 adding theft by a peace officer under color of authority to serious misconduct (68-0), AB 2374 creating a state designation for AANHPI-serving institutions (47-14), AB 2464 on energy (67-0), AB 2537 on cannabis (62-0), AB 2562 requiring suicide prevention plans at alcohol and drug treatment facilities (62-0), AB 2667 on vape products (62-0), and AB 2727 raising the threshold for elderly parole review for violent sex offenses (66-0). AB 1958, which clarifies procedures under the California Racial Justice Act, was taken up later and the author said he would accept Senate amendments, but the excerpt cuts off before the final vote is shown. AB 2313, allowing customers with planned gas service line replacements to opt into electrification, drew debate over cost shifts and equity concerns before passing 41-21. The most extensive debate centered on AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for accounts on social media platforms using addictive features and create an e-safety commission. The author and supporters from both parties framed the bill as a child-safety measure responding to research on anxiety, depression, sleep disruption, and other harms, while also emphasizing protections for vulnerable youth and the need for age verification and ongoing oversight. Several members raised concerns about preserving access for LGBTQ youth, isolated rural youth, and others who rely on online spaces, but said they trusted the author’s approach and the commission structure. The bill drew strong bipartisan support in floor speeches from members who described it as necessary to protect children from addictive platform design, and the excerpt ends amid that debate without showing the final vote on AB 1709.

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• Any further conversation, Representative N?
• Any further conversation?
• Um I will ask no further conversation.
• Seeing any further conversation?
• 54.800> seeing Seeing any further conversation seeing Seeing any further conversation seeing none

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• with many of you a lot of conversation with many of you about<00:20:09.360> that<00:20:10.080
• Um, so that's that's uh a matter for further kind of conversation and and design.
• And we're going to stay in conversation with you all about how to do that.
• <01:32:04.000> with So we had been in conversation with So we had been in conversation with
• ><01:40:07.600> robust to uh more conversation, robust to uh more conversation, robust conversation

Bills: HF3378

Keywords: human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house