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Summary:
The Senate convened under call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took the roll, establishing a quorum. The chamber received a House message announcing passage of Senate File 3720, a workers’ compensation bill adopting 2026 recommendations of the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, and then moved through routine author changes and motions, including sending House File 3825 to the Finance Committee and advancing House File 3298, which was described as funding the removal and replacement of underground tanks to protect water supplies.
A major floor item was Senate File 4282, the education forecast-adjustment bill. Senator Kunish explained that the conference committee updated appropriations to reflect forecast changes, added language on highly qualified paraprofessionals for Title I special education, provided tribal contract aid if a permanent school fund amendment passes, allowed districts to use operating capital for utility costs, extended grants for gender-neutral bathrooms, and made two school district fund transfers. The Senate adopted the conference report and passed the bill 34-33.
The Senate then considered House File 3489, which would establish a felony offense of grooming, require reporting to licensing boards, update school and mandated reporter rules, and add funding for investigators. Supporters framed it as a child-protection measure based on a survivor’s testimony and a teacher-abuse case; one member also spoke in favor, while another offered a strongly partisan critique of public education. The Senate adopted the A11 amendment, gave the bill third reading, and passed it 66-0, then recessed briefly to honor guests in the gallery.
After recess, the Senate took up House File 5074, the annual claims settlement bill. Senator Clark said it appropriates just over $5.1 million for claims including exoneration payments and a permanent injury claim, highlighting compensation for James Lamar Davis, Clayton Douglas Groves, and Marvin Haynes. The bill drew some debate over the Haynes payment and the calculation for an ankle injury claim, but it ultimately passed 64-2. The final item was House File 4074, the 2026 omnibus pension bill, described as improving public safety and other public employee retirement benefits, removing a COLA delay, creating work groups on duty disability, and addressing pension provisions for probation officers, 911 telecommunicators, St. Paul teachers, and other groups; the discussion was underway when the transcript ended.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-03-25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Harris is down here from the Minnesota Association of Townships.
- Issues facing Minnesota.
- In Minnesota.
- They were found in similar areas along the North Dakota-Minnesota border and central Minnesota.
- We share resources. across the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House repasses HF4252, the omnibus higher education finance and policy bill 5/16/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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Summary:
The House first took up a resolution commemorating Peace Officer Memorial Day and Police Week in Minnesota. Members read a series of “whereas” clauses honoring fallen peace officers, including the addition of three names to the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Honor Roll, and recognizing the service of the state’s more than 10,000 peace officers. The resolution was adopted without objection.
The chamber then moved to conference committee reports and calendar actions, including a Rules and Legislative Administration report placing several bills on the calendar for the next day. The main substantive item was the conference committee report on House File 4252, the higher education finance and policy bill. Supporters said the bill included $3 million for identity verification systems to combat enrollment fraud or “ghost students,” $2.7 million to cover a shortfall in the Fostering Independence grant program for foster youth, and $5,000 for tree replacement at Bemidji State University. They also noted the bill did not address the larger state grant shortfall, which several members described as a structural problem.
During debate, supporters emphasized the need to stop enrollment fraud and protect foster students’ access to higher education, while also praising the conference committee process and public deliberations. Opponents criticized the bill for failing to fix the state grant deficit and argued that Minnesota students were not being prioritized. After discussion, the House adopted the conference committee report, gave the bill its third reading, and then repassed House File 4252 as amended by conference by a vote of 101 yeas to 33 nays.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 4/23/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Um, and I spent the last week while we were on interim across the state of Minnesota.
- Um, and I spent the last week while we were on interim across the state of Minnesota.
- Across the state of Minnesota, ten community visits, five town halls.
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state end of the session and Minnesota state end of the session and Minnesota
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Elections Finance and Government Operations
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- of Minnesota.
- Minnesota law contains provisions that amended Minnesota Statutes 211B.15 to bar so-called foreign influence
- Three of them are in southwest Minnesota, including Red Rock.
- With the Minnesota Association of Small Cities.
- I'm representing the Minnesota Association of County Officers.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2025-03-24
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- Joseph, Minnesota, there are over 42 AEDs located in the town.
- Joseph, Minnesota, it shows 42 AEDs in that area.
- Those stakeholders include the League of Minnesota Cities and the Minnesota Newspaper Association alongside
- I'm with the Minnesota Association of Townships.
- We're based out of Winston, Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Housing Finance and Policy
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- growth in Greater Minnesota.
- The A4 amendment is interesting because it impacts all of Minnesota housing's programs.
- The amendment also grants Minnesota Housing flexibility in designing the scoring system.
- , including greater Minnesota.
- The state of Minnesota from border to border. I think this bill really reflects that.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 4/2/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
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- Uh through Minnesota Veterans Affairs.
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- Army National Guard in Minnesota. I'm Army National Guard in Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/08/25
State and Local Government
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- Minnesota voting from 2014 to 2024. Minnesota voting from 2014 to 2024.
- savings for Minnesota management budget. savings for Minnesota management budget.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public safety committee approves bill broadening state's self-defense rights, HF13 2/26/25
Transcript Highlights:
- the NRA and Rob Door from the Minnesota the NRA and Rob Door from the Minnesota Gun<00:05:03.560
- of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus.
- I urge this committee to Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- on behalf of the residents of Minnesota. on behalf of the residents of Minnesota.
Summary:
The committee heard Chair Bliss present HF 13, a bill to change Minnesota self-defense law so that a person using reasonable force in resisting an offense against the person would not be required to consider retreat. Bliss tied the proposal to a recent Minnesota Supreme Court case involving a man at a light rail station and argued the court had effectively created a duty to retreat that the legislature had never enacted. He said the bill would codify the right to stand one’s ground while still leaving reasonableness to judges and juries.
Supporters Bryan Gosh of the NRA and Rob Door of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus testified that Minnesota’s duty-to-retreat rules are confusing, judicially created, and out of step with other states. They argued the bill would clarify self-defense law and protect people who defend themselves or others, citing examples from other states and a Texas church shooting to argue that a retreat requirement can endanger victims and bystanders. Opponents Maggie Emery of Protect Minnesota, Sarah Erickson of Giffords, and Don Einwalter of Moms Demand Action argued the bill would function as a “shoot-first” law, increase homicides, worsen racial disparities, and make communities and law enforcement less safe. They cited studies linking stand-your-ground laws to higher homicide rates and pointed to incidents in Florida and Minnesota involving firearms and children.
The committee also took up two amendments. Representative Hollins offered an amendment on safe and secure firearm storage, saying it was intended to reduce child access to guns and suicides; she requested a roll call. Chair Bliss opposed it, saying current law already covers negligent storage and that the amendment was too broad, including for a rural constituent who keeps a shotgun by his door. Representative Hudson and Representative Pinto argued over whether current law is sufficient and whether the amendment would remove needed flexibility. The transcript ends during discussion of the amendments, with no final vote or disposition recorded.
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Minnesota Minnesota driver's license. - Minnesota Minnesota driver's license.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/13/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
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High storage protections to Minnesota High storage protections to Minnesota - for Minnesota to protect Minnesota.
- Minnesota for Minnesota to protect Minnesota for Minnesota to protect Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- Um we also have here in Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/02/26
Jobs and Economic Development
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- counties in South Central Minnesota. counties in South Central Minnesota.
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is about the University of Minnesota is about the University of Minnesota is - University of Minnesota. You know St. University of Minnesota. You know St.
- think about uh the future for Minnesota. think about uh the future for Minnesota.
- U doing for outstate Minnesota? U doing for outstate Minnesota?
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/16/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- A House resolution expressing the sense of the Minnesota House of Representatives reaffirming support
- Whereas Minnesota is home to the largest Somali American community in the United States, with more than
- Be it further resolved by the Minnesota House of Representatives of the state of Minnesota that it commits
- it further resolved by the Minnesota it further resolved by the Minnesota House<00:03:31.400>
- where Minnesota Somali an environment where Minnesota Somali American<00:03:38.920>
residents
Summary:
The House began with announcements centered on a resolution expressing support for Minnesota’s Somali American community. Several members read the resolution’s whereas clauses, which highlighted the community’s history in Minnesota, contributions to civic, cultural, social, and economic life, and the importance of welcoming and inclusive communities. The resolution also stated that language questioning any group’s inclusion can foster division and fear, and it called for public safety, community trust, and dignity for all residents.
Representative Long explained that the resolution was being offered in honor of guest Mohamed Abdirizak, a former Somali foreign minister and longtime peace, governance, and democracy advocate. Members were asked to stand and honor him, and the chamber applauded. After that, reports of standing committees and divisions were adopted without objection, and the House moved to the second reading of Senate File 4401.
The meeting then shifted to announcements and procedural business. Representative Long said the Rules Committee was ready to meet in G3, and Representative Olson moved a recess to the call of the Speaker. The motion prevailed on voice vote, and the House recessed.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/11/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
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- that position be held by a Minnesota that position be held by a Minnesota veteran. veteran. veteran
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Human this update to the Minnesota Human this update to the Minnesota Human - Minnesota Farm Bureau. Uh Mr. Person. Minnesota Farm Bureau. Uh Mr. Person.
- And we're I think we're a Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/02/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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our - talks with the IRRB and Minnesota talks with the IRRB and Minnesota Housing.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2026-03-11
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a retired physics professor from Minnesota State Mankato and a volunteer with Faith in Minnesota.
- I'm a retired physics professor from Minnesota State Mankato and a volunteer with Faith in Minnesota.
- the state of Minnesota. the state of Minnesota.
- of that here in Minnesota. Uh, as Mr. of that here in Minnesota. Uh, as Mr.
- saw unfortunately here in Minnesota. saw unfortunately here in Minnesota.
Keywords:
municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations
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- Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Department of Health.
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by lines in Minnesota by lines in Minnesota by 2033.<00:21:03.440>As - The Minnesota Department of years.
- Paul uh Minnesota. Um the city of St. Paul uh Minnesota.
- Fifty percent be the state of Minnesota, 30% Minnesota Wild, 20% St. Paul and local partners.
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- Members, the Minnesota academic achievements in Minnesota are abysmal.
- strand embedded in the middle Minnesota strand embedded in the middle Minnesota social<00:28:30.320
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