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• Why not stick with the bipartisan nature requiring both Republican and Democrat commissioners to have
• Why not stick with the bipartisan nature requiring both Republican and Democrat commissioners to have
• One is the bipartisan nature, just allowing one commissioner essentially to extend voting even if the
• Both would have to agree in a bipartisan way the voting gets extended.
• Bipartisan agreement if you're going to extend voting.

Committee: Senate Elections

Summary: The Elections Committee held its final meeting of the session, with Chair Senator Gonzalez thanking members and staff for their work. The committee considered several election-related bills, including a voter ID proposal, protections against voter challenges and purging, a measure to address election disruptions, sample ballot posting, absentee ballot deadline notices for students, military and overseas voting changes, and notice requirements for expired address confidentiality protections. Senate Bill 2574, requiring government-issued photo ID to vote, drew opposition from Senators Walczyk and Myrie, who argued it would create barriers to voting and that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud; the bill was reported from committee with opposition. Senate Bill 3233A, dealing with illegal voter purging and challenges, prompted extended discussion about citizenship verification, privacy of citizenship data, and whether information should be shared publicly; it was reported to the floor with Senators Borrello and Walczyk voting no. Senate Bill 4602A, on remedies for election disruptions, was discussed in terms of county and state board roles and bipartisan decision-making, and it was reported to the Finance Committee with a no vote from one member. The remaining bills were advanced with little or no substantive debate: Senate Bill 6253A on posting sample ballots, Senate Bill 6259 on notifying students of absentee ballot deadlines, Senate Bill 6995 on voting by mail, Senate Bill 7689B on overseas military and special federal voters, and Senate Bill 9857 on notice when address confidentiality protections expire. Most were reported either to the floor or to the Finance Committee, and the meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.

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• This is a bipartisan issue.
• With that, I do ask for an aye vote on this bipartisan bill. Thank you. Mr.
• Bipartisan. This is a nonpartisan issue.
• New York is actually voting on theirs, a bipartisan bill today.
• It was very bipartisan.

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• bipartisan approach.
• bipartisan approach.
• I wanted bipartisan bipartisan bipartisan uh<00:59:31.040><c> input</c><00:59:31.440><c> and</c><00:59
• to bipartisan bipartisan opposition to bipartisan support,<03:17:11.760><c> you</c><03:17:11.920><c>
• . bipartisan. bipartisan.

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• Members, this was the standard of care in our law, supported in bipartisan fashion.
• I hope this is bipartisan, members. This used to be bipartisan.
• This used to be a bipartisan issue. And it can be a bipartisan issue once again tonight.
• that voted in this eighty-nine percent bipartisan support.
• House File 25 simply restarts that bipartisan consensus. that bipartisan consensus.

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• </c> and and we agree on it in a bipartisan and and we agree on it in a bipartisan way<00:05:10.120><
• on the a very bipartisan manner on the committee<00:08:28.720><c> I</c><00:08:28.800><c> think</c><00
• </c><00:08:52.399><c> spirit</c><00:08:52.880><c> and</c><00:08:53.000><c> you</c> of that bipartisan
• spirit and you of that bipartisan spirit and you mentioned<00:08:53.519><c> it's</c><00:08:53.800><c
• Bill to get those newborns bipartisan Bill to get those newborns the<00:14:55.759><c> coverage</c><00

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• I'm wondering if you could point to any provisions that passed out of a committee in a bipartisan way
• </c><00:15:56.720><c> way</c> a committee in a bipartisan way a committee in a bipartisan way representative
• We are in a tied House, and yet the manner that this bill is moving is not bipartisan at all.
• </c><00:19:48.120><c> at</c> this bill is moving is not bipartisan at this bill is moving is not bipartisan
• agil um you know a lot of bipartisan agil um you know a lot of these<00:20:28.039><c> Investments</c

Bills: HF1704 , HF1722

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• So I hope this is bipartisan. This used to be bipartisan.
• </c> difference so I hope this is bipartisan difference so I hope this is bipartisan members members
• So thank you. with 17 years of bipartisan with 17 years of bipartisan support support support more<00
• This used to be a bipartisan issue, and it can be a bipartisan issue once again tonight.
• This used to be a bipartisan issue, and it can be a bipartisan issue once again tonight.

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• effort to turn into that, including a bipartisan bill.
• I appreciate the bipartisan cooperation.
• I really appreciate you giving it some bipartisan support.
• It has bipartisan support in the Senate as well.
• There is also bipartisan opposition to this bill. We passed a great bill two years ago.

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• It has bipartisan support. Thank you.
• This bill has received bipartisan, unanimous support in the legislature.
• This bill is truly a bipartisan bill.
• The bill has received strong bipartisan support.
• Members, AB 1043 is back on concurrence, has received bipartisan support.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine procedural motions. Members then moved through a long agenda of Senate and Assembly bills, including several concurrence votes on budget trailer bills and policy measures. Early actions included defeating a motion to send AB 1207 to the inactive file, then passing SB 855 on armory property transfers, SB 57 on data centers and ratepayer impacts, and SB 614 on carbon capture pipeline transport, with SB 614 transmitted immediately to the Senate. The house also approved AB 144 and AB 149, the health and resources budget trailer bills, and later took up a large concurrence file with many mostly bipartisan measures. Among the major policy items, the Assembly concurred in AB 7 on consideration of descendants of enslaved people in higher education admissions, AB 1400 on community college nursing/bachelor’s degree pilots, AB 56 on social media warning labels for children, AB 253 on housing plan-check timelines, AB 265 on disaster recovery support for small businesses, AB 301 on housing reconstruction timelines after fires, AB 325 on antitrust and pricing algorithms, AB 478 on emergency planning for pets, AB 670 on renter stability, AB 841 on the State Fire Marshal, AB 979 on AI cybersecurity, AB 1007 on faster housing permitting, AB 1032 on mental health care for wildfire victims, AB 1181 on firefighter cancer protections, and AB 1264 on ultra-processed foods in school meals. Several bills drew brief opposition or questions, including AB 149, where Assembly Member Dixon criticized omnibus budget drafting and fee increases, and AB 1264, where members discussed agriculture concerns and school nutrition. Most measures passed with strong margins, many unanimously. Later in the day, the Assembly also considered a separate set of Senate bills, including SB 760 on behest reporting for charitable appeals, SB 271 on student parents’ access to child care and financial aid services, SB 613 on methane emissions from imported fossil fuels, SB 744 on postsecondary accreditation, SB 461 on a facility transfer for police services in Imperial, SB 487 on compensation for injured firefighters and peace officers, SB 635 on street vendor protections, SB 641 on licensing relief after disasters, SB 720 on red-light camera programs, SB 763 on Cartwright Act penalties, and SB 274 on limits for automated license plate reader data retention. SB 274 drew the most extended debate, with supporters emphasizing privacy, civil liberties, and misuse of data, and opponents arguing the bill would hamper law enforcement and crime-solving tools. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote shown for SB 274 in the excerpt provided.

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• The senators behind the bipartisan legislation say they worked with state agencies, federal partners,
• The senators behind the bipartisan legislation say they worked with state agencies, federal partners,
• </c><00:01:33.040><c> say</c> behind the bipartisan legislation say behind the bipartisan legislation
• </c><00:22:13.520><c> the</c> bipartisan bill which modifies the bipartisan bill which modifies the state's
• On the floor, you said it was a true bipartisan effort and something Senator H.

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• It’s a bipartisan group.
• Well, that's great that you have that bipartisan support.
• Well, that's great that you have that bipartisan support.
• There's room to bond for important bipartisan projects when it comes to child care.
• </c> room to bond for important bipartisan room to bond for important bipartisan projects<00:25:58.720

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• Democrats have repeatedly crossed the aisle to hammer out bipartisan compromise.
• Democrats have repeatedly crossed the aisle to hammer out bipartisan compromise.
• It was mentioned again about the bipartisan bill. The bipartisan bill was a bad bill.
• the bipartisan Bill the bipartisan<01:11:45.960><c> bill</c><01:11:46.239><c> was</c><01:11:46.360><
• </c><01:20:57.639><c> way</c> and let's be proud in a bipartisan way and let's be proud in a bipartisan

Bills: HR29

Keywords: Okinawan immigration, cultural heritage, historical contributions, sister city relationships, military history, education, cultural identity, Okinawan Americans, Okinawa, Hawaii, Japanese American, immigration anniversary, diaspora, Asian American history, Pacific Islander, sister city, sister state, Kenjinkai, karate, World War II

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• AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVES FONG AND MCCLELLAN FOR THEIR BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP.
• I want to thank Representatives Hurd and Bonamici for their bipartisan work to bring this bill to the
• I want to thank Representatives Hurd and Bonamici for their bipartisan work to bring this bill to the
• I want to thank Representatives Hurd and Bonamici for their bipartisan work to bring this bill to the
• This bill is a bipartisan effort to ensure American businesses remain competitive in the AI race and

Bills: SB2503 , HB5235 , HB6329 , HB3679 , HB2600 , HR390

Keywords: aviation safety, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, air traffic management, pilot training, regulatory compliance, contracting, education requirements, federal contracts, workforce development, bidder eligibility, artificial intelligence, small business, technical standards, best practices, cybersecurity, satellite technology, scientific research, space exploration, data access, innovation

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• Thank you to our bipartisan authors, including our House lead author, Representative Liz Lee, our bipartisan
• Thank you to our bipartisan authors, including our House lead author, Representative Liz Lee, our bipartisan
• Um, and I thank you for your attention to this issue, your commitment to working in a bipartisan way
• Um, so SPRA was, as you all know, a bipartisan bill to help pay eligible consumers for whom restitution
• And as Thomas has mentioned, it was passed last session in a bipartisan bill.

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• So I am just so thrilled to bring this bipartisan bill to our committee.
• bill um to our committee bipartisan bill um to our committee Minnesota<00:01:04.479><c> Energy</c><00
• </c><00:03:25.040><c> Bill</c> um co-authors on this bipartisan Bill um co-authors on this bipartisan
• So I really hope that this can have bipartisan support because it's just good business.
• So I really hope that this can have bipartisan support because it's just good business.

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• So, uh, first want to thank my bipartisan co-authors. Uh, this is a true bipartisan effort.
• It is a very simple bill and a very bipartisan bill.
• Once again, thank you to the bipartisan authorship on this.
• Once again, thank you to the bipartisan authorship on this.
• Once again, thank you to the bipartisan authorship on this.

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• This is a bipartisan issue.
• With that, I do ask for an aye vote on this bipartisan bill. Thank you. Mr.
• Bipartisan. This is a nonpartisan issue.
• New York is actually voting on theirs, a bipartisan bill today.
• It was very bipartisan.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving through the daily file. Several measures were taken up and passed, including bills on county jail accountability (AB 2257), claims against public agencies (AB 2529), affordable housing management metrics (AB 2689), digital wellness instruction in schools (AB 2071), pedestrian and bicycle safety project streamlining (AB 1976), manufactured home transport permits (AB 2012), a Surplus Land Act amendment tied to an Inland Empire soccer project (AB 2139), a Monterey Bay stewardship authority (AB 1548), online electrician licensing (AB 1707), a Caltrans study of navigation apps’ traffic impacts (AB 2105), coastal resiliency permitting reforms (AB 2051), downtown housing streamlining and financing (AB 2074), Cal Fire compensation (AB 2129), emergency care authority for Del Puerto Health Care District (AB 2282), charter school facilities hardship relief (AB 2316), theft by a peace officer under color of authority as serious misconduct (AB 2337), an Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-serving institution designation (AB 2374), energy and cannabis support bills (AB 2464, AB 2537), and a suicide prevention plan requirement for treatment facilities (AB 2562). Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan margins, and several were described as support bills with no opposition. The floor also debated a major criminal justice measure, AB 2727, which would raise the threshold for elderly parole eligibility for people serving sentences for violent sex offenses and add screening safeguards. Supporters from both parties emphasized child protection, survivor trauma, and specific local cases involving offenders who had become eligible for release; the bill passed 66-0. Another significant debate centered on AB 1958, which would clarify procedures under the California Racial Justice Act by refining how disparity claims are established and rebutted; the author said he would take Senate amendments to address concerns from district attorneys. The Assembly also considered AB 2313, a gas-to-electric transition bill allowing customers with planned service line replacements to opt out of gas service and use funds to electrify their homes. Members raised concerns about cost shifts and equity, and the author responded that the bill includes no-cost-shift language, larger credits for disadvantaged communities, and would not proceed if the math does not work; it passed 41-21. The final major item was AB 1709, a high-profile social media safety bill creating a minimum age of 16 for accounts on platforms using addictive features and establishing an e-safety commission. The author and many supporters from both parties framed the bill as a response to youth mental health harms, addictive design, and the need for age-based safeguards, while some members raised concerns about impacts on LGBTQ youth and other isolated young people who rely on online spaces. Supporters said the bill targets addictive design rather than speech and is intended to preserve safe online connection while limiting harmful features. The measure drew extensive bipartisan support and was still under debate at the end of the transcript.

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• The last thing, just the broadband funding in the bipartisan infrastructure law.
• Support for our bipartisan work on this will be very important.
• They reversed decades of bipartisan policy that promoted our digital exports.
• And you, in a bipartisan way, created that jumpstart. And so I believe it was.
• that bipartisan support for tech hubs, yes or no?

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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• AB 2110 has no opposition and received unanimous bipartisan support.
• This bill has enjoyed unanimous bipartisan support and has no opposition.
• This bill has received bipartisan support, no opposition, and no no votes.
• This bill has received unanimous bipartisan support.
• The bill has received bipartisan support and no no votes.

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• the conversation regarding artificial intelligence and other technology is one that is strongly bipartisan
• </c> these bills that have strong bipartisan these bills that have strong bipartisan authorship<00:02
• ,</c><00:03:09.920><c> and</c> is one that is strongly bipartisan, and is one that is strongly bipartisan
• It's bipartisan.
• you see the bipartisan conversation and legislators<00:19:21.560><c> up</c><00:19:21.720><c> here.

Summary: Senators Erin Maye Quade, Eric Lucero, Liz Boldon, and Chair Ron Latz discussed a package of bipartisan bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence and related technology in Minnesota. The speakers argued that AI can be beneficial but has been rolled out without adequate safeguards, citing concerns about consumer surveillance, insurance claim denials, dynamic pricing, chatbot harms to children, and the use of AI in healthcare utilization review. Maye Quade and Boldon emphasized protecting kids, consumers, and constitutional rights, while Lucero framed the issue as keeping law aligned with rapidly changing technology and protecting individual liberties. A major focus was the “reverse warrant” bill, which would restrict law enforcement from using warrants that start with an unknown suspect and sweep up data from everyone in a location or search terms in a broad area. The senators said such warrants are the opposite of the Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement, though they noted ongoing conversations with the BCA and police chiefs about balancing privacy and public safety. They also discussed a bill to prohibit minors from accessing chatbots, describing chatbots as conversational, addictive, and uniquely harmful to developing brains; Maye Quade cited examples of self-harm, sexual content, and dangerous advice allegedly given to minors. The senators said the package was intentionally heard in Judiciary first so it could be referred to Commerce, and they expressed hope for further hearings there and in the House. Lucero said he did not support all the bills, naming the dynamic pricing bill and the AI utilization review prohibition as measures he had reservations about, while supporting the reverse warrant, disclosure, and minor-access restrictions. The discussion also touched on federal preemption concerns, with the senators saying states are stepping in because federal action has lagged and the harms cross party lines. No formal votes or committee actions were described in the transcript.