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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tran Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08
Transportation Finance and Policy
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- For instance, Minnesota 55 in Big Bill—clearly, you know, your geography is not a town in Minnesota,
- For instance, Minnesota 55 in Big Bill—clearly, you know, your geography is not a town in Minnesota,
- For instance, Minnesota 55 in Big Bill—clearly, you know, your geography is not a town in Minnesota,
- Minnesota also leads in recycling, as Mr.
- Minnesota also leads in recycling, as Mr.
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and Because of Minnesota winters and Because of Minnesota winters and periodic<00:10:18.360> - <00:11:21.280>
School State Patrol and the Minnesota School State Patrol and the Minnesota - Hockey of Minnesota for the year.
- He has 52 Minnesota for the year.
- today for the Minnesota School Board Association and Minnesota Association of School Administrators
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislation proposes centralized certified payroll reporting portal 4/9/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota would not be alone in taking this step.
- Minnesota would not be alone in taking this<00:03:07.519>
step. - I represent the Minnesota Intercount Association.
- Uh, the Minnesota chapter, the National Association of Minority Contractors, Minnesota Minority Goods
- Uh, the Minnesota chapter, the National Association of Minority Contractors, Minnesota Minority Goods
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Balancing the Budget – Majority Leader Erin Murphy Jun 16th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- And let me of the people of Minnesota.
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Care Caucus pass its repeal of Minnesota Care Caucus pass its repeal of Minnesota - commitment to the people of Minnesota. commitment to the people of Minnesota.
- And we're going to continue to do that important work for the people of Minnesota because here in Minnesota
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I'm serve the people of Minnesota. I'm serve the people of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/13/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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statehood, these 168 years of Minnesota statehood, these 168 years of Minnesota - <00:08:32.000>
These Minnesota what it is today. These Minnesota what it is today. - together make Minnesota what it is. together make Minnesota what it is.
- Revenue and the Minnesota Tax Court. Revenue and the Minnesota Tax Court.
- dulylicicensed Minnesota peace officer. dulylicicensed Minnesota peace officer.
Summary:
The Senate opened under call, received a prayer and pledge, and then proceeded through routine business including roll call, quorum, and messages from the House. The chamber concurred in House amendments to Senate File 3210, a human rights bill concerning disability accommodations, and then passed the bill on final passage by a vote of 42-22. The Senate also received several House messages on conference committees and returned bills, including SF 4476, SF 4612, and SF 4760, and agreed to conference committees on House File 3426 (Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund appropriations) and House File 4252 (higher education student aid reporting). The Senate adopted committee reports and moved several bills through second reading and introduction stages.
In motions and resolutions, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 86, which governs Senate business during the interim between sessions; the sponsor explained that most changes were cleanup and modernization, with one substantive change allowing the Secretary of the Senate to appoint someone to fill a vacancy in an elected officer position for the remainder of the interim. The resolution passed 57-0. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 87, commemorating deceased senators Bruce Anderson, Carrie Dietick, Alice Johnson, Bob Kurlin, Don Samuelson, James Yuland, and Ray Vander, followed by a moment of silence.
The Senate then took up confirmations of three Minnesota Tax Court judges: Jane Bowman, Bradford Deopena, and Beverly Luther Quest. Supporters cited their combined public- and private-sector tax law experience, and the appointments were confirmed. Later, the chamber designated special orders and debated Senate File 3891, which would allow eggs to be donated up to 30 days past their quality assurance date to food shelves; supporters emphasized food insecurity, food waste reduction, and the bill’s support from food shelves and retailers. The bill passed 65-0. The Senate also considered House File 4240 on election administration, adopting an amendment that replaced House language with Senate language, including polling-place requirements for certain school district elections, a ban on candidates betting on their own elections, and an effective date for Three Rivers Park District reporting; the bill then passed 36-28. The chamber then began consideration of House File 4239, another elections-related bill, taking it from the table and offering an A5 amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
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- Protects labor laws, and Minnesota can be the leader, but it's not just Minnesota.
- I'm a farmer from Kennedy, Minnesota.
- Minnesota Land and Liberty is active in 55 counties across Minnesota.
- No, Minnesota does not. Minnesota is subjecting landowners to impacts that are not workable.
- I am a resident of Kennedy, Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Jobs, Labor and Economic Development - 05/22/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 2438 - Transportation Omnibus - 05/09/25
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- Minnesota Deputy Registars Association. Minnesota Deputy Registars Association.
- My name is MJ Carpio, executive director of Move Minnesota and Move Minnesota Action.
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and executive director of Move Minnesota and executive director of Move Minnesota - Uh for for the Move Minnesota Action.
- , as a member of all aboard Minnesota, as a member of all aboard Minnesota, which<00:58:02.880>
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- And I'm going to go ahead and Minnesota.
- speak today on behalf of the Minnesota speak today on behalf of the Minnesota nurses.<00:02:50.000
- Minnesota has very good health care.
- Minnesota has very good health care.
- use of technology is not how Minnesota use of technology is not how Minnesota became<00:36:25.359
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/24/25
Jobs and Economic Development
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- Minnesota Sexual Assault Task Force. And Minnesota Sexual Assault Task Force.
- in Minnesota.
- is based in Minnesota.
- including Minnesota Cup, Carlson Family Foundation, Walleye Tank, Minnesota DEED, their Launch Minnesota
- Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers.
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- 2024 this is reflected here in Minnesota 2024 this is reflected here in Minnesota also<00:03:07.720
- it uh since then in the 1990s Minnesota it uh since then in the 1990s Minnesota population<00:05
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has demographic so just as Minnesota has demographic so just as Minnesota has - Can you specifically address how corporate dollars are influencing Minnesota candidates here in Minnesota
- people are aware here is Minnesota people are aware here is Minnesota statute<00:43:53.280>
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Taxes Bill - Part 1 - 05/22/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- But the a refundable Minnesota. Fine.
- Not in terms of a sitcom, but in terms of Minnesota agriculture and in terms of the reality of Minnesota
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Uh, industry in northern Minnesota. Uh, industry in northern Minnesota. - Minnesota. It's beautiful. I love it. Minnesota. It's beautiful. I love it.
- Got a lot of northern Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House judiciary committee hears HF768 2/20/25
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- overreach by barring the Minnesota overreach by barring the Minnesota Department<00:04:00.280>
- I was on the board of the ACLU of Minnesota for a while. I’m also a free speech purist.
- individual governed by the Minnesota individual governed by the Minnesota Government<00:24:47.279
- on the board of the ACLU of Minnesota on the board of the ACLU of Minnesota for<00:25:34.240>
- It's not Minnesota.
Summary:
House File 768, sponsored by Vice Chair Hudson, was heard with an author’s amendment (A4) adopted to remove a technical section and put the bill in the intended form. Hudson described the bill as a response to concerns about government monitoring of protected speech, saying it would bar the Minnesota Department of Human Rights from creating or maintaining a database of constitutionally protected speech while preserving the department’s ability to investigate actual discrimination, harassment, threats, or illegal conduct. He emphasized First Amendment protections and argued the state should not track speech simply because it is controversial or unpopular.
The main testimony in support came from Ran Lee of Americans for Prosperity, who echoed the free-speech concerns and said databases of bias incidents can capture lawful speech and create a chilling effect. Representative Rest said she generally supported the free-speech goal but wanted to preserve the Department of Human Rights’ ability to produce biennial reports and analyze de-identified trend data on civil rights incidents, including emerging threats or hateful rhetoric, so lawmakers can respond to patterns without recording individuals’ protected speech. Representative Curran raised concerns that speech trends can relate to public safety and argued that attacks on human rights often begin as speech.
Hudson responded that the Department of Human Rights is not a law enforcement agency and that the bill would not impede criminal investigations. He argued that trying to monitor “trends in thought” would be constitutionally problematic and produce unreliable data, and he distinguished protected speech from criminal conduct. Representative Feist said the department’s existing report already uses aggregate, non-investigative data and suggested there may be room to refine the bill’s language. The bill was laid over for further consideration, with Hudson indicating he was open to continued discussion and possible language changes.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to adjourn sine die 3/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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students real dollars to Minnesota students real dollars to Minnesota students - <00:03:39.160>
Democrats but the governor and Minnesota Democrats but the governor and Minnesota - And it's not just here in Minnesota.
- The And it's not just here in Minnesota.
- And we fraud in the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 24th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- The people of Minnesota.
- Just imagine what we're still missing in Minnesota agriculture.
- I'm proud to be from Minnesota, proud to be a farmer here in Minnesota.
- Minnesota ranks in the top 10 nationally in more than 20 agricultural products.
- We support over 10% of all the jobs in Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Lowering the High Cost of Healthcare | Senator Matt Klein May 1st, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- Here in Minnesota, a couple themselves.
- It is a Minnesota uh those doors.
- We have good medical resources here in Minnesota with the University of Minnesota and with Mayo Clinic
- And we're going to try to set that up in Minnesota.
- to set that up in Minnesota. to set that up in Minnesota.
Summary:
The discussion focused on healthcare affordability in Minnesota and several related bills the senator said he is advancing this session. He described rising costs for Medicare beneficiaries, individual market purchasers, and hospitals, warning that federal changes to premium tax credits and Medicaid funding would worsen access and financial strain across the state. He said his goal is a comprehensive response to protect access to care, especially for safety-net and rural providers.
A major topic was Senate File 3769 on the 340B drug pricing program. The senator said the bill would empower the attorney general to enforce federal 340B requirements after pharmaceutical companies allegedly failed to provide discounted drugs to safety-net hospitals such as Hennepin County Medical Center and North Memorial. He said the measure passed both chambers with bipartisan support, after a nearly two-hour floor debate and significant lobbying by drug კომპანიies, and argued it could have an immediate effect by restoring hospital revenue and lowering medication costs for patients. He also said 340B is part of a broader effort to stabilize HCMC and other struggling hospitals.
The senator also discussed Senate File 3859, which would create a Minnesota vaccine advisory council to provide science-based recommendations after he said the federal advisory process had been undermined. He emphasized that the proposal would not require vaccinations, but would help counter misinformation and require insurance coverage for recommended vaccines. In addition, he supported Senate File 3650, a bipartisan bill to ban direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising, arguing that such ads raise costs and can steer patients away from appropriate medical advice. No additional votes or committee actions were taken in the interview itself beyond the senator’s description of the 340B bill’s passage.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/15/26
Health and Human Services
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- Minnesota Care. Minnesota Care.
- Article 8 are changes to the Minnesota Article 8 are changes to the Minnesota African<00:41:11.760
- We appreciate efforts to align Minnesota We appreciate efforts to align Minnesota statute<01:13:
- If Minnesota does not act now, counties If Minnesota does not act now, counties would<01:15:17.160>
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the a major opportunity for Minnesota the a major opportunity for Minnesota - <01:44:18.520>
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/26/26
State and Local Government
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- We're in a housing crisis in Minnesota. We're in a housing crisis in Minnesota.
- issue in the state of Minnesota. issue in the state of Minnesota.
- Minnesota towards surrounding states. Minnesota towards surrounding states.
- Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 4/2/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
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Chamber Brian Cook uh from the Minnesota Chamber Brian Cook uh from the Minnesota - by the Coalition of Greater Minnesota by the Coalition of Greater Minnesota cities<00:27:14.039>
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law important that we put this Minnesota law important that we put this Minnesota - uh when uh we're talking about Minnesota uh when uh we're talking about Minnesota voters<01:11:04.600
- million 36 million came into Minnesota million 36 million came into Minnesota from<01:14:33.520>
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: DFL Finance Committee Members Address Federal Cuts to State Budget - 02/27/25
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- But more importantly, in my experience with the people of Minnesota, they have never supported hurting
- But more importantly, in my experience with the people of Minnesota, they have never supported hurting
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they <00:02:26.160>have with the people of Minnesota they have with - economists for the state of Minnesota economists for the state of Minnesota are<00:04:19.040>
- So, uh, we are going to propose our own budget in the Minnesota Senate.