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• It would strike out subdivision 1A in its entirety and insert a new subdivision 1A: Protections for neurological
• Means because some provisions of the bill affected the revenues of the state or its political subdivisions
• :17:53.280> or<02:17:53.440> its<02:17:53.559> political<02:17:54.000> subdivisions
• state or its political subdivisions. state or its political subdivisions.
• Our first instance of amendment strikes subdivision A3 of the bill that would have allowed the financial

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House resumed consideration of H.606 on firearm procedures and first took up Section 3 and its effective dates. A member from Northfield spoke at length in support, arguing the provision is narrowly tailored, based on actual dangerousness rather than mental illness alone, and is more limited than federal law because it applies only to specific court findings and is temporary, with rights restorable upon recovery. The House then approved Section 3 and its effective dates, approved the remainder of the Judiciary Committee report, and ordered third reading. The chamber then moved through third readings and passed H.385 on remedies and protections for victims of coerced debt, H.556 on exceptions to the state minimum wage, H.559 on the parole board, H.723 on posting of land, and H.757 on manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives. On H.814, relating to neurological rights and AI in health and human services, the House adopted an amendment offered by the member from Burlington that required the advisory council to include proposed definitions for neurotechnology, artificial intelligence, and related terms in its report; the House Health Care Committee reported the amendment favorable 11-0-0, and the bill then passed. H.816, regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of mental health services, also passed, as did H.927, technical corrections for the 2026 session. The House then took up H.930 on chronic absenteeism. The committee member from Manchester described the bill as an AOE proposal responding to high post-pandemic absenteeism rates and their impact on learning, and outlined provisions adding definitions, updating compulsory attendance language, requiring a state model policy, strengthening notification and truancy procedures, and preserving existing penalties. The member said the Education Committee heard from a wide range of education and child welfare witnesses and passed the bill 11-0. After a brief clarification on the absences section, the House proceeded toward third reading of H.930.

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• Um, the other thing I was going to ask you about is the statute 126C.05, subdivision 11.
• Notwithstanding subdivision 8, cases when school is in session, but pupils are prevented from attending
• Notwithstanding subdivision<00:45:33.280> 8<00:45:33.599> cases<00:45:33.920> when
• school is in subdivision 8 cases when school is in session,<00:45:35.280> but<00:45:35.599>
• Minnesota State Statute 128.22, subdivision 13. >> Thank you. >> Um, there's three of them. >> Great.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the dark blue line on the bottom is for the employees of political subdivisions.
• it last week, but we got our actuary report last night, and that impact would be for political subdivisions
• <01:46:48.639> of subdivisions of subdivisions of 1.34%<01:46:51.520> increase<01:46:51.760
• Um, that's political subdivisions. It's the same for the state in this case.
• Um that's that's political subdivisions. Um that's that's political subdivisions.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We are amending the exact same subdivision.
• We are amending the exact same subdivision.
• We are amending the exact same subdivision.
• We are amending the exact same subdivision.
• We are amending the exact same subdivision.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• At this time, the support for elections critical infrastructure was moved to CISA, which is a subdivision
• So, when I prepared this report, I copied and pasted from 5.03, subdivision 5, and there's 12 listed
• <00:59:48.359> 5 5305 subdivision 5 5305 subdivision 5 um<00:59:51.280> and<00:59:51.400
• It's in subdivision 19a in that same statute. Mr.
• defined yes it is it's in subdivision defined yes it is it's in subdivision 19a<01:32:33.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You probably already did a subdivision, right?
• to Representative Dumont’s point, I think most planning boards that are sane, when you go into a subdivision
• <00:21:06.679> roads<00:21:07.320> and<00:21:07.559> most<00:21:08.400> subdivision
• <00:21:09.000> or private roads and most subdivision or private roads and most subdivision
• > new Frontage on private roads for for uh new Frontage on private roads for for uh new subdivisions

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Subdivision one of the law already allows for warrantless drone usage in a situation where there's an
• And that language in subdivision that.
• And that language in subdivision one<00:29:45.360> was<00:29:45.760> the<00:29:45.880><
• So, my question is that subdivision one already says that police can use this in an emergency situation
• A hypothetical would be a 10- or 12-year-old child in a farm So, my question is that subdivision one

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It says it changes the language to refer to a state agency or political subdivision.
• to the bill helped verify each of those changes to ensure that it is a state agency or political subdivision
• to the bill helped verify each of those changes to ensure that it is a state agency or political subdivision
• to the bill helped verify each of those changes to ensure that it is a state agency or political subdivision
• state agency or political subdivision state agency or political subdivision that<01:30:59.000>

Bills: HF10

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, 1183, house

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• And so we passed, if I can draw everyone's attention to the back page, page two, subdivision three, on
• And so we passed, if I can draw everyone's attention to the back page, page two, subdivision three, on
• And so we passed, if I can draw everyone's attention to the back page, page two, subdivision three, on
• And so we passed, if I can draw everyone's attention to the back page, page two, subdivision three, on
• Everyone's attention to the back page, page two, subdivision three, on project cost.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of a 20-foot-wide road that’s only supposed to serve 25 dwellings, according to the city’s own subdivision
• of a 20-foot-wide road that’s only supposed to serve 25 dwellings, according to the city’s own subdivision
• of a 20-foot-wide road that’s only supposed to serve 25 dwellings, according to the city’s own subdivision
• of a 20-foot-wide road that’s only supposed to serve 25 dwellings, according to the city’s own subdivision
• <00:42:46.160> Street to the city's own subdivision Street to the city's own subdivision Street

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 707, which would create a state income tax deduction for contributions to Hawaii 529 college savings accounts and conform state law to federal changes allowing 529 funds to be used for K-12 expenses. The Department of Taxation said it could administer the bill as written. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the measure but asked that ABLE accounts be included and that the program title be changed; the Department of Taxation indicated the title issue could be a problem because the bill’s expanded purpose may not fit the current program name. No vote was taken. The committee then heard House Bill 617, which would fund a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges. UH Community Colleges supported the bill, and Maui nursing staff testified that faculty recruitment is challenging but manageable, clinical placements are available, and the campus already has a statewide RN-to-BSN pathway; they said the new program would create two tracks, including a four-year BSN option. Members also heard support from several organizations, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, nursing groups, and health care associations. No action was taken. Next were several UH-related measures. HB 718 would fund faculty and staff positions at the John A. Burns School of Medicine; the dean and other supporters testified in favor. HB 1279 would create a medical education liaison position tied to Project ECHO; the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns about statewide concern and grant standards, while an individual witness supported the concept but suggested the bill should focus on liaison/support functions rather than program administration. HB 1169 would consolidate conference center revolving funds, and HB 1168 would authorize up to $800 million in UH revenue bonds; UH’s CFO said both were procedural/housekeeping measures and supported them. On HB 1168, members questioned debt service, possible uses, and whether deferred maintenance would be included; the CFO estimated annual debt service could be about $33 million to $41 million at current rates, said likely uses could include student housing and research facilities, and said deferred maintenance was not the current strategy. The CFO also explained that revenue bonds require both legislative authorization and a Board of Regents resolution approving the project and amount. Finally, the committee heard HB 548, which would authorize revenue bonds and appropriations to acquire the St. Francis School campus for UH Mānoa. UH supported the bill but noted the property is privately owned and not known to be for sale. A supporter described the site as a unique 11-acre parcel contiguous to the main campus and urged the committee to seize the opportunity for future generations. No vote or final action was taken on the bills in the transcript.

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• lots, um, on I'm going to put in 20 nine-acre parcels, house lots, year three I go in, I put in my subdivision
• lots, um, on I'm going to put in 20 nine-acre parcels, house lots, year three I go in, I put in my subdivision
• 01:01:37.720> my Lots year three I go in I put in my Lots year three I go in I put in my subdivision
• 39.880> I<01:01:40.000> say<01:01:40.440> okay<01:01:41.000> here's subdivision
• plan and I say okay here's subdivision plan and I say okay here's my<01:01:41.520> plan<01:01

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So it's subdivision F. It takes out some important language here.
• basically a qualified data center or qualified refurbished data center may claim the exemption in the subdivision
• So it's subdivision F. It takes out some important language here.
• not extending the sunset from 2042 to 2062, but extending the sunset to 2100. uh F whatever it is subdivision
• F. uh F whatever it is subdivision F.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• amendment talks about how they may be able to provide data on a rolling basis to a person under the subdivision
• amendment talks about how they may be able to provide data on a rolling basis to a person under the subdivision
• amendment talks about how they may be able to provide data on a rolling basis to a person under the subdivision
• Don't— hey, let's not put mandates, but what you can do is a rider because under chapter 1373, subdivision
• 4, Because under Chapter 1373, subdivision 4, the Department of Administration, which is responsible

Keywords: 1183, house

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• does and I get through the definitions and all that, and where the enactment, but then we get to subdivision
• And so, for the record, I just want to be really clear that subdivision two of this bill does pretty
• :47:06.000> really<00:47:06.240> clear<00:47:06.400> that<00:47:06.560> subdivision
• want to be really clear that subdivision want to be really clear that subdivision two<00:47:07.440

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Only the agency who employs them or the subdivision who they work for, who knowingly violates SAPA, could
• Only the agency who employs them or the subdivision who they work for, who knowingly violates SAPA, could
• Only the agency who employs them or the<00:07:06.800> subdivision<00:07:07.440> who<00:
• 07.680> they<00:07:07.919> work<00:07:08.080> for<00:07:08.400> who the subdivision
• who they work for who the subdivision who they work for who knowingly<00:07:09.120> violates<

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• Greggor Ilagan, Black Sand's Beach subdivision, Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision, Hawaiian Beaches,
• 00:24:14.559> Beach K Gregor iligan black Sand's Beach K Gregor iligan black Sand's Beach subdivision
• <00:24:15.919> Hawaiian<00:24:16.440> Paradise<00:24:16.960> Park subdivision Hawaiian
• Paradise Park subdivision Hawaiian Paradise Park Hawaiian<00:24:18.279> beaches<00:24:19.720>

Keywords: House Agenda:, 910, house, all

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• Institute to set a prescription of actions related to zoning restrictions, building restrictions, and subdivision
• Institute to set a prescription of actions related to zoning restrictions, building restrictions, and subdivision
• Madam Clerk, House Bill 692 by Representative Broussard provides relative to local governmental subdivision
• House Bill 692 by Representative Broussard provides relative to local governmental subdivision agreements

Bills: SCR59, SCR70, HR275, HR279, HR282, HR289, HR307, HCR112, SCR61, SCR62, SCR64, SB121, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HCR117, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, SCR65, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB159, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1126, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1235, HB1249, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, SB441, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB463, HB998, SB197, SB268, SB123, SB276, SB326, SB80, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB479, HB74, HB119, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1117, HB1236, SB42, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Major Richard Star Act, veterans, military retirement, disability compensation, VA benefits, combat-wounded, medically retired, military retirees, service members, veterans benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, concurrent receipt, retirement offset, combat-related disability, bipartisan support, memorial resolution, Congressional memorial, Louisiana delegation, Richard Star

Summary: The House convened with a quorum and opened with prayer by Archbishop Checchio, the pledge, and the national anthem. Members also used personal privilege to recognize visiting officials, university leaders, grocers, Governor’s Fellows, and several special guests and honorees, including Grambling State University for its 125th anniversary, Tiger Athletics, and the Tiger Marching Band, as well as CASA volunteers and advocates. The chamber adopted a number of ceremonial resolutions and made several conference committee appointments and committee discharge motions. The floor then took up a series of Senate and House resolutions, many of which were adopted without objection or after brief debate. These included resolutions creating or studying task forces on topics such as homeowner catastrophe claims and insurance-related litigation, the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, informed consent laws, fiscal note procedures, K-12 student success pathways, and military funding alignment. Members also adopted resolutions on domestic violence protective-order access, flood risk mapping, seismic activity in North Louisiana, illegal dumping enforcement, toll signage and customer service, and other local or commemorative matters. Several Senate resolutions were temporarily returned to the calendar, while others were adopted by recorded vote, including SCR 29, SCR 33, SCR 37, SCR 63, SCR 30, SCR 65, and SCR 40. The House then considered Senate Bill 259, which authorizes an online application process for civil protection orders and restraining orders for domestic violence victims; it passed 93-0. Senate Bill 312, dealing with public-sector labor organizations and dues/withdrawal procedures, prompted extended debate focused on whether the bill unfairly singled out teachers’ unions and whether teachers already have the ability to opt out; the bill ultimately passed 60-38. Senate Bill 348, allowing the City of St. George to contract for administrative assistance in motor-vehicle crash response, passed 84-9 after questions about citations, reports, and the role of third parties. Senate Bill 485, concerning St. George’s municipal fiscal authority and insurance premium taxes, passed 91-0 after an amendment removed new public facility charge authority. The House also debated Senate Bill 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal from 12 to 10 based on a workload and population study by the National Center for State Courts. Supporters cited the circuit’s smaller population and lower per-judge workload, while questions focused on the study’s publication and whether it actually recommended a reduction. The transcript ends during that debate, before final disposition is shown.

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• What it sounds like in your case, like most subdivisions, you'll have a utility servitude, either in
• When a parish opts in, the parish or a local subdivision within it runs a competitive process to select
• I know it says in here political subdivisions, so we're going to have unelected bodies giving out no-bid
• But once they turn it over to these political subdivisions, then that's the unelected body.

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and the chair noting it was the committee’s last meeting of the session. The committee first considered Senate Bill 254, which would prohibit certain excess debit card surcharges and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General. After adopting technical amendments and a committee amendment requiring written notice before a private right of action, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then took up Senate Bill 80 on broadband administration fees and GUMBO program closeout. Members questioned the proposed increase in administrative and contractor fees, the timing of project completion, and how withheld reimbursements would work for utility damage. After adopting several amendments, including cleanup language and a provision to restore the reimbursement process, the bill was reported favorably as amended, though the Louisiana Telecommunications Association voiced concerns about the withholding language and lack of a clearer fault-determination process. The committee next considered Senate Bill 469, updating the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. Technical amendments were adopted, along with amendments clarifying that the bill’s 30-day notice to utility owner-operators is separate from existing GUMBO notice requirements and creating a rapid dispute-resolution process involving the Office of Broadband, the utility operator, and the local governing authority. Testimony from broadband and municipal stakeholders emphasized the need for quicker responses to excavation damage and better enforcement, while some witnesses raised concerns about the late amendment and the need for clearer recourse and standards. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 468, dealing with fuel rewards programs and fuel discount limits, was also amended to allow such discounts while capping them at $1 below the advertised price; it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 131, concerning attorney’s fees and costs in professional licensing disciplinary proceedings, drew testimony from a cosmetology board representative and the Pelican Institute. Supporters argued the bill would curb incentives for boards to generate revenue through enforcement and give licensees a fairer opportunity to resolve cases; board testimony noted that some boards already have fee caps and that enforcement actions are relatively limited. After adopting an amendment clarifying when a licensee is the prevailing party, the bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 251 on critical infrastructure protection also received technical amendments and several substantive changes, including adding ports and airports to the definition of critical infrastructure, clarifying “significant access,” adding a knowledge requirement, and adjusting exemptions and enforcement timing; it was reported favorably as amended after testimony from State Armor representatives about foreign adversary threats. Finally, House Resolution 253 was introduced to create a task force to study how post-2005 building code additions and inspection requirements affect residential construction costs, with the sponsor explaining the goal was to gather industry input and return recommendations next session.

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• Louis County, if a municipality or political subdivision can't find or get in contact with the LLC or
• they would have to register with the county clerk a real person that municipalities and political subdivisions
• Louis County, if a municipality or political subdivision can't find or get in contact with the LLC or
• they would have to register with the county clerk a real person that municipalities and political subdivisions

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal for the prior day by a vote of 118-1. The rest of the session was dominated by points of personal privilege, including farewell remarks from several outgoing members. Those speeches focused on service, family, staff, veterans, law enforcement, integrity, and concerns about lobbyist influence, with members also thanking legislative assistants and recognizing guests and family members in the chamber. The chamber then took up several bills. Senate Bill 1019, dealing with hospital finance and investment authority, was amended to align workplace violence, telehealth, prior authorization, physician licensure, and Lyme disease language, then passed 110-31. Senate Bill 1572, a pensions bill affecting police retirement, MOSERS, EMPERS, and related board provisions, drew extended debate over how to handle retirement overpayments; amendments were adopted to address technical and policy issues, and the bill passed 129-14. Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1196, concerning workforce diploma programs, Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grants, workforce Pell Grants, higher education funding, and university board residency rules, was amended and passed 115-20, but its emergency clause failed 2-132. The House also granted further conference on Senate Bill 1020. Committee reports were read on several other measures, including bills recommended to pass by Fiscal Review. Later, the House began considering Senate amendments to House Bill 2508, an LLC-related bill involving certificates of good standing, court dissolution of LLCs in limited circumstances, and a St. Louis County property-management affidavit process for repeated ordinance violations.

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• It says the, you know, and the probably most relevant language is just the new subdivision 1K.
• language is just probably most relevant language is just the<00:10:07.920> new<00:10:08.160> subdivision
• <00:10:09.080> It<00:10:09.200> says<00:10:09.360> the the new subdivision 1K
• It says the the new subdivision 1K.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3683, which would require the state budget forecast to estimate the budgetary impacts of fraud committed against state programs. Chair Nash argued that fraud has real fiscal effects on the state, that those costs should be quantified in the forecast much like inflation was previously incorporated, and that doing so would help lawmakers understand the true cost of money lost to fraud. He also said the bill was intended to give MMB direction to develop a way to forecast fraud’s impact and that the issue should be treated as part of the state’s fiscal outlook. Deputy Commissioner Anna Mingy of Minnesota Management and Budget testified in opposition to the bill’s approach, saying fraud is unacceptable and MMB is committed to combating it, but that the twice-a-year forecast is not the right tool for this analysis. She said forecasts are forward-looking budget tools based on projected revenues and spending, while fraud analysis is retrospective and involves legal definitions and processes. She also warned that requiring MMB to consult with legislative chairs on fraud estimates before public release could politicize the forecast and would be a departure from current practice. Members raised concerns about how fraud would be defined and quantified, whether the bill would cover known or potential fraud, and whether it would duplicate existing budget adjustments. Chair Nash responded that the bill was modeled on prior inflation-forecast language and said fraud’s fiscal impact should be estimated even if the exact number is debated. Other members questioned whether the proposal would add value or create subjective numbers, while supporters said audits and program integrity data provide a basis for estimating a range. Deputy Commissioner Mingy also answered questions about bond ratings, saying Minnesota maintained its AAA rating and that rating agencies focus on governance and long-term obligations, not specific fraud estimates. She later said the administration’s anti-fraud package includes permanent bans on state contracts and grants for individuals convicted of fraud. The discussion ended without a recorded vote or final action in the excerpt.