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ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Higher Education Institutions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It's really been about understanding how the institution interacts with the public, because the public
- You, as legislators, public policy leaders, as public servants, we've had a great opportunity, if I look
- You know, if you look at Minnesota today, nearly half of our student body here comes from Minnesota,
- The last two themes are public value, trust, and a unified message.
- to the public.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:01.800><c> statutes</c> not codified in Minnesota statutes not codified in Minnesota statutes
- </c><00:11:59.040><c> law</c> timelines listed in Minnesota law timelines listed in Minnesota law this
- </c><00:12:41.880><c> or</c> and service utilization or and service utilization or underutilization<00
- I, I just, I'm, um, I'm thinking out loud and in public, so bear with me, but it seems like in Minnesota
- I, I just, I'm, um, I'm thinking out loud and in public, so bear with me, but it seems like in Minnesota
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the ABS license the state of Minnesota the ABS license the state of Minnesota went<00:26:31.520>
- </c> this model across Greater Minnesota this model across Greater Minnesota replicate<00:42:33.960><
- </c> collaboration with the Min the Minnesota collaboration with the Min the Minnesota State<00:48:35.160
- Paul Public Schools, nine years with Minneapolis Public Schools, and four years in partnership with the
- </c> for their occupation currently Minnesota for their occupation currently Minnesota has<00:58:45.520
Committee:
House Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> happened recently in Minnesota. happened recently in Minnesota.
- </c> something so special about Minnesota. something so special about Minnesota.
- Minnesota can be brave.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- </c> they could sue the state of Minnesota. they could sue the state of Minnesota.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota. It will place greater burdens Minnesota.
- ><c> to</c><00:15:06.959><c> Minnesota</c><00:15:07.440><c> care</c> Minnesota care, access to Minnesota
- Minnesota. And as a member of the Jewish Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- The Minnesota residents, the Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota taxpayers,<01:30:59.760><c> the</c><01:31:
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Judiciary Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We did not include Minnesota in there.
- So if there's comments from the public.
- Public safety is number one, and the policy that follows that should always look at public safety and
- This will increase public safety.
- Any further public comments? Oh, boy.
Committee:
Joint Judiciary Committee
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> Minnesota, future citizens of Minnesota, Minnesota, future citizens of Minnesota, from<00:10:30.280
- > the</c> Minnesota, Minnesota State, and the Minnesota, Minnesota State, and the Minnesota<00:19:20.679
- Minnesota.
- </c> Minnesota children. Minnesota children.
- I'm currently studying public health, public policy, and today I am here to share my story as a Minnesota
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 02/19/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:25.000><c> is</c> to be done to ensure that Minnesota is to be done to ensure that Minnesota
- of Minnesota counties and the<01:19:17.600><c> Minnesota</c><01:19:18.080><c> Intercounty</c><01:19:
- in central Minnesota, the metro, and into southeastern Minnesota.
- </c> serving older adults across Minnesota serving older adults across Minnesota through<01:42:50.159
- </c> it is Ma I'm I'm doing math in public it is Ma I'm I'm doing math in public which<01:49:59.760><
Committees:
Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The Joint Commission, of course, accredits hospitals.
- We'll move on to public testimony. There's appearance cards. Vance Ayrins, I'm sorry.
- To do so, OPAGA utilized information and data from state and federal entities...
- Minnesota allots no more than one board member per congressional district.
- For example, in Kansas, Minnesota, and New York, statutes specify which professional associations are
Committee:
Senate Health Policy
Summary:
The Senate Health Policy Committee heard and advanced several health-related bills focused largely on drowning prevention, surgical smoke, human trafficking training, and chiropractic patient funds. SB 428 would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7; the sponsor and supporters from Nemours and the YMCA emphasized Florida’s high child drowning rates and argued that swim lessons reduce risk and should be more widely accessible. Senator Harrell noted the need to revisit funding levels as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee also considered SB 606, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum education provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and home birth providers. A mother who lost her daughter to drowning testified in support, describing the bill as an early opportunity to educate parents. An amendment removed home birth providers from the compliance-proof requirement, and the bill was adopted as amended and reported favorably as a committee substitute.
SB 162 would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively inexpensive and already used in many facilities, while several senators raised concerns about the lack of supporting data, possible burdens on rural and smaller facilities, and whether the mandate should be narrower. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably, with the sponsor saying more data would be provided later. The committee also approved SB 340, requiring a two-hour human trafficking course for nursing students before licensure, after amending it to make the requirement apply to students rather than nursing programs. Finally, SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull for Senator Martin, removed the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; the Florida Chiropractic Society supported the change, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee also received an OPAGA presentation reviewing Florida’s health care practitioner regulation system and comparing board oversight, rulemaking, funding, appointments, and term-limit models in other states.
MN
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- </c> nationally and um Minnesota nationally and um Minnesota you<00:20:12.799><c> know</c><00:20:13.039
- <00:20:31.520><c> a</c><00:20:31.840><c> tool</c> utilizing a tool utilizing a tool um<00:20:33.520><
- ,</c> you know, gosh, in greater Minnesota, you know, gosh, in greater Minnesota, they<00:46:19.839><
- </c> the presentation from the Minnesota the presentation from the Minnesota Department<01:02:50.160>
- ,</c> the rest of the state of Minnesota, the rest of the state of Minnesota, chapter<01:20:58.159><c
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Apr 22nd, 2026
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The public doesn't see that." "We can see that as the filing office; the public doesn't see that.
- So we'll go to Appendix D, the public survey. As you know, the RFP requested input from the public.
- And I think it's an opportunity to educate the public, to use this document to educate the public about
- And I think it's an opportunity to educate the public, to use this document to educate the public about
- there's a beef commission.
Summary:
The Legislative Arrangements and Procedure Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up several follow-up items related to legislative security, public records, and the impacts of term limits. The Secretary of State’s office presented draft language to make legislators’ and candidates’ residential addresses confidential in public records, with discussion of who would be covered, how the protection would work, and whether it should expire when a candidate’s term ends. Members raised concerns about unintended consequences, transparency, and whether the public should still be able to see enough information to evaluate residency requirements. Rather than act immediately, the committee set the draft aside for a future meeting and asked for an amendment reflecting the Secretary of State’s suggested changes.
The committee also reviewed a security best-practices memo and NCSL materials on capitol security. The memo encouraged legislators to be aware of their surroundings, avoid real-time vacation posting, vary routines, report threats, and follow security alerts. Members discussed a recent incident and the need to improve alert distribution and update contact information so legislators and staff receive notices consistently. The Secretary of State and committee members noted that the alert system may need refinement, including a separate legislative notification channel.
The bulk of the meeting was devoted to Garrity Consulting’s final report on how to mitigate the effects of legislative term limits. The consultants summarized interviews, surveys, and focus groups with legislators, the public, and stakeholders, identifying major themes such as loss of institutional knowledge, leadership turnover, staffing pressures, and the need for stronger onboarding and training. Recommendations included considering annual sessions or shifting biennial sessions to even-numbered years, restructuring organizational session, making interim committees more consistent with regular committees, adding office hours, formalizing mentorship and leadership succession planning, expanding staff and professional development resources, creating public-facing educational tools, and improving communication and virtual testimony options. Members generally appreciated the report and its phased implementation roadmap, while also debating the practicality of some recommendations and the tension between making service more demanding and keeping the legislature accessible to new candidates.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome, folks in the public.
- Um, these these greater Minnesota.
- I mean, I brought a bill to this committee last week for a Greater Minnesota Public Television that we
- c> we</c> Minnesota Public Television that we Minnesota Public Television that we couldn't<00:25:00.400
- </c> of homeowners here in Minnesota. of homeowners here in Minnesota.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 05/05/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have talked about the waiting period for public safety in this commission for years.
- But it does utilize money that was available to the commission um and revised to be able to uh attempt
- and</c><00:54:15.599><c> you</c><00:54:15.839><c> have</c> public safety in Minnesota and you have public
- In all seriousness, when I came in the legislature, um, I have parents who both were in Minnesota public
- In all seriousness, when I came in the legislature, um, I have parents who both were in Minnesota public
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Because we have some problem getting the public to accept anything now.
- outside of the facility, but generally the public that would be living around these... ...the public
- So where in this schematic are there concerns regarding public health, public safety?
- There's also, yeah, you can look this up—this is public.
- So we go out and work with utilities.
Summary:
The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI.
David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies.
Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/12/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the agent general of the Minnesota the agent general of the Minnesota National<00:07:35.759><c>
- As many of our interagency partnerships, we partner with the Department of Public Safety, the Minnesota
- Safety uh the Department of Public Safety uh the Minnesota<00:13:43.399><c> Department</c><00:13:43.760
- veterans all across Minnesota.
- </c><01:24:31.760><c> for</c> Minnesota GI bill can be utilized for Minnesota GI bill can be utilized
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- in Minnesota public schools.
- </c> children in Minnesota public schools. children in Minnesota public schools.
- Minnesota has already invested time, expertise, and public input in developing them.
- Minnesota has already invested time, expertise, and public input in developing them.
- expertise, and public input in expertise, and public input in developing<01:25:27.440><c> them.
Committee:
House Education Policy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 17th, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- Property taxes, insurance, utilities, and maintenance all go up.
- Paul, Minnesota, and Montgomery County, Maryland.
- So we're going to go into our public testimony.
- So we're going to go into our public testimony.
- How many classrooms in our public schools get disrupted?
Bills:
H5008
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> used chemical in the state of Minnesota. used chemical in the state of Minnesota.
- </c> of parakquot in the state of Minnesota. of parakquot in the state of Minnesota.
- </c> banned paraquat in Minnesota previously. banned paraquat in Minnesota previously.
- </c> Minnesota lakes and rivers. Minnesota lakes and rivers.
- </c> Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:55.360><c> um</c> Farm just outside of zota Minnesota um Farm just outside of zota Minnesota
- Thanks, Representative. commission and this is one of the commission and this is one of the cleanest<
- </c> Deputy Commissioner at the Minnesota Deputy Commissioner at the Minnesota Department<00:25:50.320
- </c> like rent and lease Fuel and utilities like rent and lease Fuel and utilities and<00:27:14.320><
- </c> throughout especially Greater Minnesota throughout especially Greater Minnesota and<01:02:01.240
Bills:
HF1063
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- of Minneapolis, and Minnesota Vikings, the MSFA, as a political subdivision of the state of Minnesota
- Bank Stadium as a Minnesota asset, enhance public safety, preserve community access, and complete the
- Stadium as a Minnesota asset, enhance Stadium as a Minnesota asset, enhance public<00:09:33.080><c> safety
- Uh I and my Minnesota Vikings.
- </c> Minnesota. Thank you. Um, thank you, Mr. Minnesota. Thank you. Um, thank you, Mr.
Committee:
Senate Taxes