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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/28/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
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- school boards across Minnesota. school boards across Minnesota.
- the uh Education Minnesota. the uh Education Minnesota.
- if Minnesota if if Education Minnesota if Minnesota if if Education Minnesota is<01:50:33.960>
- here in Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/25/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ro. Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ro.
- agencies in the state of Minnesota. agencies in the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce committee approves bill to eliminate prohibition of cadmium in some products 3/5/25
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and purchase in the state of Minnesota and purchase in the state of Minnesota - continues in the state of Minnesota continues in the state of Minnesota we're<00:02:26.040>
the - I'm assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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with impact on the state of Minnesota with impact on the state of Minnesota
Summary:
The committee took up House File 737, which would amend Minnesota’s lead- and cadmium-related product restrictions and was re-referred to the Committee on Environment, Finance and Policy. Representative Bjorn Olson said the bill was prompted by a constituent who could no longer make cadmium-based art supplies in Minnesota, and he argued the law unintentionally swept in professional art materials that are used safely and are important to Western art culture. The committee first adopted the author’s A2 amendment, which broadened the bill to include additional exemptions beyond paint and pastels, including certain pens, mechanical pencils, and vehicle keys/key fobs.
Testimony in support came from Darren Reenie of Wet Paint Artist Materials and Framing, who said artist paint and related supplies account for a significant share of sales and that the ban threatens independent art supply businesses and artists’ access to essential pigments. Josh Fiser of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation supported the key and key fob exemption, saying the current law is overly broad, exposure risk is minimal, and Minnesota should align with California and European Union standards. Bill Morgan of the Arts and Creative Materials Institute and Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association also supported the amendment, arguing there was little scientific basis for including pens, mechanical pencils, and professional artist materials, and citing prior reviews in the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the European Union.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, through Assistant Commissioner Kirk Kadelka, opposed broad exemptions and emphasized that no amount of lead is safe for children. He said the law was based on evidence from consumer products associated with elevated blood lead levels and argued that safer alternatives exist for many of the items in the amendment, including pens, mechanical pencils, and some key components. He also raised concerns about exposure during production and disposal. Committee members questioned the scope of the exemptions and whether the industry had workable alternatives. The A2 amendment was adopted, and the bill was then advanced for further consideration and re-referred as noted by the chair.
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- build affordable housing in Minnesota. build affordable housing in Minnesota.
- We do know that many of our<00:26:18.159>
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/10/26
Health and Human Services
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the <00:03:45.519 - the Minnesota Council of Health Plans. the Minnesota Council of Health Plans.
- In Minnesota, we stability fund.
- So, thank you in Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
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- It's a great challenge in Greater Minnesota.
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it's issue only in Greater Minnesota it's issue only in Greater Minnesota it's - with the number of Greater Minnesota with the number of Greater Minnesota going<00:07:17.759>
- The second one I'm going to read comes from Rice Lake, Minnesota, in my district, and states the Minnesota
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The Children and Families Committee met with a quorum, approved the January 21, 2025 minutes, and then focused on child care shortages and the pressures facing family child care providers across Minnesota, especially in Greater Minnesota. Chairing members noted the issue affects both rural and metro areas and introduced testimony from Cindy Cunningham, a St. Paul family child care provider and public policy chair for the State Association for Family Child Care.
Cunningham argued that family child care is in crisis despite state investments, saying provider numbers continue to decline and that the system is not working. She raised concerns about food reimbursement tiers, special licenses that may not qualify for the family child care food program, the need for supplemental support for lower-tier programs, and the burden of upfront grant spending and delayed reimbursement. She also said providers receive little financial benefit for their own children in care and described a recent DHS decision affecting supervision of providers’ own children as an example of poor communication. Her broader message was that unclear, inconsistent, and poorly implemented licensing rules are driving providers out of the field.
She recommended implementing the Office of the Legislative Auditor’s recommendations, improving DHS communication with both licensors and providers, updating public guidance and training materials, and considering more direct county funding and support for family child care. She also suggested reevaluating support for certified centers and other state-funded programs that she said operate under different standards. Committee members thanked her for the detailed testimony and said they wanted to follow up with her. The committee then moved on to letters and additional testimony from providers around the state, with members emphasizing the goal of identifying specific regulations that are hindering child care startup and continuation.
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- Paul, Minnesota. Pledge of Allegiance.
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bald-faced are here in Minnesota bald-faced are here in Minnesota bald-faced - Minnesota providing free services we do Minnesota providing free services we do not<02:17:03.439>
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10
Commerce Finance and Policy
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- This bill gives us the opportunity to help the people of Minnesota.
- Last year, Minnesota passed the Debt Fairness Act.
- is only going to those who are current Minnesota residents.
- . and agents that are registered in Minnesota.
- My name is Gary Frye from Midai, Minnesota.
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cities I'm with the league of Minnesota cities I'm with the league of Minnesota - So any sort of similar shift in Minnesota would be especially concerning, as businesses in Minnesota
- So any sort of similar shift in Minnesota would be especially concerning, as businesses in Minnesota
- Farmland in Minnesota some states Farmland in Minnesota some states do<00:45:08.960>
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes SF2, the omnibus energy bill 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- safe efficient energy in Minnesota. safe efficient energy in Minnesota.
- And it's worse in Minnesota and places like Minnesota that are warming faster than the rest of the planet
- Not even ever reported in Minnesota.
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up going to set the state of Minnesota up going to set the state of Minnesota - bring nuclear energy back to Minnesota bring nuclear energy back to Minnesota and<00:20:33.679><
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House tax panel considers HF526 4/8/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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is as a special district in Minnesota is as a special district in Minnesota - So, thank you legislators for Minnesota.
- Uh Minnesota should encourage the Uh Minnesota should encourage the formation<00:09:22.800>
of - I also grew up in Esko and Cloquet, Carlton, and greater Minnesota.
- I also grew up in Esko and Cloquet, Carlton, and greater Minnesota.
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- Paul, Minnesota.
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January - community, and most importantly to the state of Minnesota.
- She had a passion to serve, and she served well for the entire state of Minnesota.
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Summary:
The House opened with a prayer, pledge, and roll call, then approved the prior day’s journal and confirmed a quorum. The main business was organizing the chamber for the 2025–26 session, beginning with the election of Pat Murphy as chief clerk. Members from both parties praised Murphy’s long service, parliamentary knowledge, work on remote voting during COVID, and commitment to youth programs and the integrity of the House. After nominations closed, Murphy was elected by a 67-0 vote and took the oath of office.
The House then adopted a resolution allowing the remaining front-desk officers and assistant sergeant at arms to be elected on a single roll call unless there was more than one nominee for an office. Representative Niska nominated Stephanie Miller, Kathy Carlson, Erica Brinson, Andrew Olen, and Carl Hamry, and the slate was approved by voice vote. The House also elected Lori Hadap as chief sergeant at arms by a 67-0 vote after nominations and supportive remarks about her law-enforcement background, security work, and responsiveness to members; she then took the oath of office.
After the chamber was organized, the House adopted resolutions directing the chief clerk to notify the Senate that the House was duly organized and appointing a four-member committee to notify the governor. The appointed committee consisted of Representatives Paul Anderson, John Koznick, Ben Bakeberg, and Max Rymer, who reported back that the governor had been notified. Members also observed a moment of silence honoring former Representative Mary Murphy for her long service. The House then set its next meeting for 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and adjourned.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
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- Utilities Association, Minnesota Rural Electric Association, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Minnesota
- Utilities Association, Minnesota Rural Electric Association, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Minnesota
- Utilities Association, Minnesota Rural Electric Association, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Minnesota
- Utilities Association, Minnesota Rural Electric Association, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Minnesota
- Association, Minnesota Rural Electric Association, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Minnesota Public
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nudification technology, image rights, privacy protection, sexual exploitation, cybersecurity, recreational camping, utility fees, electricity charges, consumer protection, energy policy, health insurance, insulin, step therapy, diabetes, patient care, prescription drugs, pet shops, animal welfare, dog sales, cat sales
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate Press Conference 5/14/26
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- to pass a bill and support Minnesota to pass a bill and support Minnesota charities.<00:02:30.760
- this legislation and keep this Minnesota this legislation and keep this Minnesota tradition<00:02
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do charities in the state of Minnesota do charities in the state of Minnesota - Minnesota kids and families.
- of Minnesota. of Minnesota.
Summary:
The meeting was a press event and advocacy push for HF 4090 and SF 4515, bills that would modernize Minnesota’s charitable meat raffle rules. Speakers, including Amanda Jackson of Allied Charities, Rep. Jim Nash, Sen. Judy Seeberger, and Sen. Zach Duckworth, argued that the current ticket and prize limits are decades old and no longer reflect inflation or current meat prices. They said raising the ticket cap to $5 and the prize limit to $200 would help charitable organizations keep raffles attractive and financially viable without expanding gambling overall.
Testimony from representatives of the American Legion and a youth wrestling club emphasized that meat raffles help fund veterans’ programs, youth sports, scholarships, travel costs, and other local needs. Speakers also said the events support bars, restaurants, and local meat markets, and that the money stays in the community. Several lawmakers described the proposal as bipartisan and noncontroversial, while also criticizing efforts to tie it to other legislative disputes. One speaker said the Senate had just taken a procedural step to bring the bill directly to the floor, and another said the conference committee report had failed but could still be revived.
The event concluded with a mock meat raffle demonstration and a call for a clean vote on the legislation. No formal committee vote on the bill was taken during the transcript, but the speakers said the measure remained alive procedurally and positioned for further action in the Senate and House.
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- Leuty with Education Minnesota.
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- construction in the state of Minnesota construction in the state of Minnesota manufactured<01:15
- you were buying a new home in Minnesota you were buying a new home in Minnesota you<01:21:18.360
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes package of public safety policy measures 4/30/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota Counties, Minnesota County Attorneys Association, Minnesota Association of County Social Services
- , Minnesota Inter County Association, Minnesota Associations of Community Corrections Administrators,
- as NAMI Minnesota, and many as well as NAMI Minnesota, and many other<00:18:19.240>
organizations. - And so, I would we have in Minnesota.
- Minnesota Family Council and MIGA, the Mdewakanton Sioux Community, and the Minnesota Catholic Conference
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The House took up Senate File 4760, a public safety package, and first adopted an amendment to insert House language into the Senate file. Members then heard brief explanations of several included provisions, including a section from House File 3870 that would make Office of Justice Programs research and victim-related data private, clarify privacy for data collected by the Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls office and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office, and remove outdated statutory language. Representative Novotny also described the package as combining a number of previously passed stand-alone bills and a few additional provisions.
The chamber then adopted amendments A5, A7, and A8. A5 inserted House language and adjusted an effective date related to public employer discretion in hiring; A7 allowed the Office of Legislative Auditor to request BCA fingerprinting and federal tax information as required by federal rules; and A8 clarified language affecting jail medical services and custody-related safeguards after collaboration among Representative Witty, the sheriffs association, the Department of Corrections, and advocates. Representatives Hansen, Moller, and Witty all urged support for those changes.
A proposed A3 amendment from Representative Duran, which would have kept the current age of delinquency rather than implementing the previously enacted change, drew extensive debate. Supporters argued counties, law enforcement, and other stakeholders were not ready for the change and lacked infrastructure, while opponents said the 2024 law was intended to address serious gaps in juvenile justice and child welfare and should take effect as planned. After a roll call, the House rejected A3 by a vote of 66 yeas to 67 nays. The transcript then indicates another Duran amendment, A2, was called up, but the excerpt ends before its disposition.
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- Minnesota had a right to for this law.
- making it easier for Minnesota making it easier for Minnesota businesses<00:12:41.360>
to - Minnesota employees? Also, this bill is Minnesota employees?
- Minnesota going forward. Thank you. Minnesota going forward. Thank you.
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Earnick presentation on the Minnesota Earnick presentation on the Minnesota
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to bring up HF3405 on House Floor 2/19/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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Protocol something called the Minnesota Protocol something called the Minnesota - This is already allowed under Minnesota This is already allowed under Minnesota State<00:08:47.279
- , the US Attorney's Office in Minnesota, the US Attorney's Office in Minnesota, have<00:15:17.920
- murder of a resident of Minnesota. murder of a resident of Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 12/3/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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you when you're looking at Minnesota, you when you're looking at Minnesota - Uh so I think everyone Minnesota.
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