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• </c><00:01:15.560><c> second</c> you Roger scraba Elie Minnesota second you Roger scraba Elie Minnesota
• </c> there that um go through the Minnesota there that um go through the Minnesota Housing<00:07:43.560
• </c> Authority and there's various Minnesota Authority and there's various Minnesota state<00:07:55.039
• </c> local government's use of housing aid local government's use of housing aid monies<00:08:08.400>
• </c> than that and the build wealth Minnesota than that and the build wealth Minnesota program<00:22:

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• school aid fund and requires the fund to be appropriated by the Legislature based on the number of Tier
• school aid fund, which may include, but is not limited to, transportation, vocational technical education
• The Committee on Education adopted an amendment that would make the supplemental funds for special needs
• students and the additional supplemental funding effective for the 2027 school year instead of three
• There's a lot of pressure to reform this school aid formula somehow.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• For two years, I worked with former Representative Parker's legislative aide, and we ran a student government

Bills: SB5223 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB6183 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB5840 , SB6061 , SB6058 , SB5931 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6011 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB5936 , SB6137 , SB5185 , SB5956 , SB6025 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB6188 , SB5890 , SB5917 , SB5820 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB6136 , SB6091 , SB6024 , SB5223 , SB6178 , SB5892 , SB5177 , SB6039 , SB5941 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB5912 , SB6183 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB5840 , SB6061 , SB6058 , SB5931 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6011 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB5936 , SB6137 , SB5185 , SB5956 , SB6025 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB6188 , SB5890 , SB5917 , SB5820 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB6136 , SB6091 , SB6024

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, medical debt, interest charges, consumer protection, healthcare, financial burden, mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, wildfire risk, disclosure, safety, environmental policy, risk assessment

Bills: SB5223 , SB6178 , SB5892 , SB5177 , SB6039 , SB5941 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB5912 , SB6183 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB5840 , SB6061 , SB6058 , SB5931 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6011 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB5936 , SB6137 , SB5185 , SB5956 , SB6025 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB6188 , SB5890 , SB5917 , SB5820 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB6136 , SB6091 , SB6024

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured, restoration contractor, mitigation contractor, public adjuster, insurance commissioner, claims handling

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, the pledge, prayer, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then received a House message announcing passage of engrossed substitute House Bill 1604. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 8679 recognizing Taiwan, with remarks emphasizing Washington’s trade relationship, shared democratic values, and Taiwan’s support during COVID. The Senate also confirmed three gubernatorial appointments: Mark Silva to the Lower Columbia College Board of Trustees, Shilpa Tavari to the Higher Education Facilities Authority, and Christine Johnson to the Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees. The Senate then took up several bills on final passage. Substitute Senate Bill 5720, the Uniform Consumer Debt Default Judgments Act, passed after supporters said it strengthened consumer notice protections and reflected extensive stakeholder work. Substitute Senate Bill 5824 passed, allowing fifth-wheel travel trailers up to 46 feet and aligning length rules for legal sales and highway use. Substitute Senate Bill 5886 passed to protect personality rights by addressing name, likeness, and voice in the context of deepfakes and AI. Senate Bill 6013 passed to update ski area and winter sports terminology, and Substitute Senate Bill 6039 passed to let the Department of Labor and Industries use electronic or non-electronic notices at the recipient’s choice. Substitute Senate Bill 6036 passed to exempt certain former foster care providers from adult family home licensure, with supporters saying it would preserve stability for youth aging out of foster care. Senate Bill 6178 passed to prohibit post-loss assignment of property insurance benefits, with the sponsor saying it would keep homeowners in control of claims after disasters. Senate Bill 5892 passed to protect voter registration database information by routing requests through the Secretary of State, despite opposition over the bill’s felony penalty and strict process. Substitute Senate Bill 5941 passed to allow limited exemptions from renewable energy system requirements for certain school districts in cold, remote areas. Senate Bill 5177 passed to expand the topics considered in educator professional development on supporting historically marginalized and underrepresented students. Finally, engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5912 passed after an amendment assigning staff support for the Indigent Defense Task Force to the Office of Public Defense; supporters said the task force is needed to address public defender shortages and caseload standards. The Senate then announced a later start time for the next day and adjourned.

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• , Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
• </c> Peterson, Commissioner, Minnesota Peterson, Commissioner, Minnesota Department<00:01:36.000><c>
• ><c> the</c> and then also supplementing the and then also supplementing the agricultural<00:02:16.879
• Minnesota.
• The Minnesota food banks work rates.

Bills: HF2446

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• Cloud, Minnesota. and also St. Cloud, Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• </c> work in Minnesota. work in Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Many I heard earlier today Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> could if you were to I could supplement could if you were to I could supplement the<00:26:20.159
• I think most of these things originate outside of the state of Minnesota.
• If I may supplement a bit, Representative Huot, there are frequent flyers.
• If I may supplement a bit, Representative Huot, there are frequent flyers.
• We had to fight through that to protect Minnesota consumers.

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Personnel aid for any position Personnel aid for any position supporting<00:28:13.320><c> students</c
• <00:28:17.440><c> to</c><00:28:17.640><c> their</c><00:28:17.799><c> member</c> aid to their member aid
• </c> at Woodland Elementary in Egan Minnesota at Woodland Elementary in Egan Minnesota for<00:57:38.440
• </c> coordinator for the Minnesota coordinator for the Minnesota Association<01:02:54.279><c> of</c><
• </c><01:47:53.360><c> that</c> at the University in Minnesota that at the University in Minnesota that

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Minnesota.
• to rural Minnesota.
• to rural Minnesota.
• to rural Minnesota.
• to rural Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are the Minnesota contingent that you will see the most from Minnesota Housing.
• </c> hoe I am the commissioner of Minnesota hoe I am the commissioner of Minnesota housing<00:21:24.039
• </c> Welliver I we are the uh the Minnesota Welliver I we are the uh the Minnesota uh<00:21:50.400><c
• </c> the Statewide affordable housing aid the Statewide affordable housing aid available<00:44:16.119
• , exclusively in Greater Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• First of all, thank you very much for largely funding OPD's supplemental decision requests.
• The proposed supplemental budget preserves services and appointment availability.
• My name is Sarah Robbins, and I'm the director of the Office of Civil Legal Aid.
• Currently, Medicaid reimburses home care aide wages in assisted living at just $16 per hour.
• that's funded through the Office of Civil Legal Aid.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee held a public hearing on proposed substitute House Bill 2289, the House operating budget. Budget staff Mary Monroe gave a detailed overview of the proposal’s near general fund outlook, reserve levels, major revenue assumptions, and major spending and savings items. She highlighted assumed revenue from capital gains and a proposed “millionaires tax,” a transfer from the budget stabilization account, administrative reductions across agencies, and several major policy shifts, including changes affecting Working Connections Child Care, K-12 education, higher education, long-term care, behavioral health, wildfire response, and state employee compensation. Members then asked questions, including about the higher education building account/operating fee swap and its interaction with the capital budget and Climate Commitment Act funds. The committee also announced amendment deadlines for the budget process. The bulk of the meeting was public testimony, with many speakers generally supporting or opposing specific parts of the budget. Supportive testimony praised funding for wildfire prevention, public health, reproductive health, civil legal aid, the Poison Center, some higher education institutions, and certain disability and child welfare services. Many speakers urged restoration or protection of funding for K-12 education, especially transition to kindergarten, local effort assistance, bus depreciation, and Running Start; others opposed cuts to child care, early learning, public defense, long-term care, adult day and home care services, occupational/physical/speech therapy for Medicaid patients, and community and technical colleges. Several local government, health, and nonprofit representatives also asked the committee to preserve public works, homelessness, energy assistance, environmental justice, and recovery/diversion programs, while some business and public safety groups sought continued funding for organized retail crime prevention and related initiatives. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee recessed briefly and later resumed with virtual testimony, where additional witnesses repeated concerns about education cuts, long-term care, health care access, disability services, dispute resolution, early childhood programs, and the need for ongoing or increased funding in those areas.

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• We've put together a comprehensive package that includes mental health funding, school safety aid, and
• Minnesota Minnesota and and and everytown<00:04:49.760><c> and</c><00:04:49.880><c> Moms</c><00:04:50.240
• </c><00:19:09.040><c> And</c><00:19:10.040><c> so</c> the state of Minnesota.
• And so the state of Minnesota.
• </c> safety aid, we will conference it. safety aid, we will conference it.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate leaders and bill authors held a post-debate press availability after completing floor debate and passage of a comprehensive gun violence package developed in response to the Annunciation school shooting and other recent violence. They described the package as combining mental health funding, school safety aid, and gun restrictions, including an assault-weapons ban, and said it reflected months of work with families, advocates, law enforcement groups, and members from both parties. They emphasized that the approach was intended to address both access to firearms and the people involved in violence, along with prevention, intervention, and consequences. The speakers said the bill reached 34 Senate votes after extensive conversations with colleagues, including some who had personal connections to Annunciation or concerns about their districts. They framed the vote as historic and said it showed Minnesotans where lawmakers stand. They also urged the House to take up the measure, warning that avoiding a vote would signal that politics were being placed ahead of public safety. They said they would continue lobbying House members and expected negotiations with House and gubernatorial leaders in the coming weeks. Mike Moyski, a family member of an Annunciation victim, praised the Senate action as meaningful and lasting for children and communities, while also criticizing a floor speech he said repeated the shooter’s name and platformed the attacker. In response to questions, senators said they remained open to further talks with House Republicans and Democrats, but stressed that the families wanted a comprehensive package. They said if the House sends over separate school safety legislation, the chambers would conference the bills to resolve differences.

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• I looked very hard at University of Minnesota and Minnesota schools.
• </c> Minnesota and Minnesota schools. Minnesota and Minnesota schools.
• </c> back to Minnesota? back to Minnesota? &gt;&gt; I<00:09:42.880><c> will.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• c> the</c><01:37:08.639><c> Minnesota</c> Diagnostic Lab, the the Minnesota Diagnostic Lab, the the Minnesota

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , the Pell Grant, the State Grant in Minnesota, we're very fortunate to have a robust financial aid program
• here in Minnesota.
• Grant in Minnesota we're very state Grant in Minnesota we're very fortunate<00:17:15.839><c> to</c><
• </c> fortunate to have a robust financial aid fortunate to have a robust financial aid program<00:17:
• </c> there's the southern Minnesota there's the southern Minnesota Southeastern<01:35:01.040><c> Minnesota

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:01:11.840><c> Public</c><00:01:12.080><c> Utilities</c> the Minnesota Public Utilities the Minnesota
• </c> both the governor and the Minnesota both the governor and the Minnesota Senate<00:02:27.600><c>
• </c><00:04:40.000><c> have</c> It is critical that Minnesota have It is critical that Minnesota have
• </c> uh we have the tools in Minnesota uh we have the tools in Minnesota through<00:14:06.880><c> our
• </c> talks with the IRRB and Minnesota talks with the IRRB and Minnesota Housing.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The Minnesota Senate article three.
• </c> Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
• In 1958, there were 58 state aid cities. Today, there's 156 state aid cities.
• In 1958, there were 58 state aid cities. Today, there's 156 state aid cities.
• </c> Minnesota Association of Small Cities. Minnesota Association of Small Cities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 01:36.400><c> Association</c> Minnesota School Counselors Association Minnesota School Counselors Association
• Minnesota should be leading very bottom.
• </c> Through my work with the Minnesota Through my work with the Minnesota School<00:05:24.960><c> Counselor
• So our school has become a front line for mutual aid.
• I'm the advocacy chair at the Minnesota School Counselor Association.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Legislators and school counselors discussed a bill aimed at strengthening school counseling services in Minnesota. Supporters said the proposal would clarify counselors’ roles in state policy, require at least one school counselor in every school, and ensure counselors spend 80% of their time in direct services to students rather than being assigned to duties like hall monitoring or substitute teaching. The bill was described as building on prior efforts to expand student mental health supports after COVID and responding to Minnesota’s low student-to-counselor ratio, which speakers said ranks 48th nationally. Several counselors testified about the pressures facing students and schools, especially in communities affected by ICE enforcement and broader trauma. A St. Paul counselor described students displaced by enforcement actions, a child whose father was detained, and schools serving as food distribution centers. Another counselor from Minneapolis said students were experiencing chronic stress, fear, and difficulty focusing on school, with staff organizing mutual aid, delivering supplies, and helping students continue learning from home. Speakers said these conditions are statewide and that counselors are providing trauma support, family crisis navigation, and basic needs assistance. In response to questions, a Minnesota School Counselor Association advocate said the bill is intended to give counselors a clearer state framework and support their professional training and responsibilities. No vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.

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• Receiving funding to replace lost non-resident supplemental tuition is imperative, as non-resident supplemental
• Also note that about 10 percent of CSU spending is on financial aid.
• So 85 percent of our spending is on employees and student aid.
• Including financial aid, bond debt service, and retirement fund contributions.
• California undergraduates... ...state financial aid.

Summary: The subcommittee heard opening remarks and updates from UC President James Milliken and CSU Chancellor Mildred Garcia on the state of higher education, including federal funding losses, civil rights/Title IX compliance, enrollment, housing, and budget needs. Both leaders emphasized the value of UC and CSU to California’s workforce, research, and economic mobility, while warning that federal grant cancellations, investigations, and changes to student aid are creating major financial and operational strain. UC reported losing or having at risk more than 1,600 grants and over $1 billion in research activity, while CSU said it had lost more than 200 grants totaling about $161 million, including minority-serving institution grants that affected student support programs. Both systems said they are investing in civil rights services and trying to limit the release of personally identifiable information in response to federal requests. The committee then reviewed the higher education student housing grant program. Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office staff said the governor’s budget does not include major new changes but continues support for the program. CSU reported 12 approved projects that will add about 5,047 beds, with roughly 75% below market rate, and said it has about 68,000 beds systemwide, a 92% occupancy rate, and ongoing housing insecurity among students. UC said its housing projects have added more than 7,000 beds when reduced-rent and regular-rent units are combined, but nearly 10,000 students were on housing wait lists at the start of fall 2025. Both systems described rapid rehousing efforts, emergency beds, and partnerships with community colleges, and UC noted several joint housing projects, including at Riverside, Merced, and Santa Cruz. Members discussed whether future housing bonds and use of surplus school sites could help expand capacity. In the enrollment section, the LAO recommended maintaining UC’s 2026-27 resident undergraduate target, funding enrollment growth separately from base increases, pausing the nonresident reduction plan at the three highest-demand UC campuses, and holding UC enrollment flat in 2027-28. For CSU, the LAO recommended revising the 2026-27 enrollment expectation downward to reflect updated projections, while also funding enrollment growth separately and holding enrollment flat in 2027-28. CSU said it has rebounded from pandemic-era declines, is above its funded target by about 3,000 FTE, and is shifting about $89 million and 10,000 FTE from lower-demand campuses to higher-demand ones while developing turnaround plans for seven campuses with sustained enrollment declines, including Sonoma State. UC said it has already exceeded its compact enrollment goals and is planning continued growth, but that sustaining it depends on ongoing state support. Members raised concerns about campus-specific enrollment declines, nonresident caps at UC San Diego, and the need for stronger turnaround plans and teacher preparation pathways. The final section covered core operations and deferred payments: Finance said the governor proposes another one-year deferral of about $129.7 million for UC and $143.8 million for CSU, and the LAO recommended retiring the deferrals when one-time funds are available. CSU described rising compensation, financial aid, utilities, insurance, and deferred maintenance costs, and said it is pursuing cost-saving measures such as procurement alignment, campus integration, and shared administrative services.

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• ,</c><00:00:54.360><c> even</c> coming to the state of Minnesota, even coming to the state of Minnesota
• </c> fiscally of the state of Minnesota." fiscally of the state of Minnesota."
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• </c> pertains to the people of Minnesota. pertains to the people of Minnesota.
• </c> the aid to get it. the aid to get it.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Clerk of Bacchee, Minnesota Kestavodes. Has every member voted?
• coming from their rehabilitation revenues fund, and there's another $65,000 coming from their adaptive aid
• coming from their rehabilitation revenues fund, and there's another $65,000 coming from their adaptive aid
• additional $2.4-ish million to the Idaho State Tax Commission for 2027, and also includes a 2026 supplemental

Keywords: 989, all