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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the public utilities director for Brainerd Public Utilities.
- </c> Brainer Public Utilities. Welcome. Brainer Public Utilities. Welcome.
- <c> director</c><00:46:28.960><c> for</c> I'm the public utilities director for I'm the public utilities
- Thank you for Brainer Public Utilities.
- 47:49.040><c> Minnesota</c> same time, utilities across Minnesota same time, utilities across Minnesota
Committee:
House Capital Investment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-04-28
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- helping our fellow residents in Minnesota.
- Per year, per Minnesota statute 8.15.
- Smaller agencies such as the State Lottery or the Minnesota Racing Commission far fewer hours of our
- In that time, we've contributed $2.1 billion to the bottom line of both the state of Minnesota and Minnesota
- We should, as public officials, we should not cut off the public.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House energy committee approves HF75 2/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, I would stand for questions. utility in utility in 1909<00:02:38.800><c> we</c><00:02:39.000
- Anyone from the public that would like to testify on House File 75? All right.
- </c><00:09:22.680><c> that</c> testifiers anyone from the public that testifiers anyone from the public
- </c><00:10:06.160><c> is</c> solve if no um if no utility is solve if no um if no utility is currently
- , the largest is in... long-term utility plans that I've seen long-term utility plans that I've seen
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have scheduled public testimony from 1 to 1:40.
- Next up, Hunter Peterson from the Minnesota Farm Bureau.
- My name is Hunter Peterson, and I serve as the public policy specialist for the Minnesota Farm Bureau
- Farm and ranch members from across Minnesota.
- While I am very grateful that Minnesota offers this, I am here asking what else Minnesota can do to support
Bills:
HF2446
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> for food banks in greater Minnesota, for food banks in greater Minnesota, where<00:52:21.040><c
- </c> state of Minnesota. state of Minnesota.
- </c> at that and that's all public at that and that's all public information.<01:04:08.000><c> So,</c
- I'm the director of public Rodold.
- Minnesota, but in the Midwest. And the Minnesota, but in the Midwest.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes omnibus pensions and retirement bill 5/13/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the commission. the commission.
- </c> strong public pensions. strong public pensions.
- </c> a critically important commission. a critically important commission.
- </c> the pensions commission. the pensions commission.
- </c> Commission will be missed. Commission will be missed.
Summary:
House File 4074, the second engrossment of the retirement bill, was presented as a broad pension package with changes affecting multiple public retirement systems. Rep. Lilly described provisions including bringing St. Paul teachers closer to parity with TRA, reducing the COLA waiting period for police and fire retirees from two years to one, lowering the retirement age for certain probation, corrections, and 911 telecommunicator workers from 60 to 55, addressing a State Board of Investments fix, and creating or continuing work on Secure Choice and other retirement-related issues. Members also noted help for volunteer firefighters, EMS-related workers, and a local fix for Maple Plain’s volunteer fire system. The bill was repeatedly described as bipartisan and the product of successful working groups and negotiations with the Senate.
Several members spoke in support, emphasizing the importance of public pensions, the impact of inflation on retirees, and the value of the bill’s targeted improvements for workers who are often not covered by Social Security. Rep. Johnson, Rep. Hill, Rep. Vega, Rep. Robbins, Rep. Cha, and others praised the work of the pension commission, staff, and the co-chairs. They highlighted the St. Paul teachers changes, the police and fire COLA adjustment, and the bill’s efforts to honor promises made to public employees. Some members also pointed to the importance of work groups as a way to develop better long-term solutions.
The main point of debate centered on the duty disability amendment, which would have addressed disability issues for first responders. Supporters said the issue is serious and needs a work group solution rather than piecemeal changes, while Rep. Johnson and others warned that the proposal could create problems by treating psychological injuries differently from physical injuries. Rep. Roach said the body should not have passed the prior law and urged a fix for disabled law enforcement and first responders. After discussion, Rep. Lilly withdrew the A3 amendment. Earlier technical amendments A9 and A10 were adopted by voice vote, with members noting they were non-substantive and intended to keep House and Senate language identical and avoid a conference committee. The bill then moved to third reading as amended, with members urging a green vote.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We have seen this utilized, particularly with A lot of our charter schools we have seen this utilized
- And this bill, make no bones about it, seeks to remove the Public Utilities Commission, the Idaho Public
- Utilities Commission, from a decision about whether phone lines, phone service, in our rural communities
- If it could just be the Idaho Public Utilities Commission making these decisions and we could leave the
- So everyone agrees on the hiring practice, but utilizing the other data and utilizing that for health
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (01/22/2026)
Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> public view. public view.
- So I wanted to have a formal commission so that the public, who are the people who are the most affected
- ><c> the</c><01:06:11.359><c> public</c><01:06:12.079><c> who</c><01:06:12.240><c> are</c> commission
- so that the public who are commission so that the public who are the<01:06:12.640><c> people</c><01:
- </c><01:06:59.200><c> has</c><01:06:59.440><c> a</c> public and I think the public has a public and I
Committee:
House Legislative Administration
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (01/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We appraise public utility and railroad property for those taxes.
- </c> we weren't able to um fully utilize we weren't able to um fully utilize federal<01:16:35.800><c>
- </c> this is the only um you know public this is the only um you know public budget<05:20:05.040><c>
- We're just looking at public health, welfare, and safety, and the public trust of the citizens of the
- </c> controls I'd like to look at an a public controls I'd like to look at an a public docketing<05:35
Summary:
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority officials, led by Executive Director Rob Dapice, briefed legislators on the agency’s structure and funding. They explained that the authority is created by state law but is not a state agency, its debt is not state debt, and it is governed by a board appointed by the governor and approved by the Executive Council. The discussion focused on the Affordable Housing Fund and the lead paint hazard remediation fund, including how state appropriations and federal resources are combined to finance affordable rental housing and lead abatement work.
Dapice said the Affordable Housing Fund is used as gap financing for multifamily affordable housing projects, typically alongside federal tax credits and tax-exempt bonds, and that state dollars leverage roughly 2:1 to 10:1 in additional federal and private investment, averaging about 4:1. He said the fund has received historic appropriations in recent budgets, including $30 million over the last two biennial budgets and an annual $5 million set-aside from the real estate transfer tax. He also said the fund is usually structured as 0% interest, deferred loans rather than grants, with repayments returning to the fund if projects generate cash flow.
Members asked about rents, oversight, staffing, revenues, and whether the programs had added positions. Dapice said affordability restrictions generally last 30 to 99 years, rents are tied to income limits and capped so tenants pay no more than 30% of income, and compliance staff inspect properties regularly to verify income eligibility and rent limits. He said the organization has about 130 to 135 employees, down from about 145, with no new positions added because of the appropriations. He estimated total revenues at roughly $300 million, with administrative budget around $22 million, much of it pass-through grant money.
On lead paint remediation, he said the state first appropriated $6 million in 2019, plus $1 million in ARPA funds, and that the program has cleared more than 500 units. He said the federal grant program is not annual or predictable, with a recent award of about $7.75 million, and that the maximum federal grant per unit is $177,000, typically paired with up to $100,000 in state loan support. He also noted that the program can address homes before a child is poisoned if lead hazards are identified, but that cases involving an already exposed child are a higher priority. No votes or formal actions were taken.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration with Subcommittee on Committees Following - 01/06/26
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Minnesota statutes 181.172. Minnesota statutes 181.172.
- </c> other standing commissions are named. other standing commissions are named.
- Uh, we have one member being appointed to the, uh, Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
- Uh, we have one member being appointed to the, uh, Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
- </c><00:21:38.640><c> on</c><00:21:38.880><c> Minnesota</c> Citizen Commission on Minnesota Citizen Commission
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration met virtually on January 6, 2026, and took up four administrative policy items. Darren Hoff, Senate Human Resources Director, presented updates to the Legislative Coordinating Commission benefit book, including insurance changes tied to SEGIP, mental health and substance use office visit cost sharing, dental plan updates, dependent eligibility clarifications, a new voluntary legal services benefit, a 17% increase in Medicare premiums, and multiple leave-policy revisions to conform with the new paid leave law and other employment rules. Senator Pappas moved adoption of the benefit book with the LCC’s November 10, 2025 changes and staff technical corrections, and the motion passed.
Secretary Tom Bern described a proposed Senate Policy 1.56 allowing written rules of conduct for visitors in Senate spaces, aimed at setting clear expectations for behavior such as not blocking hallways or using shouting and profanity, while being developed with consultation to address First Amendment concerns. Senator Marty moved adoption, and the committee approved the policy. Council Lexi Stangle then presented a change to Senate Policy 2.47 on severe weather emergencies that would allow employees who work remotely on severe weather days to accrue compensatory time with supervisor approval; Senator Johnson moved adoption, and the motion passed.
The committee also considered a modernization of the Senate information systems policy. Secretary Bern and staff explained that the policy had not been substantially updated in about 20 years and was being condensed and updated to reflect current technology and practices. The revisions reduced the policy from 29 pages to 10, removed obsolete references, added a purpose statement, clarified email inspection and hardware/software procedures, updated website rules and accessibility guidance, and removed the secondary member page option. Senator Coleman moved adoption of the Senate information systems update, and it was approved.
After the Rules Committee adjourned, the Subcommittee on Committees met and approved two appointments: one public member to the Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources through December 31, 2030, and Senator Gustafson to the Financial Crimes Advisory Board Task Force. Members asked about the task force’s scope and the public appointee’s background; staff explained the task force advises on identity theft and financial crimes, and identified the public appointee as Sha Lang of Preston, Minnesota. Senator Pappas moved adoption of the appointment list, and the subcommittee approved it before adjourning.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus K-12 Education Bill - 06/02/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The commission will be required to take public testimony and receive input from special education stakeholders
- The commission will be required to take public testimony and receive input from special education stakeholders
- The blue ribbon commission will provide a public, intentional, inclusive, and expert-led process to take
- The blue ribbon commission will provide<00:15:15.199><c> a</c><00:15:15.440><c> public,</c><00:15:15.839
- I recognize their commitment to public education in Minnesota and appreciate the opportunity to have
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Importantly, this change does not remove public oversight.
- The public remains engaged throughout the entire process.
- Chair, you said it maintains the public process.
- Like right now, we have to have a public hearing on the expenditure estimates, and... ...to have a public
- to go to the public to vote on the change.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 02/24/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> commission this year. commission this year.
- The deferred compensation savings plan is available to all Minnesota public employees.
- And then the healthcare savings plan is also available to all Minnesota public employees, and we have
- The deferred compensation savings plan is available to all Minnesota public employees.
- And then the healthcare savings plan is also available to all Minnesota public employees, and we have
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Apr 7th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- If there are no further questions, we'll proceed to the public testimony. Thank you, sir.
- And public safety concerns, I mean, we can all attest to that.
- We'll go ahead and begin your public testimony, and we recognize your right to close.
- Seeing none, I will begin the public testimony. Kimberly Moyers. Moyers, going once.
- We have resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission. Dr. Blake Harris, sir.
Committee:
House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 04/14/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Brian Baumtrog, Deputy Commissioner at Minnesota Housing.
- Minnesota families are feeling the financial pressure.
- , and communities across Minnesota.
- systems, and communities across Minnesota.
- MULTISECTOR SOLUTIONS AND ALLOW HARM TO PEOPLE PUBLIC SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS MINNESOTA.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And then just appreciation to Minnesota Cable, Minnesota Telecom Alliance, many contractors, our utilities
- And then just appreciation to Minnesota Cable, Minnesota Telecom Alliance, many contractors, our utilities
- And then just appreciation to Minnesota Cable, Minnesota Telecom Alliance, many contractors, our utilities
- And then just appreciation to Minnesota Cable, Minnesota Telecom Alliance, many contractors, our utilities
- Association, or Minnesota Cable.
Committee:
Senate Labor
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- That authority rests with the Public Service Commission.
- The Public Service Commission continues to raise our rates without understanding the ramifications of
- I handle every Public Service Commission complaint. I handle every representative complaint.
- So we're, again, we're regulated by the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
- And when the Public Service Commission looks at a system, they put a ring fence around it.
Bills:
HB199 , HB222 , HB223 , HB224 , HB235 , HB246 , HB405 , HB535 , HB554 , HB907 , SCR3 , SB43 , SB52 , SB54 , SB113 , SB168 , SB219 , SB222 , SB270 , SB311 , SB359
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Keywords:
nursing facilities, moratorium, healthcare, patient care, data collection, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, sunset law, statutory entities, regulatory authority, re-creation, termination dates, child welfare, foster care, children's rights, legal guardianship
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/21/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- LELS represents more than 8,800 public safety members across Minnesota, including members of both the
- police, and uh peace officers association, Minnesota retired police pension association, and public
- c> public</c><00:59:43.360><c> employee</c> association, and public employee association, and public
- And I made the case to the commission that in the situation where the state of Minnesota sends money
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/14/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> appointments of the notaries public. appointments of the notaries public.
- </c><00:17:57.000><c> Um</c> public in the state of Minnesota. Um public in the state of Minnesota.
- </c> for the state of Minnesota. Mr. for the state of Minnesota. Mr.
- </c> Farming is as complex as is Minnesota. Farming is as complex as is Minnesota.
- So, it's time Minnesota really does make that statement about public health.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:38.080><c> District</c> am a member of the Minnesota District am a member of the Minnesota
- </c> compensation council during public compensation council during public testimony<00:04:44.639><c>
- :46:14.160><c> commission.
- Imagine for public and private.
- This is not public information.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy