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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/04/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
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- </c> Minnesota and Minnesota state systems. Minnesota and Minnesota state systems.
- This law has worked well. behind. This law has worked well.
- </c> fish law. fish law.
- These provisions already exist elsewhere in Minnesota law for similar crimes.
- </c> um than currently exist in Minnesota um than currently exist in Minnesota law.<02:22:37.520><c>
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Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/18/25
State and Local Government
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- in Minnesota.
- and Minnesota consumers, and do not risk losing that talent to other comparable law offices, public
- He said that because of the important doctrine of common interest agreements, Minnesota law has allowed
- He said that because of the important doctrine of common interest agreements, Minnesota law has allowed
- He said that because of the important doctrine of common interest agreements, Minnesota law has allowed
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Senate State and Local Government
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/11/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
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- </c> state of Minnesota by any means. state of Minnesota by any means.
- </c> And so we're allowed to add in Minnesota resources, statistics, and laws.
- law.
- Hoop Coalition, the Minnesota Alliance on Crime, and the Minnesota Children's Alliance.
- </c> they're not following that law. Yep. they're not following that law. Yep.
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Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
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- Brad Parsons, Fisheries Section Manager for the Minnesota DNR.
- If Olmstead County or Dodge County wanted to opt out of the current law, should this law pass, they could
- So the DNR officers are out enforcing state law.
- First up to testify is the Minnesota Christmas Tree Association.
- Oh yeah, just you know, Minnesota does have really good laws around water use and what's The DNR needs
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- State of Minnesota. Said message to be State of Minnesota.
- Minnesota. I am extremely disappointed Minnesota.
- Govern Minnesota.
- So, April Fools to Minnesota.
- </c> partisan basis right now in Minnesota. partisan basis right now in Minnesota.
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- </c> directly to Minnesota schools. directly to Minnesota schools.
- </c> property tax system here in Minnesota. property tax system here in Minnesota.
- Uh, as you know, Minnesota property law classifies property into categories for purposes of determining
- </c><01:16:01.480><c> property</c><01:16:01.800><c> law</c> Uh as you know, Minnesota property law Uh
- as you know, Minnesota property law classifies<01:16:02.640><c> property</c><01:16:03.000><c> into</
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House Taxes
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/25/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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- Multi-Housing Association, the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, the Commissioner of Commerce, Minnesota
- At Minnesota Housing, as well as written testimony by the Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
- of Minnesota Counties.
- and how existing laws, chapter 515B, the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act, regulating CICs and
- </c><00:43:03.079><c> uh</c> in Minnesota and how existing laws uh in Minnesota and how existing laws
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Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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- </c> with the Minnesota Business Partnership. with the Minnesota Business Partnership.
- </c> passed along to Minnesota consumers. passed along to Minnesota consumers.
- </c> viability of Minnesota through growth. viability of Minnesota through growth.
- </c> Minnesota is? Is 79 million 79 billion. Minnesota is? Is 79 million 79 billion.
- Is this going to help Minnesota or make Minnesota worse? Thank you.
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- </c> in Gaylord, Minnesota. in Gaylord, Minnesota.
- Are we supposed to support our law August 1st, Minnesota must address critical gaps in companion statutes
- They certainly will sue the state of Minnesota over this law.
- They certainly will sue the state of Minnesota over this law.
- in the state of community laws in the state of Minnesota.<03:16:30.160><c> And</c><03:16:31.279><c>
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
MN House of Representatives' 2025 State Fair opinion poll results Sep 2nd, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota is one of 12 states that don't have a law restricting legislators from becoming lobbyists.
- Minnesota provides free Question eight.
- </c> session would have let Minnesota session would have let Minnesota residents<00:04:10.720><c> aed
- cannabis law allows Minnesota's cannabis law allows businesses<00:04:35.520><c> licensed</c><00:04:36.000
- Minnesota is one after leaving office?
Summary:
The segment presented the results of the 2025 Minnesota House legislative opinion poll, which asked fairgoers about a range of policy issues tied to recent or possible future legislative action. Topics included school calendar flexibility before Labor Day, state funding for sports stadiums and arenas, undocumented immigrants’ access to state programs, unemployment benefits for hourly school workers in the summer, banning guns in the Capitol, budget-balancing options for a projected 2028-29 deficit, removing party labels from legislative ballots, limiting free school meals by income, free fishing licenses for residents age 65 and older, local control over cannabis businesses, a post-employment lobbying ban for legislators, and a higher income tax rate for the highest earners.
For several questions, the segment noted the underlying legislative context. It referenced the 2023 law making undocumented immigrants eligible for MinnesotaCare and the 2025 law ending adult eligibility at year’s end, the school meals program’s higher-than-expected costs, and a 2025 proposal to remove party designations from legislative ballots that did not receive a committee hearing. It also mentioned the projected nearly $6 billion budget shortfall for the 2028-29 biennium, the Xcel Energy Center renovation funding request, and the recent killings of House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of Senator John Hoffman and his wife as part of the discussion about Capitol gun restrictions.
The poll itself was presented as a public opinion survey rather than a legislative vote, so no formal committee action or roll call occurred. The segment closed by thanking participants and saying the poll would return next year at the fair.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
State Government Finance and Policy
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- Um and with that, Madam Minnesota.
- Under current Minnesota law, contractors and subcontractors on projects funded in whole or in part by
- </c> existing laws and data practices. existing laws and data practices.
- The Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors, Minnesota Minority Goods and
- </c> responsible contract law. responsible contract law.
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House State Government Finance and Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/08/26
Health and Human Services
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- ><c> with</c><00:15:56.080><c> existing</c> Minnesota law aligns with existing Minnesota law aligns with
- Thus, the constitutional infirmities that plague Colorado's law apply with equal force to the Minnesota
- Senator Utke continued: The Minnesota law itself has not yet been tested, and frankly the Colorado law
- </c><00:47:41.240><c> law</c><00:47:41.440><c> has</c> the you know, the Minnesota law has the you know
- , the Minnesota law has itself<00:47:42.360><c> has</c><00:47:42.560><c> not</c><00:47:42.760><c> yet
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Senate Health and Human Services
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/18/26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
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- > are</c> accountable uh when those laws are accountable uh when those laws are broken.<00:21:15.440>
- Law Firm.
- Maringer Law Firm. I'm an attorney and Maringer Law Firm.
- </c> involves that great Minnesota involves that great Minnesota corporation<00:25:22.559><c> 3M</c><
- </c><00:29:42.799><c> Uh</c> within the law is very important. Uh within the law is very important.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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- ><00:04:05.200><c> I'm</c><00:04:05.319><c> working</c><00:04:05.599><c> on</c> by via law by the law
- so I'm working on by via law by the law so I'm working on those<00:04:05.959><c> kind</c><00:04:06.079
- </c><00:28:59.880><c> currently</c> law currently how the law currently law currently how the law currently
- </c> of people you in the state of Minnesota of people you in the state of Minnesota and<00:31:24.159
- Thank you very much for your testimony. likee other Minnesota manufacturers we likee other Minnesota
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Sale and possession of ghost guns prohibited 3/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- Um, members, prior to quite recently, Minnesota law required that firearms in the state be identified
- Many law-abiding firearm owners in Minnesota regularly swap out stocks, sights, scopes, and optics, trigger
- Many law-abiding firearm owners in Minnesota regularly swap out stocks, sights, scopes, and optics, trigger
- Minnesota already has extensive criminal laws addressing violent offenses, illegal firearm possession
- law.
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- Um, so currently under Minnesota law and rule, whenever an individual has an episode in which they have
- MSBOA has consistently been a driving force behind Minnesota stop arm law and has recognized the challenges
- stop arm law or reducing repeat offenses will in fact save lives of Minnesota school children going
- stop arm law or reducing repeat offenses will in fact save lives of Minnesota school children going
- stop arm law or reducing repeat offenses will in fact save lives of Minnesota school children going
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Senate Transportation
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Republican Media Availability - 03/17/26
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- </c> we can be helping out Minnesota we can be helping out Minnesota families.<00:03:28.600><c> Can</
- </c><00:04:54.440><c> enforcement</c> making sure we have a law enforcement making sure we have a law
- We could get it into law.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
Summary:
Senate Republicans discussed the governor’s supplemental budget and criticized proposed cuts to nursing homes, disability services, and counties, arguing the changes would hurt vulnerable Minnesotans and that the tax package would amount to roughly an $868 million increase. They said they were open to some family-focused tax provisions, such as an expanded child care or dependent credit, but opposed broader tax increases and several previously rejected ideas, including sales tax changes and a social media tax.
A major topic was fraud prevention and the Office of Legislative Auditor report on kickbacks. Republicans said the report reinforced their push for a statewide independent Office of Inspector General with a law enforcement division and a broader fraud definition, and they argued the office would have handled the cases more effectively. They also said they support the concept of an OIG bill but want only modest amendments, while criticizing House Democrats for resisting the law enforcement division and for raising constitutional objections they called a drafting issue.
The lawmakers also reacted skeptically to the governor’s proposed AI-related job development fund and $10 million in forgivable loans for businesses affected by Operation Metro Search, saying the aid would mainly benefit downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul rather than the broader state. They closed with broader comments that the session felt relatively normal and less intense than past years, noted ongoing work on a bonding bill, and joked about campaign politics, possible candidates, and even the idea of a Senate dog.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Promoting Motorcycle Safety on Minnesota Roads - 07/10/26
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- </c> killed on Minnesota roads this year. killed on Minnesota roads this year.
- It's a new law in Minnesota.
- law.
- I will never support, and I will not support any law mandating helmet use in the state of Minnesota.
- Please, for everyone's safety, follow the law, know the law.
Summary:
Senator Judy Seeberger and traffic safety officials held a press conference focused on a deadly Minnesota motorcycle season and urged both drivers and riders to take greater care. Seeberger described several near-misses and a preventable crash at an intersection near her home, and asked motorists to put phones down, avoid impaired driving, and look twice or three times at stop signs, lane changes, and intersections. Mike Hanson, director of the Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety, said 37 motorcyclists had been killed so far this year, compared with 24 at the same time last year, and warned the state could approach 90 motorcycle fatalities if current trends continue. He said about half of motorcycle deaths are single-vehicle run-off-the-road crashes, often tied to speed, inattention, or skill level, while the other half involve a motorcycle and another vehicle; he also noted passenger fatalities are higher than usual and that riders over 60 are now being killed more often than younger riders.
Hanson and others emphasized education, training, visibility, helmets, high-visibility gear, and sober driving. He said the state’s motorcycle safety training program is expanding with 11 additional basic rider courses, which should train about 121 more riders, and that safety materials are available to clubs and community groups. He also highlighted the new lane filtering and splitting law, saying it is limited to 25 mph or less and must be done within a rider’s skill level; he said he has seen it done both safely and unsafely and urged riders to follow the law and not be “knuckleheads.”
Representatives from the Saint Croix Valley Riders and the Litas St. Croix Valley also spoke. Don Morley said his group promotes safety and awareness, reimburses members for rider training, and supports the new lane filtering/splitting law while stressing that riders and motorists must share the road. Heather Sevlin and other speakers tied the safety message to the death of Dana Milan, saying her crash was preventable and calling for justice and accountability in the impaired-driving case involving Robert Rodriguez, who they said was on a second DUI offense. In response to questions, Seeberger said she would support stricter penalties for repeat impaired or reckless drivers but would not support mandatory helmet legislation. Hanson said the legislature should continue to rely on rider experts and training advocates when considering motorcycle safety policy.
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- Today we will focus on a subset of university as the law dictates to the university as the law dictates
- </c><00:04:23.880><c> but</c> Bell museum is not actually in law but Bell museum is not actually in law
- </c><00:09:05.040><c> and</c> and it is used throughout Minnesota and and it is used throughout Minnesota
- </c> going to give us a healthier Minnesota going to give us a healthier Minnesota and<00:32:48.000><
- </c><01:01:28.200><c> um</c> areas of of the state of Minnesota um areas of of the state of Minnesota
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Senate Higher Education
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/27/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
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- </c> 0.26 it says um notwithstanding any laws 0.26 it says um notwithstanding any laws to<00:07:22.759
- </c><00:20:54.640><c> Constitution</c> highlighted the Minnesota Constitution highlighted the Minnesota
- </c> staff as of 2021 only 9% of Minnesota staff as of 2021 only 9% of Minnesota cpcs<01:01:54.839><c
- Minnesota to support women I urge you to Minnesota to support women I urge you to votee<01:13:27.320>
- Minnesota Department of Human Services Minnesota Department of Human Services uh<01:22:19.760><c> in<
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House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law