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• Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children Program, HB 1529. Thank you, Mr.
• Home health aides for medically fragile children program, HB 1529.
• Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children Program, H.B. 1529. Thank you, Mr.
• It requires ACA to include during the care of home health aid for medically fragile children.
• Because when you're taking on, you know, now you're taking on where an aide would be there, it's also

Summary: The Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five bills. The first, CS/HB 1119 on pediatric readiness in hospital emergency departments, would require hospitals with ERs to adopt evidence-based pediatric care policies, train staff, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, complete the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment, and meet minimum equipment and planning standards. Members discussed transport to the closest appropriate facility and implementation concerns, but the bill passed 16-0. The committee then approved HB 677, which would add standard fertility preservation services to the state group insurance program for employees undergoing chemotherapy, and CSHB 497, which would authorize nonprofit agricultural organization medical benefit plans for Florida Farm Bureau members, aimed at improving affordable coverage for farmers and ranchers. HB 677 passed 16-0, and CSHB 497 passed 18-0 after questions about membership, regulation, disclosures, and how the plan would compare with ACA coverage. The subcommittee also approved PCS/HB 791 on surrendered newborn infants, allowing infant safety devices at hospitals, EMS stations, and fire stations as an alternative safe-haven option. Members discussed alarms, unmanned stations, and whether churches should be included; the bill passed 18-0. Finally, HB 1529 on home health aides for medically fragile children was amended and passed 18-0. The bill seeks a federal waiver so compensation for parents serving as home health aides does not count against Medicaid eligibility, and the amendments added reporting of adverse incidents, set work-hour limits, and protected certain other benefits. The chair closed by emphasizing the committee’s role in implementation oversight and fixing problems after enactment.

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• Minnesota Department of Human Services.
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• </c> it's easier for all of us in Minnesota it's easier for all of us in Minnesota to<00:45:56.559><c

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Item 10 has some information on state aid for facilities.
• The thing about math is that it's abstract, so you ripped the band-aid off the score.
• Or through the supplemental, which in this case came through the supplemental, so it didn't really show
• And that's why we did it through supplemental funding. Unfortunately, we don't get it.
• I'm here to advocate for. increasing state aid for public schools.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• </c> Minnesota FFA the Minnesota FFA Minnesota FFA the Minnesota FFA Foundation<00:10:22.839><c> would
• The supporters of this bill are the Minnesota FFA Association, Minnesota FFA Foundation, Minnesota Farmers
• </c> Minnesota not just uh across Minnesota Minnesota not just uh across Minnesota FFA<00:19:10.520><

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• state trail system. provides funding for our Minnesota state provides funding for our Minnesota state
• </c> uh that shows how many of Minnesota uh that shows how many of Minnesota state<00:27:15.840><c> trails
• </c> Minnesota for infrastructure needs. Minnesota for infrastructure needs.
• And I think this is a Minnesota.
• </c> letter of support from the Minnesota letter of support from the Minnesota Rural<01:20:15.080><c>

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

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• And MAGA Republicans in Congress have voted to gut funding for food aid and health care.
• payments to the... ...period when we had the unexpectedly strong revenues, there were some supplemental
• And then, secondly, we have really got to come to the aid of our counties, who are going to bear a lot
• We all remember at the beginning of last year, supplemental DOJ...
• We all remember the beginning of last year: supplemental DOJ funding, of course, the fires, which were

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee opened its hearing on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget with remarks emphasizing the start of a months-long process, the need for fiscal responsibility, and concerns about structural deficits, federal funding losses, housing and homelessness, and oversight. The vice chair echoed those concerns, warning against budgets built on short-term fixes and urging accountability. The Department of Finance presented a balanced budget year proposal of about $349 billion in total expenditures, including $248 billion General Fund, while acknowledging a structural imbalance in the out years and proposing a workload budget with limited new spending or cuts. Finance said the budget relies on stronger-than-expected revenues, but also on constitutional obligations such as Proposition 98 and Proposition 2, and on suspending a rainy-day fund true-up deposit to cover a projected $2.9 billion budget-year deficit. The administration highlighted higher education funding, climate and wildfire resilience investments, a new ZEV incentive, added Health and Human Services costs tied to H.R. 1, child care funding, and three tax proposals: third-party delivery tax compliance, a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, and an extension of the California Competes tax credit. The LAO, by contrast, warned that the budget is “precariously balanced,” cited downside risk from stock market-driven revenues, and urged the Legislature to use reserves, avoid suspending rainy-day deposits, and begin shrinking multi-year deficits sooner rather than later. Member questions focused on wildfire mitigation and insurance, transit and GGRF funding, federal cuts affecting CalFresh and Medi-Cal, the proposed tax credits, homelessness accountability language, and education funding. Several members pressed for earlier partnership on deficit solutions and for more scrutiny of budget choices. The committee also discussed declining enrollment in K-12, community colleges, and CSU, with concerns about whether funding formulas are aligned with actual student demand. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the hearing.

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• Our next item on the agenda is a presentation from the Minnesota National Guard.
• ideas for mutual aid or support of<00:03:25.280><c> local</c><00:03:26.080><c> entities.
• by Minnesota IT services through<00:10:34.640><c> various</c><00:10:34.959><c> mechanisms.
• </c> Minnesota emergency operations process. Minnesota emergency operations process.
• </c><00:46:33.760><c> entities</c> to continue to make Minnesota entities to continue to make Minnesota

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• But, this is not the Minnesota I want. But, this is not the Minnesota I want.
• drive the economy of Minnesota.
• drive the economy of Minnesota.
• </c> state of Minnesota. state of Minnesota. So,<01:13:38.280><c> yes.</c> So, yes. So, yes.
• Minnesota. Um that's correct. The uh Minnesota. Um that's correct.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• Issue so homeowners and homeowner advocates to present information on CICs in Minnesota.
• He said this isn’t a Minnesota problem; it is a national problem.
• </c> HOA board still lives in Minnesota HOA board still lives in Minnesota they're<00:53:53.280><c> all
• In Minnesota, unfortunately, or it's getting very close to it.
• And we talk about we're 107,000 units short in Minnesota right now.

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

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• basic overview of what kind of alternative user fee options states are considering to replace or supplement
• You can see in bold that Minnesota's fee, at 50 cents, is about twice that of Colorado's, although Minnesota
• For the fee to apply in Minnesota, the purchase must be over $100.
• Those fees range from under two cents in Pennsylvania up to five cents in Minnesota, whose program will
• The council is authorized to review law enforcement incident documentation, supplemental reports, probable

Summary: The committee first received a presentation from NCSL staff on national transportation funding trends and alternative user-fee options as gas tax revenue declines. The presentation covered declining fuel-tax purchasing power, the effects of more fuel-efficient and electric vehicles, and a range of state responses including indexed gas taxes, EV and hybrid registration fees, voluntary and mandatory road usage charges, transportation network company fees, retail delivery fees, and per-kilowatt-hour EV charging fees. Members asked about Virginia’s mileage-fee program, enrollment rates, and whether states had reduced gas taxes alongside new fees; the presenters said they would follow up with additional information. Committee staff then presented a comparison of Washington’s transportation budget with Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, focusing on population, lane miles, road condition, fuel taxes, preservation spending, mega-projects, and governance structures. The discussion highlighted Washington’s unique transportation pressures, including ferries, fish-passage obligations, high debt service, and major capital projects. Members asked follow-up questions about debt service, interest costs, CCA impacts on fuel prices, and whether project costs differed by state. The committee held public hearings on three bills. House Bill 2109 would allow vehicles being towed on trailers to use coverings to contain mud, rocks, or debris instead of requiring prior cleaning; the bill’s sponsor and construction witnesses supported it as a practical solution, and the fiscal note showed modest costs to WSP and WSDOT. House Bill 2139 would raise snowmobile registration fees to support snow park and trail grooming; State Parks, DNR, and several snowmobile advocates supported it, while some snowmobile users opposed it, arguing that enforcement of unregistered sleds should be addressed first. House Bill 2192 would expand the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s fatal crash review authority and allow it to collect certain health data; the sponsor and agency supported the bill as a public-health tool, while one attorney raised concerns about limiting civil discovery and evidentiary access in fatal crash litigation.

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• need is aligned with the federal formula by replacing total family contribution with total student aid
• statewide student financial aid programs are made available to eligible students.
• But this legislation would enable WOSAC to promise Aid to these students sooner, as early as 13 years
• identify eligible students, we are excited and well prepared to streamline access to state financial aid
• in advance of college that they can receive money from what is the nation's most generous financial aid

Summary: The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee held public hearings on two bills. Substitute Senate Bill 5931 would make administrative changes to the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board, including extending co-chair terms from one to two years, allowing more than four meetings per year, requiring consultation with the Student Achievement Council when evaluating outcomes, and removing the statutory public dashboard requirement. Staff and the bill sponsor, Senator Warnick, described it as a technical, no-fiscal-impact measure requested by the Student Achievement Council. Joel Anderson of WOSAC testified in support, explaining that the board’s role is advisory, that the bill would improve operations, and that WOSAC has spent significant staff time tracking Workforce Education Investment Account spending, especially carry-forward appropriations. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5963, which would modify Passport to Careers and Washington College Grant eligibility. The bill would automatically make Passport to Careers students income-eligible for the Washington College Grant beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, align the Passport financial-need formula with the federal student aid index, and direct Passport funds into the state financial aid account. Staff noted the bill was identical to the House companion. Testimony from WOSAC, the Washington Student Association, and a Western Washington University student representative all supported the bill, emphasizing the high barriers faced by former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth and the value of guaranteed, earlier access to aid. Senator Nobles said the bill would fulfill the state’s promise to help these students access higher education and would not increase costs. At the close of the hearing, the chair announced amendment deadlines for possible Tuesday executive action: requests due Monday at 10 a.m. and approval by 6 p.m. The committee planned to caucus and did not meet on Friday.

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• Minnesota 2040 to finish up: Minnesota has a 2040, 100% by 2040 law.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• </c> reliable service to Minnesota customers. reliable service to Minnesota customers.
• </c> to Minnesota Power customers. to Minnesota Power customers.

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• Guyon appealed that decision to Minnesota District Court, which found that Minnesota Statute section
• :05:09.480><c> which</c><00:05:09.800><c> found</c> Minnesota District Court which found Minnesota District
• section</c><00:05:12.120><c> 501C.1206</c> that Minnesota statute section 501C.1206 that Minnesota statute
• In 2021, the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the motion ruling.
• </c><00:52:40.080><c> Um</c> common in basements in Minnesota. Um common in basements in Minnesota.

Summary: The Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Claims convened on April 30, first without quorum and then with quorum, at which point the committee corrected and approved the prior minutes. Members then reviewed several claims held over for informational purposes, including injury claims for Fraser, Larson, Schmidt, Stuart, and Washington, and property claims for Lidberg, Robecky, and Young, with no action taken on those items. The committee dismissed a claim by Ms. Prevally seeking reimbursement for funds liquidated from irrevocable trusts after hearing that the matter had already been litigated in court and that subcommittee rules bar claims for public assistance compensation. The panel then approved two exoneration claims: James Jovan Davis, whose murder conviction was vacated after postconviction proceedings and who settled for $250,000, and Clayton Douglas Groves, whose sexual-conduct convictions were vacated after evidence of prior false accusations was admitted and who settled for $350,000. Testimony from counsel for both claimants emphasized wrongful conviction, the length of incarceration, and negotiated settlement amounts, with members asking about the basis for the compensation and attorney-fee allocations. The final exoneration claim, Marvin Haynes, was also approved. The committee heard that Haynes was convicted as a teenager, later exonerated after new evidence showed false evidence and suggestive eyewitness identification, and that the state and claimant had reached a $4.5 million settlement. The committee then turned to Department of Corrections injury claims, denying Arnold Baker’s claim for lack of evidence of a compensable permanent injury, and approving Mark Carroll’s claim for a $4,570.40 award after he suffered a compensable ankle fracture while working. In property claims, the committee discussed Anthony Edwards’s claim for food, a JPay tablet, and shoes. After testimony from Department of Corrections counsel about property inventory procedures and the lack of a current replacement tablet program, members agreed to compensate Edwards $70 for the missing shoes, deny the food claim, and deny the tablet claim because the tablet had been returned and any malfunction was reported outside the department’s reporting window.

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• know that that engine is the jobs and the economies that drive our companies that invest here in Minnesota
• But uh again, welcome back to the Minnesota House of Representatives.
• </c> companies that invest here in Minnesota. companies that invest here in Minnesota.
• </c><00:03:48.239><c> House</c><00:03:48.400><c> of</c> back to the Minnesota House of back to the Minnesota
• We just need another band-aid to get us there.

Bills: HF3393

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• Diagnostic and supplemental imaging are not optional.
• Brian Susan, on behalf of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, in support.
• They call it supplemental care. individuals because of HR1.
• They call it supplemental care. Clinical practice, right?
• Ryan Suza on behalf of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation in support.

Committee: House Health

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• <c> the</c><00:10:23.720><c> Minnesota</c><00:10:24.160><c> state</c> representative from the Minnesota
• Minnesota that are watching uh we had 49 Minnesota that are watching uh we had 49 new<00:19:32.880><c
• </c> appears here in the state of Minnesota appears here in the state of Minnesota we're<00:20:33.919
• </c> Council would be helpful as Minnesota Council would be helpful as Minnesota works<00:29:52.080><
• The Minnesota Chiefs of Police and the League of Minnesota Cities have sent letters.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• Includes addressing potential fraud and abuse, and makes SNAP supplemental support for disabled and elderly
• And then if they're interested in the Supplemental and Deficiency Appropriations start on page 228.
• SEG money Is designed for the kids, and now they're going to try to use impact aid to pay for a lawsuit
• that impact aid was not even involved in.
• The operational supplement is essentially those figures were derived in working with the institutions

Bills: HB97 , HB280 , HB183 , HB151 , HB202

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: Shaken Baby Syndrome, abusive head trauma, child safety, training and education, healthcare funding, youth internships, workforce development, education, grant funding, employment, drinking water, water quality, environment, public health, water filtration, private well testing, federal funding, childhood sexual abuse, time limitations, civil actions

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• The second key provision as attorney fees and costs the bill ran forces to weigh the shifting in supplemental
• It in 3rd supplemental on Line. 39 to match the reference to supplement the legal action throughout the
• One SB 276, an sheltering or aiding unmarried minors by Senator Wright.
• In this current Florida statute to create a presumption in defense to the crime sheltering or aiding

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• We also have supplemental ...who will join us today to provide the California 2026 State of the Public
• We also have supplemental materials such as the State of Public Health report that are available online
• We're going to move on to issue four, AIDS Drug Assistance Program for the 2026-27 estimate.
• I'm the branch chief of the ADAP branch within the Office of AIDS.
• I am the branch chief of the ADAP branch within the Office of AIDS.

Summary: The Assembly Subcommittee on Health heard an overview of the California Department of Public Health budget, including a $5.1 billion department budget and 19 non-IT budget change proposals spanning environmental health, healthcare quality, infectious disease, healthy communities, health statistics, preparedness, and laboratory sciences. CDPH also presented estimates for WIC and the Genetic Disease Screening Program, both of which were described as relatively stable, with WIC food costs rising mainly due to inflation and participation holding near 1 million monthly participants. Members and public commenters raised support for several proposals, including funding for the California Reducing Disparities Project, AB 1264 implementation on school food standards, childhood lead poisoning prevention, the hospital bed capacity registry, sickle cell care networks, and WIC protections amid federal policy changes and shutdown-related uncertainty. Dr. Erica Pond then presented the 2026 State of Public Health report, highlighting major gains such as record-low mortality rates, all-time high life expectancy, and the first decline in overdose deaths in 14 years, while warning about persistent disparities in maternal and infant outcomes, rising severe maternal morbidity, and worsening mental and behavioral health trends, especially among younger adults. She emphasized racial and geographic inequities, the role of social drivers like poverty and education, and the importance of prevention investments through the Behavioral Health Services Act. Members discussed the need for upstream public health spending, environmental health preparedness, and how to translate data into action, while public comment largely focused on sustaining community-based prevention and equity programs. In a separate update on federal actions and public health partnerships, Dr. Pond and CDPH staff described California’s response to federal funding threats, vaccine policy changes, and measles outbreaks. They outlined new collaborations such as the West Coast Health Alliance, the Governor’s Public Health Alliance, the WHO outbreak network, and the FACT Coalition, along with CDPH’s process for reviewing and updating immunization and preventive service recommendations under AB 144. Members questioned the rise in measles and declining vaccination coverage, and CDPH said it is using trusted messengers and tailored outreach while continuing to evaluate federal recommendations. The committee then heard an ADAP estimate showing lower projected budget authority needs due to reduced caseload and one-time funding expiring, followed by public support for using ADAP rebate funds to expand HIV prevention, PrEP, testing, and disease intervention staffing. The final issue focused on public health information technology systems, including Sapphire, CalReady, CalConnect, CARE, MyTurn, MyCAVAC, and the digital vaccine record. CDPH explained how these systems support disease reporting, contact tracing, immunization tracking, vaccine ordering, and outbreak response, while the Department of Finance said only Sapphire and CalReady are funded in the Governor’s budget and the rest are under review because of the state’s budget deficit and declining utilization. Local health department representatives strongly opposed losing the systems, arguing that lower usage reflects post-pandemic conditions and that the tools save staff time, improve outbreak response, and prevent a return to manual spreadsheets and phone calls. Members echoed concern that cutting the systems would undermine public health capacity and waste prior state investment, and urged the administration to present a funding plan that matches its stated commitment to public health.

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• Her pulse, and I'm here on behalf of Minnesota, all counties.
• And Minnesota can't deliver the simpler more fat.
• I am the commissioner of Minnesota IT Services and the chief information officer for the state of Minnesota
• Going from 12 months to 6 months, we serve in Minnesota.
• Going from 12 months to 6 months, we serve in Minnesota.

Committee: House Ways and Means