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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/14/26
State and Local Government
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- </c><00:09:12.800><c> here,</c> certainly doesn't belong in law here, certainly doesn't belong in law
- </c> government it's required by law. government it's required by law.
- </c> if indeed this goes into law? Mr. if indeed this goes into law? Mr.
- </c> area at Minnesota Management Budget. area at Minnesota Management Budget.
- </c> productive forces of Minnesota. productive forces of Minnesota.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Farewells - 05/18/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- </c> Minnesota house, before the Minnesota Minnesota house, before the Minnesota chamber<00:15:38.440
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- </c> rural Minnesota, southwest Minnesota. rural Minnesota, southwest Minnesota.
- , we're writing good law and balanced law.
- </c> law and balanced law. law and balanced law.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
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- c><00:21:49.960><c> office</c> Under Minnesota law, in 2022 my office filed a lawsuit against Shipt for
- You're talking about protecting workers' rights and worker rights under Minnesota law right now.
- You're talking about protecting workers' rights and worker rights under Minnesota law right now.
- You're talking about protecting workers' rights and worker rights under Minnesota law right now.
- You're talking about protecting workers' rights and worker rights under Minnesota law right now.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/13/26
Health Finance and Policy
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- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- the law of the land law that just became the law of the land January<00:25:37.160><c> 1st.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- </c> Minnesota healthcare program. Minnesota healthcare program.
- Minnesota resident.
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- Two-thirds to the University of Minnesota, two-thirds to Minnesota State.
- University of Minnesota.
- </c> Minnesota rateayers, as he described. Minnesota rateayers, as he described.
- That's what the state of Minnesota is telling farmers in the state of Minnesota.
- </c> University of Minnesota and the DNR. University of Minnesota and the DNR.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
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- Current law in Minnesota is a misdemeanor for those that continue to operate a motor vehicle while suspended
- I am from Nisswa, Minnesota.
- Current law in Minnesota is a misdemeanor for those that continue to operate a motor vehicle while suspended
- a</c> have uh current law in Minnesota is a have uh current law in Minnesota is a misemer<00:02:55.040
- I'm his son-in-law.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House OKs conference committee agreement on cannabis policy bill, SF2370 5/17/25
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- ><c> adult</c><00:03:03.599><c> use</c> 2023, Minnesota legalized adult use 2023, Minnesota legalized
- We need a healthy wholesaling industry in Minnesota.
- You really started here in Minnesota.
- </c> who have uh been involved in liquor law who have uh been involved in liquor law in<00:09:53.680>
- </c> wholesaling uh industry in Minnesota. wholesaling uh industry in Minnesota.
Summary:
The House considered a Senate message announcing that the Senate had concurred in and adopted the conference committee report on Senate File 2370, the cannabis bill. Representative Stevenson moved adoption of the report and explained that the conference committee had largely retained House provisions while making additional changes, including directing the Office of Cannabis Management to return with a medical-market streamlining proposal, expanding testing capacity, and adding an expungement provision. Representative West also urged adoption, saying the bill improved the measure and moved Minnesota closer to a safe, tested, legal cannabis market.
During debate on the bill, West argued that the legislation was still too restrictive but would help create a functioning market, support hemp businesses, ease burdens on medical cannabis operators, and improve public safety and expungement outcomes. Stevenson emphasized the bill’s low-potency hemp beverage wholesaler licensing provisions, saying they would support Minnesota breweries and create a needed wholesaling segment in the cannabis supply chain. He also noted that the bill would generate some licensing revenue and help the state’s cannabis market develop more efficiently.
Members also discussed the importance of preserving the medical cannabis program for patients, including children with seizure disorders, and the need for clearer local control as cities and counties work with preliminary licensees before market launch. Hansen said local governments have key responsibilities under the legalization framework and warned that delays could affect the expected early 2025 launch. After debate, the House adopted the conference report, and the bill passed as amended by conference on an 80-50 vote, with its title agreed to.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Debating the Earned Sick and Safe Time Law / Northland Senators Share Their Priorities and Successes May 11th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- When we mine precious metals in Minnesota and, in fact, even helium in northern Minnesota, we make sure
- It's about a process not to skirt any environmental laws, not to skirt labor laws, because certainly
- to skirt any environmental laws, not to skirt labor<00:07:56.800><c> laws</c><00:07:57.120><c> because
- </c> globally if we want jobs in Minnesota. globally if we want jobs in Minnesota.
- Northern Minnesota is a special place, and without it, Minnesota wouldn't be the same.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/14/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
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- </c> then local law enforcement assistance. then local law enforcement assistance.
- </c> director of the Minnesota Zoo. director of the Minnesota Zoo.
- </c> enforcing this law. enforcing this law.
- </c> Minnesota and the metro Twin Cities. Minnesota and the metro Twin Cities.
- </c> here in Minnesota. here in Minnesota.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus K-12 Education Bill - 06/02/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- Minnesota is a leader in Minnesota.
- Line 79 is Starbase Minnesota.
- </c> which is no change from um current law. which is no change from um current law.
- Not in Minnesota, in the world.
- </c> we reference those systems in the law. we reference those systems in the law.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment and natural resources committee hears HF8 - pt. 2 2/13/25
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- Which other stakeholders were engaged in addition to the Minnesota Chamber?
- Which other stakeholders were engaged in addition to the Minnesota Chamber?
- </c><00:19:33.919><c> thank</c> behalf of the people of Minnesota thank behalf of the people of Minnesota
- I'm Ain Clems from the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy.
- If anything, it was slower than the Minnesota process.
Summary:
The committee heard extended discussion on House File 8, a bill aimed at changing Minnesota’s permitting and environmental review process. Supporters said the bill is intended to help small and medium-sized businesses and projects that face long delays, and argued that the proposal does not lower environmental standards. They described the bill as modeled in part on provisions used in other states, including a staggered permitting process and an expedited option, and said the goal is to improve transparency, reporting, and real-time public access to permit information.
Members raised concerns about whether the bill could also benefit large corporations and major industrial projects, including mining and other large facilities, rather than just smaller businesses. Several lawmakers questioned the use of county-based public input, the lack of tribal consultation, and how the bill would interact with treaty rights and communities outside the affected county. Others argued that the bill could create risks by speeding permits for bad actors or by allowing larger entities to pay for expedited treatment. Testimony also referenced examples from the Minnesota Chamber’s report, with a witness disputing the claim that permitting alone drove companies out of Minnesota and saying those cases involved more complex facts.
The committee first considered a motion to lay the bill on the table, but that motion failed on a 5-7 roll call. The committee then voted on a motion to re-refer House File 8, as amended, to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee. That motion passed 7-5, and the bill was sent on to that committee.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
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- statute Minnesota enforcement and the statute Minnesota enforcement and the use<00:39:11.920><c> PA<
- </c> an appraiser in the state of Minnesota an appraiser in the state of Minnesota you<00:47:26.440><
- </c> to local law to local law enforcement<00:58:19.640><c> I</c><00:58:19.720><c> will</c><00:58:19.960
- </c> make clear the BCA is not a general law make clear the BCA is not a general law enforcement<01:19
- </c> does a great job in supporting law does a great job in supporting law enforcement<01:29:02.600><
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education Policy Committee approves bill to repeal ethnic studies requirements 2/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, the Minnesota academic achievements in Minnesota are abysmal.
- </c> laws in the framework. laws in the framework.
- </c> the benefit of all Minnesota students. the benefit of all Minnesota students.
- Minnesota students. Thank you. Minnesota students. Thank you. Thank<00:29:01.400><c> you.
- </c> Studies at the University of Minnesota. Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Summary:
House File 29 was heard in committee as a proposal to suspend adoption of the revised social studies standards, push implementation to 2030-31, repeal the requirement to embed ethnic studies across all standards, and cancel related appropriations. The bill sponsor argued Minnesota schools should focus on basic academic achievement and that ethnic studies requirements add burdens and distract from reading, math, and science. The chair moved the bill to the Committee on Education Finance after opening the hearing and then took extensive public testimony.
Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters of HF 29, including Katherine Kersten, Deanna Moose, Kendall Qualls, Hillary Swanson, and Diane Smith, argued the ethnic studies framework is ideological, overly focused on race, insufficiently transparent, and costly in professional development time; several said it would divide students or burden teachers. Some supporters also claimed the standards or framework promote activism, critical race theory, or racial stratification. Opponents, including Mark Westfall, Crystal Johnson, Jim Grathwol, Marcus Penny, Claude Sigman, and Courtney Major, said the standards are inclusive, research-based, and designed to help students understand multiple perspectives, civic life, and the contributions of diverse Minnesotans. They emphasized that ethnic studies can improve engagement, critical thinking, and representation, and that teachers should be trusted to implement the standards.
No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided. The only formal action noted was the chair’s motion to re-refer House File 29 to the Committee on Education Finance.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - Part 2 - 04/02/25
Jobs and Economic Development
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- </c><00:32:30.760><c> system</c><00:32:31.440><c> Minnesota</c> University of Minnesota system Minnesota
- University of Minnesota system Minnesota state<00:32:32.399><c> system</c><00:32:32.880><c> and</c><
- So, the bill is supported by the Minnesota Nurses Association, Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents
- We brought him back to Minnesota to attend law school.
- </c> back to Minnesota to attend law school back to Minnesota to attend law school he<01:21:06.040><c
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Housing Finance and Policy
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- </c> incredible tool for greater Minnesota. incredible tool for greater Minnesota.
- </c> Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
- </c> Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
- Um, and when you can't find a home in Minnesota, it's not so Minnesota nice.
- Um, and when you can't find a home in Minnesota, it's not so Minnesota nice.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Community solar garden named for Melissa Hortman 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- </c><00:04:55.840><c> Public</c> the chair of the Minnesota Public the chair of the Minnesota Public
- </c> brighter, cleaner future for Minnesota. brighter, cleaner future for Minnesota.
- </c> energy industry in Minnesota. energy industry in Minnesota.
- </c> results for Minnesota. results for Minnesota.
- Thank you. future of Minnesota. Minnesota leads future of Minnesota.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/14/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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- Under<00:01:50.320><c> current</c><00:01:50.640><c> law,</c> Under current law, Under current law, current
- When I raised my right hand and began my law enforcement career, I trusted in a promise made by the Minnesota
- When I raised my right hand and began my law enforcement career, I trusted in a promise made by the Minnesota
- Investigators in Minnesota, and the Minnesota Fire Marshals Association.
- /c> committee which is a law is the law that committee which is a law is the law that would<02:10:02.840
MN
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- </c><00:38:42.920><c> just</c> uh to what is quote current law just uh to what is quote current law just
- of Minnesota employers.
- ><c> Minnesota</c><01:15:32.280><c> Building</c><01:15:32.560><c> Trades</c> trades Council Minnesota
- Minnesota's prevailing wage Minnesota Minnesota's prevailing wage law<01:16:02.760><c> unfortunately
- </c><01:16:25.719><c> um</c> is no other example in state law um is no other example in state law um
Committee:
Senate Taxes
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
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- </c> Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin. Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- I think we heard Minnesota Farmers Union against, Minnesota Milk against this, Minnesota Pork Producers
- I think we heard Minnesota Farmers Union against, Minnesota Milk against this, Minnesota Pork Producers
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
MN
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- <00:01:50.280><c> House</c><00:01:50.439><c> of</c> Minnesota House of Minnesota House of Representatives
- And then we have federal law interactions as well, so the federal laws relate to tax and whether the
- And then we have federal law interactions as well, so the federal laws relate to tax and whether the
- And then we have federal law interactions as well, so the federal laws relate to tax and whether the
- </c> related to the uh federal tax law related to the uh federal tax law Provisions<00:15:02.720><c>
Committee:
House Capital Investment