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• <00:16:17.040><c> it's</c> median price house in Minnesota and it's median price house in Minnesota and
• Minnesota.
• :18.240><c> in</c> lowering the cost of energy um in lowering the cost of energy um in closing<00:24:
• We make Minnesota strong.
• thank</c> Minnesota our Minnesota strong thank Minnesota our Minnesota strong thank you<00:56:55.920

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:17:36.920><c> The</c> Minnesota and Southeast Minnesota.
• The Minnesota and Southeast Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota and or the Made in Minnesota Minnesota and or the Made in Minnesota program<00:37:01.560
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• </c> throughout Minnesota. throughout Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• plays in preparing tech. as students to succeed in treating patients and in driving the innovation economy
• cutting-edge research including in the development ethical use of AI, and building a domestic chip economy
• , and leading the world in energy research in curing cancer and much more.
• Growth activity is key to continuing to build and sustain the rapidly growing high-value innovation economy
• Texas economy.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• As the eighth largest economy in the world, Texas manufacturing jobs are expanding rapidly.
• Well, let's call them Senate cleaning efforts, members. I don't want to offend anyone.
• Well, let's call them Senate cleaning efforts. Members, I don't want to offend anyone.
• Many states such as Alabama, Colorado, Minnesota, Indiana, Montana, New York, and North Carolina have
• And it puts our standards, our students, and our economy at risk.

Committee: Senate Education K-16

Summary: The committee heard and discussed several higher education and public school bills. Senator Burwell presented SB 1242 to remove an outdated Coordinating Board approval requirement for Texas State Technical College land and facility acquisitions, and SJR 59 to create a constitutionally dedicated endowment for TSTC capital needs; both drew strong support from industry and workforce groups and were left pending. SB 757, by Senator Middleton, would create a debt-to-earnings accountability system for public college programs, with supporters saying it would protect students from low-value degrees and opponents warning it could unfairly penalize programs with long-term value, especially graduate, medical, and public service fields; it was also left pending. SB 1241, by Senator Millington, would expand acceptable college entrance exams beyond the SAT and ACT, including the Classic Learning Test, and was left pending after testimony from CLT, homeschool, and student groups in support. SB 1085, by Senator Blanco, would let Sul Ross State University offer lower-division courses at its satellite campuses in the Middle Rio Grande region; it too was left pending. The committee then took up a series of public school and higher education measures, voting several out favorably. SB 605, as substituted, limits commissioner approval of charter school expansion amendments for schools under conservatorship or a management team and was reported favorably 9-0. SB 1871 and SB 1873, both by Senator Perry, were revised to narrow teacher immunity, clarify removal and suspension procedures, require periodic review of in-school suspension placements, and align discipline rules; both substitutes were adopted and reported favorably. SB 1872, SB 1874, SB 762, SB 1962, SB 1750, SB 2252, SB 2253, SB 2365, SB 1924, and SB 37 were also considered, with most reported favorably on party-line or near-unanimous votes. SB 1750 would replace a flat charter school facilities funding cap with an attendance-based formula; SB 2252 and SB 2253 address kindergarten readiness, early literacy/numeracy, and educator preparation; SB 2365 concerns student phone use during instructional time; SB 1924 restores local citation authority for certain school offenses and adds reporting, notice, and completion requirements; and SB 37 would expand state oversight of higher education curriculum, governance, faculty senates, and compliance with state law. Other measures heard included SB 769, which would require a Coordinating Board report on barriers faced by students with disabilities in higher education; supporters emphasized the need for better data and accessibility, while witnesses suggested broader reporting on race, disability types, and K-12-to-college transitions. SB 2231 would designate a Free College Application Week in October and was left pending. SB 1878 would modernize the Josie School statute and provide formula funding and aid eligibility for Polytechnic College. SB 1409 would authorize universities to offer self-funded student health benefit plans, with Rice University and Texas 2036 supporting the measure as a way to lower costs and expand coverage. SB 2431 would require universities to give foreign language credit for study abroad programs, SB 2314 would require schools to inform students about opting in or out of record sharing for direct admissions through My Texas Future, and SB 2138 would extend the state’s anti-ESG contracting restrictions to public higher education endowments and governing boards; these later bills were introduced and left pending.

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• ,</c> Prannis on behalf of Lyona, Minnesota, Prannis on behalf of Lyona, Minnesota, North<00:04:12.000
• Association, or Minnesota Cable.
• Association, or Minnesota Cable.
• Association, or Minnesota Cable.
• Association, or Minnesota Cable.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• states keep control of hydraulic fracking, and that our energy resources continue to flow.
• and I in the House will continue to unleash American energy so that we can lower prices, attain energy
• Growing jobs in our midcontinent, freshwater economy requires cooperation, not upending U.S.
• The removal of these dams took out a significant power source and reduced the clean energy production
• THE REMOVAL AFTER THESE DAMS TOOK OUT A SIGNIFICANT POWER SOURCE AND REDUCED THE CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• According to the Energy Information Administration report for Minnesota, from 2021 to 2022, electrical
• Minnesota residents still need energy to power and protect their families, their homes, their businesses
• Minnesota residents still<00:04:54.479><c> need</c><00:04:55.040><c> energy</c><00:04:55.360><c> to</
• and as more clean and re reliable<00:07:51.199><c> energy</c><00:07:51.599><c> sources</c><00:07:52.000
• Energy Information Administration showing 65% of residential energy use in Minnesota came from natural

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of Greater Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association
• </c> Minnesota are not being listened to. Minnesota are not being listened to.
• </c> state of Minnesota. Thank you, Mr. state of Minnesota. Thank you, Mr.
• </c> under Minnesota law that under Minnesota under Minnesota law that under Minnesota law<02:48:26.160
• The nanny state Democrat era of Minnesota, Minnesota, Minnesota, this is actually something, as we heard

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 819 by Kohlkorst et al. relating to renewable energy generation. facilities to business and

Bills: SJR1 , SJR2 , SJR5 , SJR33 , SJR34 , SJR35 , SJR37 , SJR38 , SJR39 , SCR12 , SB4 , SB40 , SB701 , SB702 , SB703 , SB704 , SB705 , SB706 , SB707 , SB708 , SB709 , SB710 , SB711 , SB712 , SB713 , SB714 , SB715 , SB716 , SB717 , SB718 , SB719 , SB720 , SB721 , SB722 , SB723 , SB724 , SB725 , SB726 , SB727 , SB728 , SB729 , SB730 , SB731 , SB732 , SB733 , SB734 , SB735 , SB736 , SB737 , SB738 , SB739 , SB740 , SB741 , SB742 , SB743 , SB744 , SB745 , SB746 , SB747 , SB748 , SB749 , SB750 , SB751 , SB752 , SB753 , SB754 , SB755 , SB756 , SB757 , SB758 , SB759 , SB760 , SB761 , SB762 , SB763 , SB764 , SB765 , SB766 , SB767 , SB768 , SB769 , SB770 , SB771 , SB772 , SB773 , SB774 , SB775 , SB776 , SB777 , SB778 , SB779 , SB780 , SB781 , SB782 , SB783 , SB784 , SB785 , SB786 , SB787 , SB788 , SB789 , SB790 , SB791 , SB792 , SB793 , SB794 , SB795 , SB796 , SB797 , SB798 , SB799 , SB800 , SB801 , SB802 , SB803 , SB804 , SB805 , SB806 , SB807 , SB808 , SB809 , SB810 , SB811 , SB812 , SB813 , SB814 , SB815 , SB816 , SB817 , SB818 , SB819 , SB820 , SB821 , SB822 , SB823 , SB824 , SB825 , SJR1 , SJR2 , SJR5 , SJR33 , SJR34 , SJR35 , SJR37 , SJR38 , SJR39 , SCR12 , SB4 , SB40 , SB701 , SB702 , SB703 , SB704 , SB705 , SB706 , SB707 , SB708 , SB709 , SB710 , SB711 , SB712 , SB713 , SB714 , SB715 , SB716 , SB717 , SB718 , SB719 , SB720 , SB721 , SB722 , SB723 , SB724 , SB725 , SB726 , SB727 , SB728 , SB729 , SB730 , SB731 , SB732 , SB733 , SB734 , SB735 , SB736 , SB737 , SB738 , SB739 , SB740 , SB741 , SB742 , SB743 , SB744 , SB745 , SB746 , SB747 , SB748 , SB749 , SB750 , SB751 , SB752 , SB753 , SB754 , SB755 , SB756 , SB757 , SB758 , SB759 , SB760 , SB761 , SB762 , SB763 , SB764 , SB765 , SB766 , SB767 , SB768 , SB769 , SB770 , SB771 , SB772 , SB773 , SB774 , SB775 , SB776 , SB777 , SB778 , SB779 , SB780 , SB781 , SB782 , SB783 , SB784 , SB785 , SB786 , SB787 , SB788 , SB789 , SB790 , SB791 , SB792 , SB793 , SB794 , SB795 , SB796 , SB797 , SB798 , SB799 , SB800 , SB801 , SB802 , SB803 , SB804 , SB805 , SB806 , SB807 , SB808 , SB809 , SB810 , SB811 , SB812 , SB813 , SB814 , SB815 , SB816 , SB817 , SB818 , SB819 , SB820 , SB821 , SB822 , SB823 , SB824 , SB825

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025

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• So when we talk Minnesota.
• farmers, Minnesota workers, and members of the agricultural community in Minnesota.
• Minnesota is Minnesota is in the middle of one of the largest generational turnovers in our history.
• It is for Minnesota farmers faster.
• The study is co-chaired by Minnesota Farmers Union and the Minnesota Environmental Partnership.

Bills: HF3692

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: Farmer-Lender Mediation Act, mediation, agriculture finance, debt relief, civil law, 1183, house

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• energy and critical mineral development zones to support large-scale geothermal energy production and
• California has some of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the world.
• California has some of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the world.
• Imperial County is uniquely positioned to advance California's clean energy and critical mineral goals
• energy future demands.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1921 on video game shutdowns. The author and Consumer Reports supported requiring game operators to give 60 days’ notice before ending server support and to offer a menu of remedies, including refunds or playable/offline alternatives, while the Entertainment Software Association opposed the bill as an unwarranted new standard for digital products and raised safety and legal concerns about community servers. Members questioned the scope of refunds, copyright, and community-server issues, and the author said he was open to further amendments. The bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. AB 1965, dealing with cannabis testing, was presented as a measure to strengthen the Department of Cannabis Control’s authority over testing labs and improve product safety and transparency. The California Cannabis Operators Association supported the bill, saying it would help ensure consistent standards and protect consumers in a market with a large illicit component. There was no opposition, and the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 2141, which would allow the Board of Pharmacy to resolve certain disciplinary matters through a voluntary pre-accusation settlement process. The author and a supporting pharmacist said it would speed resolution of smaller, technical cases and reduce costs, while a member raised concerns about transparency and whether the public would have less information about licensee misconduct. The bill passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations, with Senator Menjivar voting no, and was placed on call. AB 2163, creating strategic clean energy and critical mineral development zones, was supported by the author and Imperial County as a way to prioritize geothermal and lithium development in areas like the Salton Sea region; it passed on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. Later, AB 1990 on compounded weight-loss drug advertising drew significant debate. Supporters argued it would curb misleading ads and require disclosures about risks and non-FDA approval, while opponents from the compounding pharmacy community said it would create burdens, duplicate existing false-advertising law, and could harm patient access. Members questioned whether the bill actually addressed targeting minors and whether it would force use of FDA-approved labeling; the author said the bill was meant to add specificity and guardrails. The bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Senate Judiciary, with some no votes, and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 2783 on court reporters, which would add a national certification pathway and extend a remote reporting pilot; it drew support from court reporting stakeholders and passed unanimously on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations, placed on call. Finally, AB 2771, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education sunset bill, and AB 2772, the interior design certification sunset bill, were presented and heard with mixed testimony: AB 2771 received support from student and borrower advocates and was moved to Senate Education, while AB 2772 drew both support and strong opposition over CCIDC governance and accountability, with the committee hearing extensive public comment before the transcript ended.

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• This could also Minnesota taxpayers.
• </c> That improves access and economies That improves access and economies throughout<01:09:59.760><c
• Health Plan of Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• </c><01:30:11.480><c> 6.6%</c> Minnesota on managed care. 6.6% Minnesota on managed care. 6.6% That's

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House File 3939, a bill to support a Helping Paws service-dog litter named in honor of Gilbert and the Hortman family. Testimony from Helping Paws and service-dog graduate Angie Foley described the organization’s work, the significance of the “Guided by Gilbert” litter, and how the funding would help train dogs that provide independence and support to people with disabilities, veterans, and others. Members from both parties spoke warmly about Speaker Hortman’s connection to the organization and Gilbert, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then considered House File 3769, the Department of Corrections’ technical omnibus bill, with an A1 amendment adopted to clarify tuberculosis testing language. The bill updates TB screening procedures in correctional facilities, including how refusals are handled, and adds Quantiferon Gold Plus testing as an option alongside existing methods. Members discussed whether the bill would create costs for counties and jails, with some noting added testing and segregation costs and others arguing the changes would improve accuracy and reduce time in restrictive housing. The bill, as amended, was recommended to the general register. House File 3978 was next, a technical cleanup bill for a provider wellness program created last year. The bill expands eligibility and confidentiality protections from physicians to all health care providers, while supporters said the program is meant to address burnout and mental health strain in the workforce and does not require new money. Some members questioned whether the change was redundant or would broaden the program without additional funding, but the Minnesota Medical Association testified that the program is separate from insurance and was intended to serve all providers. The bill was recommended to the general register. Finally, the committee began House File 3476, which Rep. Liebling described as a cleanup bill related to Minnesota’s Medicaid managed care system and public program oversight. She argued that the state spends billions through managed care organizations and that the system has never been proven better than direct payment, setting up a broader discussion of the bill’s purpose and the state’s oversight of public health care spending.

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• </c> administrative challenges, and cleaning administrative challenges, and cleaning up<00:02:10.640>
• :19.919><c> statute</c> one would amend Minnesota statute one would amend Minnesota statute 289A.08 289A
• ><c> permit</c> Currently, Minnesota does not permit Currently, Minnesota does not permit partnerships
• </c> the mayor of Taylor's Falls, Minnesota. the mayor of Taylor's Falls, Minnesota.
• . economy. economy.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have to advocate for these lives, and we also need to support our economy up in northeastern Minnesota
• /c><00:17:18.559><c> boy</c><00:17:18.880><c> Fort</c> Minnesota um of Minnesota and boy Fort Minnesota
• </c><00:18:40.640><c> we</c> economy up in northeastern Minnesota we economy up in northeastern Minnesota
• We need mining in Minnesota for the state of our economy, for the state of small business, for the state
• in Minnesota.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 3030 was taken up for discussion and amended with the A1 author’s amendment before moving forward. The bill was presented as an Iron Range package with three parts: a 26-week unemployment insurance extension for workers laid off by Cleveland-Cliffs, and two mining-related provisions dealing with safe storage of reactive mine waste and a site-specific sulfite standard. The authors said the bill was intended both to help laid-off workers immediately and to support the long-term future of mining jobs in the region. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive of the unemployment extension and the broader goal of preserving Iron Range jobs and communities. Representatives of affected workers, union leaders, a county commissioner, a tribal elder, and RAMS all described the layoffs as potentially long-term and warned of broader economic harm to families, local businesses, schools, and the region if mining jobs continue to decline. Several testifiers emphasized that mining is central to the Iron Range economy and argued that the bill would give workers time and hope while also helping keep people in the region. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency testified that it generally supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the environmental rulemaking language in Article 2, Section 2. MPCA said the provision would amount to a new major rulemaking, would require significant time and resources, and should be reviewed by the Environment, Natural Resources, Finance and Policy Committee. During member questions, one legislator said there was strong support for the UI extension in Article 1 but expressed concern about the environmental issues in Article 2 and asked why those provisions were not being reviewed by the environment committee. The meeting ended with public testimony closed and member questions beginning; no final vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• The energy wasting more energy.
• Over 750 clean energy projects, over 400,000 new jobs created all across America, many in Republican
• Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, relating to energy conservation program, energy
• Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, relating to energy conservation program, energy
• That is a clean source of energy to produce electricity.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:01:26.960><c> we</c> you know in the state of Minnesota we you know in the state of Minnesota
• </c><00:04:12.239><c> think</c><00:04:12.480><c> more</c> helping Minnesota think more helping Minnesota
• clean energy policies that benefit all Minnesotans.
• ><00:13:36.480><c> nonpartisan</c> energy fresh energy is a nonpartisan energy fresh energy is a nonpartisan
• benefit</c><00:13:43.839><c> all</c> clean energy policies that benefit all clean energy policies that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, we all use and need energy in our everyday lives, especially in Minnesota, to heat, cool, and power
• Minnesota has been a leader on energy code work since the 1980s.
• leader</c><00:30:10.000><c> on</c><00:30:10.520><c> energy</c> Minnesota has been a leader on energy
• Minnesota has been a leader on energy code<00:30:11.200><c> work</c><00:30:11.480><c> since</c><00:30
• And so, in our experience, commercial building energy codes are a foundational part of ensuring Minnesota

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Of Minnesota.
• We have our 100% clean energy law that we passed, which is appealing to these companies both from a kind
• clean energy law that have our our 100% clean energy law that we<00:57:26.920><c> pass</c><00:57:27.200
• Are they good for our clean energy goals? That's not even the question in front of us.
• Are they good for our clean energy goals? That's not even the question in front of us.

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thermal energy networks are an innovative technology that Minnesota should continue to advance.
• </c> thermal energy networks or TENS. thermal energy networks or TENS.
• , fuel producers, clean energy companies, to union contractors.
• union</c> clean energy companies to union clean energy companies to union contractors.<00:08:47.080><
• energy transition.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Also, mitigation projects must be... ...wind energy facility.
• Under the law, after the energy company has made reasonable efforts to avoid and minimize impacts, energy
• Accelerated water has a lot of energy.
• They've cleaned it out one time, the cattails.
• You guys should be able to clean it out.

Committee: Joint Agriculture and Water Management Committee

Keywords: 908, all