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• Your other bill, the file item number two, is on consent.
• The consent items are file item number two, AB 230; file item number five, AB 2086; file item number
• seven, AB 2779; and file item number eight, AB 2588.
• Moving on to file item number one.
• That is file item number three. That bill is out with four votes.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The California Senate Committee on Agriculture heard several bills focused on agricultural equity, seed regulation, conservation, and pest prevention. AB 52 by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry would codify two existing CDFA advisory committees created under the Farmer Equity Act: the California BIPOC Producer Advisory Committee and the Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee. Supporters said the committees give socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers a permanent voice in policy and program development, while no opposition was presented. Members spoke favorably about the bill and its equity goals. AB 1848 by Assembly Member Ransom would raise seed law fees to fund CDFA seed enforcement, which supporters described as a consumer protection measure ensuring seeds are accurately labeled and free of contamination and noxious weeds. AB 1551 by Assembly Member Krell would add implementation of the “rice footprint” to the California Rice Commission’s priorities, tying rice acreage management to habitat conservation for waterfowl, shorebirds, salmon, and other species; the bill drew support from conservation groups and the rice industry. AB 2143 by Assembly Member Irwin would prohibit online marketplaces from facilitating the sale and shipment of noxious weeds into California, with supporters citing the spread of invasive species through e-commerce and the need to modernize enforcement. After discussion, the committee took formal action once a quorum was established. AB 2143 was moved first and passed 3-0, then the committee approved the consent calendar items and AB 52, AB 1848, and AB 1551. All bills were reported out of committee, with several initially held on call for absent members before final votes were recorded. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I call this meeting of the Conference Committee on Senate File 3432 to order.
• Tonight, we will be acting on Senate File 3432.
• that was Senate File 3938. that was Senate File 3938.
• That was Senate File 4205.
• originally contained in House File 1082. originally contained in House File 1082.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Conference Committee on Senate File 3432 met on May 15, 2026, and first approved a motion to continue meeting past midnight. Members then reviewed the public safety and judiciary budget agreement, including funding for non-fatal shooting clearance grants, a domestic violence task force, services for released adults and juveniles, trafficking prevention for youth, corrections bed impacts from assault and theft-related provisions, increased Philando Castile training reimbursements, and transfers into the Victims of Crime Account. The committee also noted that some items were removed because they had already passed as stand-alone bills, including impersonation of a peace officer and the grooming penalty, and that the first responder uniform ID task force would not be funded in this bill. Policy provisions discussed for the public safety side included a domestic violence response task force, trafficking and sexual exploitation prevention grants, juvenile re-entry services, the Minnesota clearance grant program, the Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund, confidentiality for victim statements to the Clemency Review Commission, the fourth-degree assault amendment for hospital or clinic security guards, the enhanced penalty for theft from a vulnerable adult, child sexual abuse material venue and evidence provisions, and revised language on prediction markets and the Attorney General’s administrative subpoena authority. The chair also said the committee had to make late fixes to some stakeholder-requested changes and expressed frustration about the timing. The committee then reviewed the safety and security budget agreement, which included funding for judicial security, a judicial security unit, security threat response, safe and secure courthouse grants, appeals court and district court security, state patrol deficiency funding, capital security screening and enhancements, legislative protective services, BCA threat assessment and investigation, a security services task force, legislative security reimbursements, and security for constitutional officers. The agreement also included technical court reallocation adjustments and DNR carry-forward authority for certain non-budgeted public safety costs incurred in 2026. After no public testimony was offered, the committee adopted both the public safety budget agreement and the safety and security budget agreement, directed non-partisan staff to prepare the conference committee report with technical and conforming changes, and then adjourned.

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• And this is pre-file, so this does not account the five bills that we have after pre-filing is done.
• that they could pre-file.
• I filed this way because I was going to file an H.C.R., but I didn't feel like we had enough time to
• And after I filed an H.R., but I was going to file...
• After I filed this H.R., Senator Seabaugh filed his SCR, and it has worked its way around, and that's

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• who wishes to testify in House File who wishes to testify in House File 4234?
• Well, House File 3697 fixes that.
• I'm going to move that House File 4738 I'm going to move that House File 4738 be<00:23:00.360> laid
• House File 1183. House File 1183.
• committee to oppose House File 1183. committee to oppose House File 1183.

Bills: HF4234, HF3697, HF1183, HF4738

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation

Summary: The committee first adopted the April 14, 2026 minutes as amended, correcting a misspelling in the reference to Chair Davids. It then heard House File 4234, a tax-exempt bonding/affordable housing bill from Representative Rey Rower, and adopted a technical A1 amendment before laying the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. The bill would conform Minnesota law to recent federal changes to low-income housing tax credit rules by lowering the amount of tax-exempt bonds needed for projects to qualify, with the stated goal of spreading bond allocations across more projects and increasing affordable housing production without additional state funds. Testimony in support came from the bill author, the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, and Mary Tingerthal, who said the change would increase efficiency in the use of federal bond authority and could raise the number of funded housing projects from about 16 to 25 per year, bringing in roughly $120 million more annually for housing. Members discussed where the benefits would be felt statewide, including greater Minnesota and larger metro areas, and the author said the bill would help address shortages in affordable and senior housing. The committee took no final vote on the bill, instead laying it over. The committee next heard House File 3697 from Vice Chair Norris, which would change Minnesota’s tax refund claim timelines to better align with federal law and most other states. The author and a tax attorney testifier said the bill would reduce confusion and help taxpayers, especially vulnerable individuals who may overpay or be overassessed and then miss the current deadline to seek refunds. The Department of Revenue said it had no concerns with the language and did not oppose the bill, and the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Finally, the committee began hearing House File 4738 from Representative Keeler, a Safe Harbor funding proposal for victims of sex trafficking and sexually exploited youth. The author described Safe Harbor as a statewide program serving youth across Minnesota and said the committee should consider creative funding options, but Chair Davids stated the proposed funding source would not work because it would take money from women’s sports scholarships. Testifiers from Lake House in Duluth and a former Safe Harbor youth described the program’s impact on homeless and trafficked youth, including shelter, mental health services, education, and transition to adulthood. The hearing continued with testimony, but no action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have Senate File 4414.
• today in support of uh Senate file 4414. today in support of uh Senate file 4414.
• So with that, um Senate<01:17:56.200> File<01:17:56.600> 3982 Senate File 3982 Senate File
• <01:19:24.440> We file 4282 to our agenda tomorrow. We file 4282 to our agenda tomorrow.
• and Senator Webber's Senate file 4344. and Senator Webber's Senate file 4344.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate file Senate file 565<00:03:34.159> first<00:03:34.319> of<00:03:34.480>
• costs but if we are passing Senate file costs but if we are passing Senate file 565<00:05:14.800
• Senator Wickland uh that Senate file Senator Wickland uh that Senate file 1054<01:10:02.640>
• We're in support of Senate File 1085.
• We ask that you support Senate File 1085. Thank you. We ask that you support Senate File 1085.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Incorrect or incomplete files had been uploaded to the election reporting system.
• <00:57:41.559> The were two election contests filed The were two election contests filed The
• There were 84 cases in the '22 cycle, filed in 2022, and 43 filed in 2024.
• <01:31:01.520> against by the campaign that was filed against by the campaign that was filed
• in in 2022 and um filed in in 2022 and um 43<01:31:41.080> um<01:31:41.440> filed<01:31

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Minnesota House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee met to begin its session with member and staff introductions, then heard an overview from Secretary of State Steve Simon and elections director Paul Linnell on the state’s elections administration and budget needs. Simon said the office’s committee-jurisdiction budget request was for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) election security grant match: Minnesota received about $1 million in federal funds in 2024 and needs a $200,000 state match to unlock the money for election security navigator work. He also previewed the office’s broader presentation on the 2024 election, outreach efforts, and election security. Simon described the 2024 election cycle as successful, saying his administrative goals were high turnout and low drama. He reported that Minnesota had very high turnout in the November election, with more than 3.27 million ballots cast and about 76.4% turnout, and noted that more than 1.3 million voters cast ballots before Election Day. He also highlighted outreach and accessibility efforts, including the Students Voting Program, Youth Day at the Capitol, National Voter Registration Day activities, expanded online voter tools in additional languages, and work to inform eligible Minnesotans about the Restore the Vote law for people leaving prison. He emphasized that elections are a team effort carried out largely by counties, cities, townships, and election judges. Linnell then explained the state’s election administration structure and responsibilities, including the Statewide Voter Registration System, candidate filing and election reporting systems, voting equipment certification, and post-election performance reviews. He said counties are central to voter registration updates and ballot preparation, and noted that in 2024 there were a handful of counties with ballot errors that required court action, with a vendor process change identified as a contributing factor. Committee members asked for more detail on the number and identity of the affected counties. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Without objection, we will move to the Senate third reading file to take up file item.
• We will move to the Senate third reading file to take up file item 64, SCR 183.
• File item 47, Senate Bill 110. Secretary, please. File Item 47, Senate Bill 110.
• , file item 133, SCR 155.
• We are now at consideration of daily file. We will go to second reading file, items 1 through 39.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The file we sent a deal. We do the way the process works.
• on those fields as a lot of students on those files.
• So we do go through our files as we get a file every year we ask for file every year to make sure the
• We do that with preliminary files as well with preliminary October survey files that might become available
• We declare the man eligible when we see the final survey files.

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• First, a petition for assisted outpatient treatment must be filed in the district court in the county
• So these are the people under the law that are currently able to seek or file a petition seeking AOT
• I see that you have a list of individuals who have standing to file.
• The filing fee, also, we had discussed. There is a filing fee regarding these petitions.
• A petition shall be filed with the court within five days of admission.

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• I also want to remind everyone that our committee has a suspense file.
• That will be file item number four, SB 1165, Carbiero.
• So that item will be referred to our suspense file. And thank you very much.
• So we go to file item number four. We’ll go to file item number four. Give way to Senator Cabrero.
• So we go to file item number four, SB 1165.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is file item 1, SB 328, authored by Senator Grayson.
• Come on up file item SB Thank you very much. And good afternoon colleagues.
• This is file item number four, SB 754, authored by Senator Durazo.
• And you have to file that plan with the department, the State Water Board.
• File item 1, SB 328, 7 to 0. Great. File item 2, SB 466, 7 to 0. That's out. File item 4.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, we are going to be moving back to the business on the daily file.
• Okay, members, we have already dispensed with file items.
• We're going to pass and retain on file items 50 and 51, which gets us to file item number 52, AB 1414
• We are going to pass and retain on file items 53 and 54.
• We're going to pass and retain on file item 68, 69, 70, 71, 72.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The litigant, the petitioner filed a modification.
• In these days of e-filing, are you literally making hard copies or can you send an electronic file?
• No, we can send an electronic file, and we do send an electronic file, but we still have, it takes time
• And get it all uploaded into e-filing. Everything's not automatically in e-filing.
• into one file and some are broken out by lead documents, so it's a.

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• File.
• File.
• >> File. >> File. >> File.
• <00:01:43.360> File. House on amended. File. House on amended. File.
• >> File. >> File. >> File.

Bills: SCR56, SCR79, SCR85, SCR120, SCR129, SCR181, SCR63, SCR112, SCR194, SCR195, SCR196, HB202, HB963, HB1050, HB1511, HB1546, HB1550, HB1553, HB1643, HB1656, HB1658, HB1664, HB1667, HB1682, HB1700, HB1721, HB1810, HB1823, HB1824, HB1878, HB1969, HB2005, HB2078, HB2152, HB2246, HB2270, HB2279, HB2289, HB2385, HB2417, HB2429, HB2503, HB2599, SB253, SB847, SB1142, SB1432, SB2043, SB2050, SB2074, SB2102, SB2135, SB2138, SB2140, SB2320, SB2340, SB2386, SB2396, SB2397, SB2398, SB2433, SB2446, SB2521, SB2544, SB2567, SB2578, SB2580, SB2595, SB2601, SB2645, SB2673, SB2706, SB2727, SB2802, SB2852, SB2892, SB2929, SB2972, SB3007, SB3069, SB3073, SB3076, SB3136, SB3138, SB3157, SB3204, SB3234, SB3247, SB3302, SB3324, SB3325, HB1815, HB2592, HCR32

Keywords: lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, community wellbeing, invasive species, octocoral, Pearl Harbor, environment, Navy responsibility, marine ecosystem, ecosystem preservation, shoreline maintenance, civil service, classification review, compensation systems, labor shortage, employee retention, department collaboration

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• file file 500<00:17:56.039> uh<00:17:56.280> unfortunately<00:17:57.280> SEIU<00
• We're going to take House File 718.
• We're going to take House File 718.
• House File 718, um, two-year bill.
• House File 718, um, two-year bill.

Bills: HF500, HF718, HF1096, HF1246, HF1469

Keywords: nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, workforce development, job training, economic stability, low-income, career pathways, education funding, Summit Academy, employment, STEM programming, GED preparation, Neighborhood Development Center, NDC, small business, entrepreneurship, business training

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• We will be hearing CATE file number 1449 from Senator Putnam, CATE file 1632 from Senator Hild, Senate
• file 1666 from Senator Weber, and for my bills, which would be CIF file numbers 1458, 1459, 1465, and
• CATE file 1632 from Senator Hild, Senate file 1666 from Senator Weber, and for my bills, which would
• Senate File 1449.
• members the Senate file members the Senate file 1449<00:04:51.880> doesn't<00:04:52.320><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Hearing today is House File Number 568.
• support of House File support of House File 568,<00:05:24.320> which<00:05:24.639> would
• House file 2819. All right. House file 2819.
• Uh, House File 800 for you.
• House file 1237. well. All right. House file 1237. Representative<00:50:22.240> Schmacher.

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• <00:08:36.520> date, of the filing date, of the filing date, management<00:08:38.120> at
• They first filed for a summer of 2022.
• They filed again uh anti-union campaign.
• <00:10:35.720> blocking anti-union campaign, filed blocking anti-union campaign, filed blocking
• disclosure forms and both haven't filed disclosure forms and both haven't filed their<00:32:02.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And with that, Senate File 2044 is laid over. Thank you. Next, we have Senate File 1074.
• And with that, Senate File 2401 is laid over. Next up, we got Senate File 2597 from Senator Eric.
• And with that, Senate File 2401 is laid over. Next up, we got Senate File 2597 from Senator Eric.
• With that, Senate File 2597 is laid over. Finally, we got Senate File 2753.
• Finally, we got Senate File over.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all