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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/19/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- We have open meeting laws, we have data practices laws, and those are meant to balance the public's right
- </c> has been in state law for many years. has been in state law for many years.
- </c> last year by the League of Minnesota last year by the League of Minnesota Cities Cities Cities that
- </c><01:26:49.520><c> State</c> fixed income for the Minnesota State fixed income for the Minnesota State
- I'm Bill Strzenski with Libby Law Office, and I represent the Friends of Minnesota Public Television.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota oops<00:13:41.399><c> another</c><00:13:42.199><c> um</c><00:13:42.480>
- </c> off with the state of Minnesota off with the state of Minnesota Department<00:14:03.120><c> of</
- Rick Hips, University of Minnesota.
- of Minnesota is responsible University of Minnesota is responsible for<00:32:51.480><c> technology</
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Minnesota.
- On behalf of Napa Minnesota Minnesota.
- </c> Minnesota for consumer protection. Minnesota for consumer protection.
- Minnesota grieves with you.
- With that, we have a journ... law this year. So, members, I'll just law this year.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a staff attorney with Legal Aid, also representing the Minnesota Disability Law Center.
- I'm a staff attorney with Legal Aid, also representing the Minnesota Disability Law Center.
- :47:36.800><c> Minnesota</c> Law Center we represent Minnesota Law Center we represent Minnesota Children
- , in every community in Minnesota.
- , in every community in Minnesota.
Committee:
House Education Policy
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Lawmakers and Leaders Announce Yes to Homes Housing Package - 03/04/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Here are the facts: Minnesota is down over 100,000 housing units.
- Here are the facts: Minnesota is down over 100,000 housing units.
- <00:02:47.720><c> is</c> Minnesota is Minnesota is 114,000<00:02:49.720><c> housing</c><00:02:50.159>
- People want to move to Minnesota.
- </c><00:30:21.559><c> in</c> cities happening in Minnesota in cities happening in Minnesota in addition
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:08.360><c> Firm</c> will one day have a beautiful Law Firm will one day have a beautiful Law
- </c> develop and Implement state laws develop and Implement state laws policies<00:20:11.559><c> and<
- </c><00:20:31.960><c> child</c><00:20:32.200><c> welfare</c> the Minnesota child welfare the Minnesota
- </c> Indian Child Welfare act the Minnesota Indian Child Welfare act the Minnesota Indian<00:20:51.000
- </c> referred to law referred to law enforcement<00:36:49.760><c> additionally</c><00:36:50.200><c> the
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Election Protection | Senator Liz Boldon Apr 17th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You've said you're or or in Minnesota.
- </c> rights here in Minnesota. rights here in Minnesota.
- It is very clear in law that corporations are delineated powers by the state.
- ,<00:13:48.120><c> um</c> Minnesota, um Minnesota, um had<00:13:49.760><c> uh</c> had uh had uh uh uh
- And, you know, will Minnesota be the first one to get it across the finish line? I don't know.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/25/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- FFA Association and the to the Minnesota FFA Association and the Minnesota<00:09:49.279><c> FFA</c><
- </c> Minnesota FFA the Minnesota FFA Minnesota FFA the Minnesota FFA Foundation<00:10:22.839><c> would
- of Agriculture Minnesota Department of Agriculture Minnesota<00:10:42.760><c> FFA</c><00:10:43.240><
- 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
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:26.840><c> if</c> go into effect under current law if go into effect under current law if
- </c> growth turning now to the Minnesota growth turning now to the Minnesota Outlook<00:15:17.440><c>
- </c><00:16:26.040><c> remains</c> unemployment rate in Minnesota remains unemployment rate in Minnesota
- </c> of lost Federal funding to Minnesota of lost Federal funding to Minnesota every<00:31:47.559><c>
- </c> Foundation of fiscal planning Minnesota Foundation of fiscal planning Minnesota the<00:37:21.560
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2431 5/17/25 - Part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- And then skipping down to uh Minnesota State, the House has made no changes to its prior offer on Minnesota
- </c> then skipping down to uh Minnesota then skipping down to uh Minnesota State,<00:02:26.560><c> the
- Minnesota Minnesota um<00:08:39.120><c> like</c><00:08:39.440><c> me.
- ,</c> like this, modeled after Minnesota, like this, modeled after Minnesota, which<00:09:51.440><c>
- Minnesota. Minnesota.
Summary:
The meeting focused on a House counteroffer to a higher education budget and policy agreement, with Ken Savory walking members through spreadsheet changes and Mr. Hopkins reviewing policy items. On the budget side, the House adjusted several appropriations and savings targets, including state grants, child care grants, student teacher and shortage area grants, student parent support, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research grants, dual training grants for legal cannabis employers, and University of Minnesota cannabis research. The House also noted no change to Minnesota State, alignment with the Senate on the summer academic enrichment program, and that remaining state grant parameters would continue to be negotiated.
On policy, the House said some items were agreed to and grayed out, including campus sexual misconduct policy and treatment of appropriations. The House kept its original position on the NN Mayo Clinic Partnership and did not include K-12 direct admissions or the College Financing Literacy Act. It also proposed adjusting OHEI appropriations for competitively and legislatively named grant programs so administrative cost reserves would conform to 10% and 5% parameters when current law is below those levels.
The committee then heard testimony in support of continuing the spinal cord injury/traumatic brain injury grant program at its current level. Joey Carlson described his spinal cord injury, his career path, and how the program helped advance research and industry connections, while Matthew Broadick argued the program has produced clinical trials, FDA approval-related progress, jobs, and strong return on investment. He also said the program belongs at the Office of Higher Education rather than the Department of Health because its mission better fits research and innovation. Members asked about the program’s long-term home, and the witnesses defended OHE’s role. No votes were taken; the chair thanked the House for the offer, said it would be reviewed, and recessed the meeting.
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Transcript Highlights:
- </c> $55,000 each year to the Minnesota $55,000 each year to the Minnesota Association<00:01:52.360><
- </c> for alternative schools in Minnesota for alternative schools in Minnesota fall<00:03:41.640><c>
- </c> other students within Minnesota other students within Minnesota ALCS<00:09:17.720><c> supporting
- </c><00:17:43.440><c> Youth</c> stewardship of the Minnesota Youth stewardship of the Minnesota Youth
- -person towns in greater Minnesota.
Committee:
House Education Finance
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The changes must be adopted by January 1st, 2026, for Minnesota to meet NAIC accreditation standards.
- Minnesota has traditionally had what was called the usury law, and that you realize that's a maximum
- exists in the state of Minnesota under USREA.
- There were two provisions that are in the bill for the University of Minnesota licensing.
- Number two, in Minnesota law, in order For someone to serve alcohol or sell alcohol, they have to go
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This law does not require background checks.
- Please vote no on this proposal, which will not keep Minnesota tenants safe.
- I'm the Senior Director of Advocacy for the Minnesota Realtors.
- The League of Minnesota Cities and the Minnesota Housing Partnership brought this forward.
- But thank you for carrying the bill, and thanks to Minnesota Housing.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House committee approves omnibus elections policy bill, HF1378 4/2/25
Transcript Highlights:
- The reason I think it's important that we put this Minnesota law in Wisconsin also, what I heard from
- </c> monetary value that's already in the law monetary value that's already in the law what<00:19:05.440
- </c><00:20:04.159><c> law</c> important that we put this Minnesota law important that we put this Minnesota
- In 2022, over $36 million came into Minnesota from D.C., PACs, and lobbyist groups.
- </c> million 36 million came into Minnesota million 36 million came into Minnesota from<00:25:19.559>
Summary:
The committee took up House File 1378, an elections administration bill, and first adopted the DE5 amendment. The author described DE5 as a negotiated package combining provisions from several bills on election administration, including notice of temporary polling locations, residence standards for people under civil commitment orders, polling place closure/change notices, absentee voting provisions, special election filing periods, and timelines for filing statements of economic interest. The committee then adopted two additional amendments, A6 and A8, both presented as technical or corrective changes; A8 restored language on off-reservation temporary polling that had been inadvertently left out.
Testimony from county election officials and the Secretary of State’s office was generally supportive of the bill’s election-administration changes. Blue Earth County’s Michael Stalberger said the bill would streamline election-day work, improve absentee ballot deadlines, clarify ballot correction procedures, formalize chain-of-custody plans, and speed out-of-court remedies for ballot errors. He also raised concerns about implementation details, including the timing for first chain-of-custody plans, applying candidate filing changes to townships and school districts as well as cities, the short turnaround for college student housing lists, and whether the statewide system could handle new absentee-ballot data fields. Nicole Freeman of the Secretary of State’s office echoed support for the technical cleanup and several policy changes, including removing the permanent absentee application box from voter registration forms, clarifying ballot-board procedures, chain-of-custody planning, and the out-of-court remedy, while also flagging concerns about the absentee application cutoff, city opt-outs from absentee voting, and staffing requirements for absentee locations.
Later in the hearing, members discussed a separate proposed amendment, A4/A3, dealing with prohibitions on inducements to vote or register, including lotteries or other chances to win money or goods. The author explained it was intended to clarify existing law and respond to recent examples of large-money election-related giveaways, but after discussion the chair declined to offer the amendment in committee, saying it would likely not have enough support and could be taken up later on the floor. The hearing ended with the technical amendments adopted and the bill advanced with the committee continuing broader discussions on the remaining issues.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota behind and so in the the last Minnesota behind and so in the the last buum<00:03:00.720><c>
- Fraud is rampant in Minnesota.
- </c> executive director of the Minnesota executive director of the Minnesota Community<00:51:25.599><
- There were six zones created under Minnesota's 2017 law and four under the 2012 law.
- There were six zones created under Minnesota's 2017 law and four under the 2012 law.
Committee:
House Education Finance
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:28.400><c> Pollution</c> commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution commissioner of the Minnesota
- </c> core mission and the one Minnesota core mission and the one Minnesota goals,<00:04:19.199><c> the
- </c> what are the plans for the uh Minnesota what are the plans for the uh Minnesota Pollution<00:43:
- </c><00:58:05.920><c> Uh,</c> Minnesota. Is that correct? Uh, Minnesota. Is that correct?
- </c> in Minnesota. Thank you, Madam Chair. in Minnesota. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Committee OKs bill to strengthen whistleblower protections for reporting waste, fraud 2/11/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> political Affairs for the Minnesota political Affairs for the Minnesota Association<00:04:08.239
- </c><00:08:07.400><c> enforcement</c> government bodies and law enforcement government bodies and law
- or common law.
- </c> abuse considered a crime under state law abuse considered a crime under state law chair chair chair
- /c> federal or state law or common law I federal or state law or common law I guess<00:10:23.160><c>
Summary:
House File 23, authored by Representative Robbins, was heard on a motion to advance it to the next committee. The bill, as amended by the A1 author’s amendment, would clarify the statutory definition of abuse, fraud, and waste and expand whistleblower protections for state employees who report those issues to legislators, the legislative auditor, or constitutional officers. Robbins said the measure is intended to protect state workers and align whistleblower language with existing Inspector General definitions; he also cited recent fraud investigations as the backdrop for the bill and noted a Senate companion, SF 475, with bipartisan support.
Devon Bruce of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees testified in support of the bill’s protective intent but raised concerns that it only covers classified state employees, creating uneven treatment between classified and unclassified workers and between state and local public employees. Bruce also warned that the bill does not fully address data practices issues, including the handling of nonpublic, private, or proprietary information, and suggested broader privacy protections for whistleblowers’ identities. In response to questions, Robbins said the bill was not meant to change data practices law and that those issues should be addressed separately.
Members debated whether the bill was ready for further consideration and whether it should also go to the fraud oversight committee or Judiciary. Motions to lay the bill over and to re-refer it to the fraud prevention and state oversight committee both failed. After a roll call vote, the committee approved the bill 7-6 and sent House File 23 to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Limiting local governments from mandating HOAs 3/2/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Housing First Housing First Minnesota.
- 05:34.480><c> group</c><00:05:34.720><c> representing</c> Minnesota is a trade group representing Minnesota
- </c> of the Minnesota Homeownership Center. of the Minnesota Homeownership Center.
- </c> issue of HOAs in the state of Minnesota. issue of HOAs in the state of Minnesota.
- We require open meeting laws.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Out in rural Minnesota, they have figured Out how to do this.
- president of the Psychedelic Society of Minnesota.
- I'm a Minnesota resident, U.S.
- Kim, and I'm a psychiatrist at the University of Minnesota.
- Minnesota has Minnesota explores the sacred plant medicines, that it's essential that indigenous voices
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:05:28.919><c> Center</c> The Upper Midwest Law Center, the Upper Midwest Law Center.
- </c> a consequential response law-abiding a consequential response law-abiding motans<01:12:22.360><c
- rate than surrounding states except North Dakota, which is slightly under Minnesota, and that Minnesota
- </c><01:15:48.560><c> um</c> Dakota is slightly under Minnesota um Dakota is slightly under Minnesota
- </c> person alert information for law person alert information for law enforcement<01:37:21.119><c> some
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy