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• Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Um, we do that through Minnesota.
• </c> greater Minnesota to um expand and grow. greater Minnesota to um expand and grow.
• </c> the testimony from Explore Minnesota. the testimony from Explore Minnesota.

Bills: HF3228 , HF2441

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

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• Advocates, Min Minnesota Consortium for Advocates, Min Minnesota Consortium for Citizens<00:54:59.119
• , the Disability Law Center, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, the Minnesota Council on Disability, Elder Voice
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• c> and Mid Minnesota Legal Aid, the and Mid Minnesota Legal Aid, the Minnesota<01:08:02.319><c> Council

Bills: HF3174 , HF3800

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

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• While I have some level of financial recompense for my time and service to aid in my sudden transition
• to civilian life, many of my fellow service members do not meet the requirements to receive this aid
• In addition, the DCA would require that the applicant submit any supplemental documentation as evidence
• You know, we know it's not uncommon for the DCA to require applicants to file some supplemental documentation

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

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• This bill proposes a task Minnesota.
• We the insurance industry in Minnesota.
• All of the Minnesota, and Iowa.
• </c> at Minnesota Management and Budget. at Minnesota Management and Budget.
• We got a $6.1 billion Minnesota?

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• was sent off without his hearing aids.
• how difficult it is for them because many times the districts are not able to fill the one-to-one aide
• How do we look with our grants to aid at these small schools? Any idea? And the notoriety.
• How do we look with our grants to aid at these small schools? Any idea? Any idea? Any idea?
• supplemental and concentration grants.

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• Counties can also choose to supplement that with additional resources if they want.
• Are there any creative ways in supplementer?
• We provided just about 26,000 households with Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot supplemental benefits,
• revenues in the Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support Subaccount.
• We can, um,... earned nearly $4 million in supplemental benefits.

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• House Bill 164, Representative Heim, an act relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services
• an act relating to coverage<00:06:12.000><c> for</c><00:06:12.240><c> hearing</c><00:06:12.639><c> aids
• </c><00:06:12.880><c> and</c><00:06:13.120><c> related</c> coverage for hearing aids and related coverage
• for hearing aids and related services.<00:06:14.560><c> House</c><00:06:14.800><c> Bill</c><00:06:15.360
• </c> to the provision of the Supplemental to the provision of the Supplemental Nutrition<00:37:58.079

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• tax breaks for huge corporations, rollbacks of social safety net programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental
• Nutrition Assistance Program, and the elimination of aid following climate disasters like wildfires.
• tax breaks for huge corporations, rollbacks of social safety net programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental
• Nutrition Assistance Program, and the elimination of aid following climate disasters like wildfires.
• The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, for every federal dollar that is spent in Washington State

Summary: State Rep. Shaun Scott and supporters held a press event promoting the proposed Well Washington Fund, a new dedicated account intended to raise about $3 billion annually through a corporate payroll tax on wages above $125,000. Scott said the fund would help Washington respond to federal austerity policies and protect programs at risk from H.R. 1 and related Trump administration cuts, especially in housing, health care, higher education, cash assistance, and wildfire response. He also referenced related revenue ideas, including restoring wildfire mitigation funding by ending a bank tax break and allowing counties to raise corporate taxes. Several speakers testified in support of the proposal. Michelle Thomas of the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance warned that federal housing policy changes could put more than 5,000 people at risk of losing housing and said the state needs progressive revenue to address evictions and homelessness. Christina Savitsky, a disabled veteran, described how Medicaid, food assistance, and housing cuts would affect her family and said recertification and work requirements would be difficult to meet. University of Washington faculty representatives said federal cuts are threatening teaching, research, nursing and public health workforce training, and hospital funding. Fatima Boxwala of Tech for Taxes and Mikey Stramskis of the Washington Federation of State Employees argued that large corporations and wealthy residents should pay more to support public services. In a question-and-answer session, Scott said the bill’s urgency could justify an emergency clause and argued that voters had already endorsed taxing the wealthy in the 2024 capital gains referendum. He rejected concerns that the tax would drive jobs away, saying corporations already shed jobs and invest in automation, while public services and affordability are what attract residents and businesses. He said he had held encouraging conversations with some lawmakers and a credit union lobbyist, but not with major corporate interests, and urged passage of the bill in the 2026 session.

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• ,</c> greenhouse gas emissions in Minnesota, greenhouse gas emissions in Minnesota, and<00:04:48.720>
• We have the second-largest county state aid highway system in the state of Minnesota.
• highway system in the state of aid highway system in the state of Minnesota.<00:31:57.120><c> So</c>
• Minnesota, 167 miles.
• </c> with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.

Bills: HF2438

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

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• As is common in industry Minnesota.
• </c><00:10:07.760><c> and</c> exploration practice in Minnesota and exploration practice in Minnesota
• </c><00:43:06.000><c> In</c> Minnesota storm water manual. In Minnesota storm water manual.
• The same Minnesota and U.S.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• </c> staff as of 2021 only 9% of Minnesota staff as of 2021 only 9% of Minnesota cpcs<01:01:54.839><c
• Minnesota to support women I urge you to Minnesota to support women I urge you to votee<01:13:27.320>
• Minnesota Department of Human Services Minnesota Department of Human Services uh<01:22:19.760><c> in<
• </c> General um the director of the Minnesota General um the director of the Minnesota historical<01:

Bills: HF25 , HF1 , HF428

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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• And I really think that It is through GROW funding that we received funding to fund 50 case aids, which
• I am happy to announce that 46 of those 50 case aids are currently filled through GROW funding.
• In the Special Supplemental and Deficiency Appropriation Recommendations the LFC has a recommendation
• We do not want to become Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• Finally, the bill amends delegation of duties under the Family Health Aide Program, which allows eligible
• allows a registered nurse to delegate emergency seizure rescue medication to a family home health aide
• Senator, back on, I guess, the main amendment, this amendment is adding salary supplements and teacher
• We talked about the salary supplements and the teacher's salary increase implementation plan.
• And what it'll also allow is it allow those teachers to get their salary supplements quicker.

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees on a single roll-call vote, then took up a series of bills, many of them on land use, housing, public safety, child welfare, education, and professional licensing. Early debate centered on CS/SB 208, which would require development fees to better reflect review costs and impose objective compatibility findings for residential projects. An amendment folded in additional housing-related provisions, including manufactured housing and a study of urban development boundaries, prompting extended discussion about Miami-Dade’s Everglades protection area and local control. A late-filed rural-boundary amendment was withdrawn. The bill was reported favorably after support from business, housing, and advocacy groups, with some senators voicing district-specific concerns. The committee then approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments added conservation easement, wildlife corridor, and critical state concern protections, plus a further Everglades-related amendment. Members discussed balancing smart growth, infrastructure costs, and protecting environmentally sensitive areas. Other land-use and growth bills also advanced, including CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment, CS/SB 1138 on qualified contractor pre-application review, and SB 218 limiting the reach of prior hurricane recovery zoning protections in counties not affected by the 2024 storms. SB 1474 on biosolids management was amended to reduce the distance threshold for land application restrictions and delay the effective date, and SB 1708 on veterinary licensure by endorsement removed a three-year recent-practice requirement to address shortages. Several public safety, health, and family-related measures also passed. CS/CS/SB 436 expanded felony battery enhancement to include resisting an officer with violence and certain law-enforcement battery offenses. SB 830 extended public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. CS/CS/CS/SB 600 revised bail bond rules, and an amendment preserved the current treatment of charitable bail funds and nonprofits; the committee heard testimony from The Bail Project and others on both sides. CS/SB 914 expanded dry-needling supervision options for occupational therapists, CS/SB 1092 clarified podiatric use of certain cellular/tissue products, and SB 1504 and SB 1718 updated insurance licensing and educator certification pathways. On the education side, CS/CS/SB 7038 made broad postsecondary changes, including tuition waivers, residency clarification, and licensure rules, while CS/SB 186 required seizure-response training and action plans in schools. The committee also advanced multiple child welfare and health bills. CS/CS/CS/SB 560 streamlined psychotropic medication procedures for children in state custody and added youth-voice and insurance-review provisions. CS/CS/CS/SB 902 combined several Department of Health changes, including medical marijuana distance rules, autism microcredential eligibility, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and NICU nutrition information. SB 1002 expanded child welfare definitions to address parental drug abuse and neglect, and SB 1708 eased endorsement licensure for out-of-state veterinarians. Most bills were reported favorably on roll-call votes, with several amendments adopted along the way and limited opposition or abstentions noted on some measures.

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• The agency is also receiving a significant amount of federal aid.
• And so there's more... ...just paying for operational supplements.
• But this is a one-time supplemental. I understand that.
• A couple of things that I've been working with DFA on is trying to work on getting a supplemental or
• It has supported many programs, aiding students across New Mexico, including me personally.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• </c><00:09:10.240><c> and</c> when our guests come to Minnesota and when our guests come to Minnesota
• Taylor highway system in Minnesota.
• And so while I Minnesota transit.
• Greater Minnesota Transit is kept whole. Greater Minnesota Transit is kept whole.
• Minnesota is like 1.7% of the population Minnesota is like 1.7% of the population of<01:55:15.520><c>

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• Unrestricted local aid was reduced significantly both times.
• That means a $660 million cut if we took 10% out of that aid.
• That means a $660 million cut if we took 10% out of that aid. What does that mean?
• Meanwhile, local aid fell by 15%.
• In 2009, as mentioned, we saw sharp reductions in local aid for cities and towns.

Bills: H5006 , H5007

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: tax revenue, state surplus, taxpayer refunds, budget growth, Massachusetts General Laws, income tax, tax reduction, state law, personal income tax, tax rates

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• who provide immigrant support services, including legal aid, humanitarian relief, case management, and
• Advocates in California report doxing of staff and volunteers at immigration legal aid organizations,
• Shirley revealed in Minnesota, quote, any image of any designated immigration support service...
• Shirley had dozens or 50, 60 fake learning centers for the Somali community in Minnesota.
• Shirley had dozens or 50, 60 fake learning centers for the Somali community in Minnesota.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

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• </c><02:21:45.359><c> This</c> formerly known as catastrophic aid.
• This formerly known as catastrophic aid.
• </c> uh special education differentiated aid uh special education differentiated aid component.<02:34
• It's repealing the education tax trust fund targeted aid cap.
• I was talking about teacher aides. Yep. Okay. Yep. No, no, that's good.

Committee: House Education Funding

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• This bill proposes salary increases for judges across the state by making the 2024 and 2025 supplement
• So that will come from the supplemental pay funds that are available?
• But I just realized on your bill that it's the supplemental pay.
• You know, we have Arizona, Washington, Colorado, Minnesota...
• You know, we have Arizona, Washington, Colorado, Minnesota. States.

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The committee took up several bills, beginning with HB 519, which would require special masters appointed in complex consolidated litigation to comply with judicial conduct and federal appointment/disqualification standards, subject to Louisiana law. After a technical amendment clarifying that the provision applies to cases designated under Supreme Court rules, the bill was moved favorably without objection. HB 29, creating the Ascension Parish Retired Employee Insurance Fund, was then heard and also advanced favorably without objection. The committee next considered HB 324 on judicial salaries. The bill would make the 2024 and 2025 judicial supplement stipend permanent and add future cost-of-living adjustments, subject to available funding and approval by the Louisiana Supreme Court and Judicial Budgetary Control Board. Members asked about funding sources and whether the stipend could be made permanent without a constitutional amendment; after discussion, the bill was moved favorably without objection. The longest discussion centered on HB 211, the Homelessness Court Program, later named the Streets to Success Act. Amendments were adopted to limit the bill to licensed group homes and to remove enforcement language that would have created civil actions against local governments for failing to remove encampments, while setting staggered effective dates. Supporters, including the bill author and governor’s office representatives, said the measure would create a coordinated court-and-services response for people experiencing homelessness, especially those with substance use or mental health issues, and would allow designated camping areas and diversion into treatment. Opponents, including housing advocates, legal aid groups, and people with lived experience, argued the bill would criminalize homelessness, increase jail and court involvement, and fail to address root causes such as unaffordable housing, lack of shelter capacity, and inadequate wraparound services. The bill drew extensive testimony but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• Is the $4 million currently now in the governor's base budget, supplemental budget, or is that what you're
• in Governor's base budget<00:04:14.799><c> uh</c><00:04:15.000><c> Supple</c><00:04:15.519><c> supplemental
• </c><00:04:16.320><c> ad</c><00:04:16.639><c> or</c><00:04:16.759><c> is</c> budget uh Supple supplemental
• ad or is budget uh Supple supplemental ad or is that<00:04:17.160><c> what</c><00:04:17.239><c> you're
• He said this is not limited to states you might think of as more reform-minded, such as Minnesota, Washington

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard testimony on several public safety and criminal justice measures. HB 433 HD1 would appropriate funds for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services; DCR Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the same $4 million request is in the governor’s executive budget, and the Correctional System Oversight Commission, Public Defender, ACLU, OHA, Chamber of Commerce, and other groups testified in support. Members asked whether the funding was already in the governor’s budget, and Johnson confirmed it was requested there for the next two fiscal years. HB 1045 would make emergency appropriations for law enforcement personnel costs, and the Department of Law Enforcement, DAGS, Budget and Finance, and the Judiciary testified in support, with DLE saying the amounts match what Budget and Finance will present. HB 1296 would require timely notice and reporting to the Legislature when the governor transfers money to the major disaster fund; Budget and Finance and the Governor’s office offered comments, and no opposition was noted. HB 1002 would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify inspection authority; DCR and the commission supported it, with the commission saying a longer term would help the coordinator do the job effectively and allow inspections without notice. HB 596 would clarify what events qualify as disasters and emergencies for emergency management purposes. Hawaii Emergency Management Agency opposed the bill, while maritime and Grassroot Institute representatives supported it. Members asked whether the bill’s 21-day limit should be extended to 30 days, and HEMA said it opposed any change that would limit the governor’s flexibility in the response phase. The committee also heard HB 1128 HD1, which would set factors for warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations and require officers to record the justification. The Office of the Public Defender, ACLU, and some reform advocates supported it as a check on police discretion and a way to encourage citations, while the Attorney General, Honolulu Police Department, prosecutors, DLE, county police chiefs, SHOPO, and others opposed it as too restrictive and likely to create litigation and court delays. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.