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• Uh I who owns the uh the uh the land.
• A limited land access farmer must rate.
• We the road on some land we retained.
• </c> presentation on land availability. presentation on land availability.
• rather than to agricultural land.

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• By expanding the solar access on tribal lands, it helps lower the costs and gives our tribes more control
• It'll also support our care for the land for future generations.
• And then at the end of that life, I have to purchase new panels again.
• And so I have always struggled with having to purchase something that is going to expire.
• And after that, you have to renew and purchase again something.

Summary: The committee began with roll call, noting several members present and others absent, and then announced that HB 338 had been rolled. The first bill taken up was HB 332, a committee substitute authorizing or reauthorizing 376 previously approved capital projects, with changes that could extend reversion dates, alter purposes, or change administering agencies. After no public comment, members asked about the reauthorization period, project listings, and how HB 332 would interact with HB 247, which had been passed earlier in the session. The committee clarified that HB 332’s projects would be grandfathered in and that the standard extension is two years. The committee then voted 12-0 to do pass the committee substitute and do not pass the original HB 332. The committee next heard SB 55, which would increase a state solar tax credit from 10% to 30% while keeping the existing $30 million cap and sunset date. Legislative Finance Committee staff explained that the credit had been scored at about $9 million in recent years, so the bill would create an estimated $21 million general fund impact. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would help New Mexico’s solar industry after the federal credit changed, preserve jobs, support small businesses, farmers, tribal communities, and lower-income households, and promote clean energy. Public testimony was strongly in favor, including from industry representatives, tribal advocates, and individual homeowners, while no opposition testified. Committee members raised concerns about fiscal impact, whether the credit should be part of the tax package, and whether an income test should be added. Some members also described consumer-protection concerns involving solar contracts, liens, and misunderstandings about credits and installation costs. The sponsor said the bill was intended to stand alone but acknowledged the fiscal issue and said it could be considered in the tax package. The committee ultimately voted 11-1 to table SB 55, with members noting it could be revisited later in the session.

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• It's sitting on a quarter section of land, but it's not parceled off.
• It's sitting on a quarter section of land, but it's not parceled off. Do we have provisions?
• There are quite a few homes in the agriculture country that the home is sitting on a big tract of land
• I believe if you've struggled to purchase a home, lived in it a long time, and made the improvements.
• I believe if you've struggled to purchase a home, lived in it a long time, made the improvements.

Bills: HB3407 , HB1242 , HJR1081 , HB3443 , HB3781 , HB1939 , HB4237 , HB3430 , HB3321 , HB3905 , HB3329 , HB4253 , HB4421 , HB4311 , HJR1046 , HB2015 , HB3244 , HB4265 , HB3941 , HB4203 , HB2941 , HB3695 , HB3380 , HB3132 , HB3673 , HB3134 , HB3383 , HB4490 , HB4058

Summary: The House convened, heard an invocation from Rep. Kendrix, and recognized Dr. Jason Reagan as doctor of the day. Members then took up a long series of bills, with most moving through amendment, third reading, and final passage. Early measures included HB 3407 on abandoned personal property/manufactured homes, HB 1242 expanding agricultural sales tax exemptions to deer and elk, and HJR 1081 proposing a constitutional property-tax freeze for certain seniors; the senior tax resolution drew extended debate over valuation thresholds, renters, and county fiscal effects before passing. HB 3443 redirected funding for the Way Station Revolving Fund, HB 3781 changed insurance rate filing timing, and HB 1939 addressed Turnpike Authority notice procedures and landowner notification, including certified mail and a one-mile notification area. All three passed. The chamber also approved several criminal justice and public safety measures. HB 4237 and HB 3430, both part of a negotiated criminal-justice package, passed after title-only amendments; HB 3321 shifted to reporting on cost arrest warrants and passed with an emergency clause; HB 3905 clarified GPS monitoring for certain domestic-violence and stalking defendants; HB 2941 required first responders to notify law enforcement about suspected overdoses and created immunity for good-faith reporting; and HB 3695 refined the definition of great bodily injury in DUI cases. HB 3329 repealed the long-term care facility advisory board, and HB 4421, “Leo’s Law,” aimed at protecting children from fentanyl exposure in homes, was amended to address residue cleanup and reporting concerns before passage. Other notable actions included HB 4253, which would give teachers access to professional educator groups; it passed the House but the emergency clause failed. The bill prompted substantial debate over teacher choice, bargaining units, and whether the measure would create multiple representation arrangements. The House also passed HB 4311 increasing the Treasurer’s share of the unclaimed property administration fee, HJR 1046 providing a one-year ad valorem tax break for homes destroyed by disaster, HB 2015 on landlord-tenant issues, HB 3244 strengthening fraud and identity-theft laws, HB 4265 naming memorial roads and bridges, HB 3941 raising secretary/bailiff pay, HB 4203 allowing single-stair small multifamily units, HB 3380 on foster care transparency and outcomes, HB 3132 and HB 3134 on higher-education accreditation and DEI-related standards, and HB 3673 allowing certain expired electrical licenses to be reinstated. Most measures passed with broad support, while a few drew opposition over fiscal impact, legal concerns, or policy implications.

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• There were some references to architect engineering and land surveying services between OMB, U&D, the
• This is for the procurement of an architect, engineer, and land surveying firm.
• This is subsection C, the procurement procedure for an architect, engineer, land surveyor.
• Where does that land? Which one makes more sense?
• Where does that land? Which one makes more sense?

Summary: The task force reviewed survey results from state agencies on potential statutory revisions, with Levi reporting 70 proposals from 20 agencies and noting that about 33 might become agency pre-file bills. Members discussed the need to share the survey more broadly within higher education and to better coordinate issues involving IT and other cross-agency functions. The task force then heard from the Office of Management and Budget on three topics: concessions, architect/engineering pre-qualification, and legal notices. OMB said the concessions law is outdated and inconsistent with current practice, and suggested a collaborative rewrite to allow best-value evaluation, raise the threshold, and standardize solicitation templates. On architect/engineering pre-qualification, OMB proposed expanding authority beyond current state-agency limits and creating uniform templates. On legal notices, OMB proposed modernizing publication requirements, exploring online and abbreviated notices, and working with newspapers and other stakeholders on technology and accessibility improvements. Members asked about where concession revenues go, whether political subdivisions must follow the same rules, and how to move from discussion to action. The task force agreed to have OMB work with Legislative Council and affected stakeholders to develop bill drafts, and the motion passed unanimously. The University of North Dakota then presented a series of proposed revisions focused on public buildings and procurement. UND asked to rework the definition of construction so routine maintenance and one-for-one replacements over $250,000 would not automatically trigger public-improvement requirements, suggested raising the threshold to $500,000, and asked for more flexibility based on project complexity and risk. UND also proposed changes to public bid advertisements to reflect electronic bidding, revisions to construction manager-at-risk selection criteria, changes to architect/engineer procurement rules, an increase in the direct-hire design threshold, and a higher legislative-consent threshold for privately funded projects. The task force supported having UND work with counsel and OMB to develop bill drafts, and that motion also passed. The Department of Public Instruction concluded with proposed cleanup to credentialing and education statutes. DPI recommended reviewing its credential categories for relevance, possibly transferring credentialing authority to the Education Standards and Practices Board, removing outdated school safety patrol language, clarifying waiver provisions, and updating dyslexia screening reporting requirements so the statute reflects current practice. Members focused mainly on whether the dyslexia reporting requirement should remain, and DPI said the screening itself would continue even if reporting language were revised. No votes were taken on DPI’s suggestions, and the task force recessed after the presentation.

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• And school districts, one of their main assets will be their buildings and their land.
• And again, I do mean their land, both developed and undeveloped land.
• It would take a year to come back and get permission to then place a purchase order, to wait another
• So to reach the cap, is it purchasing several vehicles over them? It's an individual purchase.
• So every individual purchase.

Summary: The Missouri House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal 117-1, and held several points of personal privilege and guest introductions. Members recognized Women Legislators of Missouri for raising $100,000 for scholarships, honored fallen officer James Anthony Mitchell, Sr. with a moment of silence, welcomed the Blair Oaks state championship football team, visiting students from Bakersfield, Kirbyville, and Raymondville, hospital representatives promoting healthy eating, a former member of the House, and several interns. The chamber then took up committee reports and a supplemental budget measure, House Bill 2014. The budget chairman explained the Senate substitute made limited changes, including removing funding for the capital commission and a D.C. promotional event, restoring $600,000 for an agriculture fee fund, and adding $14 million for tobacco settlement shortfalls. He also noted major funding for MoDOT, disaster relief, and rural health care. The House adopted the Senate substitute 135-14 and finally passed the bill 137-13. Members next debated and passed House Bill 2559, the Raines Act, which would require more legislative review of rules with fiscal impacts; supporters framed it as reining in bureaucracy, while opponents said it would add delay and another layer of government. It passed 103-44. The House also passed House Bill 2710 on school accountability and A-F report cards for schools and districts after extensive debate over transparency, local control, and whether the bill would unfairly label schools; it passed 96-53. Other bills passed included HB 2404/2172 on repurposing unused school buildings (91-54), HB 1797 on alternative CPA licensure pathways (142-0), HB 1786 increasing Highway Patrol vehicle revolving fund spending authority (139-4), HB 2105 on water/sewer billing transparency for tenants (129-9), HB 2397 giving water district boards flexibility on dissolution thresholds and ballot language (130-15), HB 2108 conveying land to address a Jefferson City viaduct/emergency access issue (143-1), HB 2818 allowing St. Joseph to annex an airport it has owned since 1942 (137-8), and HB 1980 expanding peer review protections to emergency medical professionals, which was introduced and discussed near the end of the transcript.

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• If you're a home, it's your home and then your land value.
• Alphabet says purchasing power from small modular reactors.
• Is that a future purchase, or is it happening now?
• And so they are not currently purchasing power, but they have entered into an arrangement to purchase
• to get less expensive land to develop new projects.

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• This bill authorizes the conveyance of state-owned land in Cole County to the city of Jefferson, and
• But this land conveyance is really important to the city of Jefferson and to the people that we have
• So I just want to make sure, so the state currently owns that land, right?
• So I just want to make sure, so the state currently owns that land, right? Correct. Okay.
• And the city of Jefferson is looking to purchase it, have it in some way, right? Correct. Okay.

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

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• I'm joined with the funding going out the door for purchase orders and contracts to get signed.
• Sometimes the purchase of Hardware does take a little bit longer, but it looks like there's 3.7 million
• Just a reminder that Charles Plus also receives funding from the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund, so
• It just landed in the papers in two different areas.
• Again, you talked with DPS earlier today about line 166, which was to purchase a vehicle.

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• cars, a very large, expensive purchase, to be able to utilize.
• Danny Candle Kaiser on behalf of the California Community Land Trust Network in support. Thank you.
• One decision landed me in prison for eight years.
• It was originally a state prison that was purchased by GEO Group, correct, by CoreCivic.
• This land, the owner has to figure out what to do.

Committee: House Judiciary

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• Last year, you did provide us authority to purchase a piece of land that we are finalizing right now
• land that we are to purchase a piece of land that we are finalizing<01:14:41.320><c> right</c><01:14
• And for Bemidji, this is designed, and that's part of why we sought to purchase that land that will build
• </c> sought to purchase that land that will sought to purchase that land that will build<01:21:40.160
• been that approach with this land. been that approach with this land.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

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• Counties, cities, and towns are subject to laws regarding the subdivision of land.
• that is acquiring land to build an essential public facility is exempt from subdivision laws.
• We see 340B sites with Humira purchases as high as 1,354% higher year over year, despite the fact that
• Without 340B, we would not be able to sustain the cost of purchasing needed medications.
• The last category of provisions relates to funding sources to purchase personal security measures.

Bills: HB1316 , HB2401 , HB2557 , HB2720 , HB1073 , HB2685 , HB2640 , HB2403

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: postsecondary education, homelessness, foster youth, education access, support programs, commission, gender equity, boys, men, advocacy, state policy, special education, parental rights, educational access, evaluation reports, disability services, behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access

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• We worked together on a bill to make sure that land trusts could acquire land more easily, and she was
• WE WORKED TOGETHER ON A BILL TO MAKE SURE THAT LAND TRUSTS COULD ACQUIRE LAND MORE EASILY, AND SHE WAS
• to treat that type of purchase differently?
• For example, you go back and you purchase something separately.
• FOR EXAMPLE, YOU GO BACK AND YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING SEPARATELY.

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and then moved through a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber also received and accepted a Finance Committee report on nominations for Kathleen Mosier as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Terrence O’Leary as Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and John Kagia as Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. All three nominees were confirmed, with Mosier and O’Leary confirmed unanimously and Kagia confirmed 57-1, with Senator Walczyk voting no. The Senate adopted previously approved resolutions recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and mourning the death of Susan Irene Wright of Harlem. Senators Brisport and Bottcher spoke at length in support of Pride Month, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and ongoing threats to the trans community. On the Susan Wright resolution, Senators Cleare, Bailey, and Bottcher praised her community leadership, philanthropy, and family legacy, and Assembly Member Jordan Wright was recognized in the chamber. The body then considered and passed many bills on the calendar, including measures on insurance, environmental conservation, public health, education, business law, labor, social services, highway law, and local tax exemptions. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote, including a measure to end higher insurance premiums for widows, a bill to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitation because of menstrual products or IUDs, and a Medicaid-related bill to expand access to blood pressure monitors for pregnant people. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable opposition from a small group of senators. Late in the session, the Senate took up a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored the measure, and Senator Walczyk questioned it extensively, arguing voters had previously approved an independent redistricting process and objecting to changes that would remove the Legislature’s two-thirds map-approval requirement and alter the commission’s role. The sponsor said the changes were needed in response to aggressive partisan redistricting in other states and would still require voter ratification in future sessions. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote on the amendment shown.

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• That's the law of the land. We're going to respect the law of the land.
• That's the law of the land. We're going to respect the law of the land.
• They are often purchased or fast-tracked in ways that bypass local land use decisions and meaningful
• Unbelievably, there was a question about what we meant by vacant land or abandoned land.
• Unbelievably, there was a question about what we meant by vacant land or abandoned land.

Committee: House Local Government

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• We also do support the set-aside for the purchase agreements and the readiness requirements.
• </c> the set aside for the purchase the set aside for the purchase agreements<00:03:02.959><c> and</c
• For example, my family owns seven acres of land.
• Our local food purchasing assistance program is something that has been bipartisan.
• :35:33.520><c> program</c> local food purchasing assistance program local food purchasing assistance

Bills: HF3474 , HF3475 , HF3508

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

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• me, especially for passive or minority owners who may have no direct knowledge or control of the purchase
• Danny Kando Kaiser on behalf of the California Community Land Trust as well as the California Tax Reform
• The land trust network is comprised of 27 community land trusts who support the growth of permanently
• affordable, community-controlled land and housing, and the California Tax Reform Association is a nonprofit
• infant formula and ensure that parents, caregivers, and families continue to receive tax relief when purchasing

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

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• They own the homes and they rent the land underneath them.
• They own the homes and they rent the land underneath them.
• They own the homes and they rent the land underneath them.
• </c><00:20:30.760><c> single-family</c> companies purchasing single-family companies purchasing single-family
• <00:21:10.520><c> homes,</c><00:21:11.440><c> um</c> purchase homes, um purchase homes, um uh<00:21:12.680

Summary: The conference committee on House File 1141, the Omnibus Housing Finance and Policy Bill, reviewed the fiscal spreadsheet and policy language for the agreement. Staff explained the major funding items, including appropriations for greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured home park infrastructure grants, family homelessness prevention, supportive housing, a tenant hotline, and housing infrastructure bonds, along with a cancellation of unused Tyler settlement funds and a reallocation of Housing Development Fund earnings. Staff said the package was budget neutral over the forecast window. The policy walk-through also covered provisions on livestreaming Housing Finance Agency board meetings, limits on administrative retentions for new grant programs, restrictions and reporting on Housing Development Fund transfers and earnings, clarifying language for local public housing, an exemption related to lived-experience engagement, and access for legislative fiscal staff to agency accounting information. Members then considered several amendments. The A12 amendment, allowing certain local governments to invest long-term funds in housing-related investments, was adopted after a roll call showed support from all three caucuses. The A16 manufactured housing bill of rights amendment, which would have addressed park-owner practices, purchase opportunities, enforcement, and rent increases, was not adopted. The A18 amendment to allow additional flags in HOAs and other areas was also not adopted. The A17 amendment to limit private equity ownership of single-family homes to 100 units was not adopted. The A13 amendment to preempt local rent control was not adopted. Members on both sides said some of the rejected issues warranted further discussion in future sessions, while supporters argued they were needed to address housing affordability and ownership pressures. In closing discussion on the bill as a whole, members from both chambers praised the bipartisan process, the staff work, and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s collaboration. Supporters said the agreement would help build thousands of homes across the state, assist vulnerable Minnesotans, and improve transparency and accountability in housing programs. They also noted the bill’s mix of single-family, multifamily, manufactured housing, homelessness prevention, and policy reforms. The committee expressed intent to move the agreement forward to the House floor and ultimately to the governor.

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• land acquisition or<00:37:39.960><c> or</c><00:37:40.599><c> potential</c><00:37:41.000><c> land</c>
• Prairie Island made the hard decision to purchase land away from its current reservation because of the
• So the five communities that money the legislature appropriated back in 2023 have used to purchase land
• The city has purchased land and built two new treatment ponds.
• c><01:12:13.159><c> new</c> purchased land and built two new purchased land and built two new treatment

Bills: HF458 , HF459 , HF461 , HF449 , HF450 , HF965 , HF1280 , HF612 , HF615 , HF616 , HF622 , HF650 , HF651 , HF1045 , HF972 , HF851 , HF644 , HF1050

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• This section will go into effect for sales and purchases made after June 30, 2026.
• This section will go into effect for sales and purchases made after June 30, 2026.
• or you're looking at the way purchased or you're looking at the way that<00:08:55.800><c> uh</c><00:
• and not pay businesses to make purchases and not pay sales<00:09:03.320><c> tax</c><00:09:03.600><c>
• As original stewards of the land, we support conservation efforts in the move to clean energy, but we

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• Wealth shapes people's access to care, allows them to avoid medical debt, secure stable housing, purchase
• Wealth shapes people's access to care, allows them to avoid medical debt, secure stable housing, purchase
• Particularly now that you have your offices that you guys purchased in Roxbury, you're very close to
• rule reforms, zoning changes to expand affordable housing, rent stabilization policies, community land
• This country is called the land of opportunity, but to me it is absolutely obvious that opportunity is

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion

Transcript Highlights:

• There were some references to architect engineering and land surveying services between OMB, UND, the
• This is for the procurement of an architect, engineer, and land surveying firm.
• This is subsection C, the procurement procedure for an architect, engineer, land surveyor.
• Where does that land? Which one makes more sense?
• Where does that land? Which one makes more sense?

Committee: Joint Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency