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• Senator McMath moved the adoption of the committee amendments; under the rules, it is recommitted to
• It comes from the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs favorably and, under the rules, is dual
• Senate Resolution No. 86 by Senator McMath is a resolution to amend and re-adopt Senate Rule No. 1.2,
• Members with permission will proceed on the Bangnarris rule.
• to outline, in the Administrative Procedure Act, how to remove any existing rules or regulations.

Bills: SB525, SR112, SR109, SCR61, SCR62, SCR12, HB175, HB276, HB437, HB456, HB457, HB459, HB488, HB579, HB656, HB804, HB818, HB841, HB981, HB1052, HB1089, HB1101, HB1154, HB1166, HB1193, HB1194, HB1203, HB1209, HB1244, HB1249, HB221, HCR69, HCR58, SB57, SB405, SB414, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB205, HB210, HB220, HB222, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB799, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1236, HB1241, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SR86, SCR30, SB83, SB135, SB143, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB295, SB388, SB450, SB465, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB972, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382

Keywords: unclaimed property, abandoned property, escheat, state treasurer, administrator, claimant, purchase agreement, assignment, property recovery, owner verification, documentation requirements, fraud prevention, bankruptcy, bankruptcy court, court order, Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 9:167.1, Chennault International Airport, 40th anniversary

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• And the insurer's proprietary financial models were presented as absolute medical standards despite false
• The redundancy for student complaints is in Minnesota Statute 136A.8295, subdivision 7.
• around collecting fees that subdivision around collecting fees that are<01:15:20.800> sufficient<
• The redundancy for student complaints is in Minnesota Statute 136A.8295, subdivision 7.
• subdivision 7. subdivision 7.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee discussed a higher education attainment-goals bill and several related amendments. Members first reached agreement on funding changes: one amendment redirected money for fraud-prevention software for MnSCU and $5,000 for trees in Bemidji, and another moved $570,000 for workforce development-related funding. Members noted the use of general fund dollars to cover a FIG shortfall and expressed support for addressing fraud prevention while also saying MnSCU should be made whole in the next biennium. Both amendments were adopted. The main policy debate centered on an amendment updating the statewide attainment goal and related P-20 partnership language. Senator Um Ruebain proposed returning the attainment goal from 75 percent to 70 percent, and members discussed whether the bill’s expanded reporting and coordination duties would create costs for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Nonpartisan staff and Commissioner Olsen said the Office of Higher Education and the P-20 partnership expected no costs, while DCYF’s fiscal note assumed reporting and staffing costs. After discussion, DCYF indicated it would absorb the costs, but some members still objected to expanding the partnership and creating additional bureaucracy. Members also debated whether early childhood and K-12 subgoals should be included as part of the attainment-goals framework. Supporters said aligning early childhood, K-12, and higher education goals is necessary to improve postsecondary attainment, while opponents argued the committee should focus on existing higher education goals and basic K-12 achievement. The committee ultimately adopted the Senate language on the attainment-goals section as amended, including the change back to 70 percent and revisions directed by staff to ensure the correct references were updated. The A12 amendment on pregnant and parenting students was also adopted earlier in the meeting.

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• behavioral intervention program, where the OLA said the department should amend its administrative rule
• federal rules, there is a safe harbor. federal rules, there is a safe harbor.
• So, with that section, does it bring the entire anti-kickback rule? Miss Sunderman. Mr.
• <00:18:11.000> and<00:18:12.000> um the Minnesota rules and um the Minnesota rules
• anti-kickback rule? anti-kickback rule? Miss<00:19:13.480> Sunderman.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 4566, authored by Representative Franssen, which responds to a recent Office of the Legislative Auditor report on alleged kickbacks in the early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention (EIBDI) program. Franssen said the bill would require DHS to use expedited rulemaking to clearly include kickbacks in the definition of fraud and would allow the department to withhold or reduce payments when there is a verified credible allegation of fraud, arguing this would protect taxpayer dollars and address a fraud scheme that she said cost about $20 million. Former Representative Matt Dean testified in support, saying the OLA report confirmed kickbacks existed and that the bill would give DHS clearer authority to stop them and pursue those involved. Members raised several technical questions about how the bill interacts with existing state and federal law, including whether it overlaps with the illegal remuneration definition enacted last session, whether it could sweep in federal safe-harbor exceptions, and whether it would expand the scope of the anti-kickback rules. Nonpartisan staff said the bill cites existing definitions in Minnesota law, but also noted that the federal-law impact would need further review. Representative Noor emphasized keeping the credible-allegation language separate from the illegal-remuneration provisions to avoid unintended consequences, and Representative Fisher asked about differences from similar language in another bill; staff said the drafting differences could be reconciled. Representative Jacob cited the OLA report’s conclusion that DHS already had authority to act on kickback allegations without legislative changes, while Representative Gander and Dean argued that even small kickbacks can drive much larger improper provider costs. After questions were closed, Representative Franssen renewed her motion to lay House File 4566 over for possible inclusion, and the motion prevailed.

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• I just wanted to make sure that it didn't interfere with the California rule.
• The legislation itself says that, notwithstanding subdivision A, nothing in this chapter shall prevent
• But just as a cautionary note, I just don't want to do anything to inhibit the California rule.
• I just wanted to make sure that it didn't interfere with the California rule.
• But just as a cautionary note, I just don't want to do anything to inhibit the California rule.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Modeling doesn't explain outcomes achieved, but measurements do.
• issues Clean Water fund recipients are to follow a statute that mandates, in chapter 144D.50, subdivision
• funding from the Clean Water Fund shall include measurable outcomes, as defined in section 3303, subdivision
• 00:25:19.720> in<00:25:19.880> section<00:25:20.520> 3303<00:25:21.520> subdivision
• as defined in section 3303 subdivision as defined in section 3303 subdivision 10<00:25:23.080>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• permitting process under the DPP model permitting process under the DPP model in<00:25:43.039>
• > for<03:34:14.239> for and then the rules for for and then the rules for for uh<03:34:16.160
• , before the board for approval. additional rules and we have our we have additional rules and we have
• > the<04:04:03.040> uh some of the rules regarding the uh some of the rules regarding the
• If compliance with our rules is not possible, there is no path forward in order to comply with our rules

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The task force held its first meeting, beginning with roll call and introductions of members and participants in the room and on Zoom. The chair emphasized Sunshine Law transparency, noted the meeting was on September 11, and opened public testimony on the orientation report. No one testified in person or on Zoom, and the chair observed a moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11 before moving into the agenda. The chair then reported on several orientation presentations given statewide between July 18 and September 5, including meetings with transit-oriented development, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, the Kona-Kohala Chamber, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce on Hawaiʻi Island, the Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaiʻi Island Native Hawaiian Chamber, and the Capo Chamber of Commerce. The main presentation item was a detailed overview from Kauaʻi County on its permitting process. County staff explained that zoning and building permits are handled separately on the outer islands, with zoning focused on form, character, and compatibility, and building permits focused on health and safety. They described a two-tier zoning system: ministerial permits that are automatically approved if not acted on within 30 days, and discretionary permits that go to the planning commission and can become lengthy contested cases if there is intervention. They also discussed special management area review in coastal areas, which can add time, and explained that building permits must conform to what was approved in zoning. Kauaʻi County staff also outlined the building permit process, including online and in-person submission, coordination with planning, engineering, water, wastewater, health, and fire agencies, and the county’s fully electronic review system using ProjectDox and related software. They noted that applicants are encouraged to check zoning, water, wastewater, and floodplain issues before hiring someone to prepare plans, especially for homeowners. The county shared permit and utility statistics and said the public can check permit history through Click2Gov. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; after the Kauaʻi presentation, the chair opened a question period for members.

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• It's not a rogue is the business model.
• <00:46:46.400> this some tightening up of the rules this some tightening up of the rules this
• What model should we be looking at?
• So business model of fraud is happening.
• all these programs and to to uh set rule all these programs and to to uh set rule making<01:49:45.199

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So the model is working against building transmission lines under that model.
• Modeling, but you cleared that up. You're already doing these long-term models, but you just...
• Run this model and let's put high gas prices in this model and see what happens.
• You have the modeling capability now. We have the modeling capability, that's correct.
• IRS rules...

Bills: HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• we should not wait until families, patients, consumers, or voters are harmed before setting basic rules
• Senate Bill 1012 keeps the rules simple. AI may assist, but people remain responsible.
• Senate Bill 1012 keeps the rules simple. AI may assist, but people remain responsible.
• We can protect innovation, Senate Bill 1012 keeps the rules simple.
• There's a cross-reference error, cross-referencing subdivision four of subsection eight, and that is

Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, but proceeded with public hearings on two Senate bills. Senate Bill 944, sponsored by Sen. Carla May, would update the statutory salary range for the City of St. Louis sheriff’s attorney, which she said has been unchanged since 1990 and no longer reflects inflation, modern legal demands, or comparable compensation in other jurisdictions. Rep. Fuchs offered supportive remarks, and there was no opposition or informational testimony. No vote was taken on SB 944 during the hearing. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1012, sponsored by Sen. Nicola, a broad artificial intelligence bill intended to clarify that AI is not a legal person, that humans remain responsible for AI-assisted decisions, and that licensed professionals must retain independent judgment. The bill also addressed companion chatbots, election-related AI disclosures, and other consumer protections. Supporters of the bill’s general accountability approach were not present in testimony, but opponents from Americans for Prosperity and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry argued the bill was overly broad, could chill innovation, and contained numerous drafting and cross-reference errors, including unused definitions and inconsistent metadata requirements. Members questioned how liability would apply to end users and noted the need for clearer drafting. After public testimony, the committee moved into executive session on SB 1012. A motion was made for do pass, but the roll call resulted in zero ayes and 11 noes, and the bill was voted failed. The meeting then adjourned.

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• scouting America and stands as a model scouting America and stands as a model of<00:17:06.240>
• The Senate will be attentive to the clerk. waved under Senate rule 4-5 waved under Senate rule 4-5 to
• and the effective date and if if ruled and the effective date and if if ruled I'd<02:26:21.520><
• And I think that what you dees rules.
• landfill<04:43:41.840> sighting The current rules for landfill sighting The current rules

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, a service support director and CEO of the Port of Brownsville, a political subdivision entrusted
• If you take that away, you don't just shift our loads, you shatter our business model.
• It's against the rules here. But we don't want to jeopardize the bill any further.

Bills: HCR 114, HB 137, HB 283, HB 1398, HB 1960, HB 2153, HB 2431, HB 2638, HB 2699, HB 2999, HB 3208, HB 3389, HB 3413, HB 3510, HB 3642, HB 3859, HB 3974, HB 3986, HB 4142, HB 4173, HB 4174, HB 4542, HB 4605, HB 4663, HB 4731, HB 5064, HB 5216, HB 5218, HB 5332, HB 5453, HB 5577

Keywords: memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority, highway routes, healthcare, insurance, mental health, treatment access, state funding, transportation, axle weight, aggregates, regulations, Texas law

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• I serve as the Port Director and CEO of the Port of Brownsville, a political subdivision entrusted by
• If you take that away, you don't just shift our load; you shatter our business model.
• It's against the rules here. But we don't want to jeopardize the bill any further.

Bills: HB137, HB283, HCR114, HB137, HB283, HB1398, HB1960, HB2153, HB2431, HB2638, HB2699, HB2999, HB3208, HB3389, HB3413, HB3510, HB3642, HB3859, HB3974, HB3986, HB4142, HB4173, HB4174, HB4542, HB4605, HB4663, HB4731, HB5064, HB5216, HB5218, HB5332, HB5453, HB5577

Keywords: state budget, fiscal biennium, budget repeal, financial management, state funding, Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, low-income individuals, insurance coverage, memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority

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• I understand that the issue at a very basic level with that statute, and it's subdivision 9 in House
• I understand that the issue at a very basic level with that statute, and it's subdivision 9 in House
• I understand that the issue at a very basic level with that statute, and it's subdivision 9 in House
• And we are happy to consider modeling what this could look like, what would the real dollars be, but
• what this could look like what modeling what this could look like what would<01:04:08.720> the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And then we are looking to rule those out while also rule in that definitive what started the fire.
• > that rule those out while also rule in that rule those out while also rule in that definitive<00
• Arson in the first degree has three different subdivisions.
• The first three different subdivisions.
• that's not covered under subdivision that's not covered under subdivision one.<00:33:50.480>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We may have to promulgate some rules in our chapter 14 rules, our exemption rules.
• We may have to promulgate some rules in our chapter 14 rules, our exemption rules.
• <00:11:06.880> in We may have to promagate some rules in We may have to promagate some rules
• > our<00:11:08.640> exemption our chapter 14 rules, our exemption our chapter 14 rules,
• or political subdivision owned. or political subdivision owned. >> Followup.

Bills: SF0024

Keywords: lottery, debit card payments, gambling regulations, state revenue, financial transactions, 916, all

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• . subdivisions. subdivisions.
• fall under the definition of a political subdivision.
• Statute 446 states a political Statute 446 states a political subdivision<00:06:24.960> is<00:
• political subdivision. political subdivision.
• And it does also include the Good Samaritan piece. subdivision to respond to medical subdivision to respond

Bills: HF1667, HF2526, HF68

Keywords: correctional fees, supervision fees, probation, Department of Corrections, criminal justice funding, electronic home monitoring, drug testing, restitution collection, community service work, postprison supervision, court-ordered services, fee sunset, fee phaseout, offender fees, community corrections, supervised individuals, 1183, house

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• on class 6 roads, which I think is the intent of the bill, to approve subdivisions that meet the lot
• They wouldn't be able to do that because of the historic district rules. No. It's single family.
• <00:34:23.760> Do<00:34:23.919> you<00:34:24.000> want rules.
• Do you want rules. Um is that right? No.
• subdivision of um duplexes<00:43:48.720> in<00:43:49.040> 5<00:43:49.280> years,

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• enough new committee members and committee members who don't really remember what the statutes and rules
• The committee will also consider rules proposed by the NMFA. The committee...
• Or small political subdivision elected positions.
• Does that 75% rule only apply to DLAs? Madam Chair, no.
• So, as is a standard rule of construction in statutes, the specific trumps the general.

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• Before we go on, I'd like to recognize the rules chair. Senator Passidomo. Thank you, Mr.
• You know, we have the 80-20 rule.
• Rules Chair Pasidomo, for what purpose do you rise? Thank you, Mr. President, for announcement.
• Before I recognize the Rules Chair for another motion, are there any announcements? Thanks.
• Before I recognize the Rules Chair for another motion, are there any announcements?

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the reading of an amended joint proclamation expanding the Legislature’s immigration agenda. The proclamation added items calling for financial penalties for government officials, enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed by illegal aliens, and programs and appropriations to support law enforcement in enforcing federal immigration law. The chamber then took up the special order calendar, beginning with Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 2B, the immigration bill. Most of the meeting was devoted to debate and questions on the strike-all amendment to SB 2B. Sponsor Senator Gruters described the bill as a broad immigration enforcement package aligned with President Trump’s agenda. He said it would require greater cooperation with federal immigration authorities, strengthen participation in the 287(g) program, create a chief immigration officer and council, authorize financial penalties for noncompliance, provide bonuses for officers assisting ICE, and direct information-sharing with federal agencies. He also said the bill would bar DHSMV from issuing licenses or ID cards to unauthorized aliens and would end in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students. Senators Polsky, Pizzo, Smith, Jones, Berman, Osgood, and others questioned the scope of the bill, whether it would affect schools, churches, cities, nonprofits, and green-card holders, and how the 287(g) provisions would work in practice. Gruters repeatedly said the operational focus was on jails and detention facilities, not street-level enforcement. A major point of controversy was the bill’s proposed mandatory death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of certain capital offenses. Senator Fine said the covered crimes were the most serious capital felonies, including murder, child sexual battery, destructive-device offenses causing death, and certain trafficking offenses, and argued the provision was intended to withstand constitutional challenge. Senator Pizzo raised Eighth Amendment concerns and questioned whether the bill could mandate death sentences. The tuition waiver provisions also drew extended debate: Fine said the state would save about $41 million by ending discounted tuition for undocumented students, while Democrats argued the savings would not return to general revenue and that the policy would harm students who are already enrolled. Fine and Gruters said green-card holders would not be affected and that the bill targeted only students in the country illegally. The discussion also covered appropriations and implementation. Senator Smith asked about the bill’s large funding levels, and Fine broke down the spending as including $375 million for the chief immigration officer, $100 million in grants to local law enforcement, $29 million for the new Office of State Immigration Enforcement, and $10 million for an unauthorized-alien transport program. Gruters said the funds would reimburse local governments and help address staffing shortages, while critics questioned the lack of benchmarks and the fiscal impact. No final vote or disposition on the bill appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• And the rules in some of the places that you've mentioned, Mr.
• driving buyers to other subdivisions driving buyers to other subdivisions that<00:55:05.559>
• So the answer to your question is yes. subdivisions and condominium projects so subdivisions and condominium
• His last point was about administrative rules.
• Chairman, what's the status of the rules? Where are you in that process?"

Keywords: 1191, senate, all