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• We're proposing calendaring eight bills for the calendar for Thursday, May 7th, 2026: House File 3131
• , Franson; House File 3295, Gordon; House File 3298, Meklin; House File 3682, Nash; House File 4102,
• Cosnick; House File 4591, Nash; Senate File 856, Norris, substituting the House language; and Senate
• File 4612, Bierman, substituting the House language.

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• Uh it<00:19:07.280> brings<00:19:07.600> medical<00:19:08.000> assistance<00:19:
• medical assistance<00:19:20.160> fraud<00:19:20.400> in<00:19:20.640> the<00:19
• When you look<00:19:29.200> at<00:19:29.440> other<00:19:29.840> similarly<00:19
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• asked<00:19:20.480> by<00:19:20.880> a<00:19:21.520> housing detailed about
• being asked by a housing detailed about being asked by a housing provider<00:19:23.120> for<00
• So with the help of our exemplary<01:19:45.440> house<01:19:45.840> librarian<01:19:46.880
• > here<01:19:47.120> at<01:19:47.360> the exemplary house librarian here at the
• exemplary house librarian here at the cap<01:19:48.640> um<01:19:48.880> she<01:19:49.120

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• We are proposing calendaring House File 4195, Kotiza-Waton; Senate File 2814, Hewitt; House File 4240
• , Freiberg; House File 4348, Craft; House File 4242, Freiberg; House File 82, Hewitt; Senate File 4244
• House File 4482, Hewitt; House File 3540, 3554, Nash; and Senate File 3637, Joy.
• House File 82, Hewitt. Freiberg. House File 82, Hewitt.
• will be substituting the House language. will be substituting the House language.

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• > House<00:19:11.000> floor<00:19:12.000> is<00:19:12.120> because<00:19:12.400
• > none<00:19:12.560> of leave the House floor is because none of leave the House floor
• 49.680> house<00:19:49.920> floor<00:19:50.120> at<00:19:50.200> any<00:19
• House floor. House floor.

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• The hour of 3:30 having arrived, we will call the House Ethics Committee out of recess and back into
• However, the committee would like to clarify the norms and rules of the House under Rule 9.
• The House Ethics Committee wishes to clarify the expectations and norms of behavior for the body.
• House members are expected to House members are expected to attend assigned committees unless excused

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• This is a House House House um,<00:00:51.640> Ethics<00:00:52.040> Committee<00:00:52.360
• Okay,<00:19:04.320> we<00:19:04.480> will<00:19:04.679> now<00:19:05.000>
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• File 1270, Gilman; House File 3521, Backer; House File 3522, Duran; House File 3615, 3622, Olson; House
• File 3860, Bonner; House File 3679, Nash; House File 3684, Bliss; House File 3732, Pinto; House File
• 3900, Igo; House File 3919, Cha; House File 3972, Hewitt; House File 4006, Warwas; House File 4252;
• , Igo; House File 3919, Cha; House File 3972, Hewitt; House File 4006, Warwas; House File 4252; House
• :33.720> House Olson, House File 3860, Bonner, House Olson, House File 3860, Bonner, House File

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• First up will be the House budget resolution.
• Members, we have an amendment to the current House budget resolution.
• I will move the current House budget resolution 06 to get it before us.
• I will current House budget resolution.
• budget resolution 06 to get it House budget resolution 06 to get it before<00:02:22.040> us.

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• House File 4677? House File 4677?
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• is<00:19:45.960> important<00:19:46.440> because<00:19:46.679> it House File
• 4974 is important because it House File 4974 is important because it shows<00:19:47.040> us<00
• . housing. housing.

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• We are proposing House File 3426, Jordan; House File 4151, Witty; House File 4063, Ree; House File 3709
• house language. house language.
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• The document is labeled House Committee on Ethics Rules of Procedure.
• It's House Rule 6.10. It's a very specific process for complaints to be submitted.
• Again, this is all governed by the House rules and the rules that we adopted today.
• > House<00:03:11.760> Rule<00:03:12.080> 6.10.
• It's House Rule 6.10. that. It's House Rule 6.10.

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• The next bill on the calendar for the day is House File 4493.
• Third reading, House File 4493. Third reading. Discussion.
• Third reading, House File 4493. Third reading. Discussion.
• This will be one of the best bills I think that I've carried to the Minnesota House.
• This will be one of the best bills I think that I've carried to the Minnesota House.

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Summary: House File 4493 would authorize pharmacists to initiate, prescribe, administer, and dispense certain drugs for opioid use disorder, especially buprenorphine/Suboxone. Representative Baker said the bill is intended to save lives by giving people immediate access to treatment at the moment they seek help, rather than making them wait for a doctor’s appointment or navigate more cumbersome methadone access. He emphasized that pharmacists are widely accessible, including in greater Minnesota, and that optional training would support safe prescribing. Representative Bierman spoke in strong support, calling the measure a life-or-death step forward for people with substance use disorder and noting that many people do not receive treatment when they need it. He said he initially had concerns but Baker listened to his suggested changes and worked with him and bill drafters, which helped address those concerns. Bierman also referenced the ongoing fentanyl crisis and encouraged members to learn more from displays honoring overdose victims. Baker closed by sharing personal remarks about losing his son to addiction and describing how limited treatment options were at that time. He said the new federal change allowing pharmacist training makes the bill timely and urged members to support it. After discussion, the House took a roll call vote and passed the bill 134-0, with the title agreed to.

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• And as a reminder, in the even years a budget resolution is not necessarily required in the House rules
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