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• Madam Chair, members, Teresa Nelson for the ACLU of Minnesota. Ms.
• I'm the Superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• But in Minnesota, child support is a very important issue.
• For my part, I think he's a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.
• I'm the Deputy State Court Administrator for the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• security officers in Minnesota.
• We don't license individual security officers and private detectives in Minnesota.
• </c> are licensed to perform that function. are licensed to perform that function.
• There are as many security officers in the state of Minnesota now as there are licensed peace officers
• Preston, if you are applying for a licensed private detective license or a private security license,

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• to licensing regulations and subject to licensing regulations and could<00:18:37.559><c> lose</c><00
• Madam Chair, members, Teresa Nelson for the ACLU of Minnesota. Ms.
• <00:50:09.720><c> statute</c><00:50:10.400><c> 518a</c> Minnesota statute 518a Minnesota statute 518a
• </c><00:51:34.319><c> is</c> the best way to do it in Minnesota is the best way to do it in Minnesota
• </c><00:57:59.920><c> Supreme</c> identified by the Minnesota Supreme identified by the Minnesota Supreme

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• He said food insecurity is rising in Minnesota.
• It's a trend toward the viewpoints that we have in the state of Minnesota.
• It's a trend toward the viewpoints that we have in the state of Minnesota.
• It's a trend toward the viewpoints that we have in the state of Minnesota.
• It's a trend toward the viewpoints that we have in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF1704, HF2052

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• </c> of Minnesota. of Minnesota.
• </c><00:47:27.400><c> families</c> significant number of Minnesota families significant number of Minnesota
• </c><00:55:11.320><c> Gro-</c> Wilkie from the Greater Minnesota Gro- Wilkie from the Greater Minnesota
• </c><01:35:12.400><c> statute</c> definition under the Minnesota statute definition under the Minnesota
• </c><01:38:28.440><c> and</c> especially in greater Minnesota and especially in greater Minnesota and

Bills: HF4110, HF2113, HF4569, HF4414

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, paid leave, small employers, employment law, Minnesota Statutes, workforce development, HF4569, Minnesota Paid Leave Law, protected leave, seasonal employee, seasonal worker, hospitality, hospitality industry, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer certification

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• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota Realtors. Minnesota Realtors.
• We have both in Minnesota.
• </c> 83% of the awards in Minnesota. 83% of the awards in Minnesota.
• </c> have both in Minnesota. have both in Minnesota.

Bills: HF3425, HF3424, HF1385

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, eviction, rent, nonpayment of rent, landlord-tenant, residential tenant, notice to quit, unlawful detainer, housing, lease violation, late fees, rental assistance, legal aid, tenant rights, Minnesota Statutes 504B.321, pre-eviction notice

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• </c><00:02:33.840><c> in</c> metan Numa virus arrived in Minnesota in metan Numa virus arrived in Minnesota
• </c> of animal health and the Minnesota of animal health and the Minnesota Department<00:08:39.120><c
• </c> outlying areas of Minnesota outlying areas of Minnesota representative<00:18:30.679><c> Hansen</
• I'm the State Veterinarian for Minnesota, Executive Director for the Minnesota Board of Animal Health
• , Minnesota.

Bills: HF601, HF271, HF1101, HF979

Keywords: agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, skills path program, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, postsecondary options enrollment, apprenticeship, apprenticeship readiness, dual training, work-based learning, career pathways, skilled trades, workforce development, high school to career

Bills: HF3321

Keywords: legislative corrections, technical errors, legal consistency, Minnesota statutes, overhauling laws, 1183, house

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• </c><00:05:06.320><c> perhaps</c> And I would say that Minnesota perhaps And I would say that Minnesota
• , the Minnesota Housing Partnership, Greater<00:09:40.480><c> Minnesota</c><00:09:40.959><c> Housing<
• um uh Fidley, Minnesota in uh Clerks<01:04:59.119><c> Grove,</c><01:04:59.520><c> Minnesota.
• </c> ownership uh in the state of Minnesota. ownership uh in the state of Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota. That's 900. Minnesota. That's 900.

Bills: HF4234, HF484, HF483, HF2614

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption

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• </c> external affairs for the Minnesota external affairs for the Minnesota Pollution<00:29:14.559><c>
• </c> coming here to Minnesota. coming here to Minnesota.
• Association of Minnesota.
• </c><01:37:37.199><c> Pollution</c> identified by the Minnesota Pollution identified by the Minnesota
• </c> Control Agency in a 2025 Minnesota Control Agency in a 2025 Minnesota nutrient<01:37:40.400><c>

Bills: HF4253, HF4257, HF3236, HF4264, HF4149, HF4019

Keywords: boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR

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• We had 12,000 licensed child care providers in Minnesota.
• licensed child care providers<00:03:43.879><c> in</c> providers in providers in Minnesota<00:03:45.640
• </c><00:39:22.680><c> licensing</c> Marshall uh to align license licensing Marshall uh to align license
• Licensed family providers are licensed by the counties, and the centers are licensed by the state, and
• </c> licensed family providers are licensed licensed family providers are licensed by<01:09:36.520><c

Bills: HF656, HF655, HF633

Keywords: child care, childcare, day care, daycare, licensing, variance, licensed capacity, capacity limit, staff qualifications, staffing, child care center, family child care, provider flexibility, Minnesota career lattice, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, licensing rules, enrollment, indoor space, professional development

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• </c> um uh Minnesota reinsurance program and um uh Minnesota reinsurance program and so<00:01:44.799>
• </c><00:09:52.000><c> Insurance</c> Minnesota Comprehensive Health Insurance Minnesota Comprehensive
• </c> that we had in the state of Minnesota that we had in the state of Minnesota was<00:10:35.600><c>
• This isn't a greater Minnesota problem; this isn't a metro problem. This is a Minnesota problem.
• ><c> a</c><01:20:36.520><c> Minnesota</c> this is a Minnesota this is a Minnesota problem<01:20:38.960

Bills: HF837

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, 1183, house

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• For example, in the last three years, I've had four of our apparatus hit by a driver doing the job that
• I've had four of our apparatus hit by a driver doing the job that is taken.
• This team provides free roadside assistance exclusively to drivers on HCTRA toll roads.
• In 2024 alone, IRT aided drivers more than 56,000 times.
• This is a cleanup bill requested by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, or TDLR.

Bills: SB39, SB2129, SB2141, SB2246, SB2323, SB2439, SB2722

Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee reconvened on SB 2722, as substituted by Senator Bettencourt, which would redirect a portion of Harris County Toll Road Authority surplus revenues to the City of Houston and impose audit and tax-rate penalty provisions. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and Fire Chief Thomas Munoz testified in support, arguing that Houston bears a large share of toll-road public safety burdens, citing thousands of police and fire responses on toll-road property and the need for compensation for emergency services. Bill King, testifying neutrally, said the toll authority generates large excess revenues and urged stronger oversight and clearer controls on how the money is spent. Opponents, including Harris County officials, business and neighborhood representatives, and toll-road critics, argued the bill would divert transportation dollars, create a precedent for taking toll revenues for general municipal use, and could worsen project delivery and incentives; several also questioned the accuracy and interpretation of the revenue figures and the lack of comparable audit requirements for the city. The committee took extensive testimony but left SB 2722 pending without a vote. The committee then heard SB 2129, which would increase fines for motorists who disregard railroad crossing gates or flaggers, and SB 2323, which would redact railroad crew members’ personal information from public accident reports. Both bills were presented as safety measures, with railroad labor testimony in support, and both were left pending after brief public testimony. The committee also heard SB 2141, a Zaffirini bill concerning specialty license plates for judges, with the substitute aimed at reducing security risks by changing how judges are identified on plates; it too was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2439, another Zaffirini bill, described as a TDLR cleanup measure related to ATV and off-highway vehicle safety certification. The bill would abolish the current training and certification program, which supporters said was burdensome and underused given the small number of approved instructors statewide. With no significant opposition on the record, the committee closed testimony and left SB 2439 pending as well.

Bills: HB37, HB187, HB177, SB63, HB82, SB48, HB33, HB37, HB33

Keywords: judicial compensation, salary increase, court system, Alabama legislation, judges, HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety

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• </c><00:03:15.360><c> taxes,</c> Um we're looking at all Minnesota taxes, Um we're looking at all Minnesota
• Minnesota already exempts significant Minnesota already exempts significant categories<01:08:40.480><
• .<01:09:13.199><c> Furthermore,</c><01:09:13.759><c> Minnesota</c> Minnesota.
• Furthermore, Minnesota Minnesota.
• </c> in Minnesota. So, thank you, Mr. Chair. in Minnesota. So, thank you, Mr. Chair.

Bills: HF331, HF916

Keywords: school supplies, sales tax exemption, use tax, sales and use tax, back-to-school, classroom supplies, education tax relief, tax holiday, retail exemption, Minnesota sales tax, school materials, binders, calculators, notebooks, pencils, backpacks, book bags, local tax revenue, taxable sales base, income tax

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• Senate Bill 1300 recognizes the immense need for 15,000 CDL drivers in Florida.
• In a separate case, another semi-truck driver in the country illegally killed three other people and
• The bill requires that commercial motor vehicle drivers in Florida must first be lawfully present in
• the United States, second, hold a valid CDL license, third, understand and read English, fourth, follow
• and other people confronting that driver in jeopardy.

Bills: S0086, S0642, S0712, S0758, S0896, S1224, S1300, S1370, S1712

Keywords: unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, bail bond, insurance regulation, foreign insurers, financial disclosure, premium reporting, pyramid schemes, consumer protection, fraud prevention, legal affairs, penalties, justice, administrative commission, membership, state attorneys, public defenders

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1300 on education and workforce development for current and former inmates. Senator Claudio explained that the bill is intended to expand collaboration between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Corrections to provide training opportunities tied to Florida’s need for CDL drivers. The bill was reported favorably without debate. Members then considered SB 896 on campus safety, as amended by strike-all and late-filed amendment. The bill would require postsecondary institutions to adopt active assailant response plans, conduct security risk assessments, improve threat reporting and information sharing, and allow voluntary participation in the guardian program; the late-filed amendment removed a prohibition on guardians wearing uniforms. After questions about the firearm-discharge provision near campuses and testimony both for and against, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 86 on commercial motor vehicles operated by unauthorized aliens, SB 642 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and confirmed appointees listed on tabs 10 through 19. The committee next heard SB 712 on pyramid promotional schemes, which would create a new prohibition and increase penalties while preserving legitimate direct sales plans. Members raised concerns about whether participants in such schemes might themselves be victims, and the sponsor said prosecutorial discretion would distinguish victims from primary wrongdoers; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1224 on rental housing application fraud was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from apartment and realtor groups in support. In the latter part of the meeting, Chair Martin presented SB 1370 to expand habitual traffic offender status to repeated unlicensed driving, and SB 1712 to create a statewide FDLE counterintelligence and counterterrorism unit. SB 1370 was reported favorably unanimously. SB 1712 drew extensive questioning and public opposition over concerns about broad language, surveillance, and possible impacts on speech and protest, but the sponsor said the unit would focus on protecting the state from adversary intelligence threats and operate within constitutional limits; it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 758 on the Justice Administrative Commission was amended to adjust commission membership and reported favorably unanimously. The committee then recorded additional votes for members and adjourned.

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• As the synopsis says, it makes sure that if somebody has a foreign national driver's license, that's
• What would that driver's license look like? Well... ...driver's license look like?
• Would they be able to drive through Alabama under a foreign national driver's license?
• Do they have a license to... ...to have a permit to drive these things.
• Okay, so some of them are licensed, but in general, there are a lot of them that are not licensed.

Bills: SB5, SB142, SB158, SB171, SB5

Keywords: archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter

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• , stipulating that a Class D license is valid for operating the aircraft, and a Class M license is not
• , stipulating that a Class D license is valid for operating the aircraft, and a Class M license is not
• , stipulating that a Class D license is valid for operating the aircraft, and a Class M license is not
• That will result in risk that we all know exists having to be absorbed by all drivers.
• , maybe older drivers that are safer, things along those lines.

Bills: SB1010, SB1024, SB1205, SB1232, SB1366, SB1552, SB1624, SCM1002, SCM1006, SCR1004

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting

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• I do own a license here in town.
• I'm in the industry; I am in compliance and licensing in the cannabis industry.
• These are products for sale by licensed businesses in New Mexico right now.
• I have to give them my driver's license.
• I believe that they're recording license plates.

Bills: HB294, SB40, SB43, SB35

Keywords: cannabis, cannabis packaging, cannabis labeling, cannabis regulation, Cannabis Control Division, adulterated cannabis, artificial color additive, food dye, youth appeal, minor appeal, child-resistant packaging, black-and-white packaging, edibles, product labeling, consumer protection, marijuana, hemp, dispensary, licensed cannabis business, cannabis manufacturer

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• Operators must be licensed automobile drivers that are 16 years old or above.
• Registration and tagging is certified to be registered by the local licensing officials upon application

Bills: HB352, HB366, SB272, SB296

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, HB366, Lakyn Canine Act, police dog, K9, K-9