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• We'll have Senator Paxton set up the committee substitute for Senate Bill 2215.
• Senator Paxton moves to adopt the committee substitute for Senate Bill 2215.
• Senator Cook sends up the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1944.
• Okay, Senator Cook moves to adopt the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1944.
• The committee substitute for Senate Bill 1944 will be reported to the full Senate.

Bills: HB148, HB148, HB334, HB554, HB762, HB1520, HB1593, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, SB2215, HB2607

Keywords: HB 148, Texas Education Code, Texas Education Agency, TEA, artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, automated scoring, constructed response, open-ended answers, student assessments, state testing, standardized tests, public schools, education policy, assessment instruments, school accountability, test scoring, 2026-2027 school year, family leave

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• <00:26:47.279> House beautiful bill in front of us. House beautiful bill in front of us.
• First off, the bill itself says 2,800, correct? And so, is that last year's bill that— —from them.
• consideration for this bill. Thank you. consideration for this bill. Thank you.
• thoughts on that bill? House File 874. thoughts on that bill? House File 874.
• The chair then moved on to the next bill, noting that Vice Chair Fogelman had two bills up: House File

Bills: HF604, HF1972, HF578, HF1951, HF629, HF864, HF874, HF1155, HF884, HF2365, HF643, HF234, HF2655, HF2637, HF2535, HF2530, HF2344, HF584, HF524

Keywords: airport funding, bonds, transportation, capital investment, Karlstad, community center, Breckenridge, state bonds, economic development, HF578, Faribault, River Bend Nature Center, bonding bill, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR grant, nature center, visitor center, environmental education, multicultural center

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• Olsen for bringing this bill forward. Olsen for bringing this bill forward.
• >> good bill. Thank you. >> good bill. Thank you.
• It's a strong bill.
• It's a strong bill. being responsive. It's a strong bill.
• And so, I am excited... and so I support your bill. Thank you, and so I support your bill.

Bills: HF4588, HF3685, HF4577, HF4932

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service

Bills: HB88, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB486, HB529, HB544, HB639, HB996, HB1036, HB1071, HB1113

Keywords: local law, special bill, legislative process, transparency, election amendment, Medicaid, SNAP, fraud detection, income tax, legislative auditor, data sharing, state revenue, lobbying, public service, ethics, statewide officials, compensation, disclosure requirements, government employment, financial disclosure

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• support the bill. support the bill.
• for the bill. for the bill.
• Bill today.
• Please vote in favor of this bill. This bill doesn't cost money.
• Um and the bill doesn't bill in my mind.

Bills: SF856, HF4482, HF3672, HF1234, HF4591, HF3554, HF936

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

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• The first bill on the agenda is House File 2155. Chair Anderson, would you like to move your bill?
• I’d like your support to send this bill to the General Register as a vehicle bill.
• Very good bill.
• will<00:59:31.160> will with your bill this bill again will will with your bill this bill
• the tax bill we didn't have a tax bill the tax bill we didn't have a tax bill that<01:26:14.119>

Bills: HF363, HF2155, HF1524, HF821, HF1677, HF1292

Keywords: HF363, property tax credit, agricultural water quality credit, Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, clean water fund, class 2a, class 2b, certified acres, conservation incentive, water quality, agricultural property, county assessor, county auditor, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, property tax reimbursement, school district reimbursement, legacy finance, taxes committee, southeastern Minnesota

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• So we hope to leave this bill pending and then. Substitute it. Yes, ma'am. Substitute only today.
• There's a new committee substitute for Senate Bill 571.
• Senate Bill 1884, and I do have a committee substitute.
• Senator Paxton sends up a committee substitute for Senate Bill 625.
• Senator Paxton sends up the committee substitute for Senate Bill 582.

Bills: SB205, SB582, SB625, SB1884, SB1903, SB2600, SB2617, SB2751, SB111, SB3061, SB1908

Keywords: fetal development, health curriculum, public schools, middle school health education, grade 7, grade 8, State Board of Education, school health advisory council, Texas Education Code, pregnancy, reproductive health, infertility, birth defects, prenatal development, unborn child, trimester, medically accurate instruction, age-appropriate instruction, drug and alcohol effects, lead exposure

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• because my bill doesn't set it.
• , the A bill, we get to IPP, my own bill.
• The bill is 3037.
• I feel the underlying bill...
• It does not have an A bill. It will not have an A bill.

Bills: LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504

Keywords: paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes

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• The bill is advanced. Madam President, Select File Legislative Bill 962.
• The bill is advanced. Madam President, select file legislative bill 962.
• with the budget bills.
• And there are now six bills in LB 1209, six A bills in LB 209.
• Oh, was it your bill? Priority bill? Senator Hunt's priority bill, sorry.

Bills: LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504

Keywords: paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes

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• this bill in a new form.
• And so this bill is a bill for all Minnesotans.
• bill is a bill for all motans. bill is a bill for all motans.
• The original bill was the original bill.
• support of this bill. support of this bill.

Bills: HF3403, HF2687, HF2381

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords

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• And so that's what's in the substitute bill. Are there any questions of the sponsor?
• And so that's what's in the substitute bill. Are there any questions of the sponsor?
• Now, this a substitute bill option.
• And so that's what's in the substitute<00:18:42.480> bill.
• <00:18:42.880> So substitute bill. So substitute bill.

Bills: HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178, HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178

Keywords: illegal alien, enhanced sentencing, criminal offenses, minor victims, felonies, Alabama legislature, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, sunset review, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding, bail bonds, bail bond industry, professional bail bondsman, licensing board, state agency continuation, agency reauthorization, regulatory board, criminal justice

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• The bill is laid over.
• Section 3 of the bill, of the underlying bill, section 4, I believe of the amended bill, provides clarity
• Chair, for your bill.
• The bill is laid over.
• We would ask for a roll call on the bill itself, Mr. Chair. On the bill, but not the—correct. Okay.

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• particular bill. particular bill.
• for or against this bill? for or against this bill?
• Section three of the bill, well, the underlying bill section four, I believe, of the amended bill, provides
• bill over, but the contents of this bill bill over, but the contents of this bill deserve<01:47:
• Uh, the bill is laid over. inclusion. Uh, the bill is laid over.

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• things this bill things this bill does<00:03:12.159> in<00:03:12.319> in<00:03:12.560
• working together and bringing a bill working together and bringing a bill forward<00:09:17.560><
• do support that build out in this bill do support that build out in this bill representative<00:
• As I'm looking over the bill brief here and the spreadsheet, I know we don't have the bill language in
• <00:29:27.000> come this bill uh some of these bills come this bill uh some of these bills

Bills: HF1704, HF1722

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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• limits bill?
• Senate Bill 1726...
• With that, Senate Bill 1593...
• That's the point of this bill.
• It's a First Amendment speech bill. Will the questions? There's a question on the bill.

Bills: SB710, SB843, SB1317, SB1338, SB1410, SB1477, SB1489, SB1593, SB1614, SB1630, SB1632, SB1633, SB1670, SB1726, SB1734, SB1725, SB1735, SB1894, SB1975, SB346, SB2045

Keywords: teacher preparation, teacher education, teacher shortage, teacher workforce, educator pipeline, alternative certification, apprenticeship, residency program, paraprofessional pathway, high school to teacher pathway, nontraditional teacher candidates, Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, TeachForwardOK, higher education, public school districts, workforce development, grant program, technical assistance provider, mastery-based assessment, emergency clause

Bills: HB28, HB50, HB196, HB268, HB271, HB285, HB316, HB649, HB807

Keywords: teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date

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• There being eight ayes and zero nays. substitute to Senate Bill 2610.
• Senator Crain moves that Senate Bill 1856 do not pass, but the committee substitutes Senate Bill 1856
• Chair lays out, Senate bill. 2530, there is a new committee substitute.
• He substitutes Senate Bill 2858, do not pass, but substitute and adopt, and allude thereof, do pass to
• Senator Blanco moves that Senate Bill 2401 do not pass, but the adopted. substitute for Senate Bill 2401

Bills: SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1206, SB 1460, SB 1802, SB 1906, SB 1917, SB 2340, SB 2455, SB 2680, SB 2690, SB 705, SB 748

Keywords: SB 1113, converter's license, converter license, motor vehicle dealer, auto dealer, vehicle conversion, converted vehicles, direct sales, retail sales, trailer, semitrailer, manufactured trailer, chassis, manufacturer's statement of origin, MSO, Occupations Code, Transportation Code, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, dealer licensing, general distinguishing number

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee was marked by discussions on several significant bills, with a keen emphasis on legislative updates and committee substitutes. Notably, Senator Blanco presented a new committee substitute for SB2610, which modifies the employee cap from 100 to 250 and extends the update timeline for cyber security programs for small businesses. This substitute was adopted unanimously, reflecting a collaborative agreement among the committee members. Additionally, there were discussions surrounding SB1856 as Senator Crayton provided insights into how stakeholder feedback influenced the bill's committee substitute. The committee ultimately voted in favor, pushing it towards the local and contested calendar, indicating the bill's progression through legislative channels.

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• the bill. the bill.
• transportation bill last year. transportation bill last year.
• another bill up? another bill up?
• And so, we are hearing this bill. It is a cash bill.
• Anything you'd like to add to your bill? bill? bill?

Bills: HF4156, HF3835, HF3995, HF4383, HF4091, HF4084, HF4311, HF198, HF4486, HF4302, HF4309, HF4032, HF3855, HF3673, HF4265, HF4012, HF4339, HF4298, HF3852

Keywords: infrastructure, wastewater, stormwater, Buhl, state bonds, appropriations, economic development, water infrastructure, grants, capital investment, funding, state regulation, Frazee, North River Drive, infrastructure improvements, HF4383, Minnesota capital investment, bonding bill, Department of Natural Resources, DNR

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• introduction of the bill. introduction of the bill.
• That is the bill that we didn't get to. So, this is the agency bill.
• wish to testify on this bill? wish to testify on this bill?
• and that's the whole bill. and that's the whole bill.
• Um, chair, no final comments on your<01:10:01.840> bill. your bill. your bill.

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• The Chair sends up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 2611.
• Chair lays out Senate Bill 155. Chair sends up committee substitute for Senate Bill 155.
• substitute for Senate Bill 2105 adopted.
• Chair moves the Senate Bill 476, do not. pass but that the committee substitute Senate Bill 476 adopted
• So the chair moves a second bill. 1790 do not pass with the committee's substitute for Senate Bill 1790

Bills: HB166, HB2000, HB3248, HB3513, SB155, SB1659, SB1730, SB1778, SB1790, SB1848, SB2017, SB2105, SB2794, SB2917, HB2756, HB353, HB166

Keywords: child endangerment, controlled substances, penalty group, elderly protection, disabled individual rights, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, defense, peace officers, local government, security, juvenile board, Moore County, appointments, juvenile justice, county legislation, dangerous dogs