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• Minnesotans.
• Chair and members, happy to take questions on behalf of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans.
• However, I know that this bill also mentions the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans.
• They put their lives on the line, disrupted their families, and are now Minnesotans.
• On Asian Pacific Minnesotans.

Bills: HF2411, HF2471, HF1440, HF1393, HF1631, HF1259, HF280, HF1281, HF1459

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding

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• ,<00:17:43.360> particularly Lao, um and the Vietnamese, particularly Lao, um and the Vietnamese
• <00:18:10.640> This and the Vietnamese communities. This and the Vietnamese communities.
• > Cambodian<00:21:08.080> veterans Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian veterans Vietnamese, Lao
• ,<00:23:30.640> Lao, contributions of the Vietnamese, Lao, contributions of the Vietnamese
• Vietnamese veterans um contribution Vietnamese veterans um contribution celebration<00:28:20.080>

Bills: HF2411, HF2471, HF1440, HF1393, HF1631, HF1259, HF280, HF1281, HF1459

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding

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• Minnesota Department of Self-Detailing Fraud Prevention Act is an important step in protecting Minnesotans
• Minnesotans who are suddenly dealing with this crime are able to provide an answer of why and how to
• One of the things that we heard most importantly in the Task Force on Aging is that Minnesotans want
• Minnesotans have already experienced service fragmentation.
• Along with equal protection under the law for all Minnesotans.

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• Our state constitution is one of the clearest reflections of our shared values as Minnesotans.
• Our state constitution is one of the clearest reflections of our shared values as Minnesotans.
• Our state constitution is one of the clearest reflections of our shared values as Minnesotans.
• And I believe Minnesotans are ready to answer it. Thank you. Chair Klevorn: Thank you.
• And I believe Minnesotans are ready to answer it. Thank you. Chair Klevorn: Thank you.

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• <01:03:05.319> is Council on Asian Pacific minnesotans is Council on Asian Pacific minnesotans
• <01:05:39.559> because M American Cambodian Minnesotan because M American Cambodian Minnesotan
• honor the Vietnamese Minnesotan story.
• leaders in our Cambodian La Vietnamese leaders in our Cambodian La Vietnamese and<01:09:09.480><
• for the Cambodian Lao and Vietnamese for the Cambodian Lao and Vietnamese communities<01:09:55.520

Bills: HF1867, HF1240

Keywords: lottery, retailer contracts, Minnesota Statutes, contract qualifications, public integrity, criminal background, legislative auditor, public funds, state government, compliance, transparency, 1183, house

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• And solemn remembrance of the service, sacrifice, and bravery of Minnesotans, including United States
• veterans and Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese Minnesotans involved in the Vietnam War on the 50th
• Whereas 58,220 American soldiers and over 313,000 Vietnamese, 50,000 Lao, and 35,000 Hmong.
• Whereas Saigon, the capital of the Republic of Vietnam, fell to the North Vietnamese forces on April
• Minnesotans. 4,210 Vietnamese Minnesotans.

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• We support funding to the CORE Program as HB 2773 to help more Minnesotans access these services.
• Air Force radar installation in the northern part of Laos, which got overrun by Vietnamese commandos
• forces. against the Pathet Lao and the North Vietnamese forces.
• I believe that the will of Minnesotans and the spirit of who we are will help us find a way forward.
• Army veteran and Minnesotan who served this great nation as a Colonel.

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• Como Park Zoo and Conservatory continues to serve as a treasured resource for all Minnesotans, inspiring
• in, or the Little Explorers to get our youngest Minnesotans in.
• Minnesotans care about the arts; they care deeply about the arts.
• <01:23:44.880> and include uh uh mung Lao Vietnamese and include uh uh mung Lao Vietnamese
• <01:26:03.920> Cambodian 100,000 um with a Vietnamese Cambodian 100,000 um with a Vietnamese

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• about four in five Latino minnesotans about four in five Latino minnesotans are<00:38:21.240>
• Latino Minnesotans are very young.
• Latino Minnesotans are very young.
• <00:55:10.640> Community the Asian Pacific Minnesotan Community the Asian Pacific Minnesotan
• third the Chinese fourth the Vietnamese third the Chinese fourth the Vietnamese and<00:55:18.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard Senate File 59, authored by Senator Green, which would require counties to locate and restore original public land survey monuments and related boundary markers. Green argued that newer GIS/GPS-based surveys have sometimes shifted long-established property lines, creating disputes for landowners, counties, and state agencies. He described examples involving his own property and constituents, including a case where a neighbor allegedly lost access to a well and septic system after a new survey and another where a landowner was told he was farming school trust land based on a newer plat reference. Testimony in support came from Allan Roger Olen, who said a newer survey changed his family’s property lines and created a dispute over land, a building permit, and ownership of well and septic systems. Senator Green also said county plat books are not legally binding and that the bill is intended to force counties to find original monuments before more disputes arise. Committee members raised concerns from the Association of Minnesota Counties about the bill’s timeline, funding, and requirement that counties employ a land surveyor. Green responded that counties had already been told to hire surveyors in some disputes, acknowledged the funding concerns, and said he would look for funding sources while emphasizing protection of property rights. A committee member who teaches surveying explained that adverse possession is a real legal doctrine in Minnesota and noted that restoring all monuments would cost far more than the $10 million already appropriated, estimating the total need at about $300 million. Phil Reigns of the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors testified that the Public Land Survey System underlies Minnesota’s land tenure system, that the original monuments were set mostly between 1850 and 1908, and that surveyors aim to restore them as accurately as possible using historical records and modern tools. He said the work is expensive because many counties lack staff surveyors and must hire consultants. Members discussed whether the bill would create boundary conflicts or authorize counties to alter lines, and Green said his intent was to restore original monuments and avoid litigation. Co-Chair Lang moved that Senate File 59, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion prevailed on a voice vote. Afterward, the committee began receiving an overview from the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs.

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• In 2008, Minnesotans passed the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment.
• We all love our parks and trails and we all need clean air and water, and in fact Minnesotans love our
• Here's who are not in this bill: the Vietnamese, the Lao, and the Cambodian.
• The Vietnamese, the Lao, and the bill.
• It's an attack on our identity as Minnesotans.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 116 and a meaningful investment that will contribute to Minnesota's Latino community, but to all Minnesotans
• Safeguard these oral histories, honoring the legacy of Hmong veterans and educating Minnesotans about
• The enemy, the Vietnamese, and recording what I would transfer or translate into English, so that the
• American people would know the movements of the Vietnamese.
• Citing a report from the The Minnesota Census Bureau and peer reports indicate that Black Minnesotans

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• <00:32:59.679> got<00:33:00.000> overrun<00:33:00.480> by<00:33:01.039> Vietnamese
• which got overrun by Vietnamese which got overrun by Vietnamese commandos<00:33:02.080> in
• From 1962 to 1975, these Mong soldiers held back 70,000 North Vietnamese troops, preventing them from
• Vietnamese Vietnamese forces.<00:36:31.599> Why<00:36:31.839> I'm<00:36:32.520> here
• When the secret war ended in 1975, the communist North Vietnamese army and Pathet Lao soldiers targeted

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Of course, there's nothing more Minnesotan than a good snowmobile race.
• <01:40:25.280> We<01:40:25.600> are Mong Lao uh compodia Vietnamese.
• We are Mong Lao uh compodia Vietnamese.
• <01:40:46.639> in fall of Mong Lao Compodia Vietnamese in fall of Mong Lao Compodia Vietnamese
• It will contribute to healthier local ecosystems and more sustainable behaviors in all Minnesotans.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Where ground troops were being attacked by the North Vietnamese and we didn't have air support.
• what he and the Ravens pilot did was they flew their little Cessna plane low enough so the North Vietnamese
• When the Hmong and Southeast Asians came over to Minnesota, and the beautiful welcoming that Minnesotans
• photographer of the family, there are many, many folks among friends, Cambodians, Laotians, and Vietnamese
• photographer of the family, there are many, many folks among friends, Cambodians, Laotians, and Vietnamese

Keywords: 1183, house

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• uh, Cambodian, Lao, M, and Vietnamese and<00:23:54.159> and<00:23:54.559> Afghan<00:23
• I think the Vietnamese role is quite significant.
• Um their expertise has been Vietnamese.
• Uh I think the Vietnam the Vietnamese Uh I think the Vietnam the Vietnamese role<00:31:42.240>
• <00:31:52.960> had not well known that the Vietnamese had not well known that the Vietnamese

Bills: HF3919, HF3467, HF3741

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, veterans affairs, food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, state resources, reporting requirements, agency initiatives, veterans, educational assistance, tuition waiver, spouses, children, military service, benefits

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard an update from Metro Meals on Wheels on a veterans home-delivered meals grant funded by the committee in 2023. Testifiers said the program has served more than 82,000 meals to over 500 veterans, but funding is running short; enrollment was stopped in July 2025 and meal service was reduced to five per week to stretch dollars. They said the program is serving 168 veterans as of January 31 and will likely run out of funds in July unless additional money is provided. Members asked about eligibility and how the program ensures the grant is used only for veterans who do not qualify for other services; the organization said referrals come through county veteran service officers, MACV, hospitals, and other partners, and that it can provide confidential tracking information. No vote was taken on funding, but members expressed support and interest in more documentation. The committee then took up House File 3919, which implements recommendations from a task force on benefits for SGU veterans and irregular forces who served in the secret war in Laos from 1961 to 1975. The Department of Veterans Affairs said the bill largely reflects the task force report and technical recommendations, including adding SGU veterans to the burial fee statute so burial costs in state cemeteries can be covered, while noting there is still an unresolved issue about headstone costs for spouses and dependents. A testifier from the task force supported the bill but objected to creating a separate SGU veteran designation on driver’s licenses, arguing it could create two classes of veterans and add administrative costs; he urged using a single veteran designation instead. Other public testimony emphasized the service of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and other allies in Laos and urged the legislature to adopt the recommendations broadly. The committee discussed the burial fee language and the purpose of the designation, but no final action or vote on HF 3919 was taken in the portion provided.

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• There are about 700,000 Vietnamese...
• California has the largest Vietnamese community outside Vietnam.
• of their cities and how much they put into our Vietnamese American community as a daughter of Vietnamese
• Of Vietnamese refugees who escaped Vietnam.
• So as a Vietnamese American, as a daughter of Vietnamese refugees, you escaped As a daughter of Vietnamese

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then proceeded through routine journal, procedural, and guest-introduction business. Majority Leader Garcia secured suspension of rules for several procedural matters, including allowing guests in the chamber, moving AB 2568 Johnson out of Appropriations to the second reading file, and setting SB 73 Cervantes for a Public Safety Committee hearing; the rule-suspension motion passed 41-14. The floor also recognized several guest groups, including Placer County Sheriff Wayne Wu and Undersheriff Shane Wright for the sheriff’s office’s 175th anniversary, students from John Muir Charter Schools, youth art contest winners from the 24th District, the Oak Ridge High School cheer team, and students from Casa Grande High School. The Assembly then moved through the daily file, passing and retaining numerous second- and third-reading items. Two resolutions drew floor debate and were adopted by voice vote after coauthor roll calls: ACR 176 by Assembly Member Elhawary, declaring April as Second Chance Month, and HR 109 by Assembly Member Schiavo, recognizing California’s janitorial and cleaning workforce. Supporters of ACR 176 emphasized rehabilitation, reentry barriers, and the importance of second chances for formerly incarcerated people, while also noting the need to remember victims and survivors. Supporters of HR 109 highlighted janitors’ role in public health and the often unseen nature of their work, with members sharing personal experiences in janitorial and service jobs. The Assembly also adopted ACR 119 by Assembly Member Ta, recognizing Black April Memorial Month and the 51st anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Speakers described the trauma of the Vietnamese refugee experience, honored those lost during and after the Vietnam War, and praised the contributions of Vietnamese Americans in California. After additional items were passed and retained on the third reading and consent calendars, the House announced its schedule and adjourned until Monday, May 4 at 1 p.m.

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• California has the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam.
• California has the largest Vietnamese community outside Vietnam.
• of their cities and how much they put into our Vietnamese American community as a daughter of Vietnamese
• Of Vietnamese refugees who escaped Vietnam.
• So as a Vietnamese American, as a daughter of Vietnamese refugees, you escape As a daughter of Vietnamese

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• South Vietnamese after the fall of Saigon.
• Millions of Vietnamese left the country after 4th Saigon.
• working of every single Vietnamese-American.
• Asia 6 is also encourage the Vietnamese, the South Vietnamese. and freedom flag that had been recognized
• April Fools' Day is a sad day for the Vietnamese community.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• California is home for more than 700,000 Vietnamese Americans.
• ACR 6 is also encouraging the Vietnamese, the South Vietnamese heritage, and the freedom flag that had
• Our Vietnamese brothers and sisters left their homeland in pursuit of freedom and liberty.
• In the Vietnamese American community, they still fight for... ...to be in the past.
• And so the Vietnamese community is a stark reminder of what can happen.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then took up a series of procedural motions and a large third-reading file focused heavily on housing, wildfire recovery, insurance, and related regulatory changes. Early actions included a successful motion to place Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 on the third-reading file, followed by a unanimous vote on SB 26, a cleanup measure related to lemon-law civil discovery procedures and automaker opt-outs from the AB 1755 framework. The chamber then moved through a package of urgency bills tied to the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires and broader housing affordability concerns. Measures approved included AB 311 allowing displaced tenants to temporarily house wildfire victims and pets, AB 299 extending hotel/motel/short-term rental stays beyond 30 days for disaster-displaced families, AB 226 giving the California Fair Plan access to bond financing in catastrophic-loss scenarios, AB 253 allowing third-party plan checks when local review exceeds 30 days, AB 301 aligning state permitting timelines with local deadlines, AB 306 imposing a six-year pause on new residential building-code updates, AB 462 exempting certain ADUs in Los Angeles County coastal zones from coastal development permits, AB 493 requiring interest to be paid to homeowners on insurance proceeds held by lenders, and AB 597 tightening rules on public adjuster solicitation, fees, and contract transparency. Each of these urgency bills passed, generally with strong bipartisan support and mostly unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Assembly also approved several non-urgency measures, including AB 293 on groundwater transparency and board disclosure, AB 251 on elder abuse litigation standards when evidence is intentionally destroyed, AB 59 removing a sunset on Reclamation District 108’s hydropower authority, AB 417 streamlining EIFD and CRIA financing tools, and AB 312 updating procedures for agricultural theft proceeds. In addition, ACR 6 was adopted by voice vote, recognizing Black April Memorial Month and the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, with extensive remarks from Assembly Member Ta and support from other members. The consent calendar was adopted, and the body later heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for David Myers and Olivia Guerrero before adjourning to April 3, 2025. Several vote changes were announced after adjournment, including changes on AB 251 and AB 417.

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• deadline here to make sure that we get the federal funds to make sure that we bring broadband to all Minnesotans

Keywords: 1187, senate, all