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• <00:59:59.839> to<01:00:00.880> engage protects. and that failure to engage protects
• Failure to engage in the protection.
• Failure to engage in the process<01:20:05.040> to<01:20:05.280> determine<01:20:05.679>
• render aid or to call 911.
• know that this has caused bodily harm to another person also has a duty to render assistance to the

Bills: HF3661, HF2380, HF3468, HF3483

Keywords: facial recognition, privacy, government surveillance, public safety, data protection, civil liberties, disability rights, discrimination, accommodations, employment, housing, public services, education, civil action, failure to render aid, damages, Minnesota Statutes, legal liability, trespass, civil immigration enforcement

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 24 and February 26. It then took up House File 3661, a bill originally authored by Representative Gomez and presented by Representative Feist, which would ban government use of facial recognition technology and be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. The committee adopted the A1 amendment, described as a technical amendment based on House Research recommendations, before hearing testimony on the bill. Representative Feist said the bill is aimed at preventing serious privacy and civil-liberties harms, including secretive surveillance, racial and gender bias, and the lack of statewide rules governing government use of facial recognition. Supportive testimony came from Chad Marlo of the ACLU, who argued the issue is bipartisan, the technology has accuracy problems, and government use is expanding against vulnerable groups. Chris Wayland of Restore the Fourth Minnesota also supported a ban, emphasizing the inability to opt out of facial recognition and the lack of standards, disclosure, and community input. Rich Newmeister urged stronger transparency measures, including agency policies and public notice in buildings using the technology. Major Spencer Baky of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office opposed an outright ban, saying facial recognition is used only as an investigative lead, not for positive identification or real-time surveillance, and that results are corroborated before use. He said the office has used the tool in hundreds of investigations and supports a statutory framework with safeguards instead of a ban. In member discussion, Representative Hudson argued a blanket ban was too broad and suggested a more targeted evidentiary approach, while Representative Moller and Representative Kurr expressed concern about misuse and the federal government's use of the technology. Representative Durant asked whether there was a current Minnesota problem and whether stakeholders and law enforcement had been involved in drafting the bill. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the amendment and the committee’s continued consideration of HF 3661.

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• I'm proposing to move that number to... I'm proposing to move that number to 75.
• So, this would be an opportunity for us to try to...
• The authority has to own it to collect it.
• Do you want me just to get to the back, or do you want me to read the whole thing?
• A percentage of cash bail as an opportunity to get somebody to show up to court.

Bills: SB210, SB176, SB167, SB244, SB218, SB9, SB153, SB9

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, aggravated theft, employee benefits, retirement funds, criminal penalty, state law, overdose, failure to render aid, public health, Alabama Athletic Commission

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• I'd like to leave the amendment to circulate the amendment to the members.
• Then you are going to have to close.
• It's a failure to render aid and, basically, very quickly, as far as what...
• Failure to render aid. Does it require you to start CPR if they're unconscious or just calling?
• But this does not go so far as to require you to give medical aid.

Bills: SB210, SB176, SB167, SB244, SB218, SB9, SB153, SB9

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, DUI, driving under the influence, drunk driving, fatal crash, vehicular homicide, child support, survivor benefits, orphaned child, guardian death

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• where that's going to go.
• We have an opportunity to move this forward, to kill it, to do whatever, I guess.
• A motion on the floor to move the committee's bill to the floor without committee recommendation.
• a motion on the floor to move the committee's bill to the floor without committee recommendation you
• To me, committee, doing this is tough to do.

Bills: HB1318

Keywords: HB 1318, pesticide labeling, pesticide warning, duty to warn, failure to warn, labeling defense, EPA-approved label, Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, FIFRA, North Dakota agriculture commissioner, product liability, tort reform, preemption, carcinogenicity classification, human health assessment, pesticide regulation, agricultural chemicals, herbicide, insecticide, rodenticide

Summary: The Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee met on April 10 and took up House Bill 1318, a bill dealing with pesticide-related liability and warning-label issues. The chair explained that the bill had drawn strong interest from both agriculture and public health sides, and that the committee was trying to craft language that would protect consumers without unduly harming agricultural production. He said the committee had worked through multiple draft amendments and was now considering Amendment 1006, which was described as a compromise combining earlier proposals and narrowing the bill’s scope to pesticides registered with the state commissioner. Members discussed whether the amendment would weaken the original intent of the bill. Senator Myrdal said the revised language added needed guardrails and addressed concerns about overly broad preemption language and warning-label standards, while also preserving agriculture’s ability to operate. After a motion to rescind the earlier action on the bill passed, Amendment 1006 was adopted unanimously by the members present. A motion to move the bill without committee recommendation failed for lack of a second. The committee then voted on House Bill 1318 as amended. The do-pass motion passed on a roll call vote, with Senators Weber, Luick, Myrdal, and Lemm voting yes, and Senators Marcellais and Weston voting no. The chair said he would carry the bill. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair and staff for their work during the session, and the chair noted he might call the committee back if a conference committee report required further input.

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• Uh and failure<00:01:30.960> to<00:01:31.119> apply<00:01:31.360> to<00:01:31.680
• > comply<00:01:32.079> with<00:01:32.240> these failure to apply to comply with
• these failure to apply to comply with these guidelines<00:01:32.880> may<00:01:33.119> result
• But philanthropy and mutual aid were never designed to shoulder this burden alone.
• to support mutual aid has been working to support mutual aid efforts<01:20:01.440> as<01:20:01.679

Bills: HF3403, HF3410, HF3424

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, eviction, rent, redemption

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• So, I'd like to, you know, if we can, to think about it, change it to... to deactivate or remove it and
• you're still looping back to a request. requirement that that this failure to recognize is so extreme
• are going to call to trial to begin with.
• The right to a fair. fair trial, right to due process, right to equal protection, right to remain silent
• to go to the floor.

Bills: SB330, SB663, SB1020, SB1152, SB1164, SB1896, SB2111, SB2196, SB2383, SB2581, SB2797, SB2798, SB2371

Keywords: county funding, prosecutors' offices, elections, law enforcement, local government, community supervision, budget approval, corrections department, strategic plan, judicial oversight, SB 1020, Texas, personal bond office, pretrial release, electronic monitoring, GPS monitoring, global positioning system, bond conditions, probation, parole

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• I'm not going to read it to you.
• you're still looping back to a requirement that this failure to recognize is so extreme that it's still
• to call to trial to begin with.
• The right to a fair trial, right to due process, right to equal protection, right to remain silent, which
• And lastly, we do want to get to the truth.

Bills: SB330, SB663, SB1020, SB1152, SB1164, SB1896, SB2111, SB2196, SB2383, SB2581, SB2797, SB2798, SB2371

Keywords: county funding, prosecutors' offices, elections, law enforcement, local government, community supervision, budget approval, corrections department, strategic plan, judicial oversight, SB 1020, Texas, personal bond office, pretrial release, electronic monitoring, GPS monitoring, global positioning system, bond conditions, probation, parole

Summary: The committee heard several criminal justice bills, with testimony largely focused on public safety, court procedures, and local criminal justice administration. SB 2371 would expand mandatory skimmer-reporting requirements from gas pumps to ATMs, point-of-sale systems, and virtual currency kiosks, with the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center saying centralized reporting would improve investigations, preserve evidence, and help identify organized criminal groups. SB 2581 would repeal a special law governing commissary funds in certain large counties; the sponsor and the Sheriff’s Association said it would restore parity with other counties while keeping spending subject to audit and inmate-benefit limits. Both bills were laid out and left pending after testimony, with no public witnesses opposing them at the hearing. The committee also heard SB 330, which would require voter approval before counties over a certain size reduce prosecutor funding, similar to an existing law for law enforcement budgets. Supporters argued prosecutors are essential to public safety and need stable funding, while an opponent from the Texas Civil Rights Project said the bill would restrict local budget flexibility and impose costly elections. SB 663 would remove district judges’ approval role for community supervision and corrections department budgets, replacing it with judge review after TDCJ-CJAD approval; probation officials said the change would reduce delays and confusion without reducing judicial oversight. SB 1020 would require more immediate sharing of ankle-monitor violation information and clarify that such records are not judicial work product; the Harris County DA’s office and Crime Stoppers supported it, citing inconsistent local practices and delays that can hinder prosecutions. The committee then took up SB 1164 on emergency detention and court-ordered mental health services. The bill, from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health, would update emergency detention forms, clarify officer duties, allow filings in the county where a person is apprehended or located, and add a factor related to a person’s inability to recognize symptoms or appreciate treatment risks. Supporters included family members, law enforcement, and mental health and judicial witnesses who described cases where earlier intervention might have prevented tragedy; opponents warned the broader language could be misused and emphasized due process and the need for dangerousness to remain the standard. SB 2111 on indigent defense would expand access to counsel at first hearings, strengthen managed assigned counsel programs, create internships and fellowships, and adjust other defense-related procedures; the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and county defense program leaders supported it, while the committee substitute removed some provisions to reduce fiscal impact. Finally, SB 2383 would let recently retired DPS officers return to work in limited roles to help address staffing shortages, and SB 2797 would create reciprocal discovery requirements for criminal cases; prosecutors and some committee members said it would reduce trial surprise and improve truth-seeking, while others questioned whether the bill fully matched the state’s disclosure obligations and whether it could burden defense rights. Several bills were left pending after testimony, and the committee established a quorum later in the hearing.

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• First to testify, relating to Labor Day.
• , want to take a moment to say, you know, want to take a moment to say, you know, that<00:26:09.200
• > ensure really to a long-term goal to ensure really to a long-term goal to ensure that<00:26:
• Uh due to BNF's concerns relating to Uh due to BNF's concerns relating to conflicts<01:12:05.120>
• > the like to continue to encourage the like to continue to encourage the stadium<01:12:14.880

Bills: SB2141, SB2593, SB2824, SB2135, SB2115

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, pension, public safety, employee contributions, Law Enforcement Standards Board, LESB, civil service exemption, collective bargaining exemption, law enforcement certification, police standards, law enforcement training, officer certification, training and curriculum coordinator, lead investigative agent, administrative manager, administrator, Hawaii HRS 76-16, Hawaii HRS 139-3, personnel exemption

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• going to explain the amendments to going to explain the amendments to things<00:00:49.120> we
• > the adjustment to the RDA to adjust for the adjustment to the RDA to adjust for the interest
• chance to talk to my constituent today. chance to talk to my constituent today.
• I want this bill to get to the floor. I also want to pass the budget part.
• I want this bill to get to the floor. I also want to pass the budget part.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• So with that, we're going to turn to community testimony. First up, Anjali Bains.
• needs, but also the need to adapt our transportation infrastructure to better respond to climate change
• We ask this committee to please say no to these funding cuts in this bill, to these cuts to services
• related to the charges applied to 18-wheelers.
• I think you're preparing your daughters to go to, I think, St. Thomas.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• the opportunity to speak to you today on the opportunity to speak to you today on um<00:04:52.479>
• We ask this committee to please say no to these funding cuts in this bill, to these cuts to services
• We ask this committee to please say no to these funding cuts in this bill, to these cuts to services
• We ask this committee to please say no to these funding cuts in this bill, to these cuts to services
• We ask this committee to please say no to these funding cuts in this bill, to these cuts to services

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• I'm going to call this meeting to order.
• Approximately $150 million to $250 million annually would need to be shifted to pavement projects to
• to ask you to wrap up here quickly. to ask you to wrap up here quickly.
• where they need to get to.
• So this uh to where they need to get to.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• This cascades to the Trunk Highway Fund and county and municipal state aid funds.
• small cost to the uh less fee revenue to small cost to the uh less fee revenue to the<00:20:09.120
• to um move to dollars would be directed to um move to the<00:31:48.240> highway<00:31:48.640>
• It increases the fee for a failure to appear for an exam.
• to get other people to do this.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• I'm here to urge you to support the expansion of non-public pupil counseling aid because I have seen
• I'm here to urge you to support the expansion of non-public pupil counseling aid because I have seen
• This aid is used to pay for transportation, so getting kids to school.
• Proud to support it, and I am very proud to not support any cut to non-public aid moving forward as well
• Aid is used to really about um this this Aid is used to pay<00:39:35.839> for<00:39:36.839>

Bills: HF984, HF921, HF922

Keywords: education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• to continue to have they fuel the need to continue to have these<00:05:25.000> conversations<
• <00:05:40.400> to administrators and the teachers to to administrators and the teachers to
• I would like to hear from the folks, and I’m going to turn it back over to you and to turn it over to
• to me that it removes the incentive to to me that it removes the incentive to do<00:19:16.360>
• to be committed to.

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• the proposing to increase funding to the proposing to increase funding to the Department<00:04
• to cut funding to governor only wants to cut funding to schools, schools, schools, maybe<00:04:43.480
• I’m not sure that the reason not to have gone one to one sooner with debt service equalization aid was
• to provide services to purpose of trying to provide services to students<00:31:49.960> to students
• to go to the Keeler, would you like to go to the testifiers?

Bills: HF4213, HF4198, HF3930, HF3585, HF3451

Keywords: education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid

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• are likely to respond to active shootings and enter into a mutual aid agreement for the purpose of preparing
• make sure that we learn from the failures and that we also continue to sharpen our blade if you will
• We need to have the right people at the table, these Freeman Martin: mutual aid agreements, that's going
• report by expanding criminal offenses for failure to stop or report an assaultive offense against a
• It extends the statute of limitations for failure to report the sexual assault of a child, allowing more

Bills: HB 33, HB 45, HB 48, HB 1261, HB 1465, HB 1778, HB 2596, HB 5238, SB 2969

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

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• Chair, for allowing me to speak to you guys today about House File 4161 about local government aid for
• <00:10:21.840> be aid for a new city that's going to be aid for a new city that's going to
• HF 4161 addresses a structural issue in how local government aid is applied to newly incorporated cities
• As a result, the formula does not produce any meaningful level of aid to the city in the initial years
• Um, the second point I want to make is, you know, we had a good hearing on the local homelessness aid

Bills: HF495, HF4321, HF3902, HF4161, HF3755

Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit

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• aid to support these homeless prevention aid to support these efforts.
• Local homeless prevention aid allows schools to take immediate action to support their students, their
• aid related to aquatic aid, important aid related to aquatic invasive<00:23:03.880> species,<00
• The changes to Local Homeless Prevention Aid have no cost.
• 00:37:33.960> um, be able to see the amount of aids um, be able to see the amount of aids um,

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

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• This would include $30 million to be added to the Special Revenue Fund to ensure that aid payments would
• This is roughly about a 32% reduction in aid to that program.
• Just for background, school library aid is provided to districts and charters to help pay for specific
• We also have the reduction in community education equalization aid to provide just a little more.
• The levy is slower to action than our state aid, so we need to take the time to do that adjustment on

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation