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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-29

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lee on fiscal notes.
  • And other items going on.
  • The agency will be giving us an update on the PFAS removal report from January of 2025. Time.
  • On its use moving forward on products, it would be both.
  • That's one of the number one concerns that we have.
Bills: HF3220
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/29/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lee on on fiscal notes. for maybe Mr. Lee on on fiscal notes.
  • Um, so here, for example, on one-third.
  • But depending on the rec on little bit.
  • If you use a report, uh, such as anything on its use on moving forward on products, it would be both.
  • its use on moving forward on on its use on moving forward on products,<01:02:17.680> it<01:02
Bills: HF3220
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/20/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, I want to thank Chair Kisha for giving us some time to have an overview on compensatory aid.
  • Similarly to House File 2210, the governor has included a provision in his bill for a one-time appropriation
  • Similarly to House File 2210, the governor has included a provision in his bill for a one-time appropriation
  • Similarly to House File 2210, the governor has included a provision in his bill for a one-time appropriation
  • I know we're very short on time, so I'll try to keep it brief.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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  • also for your investment, the one-time funds, and also our ongoing support.
  • also for your investment, the one-time funds, and also our ongoing support.
  • also for your investment, the one-time funds, and also our ongoing support.
  • also for your investment, the one-time funds, and also our ongoing support.
  • also for your investment, the one-time funds, and also our ongoing support.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, referring to the bill, you'll see on line 12.1 on page 12 that the number one million
  • Agriculture has a lot of relatively small direct appropriations. Appropriations.
  • of one thing, and the one year of one thing.
  • We heard the presentation on that and had discussion on that.
  • And you know, we've heard a few times that you didn't get your bills heard or didn't get them in on time
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

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  • year of one thing and the one year of one thing.
  • year of one thing and the one year of one thing.
  • vote on now. vote on now.
  • that you didn't get your bills heard or didn't get them in on time.
  • bills heard or didn't get them in on bills heard or didn't get them in on time.<00:59:28.400>
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/10/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
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  • tax refunds credits one times deductions same<00:49:46.079> with<00:49:46.319> property
  • <01:10:46.040> long several times today and I for one long several times today and I for one
  • So in the interest of time today, we're going to be focusing on two systems: the Maxis system and the
  • is spent on administrating these systems and less time actually being with the people that they have
Bills: HF25, HF4
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/14/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, House File 4906 as amended by the A1 amendment would establish a one-time property
  • I think our time would be better spent on that.
  • I think our time would be better spent on that.
  • I think our time would be better spent on that.
  • I think our time would be better spent on that.
Summary: The committee first approved the April 9 minutes, then took up House File 2988, which would extend for eight more years a sales tax exemption tied to Minnesota State High School League tournament ticket revenue that is funneled into the league’s foundation and returned to schools as grants. Chair Youakim and Executive Director Eric Martins said the program sends more than $1.1 million annually back to schools for activity fee reductions, scholarships, coaching and training, AEDs, late buses, and other school needs, with over 98% of funds going directly to schools. Representative Huot and others spoke in support, while Representative Robinson questioned the structure and suggested the state could instead simply reduce ticket prices and not tax the tickets. The committee laid HF 2988 over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill. The committee then heard House File 4906, as amended, which would create a one-time property tax refund in calendar year 2026 for owners of residential homesteads and the homestead portion of agricultural property, funded by a $4 billion appropriation in fiscal year 2027. The bill includes a clawback for delinquent taxpayers and offsets to ensure no one receives more in property tax refunds than they paid. A House Research staffer said the Department of Revenue viewed the refund as potentially taxable, while House Research said it likely should be treated as a recovery of prior taxes, and the two would follow up. The bill was introduced with testimony from Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota and Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project, both of whom opposed it, arguing it would create a large budget hole, force future cuts, and disproportionately benefit homeowners while excluding renters and lower-income Minnesotans. Several members also raised concerns. Representative Hewitt said the state should prioritize public safety, rural EMS, and safety-net hospitals rather than a large rebate, and Representative Youakim argued the money would be better spent on longer-term property tax relief and education funding. Representative Hollins said the proposal would worsen racial and wealth inequities because homeownership is lower among communities of color and renters would get nothing. In response, the author and supporters said the bill is meant to put money back into people’s budgets and that individuals should be able to decide how to use their own money. The discussion continued with questions about the bill’s size and fiscal impact, but no final action on HF 4906 was taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 2/25/25

Taxes

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  • So, um, I mean, can I just ask one more time, like that specifically, that part of your bill?
  • So, um, I mean, can I just ask one more time, like that specifically, that part of your bill?
  • So, um, I mean, can I just ask one more time, like that specifically, that part of your bill?
  • So, um, I mean, can I just ask one more time, like that specifically, that part of your bill?
  • <00:53:23.520> the<00:53:23.680> tax time yes uh We've served on the tax time yes uh
Bills: HF4, HF173
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

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  • of the challenges we hear you know one of the challenges we hear often<00:15:43.759> times<00
  • Chair Anderson added that they have very limited committee time left and are willing to let this go on
  • He asked for a full overview one more time and said he may have a question after that, and apologized
  • > one assistance because we have one one assistance because we have one one Committee<00:53:44.119
  • <00:54:33.680> I give a overview one more time and then I give a overview one more time and
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

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  • Dispatch centers rely on of the time.
  • communicate directly with one another in real time.
  • With a with one another in real time.
  • one more time like agree with me just one more time like you<01:09:08.960> did<01:09:09.200><
  • her one more time. I will. I agree. her one more time. I will. I agree.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Collaboration is something that happens every day in the health care team based on the real-time needs
  • In other words, The physician, most of the time, is not on site. No, you're exactly correct.
  • It's good that the plane ran on time today. Oh, you did drive. Yes, it got canceled.
  • We heard earlier that this supervisory component involves the review of one chart, one time a month.
  • So there's a lot of value that goes beyond just this one-time conversation once a month.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • If we were back on standard time, we’d be waking up at 5:47 in the morning.
  • Adopting daylight saving time on a permanent basis can benefit Texans, travel insurers, and businesses
  • When you look at this today on daylight saving time, we had sunrise at 6:47 and we had sunset at 8:04
  • Three-fourths of the people are against daylight saving time, while one-fourth want daylight saving time
  • Daylight saving time puts their kids out on the roadways in the morning, in the darkness, in March.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) May 1st, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we were back on Standard Time, we'd be at 5:47 in the morning waking up.
  • And when you look at this today on daylight savings time, we had sunrise at 6:47 and we had sunset at
  • Um, so if we were still back on standard time.
  • Uh, fit for Texans on Texans time. Do you agree? I agree. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Bencourt.
  • Texas was one of the loudest objectors at the last time it was tried in the 1970s due to the extremes
KY
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  • >> Okay,<00:08:45.680> one<00:08:45.839> more. >> Okay, one more.
  • >> Okay, one more.
  • Um, and they are one Democrat, one Republican.
  • In the interest of time, I will focus my remarks on three of those biggest concerns.
  • So, I'm very open to consideration on the It is very time problematic. >> Okay. >> And if I may respond
Summary: The House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee met to consider House Bill 534, sponsored by Rep. DJ Johnson, with a committee substitute. Johnson said the bill was the product of interim work with the Secretary of State’s office, the State Board of Elections, county clerks, KREF, and other stakeholders, and that the committee substitute folded in several election-administration changes. He highlighted provisions clarifying the timeline for felony voter-roll removals, allowing the Board of Elections to work with federal agencies to identify non-citizens on the voter rolls, creating a process for those individuals to prove citizenship and vote provisionally, and changing some KREF board appointments. He also described technical campaign-finance changes and said some provisions might still be adjusted through floor amendments. Members raised concerns about fiscal impact, timing, and voter privacy. Rep. Bivens questioned the cost and whether the bill could affect voter records; Johnson responded that the bill itself did not require new equipment or broad new spending, though a special election in a local government failure scenario could create costs. Rep. Hancock and Rep. Marzian argued the bill could create unnecessary burdens on county clerks and questioned whether there was a demonstrated problem to justify the changes. The county clerks’ association, through Rockcastle County Clerk Danetta Ford Allen, opposed the bill as introduced, warning that citizenship checks could wrongly remove eligible voters, that online ballot images or cast vote records could threaten voter privacy and facilitate vote buying, and that the emergency clause would force major changes too close to the May primary. Johnson defended the bill as a targeted response to a real local election failure and said the citizenship data sharing would be limited to name, date of birth, and Social Security number. He also explained that the ballot-image language was permissive and intended to let counties explore emerging technology, but he was open to removing that section or changing the effective date in a floor amendment. He further said he would consider preserving gubernatorial appointments to KREF with Senate oversight instead of shifting appointments to legislative leaders. After discussion, the committee voted 9-2 with one pass to report the bill out, with several members explaining yes votes as support for moving the bill forward while expecting further cleanup, and no votes citing cost, timing, and voter-access concerns.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:04 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the first one is that the bill has a maximum one-year pause in the creation of new full-time distance
  • So, a one-year pause on those new full-time distance learning programs.
  • We graduate six to 10 times more online students than we do on-site students, because we often have one
  • we watched as their school performance dropped dramatically as time went on.
  • But again, we're running short on time this morning.
Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • is<00:21:23.360> this<00:21:23.600> a<00:21:24.640> a<00:21:25.120> one-time
  • <00:21:26.559> ask I have is is is this a a one-time ask I have is is is this a a one-time
  • So we have one else that's coming on?
  • This is one that's been in front of your committee several times now. We had an open procurement.
Summary: The Government Contracts Committee met for its first 2026 meeting, approved the December 9 minutes, and reviewed 337 contracts totaling about $71.8 million. After a motion to consider the routine contract lists without objection passed, the committee pulled several items for discussion, including contracts from the Council on Postsecondary Education, the Department of Highways, the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Commission, and Kentucky State University. Most items were ultimately approved by roll call votes. For the Council on Postsecondary Education item, members discussed why the contract was not handled through the usual Finance Cabinet bidding process. Staff explained it stemmed from House Bill 200 and the healthcare workforce incentive fund, which uses a separate competitive award process and steering committee under different statutory standards. The committee accepted that explanation and approved the contract. Department of Highways staff then explained the difference between scour assessments, which evaluate erosion and foundation risk around bridge piers, and load ratings, which assess the bridge structure itself. Members also questioned a larger engineering contract increase; staff said it reflected progression from preliminary engineering to final design on a phased project and estimated the funding split at roughly 80% federal and 20% state. Those highway contracts were approved. The Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Commission presented a legal services contract. Officials said the new corporation had identified legal needs, issued an RFP, and awarded four firms to create a pool of counsel to avoid conflicts as the agency now licenses racing, sports betting, and charitable gaming. They also said an emergency contract was needed after a temporary restraining order was issued in litigation involving charitable gaming machines and alleged losses to charities. The committee asked about the litigation and the affected organizations, and the contract was approved. Kentucky State University then defended a marketing/enrollment contract despite financial concerns, saying the work was intended to raise awareness of the university, improve enrollment, and support financial stability. University officials also said they were tightening student payment enforcement and collection practices, including payment plans and holding students accountable for balances. That contract was also approved.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

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  • Thank you for riding the bus, and usually on time. Yes.
  • Other times, it may not be appropriate to do that for whatever reason.
  • I won't waste any more time. Can you get me those fundamental numbers on how that's all decided?
  • So I really appreciate the time and, um, yeah, hope we can do some good work on this going forward.
  • > I agenda number one for time although I agenda number one for time although I I'm<01:28:59.960>