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• <00:05:01.600> or issued bonds or issued bonds or or<00:05:03.320> the<00:05:03.600
• <00:10:17.320> in surgery resident, and I are actively in surgery resident, and I are actively
• We issue bonds based on the whole capital.
• We issue bonds based on the whole capital.
• We issue bonds based on the whole capital.

Bills: HF4841, HF4234, HF3697

Keywords: Hennepin County, sales tax, health care facilities, ballpark improvements, tax revenue, 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, tax refund

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• The federal low-income housing bonds.
• activity bonds, developers throughout the state.
• <00:05:05.280> activity<00:05:05.760> bonds, users of these private activity bonds,
• users of these private activity bonds, uh<00:05:06.919> developers<00:05:07.800> um<00
• didn't get bonds.

Bills: HF4234, HF3697, HF1183, HF4738

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, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation

Summary: The committee first adopted the April 14, 2026 minutes as amended, correcting a misspelling in the reference to Chair Davids. It then heard House File 4234, a tax-exempt bonding/affordable housing bill from Representative Rey Rower, and adopted a technical A1 amendment before laying the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. The bill would conform Minnesota law to recent federal changes to low-income housing tax credit rules by lowering the amount of tax-exempt bonds needed for projects to qualify, with the stated goal of spreading bond allocations across more projects and increasing affordable housing production without additional state funds. Testimony in support came from the bill author, the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, and Mary Tingerthal, who said the change would increase efficiency in the use of federal bond authority and could raise the number of funded housing projects from about 16 to 25 per year, bringing in roughly $120 million more annually for housing. Members discussed where the benefits would be felt statewide, including greater Minnesota and larger metro areas, and the author said the bill would help address shortages in affordable and senior housing. The committee took no final vote on the bill, instead laying it over. The committee next heard House File 3697 from Vice Chair Norris, which would change Minnesota’s tax refund claim timelines to better align with federal law and most other states. The author and a tax attorney testifier said the bill would reduce confusion and help taxpayers, especially vulnerable individuals who may overpay or be overassessed and then miss the current deadline to seek refunds. The Department of Revenue said it had no concerns with the language and did not oppose the bill, and the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Finally, the committee began hearing House File 4738 from Representative Keeler, a Safe Harbor funding proposal for victims of sex trafficking and sexually exploited youth. The author described Safe Harbor as a statewide program serving youth across Minnesota and said the committee should consider creative funding options, but Chair Davids stated the proposed funding source would not work because it would take money from women’s sports scholarships. Testifiers from Lake House in Duluth and a former Safe Harbor youth described the program’s impact on homeless and trafficked youth, including shelter, mental health services, education, and transition to adulthood. The hearing continued with testimony, but no action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And what this is, is we're really targeting a modernization of Minnesota's private activity bond volume
• The third slide there provides a little background on what private activity bonds are.
• <00:18:08.640> activity background on what private activity background on what private activity
• activity bond allocation, LIHTC or low 4% tax credit bonds, which fall in this pool.
• with with respect to the private with with respect to the private activity<00:37:18.960> bond

Bills: HF3217, HF2252

Keywords: bioindustrial facilities, economic development, renewable energy, advanced biofuels, state funding, HF2252, Minnesota bonding, volume cap, private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, public facility bonds, public facilities pool, unified pool, bond allocation, municipal finance, bond cap, housing bonds, residential rental projects, manufacturing bonds, enterprise zone bonds

Summary: The committee first approved the prior day’s minutes as amended, correcting the meeting number from the 46th to the 45th meeting. It then took up House File 3217, which would restore funding for the Minnesota Bioincentive Program. Representative Kisha argued the state should honor commitments made to companies that met program requirements and had not received full reimbursement. Testifiers from the Great Plains Institute and Minnesota Biofuels Association said the program has supported bioeconomy investment, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and generated strong economic returns, but has been underfunded, leaving unpaid claims. Members raised questions about whether the bill was retrospective and whether it should be reviewed by another committee; the bill was laid over for further consideration without a vote. The committee then heard House File 2252, a proposal to modernize Minnesota’s private activity bond volume cap by shifting unused allocation from the small issuer/manufacturing bucket to the public facilities bucket while leaving the overall cap unchanged. The bill’s public finance testifier said the current allocation formula is outdated, housing would remain the top priority, and the change would be budget neutral. Testifiers from the Minnesota Milk Producers Association and Minnesota Biofuels Association supported the bill, saying it would better align financing with rural infrastructure, clean water, manure management, renewable natural gas, dairy processing, and low-carbon fuel projects, and could lower borrowing costs for those sectors. Members questioned whether the bill fit the committee’s jurisdiction and noted it might be more appropriate for another committee; the bill was also laid over for further consideration.

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• activity bonds.
• Each state sets up its own process for how private activity bonds are awarded.
• activity bonds. bonds. bonds.
• how private activity bonds are awarded. how private activity bonds are awarded.
• activity bonds.

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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• It's about private activity bonds, one of the easier types of bonds we're going to hear about today.
• Texas is the only state that requires full funding of a private activity bond at closing, rather than
• Partial funding of private activity bonds is allowed in other states because interest is paid only on
• The debt for the apartment project is in the form of private activity bonds.
• Our focus is the private activity bond and 4% tax credit program.

Bills: HB1453, HB1718, HB2043, HB2207, HB2798

Keywords: local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds

Bills: SB14, SB217, SB586, SB856, SCR12, SCR24, SB 14

Keywords: regulatory reform, state agencies, efficiency, rulemaking, judicial review, SB 217, Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program, Texas Historical Commission, Freedmen's cemetery, freed slave burial site, cemetery designation, historic cemetery, African American history, Black cemetery, burial grounds, cemetery preservation, historical marker, medallion, property owner notice, adjacent landowners

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• Section 8 of Article 7 raises the State Agricultural Society's debt limit for state fair bonds from $30
• There are parts of our city where people have their private property.
• To people's property without informing them sometimes, got a private contractor to come onto their property
• We should not be putting our people's private information in those hands.
• Participants in SFIA are private individuals, some who may be motivated to enroll by conservation outcomes

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• There are parts of our city where people have their private property.
• The um park their private property.
• c> contractor<00:51:12.319> to Sometimes got a private contractor to Sometimes got a private
• <01:20:14.560> some in SFIA are private individuals. some in SFIA are private individuals.
• While this two-year private land owners.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• This bill clarifies the limitations on the district's authority to issue bonds secured by ad valorem
• The city came out and told us we couldn't do that because that would be going on private property.
• And it's not the city's place to intervene when a building has not a lot of activity unless the building
• House Bill 5698 addresses the Southeast Regional Management District, which is highly active in providing
• activity bond under the program if the state representative who represents the district containing the

Bills: HB293, HB 1173, HB3753, HB4999, HB5696, SB2145, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5698, HB293

Keywords: HB 293, Texas housing tax credits, low-income housing, affordable housing, private activity bonds, PAB, qualified allocation plan, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, state representative objection, housing development approval, municipal notice, county commissioners court, extraterritorial jurisdiction, LIHTC, bond-financed housing, homelessness, housing services, Texas Department of Housing, municipal programs

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• Much like active. Duty does in on active duty.
• If you did 10 years on active duty, you would be entitled to what's called the Montgomery GI Bill, the
• This does not depend on federal dollars except for the Montgomery GI Bill I talked about for active duty
• Oversubscribed, and so they're ready to put the bonds out to market. Any further questions?

Bills: HB2947, HB3257, HB3264, HB3834, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB4003, HB4118, HB4326, HB4346, HB4421

Keywords: behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs

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• House Bill 1342 was developed because some stakeholders have raised concerns that the private activity
• activity bonds allocation process for qualified residential rental projects, updating affordable standards
• Adjusting the priority schedule for private activity bonds encourages more flexibility in mixed-income
• Who issues the bonds?
• in general obligation bonds.

Bills: HB1342, HB2889, HB3002, HB3254, HB4820, HJR40, HJR40

Keywords: private activity bonds, housing, residential rental projects, low-income, affordable housing, bond measures, funding equality, political subdivisions, public communications, election fairness, debt collection, consumer rights, disclosures, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, settlement agreements, State Board of Education, group benefits program, health insurance, state employees, dependents eligibility

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• This spending is fueled by voter-approved bonds.
• Texas school districts' bonds now exceed a staggering $200 billion in bond principal and interest, making
• Does this also apply to private schools? It does not currently apply to private schools.
• The intent of this bill is to create clarity in bond proposals and to prevent the misallocation of bond
• Well, there— we've had some— Reports of bonds, for example, being used for big bonds, like billion-dollar

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• Currently, the private school's non-certified personnel are not. included.
• But I think it's... absolutely critical that private schools, all employees of private schools, be covered
• I bring this up to explain the highest bond was the principle.
• home private or home education.
• At a private school. in Senator King's district.

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• agricultural activity.
• <00:29:21.440> Um, signal active agricultural activity.
• Um, signal active agricultural activity.
• parks as essentially a form of private parks as essentially a form of private expansion<00:45:55.760
• And in addition, particularly active.

Bills: HB1601, HB1828, HB1616, HB1603, HB1606, HB1604, HB1605

Keywords: biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, land use, farm dwelling, renewable energy, income qualification, solar energy, geothermal resources, hydropower, agricultural tourism, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii

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• It's kind of like one of our bonding bills, where there's more requests than money that's there.
• <01:04:45.920> that<01:04:46.160> pose<01:04:46.559> the and climate activities
• that pose the and climate activities that pose the greatest<01:04:47.160> challenge<01:04:47.640
• She said Serve Minnesota is actually an organization, a public-private partnership and a contract with
• <01:40:29.520> public an organization it's a p private public an organization it's a p private

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

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• But here's the key point: physical activity is not a break from learning.
• it diminishes participation in those activities.
• Or activity, it diminishes participation in those activities.
• How about, um, let's go to the school bonding, HB 4033.
• But we were told that even after the bond passes...

Bills: HB2040, HB2142, HB2255, HB2379, HB2482, HB2575, HB2600, HB2764, HB4033, HCR2015

Keywords: public education, adoption, sex education, parental rights, student health information, school safety, resource officers, mental health, training, infrastructure improvements, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, school district, governing board, training requirements

Summary: The committee on Education heard a series of bills and took action on each. HCR 2015, a resolution supporting at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity for K-12 students and posting dietary guidelines in schools, drew testimony from advocates for recess and student wellness; it was approved 6-0. HB 2040, which would require schools to provide adoption information when contraception or STI topics are discussed and add adoption-related content to sex education, drew opposition from Reproductive Freedom for All and the Arizona Education Association, but passed 4-2. HB 2255, extending Arizona Teachers Academy eligibility for community college students from two to four years, passed unanimously 6-0. HB 2764, creating a voluntary state seal of computer science proficiency for high school graduates, also passed 6-0. The committee then considered HB 2600, requiring written parental permission for students in grades 6-8 to join school clubs or organizations. The ACLU of Arizona opposed the bill, arguing it would suppress participation in clubs involving sensitive identities or topics; the bill passed 4-2. HB 2379, which requires school district governing board members to complete recurring training on school finance and related duties, was amended to narrow the re-election consequences and then passed 4-2. HB 2142, establishing a school safety center and council within the Arizona Department of Education to provide training, technical assistance, and risk assessments, received mixed testimony over its funding source and council makeup but passed 4-2. Later, HB 4033, which would require more detailed bond election pamphlets and separate ballot propositions for certain school bond projects such as stadiums, administrative buildings, and teacher housing, drew opposition from the Arizona Education Association over added barriers to school funding, but passed 4-2. HB 2482, capping job order contracting for building renewal grant projects at $1 million and requiring verification against artificial project splitting, drew concerns from builders and school board groups about slowing repairs and limiting procurement flexibility; it passed 4-2. Finally, HB 2575, the Anti-Semitism and Education Act, which would bar public schools and higher education institutions from teaching or promoting antisemitism and create reporting and discipline procedures, drew strong support from Jewish community representatives describing school and campus incidents, and opposition from the ACLU and AEA over free-speech and liability concerns; the transcript cuts off before the committee vote on this bill.

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• And the thing is is that there's no guarantee that the private landowner.
• Here's my, my only reservation is I'm like fiercely believe in private property.
• I see a distinction between private property owners enjoying it for themselves and private property owners
• And then a private entity bought it out for 103 million. Yes, that is the same one.
• Or does it have to be classified as a cemetery rather than a private burial ground?

Bills: HB113

Keywords: HB 113, Texas, Government Code Chapter 1253, general obligation bonds, bond election, voter approval, political subdivision, local government, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds, capital projects, public finance, bond referendum, ballot measure, five-year waiting period, rejected proposition, election law, municipal finance

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• promote, protect, and provide support for homeschooling families across websites, seminars, and other activities
• The cost for removal of them falls upon usually the city and county or private land owners to remove
• The cost for removal of them falls upon usually the city and county or private land owners to remove
• The cost for removal of them falls upon usually the city and county or private land owners to remove

Bills: HB1601, HB1616, HB1603, HB1604, HB1605, HB1606, HB1802, HB1569, HB1619, HB1730, HB1749, HB644, HB1620

Keywords: biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii, extension, Department of Agriculture, housing, workforce, land use, zoning, public-private partnerships, tax credit

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• <00:10:26.720> and as the rise of gender activism and as the rise of gender activism and critical
• Thus, the parent-child relationship is a sacred bond that must be protected.
• <00:21:58.279> Sy Activation Sy Activation Sy syndrome<00:22:01.279> while<00:22:01.480
• This is not to provide cover for any criminal activity happening to the minor child.
• again in regards to Criminal activity again in regards to Criminal activity this<00:44:58.000>

Bills: HF22, HF45

Keywords: parent's bill of rights, parental rights, minor consent, minors, parents, guardians, education rights, school records, home schooling, charter school, private school, health care consent, medical privacy, patient records, exam room access, biometric data, DNA samples, blood samples, mental health, physical health

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• today we are acting on three vehicle-only bills since we have not reached a joint agreement for a geo bonding
• Members, this is another vehicle bill so we can hopefully get a bonding bill done. Thank you.
• I really appreciate that, and I really am excited for the bonding tours where more friendships can be
• Unfortunately, a lot of the good things that people really get excited about in a bonding bill are their
• I look forward to the bonding tours; there's nothing like being on a bus with many of my favorite colleagues

Bills: HF719, HF2484, HF2486

Keywords: safety, school transportation, infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, library construction, education funding, early childhood, child protection, funding, bonds, education facilities