Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/19/26

Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Policy Committee · February 20, 2026

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Opening, committee expectations, pages introduced

Presentation

4:54 → 7:57(3m 3s)

Chair (identified later in the record as Chair Wiklendt) opened the committee, confirmed a quorum and reviewed hearing rules (no signs/outbursts; hybrid testimony allowed). Two new committee pages introduced themselves (Brooklyn and Finianna).

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A Minnesota Senate Policy Committee hearing on Feb. 19, 2026 examined how the federal reconciliation law (HR 1) and recent federal actions are affecting state and local health and human services funding, with testimony from state budget officials, county leaders, hospitals, food banks and community health providers about budget shortfalls, grant terminations, and community impacts.

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