0:04 → 2:01(1m 58s)
Chair opens the committee at 12:30 p.m., states a quorum is present and sets decorum rules for the hearing (no signs, no applause, seating rules), explains time limits for testifiers and that the chair will enforce warnings and removals if needed. Chair then yields to Senator Rest to present his bill.
Minnesota State Senate committee heard several bills on March 17, 2026, including a legislative audit/governance bill to tighten grant oversight, two bills to rename the State Office Building, the STAR Act limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, and two transparency bills addressing nondisclosure agreements in hyperscale data-center projects. Multiple bills passed out of committee (voice or roll-call) and several public witnesses testified on immigration and data center impacts.
