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Public Safety Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday and Wednesday 3 p.m. in Capitol 120
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Novotny 30B
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Kelly Moller 40A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Sandra Feist 39B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Jeff Witte 57B

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: John Hultquist , John.Hultquist@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Ellen McDaniel, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Mary McNamara , Mary.McNamara@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Christian Lohrenz, Christian.Lohrenz@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Kelly Moller
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 3405 (Moller) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Use of Force Investigations Unit required to conduct investigations of incidents involving federal agents.

HF 3413 (Hollins) State, county, and local government units prohibited from entering into certain immigration enforcement agreements; and termination of certain existing immigration enforcement agreements required.

HF 3769 (Curran) Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections clarified in law, access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screening in correctional facilities clarified.

HF 3768 (Curran) Department of Corrections licensed juvenile and adult community-based residential correctional facilities responsibilities clarified.

HF 3771 (Johnson, P) Reporting date on the disaster assistance contingency account.

HF 3465 (Liebling) Enhanced penalties for theft from a vulnerable adult established.

Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 2nd, 2026. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit written testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 2nd, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Written testimony submitted to the committee administrator will be posted for the public prior to the hearing.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

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Bills:
  • HF3405 (Moller) - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Use of Force Investigations Unit required to conduct investigations of incidents involving federal agents.
  • HF3413 (Hollins) - State, county, and local government units prohibited from entering into certain immigration enforcement agreements; and termination of certain existing immigration enforcement agreements required.
  • HF3769 (Curran) - Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections clarified in law, access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screening in correctional facilities clarified.
  • HF3768 (Curran) - Department of Corrections licensed juvenile and adult community-based residential correctional facilities responsibilities clarified.
  • HF3771 (Johnson) - Reporting date on the disaster assistance contingency account.
  • HF3465 (Liebling) - Enhanced penalties for theft from a vulnerable adult established.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Paul Novotny
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 962 (Novotny) Peace officers excluded from discipline for inclusion on Brady-Giglio lists, and report required.

4. HF 3541 (Duran) Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.

5. HF 2936 (Duran) Commissioner of corrections required to submit certain proposed rules for legislative approval prior to implementation.

6. HF 3762 (Witte) Chiefs of police and sheriffs authorized to open certain expunged records to determine eligibility to purchase, receive, or carry a firearm.

7. HF 2879 (Witte) Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crimes Advisory Board established, report required, and money appropriated.

8. Adjourn

Agenda note: Bills may be added or removed from the agenda.  Agenda items may be taken up in any order at the discretion of the Chair and to accommodate schedules.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Amendments and committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

Note: All persons visiting the Minnesota State Capitol must go through security screening.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

Bills:
  • HF962 (Novotny) - Peace officers excluded from discipline for inclusion on Brady-Giglio lists, and report required.
  • HF3541 (Duran, Jr.) - Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.
  • HF2936 (Duran, Jr.) - Commissioner of corrections required to submit certain proposed rules for legislative approval prior to implementation.
  • HF3762 (Witte) - Chiefs of police and sheriffs authorized to open certain expunged records to determine eligibility to purchase, receive, or carry a firearm.
  • HF2879 (Witte) - Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crimes Advisory Board established, report required, and money appropriated.
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