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Public Safety Finance and Policy

4/14/2026
Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 4446 (Johnson, P) Survivor benefits eligibility expanded to include when a public safety officer dies in the line of duty from an exposure-related cancer. *

* A DE amendment has been posted to the committee webpage.

HF 4066 (Johnson, P) Functions performed by protective agent license holders and their employees classified, minimum preservice established, and training requirements for protective agents and their employees based on the functions performed by the person continued.

Governor’s Public Safety Supplemental Budget Presentation

HF 1082 (Moller) Minnesota victims of crime account established, grants provided to crime victim service providers, fees and penalties for deposit in account increased, and money transferred from general fund to account. *

* A DE amendment and spreadsheet with the Public Safety Finance Bill have been posted. Walkthrough of the spreadsheet and bill language by nonpartisan staff and public testimony will be at Tuesday's hearing. Markup and passage out of committee at Wednesday's hearing.

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, April 13th, 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, April 13th, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Written testimony submitted to the committee administrator will be posted online on the committee’s webpage prior to the hearing.

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

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
• To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
• To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
• For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
• If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form



Bills Added:
HF4446 (Johnson) - Survivor benefits eligibility expanded to include when a public safety officer dies in the line of duty from an exposure-related cancer.
HF4066 (Johnson) - Functions performed by protective agent license holders and their employees classified, minimum preservice established, and training requirements for protective agents and their employees based on the functions performed by the person continued.
HF1082 (Moller) - Minnesota victims of crime account established, grants provided to crime victim service providers, fees and penalties for deposit in account increased, and money transferred from general fund to account.
Attachments:

Public Safety Finance and Policy

4/8/2026
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 3753 (Bakeberg) School safety threat assessment pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.

4. HF 4299 (Stier) Additional school safety specialists funding provided, and money appropriated.

5. HF 4700 (Stier) Peace officer training reimbursement funding increased.

6. HF 4282 (Witte) Persons detained in jails provided medications. (Note: Amendment is now posted below).

7. HF 4139 (Novotny) Community corrections employee benefits clarified, report required, and money appropriated.

8. HF 3530 (Duran) Beltrami County exempted from cost-share requirement for state disaster assistance.

9. HF 4031 (Robbins) Minnesota correctional industries program modified.

10. 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 Added:
HF3753 (Bakeberg) - School safety threat assessment pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF4299 (Stier) - Additional school safety specialists funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF4700 (Stier) - Peace officer training reimbursement funding increased.
HF4139 (Novotny) - Community corrections employee benefits clarified, report required, and money appropriated.
HF3530 (Duran) - Beltrami County exempted from cost-share requirement for state disaster assistance.
HF4031 (Robbins) - Minnesota correctional industries program modified.
HF4282 (Witte) - Persons detained in jails provided medications.
Attachments:

Public Safety Finance and Policy

4/7/2026
Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 1082 (Moller) Minnesota victims of crime account established, grants provided to crime victim service providers, fees and penalties for deposit in account increased, and money transferred from general fund to account. *

* A DE4 Authors Amendment to HF 1082 has been posted to the Committee Webpage.

HF 2099 (Johnson, P) Local government emergency management provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

HF 4177 (Frazier) Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit funding increased, and money appropriated.

HF 2742 (Frazier) Minnesota clearance grant program provided, law enforcement agency solve rate of crimes involving nonfatal shootings increased, and money appropriated.

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, April 6th, 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, April 6th, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Written testimony submitted to the committee administrator will be posted online on the committee’s webpage prior to the hearing.

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

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
• To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
• To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
• For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
• If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form


Bills Added:
HF1082 (Moller) - Minnesota victims of crime account established, grants provided to crime victim service providers, fees and penalties for deposit in account increased, and money transferred from general fund to account.
HF2099 (Johnson) - Local government emergency management provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF2742 (Frazier) - Minnesota clearance grant program provided, law enforcement agency solve rate of crimes involving nonfatal shootings increased, and money appropriated.
HF4177 (Frazier) - Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit funding increased, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Public Safety Finance and Policy

3/25/2026
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 4371 (Lee, F.) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension required to perform background checks at the request of the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

4. HF 4317 (Nash) Peace officer access to surplus badges provided.

5. HF 2817 (Knudsen) Service line of duty death benefits provided for part-time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters.

6. HF 3496 (Harder) Inmates required to complete restitution payments before being placed on supervision abatement status

7. HF 4151 (Witte) Eligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents modified.

8. HF 3826 (Witte) Identity theft crime; definitions modified and added, attorney general and county attorneys provided with additional subpoena authority, and statutes of limitation altered for fraud-related offenses.

9. HF 4425 (Myers) Statute of limitations for crimes involving medical assistance fraud or other theft of money belonging to the government increased.

10. HF 3990 (Novotny / Moller) Public Safety Policy Package.
• Consideration of amendments, markup of bill, and passage out of committee. The DE1 with the language of the policy package is posted. The amendment deadline may be waived for this bill by joint approval of the co-chairs.

11. 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 Added:
HF4317 (Nash) - Peace officer access to surplus badges provided.
HF2817 (Knudsen) - Service line of duty death benefits provided for part-time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters.
HF4425 (Myers) - Statute of limitations for crimes involving medical assistance fraud or other theft of money belonging to the government increased.
HF3496 (Harder) - Supervision abatement status policy modified.
HF4151 (Witte) - Eligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents modified.
HF3826 (Witte) - Identity theft crime; definitions modified and added, attorney general and county attorneys provided with additional subpoena authority, and statutes of limitation altered for fraud-related offenses.
HF3990 (Novotny) - Public safety; policy provided for public safety, correctional facilities, investigations, Department of Public Safety data, controlled substances, crime victims, orders for protection, private detective and protective agent licensure, employment disqualifications, sentence adjustments, expungement relief, domestic abuse-related crimes and data, use of chemical irritants, crimes of coercion, retail theft, identity theft, and fraud; reimbursements provided; "battered women" term replaced in statute where it appears; criminal penalties provided; reports required; and rulemaking required.
HF4371 (Lee) - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension required to perform background checks at the request of the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
Attachments:

Public Safety Finance and Policy

3/24/2026
Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 2354 (Norris) Medical assistance fraud governing provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated. *
* Committee discussion will focus on the sections of the bill that relate to criminal penalties, these include Sections 3, 4 and 5.

HF 3407 (Pinto) Sale and possession of ghost guns prohibited, 3D printing of guns limited to federally licensed firearms manufacturers, distribution of 3D printer firearm design files prohibited, firearm serial numbers required, public notice required, and limits on assembling firearms without license provided.

HF 4359 (Berg) 2024 amendment to definition of trigger activator reenacted, 2024 changes to crime of transferring a firearm to an ineligible person reenacted with amendments, and affirmative defense repealed for transfers of a firearm to an ineligible person by family or household members.

HF 4192 (Pinto) Fraud prevention in registrations, licenses, passes, and permits issued by the commissioner provided; and criminal penalties provided.

HF 3356 (Huot) Removal of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public required.

RECESS

HF 3695 (Johnson) Task force on standardized identification for emergency responders established, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 1597 (Norris) Task Force on Establishing a Yellow Alert System established, and report required.

HF 3155 (Tabke) Gift card fraud included in organized retail theft.

HF 3871 (Moller) Venue in child sexual abuse material law provided; on-scene preview of digital evidence in child sexual abuse material investigations; possession, sale, creation, dissemination, and purchase of child-like sex dolls prohibited; and defense of duress modified to include victims of trafficking.

HF 4437 (Greenman) Wagers and other activities regarding prediction markets prohibited.

HF 4446 (Johnson, P) Survivor benefits eligibility expanded to include when a public safety officer dies in the line of duty from an exposure-related cancer.

HF 3990 (Novotny) Provisions for employment or occupation due to conviction of a crime changed. *

* HF 3990 will be used as the vehicle bill for a Public Safety Policy Package. A DE amendment has been posted. A PDF with a list of bills likely to be included in the DE amendment has been posted. No official action will be taken on HF 3990 on March 24th. The committee will be taking testimony.

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 23rd, 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 23rd, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Written testimony submitted to the committee administrator will be posted online on the committee’s webpage prior to the hearing.

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

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
• To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
• To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
• For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
• If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form

Bills Added:
HF2354 (Norris) - Medical assistance fraud governing provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.
HF3407 (Pinto) - Sale and possession of ghost guns prohibited, 3D printing of guns limited to federally licensed firearms manufacturers, distribution of 3D printer firearm design files prohibited, firearm serial numbers required, public notice required, and limits on assembling firearms without license provided.
HF4359 (Berg) - 2024 amendment to definition of trigger activator reenacted, 2024 changes to crime of transferring a firearm to an ineligible person reenacted with amendments, and affirmative defense repealed for transfers of a firearm to an ineligible person by family or household members.
HF4192 (Pinto) - Fraud prevention in registrations, licenses, passes, and permits issued by the commissioner provided; and criminal penalties provided.
HF3356 (Huot) - Removal of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public required.
HF3695 (Johnson) - Task force on standardized identification for emergency responders established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1597 (Norris) - Task Force on Establishing a Yellow Alert System established, and report required.
HF3155 (Tabke) - Gift card fraud included in organized retail theft.
HF3871 (Moller) - Venue in child sexual abuse material law provided; on-scene preview of digital evidence in child sexual abuse material investigations; possession, sale, creation, dissemination, and purchase of child-like sex dolls prohibited; and defense of duress modified to include victims of trafficking.
HF3990 (Novotny) - Public safety; policy provided for public safety, correctional facilities, investigations, Department of Public Safety data, controlled substances, crime victims, orders for protection, private detective and protective agent licensure, employment disqualifications, sentence adjustments, expungement relief, domestic abuse-related crimes and data, use of chemical irritants, crimes of coercion, retail theft, identity theft, and fraud; reimbursements provided; "battered women" term replaced in statute where it appears; criminal penalties provided; reports required; and rulemaking required.
HF4437 (Greenman) - Wagers and other activities regarding prediction markets prohibited, criminal convictions made a disqualification for receiving a lawful gambling license, and criminal penalties provided.
HF4446 (Johnson) - Survivor benefits eligibility expanded to include when a public safety officer dies in the line of duty from an exposure-related cancer.
Attachments:
HF 3990 - Public Safety Policy Package Bill List.pdf (3/19/2026)
HF 3990 DE1 Public Safety Policy Package.pdf (3/20/2026)
HF 1597 A3 Authors Amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3155 A1 Authors Amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3695 A2 Authors Amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4395 A1 Authors Amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3871 A2 Authors Amendment (Language from HF 3870).pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3407 DE1 GOP Amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4359 A2 GOP Amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4437 DE2 Authors Amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3356 DE2 Authors Amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 2354 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 2354 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 2354 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 2354 MAP Act Handout.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3407 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3407 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3407 Packet Written Testimony in Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3407 Packet Written Testimony in Opposition.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4359 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4359 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4359 Packet Written Testimony in Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4359 Packet Written Testimony in Opposition.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3356 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3356 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3356 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3356 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3356 Law Enforcement Labor Services Letter of Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4192 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 1597 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 1597 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 1597 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3695 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3695 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3695 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3695 Law Enforcement Labor Services Letter of Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4446 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4446 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4446 League of MN Cities Written Testimony.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3155 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3155 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3155 Gift Card Fraud Handout.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3155 Coalition Letter of Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4437 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4437 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4437 Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Letter of Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4437 Minnesota Family Council Written Testimony in Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4437 Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Letter of Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3871 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3871 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3871 DPS BCA CSAM Venue and On Scene Preview Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3870 DPS OJP - Support Data provision and technical corrections.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3990 Bill Language.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3990 DE1 Dept of Public Safety Letter of Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3990 DE1 Dept. of Corrections Written Testimony in Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3407 Legislative Handout.pdf (3/23/2026)
Committee Agenda 3.24.26.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3356 A3 to the DE2 Amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3407 League of Women Voters Written Testimony in Support.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3407 Bill Summary.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3990 Bill Summary (DE1 Amendment).pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 4359 Brenda and Brad Finseth Written Testimony .pdf (3/24/2026)
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