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Public Safety Finance and Policy

4/15/2026
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1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 4810 (Stier) Requirement for counties to fund ARMER network expansion eliminated, state funding for public safety radio communications infrastructure established, framework for collaboration and interoperability across law enforcement jurisdictions established, and money appropriated.

4. HF 4597 (Witte) Funding provided for development and implementation of a unified 911 center awareness platform that allows 911 centers to communicate and coordinate emergency responses, and money appropriated.

5. HF 1082 (Moller) Public Safety Committee Budget Bill. Note: A delete-all amendment and spreadsheet have been posted. The Committee will take public testimony on the bill at Tuesday's hearing and will consider amendments and send the bill to Ways and Means at Wednesday's hearing.

6. HF 3230 (Moller) Capitol, Legislative, and Courts Security Bill. Note: A delete-all amendment and spreadsheet have been posted. The Committee will walk through the bill and spreadsheet, take public testimony, consider amendments, and lay the bill over.

7. 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:
HF4810 (Stier) - Requirement for counties to fund ARMER network expansion eliminated, state funding for public safety radio communications infrastructure established, framework for collaboration and interoperability across law enforcement jurisdictions established, and money appropriated.
HF4597 (Witte) - Funding provided for development and implementation of a unified 911 center awareness platform that allows 911 centers to communicate and coordinate emergency responses, and money appropriated.
HF1082 (Moller) - Public safety; time extended to use appropriations; public safety officer and survivor benefits provided; sale or transfer of law enforcement vehicle, assault of hospital or clinic security guard, and grooming prohibited; crimes of impersonating a peace officer and theft modified; task forces and grant program established; MINNCOR policies modified; domestic violence case process modified; personal information protections provided to public safety officers; criminal penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF3230 (Moller) - Capitol complex security provisions modified, database of emergency contact information of elected officials created, security and protective services provided for members of the legislature, Security Services Task Force created, reports required, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
HF 4810 DE1 authors amendment.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 4810 and HF 4597 MESB ARMER fact sheet.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 4810 and HF 4597 MESB 911 fact sheet.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 4810 and HF 4597 MESB 2026 Legislative Platform.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 4810 and HF 4597 MN Chiefs of Police Association support letter.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF4810 and HF4597 Assoc. of MN Counties support letter.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 4810 and HF 4597 Scott County support letter.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 4597 support letters.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 1082 DE6 Public Safety Budget Bill Language.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 1082 A4 technical amendment.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 1082 A3 LELS added to ID Task Force.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 1082 Public Safety Budget Bill Spreadsheet.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 1082 MN Chief of Police Association support letter.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 1082 Womens Foundation of MN support letter.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 1082 Department of Public Safety letter.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 3230 DE2 Capitol, Legislative, and Courts Security amendment.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 3230 A3 trooper protection amendment.pdf (4/14/2026)
HF 3230 Capitol, Legislative, and Courts Security Bill Spreadsheet.pdf (4/15/2026)
HF 1082 A12 MINNCOR amendment.pdf (4/15/2026)
HF 1082 A11 Domestic violency policy.pdf (4/15/2026)
HF 1082 A9 Feist date change amendment.pdf (4/15/2026)
HF 3230 A2 legislative servies Greene amendment.pdf (4/15/2026)
Testifier sign in sheets.pdf (4/16/2026)
Minutes.PublicSafety.Signed.4.15.2026.pdf (4/23/2026)

Public Safety Finance and Policy

4/14/2026
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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.

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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) - Public safety; time extended to use appropriations; public safety officer and survivor benefits provided; sale or transfer of law enforcement vehicle, assault of hospital or clinic security guard, and grooming prohibited; crimes of impersonating a peace officer and theft modified; task forces and grant program established; MINNCOR policies modified; domestic violence case process modified; personal information protections provided to public safety officers; criminal penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
Attachments:
HF 4446 DE2 Authors Amendment.pdf (4/9/2026)
HF 4066 DE2 Authors Amendment.pdf (4/10/2026)
HF1082 Public Safety Finance Bill - Spreadsheet.pdf (4/12/2026)
HF 1082 DE6 - Public Safety Finance Bill.pdf (4/12/2026)
Committee Agenda 4.14.26.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 4446 Bill Language.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 4446 Bill Summary.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 4446 League of MN Cities Written Testimony.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 4066 Bill Language.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 4066 Bill Summary.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 4066 Fiscal Note.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 4066 Written Testimony Packet.pdf (4/13/2026)
Governors Public Safety Budget Presentation 2026.pdf (4/13/2026)
Governor's Public Safety Budget Presentation - Packet of Letters.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 1082 Bill Language.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 1082 DE6 Bill Summary.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 1082 - Women's Foundation Letter of Support.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 1082 Dept. of Public Safety Letter.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 1082 Letters of Support - Victim Serivces Funding Packet.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 1082 MN Chiefs of Police Association Letter of Support.pdf (4/13/2026)
HF 4066 DE3 Authors Amendment.pdf (4/14/2026)

Public Safety Finance and Policy

4/8/2026
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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:
HF 3530 Closed State Disaster Assistance Report.pdf (4/2/2026)
HF 3530 Open State Disaster Report_March_2026.pdf (4/3/2026)
HF 4031 OLA MINNCOR Industries Contracting Practives special review 2025.06.pdf (4/3/2026)
HF 4031 A1 Amendment.pdf (4/3/2026)
HF 4139 A1 authors amendment.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 3530 A1 authors amendment.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 4282 DE1 authors amendment.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 3753 Shakopee Chamber Visitors Bureau support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 3753 StairStep Foundation support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 3753 Dimation support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 3753 Jo Ann Clark support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 3753 Metropolitan Economic Development Assocaition support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 3753 Northside Economic Opportunity Network support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 3753 Multicultural Autism Action Network letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 3753 NOTICE Coalition opposition letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 4700 cities and law enforcement associations joint support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 4700 Metro Cities support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 4282 Amendment - MN Sheriff Association support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 4282 MN Freedom Fund Action support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 4282 Mental Health Work Group of CUAPB support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 4282 ACLU-MN opposition letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 4139 Counties and Probation Associations joint support letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
HF 3530 DPS opposition letter.pdf (4/7/2026)
Testifier sign in sheets 4.8.2026.pdf (4/16/2026)
Minutes.PublicSafety.signed.3.25.2026.pdf (4/23/2026)

Public Safety Finance and Policy

4/7/2026
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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) - Public safety; time extended to use appropriations; public safety officer and survivor benefits provided; sale or transfer of law enforcement vehicle, assault of hospital or clinic security guard, and grooming prohibited; crimes of impersonating a peace officer and theft modified; task forces and grant program established; MINNCOR policies modified; domestic violence case process modified; personal information protections provided to public safety officers; criminal penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
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:
HF 1082 DE4 Authors Amendment.pdf (4/2/2026)
HF 2099 A1 Authors Amendment.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 1082 Bill Language.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 1082 Bill Summary.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 1082 Fiscal Note.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 1082 Letters of Support - Packet.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 2099 Bill Language.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 2099 Bill Summary.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 2099 AMC MICA Letter of Support.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 2099 City of Slayton Letter of Support.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 2099 MN Council on Foundations Letter of Support.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 2742 Bill Language.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 2742 Bill Summary.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 2742 Center of the American Experiment Letter of Support.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 2742 MN Justice Research Center Letter of Support.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 4177 Bill Language.pdf (4/6/2026)
HF 4177 Bill Summary.pdf (4/6/2026)
Committee Agenda 4.7.26.pdf (4/7/2026)

Public Safety Finance and Policy

3/25/2026
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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 relating to corrections.
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:
HF 3990 DE1 amendment.pdf (3/20/2026)
HF 3496 DE1 authors amendment.pdf (3/20/2026)
HF 4151 A1 authors amendment.pdf (3/20/2026)
HF 4317 A2 Moller amendment.pdf (3/23/2026)
HF 3990 A3 language from HF 3870 amendment.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3990 A5 DOC changes to HF 3768 and 3769 amendment.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3990 A7 language from HF 3155 amendment.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3990 A8 - HF 3946 reporting amendment .pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3990 A10 language from HF 4151 amendment.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 2817 A1 amendment.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 2817 A2 amendment.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 2817-0 Completed Fiscal Note.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3496 Violence Free Minnesota support letter.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 4151 Rick Hodsdon support letter.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3826 Legal Aid support letter.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3990 DE1 DOC support letter.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3990 DE1 DPS support letter.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3990 A12 policy language from HF 3946.pdf (3/24/2026)
HF 3990 A15 amendment to HF 3826 language.pdf (3/25/2026)
HF 3990 A17 amendment to HF 3990 underlying bill.pdf (3/25/2026)
Testifier sheets.pdf (3/27/2026)
Minutes.PublicSafety.signed.3.25.2026.pdf (4/23/2026)
H4425CR1-658220238778214318.pdf (4/23/2026)
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