Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: There will be no public testimony. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov) and the committee legislative assistant (allie.spellman@house.mn.gov) by Noon on the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.
III. Presentation from Minnesota Management and Budget on Federal Interactions with State Budget
IV. Presentation from NCSL on Federal Interactions with State Budget
V. Adjournment
*Agenda items may be added or removed.
DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (sean.herring@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Friday, March 14, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.
3. HF1704 (Anderson, P.H.) Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development budget established; policy and technical changes made to agricultural and broadband provisions; rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated.
4. HF1722 (Davids) U.S. Highway 63 segment designated as Officer Jason B. Meyer Memorial Highway.
5. Adjournment
MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov) and the committee legislative assistant (allie.spellman@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Friday, March 14, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.
Bills Added:
HF1704
(Anderson) - Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development budget established; policy and technical changes made to agricultural and broadband provisions; rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF1722
(Davids) - U.S. Highway 63 segment designated as Officer Jason B. Meyer Memorial Highway.
3. HF1218 (Heintzeman) Funding from the environment and natural resources trust fund, prior appropriations modified, and money appropriated.
4. Adjournment
*MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: There will not be public testimony in the Ways and Means Committee. Individuals wishing to submit letters, written testimony, or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov and the committee legislative assistant allie.spellman@house.mn.gov by 9:00 AM on March 11, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. The Chair may waive the noon deadline for handouts, but handouts received after noon on the business day before the committee meeting might not be printed for committee members and the public.
AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator and the committee legislative assistant by 9:00 AM on March 11, 2025.
Bills Added:
HF1218
(Heintzeman) - Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations allocated, prior appropriations modified, grant programs established, report required, and money appropriated.
3. HF25 (Zeleznikar) Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.
4. HF4 (Johnson, W.) Portion of projected budget surplus required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.
5. Presentation: County and state budget relationship, overview and priorities with focus on systems modernization
• Matt Hilgart, Association of Minnesota Counties
• Nathan Jesson, Minnesota Inter-County Association
6. Adjournment
The Committee convenes at 8:15 AM on March 10. The Committee has Room 120 available until Noon. Committee business may extend beyond 10:00 AM.
*MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: There will not be public testimony in the Ways and Means Committee. Individuals wishing to submit letters, written testimony, or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov and the committee legislative assistant allie.spellman@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day prior to the hearing (March 7, 2025). Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. The Chair may waive the noon deadline for handouts, but handouts received after noon on the business day before the committee meeting might not be printed for committee members and the public.
Bills Added:
HF25
(Zeleznikar) - Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.
HF4
(Johnson) - Portion of projected budget surplus required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.