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Agriculture Finance and Policy

2/25/2026
Audio Available: Download Mp3
HF3474 (Hansen) Agricultural Utilization Research Institute grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3475 (Hansen) Per diem compensation for Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council officers and Agricultural Utilization Research Institute board of directors modified.
HF3508 (Nelson) Eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program modified.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF3474 (Hansen) - Agricultural Utilization Research Institute grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3475 (Hansen) - Per diem compensation for Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council officers and Agricultural Utilization Research Institute board of directors modified.
HF3508 (Nelson) - Eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program modified.
Attachments:

Commerce Finance and Policy

2/25/2026
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Update on the Financial Crimes and Fraud Section after the integration of the Commerce Fraud Bureau.

IV. Presentation and discussion on the report from the Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance.

V. Adjournment



*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts must be in PDF and OCR-compatible format and be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 10:00 AM the business day before the hearing.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators by 1:00 PM the business day before the hearing.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
Attachments:

Elections Finance and Government Operations

2/25/2026
Audio Available: Download Mp3
HF3351 (Pinto) - State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.

Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

For more information, including Committee Documents: Elections Finance and Government Operations Home Page

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on the scheduled bills should email wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) Tuesday, February 24th.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to Wilson Lee at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) Tuesday, February 24th.
Bills Added:
HF3351 (Pinto) - State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.
Attachments:

Human Services Finance and Policy

2/25/2026
I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 2.24.26

III. HF3378 (Schomacker) Commissioner of human services required to release unredacted initial Optum reports

IV. Pre-Payment Review Overview

• Department of Human Services
• Optum
*Written testimony will be accepted. There will be no public testimony taken

VI. Adjournment – next hearing – Thursday, February 26th at 8:15am



TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

*Bills may be added or removed at the chair's discretion
Bills Added:
HF3378 (Schomacker) - Commissioner of human services required to release unredacted initial Optum reports.
Attachments:

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

2/25/2026
Dr. Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer

Lauren Bennett McGinty, Executive Director, Explore Minnesota

HF 3004 (Hussein) Funding provided to create a centralized digital platform to provide youth with information about workforce opportunities
Samia Mohamed
Maitreya Reeder
Joe Nathan
Khalique Rogers, Catalyst for Systems Change

HF 3663 (Jones) State Building Code; funding provided for competitive grants to assist municipalities with streamlining State Energy Code compliance report required, and money appropriated.
Megan Hoye, Director of Climate Equity Action, City of Minneapolis

If you would like to testify or provide materials for the hearing, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Thank you
Bills Added:
HF3004 (Hussein) - Funding provided to create a centralized digital platform to provide youth with information about workforce opportunities, report required, and money appropriated.
HF3663 (Jones) - State Building Code; funding provided for competitive grants to assist municipalities with streamlining State Energy Code compliance report required, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Legacy Finance

2/25/2026
Presentation on Legacy Budget Reserves
Presentation from Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony, please send the written testimony to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 10 a.m. the day before the meeting.
Attachments:

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

2/25/2026
1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Minutes

4. HF 3540 (Bliss) Protection for Veterans provided in the Minnesota Human Rights Act

5. HF 3522 (Duran) Commissioner of Veterans affairs allowed to close Veterans homes under certain circumstances

6. HF 3544 (Repinski) Certain Veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs; and environmental hazards information and assistance program for Veterans discontinued

7. Commanders Task Force presentation

8. Adjourn
Bills Added:
HF3540 (Bliss) - Protection for veterans provided in the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
HF3522 (Duran, Jr.) - Commissioner of veterans affairs allowed to close veterans homes under certain circumstances.
HF3544 (Repinski) - Certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs; and environmental hazards information and assistance program for veterans discontinued.
Attachments:

Taxes

2/25/2026
Audio Available: Download Mp3
I. Call to order
II. House Research and Fiscal Overview of Federal HR1.
III. HF 387 (Norris) Blaine; certain special tax impositions authorized.
IV. Adjourn

No public testimony will be taken on the overview.
Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to the Committee Administrator
sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
Bills Added:
HF387 (Norris) - Blaine; certain special tax impositions authorized.
Attachments:

Taxes

2/24/2026
Audio Available: Download Mp3
House DFL holds the gavel.

House Research and House Fiscal Overview of 2025 Taxes Bill/Chapter 13/HF9 1st Special Session

No public testimony will be taken at this hearing.
Attachments:

State Government Finance and Policy

2/24/2026
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. SF856 (Norris) Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation.

IV. HF3168 (Hudson) Pool of alternate members for ethnic councils established, and reports required.

V. HF3528 (Sexton) Board of Barber Examiners provisions modified.

VI. Adjournment

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
Bills Added:
SF856 (Norris) - Office of the Inspector General created, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF3168 (Hudson) - Pool of alternate members for ethnic councils established, and reports required.
HF3528 (Sexton) - Board of Barber Examiners provisions modified.
Attachments:

Public Safety Finance and Policy

2/24/2026
Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 3433 (Greenman) Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons banned, and criminal penalties provided.

HF 3402 (Tabke) Possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines banned.

HF 3412 (Finke) Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modified and specific exceptions for law enforcement officers created.

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

HF 3404 (Klevorn) Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm established, enhanced penalties established, persons presenting as peace officers required to fulfill duty to identify, and criminal penalties 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, February 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, February 23rd, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks.

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

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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:
HF3433 (Greenman) - Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons banned, and criminal penalties provided.
HF3402 (Tabke) - Possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines banned.
HF3412 (Finke) - Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modified and specific exceptions for law enforcement officers created.
HF3405 (Moller) - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Use of Force Investigations Unit required to conduct investigations of incidents involving federal agents.
HF3404 (Klevorn) - Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm established, enhanced penalties established, persons presenting as peace officers required to fulfill duty to identify, and criminal penalties established.
Attachments:

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

2/24/2026
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Overview of the State of Civil Rights in Minnesota: ACLU of Minnesota
IV. HF3477 (Long): Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
V. HF3414 (Long): Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
VI. HF103 (Feist): Government entities prohibited from requesting or obtaining reverse-location information, uses of reverse-location data by various entities prohibited, and civil cause of action provided when data is obtained by a government entity.
VII. HF3661 (Gomez): Acquisition and use of facial recognition technology by government entities prohibited.
VIII. Adjournment.


Committee discussion of all bills will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Items may be taken up in any order; items may be added or removed at the chairs discretion.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, February 23, 2026. Include the bill number, your name, title and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, February 23, 2026.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All 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:
HF103 (Feist) - Government entities prohibited from requesting or obtaining reverse-location information, uses of reverse-location data by various entities prohibited, and civil cause of action provided when data is obtained by a government entity.
HF3414 (Long) - Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
HF3477 (Long) - Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
HF3661 (Gomez) - Acquisition and use of facial recognition technology by government entities prohibited.
Attachments:

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

2/24/2026
I. Department of Employment and Economic Development presentation on implementation of the Paid Family Medical Leave program
Attachments:

Human Services Finance and Policy

2/24/2026
Presentation on HR1 from Department of Human Services – discussion of impact on state Medicaid programs

Presentation on HR1 from MACSSA/AMC – discussion of impact on counties

No testimony will be taken on this item. If you'd like to submit written testimony, please email Simon Brown at simon.brown@house.mn.gov by Monday, February 23 at 4:00pm.

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

Higher Education Finance and Policy

2/24/2026
Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee Hearing
February 24th, 2026
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
G23

Agenda:

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Office of Higher Education

Garrick Spennewyn
Committee Administrator
Higher Education Finance and Policy
(651) 297-8159
Attachments:

Housing Finance and Policy

2/24/2026
Housing Finance and Policy Committee
Chair – Represnetative Igo
Co-Vice Chair – Representative Dotseth

Meeting: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
3:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Cap. G3

Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Presentation – Minnesota Housing

IV. Presentation - Minnesota Realtors Association

V. Adjourn

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization, and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

This agenda is subject to change and bills may be added at the discretion of the Chair.
Attachments:

Energy Finance and Policy

2/24/2026
Presentation from Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority
HF 2986 (Kraft) - Additional information in a public utility's resource plan required, public utilities directed to file a virtual power plant tariff and program with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, cost recovery provided, and reports required.
HF 3555 (Kraft) Installation and operation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device regulated.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is preferred and will be accepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.
Bills Added:
HF2986 (Kraft) - Additional information in a public utility's resource plan required, public utilities directed to file a virtual power plant tariff and program with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, cost recovery provided, and reports required.
HF3555 (Kraft) - Installation and operation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device regulated.
Attachments:

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

2/24/2026
Overview and updates on groundwater management, water sustainability, and community tree planting from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Metropolitan Council.
Attachments:

Education Policy

2/24/2026
Presentations by Minnesota Department of Education

- Proposed Statewide Health Standards

- Implementation of Social Studies Standards & Ethnic Studies Course Offering

Bills for Consideration:
HF3489 (Bennett) - Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.

HF3550 (Bennett) - School districts allowed to implement local health education standards.

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on the posted bills should contact both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, February 23, 2026. Testimony on the MDE presentations will be limited and at the discretion of the Co-Chair holding the gavel.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, February 23, 2026.

Bills Added:
HF3489 (Bennett) - Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.
HF3550 (Bennett) - School districts allowed to implement local health education standards.
Attachments:

Commerce Finance and Policy

2/24/2026
Minnesota Department of Commerce presentation on the Homeowner Association Ombudsman Office.

SF1750 (Bahner) - Common interest communities rights and duties modified, unit owner rights modified, termination threshold modified, meet and confer process established, notice of meetings modified, and governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing creation of homeowners associations.

HF704 (Freiberg) - Mortgage payment satisfaction provisions modified.

HF3479 (Freiberg) – Right to postpone a mortgage sale clarified.

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

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 45 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.

TESTIFYING: 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. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
Bills Added:
SF1750 (Bahner) - Common interest communities rights and duties modified, unit owner rights modified, termination threshold modified, meet and confer process established, notice of meetings modified, and governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing creation of homeowners associations.
HF704 (Freiberg) - Mortgage payment satisfaction provisions modified.
HF3479 (Freiberg) - Right to postpone a mortgage sale clarified.
Attachments:
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