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Human Services Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 3/6/2025

III. February Forecast Overview from DHS
a. Dave Greeman, CFO DHS
b. Elyse Bailey, DHS Budget Director

IV. Adjournment

*This is an informational hearing, public testimony will not be taken
Attachments:

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
Agenda
I. H.F. 1768 (Niska) – Additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable provided

II. H.F. 1355 (Baker) - Holders of permits to harvest or destroy aquatic plants required to safely use scuba diving equipment, and commercial diving operations requirements established

III. H.F. 1469 (Sencer-Mura) - Job skills training for recently released inmates funding provided

Written or in-person testimony must be submitted to spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Monday, March 10th
Bills Added:
HF1355 (Baker) - Permit holders harvesting or destroying aquatic plants required to safely use scuba diving equipment, and commercial diving operation requirements established.
HF1469 (Sencer-Mura) - Job skills training for recently released inmates funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1768 (Niska) - Additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable provided.
Attachments:

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

3/11/2025
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 1917 (Anderson, P.H.): Definition of public official in a city or county modified.
IV. HF 1083 (Moller): Domestic abuse advocates prohibited from disclosing information.
V. 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 chair's discretion.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, March 10, 2025. 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, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, March 10, 2025.
Bills Added:
HF1917 (Anderson) - Definition of public official in a city or county modified.
HF1083 (Moller) - Domestic abuse advocates prohibited from disclosing information.
Attachments:

Energy Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Minutes from March 6, 2025

III. HF 252 (Igo) - Minnesota Public Utilities; small natural gas utilities eligibility amended to be exempt from regulation.

IV. HF 787 (Anderson) - Electricity generated outside the state exempted from the requirement that a proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.

V. Adjournment

*All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

If you wish to testify or submit written testimony, please email aj.borowiak@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on 3/10/2025.
Bills Added:
HF252 (Igo) - Minnesota Public Utilities; small natural gas utilities eligibility amended to be exempt from regulation.
HF787 (Anderson) - Electricity generated outside the state exempted from the requirement that a proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.
Attachments:

Education Finance

3/11/2025
I. Call To Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Presentations/Discussion

• February Forecast Update
• Compensatory Revenue Review
• Formula Funding Overview

V. Adjournment

There is no public testimony.
Attachments:

Education Policy

3/11/2025
I. Call To Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Bills May Be Taken in Any Order
• HF 630 (Mueller) Short-call substitute teacher pilot program extended.
• HF914 (Quam) School districts allowed to access personnel files of prospective teachers from their employing districts.
• HF1418 (Hill) Teacher licensure provisions modified, grant programs transferred from Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to the Department of Education, reports required, and money appropriated.
• HF1959 (Mueller) Teacher preparation program grant eligibility modified.
V. Adjournment


Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony on these bills should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, March 10, 2025.

Bills Added:
HF630 (Mueller) - Short-call substitute teacher pilot program extended.
HF914 (Quam) - School districts allowed to access personnel files of prospective teachers from their employing districts.
HF1418 (Hill) - Teacher licensure provisions modified, grant programs transferred from Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to the Department of Education, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1959 (Mueller) - Teacher preparation program grant eligibility modified.
Attachments:

Capital Investment

3/11/2025
Informational Hearing only on 18 Local Water Sewer Infrastructure Bonding Projects.
5-minute maximum time limit per presentation. 1 page handout maximum.
Bills Added:
HF220 (Repinski) - Winona; wastewater treatment facility improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF230 (Mekeland) - Big Lake; wastewater treatment plant improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF240 (Igo) - Keewatin; public infrastructure improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF241 (Igo) - Floodwood; water and sewer infrastructure capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF295 (Igo) - Hibbing; drinking water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF429 (Warwas) - Eveleth; wastewater treatment facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF490 (Franson) - Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF505 (Smith) - Rochester; sanitary sewer infrastructure funding provided to support housing expansion, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF574 (Warwas) - New drinking water system to serve the East Range Water System and its member communities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF576 (Warwas) - Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District infrastructure improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF581 (Skraba) - Little Fork; campground and recreational area funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF865 (Schomacker) - Rock County; water tower funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF918 (Van Binsbergen) - Litchfield; sewer separation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1085 (Moller) - Arden Hills; sanitary sewer force main construction and replacement and associated improvements, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1449 (Torkelson) - Revere; storm sewer infrastructure improvements and street reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1452 (Torkelson) - New Ulm; gravity sewer flow system and other infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1454 (Torkelson) - Lamberton; water infrastructure replacement and street reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF602 (Burkel) - Stephen; water and sewer infrastructure and street reconstruction improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Children and Families Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. HF1169, Nelson, Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases.
IV. HF1916, West, Child care assistance program integrity program established; commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to establish an electronic record-keeping system for child care enrollment; reports required; and money appropriated.
V. Adjournment


• All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.
Bills Added:
HF1169 (Nelson) - Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases, and money appropriated to improve the Social Services Information System.
HF1916 (West) - Child care assistance program integrity requirements established; commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to establish an electronic record-keeping system for child care enrollment; reports required; and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Commerce Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Presentation discussion and from the Attorney General’s Office on consumer protection efforts.
IV. Adjournment
Attachments:

Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/10/2025
- An author's delete-all amendment to HF 1704 will be posted by 1:00 Friday, March 7, 2025.
- This hearing is for walk-through of the author's delete-all amendment, and for public testimony.
- No official action will be taken on HF 1704 in the March 10th meeting.
- Amendments to the author's delete-all amendment will be due to committee staff by 1:00 Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
- On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the committee will consider amendments and a vote on HF1704 as amended.
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.
Attachments:

Elections Finance and Government Operations

3/10/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. HF 1345 (Rarick) Allowable number of statutory city public utility commission members increased.

IV. HF 71 (Coulter) Working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting established, report required, and money appropriated.

V. HF 993 (Gordon) Publication of temporary polling locations required.

VI. HF 1943 (Freiberg) Money transferred from the general fund to the Help America Vote Act account.

VII. Adjournment
Bills Added:
HF1345 (Rarick) - Allowable number of statutory city public utility commission members increased.
HF71 (Coulter) - Working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF993 (Gordon) - Publication of temporary polling locations required.
HF1943 (Freiberg) - Elections finance bill.
Attachments:

Health Finance and Policy

3/10/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 696 (Backer) Rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program established, and money appropriated.

IV. Presentation on Opioids and Substance Use Disorder
a. Jeremy Drucker, Director, Office of Addiction and Recovery

V. HF 1429 (Liebling) Emergency medical services overdose data modified.

VI. HF 1379 (Baker) Use of nonopioid directives authorized, and immunity for certain acts or failures to act established.

VII. Adjournment
Bills Added:
HF696 (Backer) - Rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program established, and money appropriated.
HF1429 (Liebling) - Emergency medical services overdose data modified.
HF1379 (Baker) - Use of nonopioid directives authorized, and immunity for certain acts or failures to act established.
Attachments:

Rules and Legislative Administration

3/10/2025
Calendar for the Day: March 12, 2025

Calendar for the Day: March 13, 2025

HF 550 (Torkelson) - Bipartisan Redistricting Commission established, principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts established, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Agenda items may be taken up in any order.

If you are interested in testifying on this bill or submitting written testimony, please contact the Committee Administrator Kacie Petersen at Kacie.Petersen@house.mn.gov.
Bills Added:
HF550 (Torkelson) - Bipartisan Redistricting Commission established, principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts established, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Attachments:

Ways and Means

3/10/2025
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of March 3, 2025, Meeting Minutes

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.
Attachments:

Transportation Finance and Policy

3/10/2025
Two bills will be heard plus a MNDOT Presentation

Presentation by Minnesota Department of Transportation on recently released report: Revenue Options for the HUTD (Highway User Tax Distribution) Funding Gap.

HF1167 (Anderson PE) Northern Lights Express passenger rail project expenditures prohibited.

HF1242 (Joy) Commercial transportation provided, commercial driver training assistance program established, and money appropriated.


Note: If you would like to testify for or against a bill, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Cyndy Wallin by 3pm on Friday Mar 7, 2025 . Email contact: cyndy.Wallin@house.mn.gov Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes maximum per testifier and the Chair reserves the right to limit testimony to no more than 15 minutes each for and against on a bill. Also, no more than one testifier per organization. Any handouts or letters should be emailed to the legislative committee assistant by 3 pm on Friday March 7, 2025.

Bills Added:
HF1167 (Anderson) - Northern Lights Express passenger rail project expenditures prohibited, prior appropriations canceled, and money transferred.
HF1242 (Joy) - Commercial transportation provided, commercial driver training assistance program established, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

3/10/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the March 3, 2025, meeting minutes

III. Overview of the Minnesota Fraud Problem
• Bill Glahn, Policy Fellow – Center of the American Experiment

IV. Adjournment
Attachments:

Taxes

3/6/2025
Audio Available: Download Mp3
I. Call to Order.
II. HF1126 (Sencer-Mura) Property tax exemption established for certain property owned by an Indian Tribe
III. HF967 (Davids) - Property tax exemption established for certain property owned by an Indian Tribe.
IV. HF1066 (Reyer) Appropriation for soil and water conservation district aid increased.
V. HF1669 (Davids) - Income and corporate franchise taxes; allocation for the credit for sustainable aviation fuel increased.
VI. Adjourn

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 Wednesday, March 5th, 2025.

Bills Added:
HF1126 (Sencer-Mura) - Property tax exemption established for certain property owned by an Indian Tribe.
HF967 (Davids) - Property tax exemption established for certain property owned by an Indian Tribe.
HF1066 (Reyer) - Appropriation for soil and water conservation district aid increased.
HF1669 (Davids) - Income and corporate franchise taxes; allocation for the credit for sustainable aviation fuel increased.
Attachments:

Rules and Legislative Administration

3/6/2025
Calendar for the Day: Monday, March 10, 2025
Supplemental Calendar for the Day: Monday, March 10, 2025

*Note: Committee will recess and reconvene at the Call of the Chair in Capitol Room 123. The committee will not reconvene until after 3:30.

State Government Finance and Policy

3/6/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. HF 1 (Anderson, P.E.) Office of the Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.

IV. HF1754 (Nash) A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a reduction in appropriations for positions that have been unfilled for at least 12 months.

V. HF1809 (Davis) A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the date of a certain report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16D.09, subdivision 1.

VI. HF1478 (Freiberg) Priority criteria for public land survey system monument grant program amended, and money appropriated.

VII. Adjournment

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator 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 Added:
HF1 (Anderson) - Office of Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1754 (Nash) - Reduction in appropriations for positions that have been unfilled for at least 12 months required.
HF1809 (Davis) - Date changed for debt report.
HF1478 (Freiberg) - Priority criteria for public land survey system monument grant program amended, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

3/6/2025
HF566 (Skraba) - Provisions for operating all-terrain vehicles on public roads modified.
HF274 (Skraba) - C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail Master Plan update to allow for all-terrain vehicle use on a portion of the trail funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF278 (Heintzeman) - Grant-in-aid surcharge added to the all-terrain vehicle registration fee, and fee increased for nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail passes.
HF281 (Heintzeman) - All-terrain vehicle trails funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF279 (Warwas) - All-terrain vehicle trails and studies funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1327 (Burkel) - Definition of all-terrain vehicle modified.

** bill removed from agenda** HF278 (Heintzeman) - Grant-in-aid surcharge added to the all-terrain vehicle registration fee, and fee increased for nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail passes.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@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 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF566 (Skraba) - Provisions for operating all-terrain vehicles on public roads modified.
HF274 (Skraba) - C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail Master Plan update to allow for all-terrain vehicle use on a portion of the trail funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF281 (Heintzeman) - All-terrain vehicle trails funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF279 (Warwas) - All-terrain vehicle trails and studies funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1327 (Burkel) - Definition of all-terrain vehicle modified.
Attachments:
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