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Housing Finance and Policy

3/19/2024
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HF4194 (Howard) - Housing infrastructure bonds eligible uses expanded, and additional housing infrastructure bonds issuance authorized.

HF4819 (Howard) - Eligible uses of housing infrastructure bonds expanded, recapitalization provided, housing infrastructure program prior appropriation amended, task forces established, and reports required.

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

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the day before the hearing. Written testimony received after this time may not be included in members' packets.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Housing Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator, Jack Dockendorf (jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov).

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

Bills Added:
HF4194 (Howard) - Housing; prior appropriations modified, new programs established and existing programs modified, housing infrastructure bond eligible uses expanded, housing infrastructure bond issuance authorized, working group and task force established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF4819 (Howard) - Eligible uses of housing infrastructure bonds expanded, recapitalization provided, housing infrastructure program prior appropriation amended, task force established, and reports required.
Attachments:
Beacon HF4194.pdf (3/18/2024)
Beacon HF4819.pdf (3/18/2024)
LMC Comments - HF 4194 - Capital Investment Resources for Housing.pdf (3/18/2024)
Minutes 3.14.24.pdf (3/18/2024)
agenda housing 3.19.24.pdf (3/18/2024)
H4194A1-17093702675220127066.pdf (3/18/2024)
H4819A2-5645700274225353020.pdf (3/18/2024)
Metro Cities Letter of Support HF 4194.pdf (3/18/2024)
Homes for All Letter of Support_HF4194.pdf (3/19/2024)
2024 HIBs Handout.pdf (3/19/2024)

Children and Families Finance and Policy

3/19/2024
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Morning Agenda (8:30 - 10:00 AM - SOB Rm 200):
HF4176 (Pérez-Vega)Early learning programs modified. (This bill was previously heard on 2/29/24. No further public testimony will be taken.)
HF4459 (Hanson, J.) Department of Human Services child placement and safety executive bill.
HF4793 (Nash) Child maltreatment reporting modified, and criminal penalty for preventing report created.
HF367 (Freiberg) Child care center and family child care provider allowed to adopt policy regarding immunizations.
HF4537 (Pinto) Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General executive bill on children's licensing issues.

Evening Agenda (6:30 - 7:20 PM - SOB Rm 10):
HF4980 (Pinto)Human services forecast adjustments made, and money appropriated.
HF 5033 (Pinto) Welfare data technical corrections made. (vehicle bill)
HF4732 (Pinto) Payment of developmental screening aid clarified. (early learning vehicle bill)
HF4898 (Hanson, J.) Family assets modified for independence program
Agenda Items may be changed or added

ACCESSIBILITY: For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov. If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form

To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator, Colie Colburn, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov as soon as possible.

MEETING MATERIALS: Presenters or members of the public are encouraged to provide all materials to be offered in Committee to the CA at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Distribution of such materials is subject to approval by the Chair; a copy will be kept by Committee staff. These materials should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage; contact the Committee Administrator for more information about acceptable electronic formats.

TESTIMONY: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.

AMENDMENTS: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00 PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair.
Bills Added:
HF4176 (Pérez-Vega) - Early learning programs modified.
HF0367 (Freiberg) - Child care center and family child care provider allowed to adopt policy regarding immunizations.
HF4459 (Hanson) - Department of Human Services child placement and safety executive bill provisions modified.
HF4537 (Pinto) - Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General executive bill on children's licensing issues provisions modified.
HF4793 (Nash) - Child maltreatment reporting modified, and criminal penalty for preventing report created.
HF4732 (Pinto) - Payment of developmental screening aid clarified.
HF4898 (Hanson) - Family assets modified for independence program.
Attachments:
HF4176 - Pérez Vega- Bill Summary.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF4176-0-Pérez Vega- Bill.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF4176-0-Pérez Vega-A24 - adopted 2.29.24.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF4459-0-Hanson, J..pdf (3/16/2024)
HF4459-Hanson, J.-Research Summary.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF4537-0-Pinto-Bill.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF4579-0-Scott-Bill.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF4732-0-Pinto-vehicle bill.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF4793-0-Nash-Bill.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF4898-0-Hanson, J.-Bill.pdf (3/16/2024)
H0367DE1-1-12889931384551800272-Freiberg.pdf (3/16/2024)
H4459-(Hanson, J.) -A2-11160813443150794467.pdf (3/17/2024)
H4176A2.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF0367-0-Freiberg Bill.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4898-Hanson,J. - Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4793-Nash-Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
H4537A3-Pinto.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4537 Pinto - combined handouts.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4793-SMIDWY-Admi24031811020.pdf (3/18/2024)
Hf367-Letter against.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF367 - Combined Testimony-Support Letters (1).pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4459-DHS Policy Index and Summary copy.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4459-Hanson,J. -Combined Written Testimony.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF5033-0-Pinto.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4980-0-Pinto.pdf (3/18/2024)
MINUTES - Children and Families 03.14.24.pdf (3/18/2024)
Agenda 3.19.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4898 FAIM handout 1.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4898 FAIM handout 2.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF0367-Freiberg-Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)

Climate and Energy Finance and Policy

3/19/2024
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HF4659 (Berg) - Safety standards for broadband industry installers required; and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program implemented.
HF4688 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Utility thermal energy network deployment work group established, and report required.
HF4689 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Geothermal heat exchange system rebate program established, account established, and money appropriated.
*Items may be added to the agenda

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify in person, 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.

This hearing may be viewed in person or via the House webcast schedule page

-To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or email the LCC Accessibility Coordinator
-If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
-To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF4659 (Berg) - Broadband industry installer safety standards required, and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program implemented.
HF4688 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Utility thermal energy network deployment work group established, and report required.
HF4689 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Geothermal heat exchange system rebate program established, account established, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
3.19.24.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4659 - Handout.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4688 A3.pdf (3/18/2024)
Letters - HF 4688.pdf (3/18/2024)
Letters - HF 4659.pdf (3/18/2024)

Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/19/2024
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HF 4989 (Pursell) Clean water, climate-start, and soil-healthy farming goals established; pilot program to provide financial incentives for farming practices in southeastern Minnesota created; fertilizer fee extended; data collection required; and money appropriated. See attachment for bill language.
HF 4163 (Norris) Farm to institutions funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 4065 (Anderson, PH) Live Cervidae importation to accredited facilities allowed.
HF 4044 (Jacob) Property tax credit established for acres certified under Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, and money appropriated. Testimony was previously heard. No additional testimony will be taken.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.  If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 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 administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Agriculture Finance and Policy webpage.
VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page.  All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.  If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

o For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
o If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
o To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF4044 (Jacob) - Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program credit established for certified acres, report required, and money appropriated.
HF4065 (Anderson) - Live Cervidae importation to accredited facilities allowed.
HF4163 (Norris) - Farm to institutions funding provided, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
1552_001 (Pursell) Soil health bill..pdf (3/15/2024)
HF 4163 -- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (Supports).pdf (3/16/2024)
HF 4163 Farm to Early Care -- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF 4163 Amendment DE1.pdf (3/17/2024)
HF 4065 -- Humane Society (opposes).pdf (3/18/2024)
24-07701 (Pursell) -- Fisher Soil Health cover crop + no till b.pdf (3/18/2024)
24-07701 (Pursell) -- Freshwater (Supports).pdf (3/18/2024)
24-07701 (Pursell) -- AFREC Fact Sheet from MN Crop Producer Retailers.pdf (3/18/2024)
MCPR-Support-AFREC-Extend-Sunset-2024-03-19.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4065 -- Various Docs.pdf (3/18/2024)
24-07701 (Pursell) -- Land Stewardship Project (Spoorts).pdf (3/18/2024)
3.14.24 Ag Minutes.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4163 -- Land Stewardship Project (Spoorts).pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4163 -- Lead & Care (Supports).pdf (3/18/2024)
Ag 3-19-2024 Agenda.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4989 (Pursell).pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4989 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4044 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4065 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4163 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4044 -- Amendment A1.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4065 -- Animal Legal Defense Fund (Opposes).pdf (3/18/2024)

Public Safety Finance and Policy

3/19/2024
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HF 4370 (Gomez) Recipients of 2023 public safety aid required to report on use of that aid, and commissioner of public safety required to submit compiled data to legislature.

HF 4753 (Pelowski) General fund surplus dollars required to be allocated to the disaster assistance contingency account.

HF 3063 (Fischer) Law regarding collection of DNA data without a conviction removed, and removal of biological specimens and records from DNA index system provided. *Amendment forthcoming.

HF 4417 (Kozlowski) Task Force on Preventing Violence Against Latina Women established, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 4118 (Hanson, J) Use of excited delirium term and similar terms to describe mental health status of persons by law enforcement prohibited. *Amendment forthcoming.

HF 4244 (Becker-Finn) Earned incentive release savings funds reallocation redistributed.

Items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

Written Testimony: The deadline to submit written testimony for all bills on the agenda will be 10:30 AM, March 18th. All written testimony must be submitted in a PDF document without clickable links. All testimony should be sent to the committee administrator, ellen.mcdaniel@house.mn.gov.

Testimony: 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 administrator by 10:30 AM, March 18th.

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

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov

If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form

To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF4370 (Gomez) - Recipients of 2023 public safety aid required to report on use of that aid, and commissioner of public safety required to submit compiled data to legislature.
HF4753 (Pelowski) - General fund surplus dollars required to be allocated to the disaster assistance contingency account.
HF3063 (Fischer) - DNA data collection without conviction law removed, and parental consent for DNA collection required.
HF4417 (Kozlowski) - Task Force on Preventing Violence Against Latina Women established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF4118 (Hanson) - Peace Officer Standards and Training Board prohibited from certifying a continuing education course that includes training on "excited delirium" or similar terms.
HF4244 (Becker-Finn) - Earned incentive release savings funds reallocation redistributed.
Attachments:
Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee Meeting Minutes 3.15.24.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4370 Bill Language.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4370 Bill Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4370 A1 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4370 A2 Amendment.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 3063 Bill Language.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 3063 Bill Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 3063 A3 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4417 Bill Language.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4417 Bill Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4417 A2 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4417 A1 Amendment.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4118 Bill Language.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4118 Bill Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4118 A1 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4244 Bill Language.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4244 Bill Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4753 Bill Language.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4753 Bill Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
Handout HF 4417.pdf (3/18/2024)
Community Letter of Support HF 4417.pdf (3/18/2024)
Esperanza United Letter of Support HF 4417.pdf (3/18/2024)
MN Council on Latino Affairs Letter of Support HF 4417.pdf (3/18/2024)
OutFront Letter of Support HF 4417.pdf (3/18/2024)
VFM and MNCASA Letter of Support HF 4417.pdf (3/18/2024)
Womens Foundation of MN Report 2024 Status of Women and Girls in MN.pdf (3/18/2024)
Jess, Christiane, Sarah Letter of Support HF 4118.pdf (3/18/2024)
Julia Sherwin Letter of Support HF 4418.pdf (3/18/2024)
NAMI Letter of Support HF 4118.pdf (3/18/2024)
NPAP Written Testimony HF 4118.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 3063 A4 Technical Amendment.pdf (3/18/2024)
Young Peoples Task Force Handout HF 3063.pdf (3/18/2024)
Committee Agenda 3.19.24.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4244 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/18/2024)

Education Policy

3/19/2024
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**INFORMATIONAL ONLY** HF3782 (Rep. Pryor) - Provisions related to prekindergarten through grade 12 education including general education, education excellence, teachers, literacy, charter schools, nutrition, health and safety, early learning, and education partnerships and compacts modified; and reports required.
-Education Policy Bill Walk-through

HF4159 (Rep. Hicks) - Teacher preparation programs required to provide instruction on ableism and disability justice, teacher license renewal requirements modified, and money appropriated.

HF4451 (Rep. Bennett) - Purple Star School designation established.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the committee administrator by 12pm (Noon) Monday.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator before 4p.m., Monday. If you are bringing hard copies to the committee, please bring 40 copies and check-in with the committee administrator before distribution.

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. Remote testimony is available. Written testimony is encouraged and is accounted as official committee record - to be distributed to committee members and public. If you would like to testify or submit written testimony (in PDF format), please email the committee administrator by 4pm, Monday.

For any other questions or concerns, please reach out to the Committee Administrator at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov or 651-296-1913.
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o If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
o To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
o This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page . All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
Bills Added:
HF4451 (Bennett) - Purple Star School designation established.
HF4159 (Hicks) - Teacher preparation programs required to provide instruction on ableism and disability justice, teacher license renewal requirements modified, and money appropriated.
HF3782 (Pryor) - Education; prekindergarten through grade 12 education provisions modified including general education, education excellence, teachers, special education, charter schools, nutrition and libraries, health and safety, and state agencies; and reports required.
Attachments:
H3782DE2.pdf (3/18/2024)
H3782DE2HouseResearchSummaries.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4159-0.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4159HouseResearchSummaries.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4451-1.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4451HouseResearchSummary.pdf (3/18/2024)
Ed Policy Agenda 3.19.24.pdf (3/18/2024)
Ed Policy Committee Minutes 3.13.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4159 Written Testimony - combined.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4451 - Handout.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4451 - Article.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4451 Written Testimony.pdf (3/18/2024)

Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

3/19/2024
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HF 4761 (Stephenson) Cannabis; workplace testing provided

HF 4508 (Jordan) Public employee definition amended, and University of Minnesota employee bargaining units modified
Heather Holcombe, Ph.D., Vice President of the University of Minnesota chapter of the American Association of University Professors
Jeff Ettinger, Interim President, University of Minnesota
Ian Ringgenberg
Mani Vang, Senior Director of Employee and Labor Relations, University of Minnesota
Zachary Shaheen, M.D./ Ph.D.
Tyler Blackmon
Sandra Shahriar, UMN Graduate Labor Union: UE Local 1105

HF 4242 (Kraft) State Building Code; residential energy code adoption standards and timelines modified, residential energy rating rebate program created, reports required, and money appropriated
Eric Fowler, Senior Policy Associate, Buildings at Fresh Energy
Barbara Morehead
Michael Morehead
Nick Erickson, Senior Policy Director, Housing First Minnesota
Sam Friesen, Wood works Homes
Jamie Fitzke, Director of Legislative Affairs, CenterPoint Energy

HF 4661 (Wolgamott) Technical and policy changes made to workers' compensation hearing provisions
Jessica Stimac, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please send them to travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 4pm on Monday, March 18

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF4242 (Kraft) - State Building Code; residential energy code adoption standards and timelines modified, residential energy rating rebate program created, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF4508 (Jordan) - Public employee definition amended, and University of Minnesota employee bargaining units modified.
HF4661 (Wolgamott) - Technical and policy changes made to workers' compensation hearing provisions, and Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals related provisions modified.
HF4761 (Stephenson) - Cannabis; workplace testing provided.
Attachments:
H4242A3-9526897586162848751.pdf (3/18/2024)
A24-0249-4790999542870566436.pdf (3/18/2024)
H4242A4-16934644631959413074.pdf (3/18/2024)
Joint Ltr to Legislature re WCAC bill 031824.pdf (3/18/2024)
Letters and Testimony for HF 4242.pdf (3/18/2024)
Letter and Testimony HF 4508.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4508 Specht.pdf (3/19/2024)
Signed PELRA Letter 19 March 2024.pdf (3/19/2024)

State and Local Government Finance and Policy

3/19/2024
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HF 4043 (Agbaje) Allocation of incarcerated persons based on their last known address in Minnesota required, and Department of Corrections required to collect last residential address of an inmate before incarceration.
HF 3182 (Olson, L) Public employees insurance program modifications; Minnesota insurance pool committee created, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 4553 (Tabke) State Patrol retirement plan new section added to codify the right to return to employment and continue receiving an annuity.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 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 administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State and Local Government Finance and Policy webpage.
VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

o For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
o If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
o To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF3182 (Olson) - Public employees insurance program modifications made.
HF4553 (Tabke) - State Patrol retirement plan new section added to codify the right to return to employment and continue receiving an annuity.
HF4043 (Agbaje) - Allocation of incarcerated persons based on their last known address in Minnesota required, and Department of Corrections required to collect last residential address of an inmate before incarceration.
Attachments:
3.14.24 STATE GOV MINUTES.pdf (3/15/2024)
HF4553-1A.pdf (3/16/2024)
HF 4553 -- Jill Ahart (Supports).pdf (3/16/2024)
State Gov 3-19-2024 Agenda.pdf (3/17/2024)
HF 4043 Amendment A1 Agbaje.pdf (3/17/2024)
HF 3182 Amendment DE1 Olson, L.pdf (3/17/2024)
HF 4043 -- Common Cause Minnesota (Supports).pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4043 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4043_0 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4553 - MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4043 -- Minnesota Council on Foundations.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4553 -- MSPTA, MCPA, MPPOA, MSA, and LELS (Support).pdf (3/21/2024)

Taxes

3/19/2024
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HF4486 (Brand) Sales and use tax exemption provided for prepared food sold by certain sellers.
HF4575 (Davids) Coin-operated amusement device gross receipts tax established, and conforming changes provided.


Items may be added/removed from the agenda. Materials will be posted to the Committee website when they are available. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the CLA (Lauren Sabes Lauren.Sabes@house.mn.gov) by 1 PM on Monday, March 18th. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 1 PM on on Monday, March 18th. Please 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. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier.

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Bills Added:
HF4486 (Brand) - Sales and use tax exemption provided for prepared food sold by certain sellers.
HF4575 (Davids) - Coin-operated amusement device gross receipts tax established, and conforming changes provided.
Attachments:
Referral Memo to Property Tax Division 3.18.24.pdf (3/18/2024)
1) Taxes Agenda 3.19.24.pdf (3/19/2024)
2) 3.14.24 Taxes Forty Second Meeting Minutes (1).pdf (3/19/2024)
3) HF4486-0 Bill Language.pdf (3/19/2024)
4) HF4486 Cottage Food Sellers Exemption_1 Revenue Estimate.pdf (3/19/2024)
5) HF4486 House Research Summary.pdf (3/19/2024)
6) HF4486 Rotational Roots LoS.pdf (3/19/2024)
7) HF4486 MFMA LoS.pdf (3/19/2024)
8) HF4575-0 Bill Language.pdf (3/19/2024)
9) HF4575 House Research Summary UPDATED.pdf (3/19/2024)
10) H4575A2 (Davids) Authors Amendment.pdf (3/19/2024)
11) HF4575 Coin-Operated Amusement Device Gross Receipts Tax_1 Revenue Estimate.pdf (3/19/2024)
12) HF4486 2024 MN Legislative Session MFMA.pdf (3/19/2024)

Transportation Finance and Policy

3/19/2024
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March 14, 2024 hearing minutes

HF2717 (Kraft) Excavation notice system governing provisions modified.

HF3900 (Kraft) High-voltage transmission lines siting and relocation governing provisions modified.

HF3594 (Sencer-Mura) All cities authorized to designate lands for pedestrian malls on city rights-of-way.

HF4652 (Sencer-Mura) Crash reporting requirements modified.

HF4649 (Sencer-Mura) Child passenger restraint provisions modified.



Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
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Public Testimony:
Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator matt.baumann@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM the day before each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

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Bills Added:
HF2717 (Kraft) - Excavation notice system governing provisions modified.
HF3900 (Kraft) - High-voltage transmission line construction, placement, or maintenance authorized across or along highways, and high-voltage transmission line relocation governing provision modified.
HF3594 (Sencer-Mura) - All cities authorized to designate lands for pedestrian malls on city rights-of-way.
HF4649 (Sencer-Mura) - Child passenger restraint provisions modified.
HF4652 (Sencer-Mura) - Crash reporting requirements modified.
Attachments:
SF3526a-2.pdf (3/18/2024)
H3900A2.pdf (3/18/2024)
H2717DE2.pdf (3/18/2024)
H2717A2.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4649 Letter.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF3594 Letters and Handouts.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF3900 Letters and Handouts.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF2717 Letters and Handouts.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4652 Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4652-0.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4649 Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4649-0.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF3594-0.pdf (3/18/2024)
3594 Research Summaru.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF3900 Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF3900-1.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF2717 Research Summary.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF2717-0.pdf (3/18/2024)
3.14.24 Transpo Minutes.pdf (3/18/2024)
Transportation Agenda March 19 2024.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF2717-2A Completed FN.pdf (3/18/2024)



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Notes:
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Public Testimony:
Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator matt.baumann@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM the day before each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

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Bills Added:
HF4649 (Sencer-Mura) - Child passenger restraint provisions modified.
HF4652 (Sencer-Mura) - Crash reporting requirements modified.

Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy

3/18/2024
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HF837 (Garofalo) - State veterans cemetery burial fee removed for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans.

HF4769 (Hudella) - Commissioner of veterans affairs funding provided for Eagle's Healing Nest grant, and money appropriated.

HF1666 (Hudella) - Veteran service officers authorized to receive vital records without a fee.

HF3677 (Elkins) - Counties authorized to appropriate money to organizations to defray expenses of Veterans Day exercises.

HF4742 (Rehm) - University of Minnesota landscape Arboretum requested to provided free access to disabled veterans.

HF4038 (Wiens) - Property tax exemption provided for land owned by congressionally chartered veterans service organizations, special classification removed for land owned by congressionally chartered veterans service organizations.

HF4134 (Wiens) - Veteran designation on drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards and burial in state veterans cemeteries eligibility amended, and money appropriated.

HF4976 (Wiens) - Tuition-free postsecondary educational program for veterans who have received Purple Heart and the veterans' dependents established, and money appropriated.

HF3454 (Norris) - Adjutant general authorized to establish referral bonus program for referrals leading to enlistment in or commissioning into the Minnesota National Guard.

HF4334 (Olson, B.) - Making a veteran, former service member, or their spouse/dependent not eligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs if the veteran or former service member has forfeited federal benefits.

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

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the day before the hearing. Written testimony received after this time may not be included in members' packets.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Housing Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator, Jack Dockendorf (jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov).

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Bills Added:
HF0837 (Garofalo) - State veterans cemetery burial fee removed for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans.
HF1666 (Hudella) - Veteran service officers authorized to receive vital records without a fee.
HF4769 (Hudella) - Commissioner of veterans affairs funding provided for Eagle's Healing Nest grant, and money appropriated.
HF3677 (Elkins) - Counties authorized to appropriate money for Veterans Day, and limits removed on county spending for Memorial Day.
HF4742 (Rehm) - University of Minnesota landscape Arboretum requested to provided free access to disabled veterans.
HF4038 (Wiens) - Property tax exemption provided for land owned by congressionally chartered veterans service organizations, special classification removed for land owned by congressionally chartered veterans service organizations.
HF4134 (Wiens) - Veteran designation on drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards eligibility amended.
HF4976 (Wiens) - Tuition-free postsecondary educational program for veterans who have received Purple Heart and the veterans' dependents established, and money appropriated.
HF3454 (Norris) - Military; criminal justice agencies definition modified, data that the adjutant general may request from other agencies modified, adjutant general powers modified, adjutant general authorized to establish a referral bonus program, and crime of unauthorized presence at military installation modified.
HF4334 (Olson) - Veterans; veteran's preference provisions modified, state benefits prohibited when veterans and former service members forfeit federal benefits, veterans home administrators oversight modified, and new state veterans cemetery planning required.
Attachments:
H3454DE2-14672043836140141516.pdf (3/14/2024)
H4334DE2-13989474981741991443.pdf (3/14/2024)
H3677DE1-17281178024061573003.pdf (3/14/2024)
H4134A1-16153146415543905562.pdf (3/15/2024)
H0837A4.pdf (3/15/2024)
American Legion HF4038.pdf (3/15/2024)
American Legion HF4742.pdf (3/15/2024)
CTF HF4038.pdf (3/15/2024)

Ways and Means

3/18/2024
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HF3071 (Tabke) Plain language standards incorporation required for written driver's examinations, report required, and money appropriated.

HF4237 (Lislegard) Marked U.S. Highway 169 portion between taconite and Virginia designated as Senator David J. Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway.

Written Testimony: Must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov and Leah.Killian@house.mn.gov by 3pm Friday, March 15.

Amendments: Must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov by 3pm, Friday, March 8.

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Bills Added:
HF3071 (Tabke) - Written driver's examinations and the driver's manual plain language standard incorporation required, report required, and money appropriated.
HF4237 (Lislegard) - U.S. Highway 169 portion between Marble and Mountain Iron designated as "Senator David J. Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway."
Attachments:
A24-0240.pdf (3/15/2024)
HF3071_1E.pdf (3/15/2024)
March 18 Ways and Means Agenda.pdf (3/15/2024)
HF4237_0.pdf (3/16/2024)
H3071A1-16774557523437526548.pdf (3/18/2024)

Capital Investment

3/18/2024
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State Agency Overviews of Governor's 2024 bonding recommendations:
Department of Human Services
Department of Administration
Minnesota Department of Education - with update on ARP Capital Project Funds for Community Facilities
Amateur Sports Commission
Minnesota Zoo
Minnesota State Academies
Perpich Center for Arts Education

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Attachments:
Dept of Administration Presentation.pdf (3/15/2024)
MN Department of Education presentation.pdf (3/15/2024)
MN Zoo presentation.pdf (3/15/2024)
Fact Sheet - Animal Hospital with House File.pdf (3/15/2024)
MN State Academies presentation.pdf (3/15/2024)
Perpich Center of Arts Education presentation.pdf (3/15/2024)
DHS Governor's Bonding Recs presentation.pdf (3/16/2024)
3_18_24 agenda.pdf (3/16/2024)
3-18-24 MACSSA written testimony Capital Investment DHS Bonding Recommendations pdf.pdf (3/18/2024)

Commerce Finance and Policy

3/18/2024
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HF4100 (Reyer); Debt collection, garnishment, and consumer finance governing provisions modified; debtor protections provided; and statutory forms review required.
No testimony will be taken on this bill since the bill was heard previously by the committee.

HF3692 (Hassan); Contract requirements for deeds between investor sellers and purchasers of residential real property modified, recording provisions modified, disclosures required, right to cancel provided, and civil remedies authorized.

HF1930 (Freiberg); End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less, criminal penalties provided, data classified, reports required, immunity provided, and enforcement authorized.
Discussion and testimony limited to Article 1 Sec. 11 and Article 2 Sec. 1

HF4960 (Tabke); Insurers authorized to use weather-related losses for purposes of underwriting and rating.

HF4348 (Freiberg); Nonbank data security law established.

HF4034 (Cha); Consumer protections with respect to residential real estate established.

HF3330 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger); Health carriers required to provide coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing.

HF4557 (Klevorn); Health plans required to cover scalp hair prosthetics for hair loss caused by cancer treatment.

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

If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov, preferably 24 hours prior to the hearing.

The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp

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Bills Added:
HF1930 (Freiberg) - End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less, criminal penalties provided, data classified, reports required, immunity provided, and enforcement authorized.
HF3330 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Health carriers required to provide coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing.
HF3692 (Hassan) - Contract requirements for deeds between investor sellers and purchasers of residential real property modified, recording provisions modified, disclosures required, right to cancel provided, and civil remedies authorized.
HF4034 (Cha) - Consumer protections with respect to residential real estate established.
HF4100 (Reyer) - Debt collection, garnishment, medical debt, and consumer finance various governing provisions modified; debtor protections provided; statutory forms modified; and statutory form review required.
HF4348 (Freiberg) - Nonbank data security law established.
HF4557 (Klevorn) - Health plans required to cover scalp hair prostheses.
Attachments:
H4100DE3-3960780131289870925.pdf (3/15/2024)
H3330A1-1-12314273752409043223.pdf (3/15/2024)
H4348A1-13655982002294762901.pdf (3/15/2024)
H4960A1-2137279965414119951.pdf (3/15/2024)
H1930A15-7237634013789012836.pdf (3/16/2024)
Deed.pdf (3/17/2024)
gEnome.pdf (3/17/2024)
Reyer.pdf (3/17/2024)
H3692A2-8511195734492158945.pdf (3/17/2024)
H4034A2-10206409761240050629.pdf (3/18/2024)
H4100A2-7752721568265019069.pdf (3/18/2024)
Conpro.pdf (3/18/2024)
Freiberg.pdf (3/18/2024)
Commerce agenda 3-18-243.pdf (3/18/2024)
3.13 Minutes.pdf (3/18/2024)
Commerce - CSBS Nonbank Model Data Security Law.pdf (3/18/2024)
Conpro.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4557 Letter of Support_Minnesota Cancer Alliance.pdf (3/18/2024)
H4557A3-1037226455145495702.pdf (3/18/2024)

Human Services Policy

3/18/2024
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Items may be added

- HF4528 (Hicks) Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing membership modified.
a. Alicia Lane, Government Relations Director, Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing
b. Michele Isham, Board Member, Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing

- HF4552 (Virnig) Minnesota Statutes language concerning expired human services reports to the legislature removed.
a. Matt Burdick, Director of State Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Human Services

- HF4075 (Virnig) Lifeworks Services, Inc., payment provided for disability inclusion pilot project, and money appropriated.
a. Mamady Konneh, Founder and Executive Director, WeNetworkNow

- HF4563 (Vang) Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center and youth care professional training program established, and rules for mental health providers modified.
a. Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI Minnesota

- HF4360 (Noor) County-provided adult mental health targeted case management requirements modified.

- HF4392 (Fischer) Minimum wage protections established for people with disabilities, person care assistance and community first services and supports remote reassessment requirements modified, disability waiver services provisions modified, and Deaf and Hard-of Hearing Services Act language modernized.
a. Kristy Graume; Legislative Director of Behavioral Health, Housing, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Administration; Minnesota Department of Human Services
b. Danielle Mahoehney, Community Living and Employment Specialist at Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota
c. Heidi Maghan, Executive Director, EpicEnterprise, Inc.
d. Dupree Edwards, Self-Advocate & Board Member, The Arc Minnesota
e. Matthew Bergeron, Minnesota Alliance of Rural Addiction Treatment Programs
f. Sue Hankner, President, A-Team Minnesota, Inc.
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

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

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Bills Added:
HF4075 (Virnig) - Lifeworks Services, Inc., payment provided for disability inclusion pilot project, and money appropriated.
HF4360 (Noor) - County-provided adult mental health targeted case management requirements modified.
HF4392 (Fischer) - Human services; provisions modified relating to disability services, aging services, and substance use disorder services; Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Act modified; subminimum wages phased out; blood-borne pathogen provisions expanded to all state-operated treatment programs; and expired reports removed.
HF4528 (Hicks) - Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing membership modified.
HF4552 (Virnig) - Minnesota Statutes language concerning expired human services reports to the legislature removed.
HF4563 (Vang) - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center and youth care professional training program established, and rules for mental health providers modified.
Attachments:
HF4528 A2 Author's Amendment_03.15.2024.pdf (3/15/2024)
HF4392 A1 Author's Amendment_03.15.2024.pdf (3/15/2024)
HF4563 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.18.2024.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4552 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.18.2024.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4528 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.18.2024.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4392 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.18.2024.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4075 Combined Submitted Written Testimony_03.18.2024.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF4392 DHS Handout on Policy Bill_03.14.2024.pdf (3/18/2024)
Meeting Minutes Mar 13.pdf (3/18/2024)

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

3/15/2024
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1. HF 4019 (Moller) Victim-identifying supporting documentation submitted by medical service provider to sexual assault exam payment program ensured to be classified private data, consistent definition of crime victim provided in statutes, and voluntary donation or gift excluded as collateral source for crime victim reimbursement.
2. HF 4020 (Moller) Registration and verification process for individuals required to register as predatory offenders modified.
3. HF 3991 (Feist) Restorative practices restitution program created, ability of court to order fine in delinquency proceeding or juvenile major water or traffic offender proceeding eliminated, and conforming and technical changes made.
4. HF 3957 (Greenman) Occupational health and safety provisions modified.
5. HF 3527 (Greenman) Minnesota Voting Rights Act established, legislative findings made, actions that result in voter suppression or vote dilution made by political subdivisions or officials/entities with responsibilities relating to election administration prohibited, civil cause of action established for violations, notice prior to a claim required, and remedies established.
6. HF 4444 (Greenman) Misclassification of employees prohibited.

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.

HANDOUTS: Handouts in Word or PDF format should be emailed to the committee administrator by 10am the business day before the hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It will be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
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 administrator by 5pm the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law webpage.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov. To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the committee administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF3957 (Greenman) - Occupational health and safety provisions modified.
HF3991 (Feist) - Restorative practices restitution program created, ability of court to order fine in delinquency proceeding or juvenile major water or traffic offender proceeding eliminated, and conforming and technical changes made.
HF4444 (Greenman) - Misclassification of employees prohibited, penalties imposed, and data classified.
HF3527 (Greenman) - Minnesota Voting Rights Act established, legislative findings made, actions by political subdivisions or other officials or entities with responsibilities related to election administration that result in voter suppression or vote dilution prohibited, civil cause of action established for violations, prior notice required for claims, and remedies established.
HF4019 (Moller) - Victim-identifying supporting documentation submitted by medical service provider to sexual assault exam payment program ensured to be classified private data, consistent definition of crime victim provided in statutes, and voluntary donation or gift excluded as collateral source for crime victim reimbursement.
HF4020 (Moller) - Registration and verification process for individuals required to register as predatory offenders modified.
Attachments:
H3991A2 (Feist).pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 3527 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 3527 House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 3957 House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 3991 House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4019 House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4020 House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF3527-1 (Greenman).pdf (3/13/2024)
HF3957-0 (Greenman).pdf (3/13/2024)
HF3991-0 (Feist).pdf (3/13/2024)
HF4019-1 (Moller).pdf (3/13/2024)
HF4020-0 (Moller).pdf (3/13/2024)
HF4444-1 (Greenman).pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4444 House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
H4444A8 (Greenman).pdf (3/14/2024)
H4444A7 (Scott).pdf (3/14/2024)
H3957A1 (Scott).pdf (3/14/2024)
H4444A10 (Scott).pdf (3/14/2024)
H3527A4 (Greenman).pdf (3/14/2024)
OLA Worker Misclassificiation Report for HF 4444.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 3991 Testimony Packet.pdf (3/14/2024)
H3527A5 (Niska).pdf (3/14/2024)
3.14.24 Minutes.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 3527 Testimony Packet.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 4444 Testimony Packet.pdf (3/14/2024)
3.15.24 Agenda.pdf (3/14/2024)

Public Safety Finance and Policy

3/15/2024
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HF 4043 (Agbaje) Allocation of incarcerated persons based on their last known address in Minnesota required, Department of Corrections required to collect last residential address of an inmate before incarceration.

HF 3799 (Norris) Office of Animal Protection established and duties provided, definition of crime of violence expanded, and money appropriated.

HF 4591 (Tabke) Protective agent license made necessary for private companies to transport prisoners, license revocation required for acts committed by a licensee or employee of a licensee, and minimum administrative penalty required for violations.

HF 3671 (Pinto) Definition of child in need of protection or services modified.

HF 4101 (Urdahl) Notice of any order for protection, hearing on an order for protection, and cancellation or modification of an order for protection given to a custodian of a petitioner's minor children required.

Items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

Written Testimony: The deadline to submit written testimony for all bills on the agenda will be 10:30 AM, March 14th. All written testimony must be submitted in a PDF document without clickable links. All testimony should be sent to the committee administrator, ellen.mcdaniel@house.mn.gov.

Testimony: 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 administrator by 10:30 AM, March 14th.

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To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF4043 (Agbaje) - Allocation of incarcerated persons based on their last known address in Minnesota required, and Department of Corrections required to collect last residential address of an inmate before incarceration.
HF4591 (Tabke) - Protective agent license made necessary for private companies to transport prisoners, license revocation required for acts committed by a licensee or employee of a licensee, and minimum administrative penalty required for violations.
HF4101 (Urdahl) - Custodian of a petitioner's minor children required to receive notice of any order for protection, hearing on an order for protection, and cancellation or modification of an order for protection.
HF3671 (Pinto) - Delinquent child, juvenile petty offender, and child in need of protection or services definitions modified.
HF3799 (Norris) - Office of Animal Protection established and duties provided, definition of crime of violence expanded, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
HF 4043 Bill Language.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 4043 Bill Summary.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 4043 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 4591 Bill Language.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 4101 Bill Language.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 4101 Bill Summary.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 3671 Bill Language.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 3671 Bill Summary.pdf (3/14/2024)
Raise the Lower Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Pilot Overview HF 3671.pdf (3/14/2024)
Attorneys Letter of Support HF 3671.pdf (3/14/2024)
Kara Beckman Written Testimony HF 3671.pdf (3/14/2024)
Legal Rights Center and MN Coalition for Youth Justice Letter of Support HF 3671.pdf (3/14/2024)
NAMI Letter of Support for HF 3671.pdf (3/14/2024)
NASW MN Letter of Support HF 3671.pdf (3/14/2024)
HF 3799 Flyer.pdf (3/14/2024)
Animal Folks Letter of Support HF 3799.pdf (3/14/2024)
Coalition Letter of Support HF 3799.pdf (3/14/2024)
CornerHouse Letter of Support HF 3799.pdf (3/14/2024)
Jenny Edwards Letter of Support HF 3799.pdf (3/14/2024)
Michelle Biniek Letter of Support HF 3799.pdf (3/14/2024)
MN Horse Welfare Coalition Letter of Support HF 3799.pdf (3/14/2024)
Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee Minutes 3.14.24.pdf (3/14/2024)
Committee Agenda 3.15.24.pdf (3/14/2024)

Public Safety Finance and Policy

3/14/2024
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HF 3650 (Kozlowski) Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal coast guard services funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 4641 (Long) Reckless driving resulting in great bodily harm or death excluded from list of offenses eligible for automatic expungement, waiting period for petition for expungement reduced in certain cases, and offering forged check offenses clarified to be eligible for expungement.

* HF 4326 (Curran) Personal information of justices, judges, and judicial staff designated as private data on individuals; dissemination of personal information restricted; and penalty provided.

*Discussion to HF 4326 will be limited to the provisions of the bill that within the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee’s jurisdiction, Section 4 of the bill related to criminal penalties.

HF 4387 (Pinto) Personal service of orders for protection, restraining orders, and related notices provided; law enforcement officers required to make reasonable efforts to locate respondents; certain orders for protection and harassment restraining orders allowed to be served by mail; and other protection order provisions modified.

HF 2400 (Frazier) Standard for petition amended for postconviction relief based on newly discovered evidence.

HF 1718 (Huot) Appointment, licensing, and compensation of railroad peace officers provided; civil liability issues addressed; and rulemaking required.

Items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

Written Testimony: The deadline to submit written testimony for all bills on the agenda will be 10:30 AM, March 13th. All written testimony must be submitted in a PDF document without clickable links. All testimony should be sent to the committee administrator, ellen.mcdaniel@house.mn.gov.

Testimony: 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 administrator by 10:30 AM, March 13th.

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

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov

If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form

To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF3650 (Kozlowski) - Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa grant purposes expanded.
HF4641 (Long) - Reckless driving resulting in great bodily harm or death excluded from list of offenses eligible for automatic expungement, waiting period for petition for expungement reduced from five years to four in cases involving a stay of imposition, and offering forged check offenses clarified to be eligible for expungement.
HF4326 (Curran) - Personal information of justices, judges, and judicial staff designated as private data on individuals; dissemination of personal information restricted; and penalty provided.
HF4387 (Pinto) - Personal service of orders for protection, restraining orders, and related notices provided; law enforcement officers required to make reasonable efforts to locate respondents; certain orders for protection and harassment restraining orders allowed to be served by mail; mail orders dismissing harassment restraining orders mail service allowed; probation agents and others required to assist law enforcement officers in locating respondents; notice of served orders for protection or harassment restraining orders required to be provided to probation officers; Task Force on Domestic Violence and Firearms established; and report required.
HF2400 (Frazier) - Postconviction relief petition standard and timing amended based on newly discovered evidence.
HF1718 (Huot) - Railroad peace officer appointment, licensing, and compensation provided; civil liability issues addressed; and rulemaking required.
Attachments:
Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee Meeting Minutes 3.12.24.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 3650 Bill Language.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 3650 Bill Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 3650 DE1 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4641 Bill Language.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4641 A1 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4326 Bill Language.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4326 Bill Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4326 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4326 A5 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4326 A3 Amendment.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4326 A4 Amendment.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4387 Bill Language.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4387 Bill Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4387 A3 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4387 A4 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 2400 Bill Language.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 2400 Bill Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 2400 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 2400 A2 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 1718 Bill Language.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 1718 DE1 Author's Amendment.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 1718 A1 to the DE1.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4641 Clean Slate Act Info Sheet.pdf (3/13/2024)
MN Judicial Branch and MN District Judges Association Handout HF 4326.pdf (3/13/2024)
MN Tax Court Letter of Support HF 4326.pdf (3/13/2024)
Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals Written Testimony HF 4326.pdf (3/13/2024)
Violence Free MN Letter of Support HF 4387.pdf (3/13/2024)
AGO Letter of Support HF 2400.pdf (3/13/2024)
HCAO Letter of Support HF 2400.pdf (3/13/2024)
Justice For All Letter of Support HF2400.pdf (3/13/2024)
Committee Agenda 3.14.24.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4387 A5 to the A3.pdf (3/13/2024)

Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

3/14/2024
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HF 4050 (Kozlowski) Minimum wage provisions modified
Josiah Moore, Legislative Coordinator, Department of Labor and Industry

HF 3980 (Wolgamott) Apprenticeship program policy and technical changes made
Erin Larsen, Director of Apprenticeship Minnesota, Department of Labor and Industry

If you would like to testify or submit materials to the committee, please contact travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 4pm on Wednesday, March 13

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF4050 (Kozlowski) - Minimum wage provisions modified.
HF3980 (Wolgamott) - Apprenticeship program policy and technical changes made.
Attachments:
(3.14.24) ABC Comments - HF 3980 (Apprenticeship Policy Bill).pdf (3/13/2024)
2024.03.14 NFIB Letter re HF 4050 (House Labor).pdf (3/13/2024)
MGA - HF4050 House Labor 3.14.24.pdf (3/13/2024)

State and Local Government Finance and Policy

3/14/2024
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HF 4691 (Koegel) State required to indemnify Ramsey County and Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority for excess liability resulting from rail-related incidents occurring at Union Depot in St. Paul.
HF 4515 (Hollins) St. Paul; franchise fee rate limitations repealed.
HF 4231 (Sencer-Mura) Amortization of certain property uses authorized.
HF 4507 (Anderson, PH) Swift County; hospital district board member requirements modified, and technical changes made.
HF 4201 (Schomacker) Monetary caps for observance of Memorial Day removed.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 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 administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State and Local Government Finance and Policy webpage.
VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

o For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
o If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
o To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF4691 (Koegel) - St. Paul; Metropolitan Council provided to indemnify Ramsey County and Ramsey County Regional Authority for excess liability resulting from rail-related incidents occurring at Union Depot.
HF4231 (Sencer-Mura) - Amortization of certain property uses authorized.
HF4507 (Anderson) - Swift County; hospital district board member requirements modified, and technical changes made.
HF4515 (Hollins) - St. Paul; franchise fee rate limitations repealed.
HF4201 (Schomacker) - Monetary caps for observance of Memorial Day removed.
Attachments:
HF 4691 -- Amendment A1 Koegel.pdf (3/12/2024)
State Gov 3-14-2024 Agenda.pdf (3/12/2024)
HF 4321 -- MN Center for Env Advocacy (Supports).pdf (3/12/2024)
FINAL 3.12.24 STATE GOV MINUTES.pdf (3/12/2024)
HF 4231 -- Amendment A1 Sencer-Mura.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4231 -- Katie Nordenson (Supports).pdf (3/13/2024)
Union Depot Exhibit.pdf (3/13/2024)
HR 4231 -- Elizabeth Wrigley-Field (Supports).pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4201 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4231 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4507 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4515 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4691 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4321 -- Climate Generation (Supports).pdf (3/13/2024)
HF 4231 -- Susan Arnold (Supports).pdf (3/13/2024)
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