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Commerce Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:15 a.m. in Capitol 120
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Tim O'Driscoll 13B
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Erin Koegel 39A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Steve Elkins 50B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Bernie Perryman 14A

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Ben Frese, Ben.Frese@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Sam O'Neill, Samuel.ONeill@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Karen Hartwig , Karen.Hartwig@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Alex Wheeler, Alex.Wheeler@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Co-Chair: Rep. Erin Koegel holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Tim O'Driscoll
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

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. ***Pending introduction and referral***

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:
  • 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.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Chair: Rep. Tim O'Driscoll
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

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.