Housing Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Michael Howard
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

Items may be added/removed
- Amendment deadline will be 1:00PM on Monday, March 24th
- The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing


I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF2144 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the family homeless prevention and assistance program.

IV. HF1141 (Howard) A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing the issuance of housing infrastructure bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.

V. HF2480 (Howard) A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing housing and redevelopment authorities to create public corporations for the purpose of purchasing, owning, and operating properties converted under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program; permitting corporations of authorities to receive certain funding through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 15.082; 462A.202, subdivision 3a; 462C.02, subdivision 6; 469.012, subdivision 2j; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

VI. HF2148 (Agbaje) A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a locally controlled housing fund; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

VII. HF999 (Agbaje) A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying the community-based first-generation homebuyers assistance program; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 20; article 2, section 9.

VIII. Adjourn
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Benjamin.Brinks@house.mn.gov and Committee Legislative Assistant Sowmya.Kannan@house.mn.gov by 3:00pm the day before each hearing. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. 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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Chair: Rep. Spencer Igo
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

Agenda
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes


III. HF935 (Nash) - Criminal history background checks permitted for nonresident tenant organizers.
1. Representative Nash

IV. HF1902 (Nash) - Housing Finance Agency required to promote information on the rights and obligations of landlords and residential tenants.
1. Representative Nash

V. HF2492 (Igo) - Housing finance and policy legislative jurisdiction required for bills increasing specified costs.
1. Chair Igo

VI. HF2309 (Rehrauer) - Housing provisions modified, rental assistance program funding provisions modified, program eligibility criteria expanded, workforce housing project funding restrictions removed, housing aid fund uses clarified, and high-rise sprinkler system program provisions modified.
1. Representative Rehrauer

VII. Adjournment

Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Garrick.Spennewyn@house.mn.gov and Committee Legislative Assistant Betsy.Ritzer@house.mn.gov by 3:00pm the day before each hearing. Public testifiers should email their full name, title and organization (If Applicable). Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. 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.


*Agenda Subject to change at discretion of the Chair.