Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Chair: Rep. Peggy Scott
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 3809 (Dotseth): Requirements in an expedited eviction process modified.
IV. HF 3951 (Igo): Submetered utility service final billing for vacating tenants provided, and provisions related to the payment of rent by tenants modified.
V. HF 4005 (Warwas): Biometric data; consent for collection required, sale prohibited, deletion required, and civil penalties imposed.
VI. HF 962 (Novotny): Prosecuting authority provided protection of accessed data.
VII. HF XXXX (Myers): Petitioner notice upon request. [pending introduction]
VIII. HF 3870 (Curran): Research data protection for data on individuals provided, and terminology and reference updates for domestic abuse programs and battered women provided.
IX. HF XXXX (Schomacker / Curran) [pending introduction]
X. HF 3893 (Scott): Use of artificial intelligence in psychotherapy services regulated, and civil penalties provided.
XI. HF 4293 (Scott): Provisions related to parenting time determinations amended.
XII. HF 4075 (Scott / Moller): Uniform procedure established for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial orders.
XIII. HF 4057 (Scott): Miscellaneous technical corrections to laws and statutes made; erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references corrected; and redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed.
XIV. Adjournment

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

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

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

Co-Chair: Rep. Peggy Scott holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Tina Liebling
Location: Capitol G23
Agenda:

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 3826 (Witte): Identity theft crime; definitions modified and added, attorney general and county attorneys provided with additional subpoena authority, and statutes of limitation altered for fraud-related offenses.
IV. HF 3825 (Repinski): Judge required to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings, victim protected from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment, victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement expanded, and other crime victim provisions modified.
V. HF 3827 (Duran): Grants from Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for access by law enforcement.
VI. HF 3459 (Feist): Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act clarifying, technical, and conforming changes made; exemptions provided; number of directors for certain associations provided; and insurance policies clarified.
VII. HF 3711 (Curran): Administrative hearings provisions amended for human rights cases.
VIII. HF 3712 (Curran): Human Rights Act notice requirements provided.
IX. HF 4200 (Hanson, J.): Data reported to Office of Cannabis Management through statewide monitoring system made not public data, and provisions related to public data on cannabis business license applicants and license holders modified.
X. Adjournment

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

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email both Committee Administrators, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov and josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Include the bill number, your name, title and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to both Committee Administrators, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov and josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.