Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:15 a.m. in Capitol G3

Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Dave Baker 16B
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Dave Pinto 64B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Shane Mekeland 27A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Emma Greenman 63B

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Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Spencer Johnson , Spencer.Johnson@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Travis Reese, Travis.Reese@house.mn.gov
GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Noah LaSalvia, Noah.LaSalvia@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Aishat Tiamiyu, Aishat.Tiamiyu@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

2025 Committee rules.pdf - Posted: 2/10/2025 5:26:37 PM
HF 2440 - House Fiscal Spreadsheet for Labor - Posted: 5/1/2025 8:29:34 PM
HF 2440 - House Fiscal Spreadsheet for Workforce and Economic Development - Posted: 5/1/2025 8:30:02 PM
HF 2440 - House Nonpartisan Research Summary - Posted: 5/1/2025 8:38:31 PM
HF 2440 - DE amendment - Posted: 5/1/2025 8:38:50 PM
SF 1832 Side By Side - Appropriations - Posted: 5/12/2025 4:14:20 PM
SF 1832 Side by Side - Policy - Posted: 5/12/2025 4:14:44 PM
SF 1832 - Spreadsheet for House and Senate Labor - Posted: 5/14/2025 11:40:54 AM
SF 1832 - Spreadsheet for House and Senate Jobs - Posted: 5/14/2025 11:41:16 AM
Full attendance sheets 2025 - Posted: 11/5/2025 2:10:57 PM
2025-26 Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Bill Index - Posted: 1/21/2026 12:36:39 PM

Meeting Minutes

FORTY-FIRST MEETING - 3/18/2026
FORTIETH MEETING - 3/17/2026
THIRTY-NINTH MEETING - 3/12/2026
THIRTY- EIGHTH MEETING - 3/11/2026
THIRTY-SEVENTH MEETING - 3/10/2026
THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING - 3/5/2026
THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING - 3/4/2026
THIRTY-FOURTH MEETING - 3/3/2026
THIRTY-THIRD MEETING - 2/26/2026
THIRTY-SECOND MEETING - 2/25/2026
THIRTY-FIRST MEETING - 2/24/2026
THIRTIETH MEETING - 2/19/2026
TWENTY-NINTH MEETING - 2/18/2026
TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING - 5/6/2025
TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING - 4/10/2025
TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING - 4/9/2025
TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING - 4/8/2025
TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING - 4/3/2025
TWENTY-THIRD MEETING - 4/2/2025
TWENTY-SECOND MEETING - 4/1/2025
TWENTY-FIRST MEETING - 3/27/2025
TWENTIETH MEETING - 3/26/2025
NINETEENTH MEETING - 3/25/2025
EIGHTEENTH MEETING - 3/20/2025
SEVENTEENTH MEETING - 3/19/2025
SIXTEENTH MEETING - 3/18/2025
FIFTEENTH MEETING - 3/13/2025
FOURTEENTH MEETING - 3/12/2025
THIRTEENTH MEETING - 3/11/2025
TWELFTH MEETING - 3/6/2025
ELEVENTH MEETING - 3/5/2025
TENTH MEETING - 3/4/2025
NINTH MEETING - 2/27/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 2/26/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 2/25/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 2/20/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/19/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/18/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/13/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/12/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/11/2025

Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 8:15 AM

Chair: Rep. Dave Pinto
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

HF 4477 (Xiong) Minnesota business recovery loan program established, report required, and money appropriated.

The Committee will take up DE Author’s Amendment prior to bill presentation

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Bills:

HF4477 (Xiong) - Minnesota business recovery loan program established, report required, and money appropriated.