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Public Safety Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday and Wednesday 3 p.m. in Capitol 120
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Novotny 30B
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Kelly Moller 40A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Sandra Feist 39B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Jeff Witte 57B

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: John Hultquist , John.Hultquist@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Ellen McDaniel, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Mary McNamara , Mary.McNamara@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Christian Lohrenz, Christian.Lohrenz@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Paul Novotny
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 4810 (Stier) Requirement for counties to fund ARMER network expansion eliminated, state funding for public safety radio communications infrastructure established, framework for collaboration and interoperability across law enforcement jurisdictions established, and money appropriated.

4. HF 4597 (Witte) Funding provided for development and implementation of a unified 911 center awareness platform that allows 911 centers to communicate and coordinate emergency responses, and money appropriated.

5. HF 1082 (Moller) Public Safety Committee Budget Bill. Note: A delete-all amendment and spreadsheet have been posted. The Committee will take public testimony on the bill at Tuesday's hearing and will consider amendments and send the bill to Ways and Means at Wednesday's hearing.

6. HF 3230 (Moller) Capitol, Legislative, and Courts Security Bill. Note: A delete-all amendment and spreadsheet have been posted. The Committee will walk through the bill and spreadsheet, take public testimony, consider amendments, and lay the bill over.

7. Adjourn

Agenda note: Bills may be added or removed from the agenda. Agenda items may be taken up in any order at the discretion of the Chair and to accommodate schedules.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Amendments and committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

Note: All persons visiting the Minnesota State Capitol must go through security screening.

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

Bills:
  • HF4810 (Stier) - Requirement for counties to fund ARMER network expansion eliminated, state funding for public safety radio communications infrastructure established, framework for collaboration and interoperability across law enforcement jurisdictions established, and money appropriated.
  • HF4597 (Witte) - Funding provided for development and implementation of a unified 911 center awareness platform that allows 911 centers to communicate and coordinate emergency responses, and money appropriated.
  • HF1082 (Moller) - Minnesota victims of crime account established, grants provided to crime victim service providers, fees and penalties for deposit in account increased, and money transferred from general fund to account.
  • HF3230 (Moller) - Public safety radio and crime victims account established, report required, and money appropriated.