THIRTY- EIGHTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY- EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE & POLICY MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:15 AM on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Room 123 of the Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

NOOR, Mohamud, Chair
KEELER, Heather, Vice Chair
SCHOMACKER, Joe
GILLMAN, Dawn
BACKER, Jeff
CURRAN, Brion
FISCHER, Peter
FRANSON, Mary
FREDERICK, Luke
GANDER, Steve
GORDON, Jimmy
HICKS, Kim
JACOB, Steve
KNUDSEN, Krista
MOMANYI-HILTSLEY, Huldah
MURPHY, Tom
NORRIS, Matt
VIRNIG, Bianca

Members excused:

A quorum was present.

Representative Keeler moved the minutes of March 11, 2026, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 3174 (Fraizer) – Chief judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings allowed to set aside certain permanent disqualifications.

Representative Noor moved HF 3174 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy omnibus bill.

Representative Noor moved the HF3174A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Frazier presented HF 3174, as amended.

Testifiers:
• Meagan Forbes, Director of Legislation and Senior Legislative Counsel, Institute for Justice
• Thomas Powell, Impacted individual

Representative Noor renewed the motion that HF 3174, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

HF 3800 (Hicks) – Individual authorized budget reduction limit on reductions resulting from implementation of waiver reimagine phase II established, and cost-of-living adjustment in the waiver reimagine phase II methodology required.

Representative Hicks moved HF 3800 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy omnibus bill.
Representative Hicks presented HF 3800.

Testifiers:
• Jillian Nelson, Policy Director, Autism Society of Minnesota
• Lisa Vala, Parent Advocate
• Addyson Carpenter, Parent Advocate
• Michelle Anderson, Parent Advocate
• Jean Bender, Parent Advocate

Representative Hicks renewed the motion that HF 3800 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Representative Hicks assumed the gavel at 9:15 AM.

Bills not introduced at the time of the meeting are indicated by the House Research or Revisor code.

Representative Noor presented DP066, a bill for an act relating to human services; Continuity of care – complex transitions.

Testifying on DP066:
• Josh Berg, Director of Services and Strategic Growth, Accessible Spaces
• James Wilson, ICS Recipient
• Matthew Gustafson, ICS Recipient
• Peter Willcutt, ICS Recipient
• Brandon Bell, ICS Recipient
• Sara Sweeney, ICS Recipient

The meeting was adjourned at 9:54 AM.
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Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


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Elijah Henderson, Committee Legislative Assistant