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TWENTY-FIRST MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 24, 2026

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION

JUDICIARY FINANCE AND CIVIL LAW COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Liebling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:17 A.M. on February 24, 2026 in Room G3 of the State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

LIEBLING, Tina, Chair
SCOTT, Peggy, Chair
FINKE, Leigh, Vice-Chair
HUDSON, Walter, Vice-Chair
BLISS, Matt
CURRAN, Brion
DURAN, Bidal
ENGEN, Elliott
FEIST, Sandra
FRAZIER, Cedrick
MAHAMOUD, Mahamoud
MOLLER, Kelly
STIER, Terry

Members excused:

RARICK, Marion

A quorum was present.

Representative Mahamoud moved that the minutes of February 19, 2026 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation on the State of Civil Rights in Minnesota.

Presenters:

1. Julia Decker, Policy Director, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
2. John Boehler, Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union Minnesota (ACLU-MN)
3. Alicia Granse, Staff Attorney, ACLU-MN

HF3477 (Long): Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.

Chair Liebling moved that HF3477 be recommended to be placed on the General Register.

Representative Long presented his bill.

Testifying:

1. Harrison Stark, Senior Council, University of Wisconsin Law School
2. Meagan Forbes, Senior Legislative Council, Institute for Justice
3. Dr. Roger J. Day, Citizen Advocate

Representative Bliss requested a roll call vote on the bill.

Representative Duran moved the H3477A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Scott moved the H3477A2 Amendment.

Mary Davis, Legislative Analyst, House Research, responded to member questions.

Chair Scott renewed her motion to adopt the H3477A2 Amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Vice Chair Hudson moved the H3477A3 Amendment.

John Walz, House Fiscal Analyst, responded to member questions.

Vice Chair Hudson renewed his motion to adopt the H3477A3 Amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Chair Scott moved that HF3477, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy instead of the General Register and requested a roll call vote on the motion.

After discussion, the committee agreed to change the re-referral to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Chair Scott withdrew her motion for a roll call.

Chair Liebling moved that HF3477 be re-referred, as amended, to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.

A roll call, having been requested earlier, was taken. The results were as follows:

AYE
LIEBLING, Tina
FINKE, Leigh
CURRAN, Brion
FEIST, Sandra
FRAZIER, Cedrick
MAHAMOUD, Mahamoud
MOLLER, Kelly

NAY
SCOTT, Peggy
HUDSON, Walter
BLISS, Matt
DURAN, Bidal
ENGEN, Elliott
STIER, Terry

EXCUSED
RARICK, Marion

On a vote of 7 AYES, 6 NAYS and 1 EXCUSED, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

HF 103 (Feist): Government entities prohibited from requesting or obtaining reverse-location information.

Representative Feist moved that HF103 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Representative Feist presented her bill.

Testifying:

1. Chad Marlow, National Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU
2. Chris Weiland, Chair, Restore the Fourth Minnesota

Representative Feist renewed her motion to re-refer HF103 to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:02 P.M.



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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair



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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF103 (Feist) - Government entities prohibited from requesting or obtaining reverse-location information, uses of reverse-location data by various entities prohibited, and civil cause of action provided when data is obtained by a government entity.
  • HF3414 (Long) - Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
  • HF3477 (Long) - Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
  • HF3661 (Gomez) - Acquisition and use of facial recognition technology by government entities prohibited.
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02:45 - ACLU of Minnesota presentation.
-- The State of Civil Rights in Minnesota.
28:41 - HF3477 (Long) Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
1:21:56 - HF103 (Feist) Government entities prohibited from requesting or obtaining reverse-location information, uses of reverse-location data by various entities prohibited, and civil cause of action provided when data is obtained by a government entity.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Overview of the State of Civil Rights in Minnesota: ACLU of Minnesota
IV. HF3477 (Long): Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
V. HF3414 (Long): Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
VI. HF103 (Feist): Government entities prohibited from requesting or obtaining reverse-location information, uses of reverse-location data by various entities prohibited, and civil cause of action provided when data is obtained by a government entity.
VII. HF3661 (Gomez): Acquisition and use of facial recognition technology by government entities prohibited.
VIII. 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, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, February 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, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, February 23, 2026.

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