STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-THIRD 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 10:15 A.M. on March 3, 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, Anquam
MOLLER, Kelly
STIER, Terry
Members excused:
RARICK, Marion
A quorum was present.
Representative Feist moved that the minutes of February 24, 2025 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Moller moved that the minutes of February 26, 2025 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF3661 (Gomez): Acquisition and use of facial recognition technology by government entities prohibited.
Representative Feist moved that HF3661 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Representative Feist moved the H3661A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Feist presented the bill as amended.
Testifying:
1. Chad Marlow, Senior Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
2. Chris Weiland, Chair, Restore the Fourth Minnesota
3. Major Spencer Bakke, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office
4. Rich Neumeister, Open Government and Privacy Advocate
Representative Feist renewed her motion that HF3661, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Vice Chair Hudson requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYE
LIEBLING, Tina
FINKE, Leigh
CURRAN, Brion
FEIST, Sandra
FRAZIER, Cedrick
MAHAMOUD, Anquam
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.
HF2380 (Hicks): Discrimination based on disability status prohibited.
Chair Liebling moved that HF2380 be recommended to be placed on the General Register.
Chair Liebling moved the H2380DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hicks presented her bill as amended.
Testifying:
1. Ellen Smart, Staff Attorney, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid/MN Disability Law Center
2. Jillian Nelson, Policy Director, Autism Society of Minnesota
3. Joel Runnels, Legislative Affairs Director, Minnesota Council on Disability
4. Tina Rucci, Public Policy Director, The Arc Minnesota
5. Roger J. Day, Citizen Advocate
Chair Liebling renewed her motion that HF2380, as amended, be placed on the General Register.
Representative Curran requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYE
LIEBLING, Tina
SCOTT, Peggy
FINKE, Leigh
HUDSON, Walter
BLISS, Matt
CURRAN, Brion
DURAN, Bidal
ENGEN, Elliott
FEIST, Sandra
FRAZIER, Cedrick
MAHAMOUD, Anquam
MOLLER, Kelly
STIER, Terry
NAY
EXCUSED
RARICK, Marion
On a vote of 13 AYES, 0 NAYS and 1 EXCUSED THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF3468 (Huot): Civil action against a person for failure to render aid in certain circumstances permitted.
Chair Liebling moved that HF3468 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee bill.
Representative Huot presented his bill.
Testifying:
1. Sam Erickson, Vice President, Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians
Chair Liebling laid over HF3468 for possible inclusion in the Committee bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:58 A.M.
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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair
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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant