STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIFTH 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 10, 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
VAN BINSBERGEN, Scott
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
Representative Curran moved that the minutes of March 5, 2026 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF2354 THIRD ENGROSSMENT (Norris): Medicaid fraud provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.
Chair Liebling moved that HF2354, THIRD ENGROSSMENT, be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Representative Norris presented his bill.
Testifying:
1. Keith Ellison, Attorney General of the State of Minnesota
2. Nick Wanka, Director, Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, Attorney General’s Office
Chair Liebling renewed her motion to re-refer HF2354, THIRD ENGROSSMENT, to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF3621 FIRST ENGROSSMENT (Klevorn): Fraud; payments to program participants withheld under certain circumstances.
Chair Liebling moved that HF3621, FIRST ENGROSSMENT, be recommended to be placed on the General Register.
Representative Klevorn presented her bill.
Chris McNulty, General Counsel, Minnesota Management and Budget, responded to member questions.
Chair Scott moved the H3621A2 Amendment.
Nathan Hopkins, House Research, responded to member questions.
Chair Scott moved an oral amendment to the H3621A2 Amendment as follows:
Page 1, Line 1.1, after “3621” insert, “, first engrossment”
Page 1, delete lines 1.2 and 1.3
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE H3621A2 AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Liebling moved an oral amendment to HF3621, FIRST ENGROSSMENT, as follows:
Page 5, line 5.6, after “(b)”, delete, “Notwithstanding subdivision 3,”
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE ORAL AMENDMENT TO HF3621 WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Liebling renewed her motion that HF3621, FIRST ENGROSSMENT, as amended, be recommended to be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF3429 FIRST ENGROSSMENT (Kraft): Intelligent speed assistance program established, revocation period for certain speeding offenses extended, speed-controlled license restriction created, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
Chair Liebling moved that HF3621, FIRST ENGROSSMENT, be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Chair Liebling moved the H3429A3 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kraft presented his bill.
Testifying:
1. Julie Risser, Families for Safe Streets
Ben Johnson, House Research, responded to member questions.
Chair Liebling renewed her motion to re-refer HF3621, FIRST ENGROSSMENT, as amended, to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Representative Bliss 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
VAN BINSBERGEN, Scott
EXCUSED
ABSTAINED
On a vote of 7 AYES and 7 NAYS THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
HF3483 (Feist): Trespass offenses modified to require a warrant signed by a judicial officer for immigration enforcement, and detention of persons subject to civil immigration detainers issued by the federal government prohibited.
Representative Feist moved that HF3483 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Representative Feist presented her bill.
Testifying:
1. John Boehler, Policy Counsel, ACLU-MN
Representative Feist renewed her motion to re-refer HF3483 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
VAN BINSBERGEN, Scott
EXCUSED
ABSTAINED
On a vote of 7 AYES and 7 NAYS THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:01 P.M.
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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair
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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant