STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH 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 17, 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.
Chair Scott moved that the minutes of March 12, 2026 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF3479 (Freiberg) FIRST ENGROSSMENT: Right to postpone a mortgage sale clarified.
Chair Liebling moved that HF3479 FIRST ENGROSSMENT be recommended to be placed on the General Register.
Chair Liebling moved the H3479A2 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Freiberg presented his bill as amended.
Chair Liebling renewed her motion that HF3479 FIRST ENGROSSMENT, as amended, be recommended to be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF4205 (Tabke): Automated license plate reader data restrictions enhanced, data centralized in Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and use of automated license plate readers by private entities regulated.
Chair Liebling moved that HF4205 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Chair Liebling moved the H4205A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Tabke presented his bill as amended.
Testifying:
1. John Boehler, Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union Minnesota
2. Jeff Potts, Executive Director, Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association
Chair Liebling renewed her motion that HF4205, 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
VAN BINSBERGEN, Scott
EXCUSED
ABSTAINED
On a vote of 7 AYES and 7 NAYS THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
HF3782 (Moller) FIRST ENGROSSMENT: Disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain
buildings required.
Representative Moller moved that HF3782 FIRST ENGROSSMENT be recommended to be placed on the General Register.
Representative Moller moved the H3782A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Moller presented her bill as amended.
Representative Moller renewed her motion to place HF3782 FIRST ENGROSSMENT, as amended, on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF4081 (Greenman): Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons banned, and criminal penalties provided.
Chair Liebling moved that HF4081 be laid over for possible inclusion in the committee bill.
Representative Greenman presented her bill.
Testifying:
1. Anna Leamy, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, Minnesota
Gun Owners Caucus
Nathan Hopkins, House Research, responded to member questions.
Chair Liebling laid over HF4081 for possible inclusion in the committee bill.
HF4138 (Scott): Requirements for social media platforms related to accounts for minors established, and enforcement mechanisms for regulations on child social media accounts established.
Chair Scott moved that HF4138 be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
Chair Scott moved the H4138A2 Amendment with the following oral amendment incorporated:
Page 1, Line 16, delete the comma and insert “or” and delete “, or is about”
Page 1, Line 17, delete “to engage in,”
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE H4138A2 AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Scott presented her bill as amended.
Testifying:
1. Maggee Hangge, Assistant Director for Family Policy, Minnesota Catholic Conference
2. Geri Cox, Parent and Advocate
3. Gianna Cox, Student and Advocate
4. Kya Fanberg, Student and Advocate
5. Megan Stokes, State Policy Director, Computer & Communications Industry Association
6. Nathan Trail, Vice President of State Government Affairs, Information Technology Industry Council
7. Amy Bos, Vice President of Government Affairs, NetChoice
Nathan Hopkins, House Research, Responded to member questions.
Chair Scott renewed her motion to re-refer HF4138, as amended, to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:49 A.M.
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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair
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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant