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HF1606 (Hanson, J.) Nudification technology access prohibited.

HF3733 (Carroll) Recreational camping area owners prohibited from charging fees associated with the use of utility services.

HF743 (Howard) Use of step therapy protocol prohibited for insulin drugs.

HF2627 (Norris) Pet shops prohibited from selling cats and dogs.

HF4071 (Koegel) Various provisions governing securities broker-dealers and broker-dealers' agents modified, penalties provided, and administrative rulemaking authorized.

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.

TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

HF3797 (Fischer); Definition of partnership policy expanded for purposes of the Minnesota partnership for long-term care program.

HF3780 (Hicks); Community first services and supports requirements for shared services clarified, wage increases for support workers providing shared services required, and community first services and supports definitions renumbered.

HF4068 (Noor); Commissioner's authority to impose sanctions against individuals or entities that receive payments from medical assistance or provide goods or services for which payment is made from medical assistance clarified, and medical assistance sanctions and monetary recovery provision recodified.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Simon Brown (simon.brown@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair’s discretion

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. HF1234 (Scott) - Payment transparency required in public contracts.

IV. HF3528 (Sexton) - Board of Barber Examiners provisions modified.

V. HF3672 (Quam) - Recommendations of the legislative auditor regarding agency grant, inventory, and debt collection practices implemented.

VI. HF3679 (Nash) - Mandatory reports required to be submitted to members of legislative committees electronically.

VII. HF3680 (Nash) - State agencies required to provide certain data to the Legislative Budget Office.

VIII. HF1944 (Freiberg) - Recognition of federal standard time year-round beginning in 2025 and expiring upon enactment of a federal law authorizing states to recognize advanced standard time year-round provided.

*Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and the length of time permitted are at the chair's discretion and subject to change. Written testimony is highly encouraged.
**Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

I. HF3545 (Mekeland) - requirement to adopt a new residential energy code repealed

II. HF4004 (Baker) – Explore Minnesota councils membership modifications

III. Minnesota Chamber of Commerce survey of Paid Family Medical Leave business user experience

IV. Update by the Department of Employment and Economic Development on the Unemployment Insurance additional assessment increase

If you would like to testify to either of the bills on the agenda, please contact spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Monday, March 9th.

I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes – May 15th, 2025 and May 16th, 2025
III. Calendar for the Day – Thursday, March 12th
IV. Adjournment

Agenda:
Presentation: Current Cost Drivers for Drinking Water & Sewer Infrastructure Projects
Testifiers:
Brian F. Bollig, P.E.. Principal Engineer; Bollig Engineering
Laura Ostlie; Funding Program Manager; Bollig Engineering
Bill Dunn; Senior Funding Advisor; Bollig Engineering

Governor agency bonding requests presentations continued:
MN Dept of Veteran Affairs (MDVA)
Jon Kelly, MPA, Director of Government Affairs

MN Dept of Transportation (MNDOT)
Nancy Daubenberger, Commissioner, MNDOT
Erik Rudeen, Government Affairs Director, MNDOT

MN Historical Society (MHS)
Kent Whitworth, Director and CEO
David Kelliher, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy
Marais Bjornberg, Senior Director, Capital Planning and Archaeology

MN Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Kirk Koudelka, Assistant Commissioner

HF2354 (Norris): Medicaid fraud provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.

HF3621 (Klevorn): Fraud; payments to program participants withheld under certain circumstances.

HF3429 (Kraft): Intelligent speed assistance program established, revocation period for certain speeding offenses extended, speed-controlled license restriction created, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.

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.

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, March 9, 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, March 9, 2026.

HF2715 (Tabke) Homestead credit refund co-pays reduced.
HF2499 (K. Lee) Renter's credit expanded to provide parity with the homestead credit refund.
HF3420 (K. Lee) Hennepin County and Ramsey County deed and mortgage taxes expiration extended.
HF3657 (Norris) Property tax task force established, and report required.
HF2303 (Norris) Income definition used to calculate homestead credit refunds simplified.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the DFL Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the DFL CLA (Sumira Sheikh (Sumira.Sheikh@house.mn.gov) by 2:00 PM on Monday, March 9th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by Monday, March 9th at 2 PM. Please note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.

HF3490 (Myers) - Scholarship-granting organizations authorized.

HF4040 (Bakeberg) - Advance payments of the K-12 education credit provided, and report required. (INFORMATION ONLY)

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony, including handouts for the posted bills should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, March 9, 2026.

Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Monday, March 9, 2026.

HF3458 (Acomb) - Tribal lands exempted from provisions governing exclusive service areas for electric utilities.
HF3777 (Mahamoud) - Commission required to promote affordable service and consider customers' ability to pay rates.
HF3778 (Mahamoud) - Public utilities and cooperative electric associations required to report revenue authorized and collected.
HF3912 (Hollins) - Utility allowed to charge a fee to a customer who has entered into a payment agreement and whose household income is above 50 percent of state median income, utility allowed to charge a reconnection fee, and utility allowed to charge a late payment charge subject to conditions.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is preferred and will be accepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

*Agenda Change: Bill added.

HF3793 (Pursell) Certain users of large amounts of groundwater required to apply for their own water-use permit instead of modifying an existing municipal permit.
HF3699 (Gottfried) State park license plate contest requirements added.
HF793 (Scott) Certified salt applicator program established, liability limited, and report required.
*HF3322 (Franson) Plastic bottle excise tax proposed.
HF3426 (Jordan) Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

Agenda:
I. Call to order
III. Approval of the Minutes
IV. Chair Remarks (If Necessary)
V. HF1323 (Schultz) - Undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for state financial
aid programs.
a. Representative Schultz
VI. HF3500 (Duran) - Bemidji State University storm damage relief funding provided,
and money appropriated.
a. Representative Duran
VI. Adjournment

1. HF XXXX (West) Informational Hearing Only: Requiring cameras in licensed child care centers that receive state funding, titled "Harvey's Law".


TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Ryann Woods, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 8:00 AM the day of the committee hearing
Ryann Woods, GOP Committee Administrator, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov; and Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov

READ Act Implementation Update
- Minnesota Department of Education
- Professional Educator Licensing Standards Board (PELSB)
- Local Perspectives

Evidence-Based Math Discussion
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Minnesota Math Corps

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on HF 3421 should contact both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, March 9, 2026.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, March 9, 2026.

Housing Finance and Policy Committee
Committee Co-Chair – Representative Igo
Committee Co-Chair Representative Howard
Co-Vice Chair – Representative Dotseth
Co-Vice Chair – Representative Kozlowski

Meeting: March 10th, 2026
Time: 3:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Location: Cap. G3

Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF3600 (Perryman) – Competitive selection processes modified for certain housing development programs.


IV. HF3809 (Dotseth) – Requirements in an expedited eviction process modified.


V. HF3608 (Myers) - Homestead market value exclusion modified.


VI. Adjourn

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization, and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

This agenda is subject to change and bills may be added at the discretion of the Chair.

Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 3465 (Liebling) Enhanced penalties for theft from a vulnerable adult established.

HF 3782 (Moller) Disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain buildings required.

HF 4075 (Moller) Uniform procedure for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial orders established.

HF 391 (Scott) Enforcement of judicially ordered firearms restrictions provided for abusing parties.

HF 3946 (Moller) Definition of domestic abuse modified for purposes of obtaining an order for protection, law enforcement agencies required to report information in domestic abuse cases, authorizing certain arrests for suspected nonfelony domestic abuse, other domestic abuse provisions modified, and money appropriated.

HF 2976 (Hollins) Mitigated departures provided for certain offenders who have been victims, presentence investigation reports required to include certain information, certain offenders who have been victims allowed to apply for a pardon or for clemency, and Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission directed to include an additional mitigating factor.

HF 3350 (Pinto) Lifetime firearms ban on persons who are convicted of certain misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor domestic assault offenses established.

Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 9th, 2026. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit written testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 9th, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Written testimony submitted to the committee administrator will be posted online on the committee’s webpage prior to the hearing.

This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

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***Revised Agenda***

1. Approval of the March 3, 2026, meeting minutes.
    
2. Annual Update from the State Board of Investment.
   • Jill Schurtz, Executive Director/CIO
     • SBI Presentation: SBI Overview
   • Testifiers:
     • David Kubes
     • Mark Haveman, Executive Director, Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence
        
3. Report on the Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program.
   • Chad Roberts, Executive Director

     • Secure Choice Presentation: Program Update
        

4. SF 3897 (Gustafson); HF 3703 (Nadeau): Modifying the process for terminating a firefighter relief association retirement plan.
   • Amendment S3897-1A
   • Amendment S3897-2A
   • SF3897-HF3703 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Julie Blaha, MN State Auditor
     • Troy Denneson
     • Matt Percy, Mayor, Circle Pines
     • Patrick Antonen, City Administrator, Circle Pines
     • Russ Koski, Council Member, Centerville
     • Athanasia Lewis, City Administrator, Centerville
     • Brent Hood, Treasurer, Centennial Fire Relief Association
     • Darren Eckart, President, Centennial Fire Relief Association
     • Michael Walstien, paid on-call firefighter, member of the State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group.
     • Brian Rice, attorney for Circle Pines Firefighters Relief Association, Rice, Walther & Mosley LLP
        
5. Revisor No. 26-07426 (O'Driscoll): Teachers Retirement Association (TRA); requiring the employer of a reemployed annuitant to make employer contributions to TRA.  
   • Revisor No. 26-07426 Summary
      
6. Report from MN State and the SBI on missing IRAP account for SF 1213 (Miller); HF 2117 (Repinski): Special legislation requiring MN State to find an individual's IRAP account or pay $25,000.
   • Amendment S1213-1A - adopted by the Commission on March 3
   • SF1213-HF2117 Summary
      
7. If time permits:
7. Revisor No. 26-07226 (Nadeau): TRA Administrative bill; adding "physician assistant" to list of medical providers for disability applications.
   • Revisor No. 26-07226 Summary
      

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 3766 (Perryman) Licensing and registration of limited lines travel insurance producers and travel retailers provided, and sale and regulation of travel insurance provided.

IV. HF 3972 (Huot) Short-term rental guarantees and reimbursement insurance policies provided and regulated.

V. HF 3437 (Allen) Application of certain residential mortgage loan fees and penalties modified.

VI. HF 4118 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Credit unions authorized to obtain insurance from a credit union share insurance provider, and credit union share guaranty corporations regulated.

VII. Presentation and discussion on the individual market.

VIII. Adjournment



*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts must be in PDF and OCR-compatible format and be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 10:00 AM the business day before the hearing.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators by 1:00 PM the business day before the hearing.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 3.10.26

III. February Forecast Presentation

• Elyse Bailey – DHS Budget Director

IV. Budget Impacts from 2025

• Long Term Care Imperative
i. Kyle Berndt, Care Providers of MN, on behalf of LTC Imperative
ii. Erin Huppert, LeadingAge MN, LTC Imperative
• ARRM
i. Ken Bence, ARRM
ii. Tom Gillespie, Living Well Disability Services

V. High Risk Provider Revalidation Update
• Kristy Graume – DHS Director of State Government Relations

VI. Adjournment – next hearing – Thursday, March 12th at 8:15am


*Bills or items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion



WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals willing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Minutes

4. HF 3727 (Olson) Market value exclusion modified for Veterans with a disability by increasing exclusion amount for totally and permanently disabled veterans.

5. HF 3684 (Bliss) Standards for use of competitive grants issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs established, and report required.

6. HF 3467 (Rehrauer) Commissioner of Veterans Affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required.

7. Department of Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention Report Presentation.

8. Adjourn

HF 3889 (Koegel) Getting to work grant program funding provided, and money appropriated
Jonathan Marchand, Program Coordinator, United Community Action Partnership
Anna Odegaard, Volunteer, Minnesota Community Action Partnership

HF 2567 (Greenman) Stay-or-pay provisions prohibited, made unenforceable, and made against public policy
Hanna Ford
Lindsay Lee, Assistant Attorney General
Chris Hicks, Senior Policy Advisor, Protect Borrowers
Lauryn Schothorst, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Dalton Danielson, Fiscal Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnership

HF 3878 (Berg) Quality service wage for covered airport or related location workers required, and penalties provided
Misrak Anbessie
Milad Said
Ayele Tekleab
Adil Beker
Nick Benson
Kerry Warren, Executive Director, MSP Small Business Concessions Alliance
B Kyle, President/CEO, St. Paul Area Chamber
Mike Logan, President & CEO, Minneapolis Regional Chamber
Jeff Davidman, Delta Air Lines
Troy Reding, Holman’s Table
Michael Lawrence, Premier Jet Center

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Impact of Operation Metro Surge on Minnesota

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony, please send the written testimony to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 10 a.m. the day before the meeting.

I. Call to order
II. HF 3127 (Davids) Expiration of the pass-through entity tax modified.
III.HF 3816 (Witte) Individual income and corporate franchise taxes; federal changes to expensing research expenditures conformed.
IV.HF 3814 (P.E. Anderson) Individual income and corporate franchise taxes; federal changes to section 179 expensing conformed.
V.HF 3815 (P.E. Anderson) Individual income and corporate franchise taxes; federal changes to the deduction for business interest conformed.
VI.HF 3817 (P.E. Anderson) Individual income and corporate franchise taxes; federal changes to bonus depreciation conformed.
VII. Adjourn

Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to the Committee Administrator
sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Tuesday, March 10th, 2026.

*Agenda Change. Bill added.

HF3965 (Tabke) Sale and use of paraquat dichloride prohibited, commissioner required to collect and dispose of paraquat dichloride, and report required.
HF3704 (Pursell) Sale and distribution of certain seeds coated or treated with systemic insecticides without the approval of the commissioner of agriculture, and application or treatment of ornamental outdoor plants and turf with neonicotinoid insecticides prohibited.
HF3260 (Frederick) Agricultural land trends report required, and money appropriated.
*HF3718 (Anderson, P.H.) Provisions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary technology modified.
**HF3718 (Anderson, P.H.) received a full hearing with testimony on March 4, 2026. The action on this bill, as amended, would be to consider a motion to re-refer the bill to the General Register.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

HF4077 (Greenman) - Prohibiting municipalities from entering into​
nondisclosure agreements.

HF3798 (Virnig) - Ballot language relating to school district referenda amended.

HF3886 (Sencer-Mura) - Contracts to provide detention facilities for federal immigration purposes prohibited.

Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

For more information, including Committee Documents: Elections Finance and Government Operations Home Page

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify may do so in the following two ways:
1) In-person - Email wilson.lee@house.mn.gov with your full name (unless minor then first name), an email, referencing House bill number and For or Against Position.
2) Written testimony/Handouts: Follow the format here and email the PDF version to wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) Tuesday, March 10.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments to the CA at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) Tuesday, March 10.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 3521 (Backer) Exception to the hospital construction moratorium provided. (Public testimony was taken on 2/25/2026. No further testimony will be taken).

IV. HF 82 (Huot) Athletic trainer scope of practice clarified.

V. HF 2689 (Reyer) Physical therapy practice governing provisions modified, and criminal penalties provided.

VI. HF 3563 (Anderson, P.E.) Licensing boards required to take action against a license or application when a licensee or applicant is convicted of certain theft or fraud offenses.

VII. HF 3544 (Repinski) Certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs; and environmental hazards information and assistance program for veterans discontinued.

VIII. HF 3516 (Schomacker) Dentistry profession licensure, registration, scope of practice, continuing education, and disciplinary grounds modified; and fees established.

IX. HF 1794 (Virnig) Advanced practice registered nurse postgraduate collaborative practice requirements removed.

X. Adjournment

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.

If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact Hanna.Zimmerman@house.mn.gov by 1:00pm on Tuesday, March 10.

HF3676 (Nash) Safe at Home program; protections, remedies, and various provisions provided and modified; and criminal penalties established.
HF3593 (Jacob) Zumbrota; portion of marked Trunk Highway 58 designated as "Officer/Firefighter Gary L. Schroeder, Jr. Memorial Highway."
HF3785 (Dippel) Definitions and registration requirements for motorized bicycles and motorcycles powered by electric motors modified, sellers required to have a dealer license, and certain vehicles prohibited from using public roads.
HF3774 (Clardy) Bicycles required to stop for yellow lights.
HF4111 (Koznick) Transit service consolidation in the Twin Cities metropolitan area provided, implementation requirements established, task force established, study required, and reports required.
HF3513 Autonomous vehicles regulated

HF3877 (Liebling) Notices to public authorities in dissolution cases clarified, and Supreme Court Council on Child Protection expiration date modified.

HF3714 (Clardy) Enrollment and eligibility priority modified for children in foster care for various children, youth, and families education and financial assistance programs; Northstar foster care child care allowance modified; and licensing agencies required to provide license holders with information about child care costs and early childhood education programs.

HF3750 (Torkelson) Requirements governing licenses and license exemptions for crisis nurseries amended, and report required.

HF3024 (Hanson) Foster youth bill of rights established.

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

AMENDMENTS: All substantive amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 8:00 AM the day of the committee hearing. Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov; Ryann Woods, GOP Committee Administrator, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

HF3698 (Gottfried) - Certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts prohibited.

HF3067 (Jordan) - Paraprofessional qualifications defined.


HF3730 (Jordan) - Education policy for kindergarten through grade 12 education modified, charter school policy modified, and state agency policy modified.
Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

For more information, including Committee Documents: Education Policy Home Page

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify may do so in the following two ways:
1) In-person - Email wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov with your full name (unless minor then first name), job title or status in relation to the testimony, organization city or school representing, an email, referencing House bill number and For or Against Position.
2) Written testimony/Handouts: Follow the format here and email the PDF version to wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 10th.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments to the CAs at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 10th.

Items may be added/removed
- Amendment deadline will be 1:00PM on Tuesday, March 10th
- The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF3403 (Kozlowski) - Onetime emergency rental assistance aid for counties established, and money appropriated.

IV. HF2687 (Agbaje) - Single-family home ownership restricted for corporate entities, increased deed tax rates on conveyances of single-family homes provided to corporate owners, state portion of revenues dedicated from the increased deed tax rates for the workforce and affordable homeownership program, and statewide landlord database created.
a. Continuation of member discussion and motions from 3/4/26 hearing. No additional public testimony will be taken at this time. Additional written testimony is permissible.
b. HF2687DE2 adopted on 3/4/26.

V. HF2381 (Norris) - Standards for rent and utility payments, fees, and charges in manufactured home park provided; safety inspections required; sale of manufactured home parks provisions modified; and penalties modified.

VI. Adjourn

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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator benjamin.brinks@house.mn.gov and Committee Legislative Assistant johnathan.smith@house.mn.gov by 3:00pm the day before each hearing. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

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1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 3489 (Bennett) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established. Note: The Committee will only consider the sections in the bill (Sections 3, 6, 8, 9, and 10) that are in the Public Safety Committee’s jurisdiction.

4. HF 3990 (Novotny) Provisions for employment or occupation due to conviction of a crime changed.

5. HF 3825 (Repinski) Judge required to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings, victim protected from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment, victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement expanded, and other crime victim provisions modified.

6. HF 3826 (Witte) Definition of identity modified for purposes of identity theft crime, authority of financial crimes and fraud section of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension expanded, changes to administrative subpoenas made, and statutes of limitation altered.

7. HF 3827 (Duran) Grants from Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for access by law enforcement.

8. HF 3822 (Hudson) Penalty for misconduct of public officer or employee enhanced.

9. Adjourn

Agenda note: Agenda items may be taken up in any order at the discretion of the Chair and to accommodate schedules.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Amendments and committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

Note: All persons visiting the Minnesota State Capitol must go through security screening.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

HF4133 (Moller) - Certain exclusions in homeowner's insurance policies prohibited when damage is done by a peace officer.
HF3419 (Greenman) - Certain powers of entities retracted and regranted.

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 45 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.

TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

HF3174 (Frazier); Chief judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings allowed to set aside certain permanent disqualifications.

HF3800 (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.

HFXXXX (Noor); Continuity of care – complex transitions
Informational hearing – no action will be taken. Draft language has been posted to the House website.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Simon Brown (simon.brown@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair’s discretion

HF 3455 (Klevorn) State Office Building renamed after Melissa Hortman.
HF 3936 (Klevorn) Greater Minnesota public television station operations funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 3860 (Bahner) Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity extended.
HF 3656 (Luger-Nikolai) Responsibilities of the attorney general in civil law enforcement actions specified.
HF 4060 (Luger-Nikolai) Office of Attorney General funding provided for additional attorneys, and money appropriated.

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

I. Presentation and status of Minnesota’s workforce competitiveness

a. Labor Market Information Office presentation
b. Minnesota Chamber of Commerce benchmarks report overview
c. John Spry, Professor, University of St. Thomas Opus School of Business
d. Society of Human Resource Management

*other items or bills may be added

MN STATE bonding presentation
University of Minnesota bonding presentation
Debt Capacity Forecast Report, Minnesota Management and Budget Office
Bond Proceeds Cancellation Report, Minnesota Management and Budget Office

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 3560 (Niska): Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act enacted.
IV. HF 3295 (Gordon): Open Meeting Law; meeting broadcasting through social media authorized.
V. HF 2937 (McDonald): Use of parenting consultants in family court cases regulated.
VI. HF 3540 (Bliss): Protection for veterans provided in the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
VII. 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, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, March 11, 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, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

HF4119 (Rehrauer) Property tax refunds and renters credits increased by reducing co-pay percentages.
HF3959 (Huot) Property tax refunds; targeting property tax refund expanded to cover homestead property tax increases that were greater than six percent.
HF3792 (Youakim) Individual income tax subtraction for AmeriCorps stipends and living allowances established.
HF3913 (Howard) Commissioner of revenue authorized to implement a tax compliance program, and money appropriated.
HF3752 (Baker) Commissioner of revenue temporary authority to not include certain taxpayers on liquor posting provided.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the DFL Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the DFL CLA (Sumira Sheikh (Sumira.Sheikh@house.mn.gov) by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 11th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by Wednesday, March 11th at 2 PM. Please note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.

 I. Approval of Minutes

II. HF3790 (Greene) Lease levy authority restored for space necessary for graduation ceremonies.

III. HF3654 (Greene) Local optional revenue program renamed, program funding increased, and money appropriated.

IV. HF3371 (Rehrauer) Local optional revenue increased for school districts with limited referendum revenue authority, and money appropriated.

V. HF3470 (Virnig) Independent School District No. 197, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan fund transfer authorized.

VI. HF1099 (Sencer-Mura) Share of unreimbursed special education aid paid by the resident school district to a charter school reduced, state portion of special education aid for unreimbursed charter school expenditures increased, and money appropriated.

VII. Adjournment 

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Viewing: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions. 

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony including handouts, should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 11th. 

Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Wednesday, March 11th.

- The Future of Net Metering - discussion led by Representative Dave Baker

HF1531 (Heintzeman) - Expiration of crossbow hunting and fishing allowance removed. (No testimony will be taken as this issue was discussed extensively during the 2/26/26 hearing).
HF4017 (Johnson) - Notice of unlawfully transported infectious waste required, inspections of infectious waste generators required, financial penalties for unlawfully transporting infectious waste assessed, and money appropriated.
HF3399 (Johnson) - Lake Elmo; requirements to issue water-use permits modified.
HF4146 (Igo) - Temporary drill core storage.

Bill Added to agenda:
HF 4019 (Schultz) - Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer appropriation permits eligibility criteria expanded.

Bill Removed from Agenda:
HF3677 (Warwas) - Motorized trails receiving grants-in-aid closed to nonmotorized use unless designated for that use.

*Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

I. Call to Order

II. HF3432 (Rehrauer) - Resident tuition rates provided to individuals who move to Minnesota for employment purposes.

III. HF3411 (Coulter) - Access by federal immigration officers to public postsecondary campuses limited, and access to educational data modified.

IV. Adjournment

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts and written testimony must be provided electronically to the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 3pm the day prior to the hearing. Handouts should be in PDF format with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capability.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Higher Education Finance & Policy webpage.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Agenda to be determined.

Agenda to be determined.