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I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 4145 (Nadeau) Nursing homes and assisted living facilities authorized to allow consumption and display of alcoholic beverages.

IV. HF 4009 (Bliss) Seasonal liquor licenses for resorts authorized.

V. HF 4304 (Heintzeman) Brainerd authorized to issue certain on-sale license

VI. HF 0901 (Kresha) Transfer of wine between commonly owned liquor stores allowed.

VII. SF2511 (O’Driscoll) Various liquor provisions modification.

VIII. HF0357 (Harder) Authorized card games expanded to include the game of hasenpfeffer.

IX. HF4090 (Nash) Prize and ticket limits modified.

X. 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 3.12.26

III. HF4110 (Zeleznikar) Rest break and meal break requirements adjusted under certain circumstances.
• Buck McAlpin - MN Ambulance Association
• Sara Grafstrom - Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, ARRM
• Nicole Mattson, for Care Providers of MN, for LTCI
• Shelli Bakken, LeadingAge MN, for LTCI

IV. HF 4101 (Schultz) Continued submission of a report to the legislature on the use of periodic data matching in medical assistance required
• Former Speaker Kurt Daudt, Vice President, Stateside

V. HF4144 (Nadeau) Location requirements for assisted living facilities with a licensed resident capacity of six or fewer persons and licensed residential programs modified, commissioners allowed to delegate authority, and various notification requirements modified
• Ryan Sabas, Mayor of Champlin
• Nichole Klonoswski, Brooklyn Park City Council Member
• Hollies Winston, Mayor of Brooklyn Park
• Chikio Richmond, an RPAMN Board member
• Josh Berg, Director of Minnesota Services & Strategic Growth, Accessible Space
• Sara Grafstrom - Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, ARRM


VI. HF 3546 (Schomacker) Program integrity requirements for high-risk provider types under medical assistance established, and report required.

*Please note the DE amendment for this HF


VII. Adjournment – next hearing – Wednesday, March 18th at 8:15am


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

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.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. HF3682 (Nash) Grantee fraud risk rating system and corresponding grants management criteria required.

IV. HF3826 (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.

V. HF3990 (Novotny) - Provisions for employment or occupation due to conviction of a crime changed.

VI. HF3563 (Anderson) - 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. HF3674 (Kresha) - Attorney general's duty to represent certain utility customers in matters before the Public Utilities Commission and in federal proceedings repealed, and conforming statutory change made.

VIII. HF4259 (Torkelson) Number of members of the house of representative and the senate modified.

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

HF 1316 (Curran) Independent contractors and payors added to the centralized work reporting system, and payors required to report independent contractors to the centralized work reporting system.

Presentations on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MINNESOTA'S WORKFORCE

Genevieve Melton-Meaux, Senior Associate Dean for Health Informatics and Data Science, University of Minnesota Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Jim Wilgenbusch, Director of Research Computing, Research & Innovation Office, University of Minnesota

Aaron Rosenthal, Research Director, North Star Policy Action

Samantha Gordon, TechEquity Collaborative

Informational Hearing on Proposed Legislative Language
HF 4369 (Gottfried) Safeguarding Human Intelligence and Employment in Labor Displacement
HF XXXX (Gottfried) Regulating the Use of Electronic Monitoring Tools in Employment Settings (AS101-4)
HF XXXX (Gottfried) Regulating the Use of Automated Decision Systems in Employment Settings (AS100-4)
Melissa Hysing, AFL-CIO

I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes – March 12th, 2026
III. Calendar for the Day – Monday, March 23rd
IV. Adjournment

Continuation of Governor Agency Bonding Request Presentations:
Minnesota Dept of Public Safety (MNDPS)

Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources (BWSR)

Minnesota State Academies

Local projects: Note these will be primarily new projects the committee has not heard in committee or visited or heard a presentation on during the fall bonding tours. These will be limited to 5-minute presentations including questions from members

HF3599 (Mekeland) Becker; water treatment facility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3761 (Igo) Hibbing; sanitary sewer improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3523 (Robbins) Independence; U.S. Highway 12 safety and mobility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3515 (Bakeberg) Prior Lake; trail improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF573 (Warwas) St. Louis County; Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

The Chair reserves the right to add additional items/bonding presentations to the agenda.

HF3479 (Freiberg): Right to postpone a mortgage sale clarified.

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.

HF3782 (Moller): Disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain buildings required.

HF4081 (Greenman): Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons banned, and criminal penalties provided.

NOTE: The committee will accept testimony related to the provisions in HF4081 under our jurisdiction, related to data privacy:
Article 1, Section 2, Subdivision 6
Article 2, Section 1

HF4138 (Scott): Requirements for social media platforms related to accounts for minors established, and enforcement mechanisms for regulations on child social media accounts established.

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 16, 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. Time for testimony may be 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 & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, March 16, 2026.

I. Call to order
II. HF238 (Johnson, W.) Unpaid special assessment interest accrual rate modified, refunds on interest payments required, and technical changes made.
III. HF3381 (Johnson, W.) Nonprofit sales and use tax exemption modified to provide that certain purchases of prepared food by nonprofit organizations are exempt.
IV. HF3754 (Joy) Internal Revenue Code conformed to the federal exclusion from gross income for employer contributions to Trump accounts.
V. HF1049 (Reyer) School district eligibility for school library aid clarified.
VII. Adjourn

*HF1049 will be amended with an author's delete all amendment.

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 Monday, March 16th, 2026.

Office of School Trust Lands
- Presentation and Update

State Board of Investment
- Permanent School Fund Task Force Report

Bills:
- HF3900 (Igo) - Permanent school fund modified to calculate distributable earnings, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony, including handouts on HF 3900 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 16, 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 16, 2026.

Presentation from Form Energy
HF 4059 (Luger-Nikolai) - Additional financing mechanisms to support Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority activities provided.
HF 76 (Greenman) - Rate recovery of executive pay limited for certain public utilities.

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, but may not be printed. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

*Agenda Change: Bill added.

HF3643 (Fischer) Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF3426 (Jordan) Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.
HF4222 (Gottfried) State parks added to and deleted from, and sales and conveyances of surplus state lands authorized.
*HF4224 (Fischer) Notice requirements for water discharges modified.

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
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Chair Remarks (If Necessary)
IV. HF4266 (Allen) - Lowest recognized family responsibility amount modified for purposes of determining state grant awards.
VI University of Minnesota - Presentation on Bonding Request
a. Alice Roberts-Davis – Vice President, University Services
b. Dr. Keith Mays –Dean, School of Dentistry
c. Riley Hetland – Undergraduate Student Government President

VI. Adjournment

HF 4277 (West) Requirements for child care centers to use video security cameras modified. [Testimony on this bill was received on March 10th; the committee will not be hearing testimony on this day]

HF 3819 (West) Licensing inspection requirements for child care providers modified, program integrity requirements for child care assistance program established, and report required. [Testimony on this bill was received on March 3rd; the committee will not be hearing testimony on this day]

HF 3489 (Bennett) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.

Presentation by Safe Passage on Child Fatalities in Minnesota

HF 4408 (Nelson) Requiring Transparency in Child Fatality reports.

HF 3901 (Johnson, W) Investigative powers added to the Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson.

HF 4316 (Olson) Requiring notification of maltreatment in child care centers.

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. Ryann Woods, GOP Committee Administrator, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov; Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@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.

Presentation - Charter Authorizers and Schools
- Minnesota Department of Education

Bills:
HF3487 (Rehrauer) - Anonymous threat reporting systems required, and report required.
- The committee will take action on the DE1 amendment.

Testimony: HF3487 was previously heard on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Additional public testimony will not be taken. Written testimony on the DE1 amendment will be accepted and should be provided to 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 16, 2026.

HF3421 (Clardy) - Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
- This bill was heard and amended on March 10, 2026, and laid over. The Chair will bring up HF3421, as amended, for further consideration. Additional testimony will not be taken.

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 17th, 2026
Time: 3:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Location: Cap. G3

Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF4141 (Johnson, W.) Criminal penalty provided for assaulting housing and redevelopment authority employees.

IV. HF3951 (Igo) –Submetered utility service final billing for vacating tenants provided, and provisions related to the payment of rent by tenants modified.

V. 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 3771 (Johnson, P) Reporting date on the disaster assistance contingency account.

HF 3658 (Frazier) Processes for applying for, securing, and enforcing extreme risk protection orders modified.

HF 3453 (Hanson, J) Legal age to possess kratom established as 21 years of age or older.

HF 3358 (Finke) Detention and transport of suspects in vehicles that are not designed for detaining humans and designated as law enforcement vehicles prohibited.

HF 1775 (Pinto) Criminal case information reporting required, and money appropriated.

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 16th, 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 16th, 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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Co-Chair Tabke has the gavel.

AGENDA*
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from March 11, 2026
3. HF3919 (Cha) Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, and technical changes made.
4. HF3791 (Greene) Security and protective services of certain state officials provided, report required, and money appropriated.
5. HF1781 (Tabke) Various policy changes made, including authorizing aircraft electronic attestation, defining terms, modifying injury crash reporting, modifying legislative routes, and updating yellow traffic signal indications. Note this will serve as a potential vehicle bill.
6. HF3908 (Kraft) Ignition interlock program license revocation requirements modified, driver's license indicators classified as private data, and technical corrections made.
7. HF4233 (Kraft) Excavation Notice System Requirements Modified.
8. HF3966 (Jones) Transit and bicycle related parking enforcement through use of transit obstruction camera systems authorized, penalty established, data practices provided, and money appropriated.
9. HF3430 (Kraft) Surcharges for all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles modified, and vehicle weight surcharge established.
10. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 18, 2026


*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 both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@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 both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Transportation Finance and Policy webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
• ACCESSIBILITY: To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.

1. Approval of the March 10, 2026, meeting minutes.
    
2. SF 3897 (Gustafson); HF 3703 (Nadeau): Modifying the process for terminating a firefighter relief association retirement plan.
   • Amendment S3897-DE1
   • SF3897-HF3703 Summary
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • Email from Rose Hennessy-Allen, Pension Division Director, Office of the State Auditor
        
3. HF 4162 (O'Driscoll): Teachers Retirement Association (TRA); requiring the employer of a reemployed annuitant to make employer contributions to TRA.
   • Amendment H4162-1A
   • SFxxxx-HF4162 Summary
      
4. SF 4330 (Rasmusson); HF 4167 (Nadeau): TRA Administrative bill; adding "physician assistant" to list of medical providers for disability applications.
   • SF4330-HF4167 Summary
   • Testifier:
     • Tim Maurer, Executive Director, Teachers Retirement Association (TRA)
        
5. Report from MN State on missing IRAP account for SF 1213 (Miller); HF 2117 (Repinski): Special legislation requiring MN State to find an IRAP account.
   • Amendment S1213-1A - adopted by the Commission on March 3
   • SF1213-HF2117 Summary
   • SBI reported to the Commission at the March 10 meeting
      
6. SF 4276 (Frentz); HF 4074 (Lillie): Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS) Administrative bill.
   • SF4276-HF4074 Summary
   • Testifier:
     • Jenkins Vangehn, Agency Policy Specialist & Legislative Liaison, Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS)
     • Devin Bruce, Director of Legislative and Political Affairs, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • Letter from Chris Clark and Joshua Magner, Deputy State Fire Marshal Investigators
        
7. SF 4373 (Frentz): MSRS, PERA, TRA, St. Paul Teachers; amending salary definitions to exclude payments from the State for Minnesota paid leave.
   • Amendment S4373-1A
   • SF4373-HFxxxx Summary
   • Testifier:
     • Amy Strenge, Policy Coordinator, Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
        
8. If time permits:
    
8. HF4272 (Olson): TRA; Extending 60-30 early retirement benefit to deferred vested former teachers with at least 30 years of service.
   • SFxxxx-HF4272 Summary
   • Testifier:
     • Kate Lynn Snyder, Lobbyist, Education Minnesota

SF1750 (Bahner) Common interest communities rights and duties modified, unit owner rights modified, termination threshold modified, meet and confer process established, notice of meetings modified, and governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing creation of homeowners associations.

HF4250 (Koegel) Ticket resale disclosures and price regulated, and reports required.

HF3938 (Klevorn) Owners of firearms required to have liability insurance, and homeowners' and tenants' policies required to include liability coverage for accidental discharge of firearms.

HF3904 (Hanson, J.) Reimbursement rate parity for clinical trainees providing alcoholism, mental health, and chemical dependency services required.

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.

HF3935 (Klevorn); Policies and procedures required at assisted living facilities modified, and training requirements for unlicensed personnel at assisted living facilities modified.

HF2216 (Moller); Conditions for admission to or continued residence in certain facilities prohibited, review and approval of increases in amounts charged by assisted living facilities required, termination or nonrenewal of assisted living contracts on certain grounds prohibited, and arbitration in assisted living contracts governing provisions modified.

HF4354 (Frederick); Direct Care and Treatment data requirements modified, classification for employees established, patient consent procedures modified, voluntary patient transfer procedures modified, and technical corrections made.
The plan is to amend this bill with every DHS policy bill and have a full discussion. DHS policy bills have been posted to the website.

HF4210 (Fischer); Senior nutrition programs modified.

HF4212 (Virnig); Access to certain information allowed, references to chapter 144D removed, documentation on use of patient restraints required, and change of ownership provisions clarified.
*pending re-referral*

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. HF3843 (Baker) – Report to the legislature recommending appropriations from the workforce development fund
II. HF3597 (Mueller) – Certain S Corporations exempted from paid leave law
III. HF4003 (Baker) – Rural Cancer Institute appropriation modifications
IV. HF3167 (Zeleznikar) – University of Minnesota; Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence appropriation
V. HF4193 (Rehrauer) – eligibility for the extended employment program rule repealed

*HF4003 was added on March 16

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please email spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Tuesday, March 17th.

Minnesota Humanities Center status update on FY 2025 - 2026 appropriations

HF4148 (Burkel) - Requirements for hiring executive director of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established. (This bill will be laid over.)

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator (amy.zipko@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Tuesday, March 17.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to amy.zipko@house.mn.gov by 10 a.m. the day before the meeting.

Presentations on Selected State Safety Net Hospitals
Hennepin County Medical Center/Hennepin County
Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Hospital Association
North Memorial

HF4343 (K. Lee) Digital Sales Tax (Revisor #: 26-07500 (BILL ADDED)

Items may be added or removed from the agenda. Public testimony will not be taking on the presentations on safety net hospitals. 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 Tuesday, March 17th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by Tuesday, March 17th 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.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

*Agenda Change: Bill added.

HF4080 (Hansen) Certain retailers prohibited from obtaining an ownership interest in livestock dealers or meat packing companies, and certain exclusive contracts prohibited.
HF3693 (Lee, F.) Previous Department of Agriculture appropriation modified.
HF1857 (Smith) Cats; elective declawing of cats prohibited and civil penalties imposed.
*HF4350 (Hansen) Agriculture policy provisions modified. (The committee will get to this bill if time is available. If not, it will be rescheduled to a future date.)

**Additional bills/items may be added.

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.

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

HF4243 (Freiberg) - Reporting thresholds increased, deadlines and filing periods clarified, conforming changes for local candidates made, and technical changes made.

HF4239 (Freiberg) - Lobbying material; certain requirements for reports and disclaimers modified.

HF4241 (Freiberg) - Procedure to select the Hennepin County medical examiner modified.

HF4242 (Freiberg) - Provisions governing disposition of decedents' personal property by coroners and medical examiners modified.

HF4240 (Freiberg) - Various changes related to election administration made, provisions related to absentee voting modified, timelines modified, technical and clarifying changes made, and money appropriated.

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 17.

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 17.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 4048 (Robbins) Gross receipts tax on hospitals and health care providers; licensed chiropractors excluded from the providers subject to the tax.

IV. HF 3893 (Scott) Use of artificial intelligence in psychotherapy services regulated, and civil penalties provided.

V. HF 4142 (Nadeau) Medical assistance coverage of prescription drugs solely for weight loss prohibited.

VI. Presentation by the Minnesota Department of Health on the 340B Covered Entity Report

VII. HF 3609 (Zeleznikar) Disallowance of drug manufacturers from restricting delivery of 340B prescription drugs continued, enforcement provided, and expiration date removed.

VIII. 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 17.

Agenda:
HF3169 (Olson) Commissioner of transportation required to study, develop, and implement suicide prevention methods for construction of new bridges; report required; and money appropriated.
Erich Mische, CEO, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
MJ Weiss Blair
Trish Merelo (appearing online)
HF3749 (Olson) Various transportation-related policies enacted, bridge inspection standards established, active transportation education funding modified, mandated reporting expiration dates modified, scenic byway designations removed, and truck parking improvement program established.
Jennifer Witt, Legislative Affairs Manager. Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)
HF2605 (Olson) Driver and vehicle services; full-service provider account established, and fee distributions modified.
Jim Hirst, Minnesota Deputy Registrar Association
Mike Hintz, Deputy Registrar, Rochester MN
Jared O'Reilly, St. Louis Park DMV
HF3541 (Duran) Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.

HF 4102 (Koznick) State Patrol compensation study requirements modified.
Mike LeDoux, Director of Legislator Affairs, Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS).
Jason Theel, Minnesota State Patrol Troopers Association

HF3513 (Koznick) Automated vehicles regulated.
bill added:
HF268 (Koznick) Certain limitations on use of interest or investment income from transportation revenue established.
The Chair reserves the right to add additional bills to agenda.
The chair also may limit testimony on bills and time limits for testimony.


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HF3665 (Pinto) Out-of-home placement plan requirements modified to include early childhood education and child care programs, and agencies and guardians ad litem required to provide information on early childhood education and child care programs for children in foster care.

HF4217 (Hicks) Medical assistance allowed to be paid for any person receiving foster care benefits past 18 years of age, terminology and definitions modified, and eligibility criteria and requirements related to extended foster care modified.

HF4174 (Hanson) Parent support outreach program funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF4125 (Agbaje) Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act modified, and money appropriated.

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.

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.

HF4399 (Leibling) - Independent School District No. 535, Rochester; school board elections provided.

HF4176 (Youakim) - Site-governed school requirements modified.

HF2544 (Virnig) - Dual Enrollment Task Force established, report required, and money appropriated.

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 17th.

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 17th.

Items may be added/removed
- Amendment deadline will be 1:00PM on Tuesday, March 17th
- The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF4207 (Howard) Housing provisions modified, wage provisions modified, eligible uses for housing aid funds clarified, emergency rental assistance reporting requirements eliminated, and technical changes made.

IV. HF3639 (Hussein) Landlords prohibited from listing the name of a minor child of a tenant in a lease or eviction complaint.

V. HF3981 (K. Lee) Process for a termination of lease upon the death or infirmity of a tenant modified.

VI. HF3064 (Hussein) St. Paul; public housing agency grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

VII. HF2123 (Hussein) Tenant on-time payment credit reporting option provided, and money appropriated.

VIII. 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.

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

Accommodations:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
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1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 3547 (Swedzinski) Manufacture, sale, and use of fireworks regulated; and portion of revenues from the sale of fireworks dedicated to public safety purposes.

4. HF 4095 (Davis) Crime of disruption of worship services established.

5. HF 3651 (Harder) State Fire Code alcohol-blended fuel equipment compatibility standards established.

6. HF 4043 (Witte) Powers exclusive to law enforcement officers clarified, and authority to investigate the unauthorized practice of law enforcement duties clarified.

7. HF 4282 (Witte) Persons detained in jails provided medications.

8. Adjourn


Agenda note: Bills may be added or removed from the agenda. 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.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. HF 3571 (Bakeberg) Watershed districts allowed to self-insure for certain employee health benefits, and technical changes made.

IV. HF 2526 (Duran) Exceptions to prohibition against gifts to local officials expanded

V. HF 3722 (Quam) Removal of deceased voters from statewide voter registration system required.

VI. HF 3723 (Quam) Voter verification required before mail delivery of an absentee ballot.

VII. Adjournment

*No testimony will be taken on HF 2525, as the bill was previously heard.
** HF 3571 (Bakeberg) has been removed from the agenda

TIME CHANGE: This hearing has been rescheduled for 5PM on Wednesday, March 18th.

I. HF3769 (Curran); Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections clarified in law, access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screening in correctional facilities clarified.

II. HF3978 (Reyer); Protections provided to participants in and employees and operators of a health care provider wellness program.

III. HF3476 (Liebling); Patient-Centered Care program established, direct state payments to health care providers authorized, contracting with administrative services organizations authorized, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.

IV. HF3939 (Bierman); Helping Paws grant funding provided to breed, train, and place service dogs; and money appropriated.

Agenda subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

HF 2418-First Engrossment (Tabke) was heard in Capital Investment on 4/30/2025. The H2418DE4 amendment was adopted and the bill was laid over as amended. No additional testimony will be taken.

Secondary amendments should be written to the attached "H2418DE4 as adopted 4.30.25" and are due to Committee Administrator, Jenny Nash, 24-hours before the hearing. Action will be taken on the bill.

The following bills will be heard on an informational only basis. No formal action will be taken:

HF3417 (Pursell) Lonsdale; clean water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3365 (Freiberg) Robbinsdale; new public works facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3463 (Freiberg) Crystal; water main improvements along Douglas Drive funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Overview of Future Weather Trends and Infrastructure Report: Institute on the Environment, Center for Sustainable Building Research, and Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership, U of MN

Agenda to be determined.