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I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 4502 (Perryman) Trusted contact program established to mitigate financial exploitation and fraud, and liability limited.

IV. HF 3388 (O’Driscoll) Reinsurance assessment authority extended.

V. HF 4106 (O’Driscoll) Commissioner of commerce required to submit a Minnesota premium security plan continuation waiver.

VI. HF 400 (Perryman) Commissioner of commerce required to defray costs to health plan companies for additional benefits.

VII. HF 4138 (Scott) Requirements for social media platforms related to accounts for minors established, and enforcement mechanisms for regulations on child social media accounts established.

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

IX. HF 4203 (Hanson) Studies and an annual market analysis conducted by the Office of Cannabis Management modified, and reports required. *Motion to reconsider the adoption of the DE1*

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 3.25.26

III. Department of Human Services CMS and Revalidation Update

• Kristy Graume, DHS Director of State Government Relations

IV. HF729 (Noor) Human Services Policy

• Marshall Smith, CEO of Direct Care and Treatment
• Nate Olson, Disability Advocate
• Tammie Roth BA, LADC, LADC, board approved supervisor, Lakes Counseling Center, Detroit Lakes, MN
• Lance Egley, Ph.D., L.A.D.C., C.A.D.C. III, L.I.C.S.W., MARRCH and Lead on Systems Improvement and Paperwork Prevention
• Brian Zirbes MA, LADC, LPCC, Executive Director of MARRCH
• Liina Roth, CRCR, CSPPM, Director of RCM at Accra

V. Adjournment



*Bills 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.

HF 3643 (Fischer) Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park established, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 4470 (Klevorn) Melissa Hortman memorial at the State Office Building funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 4462 (Klevorn) State agencies required to include a summary page in all requests for proposals.

HF 4366 (Klevorn) Public television station block grants eligibility modified.

HF 4172 (Klevorn) Uses of legislative email, telephone numbers, and office space restricted.

HF 3629 (Bahner) Provisions for grants management changed.

HF 4356 (Frederick) Classification alignment for Direct Care and Treatment employees established.

HF 3093 (Greenman) Responsible contractor requirements to recipients of state loans and grants over $50,000 applied.

*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. Written testimony is highly encouraged. 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.

Presentation on the Report of the Review of Competitive Grant Processes
Matt Varilek, Commissioner, Department of Employment and Economic Development

HF 4072 (Greene) Local new talent pipeline program grant funding provided, and money appropriated
Tara Brandle, Above the Fold Publishing
Wendy Paulson, MN Broadcasters Association

HF 3691 (Virnig) Emergency managers established as essential employees
Erin Hughes, Emergency Management Director, Stearns County, MN
Seth Hansen, Emergency Management Director, Wright County, MN

HF 4613 (Greenman) Funding provided to Explore Minnesota for a grant to Twin Cities in Motion, and money appropriated.
Dean Orton, President, Twin Cities in Motion

If you would like to testify or submit materials to the committee please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Wednesday, March 25

Local Bonding Projects will be heard.
Each project/bill will be allowed a maximum of two (2) testifiers and will be given a maximum of five (5) minutes to present including all bill author comments and testifier testimony. These will be informational hearings on the bills, and no formal actions will be taken. Testifiers may submit a one-page handout for members on the project.
HF4156 (Warwas) Buhl; wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements funding
Jim Matthews, Mayor, City of Buhl
HF3835 (Warwas) Application of increased funding for water infrastructure grants clarified.
Jeff Jacobson, Aurora City Administrator
Dave Skelton, Treasurer, East Range Water Board
HF3995 (Knudsen) Frazee; North River Drive improvements funding provided,
Stephanie Poegel, City Administrator; Polly Andersen
HF4383 (Igo) Forests and forestry capital projects funding provided
Jim Manolis, The Nature Conservancy; Tom Radovich, MN Forest Industries
HF4091 (Repinski) Winona County; Pickwick Mill dam repair funding
Beth Turner,Pickwick Mill, Inc
Tony Blumentritt Pickwick Mill, Inc
HF4084 (Anderson PH) Paynesville; wastewater industrial pretreatment facility expansion funding
Tariq Al-Rifai, City Administrator and Economic Development Director
HF4311 (Zeleznikar) Duluth North Shore Sanitary District funding
Kevin Bovee, Duluth North Shore Sanitary District
Jon Loye, MSA Professional Professional Services
HF198 (Zeleznikar) Duluth International Airport capital improvement funding - to be amended
Tom Werner, Executive Director, Duluth International Airport
HF4486 (Schwartz) Mankato Regional Airport air traffic control tower funding provided
Susan Arntz, City Manager, City of Mankato
HF4302 (Bennett) Easton; new water tower funding provided
Jonathan (Jon) Rath, Easton City Council
HF4309 (Robbins) Railroad crossing safety improvements in Hennepin County, Medina, Independence, and Loretto funding
Mark Kaltsas, Administrator, City of Independence
Brad Spencer, Mayor, City of Independence
HF4032 (Robbins) Corcoran; west metro regional public safety facility funding
Tom McKee, Mayor of Corcoran
Matt Gottschalk, Corcoran Chief of Police
HF3855 (Davids) Root River State Trail funding provided
HF3673 (Burkel) Middle River; well and well pump house funding
Mathew Stromsodt, Mayor, City of Middle River
HF4265 (Skraba) Local recreation grants funding provided
Bradley Harrington, Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails, Secretary and also Parks and Recreation Manager, Wright County parks
HF4012 (Skraba) Silver Bay; water infrastructure improvements funding
Lana Falich, City Administrator, Silver Bay; Luke Heikkila, Bolton & Menk
HF4339 (Skraba) Gitchi Gami State Trail (GGTA) funding provided
Bruce Martinson, GGTA Board President
Michelle Pierson, Executive Director
Bill Added:
HF3855 (Davids) Root River State Trail funding provided for construction of Trail from the city of Preston to Carimona. Amended to include Forestville Bridge in Forestville State Park.
Bill removed: HF4298 (Davids) New multimodal shared-use trail from La Crescent to Hokah and Houston

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.

HF2700 (Elkins): Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act modified to make consumer health data a form of sensitive data, and additional protections added for sensitive data.

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

HF3356 (Huot): Removal of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public required.

HF3946 (Moller): Law enforcement agencies required to report information in domestic abuse cases, arrests for suspected nonfelony domestic abuse authorized, person arrested for suspected domestic abuse required to be held in custody until the person's first court appearance, Task Force on Improving Responses to Domestic Violence Crimes established, annual reports required, and money appropriated.

HF3970 (Moller): Remedy to extinguish a joint interest in a contract for deed of a perpetrator of domestic abuse or sexual assault established.

HF3658 (Frazier): Processes for applying for, securing, and enforcing extreme risk protection orders modified.

HF3875 (Liebling): Publication process for court notices clarified; provisions regarding restitution, conciliation court, juror data, and no-fault arbitration modified; notices to public authorities clarified; and Supreme Court Council on Child Protection expiration date modified.

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

SF856 (Norris): Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation.

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 Wednesday, March 25, 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 Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

I. Call to order
II. HF495 (West) Day care costs paid by the taxpayer provided a subtraction.
III. HF4321 (Zeleznikar) Individual income tax conformed to federal exclusion from gross income for dependent care assistance programs.
IV. HF 3902 (Igo) Eligible recipients for Minnesota housing tax credit contributions modified, and credit sunset repealed.
V. HF4161 (Duran) Northern; base year formula aid provided.
VI. HF3755 (Davids) Annual Public Finance Bill.
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 Wednesday, March 25th, 2026.

 I. Approval of Minutes

II.  HF 4213 (Youakim) Forecast adjustments made to prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs, and money appropriated.

III.  HF 4198 (Youakim) Student mental health grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

IV.  HF 3930 (Hill) Contract funding provided to support teacher retention, and money appropriated.

V. HF 3585 (Keeler) Interagency Council on Student Attendance established, report required, and money appropriated.

VI. 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 25th. 

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 25th.

*Agenda Change: Bill added. Bill removed.

HF3426 (Jordan) Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.
HF3896 (Falconer) Operation of watercraft in a manner that threatens uncultivated wild rice beds prohibited.
HF1426 (Hollins) Stewardship program for circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products established; mercury in batteries prohibited; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
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. (*HF3793 received a full hearing with testimony on March 10, 2026. No further testimony will be taken on the bill.)
*HF4061 (Kozlowski) Availability of appropriation for a grant to expand Minnesota's wild elk population and range extended.

*HF4246 (Kozlowski) has been removed from the agenda.

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 subject to change at the request of the Chair

I. Call to order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Chair Remarks
IV. HF1323 (Schultz) - Undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for state financial aid programs.
V. HF4266 (Allen) - Lowest recognized family responsibility amount modified for purposes of determining state grant awards.
VI. HF4413 (Allen) - Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regens of the University of Minnesota limited.
VII. HFXXXX 1.5 million Appropriated to Minnesota state to combat Ghost students. (Bill to be introduced this week)
VIII. HF3101 (Rymer) - Intellectual Freedom Protection Act regulated public postsecondary institutions created, private right of action created, and attorney general enforcement provided.
IX. HF4572 (Duran) - Office of Higher Education prohibited from using public money to support low-earning degree programs, and report required.
X. Adjournment

*All testimony requests and hearing materials must be submitted to the Committee Administrator at least 24 hours prior to the hearing: garrick.spennewyn@house.mn.gov

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

To be determined.