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HF3794 (Greenman) - Surveillance-based price and wage discrimination prohibited.

HF4472 (Reyer) - School districts and charter schools required to complete an annual health insurance survey, reports required, and money appropriated.

HF4410 (Davids) - Online sweepstakes games prohibited.

HF4347 (Bierman) - Quantity limits on coverage for home care nursing services prohibited, and home care nursing services defined.

**Bill Removed** HF4412 (Allen) - Medical cannabis endorsement requirements modified.

**Bill Removed** HFXXXX (West) - Transportation of cannabis product to testing facility by license holder allowed, sunset provided. **Heard on an informational basis**

**Bill Removed** HF4398 (Hanson, J.) - Cannabis business license and endorsement provisions modified, and civil penalties provided.

**Bill Removed** HF4397 (Hanson, J.) - Cannabis business licensing provisions modified, cannabis macrobusiness license established.

**Bill Removed** HF4201 (Hanson, J.) - Cannabis business and hemp business license provisions modified, and cannabinoid product and lower-potency hemp edible labeling requirements modified.

**Bill Removed** HF4199 (Hanson, J.) - Technical changes made to cannabis business licensing provisions.

HF4203 (Hanson, J.) - Studies and an annual market analysis conducted by the Office of Cannabis Management modified, and reports required. *Intended Omnibus Vehicle Bill*

**Bill Removed** HF3706 (Koegel) - Various provisions governing nondepository financial institutions modified.

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

**Bill Removed** HF4120 (Koegel) - Unclaimed property regulated, Revised Minnesota Unclaimed Property Act established, administrative rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

**Bill Removed** HF4175 (Koegel) - Technical changes made to various provisions governed or administered by the Department of Commerce.

HF4188 (Koegel) - Various consumer protections for insurance and financial products modified, virtual-currency kiosks prohibited, student loan borrower protections added, mortgage loan servicing standards provided, commissioner of commerce notices required, and mortgage protections provided. *Intended Omnibus Vehicle Bill*

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.

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.

HF4549 (Noor); Department of Human Services housing support services policy bill; human services housing program requirements modified.

HF4464 (Fischer); Behavioral health administration policy bill; changes made to requirements for licensing and funding for mental health and substance use disorder services.

HF4546 (Noor); Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.

HF4447 (Noor); Base grant rider information report required.

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

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Minutes

4. HF 4615 (Olson, B.) Amount of pay for commissioned officers and enlisted members engaged in state active service modified.

5. HF 3532 (Olson, B.) Eligibility for burial in state Veterans cemeteries modified.

6. HF 4492 (Bliss) Commanders Task Force established.

7. HF 4171 (Rehrauer) Imposition of certain fees for residential improvements necessary to accommodate the disability of a veteran prohibited.

8. 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. 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.

Agenda
I. HF4110 (Zeleznikar) - Rest break and meal break requirements adjusted under certain circumstances

II. HF2113 (Robbins) - Small employers exempted from requirement to provide paid leave

III. HF4569 (Bakeberg) – Modifying the definition of seasonal employee under Minnesota Paid Leave law

IV. HF4414 (Baker) - Elected officials exempted from Minnesota Paid Leave Law

If you would like to testify or provide written materials, please contact spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Tuesday, March 24th. Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 4075 (Moller / Scott): Uniform procedure established for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial orders.
IV. HF 3826 (Witte): Identity theft crime; definitions modified and added, attorney general and county attorneys provided with additional subpoena authority, and statutes of limitation altered for fraud-related offenses.
V. 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.
VI. 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.
VII. HF 3459 (Feist): Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act clarifying, technical, and conforming changes made; exemptions provided; number of directors for certain associations provided; and insurance policies clarified.
VIII. HF 3711 (Curran): Administrative hearings provisions amended for human rights cases.
IX. HF 4200 (Hanson, J.): Data reported to Office of Cannabis Management through statewide monitoring system made not public data, and provisions related to public data on cannabis business license applicants and license holders modified.
X. HF 3908 (Kraft): Ignition interlock program license revocation requirements modified, driver's license indicators classified as private data, and technical corrections made.
XI. 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 both Committee Administrators, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov and josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 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 both Committee Administrators, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov and josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

Clean Water Fund Update
Parks and Trails Update
Carp Barrier Update

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.

Presentations on Local Homelessness Aid Implementation
TBD

HF4561 (Gomez) Local homeless prevention aid reporting requirements modified, redistribution of unspent money allowed, and aid sunset repealed. (BILL ADDED)

HF4343 (K. Lee) Advertising services tax imposed.

NOTE: Written materials sent to the Committee for the 3/18 hearing on HF4343 do not need to be resubmitted. Verbal testimony for the 3/18 HF4343 hearing should sign up again.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda. 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 12:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by Tuesday, March 24th at 12 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 will be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

HF3898 (Falconer) Pesticide provisions modified to protect wild-rice water.
HF3957 (Vang) Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council and the Agriculture Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer grant program authority modified.
HF4372 (Vang) Meat processing training and retention incentive grantees allowed more time to complete projects.
HF4350 (Hansen) Agriculture policy provisions modified.
*HF3692 (Smith) Farmer-Lender Mediation Act extended. (*HF3692 received a full hearing with testimony on March 9, 2026. No further testimony will be taken.)
HF4085 (Anderson, P.H.) Biofuel sales volume incentive program established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

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.

HF 4348 (Kraft) - Thermal energy networks designated as public improvements and waterworks.

HF4186 (Luger-Nikolai) - Housing and redevelopment agencies authorized to utilize certain long-term equity investment authority, and investment types in which a qualifying government may invest modified.

HF4202 (J. Hanson) - Provisions relating to local unit of government's regulation of cannabis businesses modified.

HF4455 (K. Lee) - Ramsey County human resources personnel structure terminology updated, certain positions adjusted to unclassified service for consistency with other positions, obsolete language repealed, and technical changes made.

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

HF3884* (K. Lee) - Tribal governments made eligible recipients of Metropolitan Council grant programs, and technical changes made.

HF3883* (Freiberg) - Water supply planning and reporting requirements clarified.

HF3882* (Virnig) - Metropolitan Council program requirements modified, reporting requirements modified, Metropolitan Council and regional development commission review of city housing finance programs removed, and technical corrections made.

HF3881* (Virnig) - Small business contracting requirements modified, report to the legislature on compliance required, and compliance plan requirements for certain public contracts over a threshold amount repealed.

HF2688 (Greenman) - A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC, requesting that Congress clarify that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment, and asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such clarification.

HF 3295 (Gordon) - Open Meeting Law; meeting broadcasting through social media authorized.

HF3862 (Freiberg) - Secretary of state required to prepare and distribute a voter information guide prior to each statewide general election, and rulemaking authorized.

HF3362* (Freiberg) - Elected officials required to be given access to multiple unit dwellings under certain circumstances.

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

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

NOTE: *No testimony will be taken on these bills as they were previously heard and laid over.

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 24th.

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 24th.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 4493 (Baker) Pharmacists authorized to initiate, prescribe, administer, and dispense drugs for the treatment of opioid use disorder; and grounds for disciplinary action for pharmacists and pharmacist interns modified.

IV. HF 3133 (Franson) Physician and medical resident eligibility for loan forgiveness under the health professional education loan forgiveness program modified.

V. HF 4595 (Schomacker) Requirements for licensure by reciprocity for marriage and family therapists modified.

VI. HF 4289 (Backer) Parent allowed to request one free certified birth record per child.

VII. HF 3756 (Backer) Definition for covered insulin provided for the insulin safety net program and manufacturer registration fee.

VIII. HF 4143 (Nadeau) Assessment of the hospital surcharge temporarily stopped.

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

X. HF 1724 (Gillman) Direct primary care service agreements established. (Pending referral)

XI. HF 2291 (Mahamoud) Palliative Care Advisory Council funding provided, and money appropriated.

XII. HF 4568 (Knudsen) Life-sustaining treatment for unemancipated minor patients provided.

XIII. HF 4547 (Bierman) Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.

XIV. 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 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 24

Agenda:
HF3694 (Koegel) Tow trucks permitted to use variable message signs.
HF3844 (Joy) Optometrist clarified to be able to prescribe certain window glazing materials for motor vehicles.
HF4006 (Warwas) Eveleth; Progress Parkway construction project prior appropriation modified.
Jim Foldesi, Director of Public Works, St. Louis County
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.
Tony Kwilas, Amatuer Riders Motorcycle Association ( ARMCA)
HF3849 (Myers) Gasoline stickers relating to state tax rates revised. (Informational Hearing only- Bill in Commerce Committee possession)
HF4102 (Koznick) State Patrol compensation study requirements modified
HF3441 (Koznick) Light rail transit operating and capital maintenance costs governed.
HF3507 (Koznick) Certain Blue Line light rail transit extension project money for arterial bus rapid transit reallocated, and money appropriated
HF3562 (Anderson PE) Motor vehicle registration tax modified.

Note: due to limited time available for this hearing Chair Koznick is requesting that any testimony for HF 3441, HF3507 and HF3562 be submitted in writing for written public testimony on the bills which will be posted as well as copied into member packets for the hearing. Amendments to these bills will be posted by 1pm Tuesday March 24th.
Please submit any written testimony for any bills to Committee Administrators Joe Marble and Matt Baumann by 12:00 noon on Tuesday March 24th. joe.marble@house.mn.gov and matt.baumann@house.mn.gov

HF2136 (Johnson) Grant funding provided for forensic interview training scholarships, and money appropriated.

HF4195 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Youth intervention program grants modified.

HF4548 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.

HF4432 (Pérez-Vega) Child care assistance program absent days limit exemption established, and technical changes made.

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

HF3024 (Hanson) Foster youth bill of rights established.**No additional testimony will be heard

HF4389 (Lee) Nonprofit limited liability companies allowed to apply for a license to be a child-placing agency; child care background study timing modified; and foster care, child placement, and child maltreatment provisions modified.

HF3773 (Lee) Minnesota supplemental nutrition assistance program established, and money appropriated. *** Note that testimony on HF3773 was previously heard in committee on February 25, 2026 and additional public testimony may be limited



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


AmendmentsS: 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.

HF60 (Clardy) - Teacher licensure requirements modified, professional development on dyslexia required, and rulemaking required.

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.

HF3638 (Hill) - Provisions for educator licensing and standards modified, rulemaking authority for paraprofessional credentials modified, additional data sharing agreements provided, professional development requirements for mental health modified, and appropriation extended.

*No testimony will be taken on these bills as they were previously heard and laid over.

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

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 24th.

Items may be added/removed
- Amendment deadline will be 1:00PM on Tuesday, March 24th
- The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. VEHICLE BILL: HF2740 (Howard) Report on the affordable housing industry required, maximum compliance period for certain low-income tax credit commitment requirements set, commissioner of Minnesota Housing Finance Agency required to identify avenues for potential regulatory relief to affordable housing providers, and money appropriated.

a. Testimony will not be taken

IV. HF2901 (Rehrauer) A bill for an act relating to housing; expanding allowable uses of funds in the Minnesota housing tax credit contribution account to include funding supportive services in supportive housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.40, subdivision 2.

V. HF4443 (Feist) A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying requirements for prorated rent to include an incomplete first month of rent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.116.

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.

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

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- 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 4371 (Lee, F.) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension required to perform background checks at the request of the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

4. HF 4317 (Nash) Peace officer access to surplus badges provided.

5. HF 2817 (Knudsen) Service line of duty death benefits provided for part-time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters.

6. HF 3496 (Harder) Inmates required to complete restitution payments before being placed on supervision abatement status

7. HF 4151 (Witte) Eligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents modified.

8. HF 3826 (Witte) Identity theft crime; definitions modified and added, attorney general and county attorneys provided with additional subpoena authority, and statutes of limitation altered for fraud-related offenses.

9. HF 4425 (Myers) Statute of limitations for crimes involving medical assistance fraud or other theft of money belonging to the government increased.

10. HF 3990 (Novotny / Moller) Public Safety Policy Package.
• Consideration of amendments, markup of bill, and passage out of committee. The DE1 with the language of the policy package is posted. The amendment deadline may be waived for this bill by joint approval of the co-chairs.

11. 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 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.

V. 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

IV. HF729 (Noor) Human Services Policy
*Please note the DE amendment for this bill. We will take testimony on the DE only.

IV. 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.

Pending referral: 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

HF 4072 (Greene) Local new talent pipeline program grant funding provided, and money appropriated
- Consideration of Authors Amendment converting the program to a competitive grant process

HF 3691 (Virnig) Emergency managers established as essential employees

HF 4613 (Greenman) Funding provided to Explore Minnesota for a grant to Twin Cities in Motion, and money appropriated.
- Consideration of Authors Amendment converting the program to a competitive grant process


*Other Items May Be Added*

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
HF4084 (Anderson PH) Paynesville; wastewater industrial pretreatment facility expansion funding
HF4311 (Zeleznikar) Duluth North Shore Sanitary District funding
Bruce Martinson, GGTA Board President
Michelle Pierson, GGTA Executive Director
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, Mayor, 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
HF4032 (Robbins) Corcoran; west metro regional public safety facility funding
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
HF4012 (Skraba) Silver Bay; water infrastructure improvements funding
Lana Falich, City Administrator, Silver Bay; Luke Heikkila, Bolton & Menk
HF4339 (Skraba) Gitchi Gami State Trail funding provided
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.

HF XXXX (Igo) Appropriating money for a study evaluating the potential to construct nuclear-powered electric generating facilities in Minnesota. (Revisor code 26-08200)

HF XXXX (Igo) Requiring the inclusion of nuclear power and an optional resource in a utility’s integrated resource plan; requiring the state to apply for federal funding related to nuclear-powered electric generating plants. (Revisor code 26-08201)

*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.

**Additional bills 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 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. HF 2634 (Bakeberg) - North Star Promise scholarship's eligibility conditions limited to students in programs in high-demand industries and occupations.
X. HFXXXX (Duran) - Prohibiting the Office of Higher Education from using​ public funds to support low-earning degree programs (Bill to be introduced this week)
XI. HF3650 (Mueller) - Student career pathways framework established, and report required.
XII. 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

To be determined.