Welcome to Minnesota House Live Webcast and Mobile Streaming

*This is an informational hearing

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 4.7.26

III. Office of Legislative Auditor Presentation: Department of Human Services Investigations of Alleged Kickbacks in the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention Program

IV. Adjournment

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

HF 4477 (Frazier) Minnesota business recovery loan program established, report required, and money appropriated
Aaron Rosenthal, North Star Policy Action
Julie Deshler, Mayor, City of Crystal
Kaohly Her, Mayor, City of St. Paul
Jacob Frey, Mayor, City of Minneapolis
Chanda Smith Baker, CEO, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Jo-Anne Stately, Senior Vice President of Impact, Minneapolis Foundation
Scott Marquardt, President, Southwest Initiative Foundation
Carl Swanson, Coalition Strategist, Minnesota CDFI Coalition
Stephanie Lopez, SPURS Bar and Grill, Willmar
John Salgado Maldonado
Crystal Torres Scherurer, Con Madres Market, North Mankato
Maysy Her, Owner, Xieng Khouang Restaurant and Banquet Hall
Esther Obaigwa, CEO, Kare Health Care, LLC
Juan Lopez, Owner, The Perfect Coffee & Tromperia El zac
Yeferson Delgado, Owner, Sabores Fresh Market
Israel Moreno, Malts and Burgers
ThaoMee Xiong, Executive & Network Director, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
Katie Messerli, Director of Child Care Programs, WomenVenture
Linda Sloan, Executive Director, Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
Mike Hang, Minnesota Hmong Chamber
Ianni Houmas, Executive Director, South East Community Organization
Andres Salinas, Lending Program Director, Latino Economic Development Center
Aaron Sepúlveda, Legislative and Policy Director, MN Council on Latino Affairs

Informational hearing on Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council funding recommendation for the Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Phase 3 project.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@house.mn.gov) by noon on Tuesday, April 7th. Letters must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

I. Call to order
II. HF1669 (Davids) Income and corporate franchise taxes; allocation for the credit for sustainable aviation fuel increased.
III. HF4709 (Mueller) Electric generation facility property tax exemption established.
IV. HF3531 (Joy) Certain retail fuel transactions exempted from retail delivery fee.
V. HF4048 (Robbins) Gross receipts tax on hospitals and health care providers; licensed chiropractors excluded from the providers subject to the tax.
VI. Adjourn

Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to the Committee Administrator
sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture update on farm safety, mental health and farm advocates.

HF2103 is in possession of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee. The hearing on this bill and the author's amendment will be informational only. No action will be taken on the bill or the amendment.

I. HF4609 (Kotyza-Witthuhn); Health plans required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, medical assistance and MinnesotaCare required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and money appropriated.

II. HF4401 (Reyer); Medical assistance reimbursement rates for dental services and critical access dental providers modified.

III. Governor's Supplemental Budget - Minnesota Department of Health *

IV. Governor's Supplemental Budget - Minnesota Department of Human Services *

* The Governor's Budget will be heard on an informational basis and no formal action will be taken. The language has been posted.

Additional discussion agenda items:

A. Green House Gas (GHG) Impact Assessment Law passed in 2023/2024 and impacts to highway construction projects and costs.
A link to MNDOT page regarding this GHG Impact Assessment law passed in the 2023/2024 biennium:
https://www.dot.state.mn.us/sustainability/ghg-assessment.html

Testifiers:
Jon Solberg, MnDOT Assistant Commissioner for Sustainability, Planning and Program Management.
Karla Bigham, Commissioner, Washington County
Julie Jeppson, Commissioner, Anoka County
Marc Culver, Public Works Director, Brooklyn Park
Darrell Pettis, City Council Member, St. Peter
Available to answer questions:
Lyndon Robjent, Carver County Engineer and GHG TAC member
Joe MacPherson, Anoka County Engineer

B. Approaching Exhaustion of Rock, Sand, and Crushed Stone in the Twin Cities Metro Area
Presentation by Aggregate Ready-Mix industry and response from MNDOT
Testifying:
John Cunningham, Executive Director, Aggregate Ready Mix Association of Minnesota (ARM)
Michael Beer, MnDOT Assistant Commissioner for Engineering Services

HF4807 (Swedzinski) Scope of vehicles requiring an overweight vehicle special permit expanded, local ordinances affecting aggregate mining or production facilities restricted, legislative audit of aggregate production tax required, aggregate resource inventory funding provided, and money appropriated. THIS BILL WILL BE GIVEN OVERVIEW TO COMMITTEE AND LAID OVER

* Governor’s FY 2026-27 Supplemental Budget - Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (Informational Hearing only)

* HF4525 (Hicks) Human services background studies and variances modified, data and language for licensing laws aligned, human services licensing procedures clarified, and program integrity provisions added.

* The Governor's Budget and HF4525 will be heard on an informational basis and no formal action will be taken. The language has been posted.

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


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.

Items may be added/removed
- Amendment deadline will be 1:00PM on Tuesday, April 7th
- The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF3279 (Howard) Sales tax rate increased by three-eighths of one percent and receipts dedicated for housing purposes; homeownership opportunity fund, community and household stability fund, and rental opportunity fund created; fund councils created; appointments provided; reports required; and constitutional amendment proposed.

IV. HF1879 (Kozlowski) Homeownership education, counseling, and training program funding provided; and money appropriated.

V. HF1417 (Norris) Manufactured home park infrastructure grants and loans funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

VI. HF2462 (Norris) Workforce housing development funding provided, and money appropriated.

VII. 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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1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 3753 (Bakeberg) School safety threat assessment pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.

4. HF 4299 (Stier) Additional school safety specialists funding provided, and money appropriated.

5. HF 4700 (Stier) Peace officer training reimbursement funding increased.

6. HF 4282 (Witte) Persons detained in jails provided medications. (Note: Amendment is now posted below).

7. HF 4139 (Novotny) Community corrections employee benefits clarified, report required, and money appropriated.

8. HF 3530 (Duran) Beltrami County exempted from cost-share requirement for state disaster assistance.

9. HF 4031 (Robbins) Minnesota correctional industries program modified.

10. 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.

HF1758 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Health plans required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, medical assistance and MinnesotaCare required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and money appropriated.

HF4437 (Greenman) - Wagers and other activities regarding prediction markets prohibited.

HF4353 (Tabke) - Definition of advance deposit wagering modified, and advance deposit wagering proceeds provided.

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: There is no amendment deadline for the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee. Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov as soon as possible.

HF1767 (Curran); Commissioner of human services required to develop a proposal to codify integrated community supports, and report required.
DE amendment to be posted as soon as available

HF2068 (Keeler); Homeless Youth Act grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF4725 (Norris); Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center established, reports required, and money appropriated.

HF4637 (Noor); Direct care services corps pilot project existing appropriation availability extended.

HF4638 (Noor); Compliance training for high-risk medical assistance providers required, and disclosure of the use of consultants to prepare license applications 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. Informational hearing on HF 4364 (Jordan) Council on Central and Eastern European Affairs established, reports required, and money appropriated.
2. HF 4821 (Klevorn) Rounding of a payment or transfer of cash authorized, and provision changed in health insurance benefit plans offered in the nonrepresented employees compensation plan and the managerial plan in chapter 43A.
3. HF 4543 (Frazier) Creation of centralized certified payroll reporting portal and database for all state projects covered by prevailing wage requirements required, and money appropriated.
4. Informational hearing on HF xxxx (Bahner) Governor’s supplemental budget bill. (Please see attachment on webpage for language.)
5. Informational hearing on HF 3945 (Hollins) Greenhouse gas pollution cost-recovery program created, account established, reports required, and money appropriated.

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

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. 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.
AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

I. HF3217 (Kresha) - Payments to bio industrial facilities funding provided, and money appropriated

II. HF2252 (Anderson, P.E.) - Annual volume cap allocations and allocation procedure for public facility projects funded by public facility bonds modified

III. DEED presentation on 2025 Promise Act grant program report

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please email spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Wednesday, April 8th.

I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes – Tuesday, April 7th
III. Calendar for the Day – Monday, April 13th
IV. Adjournment

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. These are projects which have not been heard yet by the committee or visited during the fall bonding tours.
Agenda:
HF4710 (Zeleznikar) Rice Lake; sewer and water infrastructure funding provided
Jayme Heim, Mayor, City of Rice Lake
Darrel Johnson, City Councilor, City of Rice Lake
HF4055 (Warwas) Eveleth; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding provided
Pat Oman, City Administrator, City of Eveleth
Tom Dye, City Engineer, City of Eveleth
HF3848 (Warwas) Virginia; road and infrastructure improvements funding provided
Larry Cuffe Jr., Mayor, City of Virginia
HF3989 (Johnson W) Lake Elmo; intersection improvements funding provided
Charles Cadenhead, Mayor, City of Lake Elmo
HF3400 (Johnson W) Washington County; new interchange at marked Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue funding
Bethany Cox, Commissioner, Washington County
HF4599 (Perryman) St. Joseph; infrastructure improvements funding provided
Lori Bartlett, Finance Director, City of St Joseph
Randy Sabart, City Engineer, City of St Joseph
HF3767 (Perryman) Town roads and bridges funding provided
Graham Berg-Moberg, In-House Counsel, Mn Association of Townships (MAT)
HF3592 (McDonald) Rockford; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding
Mayor Michael Werman, Mayor, City of Rockford
John Friel, Stantec
HF3575 (Harder) Norwood Young America; new wastewater treatment plant design funding
Andrea Aukrust, City Administrator, Norwood Young America
HF3574 (Harder) Watertown; local road improvements funding provided
Michael Walters, Mayor, City of Watertown
Dan Tolsma, City Administrator, City of Watertown (technical testifier)
HF3543 (Roach) Dennison; water and sewer infrastructure improvements and street reconstruction funding
Jeffrey Flaten, Mayor, City of Dennison
HF4606 (Koznick) Credit River; municipal sanitary sewer and water infrastructure funding
Steve Jelinski, City Administrator, City of Credit River
HF4489 (Myers) Marked Trunk Highway 7 improvements funding
HF3891 (Skraba) Clean water funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Shelly Carlson, Moorhead Mayor, Immediate-Past President Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
John Thorson, LIUNA
HF3438 (Allen) University of Minnesota funding provided for capital improvements on the Saint Paul campus
Bill added:
HF3811 (Skraba) Cook County; Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway improvements
Note HF3811 moved up a week from 4/16 to 4/9

HF4077 (Greenman): Municipalities prohibited from entering into nondisclosure agreements or contracts that restrict the municipality from disclosing information about projects using public funding.

HF3809 (Dotseth): Requirements in an expedited eviction process modified.
NOTE: DE amendment expected that will combine this bill with portions of HF3639 (Hussein)

HF4478 (Frederick): Direct Care and Treatment data requirements modified.
NOTE: DE amendment is expected.

HF3363 (Freiberg): Campaign Finance; street address classified as private data; Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board prohibited from posting private data on its website; noncampaign disbursement use provided for security-related expenses; campaign finance laws modified; disclaimer requirements modified; Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, local governments, and school districts required to remove, modify, and repost reports and statements on websites; certification requirements to have an address classified as private data on an affidavit of candidacy removed; and definitions provided and amended.

HF3874 (Liebling): Chief justice security provided, base funding beginning in fiscal year 2028 redistributed, judicial branch funding provided, and money appropriated.
NOTE: This is intended as the base bill for a Judiciary budget package and will be laid over.

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, April 8, 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, April 8, 2026.

HF4841 (Agbaje) Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements. (HF Added)
HF4234 (Rehrauer) Aggregate bond limitation applicable to the allocation of private activity bonds for qualifying residential rental projects reduced.
HF3697 (Norris) Time limit to file a claim for tax refund modified.


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 Wednesday, April 8th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by Wednesday, April 8th at 11 AM. 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.

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 I. Approval of Minutes

II.  HF 3119 (Sencer-Mura) Minimum compensation for teachers and certain other school staff established, aid programs to support teacher base compensation and unlicensed staff wage requirements established, and report required.

III. 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, April 8th. 

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, April 8th.

Presentation on energy use and heating demand in Minnesota

HF4740 (Hansen) Financial assurance required for feedlot permits, inventories and reports required, and money appropriated.
HF3940 (Pursell) Rulemaking to require environmental impact statement for large animal projects required.

Presentation of Governor’s Supplemental Budget Recommendations.

*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 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. HF4698 (Duran) - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities funding provided for identity verification software to combat enrollment fraud, and money appropriated.
V. HF4608 (Koznick) - Certain disclosures and implementation of a corequisite model related to developmental courses required, and report required. ADDED
VI. Regenerative Farming Informational Hearing - University of Minnesota CFANS
VII. 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

The following bills will be heard on an informational only basis.
HF4736 (Keeler) Emergency shelter facility grant program established.
HF4737 (Keeler) Issuance of emergency shelter facility appropriation bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3806 (Howard) Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3352 (Hansen) Public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure provided; and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF4840 (Frederick) Lease-purchase agreement and sale and issuance of certificates of participation authorized to fund improvements to or replacement of state's MAXIS system.
HF3748 (Jordan) Lead service line replacement grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Presentation on Transportation Bonding

HF4114 (Bakeberg) - Contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.

Other Bills May Be Added

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony, including handouts on HF 4114 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, April 13, 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, April 13, 2026.

To be determined.