Minnesota Legislature
Currently Posted Meetings
Monday, February 20, 2023
Monday, February 20, 2023
Chair: Rep. Kaohly Vang Her
Location: 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
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Location: 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
- Approval of February 13, 2023, meeting minutes.
- HF 782 (Becker-Finn); SF 413 (Pappas): Establishing the Minnesota Secure Choice retirement program.
- Delete-everything amendment H782.S413-DE1
- Summary of the delete-everything amendment
- Amendment H782.S413-1A
- Testifiers:
Jim Scheibel, State President, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Tobias Read (via Zoom), Oregon State Treasurer and Chair of the OregonSaves Retirement Savings Program Board of Directors
John Scott (via Zoom), Retirement Savings Project Director, The PEW Charitable Trusts (PEW handouts)
Hanna Zinn, Public Policy Manager, Minneapolis Regional Chamber of CommerceErik Forsberg (via Zoom), Proprietor, Devil's Advocate Restaurant
Karin Swenson (via Zoom), Executive Director, Meadow Park Preschool and Child Care Center
Nicauris Heredia-Rosario (via Zoom), Legislative & Policy Director, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
Beth Kadoun, Vice President, Tax and Fiscal Policy, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Robyn Rowen, Executive Director, Minnesota Insurance and Financial Service Council
Submitted Testimony:
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), John L. Reynolds, State Director
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Ileana Mejia, Public Policy Advocate
- HF 1201 (Nelson, M.); SF 1393 (Pappas): Increasing the employer contribution limit to the International Union of Operating Engineers multiemployer pension plan.
- Amendment H1201.S1393-1A
- Summary of HF1201/SF1393
- Testifiers:
Chris Chantry, General Counsel, IUOE Local 49
Jonathon Turner, Business Agent, IUOE Local 49
- Presentation: Minnesota State Individual Retirement Account Plan (IRAP) overview and history of Teachers Retirement Association (TRA) coverage elections.
- Presenter:
Derek Hughes, System Director, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (presentation) - Testifiers:
Jonathan Bohn, Director of Public Affairs, Inter Faculty Organization
Dick Kaspari, Benefits and Salary Equity Representative, Inter Faculty Organization
- Presenter:
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Chair: Rep. Jamie Long
Location: SOB Basement
Agenda:
Location: SOB Basement
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of the Minutes – Thursday, February 16th
3. Re-referral of Governor’s budget bills
HF1938: Taxes (Gomez)
HF1937: Department of Military Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs (Newton)
NOTE: The jurisdiction of the Rules Committee for HF1938 and HF1937 only extends to their recommendation for a re-referral to their committee of primary jurisdiction, pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03. No public testimony or amendments will be accepted in this hearing on either bill.
4. Adjournment
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2. Approval of the Minutes – Thursday, February 16th
3. Re-referral of Governor’s budget bills
HF1938: Taxes (Gomez)
HF1937: Department of Military Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs (Newton)
NOTE: The jurisdiction of the Rules Committee for HF1938 and HF1937 only extends to their recommendation for a re-referral to their committee of primary jurisdiction, pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03. No public testimony or amendments will be accepted in this hearing on either bill.
4. Adjournment
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Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Liz Olson
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
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Chair: Rep. Fue Lee
Location: Room 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
Location: Room 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
BILLS ADDED:
HF 1539 (Lee F) Metropolitan regional parks and trails funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 1531 (Lee F) East Grand Forks; Minnesota Department of Agriculture potato inspection facility capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Amendments to HF 1539 and HF 1531 are due by 1:00 pm on Friday, February 17. Please email amendments to: jenny.nash@house.mn.gov by 1:00 pm on Friday.
Mark up and vote on:
HF 669 (Lee, F.) Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 670 (Lee, F.) Library construction grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Bills may be added.
Amendments to HF 669 and HF 670 DE amendments are due by 1:00 pm on Friday, February 17. Please email amendments to: jenny.nash@house.mn.gov by 1:00 pm on Friday.
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HF 1539 (Lee F) Metropolitan regional parks and trails funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 1531 (Lee F) East Grand Forks; Minnesota Department of Agriculture potato inspection facility capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Amendments to HF 1539 and HF 1531 are due by 1:00 pm on Friday, February 17. Please email amendments to: jenny.nash@house.mn.gov by 1:00 pm on Friday.
Mark up and vote on:
HF 669 (Lee, F.) Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 670 (Lee, F.) Library construction grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Bills may be added.
Amendments to HF 669 and HF 670 DE amendments are due by 1:00 pm on Friday, February 17. Please email amendments to: jenny.nash@house.mn.gov by 1:00 pm on Friday.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added
HF669
(Lee)
Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, conveyance of state bond-financed property authorized, reports required, and money appropriated.
Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, conveyance of state bond-financed property authorized, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF670
(Lee)
Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements, programs established and modified, prior appropriations canceled, and money appropriated.
Capital investment; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements, programs established and modified, prior appropriations canceled, and money appropriated.
HF1539
(Lee)
Metropolitan regional parks and trails funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Metropolitan regional parks and trails funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1531
(Lee)
East Grand Forks; Minnesota Department of Agriculture potato inspection facility capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
East Grand Forks; Minnesota Department of Agriculture potato inspection facility capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
- (2/14/2023)
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Chair: Rep. Zack Stephenson
Location: Room 10, State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: Room 10, State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1520 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger); Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies required to provide disclosure notices and obtain consent.
HF1726 (Wolgamott); Commerce; definition of cost modified, and prohibition on below cost sales of gasoline eliminated.
HF1790 (Liebling); Health insurance; preexisting condition limitations prohibited in Medicare supplement insurance policies.
HF156 (Feist); Manufactured home park utility billing practice provisions amended.
Bills may be taken up in any order, added, or removed at the Chair's discretion
If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov, preferably 24 hours prior to the hearing.
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HF1726 (Wolgamott); Commerce; definition of cost modified, and prohibition on below cost sales of gasoline eliminated.
HF1790 (Liebling); Health insurance; preexisting condition limitations prohibited in Medicare supplement insurance policies.
HF156 (Feist); Manufactured home park utility billing practice provisions amended.
Bills may be taken up in any order, added, or removed at the Chair's discretion
If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov, preferably 24 hours prior to the hearing.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp
Bills Added
HF1520
(Hemmingsen-Jaeger)
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies required to provide disclosure notices and obtain consent.
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies required to provide disclosure notices and obtain consent.
HF1790
(Liebling)
Health insurance; preexisting condition limitations prohibited in Medicare supplement insurance policies, and Medicare supplement benefits governing provisions modified and added.
Health insurance; preexisting condition limitations prohibited in Medicare supplement insurance policies, and Medicare supplement benefits governing provisions modified and added.
HF1726
(Wolgamott)
Commerce; definition of cost modified, and prohibition on below cost sales of gasoline eliminated.
Commerce; definition of cost modified, and prohibition on below cost sales of gasoline eliminated.
Attachments:
- (2/18/2023)
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Chair: Rep. Peter Fischer
Location: State Office Building, Room 200
Agenda:
Location: State Office Building, Room 200
Agenda:
*Items may be added*
- HF 1627 (Edelson) Access to substance use disorder treatment services governing policies modified, eligibility for home and community-based services workforce development grant modified, and workforce development grant money excluded from income for certain purposes.
a. Kristy Graume; Director of Legislative & External Affairs of Behavioral Health, Housing, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and Disability Services; Minnesota Department of Human Services
- HF 1198 (Hanson, J.) Child care assistance expanded to certain families, grants and rules regarding children's mental health expanded and modified, transition to community initiative modified, mental health staff training requirements modified, covered transportation services modified, children's care coordination covered, rules regarding children's long-term stays in emergency room modified, rural family response and stabilization services pilot program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
a. Joanna Dye, Parent Partner, Nexus-Gerard
b. Laura LaCroix-Dalluhn, Minnesota Prenatal to Three Coalition & Minnesota Coalition for Family Home Visiting
c. Shannon Brown, CEO, Fernbrook Family Center
d. Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI-MN
e. Kirsten Anderson, Executive Director, Aspire Minnesota
f. Brooke Kulzer, Registered Nurse, Fairview Lakes Medical Center
g. Breanna Bushman, Registered Nurse, Children’s Hospital St. Paul
- HF 1416 (Curran) Integrated community supports modified.
a. Ken Bence; Director of Research, Analysis and Policy; ARRM
b. Joe Peterson, Director of Community Living, Opportunity Partners
c. Josh Berg; Director of Minnesota Services & Strategic Growth; Accessible Space, Inc.
d. Patti Armstrong; RN; Accessible Space, Inc.
e. Zach Johnson; Board Members & Resident; Accessible Space, Inc.
- HF 1566 (Hanson, J.) Requirements established for commissioner of health to administer lifeline centers to respond to 988 contact, 988 prepaid wireless fee and 988 telecommunication fee authorized, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
a. Shannah Mulvihill, Executive Director, Mental Health Minnesota
b. Patrick Rhone, Board Chair, Mental Health Minnesota
AMENDMENTS: Deadline for amendments is 5pm on Friday, February 17th, 2023.
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. 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.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
- HF 1627 (Edelson) Access to substance use disorder treatment services governing policies modified, eligibility for home and community-based services workforce development grant modified, and workforce development grant money excluded from income for certain purposes.
a. Kristy Graume; Director of Legislative & External Affairs of Behavioral Health, Housing, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and Disability Services; Minnesota Department of Human Services
- HF 1198 (Hanson, J.) Child care assistance expanded to certain families, grants and rules regarding children's mental health expanded and modified, transition to community initiative modified, mental health staff training requirements modified, covered transportation services modified, children's care coordination covered, rules regarding children's long-term stays in emergency room modified, rural family response and stabilization services pilot program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
a. Joanna Dye, Parent Partner, Nexus-Gerard
b. Laura LaCroix-Dalluhn, Minnesota Prenatal to Three Coalition & Minnesota Coalition for Family Home Visiting
c. Shannon Brown, CEO, Fernbrook Family Center
d. Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI-MN
e. Kirsten Anderson, Executive Director, Aspire Minnesota
f. Brooke Kulzer, Registered Nurse, Fairview Lakes Medical Center
g. Breanna Bushman, Registered Nurse, Children’s Hospital St. Paul
- HF 1416 (Curran) Integrated community supports modified.
a. Ken Bence; Director of Research, Analysis and Policy; ARRM
b. Joe Peterson, Director of Community Living, Opportunity Partners
c. Josh Berg; Director of Minnesota Services & Strategic Growth; Accessible Space, Inc.
d. Patti Armstrong; RN; Accessible Space, Inc.
e. Zach Johnson; Board Members & Resident; Accessible Space, Inc.
- HF 1566 (Hanson, J.) Requirements established for commissioner of health to administer lifeline centers to respond to 988 contact, 988 prepaid wireless fee and 988 telecommunication fee authorized, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
a. Shannah Mulvihill, Executive Director, Mental Health Minnesota
b. Patrick Rhone, Board Chair, Mental Health Minnesota
AMENDMENTS: Deadline for amendments is 5pm on Friday, February 17th, 2023.
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. 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.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added
HF1198
(Hanson)
Child care assistance expanded, grants and rules regarding children's mental health expanded and modified, transition to community initiative modified, staff training requirements modified, covered transportation services modified, coverage of clinical care coordination modified, children's long-term stays in emergency room rules modified, rural family response and stabilization services pilot program established, and money appropriated.
Child care assistance expanded, grants and rules regarding children's mental health expanded and modified, transition to community initiative modified, staff training requirements modified, covered transportation services modified, coverage of clinical care coordination modified, children's long-term stays in emergency room rules modified, rural family response and stabilization services pilot program established, and money appropriated.
HF1566
(Hanson)
Requirements established for commissioner of health to administer lifeline centers to respond to 988 contacts, 988 prepaid wireless fee and 988 telecommunications fee authorized, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
Requirements established for commissioner of health to administer lifeline centers to respond to 988 contacts, 988 prepaid wireless fee and 988 telecommunications fee authorized, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
HF1627
(Edelson)
Access to substance use disorder treatment services governing policies modified, home and community-based services workforce development grants eligibility modified, and workforce development grant money excluded from income.
Access to substance use disorder treatment services governing policies modified, home and community-based services workforce development grants eligibility modified, and workforce development grant money excluded from income.
Attachments:
- (2/17/2023)
- (2/19/2023)
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Monday, February 20, 2023
, 3:30 PM
Floor Session
Location: House Floor
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