Currently Posted Meetings

Minnesota Department of Commerce presentation on the Homeowner Association Ombudsman Office.

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.

HF704 (Freiberg) - Mortgage payment satisfaction provisions modified.

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

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.

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

Presentation on HR1 from Department of Human Services – discussion of impact on state Medicaid programs

Presentation on HR1 from MACSSA/AMC – discussion of impact on counties

No testimony will be taken on this item. If you'd like to submit written testimony, please email Simon Brown at simon.brown@house.mn.gov by Monday, February 23 at 4:00pm.

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair’s discretion

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

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

IV. HF3168 (Hudson) Pool of alternate members for ethnic councils established, and reports required.

V. HF3528 (Sexton) Board of Barber Examiners provisions modified.

VI. Adjournment

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

I. Department of Employment and Economic Development presentation on implementation of the Paid Family Medical Leave program

Presentations of the key findings and recommendations for the performance audits:

• Minnesota State: Faculty Payroll
• Department of Natural Resources: Outdoor Heritage Fund Grants

Office of the Legislative Auditor:
Lori Leysen, Deputly Legislative Auditor, Financial Audit Division
Kayla Borneman, Audit Director
Ryan Baker, Audit Director

Minnesota State:
Eric Davis, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
Barb Biljan, Senior System Director for Human Resources Operations

Department of Natural Resources:
Bob Meier, Assistant Commissioner
Mary Robison, Chief Financial Officer
Katherine Sherman-Hoehn, Grants Manager

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I. Approve the committee minutes from Thursday 2/19

II. State Agency Governor Bonding Recommendations Presentations:
a. Department of Agriculture
b. Amateur Sports Commission
c. Department of Corrections
d. Direct Care and Treatment
e. Department of Education
f. Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Overview of the State of Civil Rights in Minnesota: ACLU of Minnesota
IV. HF3477 (Long): Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
V. HF3414 (Long): Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
VI. HF103 (Feist): Government entities prohibited from requesting or obtaining reverse-location information, uses of reverse-location data by various entities prohibited, and civil cause of action provided when data is obtained by a government entity.
VII. HF3661 (Gomez): Acquisition and use of facial recognition technology by government entities prohibited.
VIII. 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 the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, February 23, 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 Monday, February 23, 2026.

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

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
• To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
• To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
• For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
• If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form.

House DFL holds the gavel.

House Research and House Fiscal Overview of 2025 Taxes Bill/Chapter 13/HF9 1st Special Session

No public testimony will be taken at this hearing.

School Safety Proposals

Bills:
HF3492 (Duran, Jr.) - Commissioner of education authorized to award school safety facility grants to schools to enhance safety for students and staff, Northern Lights Express funds cancelled, and money appropriated.
HF3493 (Lawrence) - Safe schools revenue increased; safe schools revenue available to charter schools, cooperative units, nonpublic schools, and Tribal contract schools made; and money appropriated.
HF3494 (Lawrence) - Safe schools aid for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units created; student support personnel aid repealed; and money appropriated.
HF3495 (Duran, Jr.) - School safety grant eligibility expanded to nonpublic and Tribal contract schools, and money appropriated.
HF3602 (Curran) - Schools required to develop school safety plans, School Safety Advisory Council established, Minnesota School Safety Center funding provided, and money appropriated.

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 Monday, February 23, 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, February 23, 2026.

Presentation from Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority
HF 2986 (Kraft) - Additional information in a public utility's resource plan required, public utilities directed to file a virtual power plant tariff and program with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, cost recovery provided, and reports required.
HF 3555 (Kraft) Installation and operation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device regulated.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is preferred and will be accepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

Overview and updates on groundwater management, water sustainability, and community tree planting from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Metropolitan Council.

Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee Hearing
February 24th, 2026
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
G23

Agenda:

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Office of Higher Education

Garrick Spennewyn
Committee Administrator
Higher Education Finance and Policy
(651) 297-8159

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes:
3. Presentation: A Better Future for Minnesota Child Care Licensing and Quality
i. Dr. Nicole Smerillo, Think Small Director of Data, Research, and Policy
ii. Ericca Maas, Think Small
4. Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) Implementation Updates
i. Inspector General Randall Keys
5. Adjournment

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

Presentations by Minnesota Department of Education

- Proposed Statewide Health Standards

- Implementation of Social Studies Standards & Ethnic Studies Course Offering

Bills for Consideration:
HF3489 (Bennett) - Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.

HF3550 (Bennett) - School districts allowed to implement local health education standards.

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on the posted bills should contact both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, February 23, 2026. Testimony on the MDE presentations will be limited and at the discretion of the Co-Chair holding the gavel.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, February 23, 2026.

Housing Finance and Policy Committee
Chair – Represnetative Igo
Co-Vice Chair – Representative Dotseth

Meeting: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
3:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Cap. G3

Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Presentation – Minnesota Housing

IV. Presentation - Minnesota Realtors Association

V. Adjourn

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization, and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

This agenda is subject to change and bills may be added at the discretion of the Chair.

Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 3433 (Greenman) Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons banned, and criminal penalties provided.

HF 3402 (Tabke) Possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines banned.

HF 3412 (Finke) Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modified and specific exceptions for law enforcement officers created.

HF 3405 (Moller) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Use of Force Investigations Unit required to conduct investigations of incidents involving federal agents.

HF 3404 (Klevorn) Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm established, enhanced penalties established, persons presenting as peace officers required to fulfill duty to identify, and criminal penalties established.

Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, February 23rd, 2026. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit written testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, February 23rd, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks.

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

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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
• To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
• To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
• For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
• If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form.

   ***PLEASE NOTE: The meeting location has been changed to G15 in the Capitol.***

1. Introduction of new Commission member

                 • Appointment of Representative Pete Johnson, in place of Representative Dan Wolgamott, effective February 20, 2026

2. Approval of the May 17, 2025, meeting minutes

3. Introduction of the new LCPR Commission Assistant

4. Annual Update by the Commission actuary, VIA Actuarial Solutions

                 • Mark W. Schulte, FSA, EA, MAAA, President and Consulting Actuary

5. Annual Updates by the Pension Fund Executive Directors

                 • Erin Leonard, Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS)

                 • Doug Anderson, Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)

                 • Tim Maurer, Teachers Retirement Association (TRA)

                 • Phill Tencick, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association (SPTRFA)

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