Currently Posted Meetings

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 4145 (Nadeau) Nursing homes and assisted living facilities authorized to allow consumption and display of alcoholic beverages.

IV. HF 4009 (Bliss) Seasonal liquor licenses for resorts authorized.

V. HF 4304 (Heintzeman) Brainerd authorized to issue certain on-sale license

VI. HF 0901 (Kresha) Transfer of wine between commonly owned liquor stores allowed.

VII. SF2511 (O’Driscoll) Various liquor provisions modification.

VIII. HF0357 (Harder) Authorized card games expanded to include the game of hasenpfeffer.

IX. HF4090 (Nash) Prize and ticket limits modified.

X. Adjournment


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

HANDOUTS: Handouts must be in PDF and OCR-compatible format and be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 10:00 AM the business day before the hearing.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators by 1:00 PM the business day before the hearing.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 3.12.26

III. HF4110 (Zeleznikar) Rest break and meal break requirements adjusted under certain circumstances.
• Buck McAlpin - MN Ambulance Association
• Sara Grafstrom - Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, ARRM
• Nicole Mattson, for Care Providers of MN, for LTCI
• Shelli Bakken, LeadingAge MN, for LTCI

IV. HF 4101 (Schultz) Continued submission of a report to the legislature on the use of periodic data matching in medical assistance required
• Former Speaker Kurt Daudt, Vice President, Stateside

V. HF4144 (Nadeau) Location requirements for assisted living facilities with a licensed resident capacity of six or fewer persons and licensed residential programs modified, commissioners allowed to delegate authority, and various notification requirements modified
• Ryan Sabas, Mayor of Champlin
• Nichole Klonoswski, Brooklyn Park City Council Member
• Hollies Winston, Mayor of Brooklyn Park
• Chikio Richmond, an RPAMN Board member
• Josh Berg, Director of Minnesota Services & Strategic Growth, Accessible Space
• Sara Grafstrom - Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, ARRM


VI. HF 3546 (Schomacker) Program integrity requirements for high-risk provider types under medical assistance established, and report required.

*Please note the DE amendment for this HF


VII. Adjournment – next hearing – Wednesday, March 18th at 8:15am


*Bills or items 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.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. HF3682 (Nash) Grantee fraud risk rating system and corresponding grants management criteria required.

IV. HF3826 (Witte) - Definition of identity modified for purposes of identity theft crime, authority of financial crimes and fraud section of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension expanded, changes to administrative subpoenas made, and statutes of limitation altered.

V. HF3990 (Novotny) - Provisions for employment or occupation due to conviction of a crime changed.

VI. HF3563 (Anderson) - Licensing boards required to take action against a license or application when a licensee or applicant is convicted of certain theft or fraud offenses.

VII. HF3674 (Kresha) - Attorney general's duty to represent certain utility customers in matters before the Public Utilities Commission and in federal proceedings repealed, and conforming statutory change made.

VIII. HF4259 (Torkelson) Number of members of the house of representative and the senate modified.

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

HF 1316 (Curran) Independent contractors and payors added to the centralized work reporting system, and payors required to report independent contractors to the centralized work reporting system.

Presentations on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MINNESOTA'S WORKFORCE

Genevieve Melton-Meaux, Senior Associate Dean for Health Informatics and Data Science, University of Minnesota Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Jim Wilgenbusch, Director of Research Computing, Research & Innovation Office, University of Minnesota

Aaron Rosenthal, Research Director, North Star Policy Action

Samantha Gordon, TechEquity Collaborative

Informational Hearing on Proposed Legislative Language
HF 4369 (Gottfried) Safeguarding Human Intelligence and Employment in Labor Displacement
HF XXXX (Gottfried) Regulating the Use of Electronic Monitoring Tools in Employment Settings (AS101-4)
HF XXXX (Gottfried) Regulating the Use of Automated Decision Systems in Employment Settings (AS100-4)
Melissa Hysing, AFL-CIO

I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes – March 12th, 2026
III. Calendar for the Day – Monday, March 23rd
IV. Adjournment

Continuation of Governor Agency Bonding Request Presentations:
Minnesota Dept of Public Safety (MNDPS)

Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources (BWSR)

Minnesota State Academies

Local projects: Note these will be primarily new projects the committee has not heard in committee or visited or heard a presentation on during the fall bonding tours. These will be limited to 5-minute presentations including questions from members

HF3599 (Mekeland) Becker; water treatment facility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3761 (Igo) Hibbing; sanitary sewer improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3523 (Robbins) Independence; U.S. Highway 12 safety and mobility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3515 (Bakeberg) Prior Lake; trail improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF573 (Warwas) St. Louis County; Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

The Chair reserves the right to add additional items/bonding presentations to the agenda.

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

HF4205 (Tabke): Automated license plate reader data restrictions enhanced, data centralized in Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and use of automated license plate readers by private entities regulated.

HF3782 (Moller): Disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain buildings required.

HF4081 (Greenman): Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons banned, and criminal penalties provided.

NOTE: The committee will accept testimony related to the provisions in HF4081 under our jurisdiction, related to data privacy:
Article 1, Section 2, Subdivision 6
Article 2, Section 1

HF4138 (Scott): Requirements for social media platforms related to accounts for minors established, and enforcement mechanisms for regulations on child social media accounts established.

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, March 16, 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. Time for testimony may be 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 & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, March 16, 2026.

I. Call to order
II. HF238 (Johnson, W.) Unpaid special assessment interest accrual rate modified, refunds on interest payments required, and technical changes made.
III. HF3381 (Johnson, W.) Nonprofit sales and use tax exemption modified to provide that certain purchases of prepared food by nonprofit organizations are exempt.
IV. HF3754 (Joy) Internal Revenue Code conformed to the federal exclusion from gross income for employer contributions to Trump accounts.
V. HF1049 (Reyer) School district eligibility for school library aid clarified.
VII. Adjourn

*HF1049 will be amended with an author's delete all amendment.

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 Monday, March 16th, 2026.

Office of School Trust Lands
- Presentation and Update

State Board of Investment
- Permanent School Fund Task Force Report

Bills:
- HF3900 (Igo) - Permanent school fund modified to calculate distributable earnings, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony, including handouts on HF 3900 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, March 16, 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, March 16, 2026.

Presentation from Form Energy
HF 4059 (Luger-Nikolai) - Additional financing mechanisms to support Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority activities provided.
HF 76 (Greenman) - Rate recovery of executive pay limited for certain public utilities.

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, but may not be printed. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

*Agenda Change: Bill added.

HF3643 (Fischer) Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF3426 (Jordan) Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.
HF4222 (Gottfried) State parks added to and deleted from, and sales and conveyances of surplus state lands authorized.
*HF4224 (Fischer) Notice requirements for water discharges modified.

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:
I. Call to order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Chair Remarks (If Necessary)
IV. HF4266 (Allen) - Lowest recognized family responsibility amount modified for purposes of determining state grant awards.
VI University of Minnesota - Presentation on Bonding Request
a. Alice Roberts-Davis – Vice President, University Services
b. Dr. Keith Mays –Dean, School of Dentistry
c. Riley Hetland – Undergraduate Student Government President

VI. Adjournment

HF 4277 (West) Requirements for child care centers to use video security cameras modified. [Testimony on this bill was received on March 10th; the committee will not be hearing testimony on this day]

HF 3819 (West) Licensing inspection requirements for child care providers modified, program integrity requirements for child care assistance program established, and report required. [Testimony on this bill was received on March 3rd; the committee will not be hearing testimony on this day]

HF 3489 (Bennett) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.

Presentation by Safe Passage on Child Fatalities in Minnesota

HF 4408 (Nelson) Requiring Transparency in Child Fatality reports.

HF 3901 (Johnson, W) Investigative powers added to the Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson.

HF 4316 (Olson) Requiring notification of maltreatment in child care centers.

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

AMENDMENTS: All substantive amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 8:00 AM the day of the committee hearing. Ryann Woods, GOP Committee Administrator, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov; Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@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.

Presentation - Charter Authorizers and Schools
- Minnesota Department of Education

Bills:
HF3487 (Rehrauer) - Anonymous threat reporting systems required, and report required.
- The committee will take action on the DE1 amendment.

Testimony: HF3487 was previously heard on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Additional public testimony will not be taken. Written testimony on the DE1 amendment will be accepted and should be provided to 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, March 16, 2026.

HF3421 (Clardy) - Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
- This bill was heard and amended on March 10, 2026, and laid over. The Chair will bring up HF3421, as amended, for further consideration. Additional testimony will not be taken.

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

Meeting: March 17th, 2026
Time: 3:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Location: Cap. G3

Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF4141 (Johnson, W.) Criminal penalty provided for assaulting housing and redevelopment authority employees.

IV. HF3951 (Igo) –Submetered utility service final billing for vacating tenants provided, and provisions related to the payment of rent by tenants modified.

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 3771 (Johnson, P) Reporting date on the disaster assistance contingency account.

HF 3658 (Frazier) Processes for applying for, securing, and enforcing extreme risk protection orders modified.

HF 3453 (Hanson, J) Legal age to possess kratom established as 21 years of age or older.

HF 3358 (Finke) Detention and transport of suspects in vehicles that are not designed for detaining humans and designated as law enforcement vehicles prohibited.

HF 1775 (Pinto) Criminal case information reporting required, and money appropriated.

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, March 16th, 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, March 16th, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Written testimony submitted to the committee administrator will be posted online on the committee’s webpage prior to the hearing.

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

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Co-Chair Tabke has the gavel.

AGENDA*
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from March 11, 2026
3. HF3919 (Cha) Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, and technical changes made.
4. HF3791 (Greene) Security and protective services of certain state officials provided, report required, and money appropriated.
5. HF1781 (Tabke) Various policy changes made, including authorizing aircraft electronic attestation, defining terms, modifying injury crash reporting, modifying legislative routes, and updating yellow traffic signal indications. Note this will serve as a potential vehicle bill.
6. HF3908 (Kraft) Ignition interlock program license revocation requirements modified, driver's license indicators classified as private data, and technical corrections made.
7. HF4233 (Kraft) Excavation Notice System Requirements Modified.
8. HF3966 (Jones) Transit and bicycle related parking enforcement through use of transit obstruction camera systems authorized, penalty established, data practices provided, and money appropriated.
9. HF3430 (Kraft) Surcharges for all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles modified, and vehicle weight surcharge established.
10. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 18, 2026


*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 both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@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. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Transportation Finance and Policy webpage.
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1. Approval of the March 10, 2026, meeting minutes.
    
2. SF 3897 (Gustafson); HF 3703 (Nadeau): Modifying the process for terminating a firefighter relief association retirement plan.
   • Amendment S3897-DE1
   • SF3897-HF3703 Summary
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • Email from Rose Hennessy-Allen, Pension Division Director, Office of the State Auditor
        
3. HF 4162 (O'Driscoll): Teachers Retirement Association (TRA); requiring the employer of a reemployed annuitant to make employer contributions to TRA.
   • Amendment H4162-1A
   • SFxxxx-HF4162 Summary
      
4. SF 4330 (Rasmusson); HF 4167 (Nadeau): TRA Administrative bill; adding "physician assistant" to list of medical providers for disability applications.
   • SF4330-HF4167 Summary
   • Testifier:
     • Tim Maurer, Executive Director, Teachers Retirement Association (TRA)
        
5. Report from MN State on missing IRAP account for SF 1213 (Miller); HF 2117 (Repinski): Special legislation requiring MN State to find an IRAP account.
   • Amendment S1213-1A - adopted by the Commission on March 3
   • SF1213-HF2117 Summary
   • SBI reported to the Commission at the March 10 meeting
      
6. SF 4276 (Frentz); HF 4074 (Lillie): Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS) Administrative bill.
   • SF4276-HF4074 Summary
   • Testifier:
     • Jenkins Vangehn, Agency Policy Specialist & Legislative Liaison, Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS)
     • Devin Bruce, Director of Legislative and Political Affairs, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • Letter from Chris Clark and Joshua Magner, Deputy State Fire Marshal Investigators
        
7. SF 4373 (Frentz): MSRS, PERA, TRA, St. Paul Teachers; amending salary definitions to exclude payments from the State for Minnesota paid leave.
   • Amendment S4373-1A
   • SF4373-HFxxxx Summary
   • Testifier:
     • Amy Strenge, Policy Coordinator, Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
        
8. If time permits:
    
8. HF4272 (Olson): TRA; Extending 60-30 early retirement benefit to deferred vested former teachers with at least 30 years of service.
   • SFxxxx-HF4272 Summary
   • Testifier:
     • Kate Lynn Snyder, Lobbyist, Education Minnesota

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