Currently Posted Meetings

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

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business

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.

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

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

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

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

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.
Christine Zimmer , AAA
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.
Marion Greene, Hennepin County Commissioner
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.

HF3401* (Greene) - Circumstances when firearms are permitted on school property modified, and uniform storage requirements for firearms permitted on school property established.

*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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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.