Currently Posted Meetings

HF1224 (Freiberg); Postponement of foreclosure by sale provisions modified.

HF1615 (Stephenson); Cannabis policy bill
This is the vehicle for the cannabis policy bill
Markup and passage; testimony will be taken on Wednesday April 2- no testimony will be taken at this hearing

HF2403 (O’Driscoll); Commerce policy bill
This is the vehicle for the commerce policy bill
Markup and passage; testimony will be taken on Wednesday April 2- no testimony will be taken at this hearing

Bills may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the discretion of the Co-Chairs

The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp

*HF2115 DE Amendment will be posted by 5:00PM on Tuesday, April 1st*
*Secondary Amendment Deadline to the HF2115 DE (and all other bills) remains at Noon on Wednesday, April 2nd*

*The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing*

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF2115 (Schomacker) Human Services Policy Bill *In-person testimony will not be taken on this bill, please submit written testimony by the deadline*

IV. HF2276 (Kozlowski) Minnesota homeless study funding provided, money transferred, report required, and money appropriated. (Consideration of this bill will be limited to 5 minutes)
a. Michelle Decker Gerrard, Senior Director of the Minnesota Homeless Study, Wilder Research

V. HF1644 (Reyer) Family supportive housing programs funding provided, and money appropriated (Consideration of this bill will be limited to 5 minutes)
a. Ben Helvick Anderson, Vice President of Policy and Organizing, Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
b. Alice Johnson, Resident, Family Support Housing Building

VI. HF99 (Sencer-Mura) Funding provided for housing with support for persons with serious mental illness, and money appropriated. (Consideration of this bill will be limited to 5 minutes)
a. Diana Harris; Director of Clinical Services, Coordinated Health, & Housing; Guild
b. Ellie Skelton, Executive Director, Touchstone Mental Health

VII. HF2068 (Keeler) Homeless Youth Act grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
a. Zephyr Fahey, Youth Program Participant
b. Jason Urbanczyk, Program Fellow, MN Coalition for the Homeless [Zoom]
c. Jess Mortensen, President and CEO, 360 Communities

VIII. HF2707 (Keeler) Sexually exploited youth safe harbor shelter and housing funding provided, and money appropriated.
a. Kelly Reeves, Safe Harbor Supportive Services Manager, The Link
b. Victoria Kladek, Youth Program Participant

IX. HF2704 (Curran) Housing stabilization service application processing times modified, and housing support supplemental service rates modified. (Consideration of this bill will be limited to 5 minutes)
a. Steve Horsfield, Executive Director, Simpson Housing Services

X. HF2406 (Curran) Abbreviated annual reassessments of people receiving disability waiver services. (Consideration of this bill will be limited to 5 minutes)
a. Katy Molinare, Social Services Deputy Director, Ramsey County

XI. HF1674 (Curran) Funding increased for regional and local dementia grants, and money appropriated. (Consideration of this bill will be limited to 5 minutes)
a. Robert Freeman, Vice-President for Public Policy, Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND

XII. HF1579 (Noor) Housing support supplementary services rates provided for certain facilities (Consideration of this bill will be limited to 5 minutes)
a. Kelly Matter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avivo
b. Brad Schumaker, Commissioner, Sherburne County

XIII. Adjournment
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format (with Optical Character Recognition) and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by Noon (12PM) the day before 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 with automatically generated captions.

1. HF 1837 (Klevorn) Policy bill. Mark up and passage.
2. HF 361 (Klevorn) Nonstate funding applied for implementation of the Capitol Mall Design Framework, funding provided to improve the livability in the Capitol Area and to support grantmaking for community vitality grants, and money appropriated.
3. HF 2725 (Klevorn) Healthy Aging subcabinet and citizens' engagement council established, plan required, and money appropriated.
4. HF 2566 (Reyer) Process for removing fraudulent business filings established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
5. HF 2744 (Jordan) St. Anthony Falls study due date extended.
6. HF 1685 (Kraft) Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services directed to integrate the transit assistance program into the Minnesota benefits web portal, and money appropriated.
7. HF 501 (Finke) Equal rights under the law provided and discrimination based on the listed characteristics prohibited, and constitutional amendment proposed.
8. HF 1889 (O'Driscoll) Minnesota Retirement State Retirement System; administrative changes made to statutes governing retirement plans, changes conformed to vesting requirements for deferred retirement annuities, annual reporting requirements modified for plan operational and other errors, and reports required.

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. 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.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State Government Finance and Policy webpage.

VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video 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 at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
--To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), please contact the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov 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 at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov 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.

HF 3023 (Johnson, P) Additional unemployment benefits for certain iron ore mining employees adopted
John Arbogast, United Steelworkers
Al King, United Steelworkers

HF 3078 (Johnson, P) Acceptance of certain offers of deferred resignation made to not constitute a quit from employment
Jacob Romans, President, AFGE Local 3669

HF 107 (Berg) Unemployment insurance eligibility modified under certain conditions for applicants involved in a labor dispute.
Bernie Burnham, Minnesota AFL-CIO
Jay Chatlien, United Steelworkers
Chris Rubesch, RN, Minnesota Nurses Association (on Zoom)
Kim Lewis, MN School Boards Association
Lauryn Schothorst, MN Chamber of Commerce
Hunter Cantrell
Grace Baltich, AFSCME Local 34

HF 2171 (Hansen, R) A house resolution memorializing Congress that the state of Minnesota reaffirms ratification of the Child labor amendment to the United States Constitution
Bernie Hesse, UFCW 1189

HF 3079 (Gomez) Aids to local governments; availability of an appropriation extended.

HF 689 (Frazier) County attorneys authorized to use administrative subpoenas in wage theft investigations.

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
Trish Skophammer, Ramsey County Child Support Services Director

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes – Wednesday, April 2nd
III. Calendar for the Day – Monday, April 7th
IV. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2
V. Adjournment

19 bills will be heard on an informational basis with testimony limited to 5 minutes per bill:

HF2768 (Gomez) Individual income taxes, corporate franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, and other various taxes and tax-related provisions modified; various policy and technical changes made; income tax credits and subtractions modified; and enforcement, return, and audit provisions modified. (Minnesota Department of Revenue Policy and Technical Bill)
HF2591 (Gomez) Fifth tier of individual income tax at a rate sufficient to offset lost federal Medicaid funds established.
HF2745 (Stephenson) Monthly return requirements clarified for certain brewers.
HF2723 (Norris) Small business income tax investment credit requirements modified, and credit allocation extended.
HF2730 (Gomez) Local government debt financing modified.

Items may be added/removed from the agenda. Public 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 (Shamat Abraha Shamat.Abraha@house.mn.gov) by 1 PM on Wednesday, April 2nd. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 1 PM on Wednesday, April 2nd. 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 may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.

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.

I. Approval of Minutes

II. HF 1966 (Berg) Minnesota Association of Alternative Program STARS (Success, Teamwork, Achievement, Recognition, and Self-esteem) program funding provided, and money appropriated.

III. HF 54 (Sencer-Mura) Grant authorized for Minnesota Youth Council activities, and money appropriated.

IV. HF 2043 (Greene) Student attendance marketing campaign funding provided, and money appropriated.

V. HF 1171 (Rehrauer) Minnesota math corps program mission modified, and money appropriated.

VI. HF 2741 (Hill) Teacher licensure provisions modified, grant programs transferred from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to the Department of Education, reports required, and money appropriated.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

For more information, including Committee Documents: Education Finance Home Page
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony on the posted bills, 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 2nd.

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 2nd.

I. Call to Order

II. Minutes from April 1, 2025

III. HF 1366 (Heintzeman) - Brainerd; energy efficiency projects funding provided, and money appropriated.

IV. HF 2803 (Hudson) - Certain energy generating facilities required to be certified as child labor free, and certain products required to be certified as child labor free.

V. HF 1859 (Burkel) - Wind energy conversion systems residential setbacks established.

VI. Adjournment

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

If you wish to testify or submit written testimony, please email aj.borowiak@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on 4/2/2025. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

*Agenda Change: Bill added.

HF2419 (Tabke) Life jackets for children aboard watercraft required to have reflective material.
HF2602 (Vang) Replacement seedlings appropriation modified and extended.
HF2620 (Finke) Emerald ash borer response and community tree-planting grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2621 (Finke) Community tree-planting grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2861 (Curran) Groundwater management areas and comprehensive planning provided, and money appropriated.
*HF820 (Jordan) Chippewa Bands authorized to establish open seasons for big game in accordance with 1854 treaty, and money appropriated.
HF3007 (Fischer) Evaluation and permitting of projects requiring large water appropriations provided.

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.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF2908 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Statewide children's savings account program for higher education established, local partner design and implementation grants established, report required, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.

IV. HF2561 (Bahner) - Authority to offer applied doctoral degrees at state universities expanded.

V. HF1165 (Bahner) - Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority restructured and renamed to Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority, authority to construct and finance health care facilities authorized, and bonding capacity increased.

*VI. HF0421 (Hanson) - Legacy admissions prohibited in higher education institutions.

VII. HF2151 (Wolgamott) - Plant-based foods production training pilot program established, and money appropriated.

VIII. HF2767 (Wolgamott) - Grant amounts for the dual training competency grant program increased, and money appropriated.

IX. HF2930 (Hill) - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research funding provided, report required, appropriation cancelled, and money appropriated.

X. Presentation from Loan Repayment Assistance Program of Minnesota

XI. Adjournment

*Agenda updated. Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts must be provided electronically to the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 3pm the day prior to the hearing. Handouts should be in PDF format with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capability.

TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Requests to testify must be submitted electronically to the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 3pm the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization, and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Higher Education Finance & Policy webpage.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business

The committee will reconvene in Capitol Room G-3 at 4:45 PM

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 2233 (Niska): Uniform Special Deposits Act adopted.
IV. HF 1524 (Harder): Agriculture grant program established to promote certain nutrient management practices, and money appropriated.
V. HF 1893 (McDonald): Criminal investigation active period of time modified regarding investigative data.
VI. HF 1396 (Witte): Permitted uses of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement expanded.
VII. HF 2456 (Scott): Cost-of-living adjustments in maintenance or child support orders repealed, and conforming changes made.
VIII. HF 2959 (Scott): Data protection requirements in certain property tax proceedings modified.
IX. HF 2300 (Scott): Claim amount for mandatory binding arbitration modified; certification of juvenile court expenses eliminated; filing, copying, printing, and distribution of court papers modified; and money appropriated.
X. HF 2412 (Hudson): Private attorneys provided with Minnesota Government Access to court records.
XI. HF 3022 (Scott): Miscellaneous technical corrections made to laws and statutes; erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references corrected; redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed; and style and form changes made.

Remaining Bills on Agenda:
HF 2825 (Hudson): Access to expunged conviction records of applicants for licenses and positions in private security industry provided.
HF 1862 (Agbaje): Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training and State Board organization modified, and salary and employment terms of attorneys and other employees modified.
HF 1373 (Curran): State Board of Civil Legal Aid funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1039 (Scott): State Board of Civil Legal Aid legislative report required.
HF 3070 (Liebling): State Competency Attainment Board

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 chair's discretion.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. 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. All testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.