Currently Posted Meetings

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the March 24, 2025, meeting minutes

III. Minnesota Management and Budget overview of COVID-related funds the state received. Department of Employment and Economic Development overview of COVID-related funds spending on unemployment insurance.

Presentation of key findings and recommendations of the performance audit, Metropolitan Council:  Southwest Light Rail Transit Construction.

Office of the Legislative Auditor:
Lori Leysen, Deputy Legislative Auditor, Financial Audit Division
Kayla Borneman, Audit Director

OLA presentation on SWLRT Construction

Metropolitan Council:
Charles Zelle, Chair
Ryan O'Connor, Regional Administrator

 

PUBLIC VIEWING INFORMATION:  This meeting will also be livestreamed via YouTube, which will be closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

TESTIFYING:  The Legislative Audit Commission and its subcommittees typically do not take public testimony. 

MEETING DOCUMENTS:  Materials will be posted above and on the Office of the Legislative Auditor website in the Notices section as soon as they are available, and posted to our Minutes page soon after.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF3006 (Moller) - Funding provided for deficiencies in the budget of the Department of Corrections, and money appropriated.

IV. HF2130 (Kraft) - Public safety; various provisions modified relating to revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equipped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide offenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reissued license plate process, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties.

V. HF1290 (Perryman) - Roadside signage for automatic external defibrillators for qualifying locations authorized.

VI. Adjournment

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (sean.herring@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Friday, April 4, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.

Walk-through of Delete-All amendment to HF2446 (Anderson, P.H.) Agriculture Budget Bill.

*An author’s delete-all amendment and fiscal spreadsheet to HF2446 (Anderson, P.H.) are posted below. The deadline to submit amendments to the DE electronically to the Committee Administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) is 1:00pm on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

No action will be taken during this meeting. Action will be taken on amendments and the bill, as amended on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

Written Testimony on the DE amendment must be submitted to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 1:00pm, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Submitted written testimony is public and will be posted on the committee website and included in the committee record.

If you would like to sign up to testify, please email Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 1:00pm, Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

NO COMMITTEE HEARING

Co-Chair Bierman has the gavel.

HF2779 (Reyer); Health care entities required to report information on ownership or control
to the commissioner of health, annual public reports required, enforcement provided, penalties
authorized, and money appropriated.

HF1645 (Reyer); Health care worker well-being grant program funding provided, and money
appropriated.

HF1885 (Pérez-Vega); Beautywell Project funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF1289 (Stephenson); Social media platforms required to post a mental health warning label
and timer notifications. This bill will be heard on an informational basis only.

HF1534 (Keeler); Healthy eating, here at home program transferred to the Department of
Health; fresh bucks pilot program established; report required; and money appropriated.

HF2707 (Keeler); Sexually exploited youth safe harbor shelter and housing funding
provided, and money appropriated. This bill will be heard on an informational basis only.

HF1675 (Pursell); Individual pricing of phototherapy lights required, and technical changes
made.

HF3046 (Baker); Special event food stands exempted from the requirement to pay the
statewide hospitality fee.

Co-Chair Koegel has the gavel.

AGENDA*
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from April 2, 2025
3. HF678 (Sencer-Mura) Traffic calming program established for cities of the first class, eligible improvements
identified, and money
appropriated.
4. HF2992 (Rehm) Traffic safety initiatives funding provided, and money appropriated.
5. HF2848 (Koegel) Reporting requirements for local transportation funds modified, and report required.
6. HF3080 (Koegel) Certain trunk highway project development transparency requirements modified,
including to require a transportation project activity portal; legislative reports modified; and money
appropriated.
7. HF2550 (Jones) Requirements related to construction impacts on businesses modified, and local business
construction impacts assistance
program established.
8. 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.
9. HF1817 (Kraft) Requirements governing electric vehicle surcharges amended, and account transfers
provided.
10. Adjournment

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

Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 9, 2025




• 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.
• VIEWING: 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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