Currently Posted Meetings

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 4.9.26

III. HF4421 (Duran) County cost-share requirements for economically distressed counties modified, and opiate epidemic response fund appropriation modified.

• Tom Barry, Beltrami County Administrator - Zoom
• Anne Lindseth, Director, Health and Human Services, Beltrami County - Zoom

IV. HF1937 (Reyer) Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly service delivery system implemented.

• Eric Nilsen / Regional VP, PACE, Operations Volunteers of America National Services
• Chesley Olson, MN Council of Health Plans

V. HF4675 (Nadeau) Human Services Systems Steering Committee established, reports required, and money appropriated.

• Crystal Linder, Dakota County
• Dana DeMaster, Dakota County
• Wright County Commissioner Jeanne Holland and Wright County Administrator Greg Kryzer
• Matt Hilgart and Britta Torkelson on behalf of Association of MN Counties, MN Inter County Association, and MN Rural Counties
• Paul Verrette, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators
• Sydney Spreck, Political Affairs Coordinator, MN Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)
• Kyle Berndt, LTC Imperative
• Erin Huppert, LTC Imperative

VI. HF4715 (Dippel) Comparison of actual expenditures in forecasted programs to projected spending from prior forecasts required, notice to legislative auditor when actual expenditures deviate required, other budget oversight and accountability provisions modified, and money appropriated.

VII. HF4684 (Robbins) Nonemergency medical transportation providers require vehicles equipped with a global positions system and rear-facing camera, compile information for each trip, and retain recordings for two years.

• Morgan Roth, Manager, Public Policy & Government Relations at Samsara

VIII. Adjournment

*Bills 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. U.S. Bank Stadium & Downtown East Development Economic Impact Study

IV. Department of Administration Presentation
a. Space utilization update
b. State Office Building update

V. Informational hearing on HF 4912 (Witte) Electronic pull-tab revenue dedicated for support of the Minnesota-bred Thoroughbred industry, and money appropriated.

VI. Informational hearing on HF 4664 (Robbins) Certain actions by public officers and employees clarified to constitute misconduct, penalty for repeated misconduct increased, statute of limitations increased, and offense of public misconduct made ineligible for automatic expungement.

HF 4598 (Baker) Building code administration modified
Josiah Moore, Department of Labor and Industry

HF 4884 (Pinto) DEED and DLI Supplemental Budget Bill (Informational Hearing Only)
Matt Varilek, Commissioner, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Nicole Blissenbach, Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry

HF 3732 (Pinto) Different unfunded programs of the Department of Employment and Economic Development repealed, and conforming changes made - As Amended by DE1 Author's Amendment
May yer Thao, President and CEO, Hmong American Partnership

If you would like to testify or provide materials, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Monday, April 13, 2026

The following bills will be heard on an informational only basis.
HF4736 (Keeler) Emergency shelter facility grant program established.
HF4737 (Keeler) Issuance of emergency shelter facility appropriation bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3806 (Howard) Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3352 (Hansen) Public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure provided; and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF4840 (Frederick) Lease-purchase agreement and sale and issuance of certificates of participation authorized to fund improvements to or replacement of state's MAXIS system.
HF3748 (Jordan) Lead service line replacement grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Presentation on Transportation Bonding

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Presentation by the Office of the Legislative Auditor: Guardianship of Adults
IV. HF 3901 (Johnson, W.): Investigative powers added to the Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson.
V. HF 962 (Novotny): Prosecuting authority provided protection of accessed data.
VI. HF 4428 (Nadeau): Community engagement requirements established for the medical assistance program.
VII. HF 4478 (Frederick): Direct Care and Treatment data requirements modified.
VIII. HF 1775 (Pinto): Criminal case information reporting required, and money appropriated.
IX. 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 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 Monday, April 13, 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, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, April 13, 2026.

I. Call to order
II. HF4906 (Davids) Onetime special property tax refund provided, and money appropriate
III. HF 3971 (Huot) Evidentiary standards applying to Tax Court proceedings regarding property valuations modified.
IV. HF 4777 (Davids) Fillmore County; payment of disparity reduction aid to jurisdictions required, and money appropriated.
V. HF 2109 (Warwas) Property tax; eligibility for class 2c managed forest lands classification clarified.
VI. HF2988 (Youakim) Minnesota State High School League tickets and admissions sales tax savings extended
VII. Adjourn

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, April 13th, 2026.

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. (This bill was previously heard and laid over on February 24, 2026)
- DE1 Author Amendment Posted - Public testimony will be take on the DE1 Amendment.

HF4114 (Bakeberg) - Contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.

Presentation - Education Savings Accounts

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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, April 13, 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, April 13, 2026.

*HF 4560 (Acomb) - Technical and clarifying changes to statutes related to Public Utilities Commission made.
*HF 4559 (Acomb) - Commissioner of commerce's ability to enter into energy research partnerships or compacts expanded, energy security planning provided, and various energy-related grant programs extended and modified.
*HF 2317 (Kraft) - Wastewater treatment facility heat capture pilot program funding provided, and money appropriated.
*HF 3179 (Jones) - Certain buildings required to meet energy performance standards, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF 4880 (Acomb) - Solar Energy Protection Act established relating to the sale of solar energy systems.
HF 2862 (Acomb) - Data Center permitting and environmental review
HF 4374 (Acomb) Use of certain money provided to the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority clarified.

*House Files 4560, 4559, 2137, and 3179 are being rescheduled from the April 7th meeting. Letters already submitted will be included in packets. Testifiers who already signed up will continue to be signed up.

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.

HF4261 (Heintzeman) - Motorboat operator provisions modified; game and fish license, reporting, and penalty provisions modified; penalties for false statements and alterations of applications, licenses, permits, and registrations created; invasive species provisions modified; and other natural resources provisions modified.
HF4263 (Heintzeman) - Natural resources; reporting requirements modified to improve efficiency.
HF4264 (Heintzeman) - Permitting efficiency provisions modified.
HF4787 (Heintzeman) - Crow Wing County easement required to be granted.

*Bills may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@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. Written testimony is preferred.

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. HF4479 (Frederick) - Elected officials permitted to hold town hall meetings at postsecondary institutions.

III. HF4368 (J.Hanson) - Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities directed to convene a workgroup on adjunct faculty health care eligibility, and report required.

IV. HF4889 (J.Hanson) - Higher education; wage credit use clarification provided.

IV. Adjournment

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts and written testimony 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.

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

HF 4407 (Gillman): Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act modified.

HF 4382* (Coulter): Rules governing licensed child care centers and licensed family child care modernized and encoded; and family child care, child care center works, policies, capacity, staff ratios, equipment, notifications, parent access, record keeping, supervision, facilities, health and safety, food and nutrition, and transportation requirements created.

*Testimony only, no action will be taken.

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.

Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 4446 (Johnson, P) Survivor benefits eligibility expanded to include when a public safety officer dies in the line of duty from an exposure-related cancer. *

* A DE amendment has been posted to the committee webpage.

HF 4066 (Johnson, P) Functions performed by protective agent license holders and their employees classified, minimum preservice established, and training requirements for protective agents and their employees based on the functions performed by the person continued.

Governor’s Public Safety Supplemental Budget Presentation

HF 1082 (Moller) Minnesota victims of crime account established, grants provided to crime victim service providers, fees and penalties for deposit in account increased, and money transferred from general fund to account. *

* A DE amendment and spreadsheet with the Public Safety Finance Bill have been posted. Walkthrough of the spreadsheet and bill language by nonpartisan staff and public testimony will be at Tuesday's hearing. Markup and passage out of committee at Wednesday's hearing.

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, April 13th, 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, April 13th, 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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1. Approval of the April 7, 2026, meeting minutes.
    
2. SF4766 (Seeberger); HF4723 (Johnson): Requiring Firefighter relief associations to cover emergency medical providers; allowing participation in the PERA defined contribution plan and a relief association retirement plan.
   • Amendment S4766-1A
   • Amendment S4766-2A
   • SF4766-HF4723 Summary
   • Testifier:
     • Andrew Slama, MNFAC Legislative Vice Chair and Edina Fire Chief
        
3. SF4767 (Seeberger); HF4724 (Johnson): Phasing in shorter vesting schedules for Firefighter relief associations.
   • Amendment S4767-1A
   • Amendment S4767-3A
   • Amendment S4767-4A
   • Amendment S4767-5A
   • SF4767-HF4724 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Julie Blaha, State Auditor, Office of the State Auditor
     • Zach Lundberg, MSFDA Board of Directors and Isanti Fire District
     • Andrew Slama, MNFAC Legislative Vice Chair and Edina Fire Chief
        
4. SF4764 (Nelson); HF4630 (Cha): Adding County Commissioners to the Health Care Savings Plan.
   • Amendment S4764-1A
   • SF4764-HF4630 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement Systems
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • Letter of Support from Gregory Wright, Olmstead County Commissioner
        
5. SF4464 (Howe): Extending the requirement to provide health insurance coverage to duty-disabled members (but not from a psychological condition) from 5 years to age 65.
   • SF4464 Summary
   • Handout for SF4464
   • Testifiers:
     • Mike LeDoux, Director of Legislative Affairs, Law Enforcement Labor Services
     • Anne Finn, Intergovernmental Relations Director, League of Minnesota Cities
     • Amber Waldner, Wife of Deputy Logan Waldner, Nobles County Sheriff's Department
     • Ryan Sheak, Officer, Cottage Grove Police Department
     • Nicholas Albert, Officer, Elk River Police Department
     • Ryan Priebe, Sergeant, St. Cloud Police Department
     • Ryan Kruger, Sheriff, Nobles County Sheriff's Department
   • Submitted Testimony:
   • Letter of Support from Law Enforcement Labor Services
   • Letter of Support from Chris Steward, President, Heroes Helping Heroes
   • Letter of Support from Shane Myre, President, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
   • Letter of Opposition from the Association of Minnesota Counties, League of Minnesota Cities, Minnesota Inter-County Association, and the Coalition of Greater MN Cities
      

If time permits:

7. SF1122 (Frentz); HF139 (O'Driscoll): PERA Police & Fire; MSRS State Patrol; increasing COLAs; reducing the waiting period for a PERA P&F Plan COLA.
   • Delete-everything amendment S1122-DE1
   • S1122-DE1 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement Systems
     • David Titus, Executive Director, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
       • Handout: Letter of Support from Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
     • Brian Rice, Lobbyist, Rice, Walther & Mosely, LLP
     • Scott Vadnais, President, Minnesota Professional Firefighters
   • Submitted testimony:
     • Letter of Support from Shane Hallow, President, Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs
     • Letter of Support from Law Enforcement Labor Services

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