Currently Posted Meetings

HFXXXX (Koegel) - Governor's Supplemental Budget Proposal, Revisor Code 26-08197 **Pending formal introduction and referral**

HF4867 (Lee, K.) - Deposit limit on the consumer protection restitution account removed, and distribution limits set.

HF4422 (Duran) - All property insurance coverage required to allow appraisal of damages and alternative resolution.

HF4223 (Elkins) - Strengthen Minnesota homes program modified, and money appropriated.

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: There is no amendment deadline for the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee. Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov as soon as possible.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

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

HF4207 (Howard); Housing provisions modified, income provisions modified, eligible uses for housing aid funds clarified, and technical changes made.

HF4338 (Schomacker); Program integrity finance package
This is the vehicle for the Human Services finance bill dedicated to program integrity.
The DE amendment will be posted as early as possible on Tuesday, April 14.
We will walk through the bill and take public testimony on Wednesday, April 15.
We will mark up and pass the bill on Thursday, April 16.

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 4588 (Myers) Task force established to improve veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas, and money appropriated.

5. HF 4577 (Rymer) Psilocybin therapeutic use program established; protections for registered patients, registered suppliers, registered facilitators, and health care practitioners established; civil actions authorized; advisory committee established; and money appropriated.

6. HF 3685 (Olson, B.) High school diploma established for armed forces veterans. Note: an author's delete-all amendment has been posted for this bill.

7. HF 4932 (Bliss) Veterans; a general fund appropriation canceled.

8. 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. 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.

I. HF4862 (Rymer) - Registered teacher apprenticeship competitive grant program modified

II. Presentation by Greater MSP Partnership on Minnesota’s competitiveness for expansion and investment

*other items may be added or removed

If you would like to testify or provide materials, please email spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Tuesday, April 9th.

Committee walkthrough, public testimony, mark-up, and passage of the Legacy Finance bill (HF 3879).

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

Amendments are due by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14.

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 10:00 a.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.

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of the Minutes: April 9, 2026

III. Calendar for the Day: April 20, 2026

IV. HF 3900 (Igo) - Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and constitutional amendment proposed.

V. HF 1849 (Gordon) - Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment proposed.

VI. 2026-R13A Resolution on Impeachment Investigations

VII. Adjournment

Agenda note: Agenda items may be taken up in any order.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person must be emailed to the Committee Administrators (Kacie.Petersen@house.mn.gov and Jeanne.Stuart@house.mn.gov). Testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Testimony will be limited to the contents of the bills and the resolution before the committee.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to offer an amendment must submit amendments via email to Kacie.Petersen@house.mn.gov and Jeanne.Stuart@house.mn.gov.

Amendments, written testimony, and requests to testify must be submitted by 12:00 PM on April 14, 2026.

HF4234 (Rehrauer) Aggregate bond limitation applicable to the allocation of private activity bonds for qualifying residential rental projects reduced.
HF3697 (Norris) Time limit to file a claim for tax refund modified
HF1183 (Greenman) Specific uncodified provision in federal law that relates to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code made inapplicable.
HF4738 (Keeler) Sales and use tax exemptions for preferred athletic facility seating and amenities included with the privilege of admissions repealed, safe harbor shelter and housing grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

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 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 14th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 14th. 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.

Items may be added to the agenda.

Regional Transit Governance and Finance Overview
by Metro Transit staff

Update/report on annual revenues and expenditures from the 0.75% Metro Sales Tax Increase passed in 2023.

HF4693 (Joy) Fees for replacement license plates and validation stickers eliminated.
will be heard and laid over. This bill will be amended

Items may be added/removed
- Amendment deadline will be 1:00PM on Tuesday, April 14th
- The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. [Housing Finance Bill Vehicle]: HF1141 (Howard) Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds authorized, and money appropriated.

IV. IV. 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.

Accommodations:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
- If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send you comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 4810 (Stier) Requirement for counties to fund ARMER network expansion eliminated, state funding for public safety radio communications infrastructure established, framework for collaboration and interoperability across law enforcement jurisdictions established, and money appropriated.

4. HF 4597 (Witte) Funding provided for development and implementation of a unified 911 center awareness platform that allows 911 centers to communicate and coordinate emergency responses, and money appropriated.

5. HF 2810 (Moller) Public Safety Committee Budget Bill. Note: A delete-all amendment and spreadsheet will be posted when they become available. The Committee will consider amendments and send the bill to Ways and Means.

6. 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.