Currently Posted Meetings

HF3794 (Greenman) - Surveillance-based price and wage discrimination prohibited.

HF3408 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Surveillance-based price setting prohibited.

Presentation from the Minnesota Office of the Attorney General on the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act.

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

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 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 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.

HF3738 (Bierman); Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modified.

HF2295 (Virnig); Dakota County mental health crisis services funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF3520 (Gillman); Intensive residential treatment services and intensive nonresidential rehabilitative mental health services requirements modified, and room and board services specified to be eligible for behavioral health fund payment.

HF3666 (Fischer); Home and community-based services case management modified, waiver case management quality working group established, and reports 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

Co-Chair Xiong has the gavel.

AGENDA*

I. Presentation by Meals on Wheels

II. HF3919 (Cha) Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, and technical changes made.

III. HF3467 (Rehrauer) Commissioner of veterans affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required.

IV. HF3741 (Hill) Educational assistance for veterans' children and spouses modified, and money appropriated.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 11, 2026


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

• HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND john.hultquist@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 john.hultquist@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Veterans and Military Affairs Division webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
• ACCESSIBILITY: To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.

1) I. Presentation and update on the implementation of the 2023 Promise Act

If you would like to testify or provide materials, please contact spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Tuesday, March 3rd.

Office of the Legislative Auditor presentation on DNR Outdoor Heritage Fund Grants Performance Audit Report
*HF 3564 will be laid over.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by Noon on Tuesday, March 3.

HF3611: (Finke) State individual income tax subtraction allowed for damage awards.
HF3659: (Hollins) Taxpayers who earned Minnesota-source income while participating in immigration enforcement activities required to file an income tax return.
HF3909 (Hanson) Tax on gross revenues of private detention facilities imposed.

Items may be added or 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 (Sumira Sheikh (Sumira.Sheikh@house.mn.gov) by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 3rd. 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.

Presentation on the economic consolidation of agriculture by Austin Frerick.

HF3718 (Anderson, P.H.) Provisions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary technology modified.

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.

HF3884 (K. Lee) - Tribal governments made eligible recipients of Metropolitan Council grant programs, and technical changes 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.

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.

HF3883 (Freiberg) - Water supply planning and reporting requirements clarified.

HF3363 (Freiberg) - Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board prohibited from posting on its website the street address of an individual disclosed on a campaign report, data classified, political material disclaimer governing laws modified, and local campaign finance report content requirements modified.

HF3362 (Freiberg) - Elected officials required to be given access to multiple unit dwellings under certain circumstances.

Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

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 3rd.

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 3rd.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Presentation by the National Conference of State Legislatures on H.R. 1 Conformity

IV. HF 3439 (Nadeau) Eligibility for medical assistance and expedited disability determinations modified, review of death master file required, and contract requirements for managed care plans provided.

V. HF 3763 (Nadeau) Community engagement requirements for the medical assistance program established.

VI. 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 1:00pm on Tuesday, March 3.

Agenda:
HF3553 (Backer) Vehicle platoon pilot project authorized for certain roads in Wilkin County and Grant County, and report required
HF3513 (Koznick) Autonomous vehicles regulated.
Bill removed:
HF3576 (Knudsen) Authority for third-party road tests for school bus drivers amended, and technical changes made. (Bill removed)

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrators, Joe Marble and Matt Baumann by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, and phone number. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

*Bills may be added or removed at the chair's discretion

Presentation: Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) February 2026 Forecast Update, Ashley Reisenauer, Chief Financial Officer, DCYF

HF3415 (Sencer-Mura) Access to child care center facilities limited.

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

Amendments: 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.

HF3776 (Sencer-Mura) - Screen time prohibited for children in preschool and kindergarten.

HF3557 (Kraft) - Climate literacy seal established, and report required.
Minnesota Department of Education - COMPASS Attendance Presentation

HF3585 (Keeler) - Interagency Council on Student Attendance established, report required, and money appropriated.

Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

For more information, including Committee Documents: Education Policy Home Page

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify may do so in the following two ways:
1) In-person - Email wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov with your full name (unless minor then first name), job title or status in relation to the testimony, organization city or school representing, 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 and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 3rd.

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 3rd.

Items may be added/removed
- Amendment deadline will be 1:00PM on Tuesday, March 3rd
- The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF3806 (Howard) - Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds authorized, and money appropriated.

IV. HF2687 (Agbaje) - Single-family home ownership restricted for corporate entities, increased deed tax rates on conveyances of single-family homes provided to corporate owners, state portion of revenues dedicated from the increased deed tax rates for the workforce and affordable homeownership program, and statewide landlord database created.

V. HF497 (Agbaje) - Community Mediation Minnesota funding provided for a statewide housing mediation program, and money appropriated.

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.

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 962 (Novotny) Peace officers excluded from discipline for inclusion on Brady-Giglio lists, and report required.

4. HF 3541 (Duran) Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.

5. HF 2936 (Duran) Commissioner of corrections required to submit certain proposed rules for legislative approval prior to implementation.

6. HF 3762 (Witte) Chiefs of police and sheriffs authorized to open certain expunged records to determine eligibility to purchase, receive, or carry a firearm.

7. HF 2879 (Witte) Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crimes Advisory Board established, report required, and money appropriated.

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. 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.