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Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

2023-2024 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. in Room 5
Committee Chair: Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn (40B)
Vice Chair: Rep. Cedrick Frazier (43A)

Staff

Committee Administrator: Anna Borgerding 297-8035
Committee Legislative Assistant: Ella Schultz 296-3918

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 8:30 AM
Chair: Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:

1. HF 1202 (Becker-Finn) Animal health; data declassified, owners of farmed Cervidae requirements modified, registrations prohibited, civil liability established, federal fund disposition modified, live-animal testing for chronic wasting disease required, Board of Animal Health duties transferred to commissioner of natural resources, and money appropriated.
2. HF 917 (Agbaje) Housing; discrimination based on participation in public assistance prohibited, pet declawing and devocalization prohibited, fees prohibited, inspections required, notice provided, penalties provided, right to counsel provided, lease covenants and repairs in residential tenancy provided, renewal and termination of lease provided, residential evictions provided, and expungement provided.
3. HF 2718 (Cha) Grain indemnity account established, and money appropriated.
4. HF 665 (Bliss) Available remedies for violating the prohibition on assigning military pay or benefits amended.

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 Chairs' discretion.

HANDOUTS: Handouts in Word or PDF format should be emailed to the committee administrator by 10am the business day before the hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It will be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 5pm the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law webpage.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

Bills:
  • HF665 (Bliss) - Available remedies for violating the prohibition on assigning military pay or benefits amended.
  • HF917 (Agbaje) - Housing; discrimination based on participation in public assistance prohibited, pet declawing and devocalization prohibited, fees prohibited, inspections required, notice provided, penalties provided, right to counsel provided, lease covenants and repairs in residential tenancy provided, renewal and termination of lease provided, residential evictions provided, and expungement provided.
  • HF1202 (Becker-Finn) - Animal health; data declassified, owners of farmed Cervidae requirements modified, registrations prohibited, civil liability established, federal fund disposition modified, live-animal testing for chronic wasting disease required, Board of Animal Health duties transferred to commissioner of natural resources, and money appropriated.
  • HF2718 (Cha) - Grain indemnity account established, and money appropriated.
Friday, March 24, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Chair: Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn
Location: Room 200 State Office Building
Agenda:

1. HF 1406 (Frazier) Liability for felony murder committed by another person limited, task force on aiding and abetting felony murder extended, and report provided.
2. HF 282 (Frazier) Collection of race and ethnicity data on applications for drivers' licenses and identification cards authorized, and money appropriated.
3. HF 1520 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies required to provide disclosure notices and obtain consent.
4. HF 402 (Bierman) Health care entity transaction notice, review, and approval required; health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund. (pending referral)
5. HF 1831 (Greenman) Restrictive franchise agreements prohibited.
6. HF 2290 (Curran) No-knock search warrants prohibited.
7. HF 181 (Vang) Reporting of crimes motivated by bias expanded; crimes of assault, property damage, and harassment motivated by bias amended; Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training required to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting crimes of bias; and money appropriated.


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 Chairs' discretion.

HANDOUTS: Handouts in Word or PDF format should be emailed to the committee administrator by 10am the business day before the hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It will be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 5pm the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law webpage.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

Bills:
  • HF181 (Vang) - Reporting of crimes motivated by bias expanded; crimes of assault, property damage, and harassment motivated by bias amended; Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training required to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting crimes of bias; and money appropriated.
  • HF282 (Frazier) - Collection of race and ethnicity data on applications for drivers' licenses and identification cards authorized, and money appropriated.
  • HF1406 (Frazier) - Liability for felony murder committed by another person limited, task force on aiding and abetting felony murder extended, and report provided.
  • HF1520 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies required to provide disclosure notices and obtain consent.
  • HF2290 (Curran) - No-knock search warrants prohibited.
  • HF1831 (Greenman) - Restrictive franchise agreements prohibited.
  • HF402 (Bierman) - Health care entity transaction notice, review, and approval required; health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund.