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Children and Families Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday and Wednesday 3 p.m. in Capitol 123
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Nolan West 32A
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn 49B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Nathan Nelson 11B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Jessica Hanson 55A

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Ryann Woods, Ryann.Woods@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Colie Colburn, Colie.Colburn@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Elizabeth Laukka , Elizabeth.Laukka@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Caleb Rohrer, Caleb.Rohrer@house.mn.gov

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Nolan West
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

1. HF 3542 (Hudson) Disclosure of certain investigations and withholding of payments required within 30 days of a request.

2. HF 3819 (West) Licensing inspection requirements for child care providers modified, program integrity requirements for child care assistance program established, and report required

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Ryann Woods, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENTS: 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; and Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov

Bills:
  • HF3542 (Hudson) - Disclosure of certain investigations and withholding of payments required within 30 days of a request.
  • HF3819 (West) - Licensing inspection requirements for child care providers modified, program integrity requirements for child care assistance program established, and report required.
Attachments:
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

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.

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