1. Call to Order
2. Member and staff introductions
3. Committee Rules
4. HF 7 (Novotny) Bail data and notice provisions modified, mandatory minimum sentences established for sex trafficking offenses, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission provisions modified, crimes established, criminal penalties imposed, and money appropriated.
5. Adjourn
Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to Committee Administrator john.hultquist@house.mn.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. HF XXX (Rarick) Penalties for engaging in prostitution with minors increased.
4. HF XXX (Knudsen) Persons subject to stays of adjudication in criminal sexual conduct cases required to register as predatory offenders.
5. HF XXX (Knudsen) Penalties for creating, distributing, and possessing sexually explicit materials involving children increased.
6. HF XXX (Perryman) Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances.
7. HF XXX (Harder) Mandatory minimum sentences established for certain sex trafficking offenses.
8. HF XXX (Repinski) Director of child sex trafficking prevention required to submit a program evaluation each odd-numbered year to the legislature.
9. Adjourn
*Note: These bills will be introduced on Monday, February 10, 2025. Below is the language of the bills.
Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to Committee Administrator john.hultquist@house.mn.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.