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Public Safety Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday and Wednesday 3 p.m. in Capitol 120
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Novotny 30B
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Kelly Moller 40A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Sandra Feist 39B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Jeff Witte 57B

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: John Hultquist , John.Hultquist@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Ellen McDaniel, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Mary McNamara , Mary.McNamara@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Christian Lohrenz, Christian.Lohrenz@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Paul Novotny
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 3489 (Bennett) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established. Note: The Committee will only consider the sections in the bill (Sections 3, 6, 8, 9, and 10) that are in the Public Safety Committee’s jurisdiction.

4. HF 3990 (Novotny) Provisions for employment or occupation due to conviction of a crime changed.

5. HF 3825 (Repinski) Judge required to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings, victim protected from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment, victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement expanded, and other crime victim provisions modified.

6. HF 3826 (Witte) Definition of identity modified for purposes of identity theft crime, authority of financial crimes and fraud section of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension expanded, changes to administrative subpoenas made, and statutes of limitation altered.

7. HF 3827 (Duran) Grants from Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for access by law enforcement.

8. HF 3822 (Hudson) Penalty for misconduct of public officer or employee enhanced.

9. Adjourn

Agenda note: 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.

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

Bills:
  • HF3489 (Bennett) - Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.
  • HF3990 (Novotny) - Provisions for employment or occupation due to conviction of a crime changed.
  • HF3825 (Repinski) - Judge required to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings, victim protected from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment, victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement expanded, and other crime victim provisions modified.
  • HF3826 (Witte) - Definition of identity modified for purposes of identity theft crime, authority of financial crimes and fraud section of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension expanded, changes to administrative subpoenas made, and statutes of limitation altered.
  • HF3827 (Duran) - Grants from Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for access by law enforcement.
  • HF3827 (Duran, Jr.) - Grants from Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for access by law enforcement.
  • HF3822 (Hudson) - Penalty for misconduct of public officer or employee enhanced.