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House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, March 25 2026 - Archive Video
00:42 - HF4348 (Kraft) Thermal energy networks designated as public improvements and waterworks.
19:37 - HF4202 (Hanson) Provisions relating to local unit of government's regulation of cannabis businesses modified.
23:26 - HF4186 (Luger-Nikolai) Housing and redevelopment agencies authorized to utilize certain long-term equity investment authority, and investment types in which a qualifying government may invest modified.
31:28 - HF4455 (Lee, K.) Ramsey County human resources personnel structure terminology updated, certain positions adjusted to unclassified service for consistency with other positions, obsolete language repealed, and technical changes made.
35:05 - HF3883 (Freiberg) Water supply planning and reporting requirements clarified.
38:00 - HF4242 (Freiberg) Provisions governing disposition of decedents' personal property by coroners and medical examiners modified.
41:50 - HF2688 (Greenman) A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court decision Citizens United vs FEC, requesting that Congress clarify that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment, and asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such clarification.
1:11:17 - HF3295 (Gordon) Open Meeting Law; meeting broadcasting through social media authorized.
1:16:18 - HF3862 (Freiberg) Secretary of state required to prepare and distribute a voter information guide prior to each statewide general election, and rulemaking authorized.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, March 23 2026 - Archive Video
01:53 - HF4319 (Altendorf) Lake City port authority modified.
12:01 - HF3295 (Gordon) Open Meeting Law; meeting broadcasting through social media authorized.
21:49 - HF3589 (Gordon) Voter permitted to briefly leave a polling place to address an unexpected need, at the discretion of the head election judge.
22:36 - HF3587 (Gordon) Election judges who assist a voter outside of a polling place required to handle only one voted ballot at a time.
24:47 - HF3588 (Quam) Eligible persons who may request a public information list expanded.
27:02 - HF4295 (McDonald) County authorized to approve up to 24 chickens on any lot by ordinance.
36:06 - HF3571 (Bakeberg) Watershed districts allowed to self-insure for certain employee health benefits, and technical changes made.
42:31 - HF3895 (Igo) Zoning authority of local governments over certain housing types limited.
Runs 1 hour, 52 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee - Afternoon Meeting
Wednesday, March 18 2026 - Archive Video
01:21 - HF3698 (Gottfried) Certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts prohibited.
47:37 - HF4243 (Freiberg) Reporting thresholds increased, deadlines and filing periods clarified, conforming changes for local candidates made, and technical changes made.
1:01:35 - HF4239 (Freiberg) Lobbying material; certain requirements for reports and disclaimers modified.
1:13:16 - HF4241 (Freiberg) Procedure to select the Hennepin County medical examiner modified.
1:22:03 - HF4242 (Freiberg) Provisions governing disposition of decedents' personal property by coroners and medical examiners modified.
1:28:03 - HF4240 (Freiberg) Various changes related to election administration made, provisions related to absentee voting modified, timelines modified, technical and clarifying changes made, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee - Evening Meeting
Wednesday, March 18 2026 - Archive Video
00:19 - HF2526 (Duran) Exceptions to prohibition against gifts to local officials expanded.
06:43 - HF3722 (Quam) Removal of deceased voters from statewide voter registration system required.
32:40 - HF3723 (Quam) Voter verification required before mail delivery of an absentee ballot.
Runs 58 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, March 11 2026 - Archive Video
00:08 - HF4077 (Greenman) Municipalities prohibited from entering into nondisclosure agreements.
47:18 - HF3798 (Virnig) Ballot language relating to school district referenda amended.
59:22 - HF3886 (Sencer-Mura) Contracts to provide detention facilities for federal immigration purposes prohibited.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, March 9 2026 - Archive Video
02:15 - HF2185 (Witte) Flag display residential property rights limits prohibited.
25:52 - HF1849 (Gordon) Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment proposed.
40:18 - HF3719 (Gordon) Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board required to conduct a study and administer a pilot project related to the use of the campaign finance reporting software by local candidates, and report required.
53:22 - HF3721 (Altendorf) Student voter registration requirements modified for postsecondary institutions.
1:18:36 - HF3845 (Quam) Certain voters who register on election day required to cast provisional ballots, and conforming changes made.
1:40:03 - HF3720 (Quam) Eligibility requirements for caucus participation reinstated.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, March 4 2026 - Archive Video
01:02 - HF3884 (Lee, K.) Tribal governments made eligible recipients of Metropolitan Council grant programs, and technical changes made.
08:09 - 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.
12:43 - 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.
23:37 - HF3883 (Freiberg) Water supply planning and reporting requirements clarified.
30:05 - 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.
1:08:25 - HF3362 (Freiberg) Elected officials required to be given access to multiple unit dwellings under certain circumstances.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, March 2 2026 - Archive Video
00:32 - HF2614 (Mekeland) Governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing creation of homeowners associations, and governing bodies prohibited from requiring terms not required under state law in homeowners association documents.
49:00 - HF3587 (Gordon) Election judges who assist a voter outside of a polling place required to handle only one voted ballot at a time.
57:40 - HF3589 (Gordon) Voter permitted to briefly leave a polling place to address an unexpected need, at the discretion of the head election judge.
1:08:13 - HF3588 (Quam) Eligible persons who may request a public information list expanded.
Runs 1 hour, 13 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, February 25 2026 - Archive Video
00:25 - HF3351 (Pinto) State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.
Runs 1 hour, 12 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, February 23 2026 - Archive Video
00:31 - HF1667 (Schomacker) Water and sewer districts added to the definition of municipality, and maximum tort liability for certain water and sewer districts set.
18:50 - HF2526 (Duran) Exceptions to prohibition against gifts to local officials expanded.
1:01:18 - HF68 (Quam) Retention elections for persons appointed to certain county offices required.
Runs 1 hour, 12 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, February 18 2026 - Archive Video
04:00 - Opening remarks by Jeff Sigurdson, Executive Director, Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
08:16 - Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board appointees:.
-- Stephen Swanson.
-- King Banaian.
-- David Asp.
-- Charles Spevacek.
Runs 31 minutes.
Conference Committee on SF3045
Tuesday, May 13 2025 - Archive Video
SF3045 (Klevorn/Xiong) State government finance bill.
01:56 -- Elections provisions: sections for adoption 5/13/2025.
Runs 16 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, April 9 2025 - Archive Video
00:32 - HF1943 (Freiberg) Elections and government operations finance bill.
Runs 6 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, April 2 2025 - Archive Video
00:43 - HF2792 (Niska) Certain legal fees and expenses relating to Minnesota Chamber of Commerce vs Choi funding provided, and money appropriated.
12:32 - HF2083 (Zeleznikar) Revenue threshold requiring cities to perform annual audits raised.
20:36 - HF1665 (Schomacker) Public water and sewer systems authorized to install water and sewer pipelines in public road rights-of-way.
25:47 - HF1917 (Anderson, P.H.) Definition of public official in a city or county modified.
35:08 - HF2709 (Jones) Canvassing access to multiple unit buildings by candidates and census workers standards modified.
38:11 - HF2098 (Freiberg) Metropolitan Council; procedures and review period for certain metropolitan programs modified, reporting requirements for expenditures modified, and report eliminated.
49:14 - HF1378 (Freiberg) Elections; filing dates and reporting requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, March 26 2025 - Archive Video
00:27 - HF2418 (Tabke) Local governments required to establish replacement accounts to maintain and replace capital projects that receive state funding.
16:38 - HF1299 (Rehrauer) Emergency shelter facilities authorized in certain zoning districts.
45:30 - HF1596 (Acomb) Government data classification of investigative information pertaining to certain Metropolitan Council personnel modified.
52:40 - HF2361 (Lee, K.) Polling place closure and change notice required until occurrence of a presidential election or redistricting.
1:02:50 - HF2284 (Coulter) Definitions of lobbyist and metropolitan governmental unit modified, expert witness lobbying reporting requirements modified, and additional individuals required to file statements of economic interest.
1:21:07 - 1:23:00 - The committee recessed.
1:23:07 - Further consideration of HF2284 (Coulter) Definitions of lobbyist and metropolitan governmental unit modified, expert witness lobbying reporting requirements modified, and additional individuals required to file statements of economic interest.
1:24:03 - HF2595 (Freiberg) Election judge provisions modified.
1:25:18 - HF2596 (Freiberg) Special election timing modified.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, March 24 2025 - Archive Video
00:35 - HF1532 (Olson) Eminent domain; certain reimbursement amounts increased.
02:57 - HF1290 (Perryman) Roadside signage for automatic external defibrillators for qualifying locations authorized.
21:40 - HF2231 (Harder) Requirements for publishing notice in a qualified newspaper modified, and online publication of public notices when no qualified newspaper is available authorized.
Runs 1 hour, 1 minute.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, March 19 2025 - Archive Video
**No audio from 00:00 - 00:50 due to room microphone not being turned on.
01:28 - HF1471 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) Copy of the landlord-tenant guide required at issuance or renewal of rental license.
09:55 - HF2474 (Tabke) Absentee voting provisions modified.
31:26 - HF2073 (Freiberg) Various election administration changes made, voter registration provisions modified, absentee voting provisions modified, requirements for appointing election judges modified, timelines modified, annexation laws modified, and money transferred.
1:26:22 - HF1703 (Anderson, P.H.) Swift County; requirements for the number of board members of a hospital district modified.
1:31:57 - HF1378 (Freiberg) Elections; filing dates and reporting requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, March 17 2025 - Archive Video
04:14 - HF1051 (Robbins) Sacred community requirements amended, municipalities authorized to regulate and establish approval processes for sacred communities, and remedy established for noncompliance.
1:03:10 - HF16 (Rymer) Immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies prohibited, use of immigration-related data provided, and county attorneys required to notify federal immigration authorities when an undocumented person is arrested for a crime of violence.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, March 12 2025 - Archive Video
00:51 - HF2105 (Nash) Definitions related to lobbying amended, and certain lobbyist communications made exempt from disclosure requirements.
1:03:55 - HF1723 (Zeleznikar) Unclassified service and appointment provisions for Saint Louis County modified, and obsolete county appropriation for historical work removed.
1:08:17 - HF1840 (Altendorf) Standard for determining the residence of an individual subject to a civil commitment order established.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, March 10 2025 - Archive Video
01:17 - HF1345 (Rarick) Allowable number of statutory city public utility commission members increased.
16:20 - HF71 (Coulter) Working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting established, report required, and money appropriated.
23:04 - HF993 (Gordon) Publication of temporary polling locations required.
32:22 - HF1943 (Freiberg) Money transferred from the general fund to the Help America Vote Act account.
Runs 54 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, March 5 2025 - Archive Video
01:39 - HF1800 (Quam) Voting administration provisions modified, including candidate provisions, registration, vouching, election judges, polling places, ballots, and postelection review; reports required; and criminal penalties provided.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, March 3 2025 - Archive Video
01:05 - HF484 (Mekeland) Natural gas hookup ban prohibited in residential construction.
18:54 - HF483 (Lawrence) Political subdivision bans prohibited on natural gas or propane service to any building.
33:51 - HF1447 (Quam) Disclosure of contributors who contribute less than $200 who live outside the area represented by the candidate required.
1:00:42 - HF1496 (Quam) Voter verification required before mail delivery of an absentee ballot.
1:28:45 - HF554 (Quam) Counties and cities required to have written procedures that are available to the public.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, February 26 2025 - Archive Video
00:37 - HF1329 (Koznick) Metropolitan Council governance modified, and Transportation Advisory Board eliminated.
24:33 - HF931 (Nash) Requirements related to certain mailings containing an absentee ballot application or sample ballot sent by or on behalf of a committee or other private organization provided.
52:19 - HF1253 (Davis) Requirements related to the return of absentee ballots on election day modified, and absentee voting period modified for certain voters.
1:21:17 - HF124 (Berg) Acceptance of certain gifts related to a line of duty death of a public safety officer allowed.
1:29:21 - HF977 (Freiberg) Money transferred to the voting operations, technology, and election resources account.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, February 24 2025 - Archive Video
02:06 - HF438 (Skraba) Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District permitted to have a three-member board of managers.
07:21 - HF1058 (Skraba) North Koochiching sanitary sewer board composition modified.
09:14 - HF286 (Perryman) Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances.
25:39 - HF550 (Torkelson) Bipartisan Redistricting Commission established, principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts established, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, February 17 2025 - Archive Video
03:03 - HF72 (Engen) Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibited from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose.
36:35 - HF66 (Quam) Set filing period for special elections established.
50:29 - HF69 (Quam) City, town, and school district general elections required to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an even-numbered year; cities of the first class permitted to choose between even-numbered or odd-numbered year; and orderly transition plans required.
1:27:00 - HF73 (Freiberg) Maximum refund for political contributions increased.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, February 12 2025 - Archive Video
00:37 - Office of the Secretary of State Performance Audit.
- Office of the Legislative Auditor.
27:17 - Voter Registration Evaluation Report.
- Office of the Legislative Auditor.
1:40:51 - Discussion of introduced bills.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee
Monday, February 10 2025 - Archive Video
00:11 - Introductions.
03:53 - Office of the Secretary of State.
1:24:04 - Office of Administrative Hearings.
1:41:39 - Committee rules.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.