Welcome to Minnesota House Live Webcast and Mobile Streaming

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 4.15.26

• HF4338 (Schomacker) Program integrity finance package
*This is the vehicle for the Human Services finance bill dedicated to program integrity.
i. Testimony will not be taken

III. Adjournment

HF 3732 (Pinto) Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Bill
Josiah Moore, Department of Labor and Industry

Amendments to the Amendment are due by 5pm on Wednesday, April 15, 2026

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov as soon as you're able.

HF 4074 (Lillie) Administrative changes made to statutes governing the retirement plans administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System, correctional employees clarified to remain in the correctional employees retirement plan while working for a labor organization, various other retirement provisions modified.

Overview of the governor’s Office of Inspector General bill.

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Written testimony is highly encouraged. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State Government Finance and Policy webpage.
VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

Local Bonding Projects will be heard.
Each project/bill will be allowed a maximum of two (2) testifiers and will be given a maximum of four (4) minutes to present including all bill author comments and testifier testimony. These will be informational hearings on the bills, and no formal actions will be taken. Testifiers may submit a one-page handout for members on the project.
Agenda:
HF4680 (Robbins) Greenfield; wastewater treatment facility improvements
Nick Roehl, Mayor, City of Greenfield
Ron Wagner, Engineer Consultant
HF4047 (Robbins) Medina water treatment plant expansion
Todd Albers, Mayor, City of Medina
Erin Barnhart, Medina City Administrator
HF4590 (Igo) Tamarack; municipal infrastructure improvements
John Cyrus, mayor, City of Tamarack
Kathy Haugse, City Clerk, City of Tamarack
HF3757 (Gander) East Grand Forks; education learning center bonds issued
Tiffany Litman, Executive Director of the Area Special Education Cooperative (ASEC)
HF3569 (Gander) Sand Hill River Watershed District flood hazard mitigation project
Lonnie Paradis, Union Lake Improvement District
April Swensby, Administrator, Sand Hill Watershed District
HF4507 (Heintzeman) Local road wetland replacement program
Zach Johnson, City Engineers Association of MN member
Tony Winiecki, Scott County Engineer
HF4426 (Niska) Rogers; local road and related infrastructure improvements and new river crossing planning
Brian Hagen, City Administrator, City of Rogers
HF4927 (Torkelson) Hanska, new water tower funding
Chris Fischer, City Clerk, City of Hanksa
Dan Paulson, Mayor, City of Hanska
HF4788 (Zeleznikar) Hermantown; Essentia Wellness Center expansion funding
John Mulder, City Administrator, City of Hermantown
Joe Wicklund, Assistant City Administrator, City of Hermantown
HF4757 (Jacob) Method in which Pollution Control Agency ranks multicommunity projects for the point source implementation grant program adjusted.
Bill Angerman, Zumbrota City Engineer
Elizabeth Howard, City Administrator, Pine Island
HF4747 (Murphy) Prairie Lakes Municipal Solid Waste Authority regional solid waste management facilities funding provided
Chris McConn, Executive Director, Prairie Lakes Municipal Solid Waste Authority
Bill Sterns, Commissioner, Wadena County
HF3561 (Skraba) Ely; water infrastructure improvements funding
Heidi Omerza, Mayor, City of Ely
Harold Langowski, Ely City Clerk/Treasurer
HF4014 (Skraba) Cook; public infrastructure funding
Daniel Manick, Mayor, City of Cook
Luke Heikkila, Cook City Engineer (With Bolton & Menck)
HF4013 (Skraba) Crane Lake area; wastewater treatment system improvements
Jeff Truebenbach, Crane Lake Water & Sanitary District Maintenance Worker
HF4689 (Myers) Spring Park; municipal infrastructure improvements
Mark Chase, Mayor, City of Spring Park
HF4766 (Myers) Spring Park; water tower rehabilitation funding
Mark Chase, Mayor, City of Spring Park

HF3874 (Liebling): Chief justice security provided, base funding beginning in fiscal year 2028 redistributed, judicial branch funding provided, and money appropriated.

Markup of Judiciary budget package. The committee will entertain amendments, then move to advance the bill.

HF962 (Novotny): Prosecuting authority provided protection of accessed data.

NOTE: To receive consideration, amendments must be received by the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

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.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Include the bill number, your name, title and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

I. Call to order
II. HF4094 (Davis)- Crosby authorized to impose a local sales tax.
III. HF3390 (Sexton) - Owatonna; local sales and use tax imposition authorized, and use of certain other revenues authorized.
IV. HF3813 (Sexton) - Waseca County authorized to impose a local sales tax.
V. HF3583 (Burkel) - Roseau; local sales tax imposition authorized.
VI. HF3751 (Baker) - Kandiyohi County authorized to impose a local sales tax.
VII. HF4324 (Fogelman) - Windom authorized to impose local sales and use tax.
VIII. HF4789 (Zeleznikar) - Hermantown local sales tax authorization modified.
IX. HF3596 (Mueller) - Austin; local sales and use tax authorized.
X. HF4033 (Dotseth) - Cloquet Area Fire District authorized to impose a local sales tax.
XI. HF4424 (Mekeland) - Sherburne County authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.
XII. HF4053 (Anderson) - Forest Lake authorized to impose a local sales tax.
XIII. Adjourn

Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to the Committee Administrator
sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026.

I. Approval of Minutes

II.  Presentation on Special Education Evaluation and Identification

III. HF 4893 (Youakim) Student support personnel aid allowances modified, and money appropriated.

IV.  Presentation and Testimony on Governor's K12 Education Budget

V. Adjournment 

Agenda items may be added or changed.
 
Viewing: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions. 

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony including handouts, should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 15th. 

Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Wednesday, April 15th.

Agenda to be determined.

*Agenda Change: Bill Added. Bill Removed

HF4211 (Virnig) Grant for purchasing and installing a continuous emission monitoring system to measure lead emissions from a permitted facility funded.
HF3426 (Jordan) Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.
HF4819 (Kozlowski) Funding for study of critical materials in the waste stream provided, and money appropriated.
HF3466 (Vang) Mandatory environmental assessment worksheet requirements for drainage projects established, and rulemaking required.
**HF3793 (Pursell) Certain users of large amounts of groundwater required to apply for their own water-use permit instead of modifying an existing municipal permit. (*HF3793 received a full hearing with testimony on March 10, 2026 and discussion, as amended, on March 26, 2026. No further testimony will be taken on the bill.)

*HF3339 (Pursell) has been removed from the agenda.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

Agenda

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF4252 (Wolgamott) Student aid reporting requirements modified, additional accommodations for parenting students required, American Indian Scholars program eligibility modified and reports required.
IV. University of Minnesota - Discussion regarding the University’s relationships and partnerships with foreign governments.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Approval of April 13, 2026, Committee Minutes

HF3489 (Bennett) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.

HF3393 (Igo) Additional benefits for certain iron ore mining employees adopted.

HF3785 (Dippel) Definitions and registration requirements for motorized bicycles and motorcycles powered by electric motors modified, sellers required to have a dealer license, and certain vehicles prohibited from using public roads.

SF856 (Norris) Office of the Inspector General created, advisory committee created, conforming and technical changes made, interagency agreements provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

HF4006 (Warwas) Eveleth; Progress Parkway construction project prior appropriation modified.

HF4615 (Olson) Amount of pay for commissioned officers and enlisted members engaged in state active service modified.

HF4408 (Nelson) Child fatalities and near fatalities public disclosure required, and child mortality review panel investigations and annual report requirements modified.

HF3919 (Cha) Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, technical changes made, and money appropriated.

HF4591 (Nash) Noncommercial radio station grants eligibility modified, and money appropriated.

HF3682 (Nash) Grantee fraud risk rating system and corresponding grants management required.

HF4240 (Freiberg) Elections; various changes made related to election administration, absentee voting, timelines, and technical and clarifying changes; and money appropriated.

HF4372 (Vang) Meat processing training and retention incentive grantees allowed more time to complete projects.

Agenda items may be added or removed.

DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail committee administrator (harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov) and committee legislative assistant (allie.spellman@house.mn.gov) by 1pm on Monday, April 17, 2026. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.

1. Call to Order, Meeting Minutes Approval, and Welcome
2. Update from Department of Public Safety
3. Update from Senate and House Sergeant-at-Arms
4. Public Comment

Remote Viewing

There is an opportunity for members of the public to provide comment, either through in-person testimony or through written comment. Live public testimony will be limited due to time constraints.
• Sign-up for in-person public testimony here: https://forms.office.com/g/sNDxn2sVZV

There is also an option for members of the public to provide written testimony. Submitted written comments will be provided to members in advance of the meeting for their review.
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Contact: Ella.Schultz@state.mn.us

The following bills will be heard on an informational only basis.

To be determined.

Public viewing is available on YouTube.



Time, Agenda and Location - TBD